Quick update for you. I'm done with the text for "The Reliquaries of Orvab the Handless," art is in process, and I'm finalizing the argillum ancestry (these are the weird little psionic dwarves that dwell in the Sleeping Lands)!
If you are interested, you can access the argillum ancestry playtest materials here. If you use the ancestry in your games, please let me know by emailing me at [email protected].
The Cave of Amber Tears writing, design, and editing are chugging along, and more art is coming in. Plus, cartography is just about to commence. We are well underway.
In other news, the ancestry I designed for the Jams of the Timescape is selectable over at Forge Steel! Now you can play as a tiny oakling or a misshapen gall guardian. They are kinda like two ancestries in one.
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed the winter holidays. Going forward, I'll be providing brief monthly check-ins to share progress.
Right now, I'm happy to report that progress on the Cave of Amber Tears is moving along smoothly. I'm in the midst of playtesting encounters, writing, designing, and commissioning art.
If you're one of the folks who signed up for the "Great Skald of the North" tier, I'll reach out soon to schedule our session!
Writing, design, and copyediting are nearly finished for the Reliquaries of Orvab the Handless. Art is underway! I'm really excited about this short product.
Paul here with a very brief update. I sent surveys out about two weeks ago, and nearly everyone has responded! Thank you to everyone who has completed the survey so far!
If you haven't completed your survey, please do, as I'd love to get some of your rewards into your (digital) hands.
That's all for now. Wishing you all a very happy and healthy holiday!
Sending a quick update to let you know that I'll be sending out the "smoke test" surveys in the next few days or so, followed by the general survey to all backers. The "smoke test" surveys are sent to a small percentage of backers to ensure everything is working properly. If everything goes smoothly (and I'm sure it will), then I'll follow up by sending the general survey to everyone else.
Once you fill out the survey, you'll be able to start receiving some of the digital rewards from the crowdfunding campaign.
Those of you who purchased any of the adventure add-ons, like the Cradle of Fire, the Mausritter adventures, To Defy the Stars, or Tomb of the Crescent Moon, will be able to download these items very soon!
Project Map - December 2025
Thank you all for your support.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected].
Wherever you fare till your eyries receive you at the journey's end! - Paul Ligorski
If you missed it, Matt Colville gave my Timescape quest a shoutout in his Draw Steel Ancestry Guide video!
Matt Colville points at the cover for To Defy the Stars
I was also interviewed for a second time by Jon de Nor on Goblin Points.
And for a brief moment, the Cave of Amber Tears crowdfunder was featured on the front page of BackerKit!
At each stage of this project, my expectations have been trampled and set ablaze, and at some point in the last day, they were destroyed further when the project broke through $5K.
With us surpassing $5K, you have unlocked a final secret stretch goal! The Cave of Amber Tears will now be implemented into the Draw Steel Codex, the bespoke virtual tabletop currently in development. This won't occur until after the final PDF is finished, so probably sometime around late March next year.
Thank you all for your flabbergasting support. I'm truly grateful and in awe of how successful this project has been.
