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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 9303253" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p><a href="https://ghostfiregaming.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Ghostfire Gaming</strong></a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes" target="_blank"><strong>Dungeon Dudes</strong></a> have a new project on <strong>Kickstarter</strong>: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank"><strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot</em></strong></a>. This project is a <strong>5e</strong> sourcebook and accessory collection with content available for <strong>Roll20, FoundryVTT</strong>, and, for the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/" target="_blank">first time via a </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/" target="_blank"> campaign, </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/" target="_blank"><strong>D&D Beyond</strong></a>. Nick Ingamells of <strong>Ghostfire Gaming</strong> shared the details of the project, some information about working with <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> to bring this to life, and even provides a link to the stats of the Humongous Fungus Troll from the book, including a look at the creature’s Epic Actions and the Deadly Conditions.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]354579[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG EMBRY (EGG): Thanks for talking with me. What is </strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank"><strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot</em></strong></a><strong>?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK INGAMELLS (NICK)</strong>: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank"><strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em></strong></a> is the third book we’re publishing in collaboration with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes" target="_blank"><strong>Dungeon Dudes</strong></a> in their world of <strong>Drakkenheim</strong>! This time around the <strong>Dudes</strong> are writing their take on a <strong>5e</strong> Bestiary with a focus on more than just monsters. The goal of this book is to provide DMs with everything they need to create engaging encounters and adventures. It includes lairs, deadly conditions, epic boss mechanics and a full, player-driven crafting system!</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: For those that don’t know <em>Drakkenheim</em>, what makes this setting stand out?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: <strong>Drakkenheim</strong> is the ruined city destroyed by an eldritch storm of falling stars. The falling stars contaminated everything around them and now the city is a dismal urban wasteland contaminated by magic and haunted by hideous monsters where rival factions fight over fantastic wealth, lost knowledge and powerful artefacts. The <strong>World of Drakkenheim</strong> as a wider setting is one built upon the pillars of eldritch horror, political intrigue and warring factions where the events in the city of <strong>Drakkenheim</strong> has colored the world at large.</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: The Kickstarter campaign page talks about 150 monsters, over 10 lairs, and “epic bosses”. Can you share an example of a lair, its boss, and the new monsters that will inhabit it?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: So, the way the <strong>Dudes</strong> are writing the lairs this time around bucks the established ‘formula’. They’re creating lairs which could feature a host of different monsters as their primary denizen so they can add tactical depth to any encounter without too much reskinning! Regarding the boss monsters, I’ll do you (and your readers) one better! You can grab the sample of our Humongous Fungus Troll monster card <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ThG0YqNxgVPQrMvLsfjXPNURTeggGtB/view" target="_blank">here</a>. This is just the statblock as the lore and combat tactics are found inside the pages of the book, but it shows off the Epic Actions and a sneak peak at the Deadly Conditions as well!</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]354580[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><strong>EGG: A key feature of this crowdfunding is the digital play options. This project offers <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/" target="_blank">D&D Beyond</a> integration as a part of the Kickstarter. Does that mean the full book, monsters, lairs, and all will be available on that platform?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: We’re so excited to be the first <strong>Kickstarter</strong> project ever offering <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> integration! The whole book, monsters, lairs, tokens, maps, conditions, items and more will be lovingly translated to the <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> platform!</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: The D&D Beyond offering is endorsed by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, correct? How did the relationship between Ghostfire Gaming and D&D Beyond come about? Did you reach out or did they contact you?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: We were thrilled when <strong>Wizards of the Coast</strong> first reached out to us in order to get <strong><em>Grim Hollow</em></strong> and <strong><em>Dungeons of Drakkenheim</em></strong> on <strong>D&D Beyond</strong>. Since then we’ve had a great relationship working with the <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> team to make those initial offerings work perfectly on the platform. As we had <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank"><strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em></strong></a> in the works we asked <strong>WotC</strong> if they wanted to be involved and they jumped at the chance.</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: On the digital side, are you building the D&D Beyond assets or providing direction so Hasbro’s development team can build the digital content for this project?