Stretch Goal #1 Unlocked: More Monsters!
11 months ago
– Sat, May 03, 2025 at 10:18:33 AM
We blew past the first stretch goal! Thank you all for your support! If you want to see this project get even more full of goodies, don't forget to tell your friends about the project :)
Book Option Poll!
Want to participate in the building of this book? Respond to the poll by commenting on this update with the number 1–3 according to your preference!
Would you rather see:
- 1) Scaling stat blocks for big bosses like the chromatic crabs (e.g. young, adult, ancient), so that you can run the bosses at multiple tiers of play.
- 2) Bigger groups of thematically cohesive monsters and bosses from the same plane.
- 3) A wider spread of invasive species types and CRs across the different planes (elemental planes, plane of shadow, feywild, etc.)
$20k Stretch Goal Unlocked: More Monsters!
Blowing past the first stretch goal gives me the perfect excuse to take a deep dive back into monster making! Here's a sneak peek of some monsters I've been cooking up stat blocks for in preparation for hitting this stretch goal:
$30k Stretch Goal: More scaling environmental effects!
I'm excited to crank out more environmental effects in this book. Here are a few I've been noodling on that might make the cut, although there are many more where this came from!
- Gravity storms: clouds gather, a portal opens, and a whole city becomes suddenly heavier (or lighter!). It's easy to imagine how much of a disaster this would be (and how to scale it—modified falling damage, projectile speeds, etc.).
- Reverse Detect Thoughts: imagine an invasive flower whose pollen causes you to uncontrollably project your thoughts in a wider and wider as the infestation grows. Perfect for starting wars, ruining parties, and creating a whole lot of drama.
Project I Love: Humblewood Beyond the Canopy
Hit Point Press has released so many incredible books, and I am a big fan of their design choices in the original Humblewood book. I absolutely love these books.
Return to the magical world of Humblewood where animal and birdfolk live, explore, and adventure. Humblewood: Beyond the Canopy takes you past the edges of the Wood to discover the continent of Wesden through a lush setting guide and globe-trotting adventure.
Uncover frozen mysteries in the Crystal Expanse, ride the mighty gargaths across the plains of Firnveldt, find a warm welcome in Warrens away from the tempests that shake Stormcrag, and feel the pulse of nature in the verdant Tanglewilds.
New playable races, classes and more await you in this long-awaited standalone Humblewood sequel!
The project ends in less than a week! Check it out here.
