Face colossal dinos, mutated monsters, and alien horrors in the largest dinosaur bestiary & adventure collection ever released for 5e!
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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Fantasy Wins! Opus + dScryb will Liven Up Your TTRPG's 👀 - STLs Stretch Goal FINALLY!
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 01:28:27 PM
Progress continues to be made on token art. Look at that beautiful Spinosaurus!
50 More Acrylic Tokens Added - Fantasy Themed!
50 more acrylic tokens have been added to all token packs both in tiers and add-ons. As part of that stretch goal we asked you to vote to choose if you wanted those tokens to be fantasy creatures or real dinosaurs. Fantasy Won! The vote stayed close at the beginning, but as it went on, Fantasy just kept inching its way farther and farther away.
Most of you may have noticed that this vote only decided the fate of the next 50 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. If you are keeping track, we already had 200 out of the 300 dinosaurs planned for, so that means we now have 250 accounted for. What about the last 50? Well, we very well may have to do another voting soon. 😏 (If we don't vote for another 50, don't worry; we will still make 300 dinosaurs and creatures for the Bestiary.)
The styracosaurus is looking pretty tough! I wouldn't want to tangle with him! While both the Spinosaurus and the Styracosaurus fall into the "real" category. I expect we'll be sharing some fantasy dino tokens in the near future!
Opus + dScryb is about to ROAR!!!
For our newest stretch goal, we are providing 3 free months of Opus + dScryb to all of our backers! But,what is Opus + dScryb? 🤔
Opus + dScryb is an online app that provides immersive sounds, music, and narrative for your tabletop roleplaying games. The team over there is made up of ENNIE-winning composers and writers. You know what that means? NO A.I.! 🤖 🛑 At Splattered Ink, we think that A.I. kills art and creativity, so we're glad to recommend a site that will give you awesome sounds and narratives while also supporting human creativity!
What You'll Find on the App:
Over 6500 music, sound effects, and ambiance tracks
Blocks of luscious writing to build your unique world
This adds a whole new layer of sound to the previously unlocked Dinosaur Hunting soundtrack! Additionally, Splattered Ink Games will catalog and organize sounds for every adventure in A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting!
Luke from the DM Lair describing Opus + dScryb 👇
STLs Add-On will be Available Once the Newest Stretch Goal Unlocks
For those who know what STLs are, you're excited! For those who don't know what STLs are, let me break it down for you. 😃 STL files are a file format used to store 3D models for printing. They are the standard for 3D printing and are compatible with most 3D printing software.
Admittedly the creation of 3D models for this project is a huge undertaking, and I decided that the scope of the bestiary was too large to do an STL for every creature. At some point I have to acknowledge that I can't do everything even if I want to.
Also, I wanted to make these add-ons versatile for every gaming group's needs and style. So, once unlocked, there will be two add-ons.
The Boss Pack
This add-on will come with one or Mega Monster for each adventure's climactic final scene. The price for this add-on will be $29.
The Encounter Pack
This add-on will come with ten 3D models or groups of 3D models that can be paired with every adventure. Based on our original plan, that would've been 120 STLs! You've already unlocked a 13th adventure! So get ready for 130 STLs. Crazy right? You unlocked a stretch goal on a stretch goal before it was even revealed!
You'll be able to get all of these STLs for $199.
We think that's a lot of value and hope you guys are pumped to print off Dino Minis! 🦕 😊
Have Questions?
If you have any specific questions during the campaign, please contact me, Devin - Community Manager, or Darryl. Additionally, you can message us on Discord. We would love to help you all with any questions, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
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What Type of Dinosaurs do you Want? Fantasy or Real! - You Decide
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 09:37:40 AM
Just a quick update on the Spinosaurus token art. It's still not done, but I'm loving how much attitude you can sense from the body language. Also, you can see from the grid, it'll be almost 6" x 6". That's super gargantuan (by my own sizing rules). Changes to come: spikier fin, more texture, and a thinner body. As much as time allows, I hope to continue sharing art updates along with these stretch goal updates.
Congrats on smashing another stretch goal
🥳 We've unlocked 4 dinosaur lineage stat blocks with 2 different builds. What does that mean exactly? I am glad you asked!
We're going to include in the Bestiary 8 new stat blocks for generic, multi-use NPCs. These will be perfect for GMs when they need to add a town guard, shop keeper, or thieves' guild member. For all of our GM backers, we hope that you're all as excited by that as we are! 😃
Deciding the Fate of Our Next Stretch Goal!
