D&D 5E [Legendary Games] Boricubos: Latin American Monsters and Adventures KS is LIVE and over 500% funded already!

LegendaryGames · Aug 18, 2021

This morning we launched our fantastic Boricubos: Latin American Monsters and Adventures Kickstarter and the response has been truly spectacular, as we have already exceeded 5 times our funding goal in just over 7 hours, unlocking four sensational stretch goals!

This amazing project runs for 30 days, ending Thursday, September 16, and features TWO terrific tomes (the Latin American Monsters bestiary of creatures from Central and South America and the Caribbean and Boricubos: The Lost Isles, a killer campaign setting inspired by the Taino and Arawak cultures of the Caribbean) for DnD 5E (with versions also available for Pathfinder RPG and Pathfinder Second Edition). Spearheaded by Miguel Colon, our terrific team of authors and artists includes nearly 20 Latinx contributors with roots in 10 countries from Puerto Rico to Paraguay, Chile to Colombia, Mexico to Brazil, and more, bringing the fabulous lore of their home cultures to life! You'll find well over 100 archetypes, feats, spells, magic items, and more, alongside 7 fully detailed player races/ancestries, adventures and adventure hooks, culture and religion, and of course a plethora of marvelous monsters from gentle fey like the alux and madremonte to apocalyptic threats like the tzitzimitl, boiuna, and xipe totec! To whet your appetite, we've created a set of FREE preview PDFs so you can see what's coming your way.

Boricubos: The Lost Isles Free Preview PDF (Pathfinder RPG)

Boricubos: The Lost Isles Free Preview PDF (DnD 5E)

Latin American Monsters Free Preview PDF (DnD 5E)

We are already moving right along in layout, with two books already complete and two more already in production, so we should be ready to provide PDFs to backers right after the Kickstarter finishes! With our Add-On Pledges, you can also get additional bestiaries, VTT support, multiple versions (if you like to play Pathfinder and 5E), a Deluxe Hardcover Omnibus Edition, and more! We hope you're excited by this fantastic project to bring fascinating new lands and creatures and characters into your campaign and enrich your favorite RPG regardless of system!

It all ends September 16, so pledge today and Make Your Game Legendary!

Uni-the-Unicorn! · Aug 18, 2021

Very cool - I will definitely check this out.

jerryrice4949 · Aug 18, 2021

Looks great. Bummed that the hardback is so expensive. Would much rather have had a traditional non leatherette version for less than $99.

LegendaryGames · Aug 18, 2021

In case you wondered "why this project," we were touched by this comment from one of our backers, shared with permission:

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I just wanted to let you guys know that I am really happy you are making this.

My wife is Boricua, and is also often our DM. I read her the short description of the campaign and her response was, "Why don't I already have this in my hand?" I almost wish I hadn't told her about it so that it could be a surprise.

Anyway, I am backing this for both of us. Keep on rockin' on.

LegendaryGames · Aug 18, 2021

jerryrice4949 said:
Looks great. Bummed that the hardback is so expensive. Would much rather have had a traditional non leatherette version for less than $99.

It's mostly a matter of the length of the two books. They are related but not necessarily automatically things that go together. We've had very good success with our product line of themed bestiaries and Latin American Monsters fits right in with those as part of a consistent product line. At a probably final length somewhere around 140-150 pages, it's long enough to be a substantial softcover but kind of too short to be a reasonable hardcover. The economics of printing are such that, as a small company, we can't really afford to do both. The Boricubos: The Lost Isles book is likely to land at a similar page count, presenting the same issue.

Now it may be the case as the Kickstarter goes along that we have enough total pledges coming in to reconsider the idea. We'll see how many people are already ordering both vs. ordering only one or the other. It's not 100% decided yet how it'll shake out, but we'll monitor how things progress and see what makes sense to do.