10 New Previous Page of Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt, New Madness Table, Subclasses and more!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 05:16:42 AM

Hello fellow hunters!

Hope you are all doing well,

Content Update

I'll make this quick, I have a brand new content update for you which includes:

- Long Term Madness Table

- New Eldritch Moon: Shattered Moon

- 1 New Subclass: Monk

- 1 Race: The Accursed Tiefling

- 2 New Weapons: 1 Trick Weapon, and 1 big ol' canon.

You can download it all here.

I didn't manage to finish it today, but if you re-check the document in 24 hours, you'll discover a new subclass within it for clerics ;)

 Closing Backerkit

From the Kickstarter orders, we are at 92% completion of shipping address. As such, in 2 weeks, on November 22 I will lock the orders in.

This means that after this date it will become impossible for you to change your address, or add more add-ons to your order, so make you sure that you add everything you want before then!

This also means that the credit card that you added will be charged.

If the payment doesn't go through, you have one week to fix it. If you're experiencing any issues with your bank make sure to contact Backerkit support, they'll help you out!

IMPORTANT NOTE

This does not close the pre-order store, so if you know someone that wants to purchase a deluxe box for example, they still can.

Monkey Recommends: Itza’s Guide to Dragonbonding 

This book was created by industry experts, former writers and artists of Wizards of the Coast, with 7 successful kickstarters under their belt; they know what they are doing!

To be fair, they are also working with Loot Tavern Publishing, the folks who helped me publish Steinhardt's, so you can be pretty certain this product is a good one.

See for yourself!

Here are some of the fun things you can add to your games with this book:

- Learn to Ride Dragons (let's be honest we all dreamt of doing that)

- Fight brutal draconic monsters (what do you mean those flying snakes with 20 rows of teeth are trying to eat me)

- Get dragons as party members (once again, I'm sure many of us would love to do that, at least I know I would)

To make the package even more badass they decided to add minis to the deal. No need to stress about the boss reveals, sit back, relax on your chair, and let the epic minis amaze everyone at the table!

In addition, for 48 hours only, they are giving away a limited number of draconic medallions for free to any physical pledge.

Get it all now before they run out of stock!

Reason for the delay on the Update

(If you are on the Discord, or follow me on YouTube, you might have already read this)

This update was delayed by a couple of days because of what should have been a side-gig, as a consultant for Kickstarters, but has been eating more time than I expected.  

With the success of Steinhardt a lot of people have asked me to work with them to help promote their Kickstarter, notably in regards to facebook and email advertising.  

Although this consultation job is incredibly interesting to me, I now realize that it is pulling my attention away from Steinhardt’s and my Patreon more than I should have ever allowed.  

The content for the update was mostly ready on Sunday, but not at the level where I would be happy releasing it to everyone.   

In this consultation job I am currently working with Dracostudios, a massive team which includes writers and artists that have worked for Wizards of the Coasts (big shots!).  

I obviously do not want to disappoint them, since you know, they worked for WotC haha (I even gave them a little plug just above, since I really like the product to be fair).

That being said, I also cancelled all future consultation gigs, and will keep doing so until Steinhardt’s Guide to the Eldritch Hunt is done, and by done I mean making it the best book that it can be.

That's it for me,

Take care everyone!

Monkey out.

Osteomancy, The Vile Magic of Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt
about 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 05:16:33 AM

Hello fellow hunters!

The content creation for Steinhardt's Guide is going fairly smoothly, the art is coming in, and the content is being written out at a good pace.

Today I have a treat for you:

I've been delving into Osteomancy, trying to figure out which subclass should get these powers, and which spells to include, cut or refine.

This has cumulated in this little 14 pages document here, which contains 2 new subclasses and 26 new spells. 

I think from my draft I deleted and formatted out about 50% of the content, and even more might hit the cutting room floor, but for now I'll let you discover it.

As always this is an alpha document, so everything is still subject to change.

