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Faerie: A Realm Wanderer’s Guide

Created by The Dragons Vault

Get lost in the distant realm of Faerie, a brutal 5e campaign setting of blood, iron and fey, inspired by the original British Faerie Folklore and medieval myth!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Playtest Survey 02, Something Wicked this way comes, and Survey Updates!
10 days ago – Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 11:12:36 AM

Hail Wanderers!

First of all just a small check-in on a couple of notes: Thank you so much to the Duke backers that already filled out their survey, we are just waiting on one of you now! It's been so cool to sit and read through some of your awesome (and frankly horrifying) creature ideas, I can't wait to see what y'all and Conor cook up!

Next, we said this in the last update but just in case you missed it: If you purchased Tempest via your Backerkit pledge OR post campaign add-ons you won't be able to access it until you have 0 outstanding balance on Backerkit's pledge manager (this includes shipping and post campaign add-ons). If you wanna get access to it just chuck me an email at [email protected] and we can get you charged manually!


Playtest Survey 02: Pact of the Coven & Way of the Wild Hunt

As always in our mid-month updates I'm bringing you our latest playtest survey! Here you will be able to access the survey to give feedback on both the Pact of the Coven Warlock Subclass and Way of the Wild Hunt Monk Subclass. We've found the feedback y'all have been providing to be an invaluable asset, as your collective minds can point out viewpoints or balance aspects that we just hadn't considered. Plus it's always nice to know that you guys like our stuff! So if you have any feedback on these two subclasses please don't hesitate to fill in the survey!

If you want to get a bit more involved in the conversation with either ourselves or other members of the community you could hop on over to our Discord here! 





Faerie Playtest 04: The Witch

We don't usually let you guys know specifically what is coming in our next playtest drop but I think enough of you have asked for it that I can warrant an exception in this case. On the 25th of November the full playable Witch Class will drop for you guys to play, judge, enjoy, and break. cue applause and screaming Yes, yes, we also cannot wait for you to get your hands on it, but please be patient we haven't let Conor out of his homebrew basement for a few days now and I'm sure he's cooking up something... Wicked. 





Charging Shipping & Add-ons

We said we'd give you guys plenty of notice and here it is: we will be charging cards for any additional funds left in your post campaign survey at the start of January 2025! This will give us plenty of time to nail down any issues, chase up any failed payments etc. We'll mention it in our next couple of updates too so don't worry about being surprised! We just wanted to let you know as early as possible. 

That's all from me this week gang, but I will see you in two weeks bearing witchly gifts.
Have a wonderful November!
Aston

Tempest, Wyldsea, and Playtest 03!
24 days ago – Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 12:22:29 PM


Hail and well met wanderers,

I arrive to herald good news, along with the release of our third playtest! This week and in the weeks following many of you will start receiving some rewards, namely those involving digital goods from our previous book Tempest. The rewards beginning distribution are:

  • Tempest: A Seafarer’s Sourcebook
  • Vault Digital Collection (Coming Soon)
  • Guide to the Wyldsea


Tempest: A Seafarer’s Sourcebook

The errata of our last book Tempest: A Seafarer’s Sourcebook has been completed, and is now ready for distribution! We are currently finalising it for upload, so keep an eye on your inbox for instructions on how to claim your copy! Any returning backers from Tempest check your DriveThruRPG account and you will have the new errata version of Tempest available for immediate download!

Anyone who ordered Tempest at any point during or post-campaign you will need to get in touch with Aston via [email protected] so that he can charge your post-campaign purchases individually and give you access to Tempest (this will include shipping & any other add-ons you purchased). Unfortunately we can’t distribute goods individually other way without charging everyone’s cards, and we would like to hold fire there for a little while longer to give you all ample warning! Anyone that chose not to add additional extras post campaign and have a 0 balance on the survey will have immediate access via their Backerkit account!

If anyone has yet to grab a copy of our 220+ page swashbuckling setting for 5e, its companion adventure Escape from Dimshore, or wants to learn more, you can head over to our STORE


The Vault Digital Collection

For those of you that purchased the Vault Digital Collection, you will be receiving your copy of Tempest this week along with other backers, but the remainder of your digital goods from the collection will be sent out in two weeks. This is just so that we can stagger distribution and also make sure we are all set up for any who wish to order a physical copy of Tempest using their discount codes!


