You did it again: we hit $53,000 with just hours to spare before the final 48-hour mark. That means yo've reached the top of Climb #7:
🏔️ The Relic Hunter Player Aid PDF is UNLOCKED!
This is a table-ready handout with everything a player needs to roll up a Relic Hunter and start playing in minutes—clean, organized, and built for fast play. Hand it to a player and say: “You’re the Relic Hunter. Go find something ancient.”
Next Summit Ahead! Climb #8: $60,000 - The Wastrel Class
Now we’re climbing toward the next big unlock:
🏔️ $60,000 — THE WASTREL
A dark twist on a bard; equal parts charm and calamity.
The Wastrel is the hero who walks into the dungeon like they own it, then walks out like they stole it. A razor-tongued minstrel who loves to push their luck. They swagger, gamble, and bend fate until reality blinks, standing on the knife's edge of charm and collapse.
And like a nine-life cat, they land on their feet… usually.
In short: back both adventures… and claim the crossover loot. So many Titanbound backers have already taken advantage of this offer, and both campaigns send you our undying gratitude.
Titan Hunters, we are entering the final stretch! Thank you for keeping this marathon climb alive and kicking.
You did it. We hit $51,000, which means Climb #6 is officially cleared and the Relic Hunter has joined Titanbound!
This class has been one of the most fun at the table. Intellectual adventurers who're always on the hunt for magical items only they can find. And now they're officially part of the hunt.
But you know us…
We’re not stopping on this ledge. Grab your climbing kit, because we're still on the move!
Next Up: Two New Stretch Goals
🏔️ Climb #7: $53,000: Relic Hunter Player Aid PDF
At $53,000, we unlock a Relic Hunter Player Aid handout PDF for all backers.
This is a table-ready booklet with everything a player needs to roll up a Relic Hunter and start playing in minutes. Clean, organized, and built for fast play.
Hand it to a player and say: “You’re the Relic Hunter. Go find something ancient.”
Now with the Relic Hunter unlocked, that's a total of 11 classes in Titanbound. Which is an odd number... so let's go for an even dozen!
🏔️ Climb #8: At $60,000 you'll get a new class - The Wastrel
At $60,000, we unlock an all-new class: the WASTREL.
A dark twist on a bard; equal parts charm and catastrophe.
The Wastrel is the kind of hero who walks into the dungeon like they own it… then walks out like they stole it. A razor-tongued disaster, they swagger, gamble, and bend fate until reality blinks first. They CAN be lucky (sometimes). And, wow, do they like to press that luck, always taking things to the point of no return. Part Mat Cauthon, a dash of Jack Sparrow, and a big ol' shake of Axl Rose.
This is a class for players who want to add a bit of luck (both good and bad) and unpredictability to their adventures.
They stand on the sharp edge of charm and collapse. And somehow, they land on their feet… usually.
In short: back both adventures… and claim the crossover loot. So many Titanbound backers have already taken advantage of this offer, and both campaigns send you our undying gratitude.
Thank you again, Titan Hunters. We cleared $51K together on a Saturday, and now we’ve got two more climbs ahead.
Can you believe it? We’ve got just ONE WEEK left in the campaign.
First off: thank you. The momentum, the enthusiasm, the sharing; so incredible to watch this project grow into something far bigger than we imagined. If you’ve been waiting to jump in, upgrade your pledge, or rally a friend to the hunt… this is the final stretch!
And speaking of the final stretch…
🏔️ We’re Closing in on Climb #6: The Relic Hunter
We’re getting very close to unlocking Climb #6 at $51,000, the Relic Hunter class.
The Relic Hunter is a scholar-adventurer who bringsrelic magic to Titanbound: ancient, power-soaked artifacts hidden in ruins, vaults, and titan-scars across the world, waiting for someone clever (or reckless) enough to claim them.
Relic Hunter Concept Art
To celebrate how close we are, I’m excited to share something that hasn’t been seen until now:
The first image artist Shannon Ritchie submitted when I told him the concept of the class. As you can see below, IT'S AWESOME - but something about it was a little familiar. I can't quite put my finger on it....
If I figure it out, I'll let you know. I did alway image this class would be about the mileage and not the years.
Thank you again for everything, Titan Hunters. Let’s finish strong and see just how high we can climb in this last week.
