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Another month has passed and progress continues. We're just about at the end of the art queue and, when we have the last piece of it, we'll finish filling in all the blank "blue boxes" we left in the layout for the remaining bits of amazing interior illustration. Proofing and typo-stomping continues for both versions of the boxed set, and we're pleased with the progress on those books.
For this month's update, let's look at some of the art for the additional books beyond the City State of the Invincible Overlord. As backers know, we're also including Wraith Overlord in the set as well as expanding into the the wilds outside the city and the depths beneath it. Here's some choice pieces illustrating what await eager adventurers under the city and beyond.
That's it for this month, but we'll be back in October with another update and progress report as we continue to get closer to a "printer ready" state for these two massive products. Stay tuned for more next month!
That's where things stand right now, and the CSIO teams are working hard to get things finished up and off to the printer. We'll be back next month with our next milestone and more news about getting things out the door. Until then, may the Black Lotus never hear you complain about the Overlord!
There's a lot going on there! Which one of these stupendous spreads is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
In the meantime, we're continuing our work and putting some final touches on this prodigal project before sending it off to the printers. We'll keep you in the loop as we progress.
And by the way... if you're a DCC fan or looking to become a DCC fan, you might want to check out the Book of Funnels crowdfunding happening RIGHT NOW!!!
We're already ticking off stretch goals and Funnels are a famously fun way to start your characters off right in Dungeon Crawl Classics. As CROM Intended!!!
Work on the layout continues. In the spirit of "a picture is worth 1000 words," let's just start with a lot of pictures! Here are in-progress images of layouts. More at the end; here, first, are 20 page spreads across 4 books:
One technical note: the DCC side of layout is running a bit ahead of the 5E side. That's why we are only showing DCC page spreads here. Both layouts will feature the same set of imagery. Once the DCC layout is complete, 5E will catch up. By the time of the next update we will hopefully have some 5E layouts to show off as well.
But overall - looking pretty snazzy, eh? We think so! Tell us in the comments what your favorite page spread is!
This is a brief update to let you know that layout has begun!
We several hundred pages worth of text formatted and placed. We wanted to show you some actual layout previews, but at the moment the art isn't placed yet. So the layout is pretty basic looking - just pages of text.
In a couple weeks, when we have a lot more of the art placed, we will come back with another update showing, well, a whole lot of layout pages!
Thanks all - more to come.
We are nearing the tail end of art creation. The last several dozen illustrations have been steadily trickling in. So this update is going to start with even more art. These should give you a sense of what we've been working on. BTW, the Doug Kovacs chapter starts in particular are just awesome, as you are about to see.
So first some art - then a little more "reporting" at the end of this update...
Next up will be layout. As a quick estimation, we have roughly 50-60 illustrations still to come in. Several books inside the boxed set are close to having all their art completed.
As the art is completed for each specific book, we will start layout. Our next update should include some page spreads for you to check out!
Tell us in the comments what your favorite image is!
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Project Update: September Update
Another month has passed and progress continues. We're just about at the end of the art queue and, when we have the last piece of it, we'll finish filling in all the blank "blue boxes" we left in the layout for the remaining bits of amazing interior illustration. Proofing and typo-stomping continues for both versions of the boxed set, and we're pleased with the progress on those books.
For this month's update, let's look at some of the art for the additional books beyond the City State of the Invincible Overlord. As backers know, we're also including Wraith Overlord in the set as well as expanding into the the wilds outside the city and the depths beneath it. Here's some choice pieces illustrating what await eager adventurers under the city and beyond.
That's it for this month, but we'll be back in October with another update and progress report as we continue to get closer to a "printer ready" state for these two massive products. Stay tuned for more next month!
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I started playing D&D with the Basic Set in 1979 and quickly graduated to AD&D and the JG City-State campaign because a friends older brother had most of the JG product line at the time. They were willed to me when he went off to grad school years later. All of the JG stuff is long gone but I still have the Inferno Module. I started gravitating to the Harn setting in 1983 after seeing those AWESOME maps at the local gaming store. Getting the opportunity to go down nostalgia lane is exciting. It is also terribly interesting to see how the early hobby operated with these reprints. I am not sure why there is so much negativity about this launch. If you can't afford it then don't purchase it. A hearty thanks to. GG for taking on this product. I look forward to perusing it in the future.
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I'd not previously been aware of the issues around the previous Judges Guild attempt at crowdfunding CSIO or of the challenges around the current owners of JG. I'd therefore like to say thank you to Goodman Games for navigating what sounds like a nightmarish maze of issues. It is a minor miracle that this product has launched at all, and can just about grasp the many complexities. I understand why it restricted in ways a 'clean' product would not be. Thank you for persevering.
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What are the plans for the series after this? I get that WOTC has pulled their license, and you are clearly unhappy with your relationship with JG. so what is left?
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