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:
What is Backerkit? List of Adventures + Projects We Love: Zamanora!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Mar 04, 2025 at 01:59:10 PM
March is Going to be Busy!
I got used to the weekly updates; it feels like it's been a while since we last spoke! Just a reminder, we do intend to have monthly updates to keep you all posted on how the project is coming along. Occasionally we may have updates more frequently if we feel that something is time-sensitive. For example, we will have another update near the end of March when Backerkit surveys go out. In saying that, let's get into today's update! 🙌
What is Backerkit?
What is Backerkit? BackerKit is a pledge management tool where backers and creators can manage relevant information pertaining to a crowdfunding campaign, in this case, A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting!
You will be able to upgrade or add to your pledge, submit support requests, manage your shipping address, and pay for shipping. We will use Backerkit to distribute digital rewards, collect your shipping details, and finalize a count for all the items being made and distributed to our backers. This ensures we place informed orders with our manufacturer.
Later this month you will get an email from Backerkit called the backer survey. This will guide you through the process of finalizing your pledge. For many of you, this will be as simple as reviewing and confirming what you ordered, then entering your shipping address. Easy-peasy. Others will take this opportunity to add additional items or upgrade your pledge. It's entirely up to you.
We will keep your pledge and survey open for a few months. However, when we send surveys it's important to complete them as soon as possible so that we can begin to finalize item counts.
Backerkit Store is Live! 😃
Did you or a friend miss out on backing this campaign? - It's not too late!
Additionally, BackerKit has a preorder store! Through it, we can continue to offer late pledges for both physical and digital items to new customers.
Image of what the homepage of the store looks like
Adventures in A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting! 🗺️
There are 15 adventures total in A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting. Yep, that's right, 15! Even though we originally started with 12 adventures at the beginning of the campaign, the community unlocked an extra 3 adventures through stretch goals. You don't have to do anything to add these adventures; they will come in all copies of A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting. 😃
"In the Jungle No One Cares If You Scream" by Darryl T. Jones
"Underhanded Undertakings" by Ginny Loveday
"Valley of the Gorgers" by Jeff Grubb
"The Battle of Hardoon" by Zac Goins
"Sky Island" by Alan Patrick
"Jungle of Terror" by Alex Kammer
"Do Yangchuanosaurus Hunt for Cyber Punks?" by Kat Kruger
"All That Remained was Ash" by Darryl T. Jones
"The Nameless One" by Craig Sawyer
"You Can't Out Run Extinction" by Ben Palmer
"The King of the Undead" by Darryl T. Jones
"Saudade" by Darryl T. Jones
"Once Upon a Time in the Weird West" by Craig E. Sawyer
"In the Dome" by Darryl T. Jones
"Roman Raptor Race" by Darryl T. Jones
All Adventure titles and ordering can (and probably will) change through the development process.
Projects We Love:Zamanora: Ballad of the Witch 🧙♀️
After their first successful Kickstarter for EXORDIUM: Origins of Mythos, our friends over at the Eren Chronicles are running a new campaign for a project inspired by the grim, cautionary tales of Slavic and Balkan folklore!
ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch introduces heaps of new content. Immersive mechanics, more than 20 character options, over 65 monsters, spells, curses, ceremonies, folkloric relics and adventure locales sprung from the realm of myth are only a part of what this rustic setting has to offer. Moreover, everything is going to be compatible with the latest edition of D&D!
The project is now live! Back within the first 48 hours to not miss the Early Bird reward.
If you have any specific questions, please contact me, Devin - Community Manager, or Darryl. Additionally, you can message us on Discord. We would love to help you, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
Thank You for a Dinosaur Sized Campaign! 🦖 ❤️
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 09:05:45 PM
Thank you! You did it!
You made the biggest dinosaur-themed supplement ever published for D&D possible!
You've come together and made an amazing community! It's been an absolute joy getting to know you throughout the month! ❤️ We really couldn't have asked for a better set of humans to help bring this project to life. And, WOW, you all really brought it to life! 👀 We raised $447,086 with 3,224 backers. This is by far the largest campaign Splattered Ink has ever worked on, and we have to thank you all for that!
Late Pledges
We have decided to enable late pledges here on Kickstarter for a short period of time, likely just a few days. There has been so much excitement and activity on the campaign in the last 48 hours that we didn't want to cut that short! We'll transition to Backerkit next week.