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: We’ll be creating all the assets, i.e. the art for tokens, content etc. and pass it over to the <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> team who do the technical side of programming them into the <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> ecosystem.</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]354581[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><strong>EGG: An update of the <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em> ruleset is coming later this year. With your upcoming D&D Beyond content, will the content be “classic” 5e or conform with the updated version of the ruleset?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: As we don’t have a clear view of what the new ruleset will look like we’re advertising this as a <strong>5e</strong> compatible project. As this book doesn’t contain player options we’re not expecting the rules update to cause any incompatibilities with <strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em></strong>. <strong>WotC</strong> have said that <strong>5e</strong> content will be fully compatible with the rules update and have endorsed <strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em></strong> for a <strong>D&D Beyond</strong> release, so we’re confident this will be fully compatible with the new edition.</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: Is D&D Beyond the only online platform and digital toolset you’ll offer <em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em> on?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: A core goal of this <strong>Kickstarter</strong> is provide options that fit everyone’s gaming needs. So we’ve committed to a <a href="https://foundryvtt.com/" target="_blank"><strong>FoundryVTT</strong></a> and <a href="https://roll20.net/" target="_blank"><strong>Roll20</strong></a> release as well. Alongside the wealth of physical items like miniatures and card decks, we’re sure everyone can find a combination of products that fit their gaming habits!</p><p></p><p><strong>EGG: After <em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em>, what’s next for Ghostfire Gaming? What’s next for Dungeon Dudes?</strong></p><p><strong>NICK</strong>: <strong>Ghostfire Gaming</strong> has a big year in store, with our next <strong><em>Grim Hollow</em> Kickstarter</strong> slated for October this year. We’re not revealing too much about it just yet, but live playtesting has already kicked off at conventions! The <strong>Dungeon Dudes</strong> have their focus squarely on <strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim</em></strong> at the moment, but there’s one member of the <strong>Drakkenforce</strong> without a book to their name at this point <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /> <strong>If you’re interested in the campaign, check out the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> or the <a href="https://ghostfiregaming.com/" target="_blank">Ghostfire Gaming</a> website or the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes" target="_blank">Dungeon Dudes</a> Youtube channel.</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]354582[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e" target="_blank"><strong><em>Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot</em></strong></a> from <strong>Dungeon Dudes</strong> and <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/15590/ghostfire-gaming?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Ghostfire Gaming</strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">End Date: Thu, April 25 2024 7:00 PM EDT.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“150+ New <strong>5e</strong> monsters inspired by Eldritch Horrors. Harvest felled foes to craft loot. Engage epic bosses. Explore forbidden lairs.”</li> </ul><p><em>Disclaimer: Egg Embry blogged for Ghostfire Gaming; he is not a part of this project. Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, and Amazon.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 9303253, member: 6808965"] [URL='https://ghostfiregaming.com/'][B]Ghostfire Gaming[/B][/URL] and the [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes'][B]Dungeon Dudes[/B][/URL] have a new project on [B]Kickstarter[/B]: [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e'][B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot[/I][/B][/URL]. This project is a [B]5e[/B] sourcebook and accessory collection with content available for [B]Roll20, FoundryVTT[/B], and, for the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/']first time via a [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/'] campaign, [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-of-drakkenheim-lairs-of-etharis-wotc-adds-third-party-products-to-d-d-beyond.701324/'][B]D&D Beyond[/B][/URL]. Nick Ingamells of [B]Ghostfire Gaming[/B] shared the details of the project, some information about working with [B]D&D Beyond[/B] to bring this to life, and even provides a link to the stats of the Humongous Fungus Troll from the book, including a look at the creature’s Epic Actions and the Deadly Conditions. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Monsters of Drakkenheim 01.png"]354579[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]EGG EMBRY (EGG): Thanks for talking with me. What is [/B][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e'][B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot[/I][/B][/URL][B]? NICK INGAMELLS (NICK)[/B]: [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e'][B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I][/B][/URL] is the third book we’re publishing in collaboration with the [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes'][B]Dungeon Dudes[/B][/URL] in their world of [B]Drakkenheim[/B]! This time around the [B]Dudes[/B] are writing their take on a [B]5e[/B] Bestiary with a focus on more than just monsters. The goal of this book is to provide DMs with everything they need to create engaging encounters and adventures. It includes lairs, deadly conditions, epic boss mechanics and a full, player-driven crafting system! [B]EGG: For those that don’t know [I]Drakkenheim[/I], what makes this setting stand out? NICK[/B]: [B]Drakkenheim[/B] is the ruined city destroyed by an eldritch storm of falling stars. The falling stars contaminated everything around them and now the city is a dismal urban wasteland contaminated by magic and haunted by