Ariadne's Book of Legends - D&D beyond 20th level!

Book of Legends development: Alpha version, Backerkit Survey, Art showcase, and Producer Content!
3 months ago – Wed, May 13, 2026 at 06:20:04 AM

Hello, dearest Threadseekers!

Apologies for the communication gap these past few weeks! As first-time Kickstarter creators, we hadn't realized how much the Pledge Over Time feature would extend the process of receiving the campaign funds, and how it would impact the launch of our Pledge Manager. We should've let you guys know earlier, but with the book production and some personal events messing up our schedules even further, we failed to pass that information beyond the Discord server (which you can join here!). And we're super sorry about that!

From now on, we intend to release monthly updates to keep you all in the know (even if there isn't too much to show!). If you have a more urgent question, you'll still be able to contact us through Kickstarter messages and comments, email, or Discord, as always.

We've got a lot to talk about today! We'd like to share some news on when the first alpha for the Book of Legends will be coming out, share some art, and explain to everyone how the Pledge Manager Surveys will be sent out.

We're really proud of the incredible art and STLs we've been able to create these past few months. Everything in this update is brand new and made thanks to you!

First Alpha's Release Date

Production has started! The first alpha PDF for Ariadne's Book of Legends will come out later this month. Since it is an alpha, we're focusing on the content more than the aesthetics, so please excuse the rough formatting!

It focuses on character options and a complete structure for the book, but still includes a bunch of Foes and info for the DM, so you can start playtesting! You'll find:

• A complete introduction,
• The 12 core classes,
• 18 Heroic Paths,
• 24 Mythical Techniques,
• 15 10th-level spells,
• 5 Legendary Foes, and
• The Legendary Game chapter for DMs

We'll publish a whole Kickstarter update announcing this first version of the book, so watch out for that!

June Timeline Just Dropped!

We know how worrying not having a clear timeline can be. This past month, we finished setting up everything behind the scenes to proceed with the Backerkit survey and close Late Pledges. Here's a timeline for the near future!

• June 7th: Late Pledges end (pledges are closed)
• June 8th: Email confirmation for VIPs and Previous Buyers(*)
• June 14th: Backerkit Surveys and Producer Surveys(**) go out
• June 30th: Backerkit Survey Lock (orders can't be edited)

We'll try to give you as many of these timelines as possible in the coming months so you're always in the know!

(*) Email confirmation?

Some of you might know that we had a Presale campaign where you could pledge $1 to get a special reward when contributing to the Kickstarter campaign. Some others might know of The Old Guard DLC, a small gift to everyone who previously purchased Theseus' Tome of Legendary Foes and/or Ariadne's Guide to Legendary Characters, the predecessors of the Book of Legends.

If you fall into any of those categories, you'll receive a short email where we ask you to kindly confirm the email address used to become a VIP or purchase the books. Sometimes people have multiple emails, or use Apple Anonymous emails!

To make your Backer Survey as seamless as possible, please help us by answering the email survey!

(**) Producer Content!

Dear Producers! It's finally here! The Producer Custom Content Survey will be available through the Backerkit Survey. You must answer all the Survey questions and details, and you'll get a link to show us your idea. 

This is how it works:

• You complete the form with as much detail as you can, and we review it.
• If two ideas are exceedingly similar, the first person to submit will get priority (be fast!). We'll contact the second person to let them know, and see if they want to change the request or move forward with the original idea despite the redundancy (it's their content, after all!)
• You get a chance at a revision if we didn't quite hit the mark! While this is not a commission, we'd like to get it as close as possible to what you envisioned.
• The final text is delivered to you.
• We compile all your ideas into the DLC and deliver it when it's ready!

What are Backerkit Surveys?

We'll be using Backerkit as our Pledge Manager for this project. This is a website where you'll be able to see your pledge and download any digital rewards we release! To do that, however, you'll need to answer your Backerkit Survey.

This survey is really important! This is where you'll enter your shipping information so we can calculate your shipping costs, where you'll choose your VTT (if your order included it), and where you'll be able to either upgrade your pledge to a higher tier or pick any Add-Ons you missed during the Kickstarter campaign.

