Hallelujah! Looks like you're ready to get locked and loaded and blast those pesky horsemen back to whence they came 🔥
Sisterhood is already fully funded in just a few hours 🚀 Thanks to all those brave souls who have already joined us in the holy order and committed themselves to the thankless task of stopping the apocalypse and saving the world 🌍
We've got loads of stretch goals, updates and other secrets to share with you over the next few weeks. So make sure to jump in fists first to the fray and join the Sisterhood with us 🙏
It's been a month since this campaign wrapped up. There is so much to discuss in this update, let's get to it!
Time flies when you are preparing files for the printer. Speaking of progress, all books are in various stages of layout and proofing as of the date of this update. And interior artwork keeps rolling in every day (see below for a preview). That includes not just the four books in the main boxed set, but also the FEF adventures (all four of them) and the Compendium of Dungeon Crawls #5 and #6, the Book of UnderDelves, the GM screen, the Stretch Goal Book, and Advanced Advantage Packet #1.
Announcing the Backer Submitted UnderDelves Selected
Speaking of the Book of 2-Page UnderDelves, we received dozens of UnderDelves for consideration and had a hard time deciding which nine will make the final book. But after running them through a scoring rubric, we are proud to announce the nine backers that had their UnderDelves selected for inclusion in the book (in no particular order):
1. Hammer Time by Greg Cohoon 2. Brawl at Brank's House by Paolo Crestani 3. Enough to Go Around by Mike Titko 4. Down the Drain by Greg Setliff 5. The Lions Paw Tail by W.S.B. Finney 6. Shrine of the Frozen Sun by Tal Aviezer 7. The Hatchery of Horror by Wind Lothamer 8. The Checkpoint by Chris Harvey-Savage 9. Glitterbug by K.O. Collins
Congratulations to all of these backers! We will be reaching out to all of you soon with a contract and information on the next steps.
Interior Artwork Preview
Feast your eyes on some of these stunning pieces that will appear throughout the boxed set:
Behir Lair by Cliff Kurowski
The Butcher by Matt Sutton
The Great Chasm Crossing by Cliff Kurowski
Dragon Turtle Lair by Matt Sutton
We have a TON of art coming in right now - so much it's almost hard to decide what to show. We picked these four pieces just to give you a taste of what's to come. There will be lots more, trust us!
We're Recruiting Gen Con Gamemasters!
We have several spots open for gamemasters to run Goodman Games events at Gen Con. This is a huge opportunity for gamers - you get a free badge to Gen Con, a $200 hotel credit, early access to unpublished products (and possible playtester credit), the camaraderie of the Goodman Games crew - all for the amazing "job" of playing games you love. If you're interested, email [email protected] for more info.
Goodman Games is launching Dungeon Denizens II next week!
Early backers get a bonus monster, among other things. Follow the project page so you know exactly when it launches!
Here are some indie 5E projects you might want to check out…
Goodman Games isn't affiliated with these projects in any way. We just want to share some cool stuff that we like and maybe you will too!
Just 40 minutes after launch, Blood In The Margins is fully funded and I couldn't be happier!
Thank you so much to everyone who backed early, shared the campaign, and helped bring this game to life. Your support means everything, and I’m beyond excited to get this book into your hands.
There’s still plenty of time to join in, so if you know someone who’d love a solo journaling game of dark academia, murder, and unraveling secrets, send them our way!
I'll have lots of updates for you over the next 21 days. For now, I just want to say: thank you. You made this happen.
Hey there, folks! Just yesterday we were able to pick up the first batch of books. We were hitting the weight limits in the vehicle, so it'll take at least one more trip to pick up all the books, but we've got 'em! Each box is around 31lbs, there are 50 boxes, each packed with 10 books, so around 1550lbs total. That's a lot of paper!
Boxes o' books on the ride home.
Next stop, packing and shipping. Speaking of which...
Shipping Addresses Locking Down Tomorrow I'll flip the switch on locking down addresses, so if you've moved in the last year, now is a good time (and the last chance you'll have) to check your information. If you have any problems with editing, I can help you out, so just ping me at [email protected] if needed.
In the top-right dropdown on BackerKit, click the "Your Pledges & Surveys" button, then go to the "Your Surveys" tab. Under the "Order Status" column, you can click "edit address" to ensure it looks good.
Ensure your address is correct.
Aside from that, here are a couple shots of the books. You can find more in the Discord.
Pretty beefy.
Front cover
Looking forward to getting these in your hands. Thanks, folks! -Wrel
This update for Caverns of Thracia has "a little bit of everything." There's a lot going on!
PDFs Distributed!
We have distributed bookmarked PDFs through BackerKit! The notifications can take a while to queue up, but the first ones went out yesterday and by now we expect all backers have been notified. We hope you enjoy these awesome books and this gets you excited for the physical products that are currently making their way across the ocean!
Help Us Stomp The Typo!
We maintain a log of typographical errors so we can fix them in future printings, or update PDFs periodically as needed. If you spot a mistake in these PDFs (or in any other Goodman Games product), please submit the mistake in our Stomp the Typo tool! We reference this tool whenever we send reprints to the printer.
