Thank you all so much for pledging early to get my latest books funded!
Before I dive into it, here is what's in this update:
Overview of unlocked stretch goals
Announcement of NEW stretch goals
d66 Table needs your ideas
Grimm Friends
What's Been Unlocked So Far
In the first full day, you managed to unlock 3 stretch goals and are on the way to a fourth.
Free Digital Assets for all the books
Printed End Sheets
A guest adventure written by DMDave! Dave and I became friends over the past year or so at conventions (time and space are a difficult concept for me). Dave, and an amazing crew, played in a late-night Vast Grimm session I ran last Game Hole Con at our hotel and it was a blast.
Professionally I was immediately amazed by his prolific writing and the direction he was taking in his new work. You probably backed MekBorg/Steel Psalm that recently crowdfunding. If not, I'm sure I will share the link when he opens up the late pledges.
Incoming Stretch Goals
I have a ton of stretch goals up my sleeve, but I don't want to reveal too much too soon.
At 35k I will create an online character generator that includes all the new classes from this campaign.
At 45k you'll unlock a guest adventure written by Kelly McLaughlin of the Dungeon Dudes! Kelly and I have known each other for years in passing at conventions, but we got to hang out a good bit more at that same Game Hole Con mentioned above. Kelly was one of the other players in that late-night Vast Grimm game I ran.
If you haven't checked out the Dungeon Dudes before, they showcase gaming tips, reviews, actual plays, and have created incredible projects based on their games for 5e. With the Monsters of Drakkenheim crowdfunding recently wrapping up, I'm excited to read Kelly's adventure!
d66 Steal from the Dead Table
Now that we've unlocked the End Sheets in all of the books, I have room in A Grimm Outlook to put a d66 table of items you might find on a dead person in the 'verse. Ross and I have written a bunch of these tables already, so now I want your help.
Join the discussion by adding something you'd want included on the table. If yours is included on the list, your name will be credited in the book for your entry! Be sure to keep it bizarre, funny, and weird.
One of my favorite things about this hobby/community is the friends you make sitting around playing make-believe and creating your own shared myths. You could probably tell that from the guest adventure stretch goals :)
Speaking of friends, I have quite a few who have projects going on RIGHT NOW! Each update I will be sharing some of them with you. Take a few minutes and check out their projects. If they're up your alley, give it a pledge. If they aren't and you know someone who would enjoy it, please share it with them.
I met Justin (Severed Books, Severed Toys) at an axe-throwing event during one of the conventions. We hit it off right away, and I could tell we would be friends almost immediately. Justin does it all, from writing, to art, to product design. And for his latest project, he partnered with the creators of Mörk Borg to make a bad a$$ action figure. There are only 12 days left on this campaign, go get all the toys now!
John Baltisberger is someone I feel like I have known forever... even though it has probably only been a couple of years. We've gotten to play a few games together online and had great side conversations. As a horror writer, he has been able to describe würm infestation and body horror in ways I never would have been able to visualize in my head without his gruesome words. His latest project which explores deranged nature wizards fight against magic-powered corporations just launched. Go check it out here. You've made it to the end of the update. Let me know in the comments what you think of the stretch goals.
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