Guide to the Wyldsea

Our exclusive cross project digital guidebook also releases this week, Guide to the Wyldsea. This guide presents a detailed look at the Wyldsea, where the swashbuckling sorcerery of Tempest meets the feudal fey realm of Faerie! Guide to the Wyldsea is exclusive to backers who supported both Tempest & Faerie during their live campaigns; If that means you, please check your Backerkit account (where you completed your survey) and you will find your digital download access to Wyldsea.


Faerie | Playtest 03

Not to fret those without reward this week, for we bring you our third playtest release for Faerie! This document details the Oath of Mortals Paladin subclass, and the College of Hysteria Bard subclass. As always enjoy reading, playing, and breaking our hard crafted game design so that you are ready to fill in the feedback form next month! The full playtest is available in the Backer only section below, or in our discord channel.


If you’ve not received either Tempest or Wyldsea by 20:00GMT Monday the 4th of November please get in touch with us via [email protected]. Please don’t get in touch about this before then, and double check which rewards you purchased before contacting us to be sure you’re owed those discussed.

Thats all from me today! If you want to discuss Faerie, Tempest, or any of our other projects with us or the community please head over to our Discord and get involved!

I’ll see you all again in a couple of weeks when we return with out bimonthly update!

- Conor

Important Update! Communication, Last chance at Duke Tier & Playtest 01 Feedback!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 11:00:22 AM

Hail Wanderers!

First of all I wanted to thank everyone who completed their Pledge Manager surveys in time, hitting these deadlines is vital for us to maintain a good tempo with distribution and the like when we get closer to crunch time. 

Communication 

Next I want to touch on the topic of communication and updates. After we locked orders we had quite a few emails asking questions and making comments unaware of information or news that we had previously made available in prior updates well ahead of orders locking. In light of that I just want to reiterate that it’s very important you check out these updates every couple of weeks. It gives you plenty of time to ask questions if you’re unsure, and us plenty of time to respond or resolve any issues that may arise. We’ve got a bit of flexibility in these early stages when it comes to deadlines, but when we move into the more final stages of production and fulfilment it will be even more vital that you are aware of what’s going on and what we need from you.

Failure to do so could seriously delay, or in some cases risk not receiving, your end product. 

Going forward we will also be making greater use of our Discord to disseminate any particularly important information as well as these bi-weekly updates so if that is more your deal feel free to join us there! 

A Final Chance to Grab Duke Tier!

After we locked orders we still have a single Duke tier for which we have not received pledge payment or shipping info, so since we had a lot of interest we decided to open up the last slot back to you guys! 

If you are interested in getting yourself involved in monster creation for a beast to roam the lands of Faerie then this is your chance! Alongside working on the actual monster for the book you will get the original hand painted piece of art that will be a part of the final book! 

Want to get your hands on the final pack? Drop me an email ([email protected]), it is first come first serve. So once the first person emails me after this update goes live, we will work on getting the back end changed over but there are a couple of things to note:

  • Due to the nature of this upgrade we will need to charge your card immediately rather than waiting for distribution date like the other addons/shipping so please make sure you have the funds available when you email me!
  • You will only be charged the difference between anything you have currently paid and the £500 pledge price for Duke.
  • Shipping for the Duke tier is included in the price, so if you are one of our ROW backers do not consider yourself out of the running due to higher shipping fees!

May the odds be in your favour, I will await your emails!

Playtest 01 | Feedback Survey

Thank you to everyone that filled in the survey on the Preview PDF content, it was really enjoyable to read through and enlightening to see the different opinions and takes on everything presented. I’m happy to say that overall feedback was very positive! It appears the vast majority of those that responded to the survey were satisfied with the game design and content that was presented in the Preview PDF. There really didn’t seem to be any features in the Hagborn lineage, Fetch Rogue subclass, or Witch class that stood out as divisive or needing any significant changes.
   We will do another internal review before publishing but it’s been incredibly helpful getting so much feedback, and very heart warming to see so many of you enjoying the hard work that was put into those elements. If you have any questions about the content in the Preview PDF, or want to join the ongoing discussion about the stuff we release, join our community on Discord!

Onto the next survey! Hereyou will find our feedback survey for our first official playtest packet with a full class breakdown on the Fighter and Monk subclasses, as well as the new spells introduced! It does also include a feedback section for the Witch Spell List provided in the pdf but please do be aware that it was very much intended as a work in progress list to get the class up and playable for people interested in playing the Witch itself!


Phew, that's everything from me this week! Thank you so much for sticking with me till the end!
I'll be back in a couple of weeks on the 28th with your next playtest packet and the release of the Guide to Wyldsea & Tempest: A Seafarer’s Sourcebook Errata!

