D&D (2024) Our book just launched on D&D Beyond - AMA

Alas, it's the DDB combination that really works for me - I use it along with maps for my D&D Club at school as it's so convenient when few of the players have any game materials. I have tons of miniatures and modular terrain for my home games, so I don't need physical battle maps, even ones as beautiful as yours.

But I read through the Coastal Adventures and they are perfect for the bite-sized games I do. The stories are self-contained but can easily be linked together, and the maps are stunning. So I promptly bought the other two books as well, and anything else you release on DDB will be an immediate "buy" for me. I'll be sharing that feedback with DDB, also.

Five star product - really perfect to slot into any campaign, and exceptional for beginner campaigns. I highly recommend.

Edit: Oops, this is an AMA and I didn't include a question. Ummm...your maps are extremely well done; is that a single designer? What's the process?

That's amazing feedback, thank you so much for sharing!

Every map was hand drawn by the artist Venatus Maps. We worked with him for more than a year to create all 100 maps in the full Map Library set. Sometimes he would have something in his portfolio already that he could use as a starting point. Other times he would start with a very basic sketch from us, and a list of the key story details we wanted to include, then he'd build from there. He's an absolutely incredible artist, and we still work with him regularly.
 

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Hi there,

I am at the Pre-Launch Page stage with my first Kickstarter for an RPG book about 5E Immortals rules (God Rules: Players Guide) just under 6 weeks out. I am planning to run 60 days of Facebook ads (30 days before the Kickstarter and the 30 days during the Kickstarter).

Can I ask where you ran your ads? Was it on multiple platforms? Thanks for your time.
Hey! We run ads on Facebook / Instagram for a similar length of time that you're planning. Sometimes a little longer for pre-launch (like 2 – 3 months). But the bulk of our backing comes from our community. One-Shot Wonders was our 5th Kickstarter campaign, and we had built up a mailing list from all our previous campaigns. We also go to around 3 conventions a year, and promo new stuff there. Jamey Stegmair's blog is priceless as a guide for how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign Crowdfunding Lessons Full List definitely check that out.
 

Hey! We run ads on Facebook / Instagram for a similar length of time that you're planning. Sometimes a little longer for pre-launch (like 2 – 3 months). But the bulk of our backing comes from our community. One-Shot Wonders was our 5th Kickstarter campaign, and we had built up a mailing list from all our previous campaigns. We also go to around 3 conventions a year, and promo new stuff there. Jamey Stegmair's blog is priceless as a guide for how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign Crowdfunding Lessons Full List definitely check that out.
Thanks!
 

Hey! We run ads on Facebook / Instagram for a similar length of time that you're planning. Sometimes a little longer for pre-launch (like 2 – 3 months).

Thanks for that information and thanks also for the reply.

But the bulk of our backing comes from our community. One-Shot Wonders was our 5th Kickstarter campaign, and we had built up a mailing list from all our previous campaigns.

That sort of thing will be handy to have for subsequent Kickstarters.

We also go to around 3 conventions a year, and promo new stuff there.

Cool, although the convention 'circuit' possibly not as practical for me here in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but I can certainly see how that would help to spread awareness and meet people - I still fondly recall meeting up with people at the Gencon UK conventions (when they were in London) over 20 years ago.

Jamey Stegmair's blog is priceless as a guide for how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign Crowdfunding Lessons Full List definitely check that out.

Thanks I'll take a look.
 




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