Osteomancy Alpha Content

Backerkit News

So far about 87% of you have completed the Backerkit survey, which is very good!

If you're part of 13% that hasn't completed it yet, don't forget to do so! I'd hate to take your money on the Kickstarter and not deliver you a book!

Feedback Surveys

If you've enjoy the Vile Village Adventure in the previous adventure, or have any issues with it, let me know with this handy feedback form

After trying out the Osteomancy options, let me know what you think with this feedback form.

I hope you're enjoying all the new content!

As always your feedback helps make this book the best that it can be, so thank you for taking the time to complete the surveys.

Take Care!

Evan | MonkeyDM

Important Information about Backerkit
about 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 04:05:37 AM

Hello everyone!

Just quick update to clarify something that I failed to explain properly: 

'Original Kickstarter Backers' have a survey while 'Pre-Order Backers' don't. 

Pre-order backers are the ones who made a late pledge on Backerkit directly.

Pre-order backers still need to reach out to Backer Support if they want to make any adjustments to their order items, while original Kickstarter backers can make adjustments on their own using their survey.

Both sets of backers can update their shipping address on their own.

That's it for the update!

Take Care!

Evan | MonkeyDM

Important Information about Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt
about 2 years ago – Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 11:57:34 PM

Hello fellow hunters!

I hope you enjoyed the adventure released yesterday! 

Let's jump right in

Backerkit and Shipping Information

All the Backerkit surveys (to put your shipping information and/or modify your order) have been sent out.

If you haven't received your survey, here's what to do:

- Check your inbox's spam folder, the mail can get lost in there

- If you used something that masks your email address, such as an apple ID, you need to contact Backerkit support.

- If the shipping information feels off, or something is missing from your order, get in touch with Backerkit support, they'll sort you out.

How to contact Backerkit support:

You can do so right here: https://eldritch-hunt.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us

Make sure to fill in using the email address used on Kickstarter, or to give that email address in the mail.

Updates

So far I've been doing weekly content updates, with new content to play-test each time. Thank you for your feedback on the surveys, it really allows me to adjust the content.

I intend to make these content updates weekly/fortnightly.

It's definitely good for me, as it keeps me on schedule to make sure everything is finished in a timely manner, and play-tested properly on top of that! (and this way I can give you all something to play with until the final release!)

Minis?

When I first launched Steinhardt's Guide, I decided not to do minis because it would add extra complexity to the project, something I wasn't sure I could handle.

I chose to err on the side of caution and decided to abstain, which, looking back now, I believe was the right choice. This project blew up and already has enough moving parts as is just from the sheer number of orders.

That being said, good friends of mine are running their own Kickstarter at the moment, Riftborne, which does contain a lot of minis, and they asked if they could do a mini for one of Steinhardt's monster. 

I said yes.

Say hello to the sinner, and his epic mini:

And right now they're in the process of making yet another monster of Steinhardt's as a mini, the executioner:

These minis (and their STLs) are part of their Kickstarter if you're interested!

They're only doing these 2 monsters of ours, but still, with creatures appearing in both books, I suppose that makes them part of the MCU (MonkeyDM Cinematic Universe). 

I should probably use another name...

Bad jokes aside, their book, Riftborne, opens up rifts across the worlds to unleash terrifying monsters and epic multi-phase boss fights, each with its own custom map, minis, and if you want even more bloodshed, they also have an arena combat system!

If that's something you're into, because brutal boss fights are always fun, you should definitely check them out here, tell them I sent you ;) 

Like I said, Steinhardt's Guide won't have minis, but they will, and they know what they are doing.

Anyway, that's it for today!

Take Care!

Evan | MonkeyDM

P.S: We thought about sharing the STLs, but decided against it. They're the ones who spent a lot of time designing the minis, so it's only fair that the models aren't given away for free here. 

The Vile Village, an Adventure part of Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt
about 2 years ago – Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 06:07:44 AM

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