You might have noticed that your pledge towards The Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters was canceled yesterday. Firstly I'd like to thank everybody for pledging to the project, but we had to pull-the-plug on the campaign because switching to Backerkit wasn't the good decision we thought it would. The project had a really hard time getting funded.
But The book isn't going anywhere! As a matter of fact, we want the Quintessential series to reach its full potential. So we decided to relaunch it on Kickstarter on 11 February 2025! Which isn't that long from now.
Get ready for the next installment of the Quintessential series: Urban Encounters! This time around, the team—consisting of JVC Parry, Dungeon Dad, WallyDM, and Mr. Tarrasque—will take you to the streets of Evrich, a city teeming with life and adventure around every corner. All brought to life by some of the most amazing artists like Danny Pavlov. Compatible with 5th edition.
The cobbled streets of Evrich reach miles in every direction, and each road is bound to lead you on an unforgettable adventure, or at least to somewhere with a cool monster to fight.
The city is ripe with colourful characters, all with their own scheme and stories that are bound to be intertwined with one another. Everyone has an agenda, and the city itself is the grand stage on which everything comes together!
Your day may start with a casual stroll through the vast market district, only to wind up in the casino betting stacks of gold pieces on a lizard race against a fey creature who feeds on luck, and that wouldn’t even be the strangest thing to happen this week.
You’ll find Evrich to be jam-packed with encounters tailor made for 5th edition, so whether you choose to incorporate the entirety of this sprawling city and its interconnected plots into your campaign, or you simply want to drag and drop your favourite locales and events from the book into a city of your own creation, the Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters has got you covered!
As this is the second book in the Quintessential series, we want you to have a quick reference to all original monsters featured in both installments. Pledging for a total of €35 will add the PDF of the Quintessential Bestiary to your order.
Starting with the design philosophy of the first book, Monster Encounters, we want to offer you everything you need to fill your urban campaign with exciting encounters, NPCs, intrigue and much more.
Not only will all encounters come in a ready-to-run package, the book will also be full of GM tips & tricks from the writers themselves. So that you can adapt every encounter to your game.
It's very easy for groups of players to take an unexpected 'left turn' when playing in and around an urban environment, often leaving the GM short on ideas on what to do next. We want you to always have a trick up your sleeve with these ready-to-toss-at-any-situation Micro Encounters:
Back the project in the first 48 hours and become eternalized in Evrich Cemetery! We'll create an entire section where we list all early bird backers with a random cause of death. Good for inspiration for any GM, and maybe even a good laugh.
For a limited time, you can get your hands on the first book in the series; The Quintessential Guide to Monster Encounters, for a highly reduced price. This comes with a PDF and an at-cost print code.
Fulfillment of the Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters print version will be handled by DriveThruRPG. When the Print-On-Demand book is ready, you will receive a print code that allows you to purchase the printed book at cost. In addition to the printing costs, you will be responsible for shipping. This is the fastest and most cost-effective way to get The Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters into your hands and onto your table.
Important note: You will ONLY have to pay the printing cost (and shipping). We will have multiple printing options, so you can choose if, when and how you'd like to receive your book. The cost towards the creators (us) has already been payed through your pledge.
What is it going to cost me?
Estimations right now are that the physical version of the Quintessential Guide to Urban Encounters is going to cost you around €40 to €50 before shipping. This is considering a €20 pledge plus print cost.