Next Steps - Post Campaign
We are currently building our Backerkit store and subsequent backer surveys. In the meantime, you can sit back and dream of dinosaurs! 💭 🦖
We will continue to update you here on the progress of this project, ideally, once a month.
Kickstarter processes pledges
Kickstarter is going to begin to process payments for this campaign and the process can take anywhere from 2-3 weeks. When we get confirmation from them that this step is complete, we’ll send out BackerKit surveys!
BackerKit surveys
Backerkit is where you will manage pledge, add-ons, and other details such as your shipping information. Surveys will then be sent to you as a link via email to collect your shipping details and confirm your pledge and add-ons. You'll be able to upgrade your pledge and add additional add-ons if you wish! Surveys will be open until theproject moves into production, but to guarantee your order we suggest filling out the survey as soon as possible.
Digital Rewards
We will be distributing your digital files through BackerKit as rewards are completed.
Schedule
The schedule should look something like this:
Backerkit pledge manager opens: End of February or early March
Writing, playtesting, and edits: March - May
Product design, layout, and more playtesting: May - July
Orders are locked: End of July
Digital reward fulfillment begins: August
Manufacturing begins: September
Overseas freight: November - December
Physical rewards fulfillment begins: January 2026
The timeline above is reasonable, but not guaranteed. Production of game products can be somewhat unpredictable. The delivery date of June 2026 was provided initially on pledge tiers as a buffer in the event that delays occur. If they do and the above schedule changes, we will do our best to communicate all the details we have as they become available. That being said, we will strive to deliver all products by January of 2026 if not earlier.
If you're a VIP Backer
First, thank you for being with us since before the campaign even started! You are awesome! Just as a reminder, your rewards will be automatically added to your account in Backerkit. Physical rewards will be shipped with all of the standard Kickstarter rewards. The early-release digital item will be distributed through Backerkit. It should be available in about a month.
Have Questions?
If you have any specific questions, please contact me, Devin - Community Manager, or Darryl. Additionally, you can message us on Discord. We would love to help you, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
P.S. Thank you to my family. Kickstarter campaigns are an amazing experience, but also a huge commitment of time and energy. My wife and kids have to make big sacrifices to let me do what I love. I love you Kelly, Ruth, and Isaiah! I couldn't be more blessed than to have the support that I do. Thank you!
Your friend and fellow adventurer,
Darryl T. Jones
Final 24hrs! - Recapping all of the Unlocked Stretch Goals ✅
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 10:44:18 AM
There's still time to vote for our Undead Giganotosaurus's name!
Voting will be open until the campaign ends at 11:59pm ET tonight!
The first Dinosaur Hunting livestream was a blast!
We answered many important questions, such as:
Ever wonder who would win between a concavenator and a megaloceros?
Did you know a parasaurolophus can channel magic through their sounding horn?
Where does a Circle of the Dawn Druid keep their familiar?
Thanks again for my players and all who came out to watch live!
We're in the final hours of the campaign, and what a campaign it has been so far. We just passed the 425k mark and unlocked our final stretch goal!!! Thank you, everyone, so much for the support! To celebrate, let's run through all of the stretch goals and discuss what pledge levels they're available in! 🦕 ❤️
The 50k Stretch Goal (Deluxify cover), and pre-launch goal (Deluxe slipcover), are goals that impacted mostly everyone!
Deluxify Cover - This goal added a silver and red foil to the cover of the books as displayed in the above image. Additionally, there will be a premium texture added to the cover that will make the book feel nice to touch! 😃
What Pledge Levels Unlock this SG? This stretch goal is unlocked to all pledge levels that includes a book or is added as an add-on.
Deluxe Slipcover - This goal also added a silver & red foil logo on the slipcover!
What Pledge Levels Unlock this SG? This pre-launch goal will be available to the Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
100k Stretch Goal - 3rd Bestiary Deck 🃏
The 100k stretch goal unlocked the 3rd Bestiary Deck. This goal adds the final bestiary deck that covers the final 100 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures from the bestiary.
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? This SG is unlocked in Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier. You can also get this from the add-on.
150k Stretch Goal - Dinosaur Hunting Soundtrack 🎶
The 150k stretch goal unlocked the Dinosaur Hunting Soundtrack. The soundtrack will include 14 tracks, one for each adventure plus 2 bonus tracks 1 for combat & 1 for downtime!
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? This SG is unlocked for all pledge levels!
175k Stretch Goal & Flash Stretch Goal - Fillable PDF of the Character Sheets + Expanded Dinosaur Lineages 🦖
The 175k stretch goal and Flash Stretch Goal unlocked the Fillable PDF of the Character Sheets + Expanded Dinosaur Lineages.
