Explore a world where Evolution, Ecology, and Magic are closely intertwined. Compatible with D&D 5E and Pathfinder 1E + 2E
Latest Updates from Our Project:
December 2024 Update! Third One & Last one of the year!
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 01:31:40 PM
Eyo all!
Time for one last update before 2024 ends! There's been less progress than I would've liked due to some personal circumstances, but I'll keep all of you up to date regardless. Transparency is key!
We're still well-scheduled to get you all the book on time, just a little less outrageously fast than we expected.
Progress: A good portion of the races has been transferred to PF2e, with the classes set up to go soon. The PF1E layout is one of the things that have been delayed, but for a reason that's pretty good for you guys: it needed extra content to make things clearer. This means a small fraction of the content planned for the Dungeon Master Codex and Ecology Codex will be added to the Player Codex. I can't say 100% what yet, but it's a nice chunk of extra options!
Survey: The survey has been ready to go for a while and will hopefully be launched this week (wanted to make 100% sure everything was correct). If you want to provide extra support, now's your chance.
Artwork: We've added at least one extra piece of artwork for the Vysari Primordial Species player option, filling out the roster even more!
Community: The Wanderer Games didn't have a full website, which is something that has bothered me for quite a while. I've taken it into my own hands to set up a site that can act as a hub and webshop for everything Wanderer and Lugon-related. It's not online yet, but I'm planning another update once it's live! And don't worry, this website is fully paid out of my own pocket. No funds from here will be used. Also join our Discord to stay up to date and ask question directly to me and my team!
Collaborations: Outside of Lugon, we've made some progress on the new social book as well. It doesn't have our focus at the moment, but we're sharing ideas and getting some nice concepts on paper. This should be a nice way to spice up social roleplay in d20 systems!
Christmas & End of 2024: I am planning a little something for all of you at the end of the year. For free, just some nice little bits of content to show my appreciation for all of you. If you want to have a little bit of say though, you've got a choice: Chest Inquisition Presents or Christmas Tana Mayhem? Comment below with your choice! I'm not going to explain anything, so go with your gut!
Happy holidays and have a great December everyone!
Cheers,
Mark
November 2024 Update! Second One!
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 07:11:42 AM
Eyo all!
First of all, my apologies for the lateness of this update. It has been hectic the last three weeks, so time slipped me by. Not an excuse, but you deserve the reason. Life had slowed down a bit now, so I should be able to keep up!
That said, things haven't been hectic for nothing. I've got great news to share! From steps in community building to progress in the writing and lay-out process to new projects, collaborations and continuations. I'm very pumped to share this with all of you. So let's go through this with some bulletpoints:
Progress: Let's get the most important parts out of the way. Things have continued to go well and somewhat quicker than anticipated. The PF1e version is ready for typesetting and we're currently experimenting with art placement and layout, with DnD5e and PF2e's version making leaps and bounds as well. Many of the conversions are progressing with great speed (With all races/species having been converted in DnD5e, together with 3 of the 4 classes, for example), which is good news for all of you! Once the PF1e layout is done, we can take that one as a template for the other two, speeding up the process even more.
Artwork: We've been collaborating with the talented ArtCher to produce more art for Lugon's races and species. The book is going to be full of great pieces, making it a gem to look at. This extra art is coming out of my own pocket, so don't worry about having to pay more. The beauty is worth it! Take a look!
Community: We've created a Discord so that you've got a direct line with me and even some of the artists, editors and playtesters collaborating with the project. You can join the Discord here! See you there!
Lugon's Future: As some of you have heard, we're planning on releasing a GM Codex and Ecology Codex in the future. Things have evolved since the last update, however. We're now also planning on offering adventures between these big projects. It's still a bit dodgy in terms of budget, but we hope to launch another Kickstarter with a level 1-8 adventure early next year. Of course, the plan is to finish the Player Codex around then as well, so you can get a generous heaping of content!
Collaborations: Some of you might have ordered Fabled Battles and Warfare together with the Player Codex. Well, FAE Games and The Wanderer Games are going to collab again! We're planning on tackling social combat and interactions next, so look forward to that. Will keep all of you posted!
So this my update for now. Feel free to message or drop by on either KS itself or Discord.
Cheers,
Mark
October 2024 Update! First One!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 01:31:35 PM
Eyo all!
It's been a hot minute, but I come bearing great news! I'll keep it short and tidy, so have a couple of bullet points from me:
Progress: We already made heaps of progress. The lore and introduction parts of the project have been edited already, and the PF1e content is already ready to be put into the book. The DnD5e bits are also getting done in record time. The PF2e parts are going to take some more time as predicted, but all-in-all, we're steaming through ahead of schedule! Dice-wise, about a third have already been made, so that's going very well too. And... they... are... pretty!
