Mid-March Update
16 days ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 01:39:04 AM
Greetings All!
Back with a Mid-March update! Apologies for the odd hour, the end of February was a rough one and I’ve been catching back up. I had been shuffling through a fever for a few weeks there. On the days it was lower I was still able to work in a reduced capacity and this week was a fire drill catch up.
Decks:
The latest samples flagged a number of small but wide scope changes - which I plowed through last week and this weekend.
- Text ‘Squish’ Reduction
- Spacing Issue (Border & Text Proximity)
- Minor Icon Swapping (Muddled)
- Minor Effect Name Scaling (Sub Items)
Those files are now back out for the final PPC (Print Production Copy) with any flagged changes being carried over to the book this week. These changes all in all affected roughly 366 rears cards, with a much heavier slant towards the later decks.
This week all of those changes will be re-uploaded to reflect those final changes on the Digital side.
Book:
The fever cost me on my drawing schedule, I owe the remaining full illustration items, and a handful of smaller illustrations to wrap the book for PPC. I was managing about 1.5 a day, before the fever and the deck correction turn-arounds, so I’m hoping to wrap them in early April to keep chasing the production dates.
Fingers crossed but I’ve been making some good progress now that I can focus again. New file uploads coming shortly for 2.06 once I get the decks fully rendered for upload.
Production Timeline:
Late night conversations with Production have been fruitful.
They are humming along with packaging and odds and ends while I prep wrapping the Deck Samples and prepping the Final Book Layout.
Dice Issues:
Hoping for a positive update after the next sampling, the last post CNY Batch was botched in the molding process. They are trying again for a new sample ASAP.
Additional Note:
Every backer should have access to Beta PDF through Digital Downloads on Backerkit, it’s the full (minus: Add-on Only) Backer list. If you aren’t seeing the digital download available, please check the following:
- Projects > Select Project > View Order > Digital Downloads Button > Select Files
If you don’t see anything there, you are one of the remaining 160: Incomplete Surveys or Unlocked Orders.
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Incomplete Survey: Please complete your Survey.
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Unlocked Orders: These 48 should see that their addresses are locked today.
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Charge Pre-Orders: These 27 won’t be charged until we pass to shipping. I try to do these task in swatches and I get nervous doing them with low sleep.
All-In-All:
Slow in some places but strides in others, it’s getting there. The progress is giving me a lot of hope for the conclusion.
Be Safe, and Keep Playing!
- Hos (Dungeon Scribe)
Feb 2026: Micro Update & Latest PDFs
about 2 months ago
– Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 12:01:16 PM
Greetings All!
Back a brief update during the continual heads-down push over here. Please expect a more robust update by the end of the month.
Rolling PDF Releases:
Following the weekly releases of 2.01 through 2.03, 2.03-5 went live today and includes some additional updated renders across the sections. Following that, below is a broadcast of the next file share for later this week, expected on Thursday PM/Friday AM.
Beta 2.04:
The latest file release, this will include a Deck Update.
Items: Bulk Lift (Art Additions + Formatting)
- The additional added items/art might break the formatting. If so, this will be resolved in 2.05 next week.
The Trio: Near Final
- Scribe: Formatted Statblock + Additional info
- Possible Spread + Intro post 2.05
Bestiary: Update (Art + Blurbs)
- Finalizing blurbs/statblock placement
- Rolling updates on Art from Sketch to Lineart Render.
Optional Content: Mini Adventures 1.01 + Oddities 1.01
- This format has been fighting me, if not prepped for public release with 2.04 it will land in 2.05 next week.
Art: Sketches / Filler Placement / Lineart
- All Remaining hours go towards developing the sketch placeholders to final art.
Decks:
- Several minor updates, including Sketches/Art + Item Details swaps across Decks 7-10.
Sampling/Production:
More news to follow post CNY. Some elements are exactly where they need to be, while some are still struggling in the process. They should even out after they return to office from the break.
