The Overlord doth decree ‘tis time for another update on the status of The City State of the Invincible Overlord crowdfunding project.
As you’re about to see, layout continues and the light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter. We’re in the midst of not only checking for typos but confirming all the cross-references across the eight(!) books are all pointing to their proper places, hunting down the dreaded “see p. XX”s that litter the landscape, and otherwise tidying things up for the printer.
Art, and there is a substantial amount of it, continues to flow in, but as these images show, just because we don’t have all the art doesn’t mean layout has stalled. We just block out a section for it and keep proofing and cross-referencing. Once the final city state map is complete, we’ll make sure all the coordinates point to the right places on the map and it’ll be off to the printer.
Until then, let’s look at some of the pages from both the 5e and the DCC versions. Remember: these are all works in progress so if you see something a little funky, we just haven’t gotten around to stomping on it. But stomp it, we shall and deliver unto you an amazing gaming product filled with years of adventure.
A page spread from Book 1: The City State of the Invincible Overlord (5e version)
A page spread from Book 1: The City State of the Invincible Overlord (5e version)
A page spread from Book 4: The Dungeons of the Invincible Overlord (DCC version)
A page spread from Book 4: The Dungeons of the Invincible Overlord (DCC version)
A page spread from Book 4: The Dungeons of the Invincible Overlord (DCC version)
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!