The Day Has Finally Come!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 01:02:03 PM

Soon my Children of the Crimson Flame, soon you shall receive this great bounty of gaming literature in the physical realm for the day foretold so long ago has finally come!

That's right! The books and dice and everything else is now at OKP HQ! BEHOLD!

Now there's still a bit to do before shipping starts, but I suspect I can begin around this time next week.

If I'm not mistaken, you should receive a shipping notification from Backerkit once the tracking numbers have been placed. Either way I'll be sure to keep everyone informed.

Cheers! 

Shipping Update!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:14:01 AM

Howdy Folks! I finally received some tracking numbers for the shipment. As you can see in the image below, the ship is halfway across the Pacific and is estimated to arrive on the West Coast on Dec. 27th. Assuming it takes 2-3 weeks to go from boat to truck to warehouse I'll be shipping things out Early to Mid January!

That's it... That's the update! Hope every has a Happy Yaksmas and you get a bowl full of shaving scum! (Don't forget to fill your boots full of coleslaw!)

- Thorin!

Shipping Update
over 2 years ago – Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 08:31:42 AM

My Children of the Crimson Flame! The stars have align and the boxes are being put on a boat this week for its long haul across the Pacific!

I'm told this journey from sea to land will take approx. 35-45 days. So... I might have been a little naïve thinking I would ship all this out by mid-December... Non-the-less, the ball is rolling now and there's no stopping it!

I do apologize for the long wait. This project came with a few snags along the way, but over all I'm satisfied with the final product and I hope you will be too!

Backerkit will be locking your addresses soon. You should be receiving an email to confirm your address. If you have any questions you can of course reach out to me here via Kickstarter.

I hope everyone had a fulfilling Turkey Day! (I watched some MST3K as is tradition.) And once again thank you for supporting my adventures! None of this would have been possible without your help! As always I'll keep you updated!

Cheers!

Thorin! 

Mass Production Completed!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 08:45:04 AM

Hello everyone! Yesterday I got word from my manufacturing rep that all everything (books, stickers, dice, etc) has been made and they're in the process of packing it all up to ship. The shipping time is still TBD at the moment, but we are inching closer and closer to fulfillment which means I will be locking addresses soon via Backerkit.

You will receive a notification when that happens and if you need to update your mailing address you'll be able to.

Other Products!

Artist Jordyn Boci is hard at work casting the limited run of witch masks inspired by Peter Mullen's cover art for Sky ov Crimson Flame!

For those interest, there are still a few left to pre-order over at the webstore!

The print run of Sky ov Crimson Flame t-shirts has arrived (thanks Tiger Wizard!) This was a limited run and once the pre-orders go out in December there many be a few left to buy. We'll keep thee updated!

Upcoming Kickstarters!

Here are a couple of Kickstarter I'm interested in!

• All Battle Maps are created with RPG Stories World-Builder VTT in 3D and exported in 2D top view.
• 20 unique environments, each featuring 5 battle maps, offering everything you might need for your games.
• These maps can be used for random encounters or serve as inspiration for creating entire campaigns.
• All Battle Maps will be provided with and without a grid, in the appropriate file size for VTTs, and 8K .pngs

•  New Patron: Krampus—The Horned Ooser himself as patron for lawfully righteous wizards and elves looking to keep people in line, even if they need the devil to do it! Krampus comes with a full write-up, including a new feature we are adding to all our patrons: a rumors table, to help introduce this patron into game play. Everything you expect to see in a full write-up is present, plus rules for the waxing and waning of Krampus' influence over the seasons, and ways in which characters can become Get of Krampus!
•  Cullpepper's Herbal—This installment of Cullpepper's Herbal focuses on the herbs that are most thought of in the holiday season: Holly, Mistletoe, and Ivy.
•  Krampus missions—Sure, you signed up to help the old Bartl curb the wicked, but now he goes and assigns you actual missions? Included in this article are 7 missions that adherents of Krampus can be assigned in return for their invoking his name! These missions are suitable for inserting into game play pretty much anywhere, and are sure to challenge those who have pledged a deal with Klaubauf himself.
•  Mari Lwyd—An old Welsh tradition come to life! In this article, the judge can develop a Mari Lwyd that will challenge characters in truly unique ways.
•  Weapons of Krampus—Need to know what the difference between a single stick and a birch stick bundle is?  Or how Krampus makes that basket hold so many of the wicked? Read on for all the twisted details of the weapons Krampus and his minions employ!
•  Yeti—Abominable snowmen, or allies of the Migo? In this article we investigate the Yeti as myth and legend. Further, we explore the Lovecraftian connection with this creature and the Migo, and present a Yeti that bridges all the above, and is refreshingly new and dangerous!
•  Onward Retainer, starring the Legion—The ninth installment of our adventuring comic in an old school style, brought to you by Joel Phillips!
•  Wyrm Words—A word puzzle of all the Gygaxian words in the ninth issue—this way, a definition is never in doubt! Also included are the answers to the Issue #8's Wyrm Words.

SCIENTIFIC BARBARIAN No.6 is a special Science & Sorcery issue! THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN! I mean... what's not to love!

Till Next Time Friends!

- Thorin!

Printing Has Commenced!
over 2 years ago – Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 09:06:06 AM

 The Omens have foretold of this event!

Did you not witness the eclipse? And now a horned moon rises! And soon... Oh yes very soon my devout cultists... the Crimson Star will fall upon you all! The dice have been cast and printing of the tomes hast begun!

So what does that all mean... Well here's a timetable of events:

• Oct.  13th - Printing Began
• Nov. 17th - Approx. date of completion + shipping to warehouse
• Dec. 9th - Approx. date of arrival + backer fulfilment

It's been a long road, but the end is nigh in sight!

Other Updates

• PDF files have been updated both through Backerkit and DriveThruRPG.
• Preorders are now taking place at Owl Knight Publishing's website. (Let it be known!)

The full Dungeon Synth album is now available to listen to on YouTube:

Before printing began I was able to sneak in one final piece of artwork to commemorate the playtest characters that survived the journey from Sky ov Crimson Flame through Blights ov the Eastern Forest!

Behold the Reed City Rascals!

Now remember! Keep you skin intact until you see the light of the Crimson Star!

- Thorin