hideous monsters where rival factions fight over fantastic wealth, lost knowledge and powerful artefacts. The [B]World of Drakkenheim[/B] as a wider setting is one built upon the pillars of eldritch horror, political intrigue and warring factions where the events in the city of [B]Drakkenheim[/B] has colored the world at large. [B]EGG: The Kickstarter campaign page talks about 150 monsters, over 10 lairs, and “epic bosses”. Can you share an example of a lair, its boss, and the new monsters that will inhabit it? NICK[/B]: So, the way the [B]Dudes[/B] are writing the lairs this time around bucks the established ‘formula’. They’re creating lairs which could feature a host of different monsters as their primary denizen so they can add tactical depth to any encounter without too much reskinning! Regarding the boss monsters, I’ll do you (and your readers) one better! You can grab the sample of our Humongous Fungus Troll monster card [URL='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ThG0YqNxgVPQrMvLsfjXPNURTeggGtB/view']here[/URL]. This is just the statblock as the lore and combat tactics are found inside the pages of the book, but it shows off the Epic Actions and a sneak peak at the Deadly Conditions as well! [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Monsters of Drakkenheim 03.png"]354580[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [B]EGG: A key feature of this crowdfunding is the digital play options. This project offers [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/']D&D Beyond[/URL] integration as a part of the Kickstarter. Does that mean the full book, monsters, lairs, and all will be available on that platform? NICK[/B]: We’re so excited to be the first [B]Kickstarter[/B] project ever offering [B]D&D Beyond[/B] integration! The whole book, monsters, lairs, tokens, maps, conditions, items and more will be lovingly translated to the [B]D&D Beyond[/B] platform! [B]EGG: The D&D Beyond offering is endorsed by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, correct? How did the relationship between Ghostfire Gaming and D&D Beyond come about? Did you reach out or did they contact you? NICK[/B]: We were thrilled when [B]Wizards of the Coast[/B] first reached out to us in order to get [B][I]Grim Hollow[/I][/B] and [B][I]Dungeons of Drakkenheim[/I][/B] on [B]D&D Beyond[/B]. Since then we’ve had a great relationship working with the [B]D&D Beyond[/B] team to make those initial offerings work perfectly on the platform. As we had [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e'][B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I][/B][/URL] in the works we asked [B]WotC[/B] if they wanted to be involved and they jumped at the chance. [B]EGG: On the digital side, are you building the D&D Beyond assets or providing direction so Hasbro’s development team can build the digital content for this project? NICK[/B]: We’ll be creating all the assets, i.e. the art for tokens, content etc. and pass it over to the [B]D&D Beyond[/B] team who do the technical side of programming them into the [B]D&D Beyond[/B] ecosystem. [CENTER][B][ATTACH type="full" alt="Troll Miniatures.png"]354581[/ATTACH][/B] [/CENTER] [B]EGG: An update of the [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I] ruleset is coming later this year. With your upcoming D&D Beyond content, will the content be “classic” 5e or conform with the updated version of the ruleset? NICK[/B]: As we don’t have a clear view of what the new ruleset will look like we’re advertising this as a [B]5e[/B] compatible project. As this book doesn’t contain player options we’re not expecting the rules update to cause any incompatibilities with [B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I][/B]. [B]WotC[/B] have said that [B]5e[/B] content will be fully compatible with the rules update and have endorsed [B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I][/B] for a [B]D&D Beyond[/B] release, so we’re confident this will be fully compatible with the new edition. [B]EGG: Is D&D Beyond the only online platform and digital toolset you’ll offer [I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I] on? NICK[/B]: A core goal of this [B]Kickstarter[/B] is provide options that fit everyone’s gaming needs. So we’ve committed to a [URL='https://foundryvtt.com/'][B]FoundryVTT[/B][/URL] and [URL='https://roll20.net/'][B]Roll20[/B][/URL] release as well. Alongside the wealth of physical items like miniatures and card decks, we’re sure everyone can find a combination of products that fit their gaming habits! [B]EGG: After [I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I], what’s next for Ghostfire Gaming? What’s next for Dungeon Dudes? NICK[/B]: [B]Ghostfire Gaming[/B] has a big year in store, with our next [B][I]Grim Hollow[/I] Kickstarter[/B] slated for October this year. We’re not revealing too much about it just yet, but live playtesting has already kicked off at conventions! The [B]Dungeon Dudes[/B] have their focus squarely on [B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim[/I][/B] at the moment, but there’s one member of the [B]Drakkenforce[/B] without a book to their name at this point 😉 [B]If you’re interested in the campaign, check out the [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e']Kickstarter[/URL] or the [URL='https://ghostfiregaming.com/']Ghostfire Gaming[/URL] website or the [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes']Dungeon Dudes[/URL] Youtube channel.[/B] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Humongous Fungus Troll.png"]354582[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeondudes/monsters-of-drakkenheim-5e'][B][I]Monsters of Drakkenheim - 5E Monsters with Lore Lairs & Loot[/I][/B][/URL] from [B]Dungeon Dudes[/B] and [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/15590/ghostfire-gaming?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Ghostfire Gaming[/B][/URL] [LIST] [*]End Date: Thu, April 25 2024 7:00 PM EDT. [*]“150+ New [B]5e[/B] monsters inspired by Eldritch Horrors. Harvest felled foes to craft loot. Engage epic bosses. Explore forbidden lairs.” [/LIST] [I]Disclaimer: Egg Embry blogged for Ghostfire Gaming; he is not a part of this project. Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, and Amazon.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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