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The walls of Endhome provide sanctuary for many who dwell on the Sinnar Coast: a place to conduct trade, a warm bed at night, and a fire to sit beside with a jack of ale into the late hours of the evening, but across the Gaelon River lies chaos.

The Lost Lands Return!

First introduced with the Lost City of Barakus Kickstarter, the Sinnar Coast region map detailed thousands of square miles of territory stretching from Rappan Athuk in the north all the way to the Domain of Hawkmoon far to the south. While many locations on the map are familiar from old Necromancer Games titles and more recent Frog God Games products, the map itself did little to tell the story of this region and even less to answer questions that it raised: Who rules beyond the Gaelon River? What hazards and ruins await south of the well-known dungeons of Rappan Athuk and Barakus? And, what has led to this land becoming known as the Sundered Kingdoms?

As part of the ongoing strategy of Frog God Games to take older and hard-to-find Necromancer Games products and update them not only to new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Swords & Wizardry Complete rules but also to incorporate them into the Lost Lands setting as a way to introduce them to fans old and new alike, Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms takes three classic Necromancer Games adventures: Patrick Lawinger’s Morrick Mansion, Casey W. Christofferson’s Aberrations, and Dave Brohman’s Crystal Skull and integrates them into a continuous plot for an adventure path that takes PCs from level 3 to 15+, perfect for the party that has finished exploring the dungeons beneath Barakus and is looking for the next road to adventure.

But Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms is much more than just an update of those three previously published adventures. To the adventure path it adds three new original adventures written by Greg A. Vaughan called The Beast Within, Shades of Yellow, and Vengeance in the Hollow Hills that both tie in with the three older adventures and also move the plot from one to the next to create the continuity of the adventure path. While you could play any or all of the six adventures as standalone sessions, you can also use them as a single contiguous campaign to explore a large region of the Lost Lands.

The First Lost Lands Gazetteer

In addition to the updated and expanded adventure path, Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms includes a campaign guide that expands upon the regional map of the Sinnar Coast. The central portion of that regional map is called the District of Sunderland, known more colloquially as the Sundered Kingdoms. Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms includes a full-color poster map that focuses on the Sundered Kingdoms from Endhome in the north to the southern extent of the Duchy of Southvale in the south, from Grollek’s Grove in the west to the farthest reaches of Ramthion Island in the east. The adventure path takes players from one end to the other with many a stop in between, but the included gazetteer details the dozens of nations, cities, wilderness areas, ethnicities, and geographic features of note within the area as well. It also provides a regional history including more global events of the Lost Lands that had a direct bearing on the area, giving the first sneak peak at the Lost Lands bigger picture hinted at and referenced throughout more than 15 years of Necromancer Games and Frog God Games products alike. This detailed history and timeline extends back more than 3,000, years telling the history of not only a significant portion of the Lost Lands but also the unknown back stories to classic Necromancer Games products.

Finally the Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms campaign guide also includes a chapter dedicated to the 13 insidious cults that are endemic to the Sundered Kingdoms region and are, perhaps, the true reason for its centuries of strife. This guide includes not only a write up of some of the most iconic and some not-so-well-known evil powers of the Lost Lands (yes, Orcus and Tsathogga are both there…along with 11 others) but also provides details of their individual cults, where they are located, and how they operate in and affect the Sundered Kingdoms as well as the rest of the Lost Lands.

Old School Bonus!

And as one more bonus for those old-time Necromancer Games fans (and new Frog God Games fans!) who followed all the releases in order to maintain a complete collection — even the hard-to-find stuff — we’ve got something you’ve never seen before. When Crystal Skull was first published back in 2005, a secret level was written as bonus material but was never released. We’ve dug back through the Necromancer Games archives and uncovered this gem; we’ve dusted it off, updated its rules, and incorporated it into the book so that it now serves as the climax of the entire adventure path! Now on the 10th anniversary of its original release, you can experience Crystal Skull as Orcus originally intended but with the bonus of it serving to cap off an entire campaign incorporating three classic Necromancer Games adventures, three brand new adventures, and a whole host of Lost Lands legends, lore, and deepest, darkest secrets.

Be the master of your Lost Lands campaign; buy The Lost Lands: Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms and remind your players that there’s more to fear in the Lost Lands than just the dungeons.

