January Update
about 1 month ago
– Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 01:31:24 PM
Hey everyone!
We've been busy, so I wanted to give you a bit of a progress update! Andie is now fully focused on writing the adventure, and Iris has been doing some work to get things ready for layout after writing is completed. You can see a "sketch" of a potential design for layout below:
The illustrated map we unlocked from Stained Karbon Maps is also just about done, and it's looking great! The map is 20x60 inches, and will span both printed maps. The center line of the long edge aligns pretty much exactly with the edge of the tower, so outside of the adventure you can also use these maps as just the tower area or just the lich's laboratory.
Timelines
Tome of Intangible Treasures II, which this adventure is a bit of a spiritual companion to, took a bit longer to edit than anticipated, which has pushed back progress on the adventure a little bit since both Iris and myself are involved in that project. I'm now anticipating more like the end of February for the release of the adventure's PDF (Tome of Intangible Treasures II, for those that pledged for a PDF copy of that book, is likely to release by early February).
Once the PDF of the adventure is ready, I'll lock orders in the pledge manager and then charge cards soon after to allow the PDF to be released. The release of PDFs and other digital rewards will happen via BackerKit's Digital Downloads firsts, and then a little later via DriveThruRPG.
Thanks for your support, and I look forward to sharing the adventure with you soon!
- Josh
Survey Smoke Test
3 months ago
– Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 12:24:25 PM
Hey everyone!
The smoke test for the BackerKit surveys is going out to about 5% of backers (randomly spread across all pledge tiers) right now. Once at least 90% of them have responded (or after about 48 hours, which ever comes sooner), and assuming there are no issues, I'll send out the remaining surveys to everyone else! So expect those to start going out sometime Thursday late afternoon or evening.
Surveys and What To Expect
Here's what you should know about BackerKit surveys (or a refresher and campaign-specific info for those already familiar):
- You'll get an email to the address you pledged with asking you to fill it out. I have had issues in the past with Apple ID emails, so if you don't get a survey and you use one, that might be why.
- The survey will ask you a few initial questions depending on your pledge tier (if you pledged for a tier that includes a VTT module, this is where you'll tell me which platform you want)
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If your pledge includes Custom Grave Art, there will be a link in one of your survey questions (or after the add-ons section, depending how you pledged for it) that will take you to a separate form to fill out for this reward. It's important that you fill that out before the deadline so your art can be included in the book!
- You'll be able to add on additional items to your pledge. Payment for these items will be collected later alongside shipping and taxes.
- PDFs and other digital files will be distributed via BackerKit's Digital Downloads. Files for Tome of Intangible Treasures II and Gravedigger's Harvest will be distributed when they are complete.
I've also chosen to include more of my previous products as add-ons in the pledge manager! If you're new to my work, you can grab copies of Tome of Intangible Treasures Vol. 1 or Injuries and Vile Deeds as part of your pledge. PDFs for these products will be distributed after they are charged for (sometime early in 2026).
Make sure you fill out your survey as soon as you can! The only times I've ever had backers not get their rewards is if they don't fill out their survey.
Timeline
Our goal is to have work on the PDF completed by early February at the very latest in order to make sure that there are no delays in production. It's my hope that we'll get it done before that though! Backers who pledged for Tome of Intangible Treasures II can expect to receive their PDF copies of that book before Gravedigger's Harvest.
Late Pledges Closing
With the surveys going out, I'm closing Late Pledges on Kickstarter and opening Pre-Orders on BackerKit.
Thanks for all your support!
- Josh
And that's a wrap!
3 months ago
– Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 04:21:43 PM
Thank you all for your awesome support this last month! Thanks to you, we unlocked a lot of stretch goals, and expanded both the adventure's contents and the systems we'll support with it.
Since we did still have a stretch goal or two we didn't manage to get to, we'll continue to consider Late Pledges as progress toward those goals! So, if we break 14k with late pledges, we'll unlock the next Lich's Failed Experiments (and if we make it to 15k, we'll unlock another illustrated map!) If we somehow manage to get to 400 backers, we'll also still commit to making the adventure in PDF format for Draw Steel!
This extension will last until sometime mid-December (about a month from now), at which point we'll have to lock things down to be able to finalize production on time for printing.
What's Next, and what do you need to know?
Obviously, we now have to make the adventure! But in terms of what you can expect, we'll likely be using BackerKit for surveys and we will send those out after about two weeks (once everyone's card has been charged).
Pledges and Surveys
Kickstarter will try for two weeks to charge your cards. If there is an issue with your card, Kickstarter will notify you and as long as you get your card updated swiftly your pledge should still go through. If your pledge does not go through, you will have the opportunity to get your card updated and pay for your pledge via the pledge manager (you'll still get a survey).
When you get your survey, you'll have the opportunity to upgrade your pledge, add any add-ons, and enter your shipping information.
Updates
I'll share an update about once a month or whenever there's important info to share (like a date for charging for shipping, or when surveys go out). This will typically be writing, art, and/or layout progress up until the printing order goes out, at which point the updates usually become timeline updates and the occasional preview pictures of rewards as they finish up manufacturing.
Alright, I think that about covers it! The next update will probably be in a couple weeks when surveys go out, or if we get through our next stretch goal.
Thanks again for your amazing support, and I look forward to getting this adventure written!
- Josh
More goals unlocked!
3 months ago
– Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 06:51:25 AM
Hey everyone!
I woke up this morning to see we've unlocked two more stretch goals: another Lich's Failed Experiment, and our 300 backer goal to expand the icon options for the Build-a-Grave system.
Our next goal is a sixth in the series of Lich's Failed Experiments, but just to tease you for what we have next: if we make it to 15k, we'll be getting another illustrated map from Stained Karbon Maps!
And, if we somehow make the moonshot backer goal of 400 backers before the end of the campaign, we'll also be making the adventure for Draw Steel!
Thanks again for your fantastic support, and I can't wait to see where these last 24 hours or so take us.
- Josh
Another goal unlocked, campaign ending soon!
4 months ago
– Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 05:26:59 PM
Hey everyone!
We're in the last 48 hours for the campaign, and you can tell! We've unlocked yet another Lich's Failed Experiment stretch goal, and are already over halfway to our next one. If we can get through the stretch goal after that, we've got another tantalizing and exciting goal that I hope we can unlock - but I won't be able to reveal that until we get through at least this next one!
We're also closing in on the 300 backer stretch goal, which will add some more options to the Build-a-Grave system and of course reveal a moonshot backer-based stretch goal.
Thanks for all your amazing support already, and keep sharing the campaign far and wide. I can't wait to see how many more goals we unlock in these last couple of days!
- Josh