Help us stomp the typos! Submit any typos you find so we can fix them in future printings.
Print Book Update
The print books for Caverns of Thracia are on the water and should arrive in our warehouse in a month or two. We'll provide additional updates as we get line-of-sight to physical books. The really exciting part is getting closer!
We're Recruiting Gen Con Gamemasters!
We have several spots open for gamemasters to run Goodman Games events at Gen Con. This is a huge opportunity for gamers - you get a free badge to Gen Con, a $200 hotel credit, early access to unpublished products (and possible playtester credit), the camaraderie of the Goodman Games crew - all for the amazing "job" of playing games you love. If you're interested, email [email protected] for more info.
Add-Ons Removed for Incomplete Surveys
We are close enough to fulfillment starting that we have started prepping in a number of ways. Add-on items are wonderful but they cause a lot of complications with late surveys. Therefore, we have removed add-on access to all remaining incomplete surveys. If you already completed your survey, you have nothing to worry about. If you did not complete your survey, you'll still have access to whatever you added during the campaign phase, but it is no longer possible to add other items.
Here is a very specific example of why we are dong this. On a recent crowdfunding, we shipped all pledge items to one of our international fulfillment partners. Only a couple days later, several late surveys came in for that same part of the world, and those backers added a lot of add-ons...but the boat had literally already left. Those late-survey backers' items had to be added to a second shipment, which is very expensive and also at least a month behind the other fulfillment project. Late surveys such as this cause operational inefficiencies for both us and our fulfillment partners. We are trying to streamline fulfillment for "the majority of backers" by doing this.
Dungeon Denizens 2 Is Coming - With How To Write Even Better Adventures, The Flumph's Guide to Magical Curiosities, New DCC Core Rulebook Cover, and More!
Dungeon Denizens 2 will launch crowdfunding in a couple weeks. And boy, is there a lot to this project! There are two huge hardcovers chock full of monsters, of course. Low-level creatures with all the iconic types represented: dragons, giants, fey, undead, and more.
Follow the project now! Early backers get a bonus monster!
Follow the project now! Early backers get a bonus monster!
Follow the project now! Early backers get a bonus monster!
Follow the project now! Early backers get a bonus monster!
Whew! I think that's all for this update. Let us know if we missed anything!
The money from the crowdfunding campaign has arrived, so it's time for another update with everything you need to know about getting your zines and PDFs!
🐱 Status of the game
In the past two weeks, the translation of Catcrawl was with Marx Shepherd, our proofreader. I've also set up the PDF with screenreader tags, image descriptions, clickable links, and internal references so it's comfortable to use for as many people as possible. After getting the file back from Marx, I've made all necessary corrections and finalized everything. In other words: Catcrawl in English is ready to print!
The German version with the print error (see previous update) is currently being reprinted and should arrive here within the next week or so.
🐾 Backerkit pledge manager is open!
Now it's your turn! I've set up the pledge manager on Backerkit so you can choose additional add-ons (if you like), pay your shipping fees, and give me your shipping address!
I've just sent out the Backerkit survey to a small portion of backers to make sure everything works as intended. The rest of you should get your survey link within the next 24 hours.
The pledge manager will only stay open until Monday, March 17th, so please make sure to fill in your survey as soon as possible so you can get your zines and PDFs. You won't be able to add any other items to your order after that date, but you'll still be able to change your shipping address until I actually start the shipping process in April (you'll get another update from me then).
I'll charge your credit cards (for shipping costs and newly-booked add-ons) through Backerkit right after locking your orders.
🐈 Pre-order store is also open - for one week only!
I've also set up a pre-order store for everyone who has missed the crowdfunding campaign and still wants to get their hands on a printed copy of Catcrawl. Please share the link around!
The pre-order store will only remain open until I lock the orders for the crowdfunding backers - that is, about a week from now.
🐱 Digital fulfillment through Itch.io
Once orders are locked, you'll receive your Itch.io download keys for your digital files shortly afterwards. They will be sent to you through Backerkit. You will need an Itch.io account to claim your PDF copy.
At the same time, the community copies that were donated by all of you will go up on Itch when the game becomes available for everyone.
🐾 Printing and shipping physical zines
I will send the Catcrawl files off to the printer's next week, right after I lock orders. I expect to receive the printed zines 2-3 weeks later. I will then pack and ship everything myself, since that gets all of you the best deal in terms of both time and money.
I expect to have everything shipped out by mid-to-late April. I will send another update then.
What about tariffs for shipments to the U.S.? You may have heard that Trump has threatened to also hit Europe with a bunch of tariffs for imports into the U.S. soon. Right now, no one knows if these tariffs are coming, and if so, when or how high they will be. Based on the available information, here's what I currently know: Packages with relatively low monetary value (like the ones from this campaign) will most likely NOT be affected by any tariffs Trump may introduce for imports of EU-made products. Yay! But I'm a very cautious cat in matters like these, so I still recommend that U.S. backers brace themselves for additional fees upon arrival of your zines, just in case.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me any time!
