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Dungeoneering: Catalysts | New Expansion to the Dungeoneering RPG

Created by Grinning Rat Publications

Six new roles, over 100 new spells, prayers, and magic items, new d100 tables, and a new adventure for Dungeoneering, the quick and dirty dungeon-crawling game.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Update 21: Monthly Progress Report
25 days ago – Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 02:37:08 AM


Dungeoneers,

Hello! I'm very excited to let you know that the Starlit Spire PDF was sent to backers last night (this morning?) for download! That's the last piece of content needed to make for the campaign and now physical fulfillment can begin in earnest.

As a reminder, here's the general schedule:

  • Printing and arrival of Starlit Spire physical zines (to me) will be around October 18.
  • Shipping and delivery of all physical goods to backers will be no later than December 20.  

NOTE: October 18 is when the Starlit Spire physical zines will be coming to me from the printer, NOT when they're headed to your mailboxes.

I hope to get everything out the door before then, but anyone who's done any sort of shipping lately knows it is a beast and to complicate things we're headed into the holiday season over here in the U.S. Thankfully I've done it before, so it shouldn't be too big of a hassle (and this is a much smaller project than others before, so I'm not too worried).

Either way, I'm excited to (finally) move forward with the project. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and understanding as I rewrote (and rewrote and rewrote and rewrote...) Starlit Spire. I sincerely believe it ended up being a better product because I was able to go back and had the time to do so.

Oh! And because everyone know has access to the digital versions of files, I'll be adding product pages for the digital versions of Catalysts and Starlit Spire on itch.io and DriveThruRPG. If you've got friends who were excited about the campaign but missed out on the crowdfunding round, they have multiple options now:

  1. Head to the pre-order store (which will be closing in November!)
  2. Head over to itch.io
  3. Check out DriveThruRPG

That's it for me this month. I'll be back in a few weeks (likely around October 18) to show off the zines when they arrive and talk a little about how production and fulfillment is going.

In the meantime, get out there and play some games!

- Nate

Update 20: Brief Extension to PDF Fulfillment
about 1 month ago – Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 12:14:08 PM


Dungeoneers,

Hello! Due to a very busy past couple of weeks and some InDesign issues on my part, the Starlit Spire PDF will experience a brief delay and will instead be sent to backers on September 13 -- one week from today. That will give me enough time to make sure everything looks good from an editing standpoint, as well as tie up a few loose threads. 

So, again, here's the timetable:

  • The Starlit Spire PDF will be sent to backers on September 6 13.
  • Printing and arrival of Starlit Spire physical zines (to fulfillment) will be around October 18.
  • Shipping and delivery of physical goods to backers will be no later than December 20.  

Thanks for all the support and patience as we get this across the finish line. Here are a few spreads for you to take a look at to tide you over the next week.

- Nate



Update 19: Monthly Progress Report
about 2 months ago – Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 03:00:42 AM


Dungeoneers,

Hello! Another quick update for you, but excitedly this one has concrete dates:

  • The Starlit Spire PDF will be sent to backers on September 6.
  • Printing and arrival of Starlit Spire physical zines (to fulfillment) will be around October 18.
  • Shipping and delivery of physical goods to backers will be no later than December 20.  

Thanks for all the support and patience as we get this across the finish line. The next update you'll receive will be when the PDFs are available for you to download via the pledge manager.

Talk soon (and play some games!),
- Nate

Update 18: Biweekly Progress Report
3 months ago – Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 02:40:53 AM


Dungeoneers,

This is a very quick update as I don't have a ton to report beyond work on Starlit Spire continues! I've recently written an article over on my Substack talking about the rewrites, so if you're interested please go check it out.

Otherwise, as I said, work continues on the Starlit Spire. I'm still 100% on track for delivery of the PDF in September and physical fulfillment between October-December 2024. That seems like a ways away, but this year is going BLINDINGLY fast so it'll be here before we know it.

Thanks for your patience while I get this all wrapped up and get you your books. I genuinely appreciate your support!

Talk soon,
- Nate

Update 17: Biweekly Progress Report
4 months ago – Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 06:59:06 AM


Dungeoneers,

We accidentally missed a week due to family vacation brain, so we're back in the saddle this week with another campaign update! There's not a ton of newness, but there are a few things worth mentioning, so let's get into it!

Pledge Manager & Survey: 100% Complete

  • A small handful (less than 7) of people still need to fill out the survey. I've sent reminders to do so this morning, so please check your email if you haven't gotten your files!
  • The cutoff for filling out the survey will be Monday, July 1 - exactly four weeks from today. If you don't complete the survey by then, you'll unlikely be in the initial shipping wave. This may increase your shipping costs, so please try to complete the survey before then or contact me if you haven't already filled it out!

Dungeoneering: Catalysts Book Progress: 100% Complete

  • The book is finished! The PDF has been uploaded to BackerKit and is included in your digital downloads if your tier allows for it. Your survey has also been filled out.
  • The books are here! And they look great!


The Great Spellcheck Survey: 100% Complete

  • The Great Spellcheck Survey for Dungeoneering: Catalysts is closed! Thankfully, no errors were reported!

The Starlit Spire: 10% Complete (read below)

From the last update, I returned to the drawing board after some helpful playtesting, which made me realize my adventure was kind of s***. From that update, here's the new timeline for the adventure:

  1. Starlit Spire PDF: September 2024
  2. Starlit Spire Print Production: October 2024
  3. Physical Fulfillment: October 2024-December 2024

That said, I've been playing around with some ideas, and so far, some stuff has stuck in a big way. Mostly, these things are a little too chaotic and in flux for me to share entirely, but I'm really happy with where its ended up. In the coming weeks I'll share more, including some screengrabs and the complete table of contents once that's patched in.

Thanks again for your patience with this! I know it can be frustrating waiting for the product you backed, but I'm confident this rewrite will result in a better adventure that's more fun at your table (and worth your money)! 

Physical Fulfillment: 50% Complete (+10% from last update)

  • Dungeoneering: Catalysts books are here (see pictures in the Catalysts section of the update)!

That's it for me. I'm looking forward to the next update towards the middle of July.

- Nate