A very quick update for our last day: Bats in the Beast World's Belfry. And... a SECOND Deck of Delvers.
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Oct 02, 2021 at 01:43:20 AM
They told me not to post updates right before the campaign closes.
But I just wanted to let you know... 24 hours left to go. And if we hit 500k... I'll put bats in the Beast World.
Also, it made me sad that not everyone who wanted one got the Your Character on a Card add-on. Therefore, I just added 55 more slots to that add-on. Since I can't put 110 cards in a single deck... I'm going to do a Deck of Delvers 2.
If you're pledging at a commission tier, you will get both decks for free. For anyone else, they are a new add-on for only $16 during the campaign! You can also pick which one you get in Backerkit before we ship.
I want everyone possible to be a part of this. Your enthusiasm is an inspiration to me.
LLL,
Cullen
Want a bit more content for use in the Beast World? I'm going to help make it happen- cross-over with Valda's Spire of Secrets!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 04:59:43 PM
And one more thing...
As we go into these last couple of days, I want to announce something really cool we're doing.
I've been following this campaign that's been running alongside ours, for a book called Valda's Spire of Secrets by Mage Hand Press . The author Mike was kind enough to let me see a pre-release, and I was so filled with ideas for the stuff in this book that I decided to propose a cross-over.
I'm going to write a free compatibility packet for the content included in Valda's Spire of Secrets.
This book is fantastic. It's got new spells, new classes, new subclasses, and a bunch of other stuff. It's very setting-neutral, so I was able to easily draft up how our systems might play with their new content. The compatibility packet will include:
- 20+ extra pages of book-quality content, complete with art
- Cross-over content for using the new classes in Valda's with the teamwork maneuvers from the Delver's Guide.
- Species and Homeland features for some of the new races introduced in Valda's, for non-canon games
One of their new classes is the Gunslinger, which is a magnificent way to play a brethren focused on the use of guns and other Broken World curios. I'm going to be writing teamwork maneuvers special-made to use their features.
This packet will be absolutely free, coming 2022. I want other small developers' work to be compatible with The Delver's Guide to Beast World as much as possible. I think our gaming ecosystem thrives best with cooperation. So, if you're interested in getting some more author-sanctioned content for your game, check it out! It's available here:
Valda's Spire of Secrets Kickstarter
I hope you'll take a look!
Cullen
Final... (counts on fingers) 60 Hours! Shipping Estimates! Get your Character on a Delver Card! New Commission Tiers!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 04:59:28 PM
So, I got a lot to talk about.
First of all, I want to thank you all for being here with me on this humbling journey. We're coming into the last couple of days of the campaign. I hope you've told your friends and spread the word! Every little bit helps up get the wheels on this thing and forge on into the future. I want to get those weird penguins in the book... Just look at them.
We've really worked our butts off to invite people into this thing, and we're going to keep doing so. More on that later. But for now, all I can say is that you all have my sincerest gratitude. I want to do something different with all this; I want to keep surprising you.
On the Topic of Shipping
I know y'all have been champing at the bit to get some shipping estimates. Thank you so much for being patient with us while we jabbered with a few different sources trying to find the most accurate information possible. We've had our noses buried in spreadsheets, and we've come to the following conclusion: it just costs too damn much to ship stuff. Prices are out of control right now, and there's not a good way to project what they're going to look like in a few months' time.
So, to remedy that, I am going to make you the following promise:
Not a single one of you will have to pay more than $29 for shipping.
We're hoping that prices will simmer down some in the next few months. However, if they don't, I want to get the book into as many of your hands as possible. It would break my heart if people weren't able to get it because of something silly like the cost to put it on a plane. Therefore, in any case where the price to ship is more than that cap, we'll just charge the cap. That way, everyone on the pale blue dot can know the absolute maximum they'll have to shell out.
However, most of you won't have to pay that much, of course. We've retrieved the following estimates, with the help of our pals at Fenris Publishing and Direct Link. Here they are:
We'll put this on the project page as well. For simplicity's sake, we've estimated the cost for the lightest physical thing and the heaviest. The other tiers will fall between these two figures.
On the topic of the Deck of Delvers
I've had a lot of people come to me asking if there's going to be any other way for them to get their character featured in the book. I want as many of you to be able to do so as possible! We're in this together. Therefore, tomorrow at 12 PM EDT, a new add-on will become available. This new add-on will let you create a Beast World character with me, and then get them featured on one of the Deck of Delver cards. I'm going to be taking 30 of these requests, and working with you to find their spot in the order. There will be a lot of flexibility, but the general idea is to break these up into three groups of 10: magic users, sneaky and social types, and big-damage fightin' types. Never fear though! If all 30 of you are dead-set on playing the same paladin wielding a warhammer or some other specific archetype, I'll make it work. This add-on will be $150 USD, limited to one per pledge, and limited to those not already in a commission tier. Also, we're going to be using a large pool of artists for these, so we'll pick out who's best for your beast or brethren. Don't worry, we'll do them justice. <3
Commission Tiers
Another thing that many of you have been talking with me about is getting another shot at getting in a group shot. I have good news! In the last 48 hours of the campaign (starting tomorrow noon EDT), three new group commission pieces will become available! We've been rubbing elbows with some really cool artists this month. Here is some information about them.