Hear ye! Hear ye! We are calling you all once again to cast your votes to determine the outcome of our next stretch goal! 🗳️ 🦕
You will determine what type of dinosaurs and monsters are added to the bestiary! This will also add the dinosaurs and creatures as tokens when you buy the Acrylic Tokens Add-on or pledge any reward tier that includes acrylic tokens. We currently have 200 dinosaurs and creatures accounted for out of the 300 promised, and this vote will determine the direction of the next 50!
You can either vote for Fantasy—this will add dinosaurs and creatures that are magic, mutated, cybernetic, and eldritch-inspired to the bestiary!—or you can vote Real—this will add dinosaurs and creatures inspired by paleontological research. Remember to cast your vote in the comment section of the Kickstarter! When the Kickstarter launched we had approximately 140 real vs 60 fantasy dinosaurs planned out of the 300 promised. Cast your vote!
Darryl recently backed his 200th Kickstarter project and guess what it was:
We are huge fans of the work Kobold Press is doing. We even have a collaboration coming up, but I won't bore you with that here.
Monster Vault 2 contains over 300 new monsters EXACTLY AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, but also something we're calling "monster bundles." UNEXPECTED!
These bundles gather groups of related monsters that work together well (like frost giants and winter wolves). The bundles are scaled in advance: no matter what tier of play your game is in, all bundles will have something for your table!
If you have any specific questions during the campaign, please contact me, Devin - Community Manager, or Darryl. Additionally, you can message us on Discord. We would love to help you all with any questions, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
Over 200k, Forbes Article, and Introducing Our Consulting Paleontologist!
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 07:35:01 PM
Look at that!!! Over the weekend, we crossed the 200k mark!
That's a huge milestone that is only possible because of all of you. More importantly, you have created an amazing community! Whether it's through Kickstarter, Discord, or social media, we love engaging with you. Your comments and questions brighten our day, so please keep them coming!❤️
I thought it would be fun to show you some art progress. In the last update I decided to stick the quick underpainting of the Stegouros into the Stretch Goal graphic. Since then our artist, Ryan has finished the painting. Isn't it beautiful? I love the coloring and spirit of this little guy.
Stegouros is a very small ankylosaur. It was estimated to be between 5.9–6.6 ft long. Unlike all other known Ankylosauria, the tail is short with no more than twenty-six caudal vertebrae, the last twelve of which are covered by seven pairs of large osteoderms, the last five of which are fused together to form a flat connected structure. This unique tail is highlighted in the art above.
Once Upon A Time in the Weird West, 13th Adventure Unlocked!
As voted on by you, Once Upon A Time in the Weird West was unlocked as the 13th Adventure. The voting was so close! It came down to a margin of only 5 votes! If you're bummed that Lost Island lost, don't worry. It may come back in another stretch goal vote soon! 👀
Our awesome writer, Craig E. Sawyer, is cooking up the 13th adventure, and it will definitely liven up your game night. 🧑🍳 Your party will have to do a train heist in order to get the shards needed to try to get home! Hopefully, your party is ready to put their best cowboy boots forward!
Your Friendly/Nerdy Neighborhood Paleontologist... Joseph Deckhut
We're happy to announce that we are working with paleontologist, Joseph Deckhut for this project!
"I am very excited to be consulting for 'A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting'. This book will be a perfect mix of scientific accuracy and the 'rule of cool' to bring out the best possible product for a tabletop experience! Using knowledge from my studies, my multiple field expeditions, my research, and attending and presenting at scientific conferences, you can rest assured that these dinosaurs will be in good hands!" - Joseph Deckhut
For this project, we want to be as scientifically accurate as possible while also infusing all of our crazy ideas into the dinos! Meaning that some dinosaurs will just be the dinos that you all have become accustomed to. We're going to try our best with Joseph to get our dinosaur stat blocks to represent what that dinosaur would do. Others on the other hand will be more extreme! I mean, we do have a razor-toothed compy and an undead giganotosaurus! 😂 🦕 Even with these, we will base them off of the dinos that most closely represent them.
More Media Coverage
If you missed it, A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting was featured in an article by Rob Weiland in Forbes! That's pretty awesome. Not just because it may lead to more visitors to the Kickstarter page, but also because it significantly raises the profile of the project. Click here to read the article!
Have Questions?
If you have any specific questions during the campaign, please contact me, Devin - Community Manager, or Darryl. Additionally, you can message us on Discord. We would love to help you all with any questions, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