If your Kickstarter Pledge didn't fully go through, the Survey is also where you can update your payment information for the project. This is also really useful if you're upgrading your pledge, as well as for shipping costs, which will be charged at a later date. We'll let you know more when we send the Surveys! 

Once your Backerkit Survey is fully complete, we will manually lock your order (meaning you won't be able to edit it yourself). If you're afraid of not being able to edit your pledge, don't worry about that either! You can always contact us about updating your pledge via Kickstarter DMs, email, or via our Discord server!

Shipping and Addresses 

Shipping: With the state of international shipping, we will not be charging for shipping and taxes until we are much closer to physical fulfillment, in about a year or so! When we do charge for it, we'll make sure to release a Kickstarter update letting you know ahead of time.

For a full breakdown of estimated shipping costs, you can always refer to the dedicated section of our Campaign's page. These values may differ in a year, as we are basing our numbers on current rates.

Addresses: Closer to the time of the actual physical fulfillment, we'll send out reminders asking you to update your addresses. This is to make sure anyone who might've moved or intends on moving to a different place doesn't get caught off guard by the shipping going to the wrong place. You won't have to worry about this until we're much closer to physical fulfillment!

Survey options: VTT and VIP STLs!

Once you get your Backerkit Survey, you'll be able to select your VTT option, if your pledge included any.

Additionally, if you are a Presale VIP backer (meaning that you signed up via our pre-launch program and pledged your $1), you'll get the option to get a Foe STL of your choice. Remember, you get the Unique Hermit STL option, too! So don't forget to confirm your email when you get that Google Form!

Finally, you'll be able to add any additional Add-ons (or even whole pledges on top of the one you already have) to your order! This includes dice sets for the collectors, additional books for those looking to gift for a friend, extra maps to display, or anything else you might be craving in the moment!

We will go over the Backerkit Pledge Manager process in much more detail once surveys are sent out!

Project We Love: Archvillain Encounters: Death & Beyond

Our friends at Archvillain Games just launched an incredible Gamefound campaign: Archvillain Encounters: Death & Beyond, the first installment in their new series of Archvillain Encounters. Choose your favorite undead boss (out of 15!)and get an incredibly detailed 75mm base miniature, and with that a 50+ page adventure book, featuring the whole adventure for your chosen megaboss! Remember to back early! The campaign launches with 3 physical, limited-time Early Bird reward tiers, and once the launch window is over, they are gone:

• 1 box or more: Soulshard Foilcore D20
• 4 boxes or more: Risen Tyrant Miniature + Soulshard Foilcore D20
• 9 boxes or more: Deluxe Foil GM Screen + Risen Tyrant Miniature + Soulshard Foilcore D20

Before we go! We wanted to thank you for all the support on this project. You guys must know how much your kind words help us get through the harsh parts of the absolute marathon that is developing this project. Sometimes we forget that we are just people (and a small group at that!), and it's normal to get tired and frustrated... but rereading the comments you have left in the past and talking with everyone on Discord and social media truly makes everything worth it! So, once again, thank you ❤︎⁠

Talk to you soon!

- Alvar, Marce, Lin, Jen & Gabo

P.S: If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about our campaign, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

Ariadne's Book of Legends is 4000% FUNDED! What Comes Next?
5 months ago – Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 12:18:32 PM

Hello, CR 30+ Legendary Foes!

We did it! With your overwhelming support, our Legendary heroes will finally be able to defeat Eternity and its voidspawn! There are no words we could give to express how thankful we are for the love you've shown this project. Suffice it to say that we'll work triple shifts to make this book a must have, and thus properly reward all the trust you've deposited in us <3 

Stretch Goals: The Final Look

As this journey comes to an end, it's time to look back and see all the content and knowledge you've rescued from the jaws of the void! In total, we unlocked 12 Stretch Goals (which is to say all of them, you're that cool):

• 25k - Character Sheets for Legendary Heroes
• 50k - 5 New 10th-level Spells
• 75k - Pre-Made Legendary Characters
• 100k - Legendary Adventure: Unraveling of the Void Huntress
• 125k - New CR 30+ Foe: The Jester of the Moonsilver Court
• 150k - 10 New Legendary Items
• 200k - 2 New CR 30+ Foes: The Guardians of Aaru
• 250k - Full Original Soundtrack
• 300k - Legendary Characters STL Booster
• 350k - Player's Guide Hardcover Upgrade
• 400k - Legendary Foes STL Booster

We're still amazed you were able to get all of them. When we launched this project, the highest we thought we would get was the 100k Legendary Adventure... and even that felt like a toss-up! But thanks to you, we'll be able to make this project into the finest, most complete version our skill and effort can provide.