I hope you all had an awesome weekend, because WOW… thanks to you, we’ve climbed past $44,000, unlocking all the player aid handouts, and then went on to surge past $46,000+! 🎉
This campaign has outperformed our expectations at every turn, and it’s got me sprinting to keep up, pulling new ideas together, tightening plans, and building out fresh stretch goals because you keep pushing the project higher. HOW BIG CAN WE MAKE THIS BOOK? 👀✨
🎥 Missed the Livestreams? We’ve Got You!
We were on a bunch of livestreams last week, so thank you to everyone who showed up, chatted, and asked great questions.
Also, a special shoutout to our friend and fellow creator Bill Harvat, whose project Righteous Vow 4 is funding right now on Kickstarter! It hit it's funding goal shortly before our livesteam and it looks absolutely incredible. It’s pirate-themed and has everything you need to run a pirate-flavored Shadowdark campaign. If you love salt spray, cursed treasure, and steel on deck planks, go take a look: RIGHTEOUS VOW 4 LINK.
If you missed the livestreams, here are the links:
Now, let’s talk about what’s next for Titanbound.:
Titan Hunters, we’ve cleared another ledge, and the next marker is already in sight: Climb #6 is waiting, and it's packed with ancient power.
🏔️ Climb #6 - $51,000: The Relic Hunter
At $51,000, we unlock a brand-new class: THE RELIC HUNTER 🏺⚔️
Relic Hunters are explorers, scholars, and daring thieves who scour the world for ancient artifacts left behind. Equal parts intellectual adventurer and battlefield improviser. The kind of character who treats every ruin like a puzzle, every inscription like a map, and every “worthless trinket” like a potential weapon. They don’t win by brute force but by knowing what they’re looking at… and knowing how to use it.
This one has been easily one of the most fun to playtest because it adds something special to the Titanbound/Shadowdark toolkit: Relic Magic. Unlike spellcasters, Relic Hunters do not memorize magic. Instead, they wield recovered relics, fragments of immense power harvested from fallen titans and forgotten ruins.
Relics are ancient items infused with power, scattered across the world. They can be found on any crawl: beneath ancient cities, in forgotten tombs, buried in caves and dungeons, traded in black markets, or sitting in plain sight. They are yours to discover... if you know what you're looking for.
And that’s the Relic Hunter’s gift: they don’t just find relics… they know how to use their power. Relic Hunters excel at exploration, trap disarming, and battlefield control, using their found relics to support allies and manipulate the environment. At the table, it creates a unique “discovery” feeling, like every expedition, crawl, hunt, or trip to the market might uncover something brand new, and every encounter might be the moment the Relic Hunter pulls out something old, strange, and exactly what the party needs.
Side note: if you like tables, there will be tables. Lots of Relic tables.
We're so happy you've been part of making this book as packed with cool stuff as it could possibly be. Let's see how high we can climb!
Quick, exciting (and very last-minute) news: we’ve got a surprise livestream appearance scheduled on the Tabletop Misfits Twitch stream! I’ll be joining them alongside another awesome guest, Bill Harvat, creator of Righteous Vow. It’s going to be a great hang: Shadowdark talk, indie creator chat, and plenty of Titanbound goodness.
📺 Tabletop Misfits (Twitch):[LINK TO STREAM] 🕒 Time: Today, March 11, 9pm EST / 6pm PST
📅 Reminder: Tomorrow’s Stream
And don’t forget: we’re live again tomorrow Dungeons & Dyslexia. If you missed the last streams (or if you just want more Titan talk), tomorrow’s a perfect chance to jump in, ask questions, and help us keep the climb going.
📺 Dungeons & Dyslexia:[LINK TO STREAM] 🕒 Time: Thursday, March 12, 3pm EST / 12pm PST
🏔️ Stretch Goal Climb #5 Update: We’re Over $41,000!
Titan Hunters… we’ve officially climbed past $41,000. That means we are deep into Climb #5 and making serious progress on the Printable Player Aid PDFs series for all backers.
At this height, we’ve already secured Player Aids for:
Titan Slayer
Free Runner
Pantheon Priest
Spell Reaver
Death Shot
Elemental Weaver
Dragoon(and we’re pushing toward even more!)
Every extra $1,000 unlocks another class-ready booklet; everything a player needs to grab a class and get playing fast.
Thank you for the momentum, the shares, and the sheer climbing power you’ve brought to this campaign. It’s been beyond expectations.