Have a wonderful couple of weeks,
Aston

Playtest 02 | Pact of the Coven & Way of the Wild Hunt
about 2 months ago – Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 04:47:12 PM

Hail Adventurers!

We're a tad late this week due to some internal technical issues, but we arrive with two new flavours of hero for your journey into the realm of Faerie! And also one final update on the Post Campaign Surveys!

Last Chance to fill in your Survey!

Firstly, thank you so much to those of you that managed to fill in your surveys in a timely manner, fufilling a crowdfunding campaign of this size can only be made possible by organisation and the meeting of deadlines (both internally for myself and Conor, and for you the backers!). As it stands right now 295 of you have yet to complete the survey, since we were unable to get the final reminder out on Monday we're going to extend the deadline slightly: If you have not completed the survey by end of day on Wednesday the 2nd of October we cannot guarantee delivery of your physical goods. Accomodations may be made for certain situations but you must get in touch with us ASAP at [email protected]! 

For those that have completed the survey: we can make minor tweaks to address' and other delivery details up until we lock those in (pre warning for that in a future update) so again, just drop us an email!

Monk and Warlock playtest!

This months playtest packet contains two more subclasses: The Way of the Wild Hunt monk subclass, a companion based subclass built around fighting alongside a Hound of the Hunt after you have joined their infamous ranks. The Warlock Pact of the Coven subclass represents power by committee, a pact sworn to a collective of fickle spellcasters rather than a powerful indiviudal. Their powers will fluctuate based on the whims of the multiple indivudals that hold equal sway over your pact.

Grab Playtest 02 in the Backer only section below, or check it out in our Discord!

Playtest 01 feedback survey!

We have made the decision going forward to move the feedback surveys to the monthly updates that do not contain a playtest drop, extending the feedback cycle to six weeks rather than four, this means that the feedback for the last playtest packet will drop on the 14th of October!

Finally just another note about our Discord, it is a place for you to join conversations about our content, chat with myself and Conor, and even potentially get a say on what makes it into the next playtest packet! join us over in the discord with this link!


Thats everything from me for this week, I hope the beginning of the spooky season is treating you all well and I'll be back again on the 14th!

Aston

Checking in, Survey Update, and Free d20s!
2 months ago – Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 09:57:11 AM

Hail Wanderers!

Checking in today to give you a little bit of an insight on what we've been up to for the last couple of weeks and to give you a quick update on the state of the post campaign surveys!

Firstly an important note, our fortnightly updates here will be released on Mondays going forward rather than Fridays as previously stated. This is just so that we can make sure as many of you see them as possible, and make sure we are around and in office to respond to any questions or comments they generate!


14 Days Remain!

As of right now around 80% of you have completed the backerkit surveys which is absolutely wonderful! But for those of you that haven't gotten around to it yet you only have two weeks left before the close date on the 30th September! Filling out these surveys are important for us to gather order numbers, shipping address', and other important information so please ensure you get these done! If your card failed during the campaign (we are currently sat at around 5% of you) then your survey will allow you to make sure you still get your goods as it will give you a chance to re-charge for your missed pledge! But this will be the last chance for those backers to retain their goods!


Early Bird D20

We have gone ahead and added the early bird d20 to everyones pledge that was eligible, for physical backers this means everything will be handled as usual with the shipping. However for digital only backers who were eligible for it you will see a charge of £25 showing on your survey, this is the ROW shipping rate. Once you pop in your shipping address it should come down to the correct rate for your region! Of course there will be those digital backers who don't want to pay for the shipping on the D20 and thats perfectly fine! if you just reach out to me at [email protected] I can remove it for you!
EVEN IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED YOUR SURVEY YOU MAY NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK AS THE D20 WAS ADDED RETROACTIVELY!


Whats next?

Over in our Discord Server we've been working away on the content included in our next playtest, including a community vote that will allow ya'll to have a say on what you want to see next! On the dev side of thing we've been working mostly on our subclasses so we can get them out and playtested to you guys ASAP! But Conor has been working on a certain spidery lineage that maybe you'll see crawl its way into this months playtest packet...

In terms of other updates, we've begun the lengthy process of communication with our supplier to get our wonderful physical rewards complete! We're looking at getting prototypes and samples sometime early next year and of course we'll have some wonderful teasers for you when we do!

I will be back in two weeks on the 30th of September for the next update which will primarily include any final info on the surveys, the playtest survey for Playtest 01, and of course: Playtest 02!

Have a wonderful couple of weeks, and if you need anything always feel free to reach out here or in the discord!

- Aston