Hey adventurers,

We finally received a test print of our book, and it looks amazing!

Ready for Your PDF?
Expect an email in the next couple of days with your PDF. You may find it through BackerKit, not directly from us, so keep an eye out. 👀

If you ordered any add-ons, you should also expect a charge in the next couple of days.

What About Paperbacks?
Thanks for your patience as our publisher, DriveThruRPG, experienced printing delays during this summer's many conventions. Our test print was received, approved, and now we're excited for you to get yours. We'll email you a link to print your POD copy this week.

What is POD?
POD (Print on Demand) gives us an alternative to printing a thousand books and warehouse fees — our publisher prints and ships only what you need when you order it. We discounted the full price of the book, so your checkout price will only include printing and shipping (under $10, unless you live in the middle of a lake). We opted for a premium softcover book and we're very happy with the value for such a low price. Check out the pictures below!

More updates soon. Feel free to reach out directly to [email protected] with any questions.

And our big thanks to all of you for printing our first book! We're excited to invite you on our next journey 🧙🏻‍♂️📚

Adventurers,

Thank you for making our project a reality! A few things need to happen before we can kick off fulfillment.

Here's a quick rundown:

First, we are collecting names/anonymous preferences for our acknowledgments page from our immortal backers. We’ll send out a BackerKit survey to collect this information. Everyone will have one week to fill out the survey so we can fulfill everyone's orders without delay.

Second, we need to add Backers' names to the inner cover and then upload the updated PDF to DriveThruRPG, our printing fulfillment partner. The book is written and the art has already been formatted (we can't wait for you to see all this wicked art!) so this step will only take as long as DTRPG takes to approve our book.

Watch out for the survey today or tomorrow. The invitation email contains a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards. 

If you need to change your survey responses, purchase add-on items, or update your shipping information, you can click the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after we send the surveys out.) 

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your crowdfunding account, the BackerKit survey link is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact me.

Again, thanks for all your support. We can’t wait to send you your next adventure!

Venice Hartwell,

Hartwell Press

12 hours left! Tell a friend, we're funded but we can still keep growing 🌳

I’m excited to show off new updates from our artist: A classic take on guards. You can’t imagine the arguments they get into while they’re just standing around. …Well, actually you can imagine! In 12 hours the project will end, and in several days you’ll be able to imagine with the rest of your party, sitting over your table or online. 

We’ve also included battle maps to make the imagining easier, with and without gridlines and labels.

Happy rolling!

Hartwell Press

48 hours left in the campaign! And, after writing the last extra encounter, I kept going until I finished the 2nd encounter 🚤🦈 I hope you’re not afraid of deep water…

With only 2 days left in the campaign, I am excited to see that the funding is still going! Thanks to our mighty artist for inking these exciting pages 🧟🖋️

✅ You unlocked it
✅ We wrote & inked it
✅ Now it's in your book!

Backers only: Here's a sneak peek at your first extra encounter! Let us know what you think in the comments. We'll listen and make adjustments based on your feedback until the campaign is over and we ship the book 📖 🤓