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Yep, added an adventure for all backers called Cat & Mouse, with 5E design by Greg Marks. Also announced a set of dark fey lords and ladies to add to the book. I love adding more goodies to the rewards for backers. And there's 25 more days to go!

I'm happy to report that the first two stretch goals are unlocked, so we're adding a few more monsters (including an underdark dragon) and a set of 100 monster tokens to the rewards for all backers. The next 2 goals add a copy of the Midgard Heroes book to all backers, and add more lair maps...

Thank you for your support, Matthan! (And all the other 200+ backers to date! It's only 8 hours in and this project is almost funded and ready to start adding stretch goals.)

We are using the 5e design principles and are vetting out challenge ratings pretty carefully. That includes development, in-house playtests, and yes, some backer playtests as well. We want to get them right.

Yes, every monster will have an illustration. No invisible stalkers here! That sounds like one of the existing tiers, but yes, you can add the Lairs PDF to the printed Tome if you like.

Much smaller print run than a Wizards book does mean the costs are higher, but I pushed them as low as I could for an art-and-map-intensive project like this. There are, of course, stretch goals that turn this book into an even better deal (more monsters, tokens for online play, and a goal to...

Huh. I thought the PDF was slightly underpriced. Less than 10 cents per monster is a bargain.

Correct, print book is available for $15 here: http://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/midgard-heroes-for-5th-edition/

Cool, happy to see those pics get a wider audience! (This year I chose my seat with an eye toward being close-but-not-too-close to the projection screens.) I don't have a lot of extra details on those releases, but yes, Ultimate Intrigue sounds... er, intriguing.

Good question. The Advanced Races Compendium is usable in any campaign where you have tieflings, lizardfolk, drow, minotaurs, kobolds, kitsune, etc. You get some Midgard-specific material in the sidebars and flavor elements, though it won't have a Midgard logo. I imagine a lot of people will...

So the Advanced Races book expands on 20 new and old races, everything from the drow, gearforged, lizardfolk, minotaurs, tieflings, and the aasimar to the more.... fringey... things like the lamia, ravenfolk, and the derro. The Kickstarter for it ends in about 24 hours, this Sunday. Designers...

Hey Xantherion, glad to hear that Courts is going into another edition! I would certainly like to hear what converts easily, and what doesn't. I happen to have many of the monsters converted, and it's one of the adventures I'd love to offer for 5th Edition players sometime. I don't have clever...

Hey Merric, thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad that Tyranny is working for you! For milestones: Well, they certainly simplify bookkeeping and can speed up level advancement (which is why we used them in Rise). I think they do change adventure design, as they make it possible to be...

Meomwt, it's a great question without a single answer, because different players and different gamemasters need different things. I think that a Starter Set or Beginner Box that doesn't do a lot of handholding is failing in its primary goal, which is making it easy to learn the game. I wish that...

Astroicebear, this is a wonderful question! And boy do I wish I had a better answer for you than "I don't have any special knowledge about the terms of a license." Of course, I'm happy to speculate on it. My mood is cautiously hopeful, though I grow more frustrated every month that goes by. I...

Yes, we're planning variant versions of many of the races, offering different power levels and alternative racial traits. The goal is exactly that not all tieflings are the same, and not all aasimar are identical. Pathfinder is a game of extreme customization, and the Advanced Races Compendium...

Three tips for unpublished authors and game designers? Sure, but I'm feeling a bit cyncial about the industry today, so: 1) Write write write (and don't quit your day job too early). Turn out a lot of prose. Speed keeps you fed; quality keeps you respected. Find a balance. Do the work. 2) Marry...

I've never read the Wheel of Time, so I'm not familiar with his take on shadow roads. I know some people love the books, while others complain about the languid pacing. Regardless, the idea is certain older than Jordan or me: hidden roads, fey travels, movement through the underworld. I had not...

Hey Jason, thanks for asking about AQ! If I'm not counting my own AQ releases (Secrets of the Lamp with the City of Brass map by DCS leads by a nose over Assassin Mountain and the MC Al Qadim), then there's a limited number of others to choose from. I think I'm going to go with the Complete...

The weird thing about me and the Realms is that I've written relatively few adventures for the setting, but the ones I have done are all among my favorites. The place lends itself to heroic action, it oozes adventure, it's the land of a million hooks. That's a wonderful playground for any DM or...