About the book: Over 400 beast encounters, plus an extensive guide expanding the utility of beasts in your adventures. The shop also features other 5e accessories.
Check your inbox, it's full of beasts!
We wrapped up the last PDF to be distributed. I hope you enjoy all the new and updated beasts. Many with new illustrations. If you want a physical Deck of Beasts, they will be available soon from DriveThruRPG.
Happy gaming!
Hi everyone!
I'm super excited to share the digital version of the book. My favorite part is all the flexibility and convenience of the hyperlinks. The digital version is not a 1-to-1 of the print version to take advantage of the layout.
I'm still waiting on the first printed proof of the book. It feels like it is taking longer than expected, but I should not be surprised. The final edit has been made while waiting. They were all minor enough that I do not feel a second proof will be necessary to wait for.
I'm currently working on the final proof of the 2024 Beast Cards PDF. I have released the PDFs for the 2014 Beast Cards and the Arcane set. You should get an email soon, or just check your Backerkit account.
I've also been working on the 2024 update to the druid wild shape cards. That campaign will launch in June for those interested. If you want to be notified when it launches, follow this link.
There will be 123 cards in the set. Every beast from the SRD, plus a ton more from Goodberry Press.
Things are moving along! I've placed my order for the first physical proof of the book. That's scary and exciting all at once. If we've done our job, we should likely not need any further proof, or at most one more. If we do find anything super minor, I don't plan to make us all wait for a printed proof just to fix a missing comma.
The book's PDF also needs a final pass. I've edited the PDF to remove a few unnecessary pages and added hyperlinks.
We're starting the last rounds of proofreading on the PDF. And I've decided to increase the number of beasts by 25% to 125! That means there's a lot more hyperlinks to check.
We are so close to wrapping up the proofreading. I've been working in and around publishing long enough to know how important this stage is. And it would not surprise me if something still slipped past us.
Once that is done, I'll upload the files for the printer to look over and give me the thumbs up for a printed proof. Once I get that, I'll do a dance of joy because there's nothing to fix and no reason to wait for another proof 🤞; production will begin!
For the 2024 Beast Card Deck, I'm waiting on a few illustrations to wrap that up.
While I've been waiting, I've been working on redesigning the 2024 Druid stat cards. Once this project is 100% in production, I'll begin working on that campaign. But I can't consider launching anything until the current one is nearing completion.
Here's the new design. I wanted to give it a bit more of a cataloging or field guide flavor. They will still feature the 3 colors related to movement and be fully compatible with 2014 or 2024 tables.
I've sent the PDF off for final proofreading!
Once that's done, it's the little things. The final cover and coordinating to make sure the file is perfect for the printer. While that's happening, I'll then be working on the hyperlinked PDF.
We have a few more beast illustrations to work on for the 2024 beast deck. I can't believe I missed the Giant Squid in the MM. Since it's not in the SRD, we created our own version, which we'll add.
I'll also lock down whatever I need to so I can begin sending out PDF emails.
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