Check it out here!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

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The final manuscript came in at around 315,000 words so I'm guesstimating the book will be around 400 pages (maybe a little less) when all is said and done. Not one of our patented shelf busters, but we wanted to give your furniture a little bit of a break before we unleash The Northlands Saga Complete on it later this summer.


Backed. :)

Can I make a request for the leather books? The last couple have completely blank spines (as opposed to Rappan Athuk, Razor Coast and the Core Rules which were clearly labelled). As they're building up - would it be possible to have the title embossed on the spine again?


I see there will be a Vellum Poster map of the Sinnar Coast. What I would like to know is when should we indicate that we want one? Should I include the price in my pledge now?

I guess you can tell I WANT ONE!

I believe I was Backer #12. YIPPEE!

Why can't we see who the other Backers are anymore?


I've included addons in my pledge - I'm getting the vellum map, a few player guides and the next environment book. I was a little unsure about postage - I included that too, but in my summary page it seems to be adding it on top a second time. :/


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Thanks, Steve. I added in the Fields of Blood, Cyclopean Deeps 2, Sinnar Coast map, and the Vellum Sinnar Coast map.

I think I have most everything FGG has put out. Now all I need is the time and the players to run it all.

Scarab Sages

Steve Geddes wrote:
I've included addons in my pledge - I'm getting the vellum map, a few player guides and the next environment book. I was a little unsure about postage - I included that too, but in my summary page it seems to be adding it on top a second time. :/

I think it calculates the shipping and adds it for you automatically when you specify the country in the pledge.

Pledging for the same stuff you did. Glad I saw this now before heading to the airport later today!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

Steve Geddes wrote:

Backed. :)

Can I make a request for the leather books? The last couple have completely blank spines (as opposed to Rappan Athuk, Razor Coast and the Core Rules which were clearly labelled). As they're building up - would it be possible to have the title embossed on the spine again?

Steve, I'll forward this to Bill to make sure the spine gets labelled.


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Eating breakfast and pledging to the FGG Kickstarter. Good start to a Friday.

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

Steve Geddes wrote:
I've included addons in my pledge - I'm getting the vellum map, a few player guides and the next environment book. I was a little unsure about postage - I included that too, but in my summary page it seems to be adding it on top a second time. :/

It should calculate the postage for you when you specify the country. Don't add the postage amount in as part of your pledge.

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justmebd wrote:
Eating breakfast and pledging to the FGG Kickstarter. Good start to a Friday.

It's funny that you say that; Tsathogga is currently eating a breakfast of pledgers to the Kickstarter and also says it's a good start to a Friday. :-)


I would second having the spines labeled on the leather editions. The Vellum maps should be awesome. Real old school.

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I think the spines not being embossed was probably an oversight thing that just didn't get noticed among the million other details. We definitely want to have it embossed.

I've have forwarded this on to Bill so he'll be sure and have them do it.


I'm in can't wait to get my book and hopefully books when we get high enough for Fields of Blood. :)

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The vullums are amazing. I printed one and framed it and decided to make some more.

I'll ask Chuck re spine, don't see why not.

Steve, we can sort it all out on backerkitbgives. Don't worry

I am back in town tonight


Man, I love FGG stuff so much. Easy choice for me to get the $55 hardcover edition for PF...then by the time my add ons are done, I'm all the way up to almost three times that price, lol!


Greg A. Vaughan wrote:
Steve Geddes wrote:
I've included addons in my pledge - I'm getting the vellum map, a few player guides and the next environment book. I was a little unsure about postage - I included that too, but in my summary page it seems to be adding it on top a second time. :/
It should calculate the postage for you when you specify the country. Don't add the postage amount in as part of your pledge.

Ah, okay thanks.

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I'm in as a knight, backer #45 (hey, I'm on the west coast and was asleep).

Also picking up:
Fields of Blood
Cyclopean Deep 2
Vellum Map

Question - is the vellum map going to be shipped in a clear plastic wrap tube or something sturdier? Or maybe just folded in the mail pack?

I will probably edit up for another 7 bucks for the player guides though - my gang is pretty smart and doesn't need that kind of help (hahahahahaha).


Added the PDF and print of the Players' Guide.

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Steve - You will be happy to know that Sword of Air leathers have the name on the spine. :)

It's just a matter of space for some of the smaller ones. I can't imagine that Sundered Kingdoms won't have the space, so no problem on that front!


