Get all of Book One on Alchemy RPG for free with your PDFs! Add items, choose subclasses, and more!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 11:31:33 AM

Hey everyone! I'm sure many of you have seen my updates from the Book Two Kickstarter, but I'm back with some bonus digital rewards for all you PDF-holders!

I've just hit the distribute button on a bank of codes for you that will let you enjoy the entirety of Book One on Alchemy RPG, my personal favorite online TTRPG platform.

Alchemy is a beautiful system that you can use to host your favorite (and home-made) 5e content and play with your friends online. It has the backing of creators like me and Hit Point Press, and I can speak with certainty when I say I believe in the product and the team's vision. What they have is already beautiful, and they're lightning-quick with development updates and bug-smashing. Working with this team is always a highlight for me.

Much like the PDF, you'll be able to read every chapter, item, character option, and setting detail with this code on an incredible and immersive digital platform alongside your fellow players. The bonus here is that you can add these items to your games, complete with art, descriptions, and flavor text. More detailed built-in actions for equipped items will come down the line, too!

If you haven't seen Alchemy in action, I took some screenshots of how Book Two looks in-app. Book One looks just as good! And again, you all get this for free if you also have the PDF (which almost all of you do).

To activate the book on Alchemy with your codes from Backerkit, you only need to create an account (email, username, password; less than 30 seconds), navigate to the Marketplace tab on the left side of the screen, and select the Redeem Code button in the upper right. Paste this code in and you'll instantly have a brand new and beautiful way to enjoy and integrate this book—forever! You'll find everything you've gathered in your Universes, which are found at the bottom of the left menu under the Marketplace.

And, if you like this, Book Two is also available on Alchemy!

Hope you've all been well! Keep on adventuring!

-g

The Kickstarter for Book Two is NOW LIVE
over 2 years ago – Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 11:17:46 AM

Get your copy of the second book now!

This next compendium is twice as long as the first: coming in at over 400 pages. In it, you'll find...

• Over 500 magic items!
• Item indexes and random treasure tables!
• 12 more playtested subclasses!
• 2 playable races!
• 14 ready-to-use settings, complete with lore, adventure hooks, minigames, NPCs, and more!
• Almost 100 new creature stat blocks!

You also have a huge variety of other physical options to choose from:

• Box set of cards
• Leatherette Saddlebag backpack
• Special character binders, complete with item card sleeves and custom character sheets
• Saddlebag beanies
• Saddlebag key rings
• Saddlebag dice bags
• Sharp edged custom resin dice sets
• Huge guild banners, plus a smaller set of silk guild bookmarks
• Miniatures of Criir, the Astral Griffon
• Minted set of five magic coins
• Saddlebag-themed washi tape designs
• Animated lenticular enamel pins

Many of these are only going to be available to Kickstarter backers, so be sure to get them while they're available! There are some exclusive rewards for high-tier backers, too, like gilded item cards that come in a wooden chest! Or, for a devoted select few of you, your own, hand tooled leather Saddlebag!

Get your copy here!

This campaign has all the benefits of our shared experiences together, and is set up to be ready for success from the get-go. Nord Games Fulfillment will be handling the shipping of this next campaign: a legendary name in the TTRPG scene for good reason. And, as always, I will be vocal about progress as it's made!

I'm so excited to begin this next journey with all of you. Together, let's make this second book even greater. Thanks for being here with me, and I'll see you there!

-g

THIS THURSDAY: Book 2 comes to Kickstarter!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 02:35:04 AM

Hey everyone!

I wanted to send out another reminder that if you haven't signed up to be notified of the second book's Kickstarter launch, now's the time to do it!

The Kickstarter campaign launches this Thursday for the second book: a massive compendium of over 400 pages, 500+ magic items, 12 new subclasses, 2 new playable races, and 14 ready-to-play settings.

There are so many options for this next campaign, which has the benefit of a lot of learnings from the first book. For a high level look at some of the highlights (and art!), check out the previous update on it!

Again, I'm so excited to be bringing this second book to heroes like you, and I can't wait to see you this Thursday! Remember to sign up today to be notified when it goes live on Thursday morning!

Talk more soon! Keep on adventuring!

-Griff

It's time! The Kickstarter for The Griffon's Saddlebag: Book Two launches March 17th!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:08:09 PM

Hey adventurers! The title says it all!

I'm so excited to announce that the campaign for The Griffon's Saddlebag: Book Two launches in two weeks on March 17th at 11am Eastern!

SIGN UP HERE to be notified when the campaign launches!

So without further ado, I'll jump right into it! Here's what you can expect in Book Two!

Book Two has...

