Thank you for an amazing first 24 hours!
almost 4 years ago
– Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 10:19:34 PM
Hi to all and welcome to the Ultimate Faeries project! We are so excited that you have jumped on board to join with us in creating these terrific resources to make the fey come alive in your campaigns and to make them magical, mysterious, mesmerizing, and just plain strange! We like to throw out special shout-outs to some of the folks who helped make this thing happen, like Realm Master K (backer #100), Andy R. (#200), Brett (#300), Jody C. (#400), and just moments ago Stephen H. (#500)!
We've already unlocked three stretch goals, adding new items to the project in two categories:
- STL Minis: We have started commissioning our first set of minis through our friends a TableFlip, and we've already unlocked both the sultry alraune and the impossibly cute ovinnik mouser, with more minis coming soon. We were confident enough that we ordered four minis already, but if things continue progressing as they have we are definitely making plans to create more. For ordering minis, see below!
- Major Monsters: While most of the creatures in this book fit the typical challenge levels of a normal campaign, it's fun to have truly epic foes in here too. We've already unlocked the first of these, the majestic Horned Lord, master of all hunts, and we are closing in rapidly on the sinister Krampus, punisher of the naughty and horned haunter of the holidays!
We've also had requests from some of our backers about some alternatives they would like to see. A multi-system project like this already has a LOT of pledge levels, and there is definitely a tipping point where you can have too many and it can look like a confusing mess, but we are looking into the following:
- How do you order minis? The Arcknight flat plastic pawns are already there in the Kickstarter Add-Ons menu. Rather than creating a separate pledge level for the STL minis, we will likely do those the same way. If you only want minis, you can use the $1 Special Order pledge and then add the minis and/or pawns as add-ons. I have to check in with TableFlip, but we should be able to offer options for both STL files so you can print them yourself and minis that we print and ship to you.
- Free Preview PDF! We are working on a 20-page free preview PDF to share with folks to give them a foretaste of the creatures they'll find in the Faerie Bestiary, with one for 5E and another for PF2! We'll share the link here when it's up and ready, and we encourage you to download it and share it with your friends!
- Faerie Bestiary and Campaigns PDF bundle. This one was sacrificed on the altar of simplicity as above. You can just pick either PDF as your pledge and add the second item as an add-on. We might add a pledge level for it, but more likely we'll just add a note to the FAQ about how to order both.
- New Pathfinder RPG material. The PF1 items in this campaign are pre-existing items that are great companions to the 5E and PF2 books for those who like both, but don't necessarily offer new choices for PF1 fans looking for new material. While we are not going to create a full-sized PF1 bestiary reprinting a ton of official monsters, we are looking into creating a shorter PF1 Faerie Bestiary Companion that would include any missing monsters, creatures from obscure sources, mythic variants, and even PF2 fey-adjacent creatures that could become PF1 versions. The team is looking into it, and obviously that book would not be ready as soon as the others in the series, but we'll keep you informed.
In any case, thanks so much for supporting Ultimate Faeries. It's been our best Kickstarter launch ever, and we are excited to see how far we can go! Please help spread the word online and to fellow 5E fans and Pathfinder players. Like, comment, question, or share as you can!
PS - Whether you're a PF1, PF2, or 5E fan, we certainly encourage you to check out the Kingmaker Adventure Path Anniversary Edition and its PF1 and 5E supplements that we coproduced with Paizo, which is releasing this week to the general public!