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Nice to see a mention of Cyclopean Deeps 2!

I ordered/paid for that one on FGG's subscription thingy ages ago...


Backed!


So this is an adventure path?

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CWheezy wrote:
So this is an adventure path?

From the description it sounds like it is.

Three original adventures with three new ones + tie-ins for them all going from 3rd to 15th level sounds like an AP to me.

I have a question for Greg - does Shades of Yellow have anything to do with a Tattered King?

Or is Yellow just your favorite color?


Over 50% funded.

And it just started around midnight.


Backed! I'm #89 (found out at lunch, after hibernating, post end-of-tax season) :)


fyi- I searched for this using the keyword pathfinder and it did not show up. Might be helpful to link it to pathfinder for those that search for pathfinder in general and may not be aware of frog specifically? Good luck and looking forward to the next few kicks.


I think I will have to wait until it comes to retail - $55 shipping is just too much


Backer #5 (was a spur of the moment thing) and first-time FGG pledger. Any chance of picking up just the pdf versions of stretch goals? International shipping costs an arm and a leg. :/


Pathfinder Adventure Path, PF Special Edition Subscriber

Woot! Backed!

Dark Archive

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber; Starfinder Superscriber

I liked and backed it. Already $21,446 of $21,000 in 24 hours. I look forward to seeing what stretch goals are made.

Scarab Sages

Pathfinder Maps Subscriber

$22,182 - moving right along...


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber

I am in!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

Auxmaulous wrote:

Question - is the vellum map going to be shipped in a clear plastic wrap tube or something sturdier? Or maybe just folded in the mail pack?

I will probably edit up for another 7 bucks for the player guides though - my gang is pretty smart and doesn't need that kind of help (hahahahahaha).

The vellum map will be rolled up and shipped first class mail in a sturdy cardboard tube. This should protect it pretty well. As always, let us know if it experiences damage in shipping.

You only need to add $5 for the print player's guide, the pdf will come free with it, so you don't need to add the $2 pdf price. I hate to turn down your money, I just don't want you to get ripped off by an honest mistake...only by my dishonest ones! Mwahahahahahaha!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

silverhair2008 wrote:
Added the PDF and print of the Players' Guide.

Don't pledge for both. If you order the print, you get the pdf free. If the print stretch goal isn't met but the pdf goal is, you can always lower your pledge for just the pdf before the end of the campaign.

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

Arnwyn wrote:

Nice to see a mention of Cyclopean Deeps 2!

I ordered/paid for that one on FGG's subscription thingy ages ago...

Yeah, we got pretty ambitious on the writing time for those 2 books when we first put them up for sale. Matt just finished writing CD2 a few weeks ago. Sorry for the long delay. I know that's frustrating.

We've adjusted our strategy to make sure everything is fully written or at least mostly written before we start actually kickstarting them. For this KS Cults is completely written already. This year is going to seem like we're just churning out big books all over the place, but I've been working on Cults and Northlands for the last 2 years, Tom has been writing Fields of Blood since last summer, and Richard's been writing The Blight since forever, so it just so happens that all of these big books are converging on completion at once. I don't know that we'll usually do this many big books in one year. The smaller books are not as difficult to pull off.

Also I don't know if we'll do anymore of those subscription things. I think that was in the wake of the surprise and enthusiasm over our Rappan Athuk kickstarter a few years ago, and we got caught up in it. I'm not sure we have the staffing to really pull that sort of thing off very well/timely. FGG has been an adventure the last few years trying to figure out what works for a company our size. Hopefully we're getting better. :-)

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

CWheezy wrote:
So this is an adventure path?

It's a total of 6 connected adventures taking PCs from 3rd level to 15+ with a gazetteer full of supplemental information. It's not exactly how Paizo does them, but I'm calling it an adventure path. You could also pull the adventures out and use them as stand-alones if you want to; that's what three of them originally were.

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Auxmaulous wrote:

I have a question for Greg - does Shades of Yellow have anything to do with a Tattered King?

Or is Yellow just your favorite color?

Like brave Sir Robin, my favorite color is also yellow...no, blue! AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!

I can neither confirm nor deny the involvement of any kings tattered or in any other states of disarray.

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Eric Smith 184 wrote:

fyi- I searched for this using the keyword pathfinder and it did not show up. Might be helpful to link it to pathfinder for those that search for pathfinder in general and may not be aware of frog specifically? Good luck and looking forward to the next few kicks.