FOXnROLL does work in an awesome retro style. Here's an example of some of their finished work:
This commission tier will be $800, and will include everything in the Essential Delver's Kit as well as a 24x36 poster of the finished work.
Cut Seven Ways, by Kittydee
We've been huge fans of Dee's work for a long time. Here's some of her finished stuff.
This tier will also be $800, and will include everything in the Essential Delver's Kit, and a 24x36 poster of the finished work!
Finally, our character lead Stasya Danilova is going to get in on it as well.
If you want to see her finished work, you can look pretty much anywhere on our Kickstarter page, website, or anywhere else. She is our #1. This piece will be two tiers: the spots labeled 1-4 will be $1000, and the spots labeled 5-8 will be $700. All of them include everything in the Essential Delver's Kit, and a giant poster of the finished work as well!
All of these tiers go up tomorrow at noon EDT. In these last couple of days, let's cheer on that total! If we get to $500,000... I've got something real special.
Long live love, friends.
Cullen
Art book UNLOCKED! A new stretch goal awaits!
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 11:30:55 AM
You crushed our 300k goal with nearly two weeks remaining!
What a surreal number to see! Thank you so much, from my whole entire heart, for all of your support in this. You're making a dream come true for Heartleaf Games and making it possible for us to bring you content for a very long time to come.
An art book!
A problem we faced from the very beginning of this project was the fact that we've been amassing a small mountain of concept art, plus work that just doesn't fit anywhere in the final book.
With this goal reached, we can now find a home for all of that stuff: in our (title not finalized) Art of the Beast World book. This will be an A5, softcover book made with the same high grade paper as The Delver's Guide itself. All of the art, concept art, and artists themselves that are showcased in this immense undertaking will have a place in it.
Here's a look at just a tiny bit of that concept art!
The art book will be full of this stuff, plus all of the finished art from the guide, and even the WIPs leading up to those final pieces. We can't wait to show off how hard our amazing artists have been working.
The art book will automatically come with the Dungeoneer's Box tier and all tiers above it, and is now available in our add-on list to purchase separately as well!
So what's next? A stretch goal for everyone!
We mentioned in our last update that if we pushed past 300k, we'd need to get creative. After a secret meeting deep in a hidden mountain stronghold somewhere in Oria, we have emerged with the answer: exotic draught beasts.
If we hit 350k, then a brand new section will be conjured into the wagon customization chapter of the book, featuring a wide assortment of fantastical creatures to both pull your wagon and ride. Featuring special movement abilities and features of their own, they are designed to take your wagon to new heights and ever-stranger locations. Skip the ship ride when you hit the coast with aquatic creatures, crawl up walls with incredibly strong arachnids, smash into your enemies and knock down walls with animated boulders, and much more. We've got loads of ideas, but the development time - and art - is important, requiring the same careful playtesting as the rest of the book!
These aren't just a collection of extra stat blocks for the book, draught beasts have their very own slot on your wagon's character sheet and change the effective stats and features of the entire wagon.
Hang out and tell us what you think!
And finally, come hang out with us on Discord and tell us your thoughts, bombard us with your questions! We love to chat and the community is incredibly welcoming. Let us know what kinds of customizations you want to see for a wagon, or check out our previews!
https://discord.gg/5Z6dEx4pfC
We can't wait to meet you.
Long live love, Delvers.
Heartleaf Games Q&A, and One-Shot on Twitch!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:17:21 PM
Come hang out with us, and get your questions about The Delver's Guide answered.
We're going to be answering questions in our first formal Q&A, tomorrow! The stream will take place on our Discord server at 9:30 PM EST on Wednesday, September 15th. If you aren't already on our server, you can join here:
The Beast World Discord Server
We'll be answering questions from you! If you have a question you'd like us to address on stream, please submit it here!
Question Submission Form
One more piece of news for today:
We're going to run a one-shot in the Beast World!
Heartleaf Games is partnering with our pals at Nerdsmith, who are graciously hosting us for a one-shot! I'm going to run a 3-4 hour session in the Beast World, so if you're curious to see how the book's setting looks at a live table, you should absolutely check it out!
The game is on September 16th, from 9:30 PM EST to 1:30 AM EST. Here's a link to Nerdsmith's Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/wearenerdsmith
Looking forward to seeing y'all there!
Long Live Love,
Cullen
PS: More news about shipping, and our species preview later this week! Stay tuned!