Yesterday, we had a chat with the community on Discord (you can join the server by clicking here) and revealed which Stretch Goal each of us was more excited to do! For Alvar, it's the Scáthach Adventure, Marce mentioned the Guardians of Aaru, while Lin and Jen chose the OST. Needless to say, we are all ecstatic!

Which Stretch Goal are you looking forward to the most? (You cannot all say the Legendary Foes STL Booster...) 

Late Pledges on Kickstarter!

If you missed the Kickstarter campaign or couldn't afford it at the time, that's ok! You'll be able to do a Late Pledge for the project here on Kickstarter. Once we move from Kickstarter to Backerkit, our pledge manager, you'll also be able to get add-ons and increase your pledge!

Speaking of Pledge Managers...

The project's pledge manager will be rolled out a bit later than initially anticipated. This isn't only our first Kickstarter, but also our first time using its Pay Over Time, and we are still working out how it functions alongside pledge managers. There are Late Pledges and failed payments to account for, also! So we're giving all these moving pieces a bit of time, so that they may fall into place.

Once the pledge manager goes out, you will get a Survey via email: this is where you will put your shipping information, choose your VTT platform if your pledge includes that, and get the option to upgrade your pledge! After your survey is answered, your order will be locked. Forever. So make sure you have everything you want! As for shipping fees, you'll be charged closer to the delivery date. We'll let you know!

Constant communication and transparency is the most important part of any crowdfunding project. You can always check back on the updates here in Kickstarter to see where we're at!

Delivery Times: Here's What You Can Expect!

We'll be working non-stop to bring you all this incredible product as soon as possible. Now that we fully know the scope of the project (with ALL stretch goals unlocked...), we can more accurately predict when we'll get everything done.

Since we reached the last stretch goal and added another 10 complex STLs (plus another 8 Character STLs), we're expecting digital rewards to begin delivery sometime around Q4. Our earlier timelines did plan for Q3, but with the sheer number of stretch goals we managed to reach, we chose to push back the release of digital rewards a little longer to allow for proper print testing of all miniatures. 

We are hoping to have the first Beta PDFs for Ariadne's Book of Legends before the end of the year, but we don't have a set date for it.

The physical products are still on track to begin fulfillment in Q2 2027! We'll try our best to get them done as soon as possible.

On behalf of everyone behind Ariadne's Book of Legends (we're just a handful of silly guys)... we want to say thank you for your support. It means the world to us, and we'll do everything we can to create the best content for legendary play you've ever seen!

Now, if you'll excuse us, we need a bit of rest after such a long journey. We'll come back stronger and better, ready to CRUSH your expectations, just like you did ours :D

Talk soon! And, once again, thank you so much for your astounding support <3

- Alvar, Marce, Lin & Jen

P.S: If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about our campaign, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

24 HOURS LEFT! The final stretch starts NOW!
5 months ago – Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 09:29:24 AM

Hello, Stringweavers and Lightslayers,

IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who supported us through this campaign! We’re so incredibly grateful for you. It's been a crazy journey, and we're SO excited to finally get Ariadne’s Book of Legends made and soon delivered into your hands!

A New Cover!

We have a surprise for everyone! The final version of the book cover is finished! We've adjusted it to reflect the semi-realistic, highly rendered style we ended up deciding on for the book.

The Craziest Stretch Goals, Now Within Reach!

Let's get down to business, then! This is the final update, so let's see where we're at in terms of stretch goals:

350k: Player's Guide Hardcover Upgrade

A quality of life update, a very requested one at that... and you guys managed!
With this upgrade, everyone on the Game Ready tier and up will get a super nice hardcover edition of the Player's Guide to help with wear. We'll be adding a slipcase for your books, too! There's no image because we haven't designed it yet, but you can look forward to seeing it in a future update, hehe. To be fair, we never thought we would get this far, but y'all are crazy, so now we're here. If you get the Player's Guide as an add-on, it will also be a Hardcover!

