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This amazing project is destined to become your favorite Pathfinder tome, a book you'll find a use for in every one of your games for years to come!
Detailing the amazing world of Veranthea is only part of its charm; there are a slew of player options at your disposal as well, and for GMs, advanced NPC statblocks of alchemists, cavaliers, oracles, magi, summoners, gunslingers, samurai, ninja, and all of the base classes released by Paizo!
Speaking of Paizo, several of their incredible staff fill out the enormous roster of talented artists, designers, and writers working on this fantastic book!
There's so much more to say about Veranthea, but that's for you to find out on the ever-updating tumblr!
Don't forget to download the while you're there!
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This will be a very interesting ride...
Looking forward to it.
Quick question (since I haven't participated in a Kickstarter before). Can I contribute early and then upgrade when it reaches $25,000 if I want to get the hard copy of the book?
Looking forward to it.
Quick question (since I haven't participated in a Kickstarter before). Can I contribute early and then upgrade when it reaches $25,000 if I want to get the hard copy of the book?
Not only can you do that, you absolutely should!
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This book is already shaping up awesomely, I'm looking forward to having my printed copy - because it is going to hit print, let me tell you.
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Pledged. First time I was ever able to pledge early enough to get on an early bird discount. Woohoo!
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If you're on the fence, check out Mike's interview with Paco Jaen! Learn about the birth of Veranthea, what's in store for the product itself, and possibly some hints about Battle Savvy Penguins?
Pledged. First time I was ever able to pledge early enough to get on an early bird discount. Woohoo!
Thanks Lord Mhoram. I promise it'll be worth it! :D
Pledged. First time I was ever able to pledge early enough to get on an early bird discount. Woohoo!Thanks Lord Mhoram. I promise it'll be worth it! :D
I expect. :D
I'm just happy I didn't come in a week in which is what usually happens with Kickstarters I'm interested in.
Glad to be a part of this. Wild magic, wild ride!
Clinton's stretch goals are easily two of my favorites. I cannot wait to see what you do with wild magic you mad genius! :D
Thank you for this amazing response! I am truly beside myself with joy knowing that so many people are already interested in the Veranthea Codex!
Wondering how the Free Isle of Trectoyri functions, and what makes Ominara operate? We've got a tumblr update for you! Expect another one later today that sheds some light on the adventure scenario included with this section of the book! ^_^
Come over to the Veranthea Codex tumblr and see the adventure scenario for the Free Isle: Bad Omens in Ominara!
If psionic doppelganger saboteurs sounds like a good time to you, don't miss out on this update!
Wow! We burst right past $3k last night!
If you'd like a little more insight into the book and have half an hour to sit down with me and GMS Magazine, I was a guest on the RPG Interview Room!
Give the podcast a listen and then swing by the Kickstarter page for your four free preview PDFs!
Are you keen on the Red Fists? Want to give your rebellious, savage side a whirl?
Spend some time in Deevyce Town and join their horde in a bid to conquer Grethadnis, or play an enterprising adventurer well paid to disrupt their plans!
Check it out to hear about the new races in the book, how the project team came together, and much more! :D
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Hey Kids. Head Trectoyri developer Colin Stricklin here. Hit me up if you want the inside scoop on the monstrous continent!
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There are top men involved in this project. TOP. MEN.
That's true, Scott_UAT!
One of these fine individuals, the developer for the high-magic continent of Urethiel, is giving us a peak into the Death of the Heavens on today's update to the Veranthea Codex tumblr!
Read on to find out how the tengu and their cousins, the dengu and pengu, came to walk the realms of the Grand Dynasties!
Have you seen today's update to the Veranthea Codex tumblr? We've got a paranoid inquisitor archetype, the conxecron instigator, traversing all over Veranthea in search of the truth behind the doings of the divine!
Moreover the core team of artists, designers, and writers are doing a LIVE Google Hangout Q&A on Thursday night at 9 PM EST; if you're interested in the project, stop by and say hello (the link will be posted here shortly after we begin) or if you'll be unable to, drop by the Veranthea Codex Facebook page and leave your critiques, comments, and questions!