TLDR; All in All:
Roughly on track, heads down to ensure it stays that way. Please feel free to check out the latest PDF shares if you are curious about progress. Each pass gets us closer to the final details of release look and print final.
As always, be safe and keep playing.
- Hos (Dungeon Scribe)
New Years Update: Updated Timeline / Production Battleplan.
3 months ago
– Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 04:33:06 PM
Greetings All!
Happy New Year, everyone! If you celebrated, I hope the holidays treated you well. The end of the year is always a little hectic, but I hope this is finding you in good spirits.
This update is meant to give a peek at the timeline heading into 2026, as well as expand on the Mid-November update and earlier timeline projections.
Book/Card - Beta:
The Beta has gone through a number of overhauls since its release on December 3rd. One of the most significant rounds of changes followed the latest print test, which helped gauge how everything reads and feels on physical pages. These changes include, but aren't limited to, the font adjustments for the Item Section and yet another reflow to account for spacing changes.
Where does that leave us for January/January Focus:
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Art: Wrapping remaining Item & Creatures Illustration
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Sectional Releases: Release of the remaining sections as they flow and again upon editing passes.
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Finalize: Wrapping up final Items and Boon - Book Placement
New Files: Expect a number of new files late tomorrow: January 1st, with additional updates rolling as they are completed. These files will include Decks and Beta (+) updates.
Production/Samples:
A majority of December has been working through and catching up with the Production Partners to ensure material quality. This came with both positives and negatives. While many elements are available and off to Sampling, my delays staggered their release approvals and subsequent delivery timelines.
I’ve been double-timing efforts to get things back on track, but the samples provide critical insight into the final product, and their approval is non-negotiable. Because of this, I’m officially sliding full production (books and decks) until After CNY which means the end of February.
My goal is still to run a limited production batch for items that are ready before then, but the core elements are simply too important to rush.
Dice:
The latest round of dice several issues consistent with the previous batches. This was a setback, especially considering the turn around speed, but I am cautiously optimistic of the new direction. A new Project Manager has been brought on to help wrangle these challenges and guide the next sample set across the finish line.
Fingers crossed, and getting updates on a rolling basis to stay on track.
Updated Timeline:
The following milestones will be paired with that month’s Kickstarter Update, to both share progress, announce the next phase, and provide insight of progress along the way.
January:
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Sample Signoff: Wrap Sampling
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Prep Production: Outliers and Packaging (Send Files)
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Deck 1-10: Final Files (Last Eyes on Editing / Printer Files)
February (Post CNY):
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CNY (Chinese New Year): Production Pause
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Art & Outliers: Ensure outage is used for Polish.
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Beta to Final: Send Final Files (Print Approval)
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Book / Cards: Final Item Production Cycle
March/April
- Final Item Production Wrap-Up
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1 to 2 Weeks: Packaging & Staging (Separating by Fulfillment Center)
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1 Week: Pickup, Ground Shipping, Port Staging, and Loading
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Shipments Begin: Begin Staggered Shipments (All Regions)
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Sea Freight: 6-8 Weeks
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Shipping Cost: Forecasted and Posted, Region/Items
May/June
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Import: Customs Processing (Timing Varies)
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Fulfillment Centers: Arrival & Sorting (1-2 Weeks)
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Lock Addresses: BackerKit Lock
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Shipping Charges: Direct Shipping, VAT/Sales Tax, and Tariffs (as applicable)
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Shipping: Shipping to You (1-3 weeks for outliers)
July/August
- Digital Deliveries via Backerkit
- VTT Deliveries Begin
- Post Campaign Deliverables.
- Heliana’s Conversion (TBD)
- ToV PDF (TBD)
TL;DR
That’s the battleplan from here to the finish line. I’m hesitantly hopeful for the progress accomplished this month and the road ahead, I’ll be heads down as we push towards completion. I appreciate your patience, I am working to streamline from here forward and am forever thankful for your support.