400k: Legendary Foes STL Booster - Locked!

The single greatest and most expensive addition to the project! The Foes STL Booster will add 9 more STLs to the pack, making it a total of 16 STLs of our CR 30+ bosses, ranging from Large to Gargantuan. These STLs are an incredibly expensive undertaking, but we've decided that, if we do reach the final stretch goal, we are willing to give each foe the STL it always deserved.

Do you think we can get it? Only 24 hours to find out!

Project We Love: Kibbles Compendium of Airships and Artifacts

The Compendium of Airships and Artifacts is Kibbles' third foray into crowdfunding, with two massively successful campaigns under his belt. With over 250 pages of D&D 5e (2014 and 2024) compatible content, it is sure to bring your campaign to a new frontier: the skies and beyond! It features two new classes (Paragon and Summoner), over 30 subclasses, new rules for modular crafting that allow you to create custom artifacts that you improve as you level, and airships that serve as a player's mobile base of operation. How's that for legendary?

One more thing! Which Foe type would you like to see in the book? Alternatively, do you have a favorite Theseus' Tome Foe that you want to see revamped in the Book of Legends?
Personally, I'm rooting for Malice, the Last Sinner, to make an appearance...

See you at the finish line!

- Alvar, Marce, Lin & Jen

P.S: If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about our campaign, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

One week left: the OST, STL sneak peeks, and some new previews!
5 months ago – Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 09:20:12 AM

Hello, dearest cosmic entities!

We have arrived at the last week of the campaign! Time flew by so fast! We've all been working double-time over here at the Codex to make sure this project is the best it can be!

Another Stretch Goal Down: We're making an OST!

We managed to raise 250k... which means we are making a full OST for the Book of Legends! We will collaborate with the amazing artists behind Through the Maze (Karina Castillo and Mateo Ledgard) to make a soundtrack to go hand in hand with the Book of Legends and all the legendary adventures your characters will experience. The plan is to include instrumental, atmospheric, and lyrical tracks for you to enjoy!

We still don't have a name for the OST, so let us know your ideas in the comments!
Check out Through the Maze here:

300k Stretch Goal: Character STL Booster

Closer than ever! The Character STL Booster will get you the full Range of STLs, one for every class, including our two original classes (Starblade and Shaper)! We've also been giving the Foes some love in the 3D department. Check out a sneak peek of the Lord of Anguish below! 

Some Previews for you!

Slowly but surely, we're releasing chunks of content for you to playtest and comment on (here). Trial in the Scar of Divinity is The Hermit's playtest and our most refined work as of today!  If you haven't checked it out yet, here are some previews!

We've been reading your comments about the playtest, and we're currently working on all the suggestions you guys left (and correcting those typos)! A big thank you to everyone who left a comment, sent us an email, or just read the content. ❤︎

Remember, if you have a detailed review of the playtest, we'd love to hear it!
Send it over to ([email protected])⁠. We're gathering all playtest suggestions over there.

Project We Love: Big Bads: Most Wanted

We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an absolutely enchanting project from the good folks at Hitpoint Press: Big Bads Most Wanted. We considered naming our Legendary Foes that way, before learning it was taken--true story! In any case, seeing as we're folk of similar interests, we thought a shout-out was in order! Game recognizes game. Check them out, and back them to become a Big Bad yourself! In all seriousness, Big Bads is an award-winning project spanning 6 years and more than 100 collaborators. 100% human-made and 5e compatible, the expansion collects 25+ boss monsters from the Big Bads line with tons of new content, including a new shadowy organization players can join, plus campaign frames that connect multiple Big Bads into a larger story. 

Before we go... What type of songs would you like to see in the OST? Maybe a theme song for a particular Foe, or a more instrumental vibe for a fight. Let us know below!

- Alvar, Marce, Lin & Jen

P.S: If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about our campaign, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

Backers Only Update: The Hermit Playtest!
5 months ago – Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 09:51:30 AM

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