Jewel of the Indigo Isles Update And Dragons Added To Fantasy Grounds
12 months ago – Mon, May 01, 2023 at 11:32:57 AM

The hardcover Jewel of the Indigo Isles is well underway, and we should have physical proof to show everyone shortly. The hardcover book will include three ribbon bookmarks, the best quality paper for a book of this type, and we're printing the map to the Indigo Isles on the inside cover to make this book that much nicer. Just wait a bit longer; the book will be in everyone's hands shortly!

As for the Foundry VTT version for Pathfinder, we received the playtest version for Chapters 1-4, and we have been playtesting it and making corrections all weekend. We plan to release the first adventure (Chapters 1-4), the intro, and the supporting materials initially for everyone who ordered the Foundry VTT version of the adventure. Then we'll continue to release the later chapters over time as Foundry updates. Otherwise, the initial Pathfinder Foundry VTT release is near complete!

Battlezoo Ancestries: Dragons Released for Fantasy Grounds

Fantasy Grounds just released the long-awaited Battlezoo Ancestries: Dragons! I know people have been waiting for this one for a while, so check it out now! We will also continue to work with Fantasy Grounds to release all of our products, so be on the lookout for those as well!

Battlezoo Bestiary: Strange and Unusual Pathfinder PDF Out Now!

On Friday, we released the next book in the Battlezoo Bestiary library, Battlezoo Bestiary: Strange and Unusual! If you enjoyed the first book, you'll enjoy this one as it has more monsters, more monster parts rules, new player character options, and much more! Check it out today at http://www.battlezoo.com/!

Don't Forget to Submit Your RPG Superstar Monster, Which Ends This Month!

RPG Superstar 2023 is underway, and you have until May 28, 2023, to submit your three monsters to the contest. Once again, for those unfamiliar with RPG Superstar, the rules are very straightforward:

• Signup on the RPG Superstar website.
•  Submit up to three monsters using the tools on the site that adhere to the contest's theme (this year, it's Elemental Storm).
• Once submissions close, all entries are subject to a round of voting by the public. You can freely promote your monsters as much as you want during this phase!
• Once public voting closes, the monsters are sorted and ranked. The top monsters then reach the final round, during which industry professionals will rate and comment on these top monsters. 
•  In the end, 137 winners are chosen and ranked across copper, silver, gold, platinum, and grand prize winners!
• All winners will have their monsters printed in a new Battlezoo Bestiary by Roll For Combat! 

As stated above, every RPG Superstar has a twist that must be adhered to during submission. For RPG Superstar 2023, the twist this year is that you must select one to three of the 20 eldamon elements and theme your monster after the elements you chose.

For full details on these elements and descriptions of the elements, please visit the RPG Superstar website.

As always, if you have questions about creating a monster for Pathfinder Second Edition or even want help with your monster, join the Roll For Combat Discord today! We have a very friendly community, and everyone is always happy to help each other!

And finally, if you want to see what a winning monster looks like, we have a new special bundle, the Battlezoo Bestiary Bundle! Check it out!

Stephen Glicker, Roll For Combat Publisher

Jewel of the Indigo Isles v1 has been released and hardcover update
about 1 year ago – Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 01:06:48 PM

After hundreds of tiny edits and refinements, we finally released version 1 of Jewel of the Indigo Isles PDF for Pathfinder 2e and 5E. You can download these files via your Backerkit account. Your update will include multiple files, including:

• The Battlezoo Jewel of the Indigo Isles Free Player's Guide PDF, 
• Four pre-generated 1st level characters
• VTT character tokens
• And Pathfinder players will also receive a Pathbuilder 2e file to build Indigo Isles characters quickly. 

As for the hardcover book, we received the proofs from the printer today, which look great. Trust me, the picture doesn't quite do this justice, but the pages look fantastic. Hopefully, we should start printing next week and shipping back to us shortly after. As always, we will continue to give you updates as we are just as anxious as you are to get these books in your hands!

