Just a quick update to let you know that the digital version of the 12 Sandy the Dragon adventures are finished, on itchio, and digitally distributed!
I've sent distribution keys to those who had the dragon-specific adventures only, and for folks who got the whole collection, you won't get a new key because the key you already have gives you continued access to the collection. You'll just need to go back to the big StoryGuider collection page and download the new files to get the new games/books!
AND... the digital coloring books are out there too! This is the print-and-play for just the characters so you have some extra pages to go along with your adventures or can check out just the characters before you try the game!
I hope you enjoy these print-and-play releases, and I'll have our regularly scheduled print-on-demand progress update at our regularly scheduled monthly interval as well.
I'm here with your monthly StoryGuider update, and... proofs for the Heroes and Friends series came in!
I’ve gone through all the proof copies and, overall, they're pretty OK, but I did find a few issues with:
Layout in relation to book seam (image or text too close to inner seam)
Print quality (resolution unclear on an image or section of text)
Page # placement error (image layer was partially overtop of the page number on one page)
So, I am fixing those ASAP. Revisions have already been submitted for proofs round 2, and I'm using expedited shipping to make sure they get here as fast as possible.
And in parallel to all that, I’m working on Sandy the Dragon!
There’s 12 more stories and The Big Book of Dragons yet to come, and it’s moving along. Right now, I have all covers colored and laid out (shown below), and all the prepatory pages for the whole series are written and proofread (this includes the credits/ISBN page, skills practice page, recommended supplemental activities page, story summary page, and internal title page). Additionally, all content drafts are completed.
What’s left here is taking all the content drafts and getting them to final draft stage, which does involve a lot of clean up and fine tuning along with matching to art and confirming layout. I’ll be starting on that this week, and I am hoping to have that completed before summer break starts during the 2nd week of June.
Beyond that, there’s still lots to do, but I’ll leave our big running schedule to cover those items!
COMPLETED:
Oct – campaign funds released from Backerkit
Oct – send contracts for funded art to artists
Oct – draft the Tome Traveller Trilogy (part of the Heroes series)
Oct → Nov – collect first round of art from early artist kick-offs (from itchio and ko-fi prefunds)
Nov – artists working on Heroes series
Nov/Dec – finish writing the new Dragon series adventures
Nov → Jan – reformat the Heroes series
Jan – Heroes series art due
Jan – order Heroes series proofs (round 1)
Jan – artists working on Friends series
Feb – Friends series art due
Feb – Heroes series proofs arrive, review, update (round 1)
Jan – Mar – reformat the Friends series
Jan – Apr – artists working on Dragon series
Mar – Dragon series art due
Mar – send backer surveys
Apr – update + order Friends series proofs (round 1)
Apr – update + order Heroes series proofs (round 1.5)
Apr – set up digial pages for Friends and Heroes series
Apr – fulfill digital print-and-play for Friends and Heroes series
May – Heroes series proofs arrive
May – Friends series proofs arrive
May – Friends series proofs review, update, reorder (round 2)
NEXT STEPS:
May/June – Heroes series proofs review, update, reorder (round 2)
May/June – reformat the Dragon series and make coloring book
June – order Dragons series and coloring book proofs (round 1)
June – set up digial pages for Dragons series
June/July – fulfill digital print-and-play for Dragon series
June/July – Friends series proofs arrive, review, update (round 2)
June/July– if no issues with Friends series, start to distribute POD keys
July – Heroes series proofs arrive, review, update (round 2)
July – Dragon series proofs arrive, review, update (round 1)
July – if no issues with Heroes, Dragons, or coloring book, start to distribute POD keys
July – Sept – continue release of OK’d proofs as possible
As always, thank you for supporting the project, and I have lots more info on this (and other work) in the TTRPGkids monthly Dev Log if you want the nitty gritty details on the whole process.
Until next update (late June), happy gaming, and have a good start to your summer!
We’re gathering the Crew to help us pick our next big project. Three paths are on the drawing board, and each one has its own kind of magic. Cast your vote, share your thoughts, and help us steer the ship.
No pressure—just a fun little studio huddle with friends.
With countless weeks spent in the Rude Dude home finalizing the Studio Preview Edition of Nexus, we’ve been scrambling to figure out what we can offer for holiday sales. (A bit last minute, we know) On top of offering a bundle for families of troops, we’ve squished it down to 4 options.
We would love to hear your feedback on what you’d like to see. (Of course if you have anything else in mind, we’d love to hear it!)
We're just 90 minutes away from the end of the campaign and are so excited to be bringing this project to life. Thanks to everyone for making this our largest comic campaign ever!
We're only about $600 away from our next stretch goal PLUS Suncrest is currently sitting at 81% of our engagement points to get everyone who backs a Suncrest project a freebie digital zine.
If you have anyone that you know would love Bound by Words or any of the other projects in Printopia let them know! As long as the backer train is moving the campaign will stay live in overtime mode!
While we're hard at work on Bound by Words, we also have a few other comics in the pipeline. We've dropped a poll below, let us know what sounds the most interesting.
(All the projects below are in development. These are working titles)
Comic #1: Phantom of the Space Opera - (Sci-Fi Sapphic Romance)
After the last war ended, a decommissioned battle station was turned into an opera house as a gesture of peace for the galaxy. But the deadly AI still haunts the ramparts behind the stage causing trouble for the new owners -- the wealthy elite of a crime syndicate. Christine will need all the wits, skill, and vocal talent she has to infiltrate the opera house, take down the syndicate, and become the opera's new leading lady.
Comic #2: Red Beer Inn (Fantasy Adventure/Gay Romance)
Dunstan, a good-hearted but down-on-his luck dwarf and Hank, a cynical ex-cleric orc, couldn't be more different. But when they discover an abandoned baby human girl, they resolve to raise her together. Hijinks ensue as they try to live a life of adventure before settling down to run a tavern. But their pasts are never too far behind them. Will their love be strong enough to overcome it all?
Comic #3: La Navaja (Crime Drama/Sapphic Romance)
In New York City, a powerful crime boss known as La Navaja (The Knife) ruthlessly protects her community by keeping the gangs there in check. When external forces draw her into conflict with the Mafia, she must join forces with a policewoman to keep her family safe and to root out corruption in the city.
Lumpia Mangga interior artist RAF SALAZAR
Meet RAF SALAZAR, the artist who will be bringing the world of LUMPIA MANGGA to life on page. See his beautiful work on TCNY's THE REALEST BAYANI below.
Just HOURS left for LUMPIA MANGGA #1 - Filipino American Sci-Fi Comic Book!
LAST CALL to join the future of the LUMPIA Deep Fried Universe. Thanks to our current backers, a $25+ pledge gets you TWO bonus enamel pins!
Pledge now to get it before time runs out today 9/29/25 at 1pm PDT.
-If you are a returning backer that has supported any of our past crowdfunding campaigns (LUMPIA 2 film, spin-off comic books, The Ones and Twos, Lineage), your $25+ pledge will earn you a bonus LUMPIA MANGGA Returning Backer Sticker Sheet.
