If you don't know Hitoshi Yoneda by name, you may recognize him by his art!

Hitoshi Yoneda is a Japanese artist and illustrator who built an incredible career in sci-fi fantasy and game illustration. He gained renown in particular for his images of dragons. Yoneda was the main illustrator for most of the earlier Sword World Short Stories light novels, including its first novel A Leprechaun's Tears. You may also know him from the work he did on Elemental Gearbolt, Silent Bomber, and Mystic Ark. It was really important to us to have an artist on the team supporting this campaign who worked on earlier Sword World pieces, and we couldn't be happier that Hitoshi Yoneda is on the team.

The art on all of the Collector's Editions is still in progress, but you can tell from the drafts how sick these covers are going to be. We'll provide more updates on the progress of this art as it happens!

See more of Hitoshi Yoneda's art here. 

We HAD to call out our friends over at Elderbrain for their rad new project that just launched, because supporting projects like this is what it's all about, and they've shown us so much love for Sword World already! If you are interested in a game where psychological horror feels like more than a single saving throw, check out Descent into Madness on Kickstarter.

It expands madness into a full 5e system, with 12 subclasses, 14 new monsters, spells, feats, magic items, unstable NPCs, and more. Every backer also gets a free Ed Greenwood adventure. Many of the physical rewards are Kickstarter-exclusive, and some limited tiers even let you become a hand-illustrated NPC inside the book. It's just a great campaign that we really wanted to show some support for, and it would mean a lot if you hopped on over and took a look, even if you don't end up backing it.

You can find the free sample and back Descent into Madness on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elderbrain/spawns-of-the-mindrender-descent-into-madness?ref=9pnhof