Zander's Guide to Zombie Hunting

Siege of the Silver Stag is Here!
5 months ago – Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 09:32:11 PM

Hi friends,

We've charged cards on BackerKit, and those of you who have completed your surveys have some digital rewards waiting - including the new adventure, Siege of the Silver Stag! Written by our friend JVC Parry, this is fun horror survival adventure within an unassuming tavern. Instead of just throwing stat blocks at players, it uses a clever Threat System that offers ways to handle things like doors breaking or NPCs dying without running dozens of characters in combat. The system allows for some randomness, giving the adventure replayability. For example, an NPC that dies early on in one playthrough might offer some interesting character development in future plays. 

I love this adventure, and I hope you enjoy it too. If you didn't pick it up during the campaign you can still order it on BackerKit, and it will be available on DriveThruRPG and our website soon. In addition to Siege of the Silver Stag, the following digital downloads have been added to BackerKit:

• Fey Encounters
• Assault on Santa's Workshop
• Grizelda's Guide to Ghost Hunting
• Grizelda's Cursed Curiosities
• Wondrous Tome of Wands

All other digital rewards are not yet available, but we'll add them as we finish them. 

What's Next?

Work on the book continues, and much of the manuscript has been completed. Soon, I'll send all backers the alpha test version of our existing subclasses, and before long you'll get the beta test (including the final layout) of our chapter on worldbuilding in your zombie campaign. I'll have the .STL files available to download soon, too. 

Thanks again for your support!

Digital Rewards, Silver Stag News, and More
6 months ago – Thu, May 16, 2024 at 11:30:33 AM

Hi friends, just a quick update as things are progressing on our end. The manuscript is coming along nicely, with only a few sections still needing additional writing. These include some of our magical items and portions of the bestiary. 

Now that surveys are out, I'll be charging cards and sending out the digital rewards we currently have this week. For now, this just includes the rewards that were offered during past campaigns. 

We do have some fun news regarding new content, however. The adventure that many of you purchased - Siege of the Silver Stag - is close to being ready. Our excellent writer, JVC Parry, submitted the manuscript during the campaign, which has recently gone through editing. We teamed back up with Saga Mackenzie for the map on this one, and we're just waiting for a final art piece to wrap it up and have it ready for you. 

to tide you over, here's a look at one of our monster sketches from Siege as well as the final map for the Silver Stag Inn. 

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Surveys are out + a note to Non-North America Backers
7 months ago – Thu, May 09, 2024 at 07:49:22 PM

Hi friends!

The smoke test didn't show any issues, so surveys have gone out to everyone. Following the survey, you'll have the chance to pick add-ons and pay for shipping. I hope to upload the digital rewards from previous campaigns over the weekend, and I'll send another update when I do. As a reminder, nothing Zander's Guide-related is ready for release yet. 

Finally, I forgot to mention this before, but if you are (a) a backer outside of North America and (b) picked up the hardcover Grizelda's Guide to Ghost Hunting, that book will be shipped separately from the rest of your pledge. All of our stock of that book is in the U.S., and so we'll be sending it directly instead of freighting back to the UK and then out to backers. 

Smoke test is out + Siege of the Silver Stag Inn Updates
7 months ago – Tue, May 07, 2024 at 07:35:42 AM

Smoke test day is here! If you are not familiar, this is the process where we send out surveys to approximately 10 percent of all backers. We're checking for errors and answering questions to make certain everything is set up before sending surveys to the full backer list. 

If all goes well, we'll release the surveys to everyone within 48 hours. My next update will either be announcing that we're sending them out or explaining any issues that may have arrived. 

Your survey is where you will have a chance to set your shipping address, pay shipping, and pick up any additional add-ons. I'll also be uploading some of the digital rewards from past campaigns as well later today. This only includes PDFs from previous campaigns; Zander's Guide to Zombie Hunting is not yet ready for release. 

Siege of the Silver Stag Inn Update

Not a lot has been said about our upcoming adventure, Siege of the Silver Stag Inn, so I thought I would expand on that a little. First and foremost, you can expect to have that in hand relatively soon! Our author, JVC Parry, submitted the manuscript during the campaign and it has already gone through editing. We're waiting on a few art orders to complete, but the adventure will certainly be the first part of the campaign that is delivered! 

The adventure itself takes place in a tavern that you can fit within most settings. Your players will suddenly find themselves fending off waves of zombies, while also navigating complex interactions between NPCs within the tavern. I'm excited to see this one out in the world! While we are waiting on some art, I thought I would include the latest draft of the map that goes with the adventure. Backers of Grizelda's Cursed Curiosities might recognize the style, as Saga Mackenzie has returned as our cartographer for this project. 

That's all for now! Assuming things go smoothly with the smoke test, we'll have the survey out to the rest of you within 48 hours. 

Preorder Store is Open + Survey Update
7 months ago – Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 08:57:00 PM

Hi friends, 

it took a minute, but the pre-order store is open! If you missed the campaign, you can still get in on the action here. Follow the link below to check that out. 

I'll do a larger update with our roadmap soon, but next comes the surveys. I am almost ready to submit the proposed survey to BackerKit for review, so those will hopefully go out this coming week. Thanks again for your support!