Part of the Veranthea Codex is devoted to PCs playing as dragons, and what Colin Stricklin sent across my desk is too good not to be shared! Today's update to the tumblr features the developer for Trectoyri and shows exactly why he's the man tackling the monstrous continent!
If you haven't been by the Veranthea Codex Kickstarter page yet, the project is 40% funded at more than $3,000! Please give the video a look and get the four free preview PDFs to see if Veranthea is the right world for you! :D
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Backed.
There is ART to be had today!
Nathanael Batchelor's cooked up some amazing concept pieces for a very big, very dangerous secret off the northern shores of Urethiel and in the meanwhile, Indi Martin shows us the development stages of one of Grethadnis' Soulwells!
Check out their illustrations on the Veranthea Codex tumblr!
Don't forget the LIVE Q&A tonight either! Stop by the Veranthea Codex Facebook page around 9 PM EST for the link or to ask us a question!
We don't spill ALL of the beans, but only barely!
Wondering what sorts of bizarre adventures and tumultuous journeys await you in the Veranthea Codex?
The charming Clockwork Wonders of Brandlehill and the chilling Mysterious Peaks of Baranthar are available for FREE in web format on AdventureAWeek.com!
Review the first two modules in the Grualroth's Rot adventure path and be one of the last four pledges to push us over 100 backers!
Yesterday we had a content update with the Radross Empire in Grethadnis, and if Grualroth's Rot caught your interest, reveals for the third module in the adventure path are part of today's update!
In other news, we have more than 100 backers!
Thank you to everyone that pledged and everyone that pledges before the Kickstarter ends—you are awesome and in store for an amazing book!
There’s a whole new set of races in the Veranthea Codex, from the betrayed dragonii, to the unyielding pantako and the feylves, elves shrunk down and caught in a constant waking dream!
Read more about them in today’s update to the tumblr!
There’s a very awesome, very excellent episode of the Demiplane of Gaming where Steve Russell and Owen K.C. Stephens grill me about world development, product management, the budget, Srendath, my favorite bits of Grethadnis, the themes of Urethiel, orc biker gangs, and much, much more!
Wondering what all the magical goings on in Urethiel are all about, what The Scarring has done to the realms of the Grand Dynasties, and what that means for you as a player or GM?
Today is your day!
This update to the tumblr describes the four types of changes wrought on the people of the high fantasy continent.
Will you be...
Pledge to the Veranthea Codex Kickstarter today and adventure on the fantastic continent Urethiel!
There is desolation in all directions; no water, no succor, no green or growing things. The rusted remains of old war machines lie baking under a relentless sun, and all around is a boundless junkyard. There are heat shimmers on the horizon, and all approaching mounds of earth look alike.
Yet one of these grows larger. It is long and low, and as you get closer a sound follows.
Metal crunches.
The crowd cheers.
The Chainz are at their play.
Featuring fantastic concept artwork by Jacob Blackmon accompanying Colin Stricklin's brilliant writing!
(and though this is not Warlords of the Apocalypse, if that's your thing, you need to check this out)
Go to the
One of our earliest stretch goals is for the inimitable Clinton Boomer to expand the wild magic rules—see the list of effects now on today's update to the tumblr!
There's more magic for the Veranthea Codex today!
If they forsake the gods in Urethiel, where do divine spellcasters find their mystical power?
Ancestors.
Read more about the kowah-terasa style of spellcasting in today's tumblr update! :D
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We are more than halfway funded! ^_^
There's an amazing piece of fiction in that last update (in case you didn't click through!) and we've got a second helping for tonight.
Kratcher the ogre-magi has drawn together the disparate ex-slaves of the last of the terrible jabberwocky rulers, and her forces—along with the goblin-engineered firearms they carry into battle—are now one of the greatest threats to Grethadnis!
PS: If you've been holding out, pledge now! All of the early-bird backer levels are taken, but some excellent new rewards are available! :D
The Nerd Nighters had me on their podcast to talk about the Veranthea Codex Kickstarter!