• Over 500 magic items!
• Item indexes and random treasure tables!
• 12 more playtested subclasses!
• 2 playable races!
• 14 ready-to-use settings, complete with lore, adventure hooks, minigames, NPCs, and more!
• Almost 100 new creature stat blocks!

It's a whopping 416 pages long—twice as many pages as the first book. It has all the features you've come to expect and then some: the pages are thicker, the art's even better, and the content's even more engaging. If you liked the first book, I'm sure you're going to love this one! 

...Plus new physical rewards!

There's a ton of bonus pledge content. I won't share all of it here (because there really is a lot), but here are some of the highlights you can look forward to seeing there!

• Cards now come in an all-inclusive (pre-organized) box set with everything you'll find in Book Two, and are super competitively priced for you.
• Custom leatherette binder journals come pre-stocked with item card sleeves, beautifully designed and illustrated character sheet sets, note pages, and bonus wet-erase overlays. Take notes and track your characters, magic items, spells, and more in a compact, satisfying form factor!

• Whoa! Actual backpacks! I know a lot of folks really wanted this as an option with the first Kickstarter, but I wasn't in a position to offer them then. Now, though, I'm already underway with the manufacturer in making these leatherette bags widely available! It's got lots of pockets, and is purposefully sized so you can put your books and papers in there for game night!
• Beanies! Keep your head cozy in this knitted hat! The teal and triangle pattern is actually inside the hat, so it's designed to be folded up to show! The white outlines and label are embroidered, so it's got a really nicely dimensional look. It doesn't work as an extradimensional bag, though, to the best of my knowledge.
• Dicebags! These are made in the likeness of an actual magic item, the griffon coin pouch, from Book Two! While you can store coins in them, they're really made for your dice. Psst, there'll also be special custom dice available! 

...and a lot more. I've tried really hard to go above and beyond for you all, and I think you're gonna be excited about what's available when you see it all! 

Sign up here to be notified when the campaign launches!

I can't wait to bring this to your tables, whether physical or virtual, starting on March 17th! Together, we can make Book Two a reality. Let's do it!

Keep on adventuring! See you there!

-Griffin

Psssst, if you're looking for some more content to tide you over until March 17th, check out the free 100-page, plane-hopping adventure here and meet Criir ("Creer")—the Astral Griffon themself!

Alright! See you in two weeks!

The MASSIVE plane-hopping bonus adventure, plus Book Two news
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 06:19:39 PM

Hey adventurers! Long time no update, and happy new year! First things first:

100+ pages of adventure await you!

I just finished exporting the long-awaited bonus adventure! This is the adventure mentioned in the artifacts section of the first book, and is now available to everyone! You can download it, plus anything else you need, right here!

To make this 100+ page adventure happen, I teamed up with the renowned DMDave team. This adventure treads a lot of new ground, and the writing team put an incredible amount of work into this happen. At this stage of the game, players are virtually god-like themselves, so creating appropriate challenges for them is a challenge all on its own!

This PDF has 105 pages of raw story, plus over 30 pages of new monster stat blocks. That's a lot of world saving!

In this epic Tier Four adventure, you can expect to:

•  Save Hearth (again) and see to its success with in-depth Settlement Management! 
• Rescue Criir, the Astral Griffon from a deep, shadowy prison!
• Recover powerful artifacts from the Elemental Planes!
•  Save the world from the Convergence!

If you wanted to catch up with the original Hearth adventure and setting (which you can find in Book One), you can see how it all began in these posts:

• Save Hearth (the first time!)
•  Explore Hearth and its revival! Also has a map of the city! 

So again, download your copy of the plane-hopping, world-saving adventure here!

 Book Two is being designed right now. 

First of all, thank you all so much for your support of this book. It is such an honor to be able to reach your tables with this content and give your players new treasure to enjoy, and I'm so thankful for each and every one of you for your role in bringing that first book to life.

So I'm happy to say that if you enjoyed Book One, Book Two is literally open on my computer right now as I'm working on it. This next book contains two years' worth of content, totaling ~500 magic items, 12 subclasses, 14 setting options, and 2 new character races. The art's grown over these two years, too, so if you were happy with the look of the first book, you'll be really excited about the second. If I were to guess, we're looking at around 350 pages with this.

I'm also in pre-production of some exciting new physical rewards, a retooled method of getting you the item cards (cheaper, too!), and some other exciting goodies to look forward to.

Just like two years ago, the Kickstarter for Book Two launches at the start of March! I'll be sure to keep you up to date on the project and the pre-launch page for that project as it comes closer. In the meantime, I wanted to let you know what you can expect in just a couple months!

As always, thank you all so much for your support, and I'm excited to see where the journey takes us next. Keep on adventuring!

-g