As for the Foundry module for the Isles, development is underway, and we are currently testing the first part of the adventure. Since the adventure is so large and complex, we want to ensure it's released to everyone in the best shape possible. We also plan to release the first adventure (chapters 1-4) and the toolkits when it's complete. We are still looking into this option, and it should be possible to release the first adventure once it's complete and then the next two as those are completed. We still don't have a timetable for this release, but things are moving along quickly as all the tokens, images, and text have been finalized for the VTT release.

Finally, one question that keeps coming up is, "Can I change my shipping address even though my account is locked?". Yes, as long as your order hasn't shipped, you can change your address. Send us a direct message with your new address, and we'll update it.

We are nearly the final completion of this Kickstarter and will continue to update everyone as more items are completed. As always, if you have any questions, please let us know.

-- Stephen Glicker

Jewel of the Indigo Isles Product Update
about 1 year ago – Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 09:15:02 AM

I can tell that everyone is anxious to receive their hardcover copies. Trust me, I am just as excited for you to receive these copies! Here is the latest update on the few remaining items outstanding in this Kickstarter:

• Both the Pathfinder 2e and the 5th Edition versions of the Jewel of the Indigo Isles are in the process of being printed as we speak. Both versions are being printed at the same time and will be shipped to all backers once they arrive in the warehouse.
• As we receive proofs and other items from the printers, I will keep everyone up to date with pictures. As of right now, they are checking the files, as there are nearly 900 pages to check between both books. We have been working with the printer to make sure these books are perfect, and we are nearly done with the setup. As of now, we should receive wet proofs by the beginning of next week, and printing should start by the end of next week.
• The books themselves will be of the highest quality. We are using 128gsm Gold East Matt Art paper, each book has three satin-finish ribbon bookmarks embedded into the spine, and the cover is wraparound. Here is a final image of the cover with the bleeds:

• As of now, we are looking to ship everything remaining in the Kickstarter by July. As soon as the books arrive, we will start shipping everything else remaining to backers (everything other than these books is already in the warehouse and ready to go).
• As for the VTT options, they are being worked on as we speak. Hopefully, all VTT options should be complete before July, but they are moving along smoothly and are looking awesome.

As for the PDFs, we have been receiving feedback on some small issues and layout items here and there (nothing major to date) and have been updating the final PDFs as well as the printed book files. If you find anything in the PDFs, please let us know so that we can ensure the final hardcover book is as perfect as possible.

Once the book goes to press, we will finalize the PDFs and release v1.0 for both Pathfinder 2e and 5th edition. But don't worry! The versions you currently have are 99.99% the same as the "final" versions. Nearly all corrections to date have been minor layout issues. Feel free to use the versions you already have in your games without worry!

Finally, if you are interested in receiving the cloth map for your order and aren't already receiving the map, we are making it possible for you to add this map to your existing order. We need to do this "by hand," so just contact me directly, and we'll arrange for the map to be added to your order. The map is a bit of a spoiler, so we didn't include an image of the map in this post, but you can see what the map looks like here (the cloth map came out great).

Once again, I apologize for the long wait. For better or worse, this was our first major Kickstarter, and we learned a lot during the development of this book. The good news is that it came out amazing, the final book is going to be something to behold, and it will be in your hands in just a few short months.

As always, if you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks!

-- Stephen Glicker

Kickstarter Nearly Complete... Indigo Isles for Pathfinder 5e is Out!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 07:34:49 AM

Jewel of the Indigo Isles Is Complete!

