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Tome of Mystical Tattoos

Created by Karl Nicolas

A compendium of over 180+ unique magical tattoos compatible with the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fifth day... fourth stretch goal!?
over 3 years ago – Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 11:28:02 PM

So I assume we'll slow down at one point (I have to assume that) but for now we have hit the fourth stretch goal! This one's going to be quite interesting, a brand new class has been unlocked thanks to your combined efforts - the Tattooist! Of course, this will be a bit more complex, so I will be creating this class immediately, and proceeding to playtest and consult with other awesome creators to ensure you all receive a fantastic addition to the book! 

You all earned this... here comes the Tattooist!

Moving on, from our last update we had backers Kristine, HaseoBodom, and Nathan submit awesome suggestions for full-page illustrations. We are going to put this to a vote! Just leave your preference in the comments section! 

1. Portal-esque illustration (Creature essentially entering and exiting a magical doorway from one location to another)

2. A bustling arcane tattoo parlor

3. Tattooed adventurers winding their day down by the campfire

These all have the potential to be quite beautiful, so it can go either way and it would still be a wonderful new piece for the book. I would love to hear everyone's input! 

Lastly, I have added a few empty slots onto the "Creative Backer" tier due to high demand. It's still limited so if you were disheartened by it being full up, now's your chance!

Until next time,

Karl

It's over 9000!!!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 10:04:32 AM

I hope this doesn't fly over people's heads!

Okay, well. I don't believe it either, but here we are! We are over $9000. That's 300% of the funding goal and it doesn't look like we'll be stopping any time soon! Thank you once again, everybody, this book is going to be amazing and honestly, it's because there's already been so much support for the project. 

From the last update, we asked for all your opinions on what the new tattoo design could possibly represent, and we heard some awesome responses! Backers Kristine and Gavin struck gold, however, and we will now be tailoring the tattoo to their specifications: "...probably something divination based like commune" and "...seams to be a summoning circle so summoning and planer circle". Look out for your combined efforts in the book! 

However, not to be outdone, Nathan, Adaby, Rovi, and Victoria also put in some great suggestions. I am going to say it right now, I love community input. Therefore, you will each see shades of your suggestions amongst other tattoos within the tome as well. Thank you for your contributions! 

Lastly, we passed another stretch goal for even more tattoos in the "Neck" section of the book! That's fantastic! I'll be getting right to work. But first, here's a sneak peek at one of the new full-page illustrations we are finishing up and adding because of passing our previous stretch goal.

That kind of looks like a warrior made of metal!? And yes, that's the Plane Strider Tattoo engraved on their legs!

We hope this adds some excitement, especially considering that this isn't exactly your "regular" skin type ;)

This update's call for suggestions: What kind of epic full-page illustration would you love to see in the book? Describe it!

Until next time, 

Karl

Day 3: We've met our second stretch goal!!
over 3 years ago – Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 06:35:20 AM

Hi folks,

First of all... wow! But four full-page illustrations in each of the six sections (Head, Chest, etc.) is a big change to the book! This means seeing way more of the tattoos being used in all their glory! 

I'm excited too, and that also means a lot of work ahead. I'll do my best to keep everyone updated on our progress. Also, here's a bit of a sneak peek into a tattoo not included in the sample or any of the artwork we've displayed already:

Ohh... what's that!?

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what properties this tattoo may have? You can write down your guesses in the comments section and we might consider rolling with it ;)

Thanks once again for all your continued support!

Karl

Fully Funded in 8 hours! And doubling it before 24!?
over 3 years ago – Sat, Dec 19, 2020 at 10:32:44 AM

I can't even begin to express how grateful I am! A big hearty thank you to everyone who's now supporting the project. I will do my best to make sure the book you all receive is the best version of itself it could possibly be. 

For now, we can actually look ahead to stretch goals, the first of which we've already met! Congratulations on unlocking even more (10, to be exact) tattoo options for the "Head" section of the book! Hm... I've gotten some pretty interesting suggestions on other platforms, let's see what we can do.

Thank you once again!

Karl