Be Safe and Keep Playing, Happy New Year.
- Hos
Mid November: Update - Beta Push
4 months ago
– Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 10:25:27 AM
Greetings All!
Back with two quick updates as I’m travelling to meet with the manufacturer at PAXU this week.
Beta Release:
I wish this was better news.
I spent most of the time getting the new formatting into the Decks finalized and taking some of those learnings into the Beta files. The changes broke the layout, and I pulled an ‘All Nighter’ to try and put a bow on this to prep it for release before having to depart.
This was work in tandem with the editing pass, and I was able to get to G (around pg. 116), and the file is still utter chaos. This was far below my hope for the effort put into it, though the items now fit the pages and presents better than strict 10pt font / Auto Bullet throughout, but chaos.
I’ll be working on this while at PAXU as well as through the next week, my hope is to have something before the holiday but December 3rd seems more likely to get the multiple files updated and shared.
Hoping to get other sections out before then.
Digital Decks 1-5:
Uploaded the re-aligned (version drift) and final passed Decks this AM while sorting through the Beta fumble.
The several items had some last pass polish, and small format tweaks from later deck learnings. Along with some mechanic changes or wording alterations to hit a standardized tone.
Decks 6 – 10 will follow in final format, but after I get the Beta + Oddities section sorted. Sorry for another delay, hoping this is the end of the tunnel here.
Be Safe & Keep playing,
- Hos
Micro Update: Decks 1-10 & Beta Book Date
5 months ago
– Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 06:02:34 AM
Greetings All!
Micro Update, expanding on the Oct 18th update, as I keep heads down working.
General:
Thank you to those who reached out about the issue with Volume 10 from the Oct 31st upload (Happy Halloween!) Those files have been swapped and uploaded so it should be ready for recheck as of this morning.
FedEx also had an issue with printing a physical copy of the ‘Updated for Final’ review Deck 1 yesterday. If you have a similar problem, please let me know and I’ll rebuild the Big Deck File from scratch for retesting.
I’ll be resubmitting that again today so I have additional physical copies for review, hoping to include 4 & 5 by EoD.
Digital Decks 1 - 10:
All are now available, final versions (short of new findings) of Decks 1-3 and the updated version of Deck 9 (1.5), were in the last week.
I was hoping to get Decks 4-5 followed by 6-9 done for today but it’s been a fight, I will work getting these peppered in and filling the missing gaps over the weekend, with Updated 6-9 dropping as complete until the end of next week.
This is in tandem with getting the art gaps plugged, as always any catches (Grammar/Format/Mechanic) from the updated files can be documented here for the team.
Link to Feedback Form
Beta Book Files:
The errors caught in the Digital Decks have been getting tracked and updated within the Book Files, the catches have been instrumental in getting it updated for Beta Release.
The major issue being, those myriad of updates/simplifications/rephrasing have continued to eat up the bandwidth as they are taken from community notes and passed through the Editors. I haven’t been able to add the final touches for several sections as of yet.
I am pushing delivery a week and a half to November 19th, so that I can wrap the Final Decks and those remaining changes. If it needs to be broken into sections, they will continue to be delivered between November 19th - 26th, before being stitched together and presented.
My sincerest apologies for the sliding dates, each refinement pass has added necessary and tangible improvement but bloated unforeseen time blocks. It’s coming together, it's a bear.
I’ll be working through these heads down, but checking the edit - proofing catches. I appreciate beyond measure the eyes over these digital files for alignment/grammar/formatting. It’s been improving these passes by the day.
Be Safe and Keep Playing
- Hos (Dungeon Scribe)
Update:
Updated Deck 4 uploaded, and took a run through the distribution rules to make sure that Sage: 6-10 was properly distributing.
(Ease of Access: Sage's also have gained access to 1-5 Digital Decks on this platform as well)