After nearly 10,000 hours of work, we finally finished Jewel of the Indigo Isles for Pathfinder 2e and 5E! Both books can be purchased now at battlezoo.com, and you'll find the most incredible adventure! Inside these books, you will find:

•  A single cohesive adventure bringing characters from level 1 to level 11 and is nearly 258-thousand words long (about the same size as a "standard" Pazio level 1 to 20 adventure path).
•  Multiple gazetteers on the towns and areas around the Indio Isles where you can continue to expand and run your own homebrewed adventures.
•  Complete integration of the Battlezoo Bestiary Monster Parts System directly into the adventure with the option of using "standard" loot as well.
•  Dozens upon dozens of high-quality maps, created by the map master Jared Blando.
•  Full-color images of nearly every NPC and monster you'll encounter throughout the adventure.
• An adventure that will take you to places never seen before in any adventure and an ending in a climax that has to be seen to be believed (sorry, too much of a spoiler to go into details).
• Rules detailing variants and options allow you to play this adventure how you want! 
•  An adventure that can be played with families, kids, adults, anyone really. We designed this adventure to work with nearly any group and provide tons of options to allow you to easily modify it to your group and gaming tastes.
• What we think is one of the best adventurers ever put to paper, written by three of the most talented and experienced adventure writers on the planet.

As with the Pathfinder 2e version, this is version 0.95 of the adventure. What does this mean exactly? Although this is the final version of the adventure, we expect there could still be small mistakes that slipped through our proofreaders. We still have time to change the print version before it's printed and shipped. So if you find any issues or changes to the adventure, please let us know so we can make that correction for the final, printed version.

If you find a mistake, please let us know at the Roll For Combat Discord so we can update the file. You can join the Roll For Combat Discord channel at http://discord.rollforcombat.com/.

Current Status of the Overall Project

We are very close to finishing the entire Kickstarter. Here is where we are:

• With both books complete, they are off to the printer now. Once both books arrive back in the States, all remaining orders will be shipped.
• The Indigo Isles cloth map is being printed now and will ship with the Jewel of the Indigo Isles books.
• All other physical elements of the Kickstarter -- pins, stickers, minis, and other books -- are complete and in the warehouse. The only items we are waiting for are the Jewel of the Indigo Isles hardcover book and cloth map.
• We expect all books and items to be sent out to all backers by the end of June 2023.
• Finally, the Foundry VTT modules and Roll20 modules for Jewel of the Indigo Isles are underway and moving along smoothly. We expect all modules to be done and sent to backers by June 2023 as well, if not sooner, depending on how testing goes.

We are very close to finishing the entire Kickstarter. Here is where we are: now at rpgsuperstar.com!

RPG Superstar 2023 is Live Now!

The premiere RPG design contest RPG Superstar 2023, is now live! Check it out now at rpgsuperstar.com!

For those unfamiliar with RPG Superstar, the rules are very straightforward:

• Signup on the RPG Superstar website.
• Submit up to three monsters using the tools on the site that adhere to the contest's theme (this year, it's Elemental Storm).
• Once submissions close, all entries are subject to a round of voting by the public. You can freely promote your monsters as much as you want during this phase!
• Once public voting closes, the monsters are sorted and ranked. The top monsters then reach the final round, during which industry professionals will rate and comment on these top monsters. 
• In the end, 137 winners are chosen and ranked across copper, silver, gold, platinum, and grand prize winners!
• All winners will have their monsters printed in a new Battlezoo Bestiary by Roll For Combat! 

As stated above, every RPG Superstar has a twist that must be adhered to during submission. For RPG Superstar 2023, the twist this year is that you must select one to three of the 20 eldamon elements and theme your monster after the elements you chose. Here are the elements that must be used:

For full details on these elements and descriptions of the elements, please visit the RPG Superstar website.

As always, if you have questions about creating a monster for Pathfinder Second Edition or even want help with your monster, join the Roll For Combat Discord today! We have a very friendly community, and everyone is always happy to help each other!

And finally, if you want to see what a winning monster looks like, we have a new special bundle, the Battlezoo Bestiary Bundle! Check it out!

