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Mythic Bastionland RPG - Before Into the Odd

Created by Chris McDowall

Rules light roleplaying in a dreamlike world of knights and myths. Crawl hexes, rule a domain, and remember your oath.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

April Update
about 1 month ago – Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 09:47:46 AM

Hope everybody is doing well. Everything is progressing as planned over here, with Alec continuing to make some fantastic art. The current timeline still looks good.

Oh, and check out the finished front cover piece! Tonnes of detail to dig into there, I can't wait to see it in print.

Hope everybody is enjoying their pre-print pdf of the game. It's great to see it hitting tables already.

Bye for now,

Chris

Print Update and Canadian Shipping
3 months ago – Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 02:09:21 AM

Hi All,

I've been speaking with Alec over the last week and unfortunately we've hit a few delays on the artwork and have had to reassess the timeline for completing the remaining pieces. This is for unavoidable reasons I won't go into, and a delay is the only way we could avoid compromising on the detail and quality of the pieces that we've seen so far. 

After speaking with the print house I have a new timeline in place that should mean print copies will be sent out in August 2024, three months later than I'd planned. The final PDFs with all of the artwork should be available in June.

I'm sorry for this delay, and it's a painful decision to make, but the artwork is looking so fantastic that I'm certain it will be worth the wait. 

Here are a couple of new Knights to enjoy. 

Everybody should have received their backer surveys by now. If you haven't then you can go to https://mythicbastionland.backerkit.com/ and enter your email in the "lost my survey" section. You should all have access to the pre-print PDF, and I hope you're enjoying looking through. 

There was also an issue with shipping prices for orders containing multiple books going to Canada, but the prices have now been updated. 

Bye for now,

Chris

Backerkit Launch and Pre-Print PDF
3 months ago – Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 02:10:04 AM

The Backerkit is now live, with surveys going out to 5% of backers as a test run. The rest of you will get yours within the next few days. 

When you complete the survey you'll also get access to the pre-print PDF. If you spot any typos in there then please enter them here: https://forms.gle/K6CRGVQkLVy1GwB98

If you know anybody who wanted the book but missed the kickstarter then pre-orders are also open here: 

Bye for now!

Chris

February Update
3 months ago – Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 02:28:15 AM

Here's where we're at with things:

  • The text of the book is now done!
  • Art is trucking along nicely
  • I'll be putting together the pre-print PDF at the start of next week, running the final checks on Backerkit, and then launching Backerkit ASAP

This means when you confirm your shipping you'll also be able to download the pre-print PDF. This won't have all the artwork, but will have all the text for the final book (minus the index, which is next on my list). Inevitably some typos will have slipped through into this version, so I'll include details for how to report them if you spot one.

Hopefully the next update I do will be launching the Backerkit.

Bye for now, and thanks again for supporting this project.

Chris

More Knights and Progress Continues
4 months ago – Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 04:14:32 AM

Happy New Year!

Editing, proofreading, and illustration is all continuing as planned. 

I'm working to get the best shipping rates I can, and aiming to get that all finalised in time to launch the Backerkit around the end of January. This is also when late backers will be able to pre-order, and existing backers can pay for shipping and purchase add-ons. I'll post an update here when that happens, but my newsletter is another good place to stay up to date.

Here are a few Knights, some of which I've already teased elsewhere.

That's all for now! 

Cheers,
Chris