Host JR Honeycutt and the Bo'Marr Punk (creator of Pure Steam!) talk with me about tone, the kinds of adventures you'll have in Veranthea, art direction, the extensive number of reward levels, and much more!
We're also doing a second live Q&A on Wednesday September 24th at 9 PM EST! Submit any questions you've got and we will happily answer them. :D
Luis Loza introduces us to another one of the Veranthea Codex’s unique NPCs: Blind Yamabe, a warrior with a tortured soul that wanders the lands of Urethiel seeking a noble end!
Today's update to the Veranthea Codex's tumblr is another historical treatise by Trectoyri's developer Colin Stricklin—how the Dragon Mind was turned to evil and the creation of high machinery by the engineers of Goblinvania!
If you haven't been by the Kickstarter page lately, take a look—we're just about to push past $5k!
Get your pledge in now before all the higher backer levels are all gone!
Today's tumblr update is a prestige class included in the Veranthea Codex: the entri entrapper, warriors of the woods that seek justice in a lawless realm!
First off we've got a great tumblr post from writer Brian Wiborg Monster with some concept art from Indi Martin—read onward to see what Kratcher, Ogress-Magi and warlord of Grethadnis, is all about!
Then there's our friends at Amora Game—they've just released a PayWhatYouWant PDF of the conduit class, something being reprinted in the Veranthea Codex (and something I designed). Otherwise normal people that can absorb and redirect magic are a common theme in the high fantasy realm of Urethiel. :D
Finally there's the second live Q&A tonight! Keep an eye on the Facebook page at 9 PM EST when the broadcast is up and the hyperlink will be there.
Whew! Thanks folks!
We answer a dozen or so questions from backers and explore "Metal Gear Veranthea" in the second Q&A!
Luis Loza is back again with the wondrous City of Blossoms in Urethiel!
The tumultuous history of dragons in Trectoyri comes to a fitting close with today's update to the tumblr by Colin Stricklin.
Read about the decline of the Egg Hunters, troubled start to the School of Vile Shadows, and enjoy the statblock of its head professor—High Mage Grukorii Felltongue!
If you've been holding out on pledging until the end, get ready—the last week of the Veranthea Codex Kickstarter begins this Sunday night and continues until the night of October 5th!
Pledge now before the backer level you want is gone!
We've been saving the very best tumblr updates for the home stretch!
There's something truly amazing coming on Monday, but today's post is savory indeed: grab your six shooters and head down into the Forever Dark—if you dare!
This seems to have stalled - after such a quick start. I would have thought that the RGG name would have sold this.
I think the lack of hardcover until $25000 may have been part of the issue - you did not get the $100+ pledges from people wanting the Hardcover.
Still astonished that you are no longer trending to the target - it looks good to me
This seems to have stalled - after such a quick start. I would have thought that the RGG name would have sold this.
I think the lack of hardcover until $25000 may have been part of the issue - you did not get the $100+ pledges from people wanting the Hardcover.
Still astonished that you are no longer trending to the target - it looks good to me
The hurdle for the hardcover is considerable and as you point out, quite daunting, but I've learned that some of the advice I've been given (have all the work done ahead of time) wasn't entirely accurate; it should be, "have all the work paid for ahead of time"!
Without the kind of capital that other projects started with (for instance, Rise of the Drow, Snow White, the current Southlands project) there just isn't a realistic way to go straight for a hardcover print run while at the same time getting together content.I've been on top of Kickstarters with an eyeglass for the past two years, and I'm positive that the projections on Kicktraq.com and similar sites aren't accurate in this case—we've been planning on a strong kick in the end throughout the campaign, keeping all the really good announcements for last.
With all the strong competition around, I'm glad that we've still got the best tricks in our trunk!
Later today there's a REALLY big announcement but for now, I've got the green avenger prestige class along with some juicy back story for the fellow on the cover.
Keep an eye out for the big news—as soon as I get the green light I'll post about it here! :D