I've sent an e-mail to Chris (our tech guy) to see if we can get that fixed. Ideally it should pull up for keyword searches for Pathfinder or Swords & Wizardry.


Greg A. Vaughan wrote:
CWheezy wrote:
So this is an adventure path?
It's a total of 6 connected adventures taking PCs from 3rd level to 15+ with a gazetteer full of supplemental information. It's not exactly how Paizo does them, but I'm calling it an adventure path. You could also pull the adventures out and use them as stand-alones if you want to; that's what three of them originally were.

Alright, I might get in on it then, I love frog god stuff!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

vectorious wrote:
I think I will have to wait until it comes to retail - $55 shipping is just too much

Vectorious, I totally understand. Shipping costs ruin cool stuff a lot of times. I don't know how people can do it when the shipping is as much as the product; they certainly have my deepest respect for finding a way to do so. I hope it turns out to be well worth your wait when are able to get it locally. We're printing extras so they'll be available.

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

El Ronza wrote:
Backer #5 (was a spur of the moment thing) and first-time FGG pledger. Any chance of picking up just the pdf versions of stretch goals? International shipping costs an arm and a leg. :/

Thanks for taking the plunge, El Ronza!

All stretch goals and add-ons will have pdf options available in Backerkit at the end of the campaign.

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

Okay, I don't think I've missed anyone. If I have please post it again. I'll keep coming back to check for questions.

Thanks, everyone!!! You guys are rocking this KS!

Pathfinder Creative Director, Frog God Games

CWheezy wrote:
Greg A. Vaughan wrote:
CWheezy wrote:
So this is an adventure path?
It's a total of 6 connected adventures taking PCs from 3rd level to 15+ with a gazetteer full of supplemental information. It's not exactly how Paizo does them, but I'm calling it an adventure path. You could also pull the adventures out and use them as stand-alones if you want to; that's what three of them originally were.
Alright, I might get in on it then, I love frog god stuff!

Thanks, CWheezy!


Thanks for the heads up, Greg. I forgot that with FGG getting the print includes a copy of the PDF.

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Now I have another question - and this is more in regards to how much I back, and what works best financially for FGG. So this may end up being more of a Bill Webb question, unless one of the other frogs want to chime in (or Greg).

So, I went ahead and padded my initial pledge amount for the players guide (yes, only 5 bucks - thanks Greg), the vellum map, Fields of Blood and CD2. I did this to ramp the numbers up out the gate and because that is what I am going to pay at close anyway (maybe more, depending on what else gets offered).

All that being said, would it make sense to drop down my pledge total to the bare minimum before the close of the KS (or right now) and then re-add it on the back end after close?

KS is getting a sum of money no matter what, but I do know that the more that is pledged - the greater their cut. This is sort of a catch 22 situation from a backer perspective.
As backers of a 3pp for what amounts to a niche hobby - we want this thing to go to the stars and draw more backers in due to passing certain thresholds and breaking stretch goals (and thus getting a bigger incentive to lure more backers in) - but at the same time, the more we put up the front end, the more KS takes at close. I am thinking in terms of maximum profit for FGG. Best revenue scheme means more KS projects are undertaken by FGG, with less risk/exposure.

So should I reduce it now, near close or what?
Thoughts?


I agree with Auxmaulous. I too would like an answer to his question. I prefer for FGG to get more of my money and KS to get less.


Greg A. Vaughan wrote:
El Ronza wrote:
Backer #5 (was a spur of the moment thing) and first-time FGG pledger. Any chance of picking up just the pdf versions of stretch goals? International shipping costs an arm and a leg. :/

Thanks for taking the plunge, El Ronza!

All stretch goals and add-ons will have pdf options available in Backerkit at the end of the campaign.

So even though they're not listed as being available now, they will be? Because I'm considering picking up Dunes of Desolation and Fields of Blood in pdf, and I'd like to know how much to budget :-)


I removed the Backerkit add-ons from my pledge amount. Apparently they can be added in after the KS ends and you can still get them. If you add the amounts in to your pledge KS gets part of that money.

At least that is my understanding. If I am wrong would someone from FGG please clarify it?

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Just saw the Complete Northlands S&W for pre-order on the Paizo site. I thought there was going to be a kickstarter on this...

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