Whew. It's been a busy couple days. I was telling someone "I can't believe it's only been 4 days since this campaign started"...then I realized it had actually been only 3 days at that point! Thank you backers for helping us accomplish so much so quickly!

This update is a round-up of several topics, some of which you may have seen already in comments or livestreams. If you're eagerly awaiting the new stretch goals, scroll right to the bottom! If you have the patience to learn a lot more, read your way down there!

We just closed out the last of the original stretch goals. Wow. The new dungeon mini-level is yours! Full details on new stretch goals are below!

First I want to give a shoutout to another fun DCC adventure crowdfunding now, "Pirates of the Goblin River." Creator Matt Funk has really embraced the DCC community and this next adventure from him features awesome Stefan Poag cover art. Check it out!

There's a new poll added below this update - themed around the critters in Caverns of Thracia. We'll be back with more team trivia after that!

Our first trivia question was, "Beneath the ruins of Thracia is the minotaur king. In Greek mythology, the hero Theseus ventured into the labyrinth of the minotaur. What color was the thread he used to retrace his path?"

The answer we identified as correct is: red.

However... while we can cite our sources for that, after several backer suggestions, we realize there are some credible sources that cite other colors. And none of us was here to witness Theseus! Since Team 5E and Team DCC are within 1% of each other right now (see results here), we're going to call the difference "statistically irrelevant" and get an even more conclusive topic for our second trivia question! Coming soon...

Just in case you missed it, we've posted PDF previews of the first dungeon level for each rules system. You can see them below!

Joseph, Mike and Chris discussed the existing stretch goals and the new ones on Twitch yesterday. If you missed the broadcast, here's a recording. Listen to this if you want more context and details around what we're planning - and if you've ever wondered what an "Archie-pelican" is...

We just added even more stretch goals, including several that fulfill multiple backer requests: a new Thracia funnel, DCC conversion of "Sacrificial Pyre of Thracia" and 5E conversion of "Beneath the Isle of Serpents," a slipcase add-on, and many more. Here they are!

Thank you backers - you crushed the stretch goals! We thought 13 stretch goals was enough but clearly they were not!

We see your 13...and raise you 8! Watch live on Friday at 9am Pacific / Noon Eastern on our Twitch channel to see the reveal of 8 new stretch goals. The gauntlet is thrown down: backers, can you crush these 8 stretch goals like you crushed the first round?

We've been listening to backer feedback about what you want - and brainstorming a bit on our own. Join the livestream to hear the full list!

P.S. The art is finished for the most recent round of stretch goal graphics. (Thanks Aaron!) Check them out!

WOW. What an amazing start! Caverns of Thracia is about to clear $300k and has closed out nearly every stretch goal we published. We owe you Founding Backers more than 2,300 "thanks" for putting Caverns of Thracia in the company it deserves: among the most celebrated D&D adventures of all time.

As one reviewer put it, Caverns of Thracia "exists in stratospheric heights that are approachable by few and matched only by Gygax in his prime. Worth playing and replaying, and can be picked over endlessly without ever fully being known." I think the project's success reflects that appraisal.

We've paid close attention to backer feedback during our livestreams and in the comments since then. In this update we will centralize a few pieces of info. Our topics today are:

New Pledge Levels

Our two most popular pledge levels are the ones that were requested by backers during our launch livestream - "just the books" for 5E and DCC. Later (due to popular demand!) we also added "just the books, 5E+DCC." For those not already aware, these pledge levels now exist!

As most of you noticed, when you pledge you can select "Team 5E" or "Team DCC." Then you get a trivia question! This is our way of having some fun with gaming trivia over the course of the campaign. You can click "Trivia Challenge" in the top menu to see the current status.

Right now Team 5E is slightly ahead with the most correct answers. Over the course of our campaign the trivia questions will change. And maybe, just maybe, the winning team will get some sort of benefit in the end!

Answer the trivia question if you haven't already, and pay close attention as the campaign goes on!

Stretch Goals

Wow...we have closed out almost every stretch goal. In fact, we're $24 away from the next stretch goal as I type this. We have a few more up our sleeve, but it's clear we will need to add some new ones by the time our monthlong campaign is up. Backers, we'd like to hear from you! Are there any specific aspects of Caverns of Thracia that you'd like to see reflected in the new stretch goals we consider adding? As always there will be cost considerations, but if we can make it happen we will try!

Just for kicks...here are all the stretch goals we've closed out so far. Amazing!

Insider tip: artist Aaron Kreader did an excellent job of illustrating these stretch goals. Follow the art...it tells a story and hints at what you'll see in the content!

And we're inches away from opening up the Ruins of Thracia poster map!

Did we miss anything?

There is a very active community forming, and a lot of comments have been posted! We've tried to answer them all, but if we've missed any important questions, pose them here and we'll try to get to them!