Nearing the Finish Line... Indigo Isles for Pathfinder 2e is Complete!
about 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 01:32:34 PM

First, I want to apologize for the delay in getting out this note. We have been working nonstop (and I mean nonstop, like every hour of the day, it seems, for the last few months) on getting Jewel of the Indigo Isles out and done and finishing up this Kickstarter once and for all. The big news is that the "final" version of Jewel of the Indigo Isles for Pathfinder 2e PDF was released to all backers on Saturday, February 18th. So where does that put us exactly with everything then and completing the Kickstarter once and for all? Here is the overview:

• On Saturday, we released the (semi) final version of the Jewel of the Indio Isles adventure for Pathfinder 2e! So why is this version 0.9? A few reasons. First, this IS the final version, but with so many pages and interconnected parts, we wanted to allow people to look over the adventure and provide feedback if you find anything incorrect. We will release version 1.0 shortly, which we expect to be 99.99% the same as this version, so feel confident to use this version. Third, this version is missing bookmarks. Those take a significant amount of time to implement, so we wanted to add those to the final version only. And finally, the interactive maps haven't been updated just yet. We will update those as well shortly, but we wanted to get the adventure to you as quickly as possible! If you have any comments about this adventure or find any mistakes, please let us know at our Discord at http://discord.rollforcombat.com/.
• The 5e version of Jewel will follow shortly. We are in the process of finishing the 5e PDF and expect to release this in the very near future in the same manner as the Pathfinder 2e version.
• We have sent the Jewel of the Indigo Isles file to the printer, and they are in the process of setup and printing the Pathfinder 2e book (the 5e book will follow shortly after). During this setup time, changes can still be made, so while we finalize v0.9 to version 1.0, there will be time to make changes to the print versions to make sure they are as up-to-date as possible.
• With the current schedule, we expect the Jewel of the Indigo Isles Pathfinder 2e books to be in the warehouse by late May 2023, with the 5e books arriving shortly after.
• The Indigo Isles cloth map is already being printed and will arrive either before the books are done or at the same time.
• All other physical elements of the Kickstarter -- pins, stickers, minis, and other books -- are complete and in the warehouse. The only items we are waiting for are the Jewel of the Indigo Isles hardcover book and cloth map.
• We expect all books and items to be sent out to all backers by the end of June 2023.
• Finally, the Foundry VTT modules and Roll20 modules for Jewel of the Indigo Isles are well underway and moving along smoothly. We expect all modules to be done and sent to backers by June 2023 as well, if not sooner, depending on how testing goes.

And with that, hopefully, this Kickstarter can be completely fullied and come to a successful close! I realize that the Jewel of the Indigo Isles book took longer, much longer, than we expected, but it should be well worth the wait. Inside this book, you'll find:

• A single cohesive adventure bringing characters from level 1 to level 11 nearly 258-thousand words long (nearly the same size as a "standard" Pazio level 1 to 20 adventure path).
• Multiple gazetteers on the towns and areas around the Indio Isles where you can continue to expand and run your own home-brewed adventures.
• What we think is one of the best adventurers ever put to paper, written by three of the most talented and experienced adventure writers on the planet.
• Dozens upon dozens of high-quality maps created by the map master Jared Blando.
• Full-color images of nearly every NPC and monster you'll encounter throughout the adventure.
• An adventure that will take you to places never seen before in any adventure before, and ending in a climax that has to be seen to be believed (sorry, too much of a spoiler to go into details).
• An adventure that can be played with families, kids, adults, anyone really. We designed this adventure to work with nearly any group and provide tons of options to allow you to easily modify it to your group and gaming tastes.

For those who haven't purchased the adventure yet and was waiting for the final version to be released, you can get it here now at battlezoo.com.

When I started down this path, pretty much everyone told me I was insane to take on a project of this size and scope... and it turned out they were all correct! But my (extensive) pain is your gain, as now you get to play this epic adventure and witness the insanity! 

Stay tuned as we will continue to update the Kickstarter as we finish up the last pieces over the next few months and get everyone their books. As always, if you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks!