The holy city of Keld is in crisis, as powerful outside forces clash within Keld’s hidden walls. The citizens of Keld face their onslaught as they transform into a new form called the Flayed. Those who haven’t turned are fighting to survive, but will it be too late? The people of Keld, if not all of Io, need your help. Will you accept their call? Keld Fallen is a Levels 5-12 Adventure, compatible with 5e and 5.5e systems.
The Flayed Lumberjack attempts to strike down their foes
Forge your own path through the city of Keld in a branching narrative with 4 distinct endings. Your choices shape the city's fate.
🗺️ Maps for Every Location
From everyday locations like Safehaven’s General Store to epic dungeons like The Heart, every area includes region maps + battlemaps ready for play.
🎨 Fully Illustrated NPCs
Every NPC - major or minor - comes with unique, dedicated artwork. No fillers. No repeats.
📊 Simplified Encounter Building (New CR System)
Introducing Underling, Elite, and Boss CR - a streamlined system that lets you quickly match encounters to your party level without complex calculations.
🎲 Compatible with D&D 5.0 & 5.5
Designed with 5.5 formatting in mind, with a dedicated 5.0 compatibility section so you can run Keld Fallen at any table.
🐲 New Creatures
A wide variety of enemies to challenge your party, all designed with a streamlined balance in mind. Every NPC their own unique stat block so you don't have to recycle old stats.
✨ New Magic Items
Discover powerful, flavorful loot that enhances gameplay and deepens the world.
🎬 Set in the World of Deadbeats
Built in the IOverse and inspired by the campaign show Deadbeats, this adventure is fully accessible to new players - with background and information laid out completely in the book.
The Gnarled Giver, Keld's once sacred tree, becomes corrupted by Kaasma Phara
Human designers, artists, and writers conceptualized and created Keld Fallen. We do NOT create content with Generative AI at any stage of this process.
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PDF Tier - $30
Get access to our Adventure Module, full color and fully illustrated! Our PDFs include bookmarks and hyperlinks for easy navigation.
Hardcover/PDF Tier - $70 $60
By purchasing our high-quality hardcover book, we will also include the Digital PDF!
Collector's Tier - $130 $100
Special limited collector's edition Keld Fallen hardcover book! This is our first limited edition, and we're making it extra special, including an embossed cover. Quantities are limited, so don't miss your chance! Contents are the same as the standard hardcover.
Digital ALL IN Tier - $110 $100
This is our "All In" for Digital Items, for those who don't want anything shipped. Includes our Digital PDF, Foundry VTT Module, Digital Tokens, and Digital Battlemaps (compatible with Foundry and Roll20).
Pin Tier - $130 $120
The tier for our Deadbeats fans! Includes the Hardcover Book, Digital PDF, and our Limited Edition Deadbeats pin set!
Pin Tier + Collectors - $170 $160
Same as the Pin Tier, but upgrades your book to the Collector's Edition!
Dice Tier - $180 $160
Are you a dice fiend? Includes the Hardcover Book, Digital PDF, Keld Fallen Dice Set, Hellebore Dice Set, and Hellebore Megad20.
Dice Tier + Collectors - $220 $200
Same as the Dice Tier, but upgrades your book to the Collector's Edition!
Legendary ALL IN Tier - $430 $400
For those who are ALL IN! Includes both the Hardcover and Limited Collector's Edition books, Digital PDF, Foundry VTT Module, Deadbeats Pin Set, Keld Fallen Dice Set, Hellebore Dice Set, Hellebore Megad20, Digital Tokens, and Digital Maps!
Superboss ALL IN Tier - $2,430 $2,200 (Limited 8 Pledges)
The ultimate pledge. Includes everything from the Legendary All In Bundle, plus you get to pitch a Superboss encounter for Keld Fallen! We'll handle all writing, design, and art, and keep you updated throughout. You'll also receive a special thank you credit in the book with your username.
PLEASE READ BEFORE PLEDGING: Your Superboss Pitch will have the following conditions:
Your superboss will be aligned with one of the two warring gods over Keld, evenly distributed between both. First approved concepts will be prioritized.
Superboss encounters are end-game and entirely optional; completing them is not required to finish the module.
All pitches must be approved by IO Publishing and will be signed over to IO Publishing for publication.
All writing, design, and art will be produced by IO Publishing from scratch. No outside art, designs, or writing will be accepted.
For our Stretch Goals - we will include a new subclass to be featured in our book for every $25,000$20,000 we raise. The subclass determined will be random by digital dice roll on stream (http://www.twitch.tv/worldofio). Events from our campaign, Deadbeats, inspired these subclasses.
Barbarian - Path of the Bounty Hunter
Cleric - Haionian Domain
Fighter - Riot Prot
Monk - Warrior of the Spirit
Paladin - Oath of the Deep One
Ranger - Sorcerous Sniper
Rogue- Detective
Sorcerer- Kaasma Sorcery
Wizard- Pharmacutical Doctor
Warlock- Vampiric Patron
The Flayed Overseer controls some of the Flayed from their compound
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Project Lead: Brett Gear Art Director: Brett Gear Project Concept: Brett Gear Writing Director: Masae Writers: Brett Gear, Laia Atenea Nimis, Ryan Tompkins, Masae Rules Developer: Brett Gear Editors: Brett Gear, Masae Foundry VTT Developer: Andrew B. Macdonald Graphic Designers: Nathaniel Balaba, Varbas Cover Illustrator: Alec Hamilton, Dire Hard Map Designers: Daniel-André Sørensen, Jussi Viitanen, TheCrownedDM Interior Illustrators: Nathaniel Balaba, Simone Bucci, Sara Campolo, Dire Hard, Jack A. Kozitza, Francesco Pinna, Le Rastislav, Nicolò Schiatti, Lorenzo Tomaselli, Varbas Our wonderful players: Brooke "Dodger" Thorne, Jesse "JesseCox" Cox, Joefudge, Masae, Snake, SummersSalt Additional Thanks: Backerkit, London Pendragon, World of IO community And a special thanks to our previous Backerkit Backers, as well as our generous Patreon Members!
