Asian Monsters: 90+ magnificent monsters for DnD 5E!

One more try on VTT Token Packs!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 05:19:10 AM

Hi all,

It seems like a lot of people didn't get the download for the Sea Monsters VTT Token Pack, and a few of you for the other two.

I've done a mass resend of all three again tonight. Make sure you're logged in at Drivethru and check your account tonight or tomorrow. If it's still not working, let me know and I'll create Dropbox links tomorrow and send those out to the lists of backers for each Token Pack.

Thanks for your patience and hope you are loving all the PDFs and packs you've gotten so far! 

PS - We already sent this out to our backers on our three previous Quickstarters, but we just wanted to share a photo of the three books (6 early bird samples of each sent to us from the printer, which are going out to some lucky backers chosen by lottery). Asian Monsters will be adding to the pile soon! 

All PDFs and token packs distributed!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 03:01:33 AM

Hi all, 

In several bits of work over the weekend and this morning, I believe I have now uploaded and send out DrivethruRPG links for all PDF rewards and VTT token packs, including add-ons. All items thus far have been distributed via DrivethruRPG, so make sure you are logged in and that your DrivethruRPG email matches the email you used for Kickstarter. If you use a different email for DrivethruRPG, send it over and I'll resend the links. If you are still not seeing the items, let me know and I can find other avenues. It sounds like it's working for most folks so that's good news! 

This week I'm putting together the Backerkit survey that we'll be sending out, on which you can specify your VTT preference (if you've included that in your pledge), add additional items that you missed the first time or that you were waiting until payday to add, and also we'll collect shipping at that time. It usually takes about two weeks from the end of the KS for the backer survey to be finalized, so we hope to have it ready by NEXT Friday (July 16).

Last but not least, one of the key authors and developers in our recent run of Legendary Monsters bestiaries--and the author of the upcoming Boricubos: The Lost Isles campaign setting (and a primary contributor to Latin American Monsters)--is Miguel Colon. He's been a great addition to the Legendary team over the past year (including work under his old pen name, Michael Ritter) and we have been delighted to work with someone as creative and talented as he is. In addition to his work for LG, he also has been working on his own DnD 5E passion project, Cloudsea. If you've enjoyed the quality in our Quick-starter projects, Miguel has been a big part of that and we invite you to see what he's put together on his very own Kickstarter project, which just launched today! 

Cloudsea is an approximately 60-page setting primer for 5th Edition, which is set in a Roaring 20s type setting, with all the virtues, vices, and problems that entails. There are complex themes explored within this setting, with a 1984-like government in place, and issues of discrimination, fearmongering, and authoritarian propaganda to deal with. The main races in this setting are humans, gnomes, nimbus nymphs, ratfolk, and androids, each with their own distinct place within society, whether that be the upper echelons with all the privileges that entails, to the bottom of society, with the boot of those on top keeping them down.  Cloudsea seeks to explore these types of themes in a respectful manner, and is written by Miguel Colon, a queer-POC who has dealt with issues of bigotry throughout his life and seeks to examine them in the realm of fantasy, perhaps breaking down the idealistic vision of the past we may have had along the way.

Check it out and share with anyone in your gamer circles you think might be interested at this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mcolon/cloudsea-a-primer-to-living-atop-the-clouds?ref=58apxn

PDF Fulfillment Complete!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 01:24:44 AM

Hi all,

A quick note that I've now sent out all pledge-based PDFs for Asian Monsters, Mythos Monsters, Sea Monsters, Road to Destiny, The Baleful Coven, and Under Frozen Stars, as well as the Sea Monsters VTT Token Pack. I've talked with our token pack guy and we should have the Asian Monsters and Mythos Monsters VTT Token Packs finalized this weekend so those will be heading out as soon as they're ready. 

I'll be checking people's add-ons and seeing what else needs sending and I'll be in touch soon as the next waves go out! For now, it's time to celebrate and enjoy a pleasant summer evening while I leave you with one of the friendlier inhabitants of our next monster book! 

Drivethru problems? Try Dropbox!
over 3 years ago – Mon, Jul 05, 2021 at 05:57:11 PM

Some backers have had trouble finding their downloads on DrivethruRPG. Check to make sure you are logged into your Drivethru account (a few people that was their issue; they were logged out so they were showing as an empty cart). If you're logged in and still don't see Asian Monsters in there, you can download it from our private Dropbox at the link I just sent out via Kickstarter messenger to all backers. 

Thanks for your support and we'll check in on other PDFs and see if we need to set up Dropbox downloads for those as well. I'll be out of the house most of the day but will check back this evening! 

Thanks to everyone for a record-setting project!
over 3 years ago – Mon, Jul 05, 2021 at 05:38:26 PM

We'll start downloading the email lists and feeding them over to DrivethruRPG for fulfillment momentarily, but the first order of business had to be to thank each and every one of you for making this project a reality, including Christopher M. (backer 1700), Michael M. (backer 1800), Tim J. (backer 1900), and our very last backer, jumping on with literally 10 seconds to go, Brice_T (#1940)! You are all amazing and we thank you for your support and hope you are looking forward to our next project, the double whammy of Latin American Monsters and Boricubos: The Lost Isles for DnD 5E with versions also available for Pathfinder 1E and 2E!

Here are the next steps: 

• We will send out all PDFs based on pledge level tonight (should be within the hour)! 
• PDF add-ons beyond your base pledge level will take a little longer to sort because of the way Kickstarter reports things, but we'll get them out to you probably by next week. 
• We're setting up our Backerkit post-Kickstarter survey, and any of you who want to add extra items during that phase can do so. That is also when we'll be charging shipping for physical pledge items.
• VTT modules are in process and we are dependent on the VTT vendors at Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, and Shard for onboarding and finalizing those as they get done. We'll keep you up to date on that process in future updates and send out access keys as things get finished and made available.
• Print copies of our earlier items are already done and prepped for shipment to us. We are sending the final files for Asian Monsters to our printer this weekend for their review, and we'll get those printed and shipped to us ASAP!
• Last but not least, as one awesome Asian-themed project ends in the Asian Monsters Quick-Starter, we are excited and delighted to release Legendary Ninjas (5E), the first of several Asian-themed 5E expansions coming your way this summer! The diverse creative team on this fantastic 30-page class book focuses on the stealthiest and most mysterious of classes; the silent warriors known as ninjas. This new class is a unique variant of the rogue class as seen from another culture, drawing on the myth and fantasy lore of the ninja while also creating an array of unique ninja tricks and a specialized form of spellcasting all their own. Subclasses like the split soul allow one ninja to become an army, yokai scions tap into their oni heritage, shikigami callers draw strength from guardian spirits, and black hearted beguilers leave their targets unable to believe the evidence of their senses. You can grab this fantastic book today at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, Amazon, and DrivethruRPG!