Tome of Mystical Tattoos

Onwards and upwards! + Hardcover Explanation
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 10:10:04 PM

Hi folks, 

This is just a quick update to help with explaining the hardcover reward tiers (excluding the "super backer" and "mega/creative" backer tiers).

First, let me explain exactly how it works! Put simply, the pledge you make for a hardback version of the book covers production costs and the perks of the tier you've selected. This means when you pledge, you are primarily paying for the work the creative team is doing (artists and writers).  

This means that as mentioned in both the campaign description and in the reward tier box, you are paying for hardback printing and shipping afterwards. This is different from some campaigns you might have pledged to where your pledge might cover production, printing and shipping and were noticeably much higher! 

Printing can be anywhere from 15-25 USD depending on the number of pages we end up with. That's now looking at anything between 200-300 pages. You can find the DTRPG calculator here, and you want to choose the Hardcover/Large options.

A potential shipping costs chart from DTRPG can be found here. 

Now why did we do it this way?

Put simply, this was a way to cut costs all around. DTRPG is a trusted and reliable printer of tabletop RPG literature and products, so we are able to leave the printing and shipping to the experts and focus completely on creating a fantastic book for all of you. This also means that any and all costs we would have incurred from storing, printing, and shipping the books out ourselves are minimized and we are able to save both you, the backers, and us, the creators, a lot of money.

I am incredibly thrilled that there is so much interest in this book and I promise we are working hard to make it the best book it can possibly be. However, I am also concerned with the recent questions I've been receiving. Please, please, do not pledge more than you need to! This is the main reason we created a thrift tier, which is basically just a cheaper alternative to our lowest reward tier (nothing is taken away from you for opting for that tier at all). We want everyone to have access to this great book but we don't want to hurt your wallets in the least - that's not why we do this. We will look into any way to drop the hardcover costs even further short of taking money away from the wonderful creatives pouring their time into the project.

Hopefully, this clears up a lot of things for all of you, but as always, I am happy to answer any questions you have! 

Cheers,

Karl

Wait! 40K!?
over 3 years ago – Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 10:49:47 PM

The project has officially hit $40,000 and that means we have unlocked a whole new section in the book for tattoo sets! You'll be surprised by the potent effects combining three different tattoos can have... I know it's a major sacrifice forgoing magic items completely and using those precious slots up just for tats, so I figured it might be fun to make it worth your while! 

Once again, I am very grateful for your continued support. Please keep sharing the project on your platforms and to other DM's and players who might be interested! We still have more than a few days to go! 

Small updates:

• I am constantly looking over all the wonderful tales in update #11 and you will be contacted before the book is finished should your character be selected for illustration. Keep the stories coming! 

• There's an awesome campaign going on over at Epic Battlemaps for gorgeous physical maps that fold out, combine, and tell a complete story (among other things)! Please check them out if you have the chance! For players who love playing in-person, and with the opportunity for that happening coming right over the horizon, this will undoubtedly be a pledge you would not regret.

Lastly, don't forget to click through the social stretch goals below if you haven't already ↓

Until next time!

Karl

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Yay for 35K + Social Stretch Goals Have Arrived!
over 3 years ago – Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 11:24:28 PM

I've really been loving the stories we are seeing on our latest update, please keep them coming! 

Okay, so I've been really excited about these for a while but I had to get a few things sorted first (like figuring out whether it was feasible to create multiple listings available for the book cover - it is!). Most of these are so close to being finished so the main thing is seeing how many we can get to! These are our Social Stretch Goals - alternate covers you will be able to select from before print. Some of you awesome folks may not want to follow us on any social media platforms, and that's okay! These goals are completely optional. Of course, we'd love to have you on our social media because it'll be how we keep in touch with everybody regarding this and future projects! Anyways, here we go:

Sun God's Steed Alternate Cover + Sun Deity Tattoo

Click Here to check out our Instagram page and give us a follow! 

Thunder God's Rage Alternate Cover + Thunder Deity Tattoo

Click Here to check out our Facebook page and give us a like! 

War Goddess' Shield Alternate Cover + War Deity Tattoo

Click Here to check out our Twitter page and give us a follow! 

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Of course can't forget our main cover which is also being touched up thanks to all you awesome backers, the Hunt Goddess' Companion! 

Text, logos, and details are still getting cleaned up but It's okay to get a good look at the work-in-progress! And yes, you read correctly, regardless of whether we hit the $60K mark, the corresponding Deity Tattoo to the covers will be unlocked! 

That's all for now!

Karl

We are 1000% over our funding goal!!
over 3 years ago – Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 11:50:42 PM

That's a ridiculous headline. But it's true! 

There are no more words to express the level of gratitude I have for all you wonderful folks who believe in this project. Please know that the team and I are working hard to make sure that the Tome of Mystical Tattoos is a supplement you will be happy to own and pleased to have backed as this tough year comes to a close! 

As a little surprise, I saw how much attention the initial call for player characters received. So let's do it again! Except this time, I'll try to be clearer with what I'm looking for. Please let us all know in the comments about an interesting situation that your player character or one of your player's characters ran into. Let's worry about physical descriptions later! 

Those selected for this next cameo opportunity will be sporting one of the many beautiful tattoos which will be in the book! Oh... and your character will be illustrated within too, of course!

Lastly, I've been very grateful for the support I've been receiving, so recently, I've been really looking around Kickstarter for other great projects I want to see brought to life. If you have time, I would check on Voyages of the Vagabond by Deep Dungeon Games. I think that it's great that it's system neutral (I've been looking into how tricky this can be), and personally, I jumped at the chance for novel ways to handle travel, terrain, and transportation in my own games. 

Here's a little excerpt from them:

"The Voyages of the Vagabond is a combination of fantasy roleplaying game supplements that can be used by any Game Master to help detail and build their fantasy worlds. In this project, these supplements will be focused on the roads of fantasy worlds and the environments that they exist in. It's a great way for a Game Master to expand their fantasy world, build upon current writings, or even pull content that fits their world the best."

Cheers!

Karl

$28K + A little sneak peek!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:54:57 AM

Hi folks! 

Thank you all for getting us to this point in the funding! It's been so unreal.

Today I have an interesting sneak peek into a new style we are experimenting with putting in the book:

Keep your eyes peeled for future updates on the remaining two styles we are playing around with and also for the social stretch goals which are going to have some beautiful rewards! 

We're still working hard! Hope everyone's enjoying the holidays,

Karl