Pre-Order Shop: The Pre-Order shop is open! We'll be continuing our streak there. If you know somebody that wants to chip in on the project but arrived too late, send them here! The stretch goals will stay in place there too, potentially allowing for the Improviser to join the fray as an add-on sooner. We'll also start to do cross-promos again to promote the Pre-Order shop to facilitate this. Share this link around if you'd feel so inclined:
Premium Art: There's more artwork on the way. The Iruk and Anor have some pretty new art, as well as the Pyrn. There will be one more artpiece requested, as promised in the stretchgoals. When they are done, I'll share little previews of them!
Post-KS Surveys: With the Backerkit side of things up and running, we'll send out surveys soon. You can add more goodies to your order and decide what version of Lugon you want.
Pretty Hard-Covers: So I was looking at the hardcovers. They'll be around 200 pages, so nice and stacked with content. But they were lacking something. A headband and a reading ribbon. So... I might've upgraded the books a bit. It has to look pretty in my bookcase, after all! And it won't cost you guys a thing.
Now for some slightly less positive news:
Drivethru RPG: Sadly, due to an incompatibility in the format of the book, we cannot use Drivethru RPG as a local printhouse at this point in time. At least, for now. We're going to see if we can make something happen for future projects. We're still going to try to get this book to overseas backers as cheap as we can.
For now, these are all the updates I can give. I'll do one update on the first of every month at the very least, but might do more if something interesting happens that needs to be shared. Communication is important after all!
Have a great week, everybody.
Mark
The Tenth and Eleventh Goal. A Grand Finale.
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 12:24:29 PM
Eyo all!
And so ended Lugon's first successful Kickstarter run. A run that wouldn't have been a success without all of you. I am unbelievably hyped that we can work on this project now with such a nice budget. And like promised, most of the money will go towards improving this book, any leftovers will go towards starting on the second project: The Dungeon Codex. Like most of you probably would've guessed, this is only the beginning. We have a Dungeon Codex (GM/DM guide) and a Grand Ecology Codex (Monster manual) in the works. The names for these two books are still pending though, haha.
I've got some good news for those wondering what is happening with the two remaining stretchgoals that weren't met. Two points of good news. But let's begin with a nice visual:
Point 1: We've gotten multiple people asking to pledge after the run was done, so I am counting our little 6477 to be 6500+ instead! Which means two additional species will get some epic artwork.
Point 2: Multiple people have expressed interest in the Improviser. And well... I would be lying if I said I didn't want to give it to you. So we're going to see about getting this versatile class to you in some way-shape-form! If possible, we'd love to put it in the book, but that would require some more funds to cover the extra printing costs, so that's going to be tough. A PDF addon with the class (in one of the d20 systems, of course) for a small extra charge (I'm thinking 2-3 euros) would be appropriate, I'd wager. Still, if anyone has any ideas, feel free to leave a comment or DM me!
So with all of this out of the way, you can expect me to update you all at least once a month. Multiple updates might drop if we've got something extra exciting to share. As for those wanting more, there will be a pre-order shop up in the coming days, via Backerkit. If you want to grab an extra set of dice shinies or another book for a different system, that will be no problem at all!
Have a delightful weekend everyone. And thank you again. I'll be in touch soon!
Mark
The Ninth Goal, Final Sprint at 48 hours left!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 02:17:11 PM
Eyo all!
This post might be a bit soon after the last, but I want to give some previews about the stretch goals that have been unlocked and are still upcoming. I've opened up the rest of the stretch goal road map for these last two days, so go and look at what's to come!
As for the last stretch goal met, there's the Lugon Poultice expansion. For this I'll post a little preview of the mechanics involved with Poultices, to give you a nice idea. Basically, it's a little addition to provide more healing options during downtime in exchange for resources. It creates a nice little dynamic with risk/rewards, as we've found in our years-long campaign. We hope you'll like it as much as we do too! Do note that this preview is just that, a preview. This is not the final version for every system (this is built for PF1e, for example) and the wording/text is under heavy construction.
Next stretch goal: Ritualism feats! Allowing you to cast a wide variety of spells using ritualistic means. And it's feat-based, which means you can splash this onto a great many characters to give them that nice magical feeling.
All the best and thanks. We couldn't have done this without you.
Defy the Demon King and Put an End to Tyranny! Enter the cursed kingdom of Ashendire in Scourge of the Tyrant King! A wickedly dark adventure, filled with twisted monstrosities and diabolical secrets.
What's included:
100+ Page Adventure
15+ Menacing Monsters
5+ Powerful Magic Items
4+ Forsaken Locations
Made by Humans
The adventure is growing with Stretch Goals! Don’t miss the EXCLUSIVE Kickstarter adventure expansion; The Greedy Guzzler tavern. This bistro serves the most popular meals in town, and even though the curse has corrupted the cook, his famous food is still TO DIE FOR! This exclusive side-quest comes with a unique magic weapon, 2 detailed maps, and a grotesque mini-boss; Gribelly, the Butcher!
