Welcome back, Adventurers!
This last month has been a lot of small stuff. Fixing balancing, small word editing, adding in some of the new art, and all that. There was a peri...
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Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
25 days ago
Title Card Images and PDF Release | Week 1
Welcome back, Adventurers!
This last week we've been hard at work processing the art for Titles. Right now the first twelve are done, and we're moving forward with the rest,...
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Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
about 1 month ago
The Backerkit is Complete! The Next Steps
Hey guys!
We did it, nearly 1300% funded! Thank you so much for all the support, this is going to be an excellent product!
Here's a quick reminder of the fulfillment timeli...
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Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
about 1 month ago
New Add-On! A Full Crowns 2e Adventure Module!!!
Hey guys!
We're entering the last few hours of the campaign and I wanted to say, thank you so much!! I took my laptop to my families house to make this post, I'm still witho...
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Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
about 1 month ago
$5000!!! Web Apps and Where I've Been
Hey y'all!
I've been radio silent for a few days because a massive storm hit North Texas and took out my complex's internet! We use a community-manages Wi-Fi here, and the t...
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Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
about 1 month ago
Refuge and Downtime | Section Highlight
Welcome back, Adventurers!
Day four of posting a highlight of one section of the book every day a week!
Today is...
In Crowns 2e, your Seeker will be spending plenty o...
This last month has been a lot of small stuff. Fixing balancing, small word editing, adding in some of the new art, and all that. There was a period in the middle where our artist was on a much needed vacation, but he was still able to produce some terrific pieces. We've also been drafting the color versions of these cards.
Here's what we got so far:
As a reminder, these cards are still in their draft phase and may not represent the finished product
Update on Surveys
The Smoke Test went out! About 5% of you should have received your surveys. Already I'm making a few changes related to them based on the feedback I've received.
The surveys should be released to everyone else mid-way through the week.
Other Than Crowns 2e
My other big game, Aketon, just had a small supplement release this last week. It was a collection of 50 leveless, divine (cleric) spells, check it out if you get the chance. It's free and OSR friendly.
Where Have I Been?
Sorry for the lack of posting this last month. My full-time job, the National Guard, kept sending me to locations with little to no internet connection and/or we were spun up for local missions. Luckily, the internet at my apartment was fixed half-way through the month, just as I finalized my move across the state for work. Go figure. We should be back to a nice weekly posting schedule.
To be continued...
You can playtest the game on our Discord with me and our awesome community! We don't bite! Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
This last week we've been hard at work processing the art for Titles. Right now the first twelve are done, and we're moving forward with the rest, with the goal to complete them all by the end of the month.
Here's some images:
Also, if you're a backer, there is a link at the end of this update for Google Drive links to the most current PDF of Crowns 2e. Stay tuned for that.
Update on Surveys
Backerkit recommends we wait for two weeks after the end of the campaign to send out surveys. The plan is to follow that advice, so it'll be at least another week before those are out.
To be continued...
You can playtest the game on our Discord with me and our awesome community! We don't bite! Reese Surles, Ward Against Evil
We did it, nearly 1300% funded! Thank you so much for all the support, this is going to be an excellent product!
Here's a quick reminder of the fulfillment timeline and shipping situation:
May 2025: Crowd funding campaign begins and ends June 2025: Backerkit Pledge Manager Surveys are sent out, early PDFs are sent out to backers Q3 2025: Final PDFs and print copies of Crowns 2e are proofed and final edits are made Q4 2025: Physical copies of Crowns 2e are sent out to backers
Shipping will be charged after the campaignvia BackerKit. We are trying to keep shipping as low. The offset printing will take place in New Jersey, USA. Import fees and customs charges are the responsibility of the backer. We will also endeavor to provide shipping options that include tracking where possible.
Estimated shipping costs are as follows:
United States: $4
Canada: $7
United Kingdom: $12
EU: $12
US Territories and ROW: $7
Note that these are shipping estimates, based on projected book weights, and are subject to change. If you have any other questions feel free to comment below or ask them in the Discord: https://discord.gg/T2NBZRsmuy
New Adventure
The next first-party adventure module for Crowns 2e is Mud, Blood, and Stone. It takes place entirely in a six-mile hex, a swamp, with a village that is under the threat of bandits, a troll (as seen on the cover), and other beasties, each as part of their own faction. With the leader killed in the initial raid, the village itself is torn between two groups:
An ex-crusader reverend, wanting to arm the populace and fight back
A young cultist who wants to use the chaos and the melancholy to align the village with its ancient, pagan roots
It's available as an add-on you can pick up during your surveys next week in PDF form for $3, or print (a stable-bound zine, 24 pages long) for $7.
Future Supplements
People seemed to really be voting for new supplements as the first bit of content they'd like to see after release. Here's my plan for those:
Most of them would be one-page (front-and-back) similar to my supplements for Aketon. Right now the plan is for each to be packed with content and a little bit of flavor text from a different in-universe source. Here's some examples:
A Sergeant's Guide to Gunnery (flint-lock weapons, grenades, and titles)
A Hunstman's Guide to Rendering (a laundry list of new unique rendering options for already existing monsters)
An Apothecary's Guide to Herbcraft (a laundry list of new herbs, what environments they can be found in, all of which give players new options for dealing with monsters, like an herb that can be made into a jelly that, when applied to a sword, lets you deal cold damage with your attacks, giving you a boost for fighting certain monsters with that weakness, like oozes)
A Castellan's Guide to Siegecraft (more advanced warfare rules for those who want them)
A Physicker's Guide to Trauma (a ton more options for dealing critical wounds by damage type)
A Saint's Guide to Relics (more mundane holy relics and a few new artifact classes for holy relics)
There would also be longer form supplements for specific things. These would probably have art involved. Right now the only one's I'm thinking of are:
The Lesser Key of Sorcery (a book of new spells)
Some kind of monster book
There is no timeline on these, and there is no guarantee they'll be made soon, but these are the things I'll be noodling on after the adventure is complete. If you have any requests or ideas, throw them in the comments below, or make them yourself! I'd love to single boost any products you make.
Solo Rules
I think Crowns 2e is actually pretty well setup to be a great solo game, it just needs a little boost. The supplement I have in mind will be called Seeker, and it will be heavily integrated with the already existing region, politics, and dungeon creation systems. More on this to come.
The Towerlands
At the bottom of the priority list for now is a quick setting document. If you read Crowns 2e closely you can see that there is a setting between the pages. This would be a write-up of that, with expanded tables for backgrounds, refuges, and how the monsters fit into everything.
VTTs, Web Tools, and Partnerships
The VTTs will become a top priority later in Q3. We need the game to done and out the door before we can start worrying about getting it uploaded onto VTTs.
Web tools are up next and I am currently looking for someone to teach me how to develop them so I can keep them permanently updated with any new content. On top of that, I think it would be nice to have a Crowns 2e Adventure Look-Up type tool.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ADVENTURE MODULES OR RULES SUPPLEMENTS FOR CROWNS 2e, CONTACT ME ON THE DISCORD. I'll absolutely signal boost you, help you edit, layout, anything like that. You'll keep all the funds. I'm just looking to encourage greatness, help mentor new creators, and build a community.
Thank you guys so much for backing! To be continued...