The Fillable PDF of the Character Sheets - This stretch goal is pretty self-explanatory. When you get the character sheets, you will now also receive a fillable PDF that you can use virtually or print off more. We actually offered this stretch goal because it was suggested by a couple of our community members! 😃
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - This SG is unlocked for all pledge levels! This is also available with the PDF add-on which adds 20 printed sheets to your pledge.
Expanded Dinosaur Lineages - This Stretch Goal expanded the dinosaur lineages from 6 to 12! In the adventure book, we have playable dinosaur lineages where you can pick a dinosaur lineage that provides a stat line for your character based on that lineage, and then you will pick a specific dinosaur within that lineage to give your character more flavor and uniqueness. (i.e., you pick the stegosaur lineage, which gives you stats based off of the stegosaur family, but then you can select the Cedarpelta, a specific stegosaur, to provide physical descriptors.)
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - Any pledge or add-on that includes the adventure book will have this SG: Both PDFs,Adventure & Player's Guide Hardcover,Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
200k, 280k, & 425k Stretch Goals - 13-15th Adventures: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West 🤠, In the Dome 🐯, & Roman Raptor Race 🏎️
These 3 stretch goals unlocked the 13-15th adventures: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West, In The Dome, and (soon) Roman Raptor Race. Theses new adventure are written either by Craig E. Sawyer or Darryl T. Jones. These adventures actually is make the adventure book even larger going from 300 pages to 400 pages!
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - Any pledge or add-on that includes the adventure book will have this SG: Both PDFs,Adventure & Player's Guide Hardcover,Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
215k Stretch Goal - NPCs, Enlisted, and Other Supporting Cast 😃
The 215k Stretch Goal unlocked 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.
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - Any pledge or add-on that includes the Bestiary will have this SG: Both PDFs,Bestiary Hardcover,Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
These 3 Stretch Goals unlocked a total of 100 expanded tokens and bestiary creatures. You all got the chance to vote on the direction of what type of creatures were added. As a community, you filled the last 100 slots with 50 Fantasy 🧚 (230k SG), 25 Aquatic 🌊 (325k SG), and 25 Eldritch 😈 (375k) theme dinos and creatures.
What pledge level unlocks the expanded tokens? - Any pledge level or add-on that includes the tokens will have the expanded tokens automatically included. Only two pledge levels includes the tokens: Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
What pledge level unlocks the added bestiary creatures? - Any pledge or add-on that includes the Bestiary will have this SG: Both PDFs,Bestiary Hardcover,Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and All In Hunter's Victory Pledge.
245k Stretch Goal - 3 FREE Months of Opus + dScryb 🎶
The 245k Stretch Goal Unlocked 3 FREE Months of Opus + dScryb. Opus + dScryb is an online app that provides immersive sounds, music, and narrative for your tabletop roleplaying games. Splattered Ink Games will also catalog and organize sounds for every adventure in A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting!
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - This SG is unlocked for all pledge levels!
260k Stretch Goal - 143 3D Printable STL Files
260k Stretch Goal unlocked then 132 3D printable STL files. Since the stretch goal unlocked, we have added 2 adventures, which means we increased the number of files to include the dinosaurs from the 2 adventures. That adds up to 143 STL files!
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - This SG is only included in the All In Hunter's Victory Pledge! We did also make it the STLs available as two separate add ons: The Boss Pack and The Encounter Pack. We made two separate add-ons so it would fit every gaming group's needs and style.
350k Stretch Goal - Resin Model of The Undead Giganotosaurus 🧟 🦖
The 350k Stretch Goal unlocked a resin model of the Undead Giganotosaurus!
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - This SG is only included in the All In Hunter's Victory Pledge! You can also purchase the model as an add on.
400k Stretch Goal - Vehicles Chapter 🚘
The 400k Stretch Goal unlocked a vechicles chapter! We'll add a whole chapter on vehicles with stats and instructions on how to construct and modify your own.
What Pledge Level Unlocks this SG? - Any pledge or add-on that includes the adventure book will have this SG: Both PDFs,Adventure & Player's Guide Hardcover,Both Hardcovers Tier, Game Ready Hunter's Pack, Deluxe Hunter's Horde, and the All In Hunter's Victory Tier.
Phew! That's a lot of stretch goals and they have all been covered and layout for your convince. 😊 You all have been an amazing KS community and we can't say enough hope grateful we are of you! But the campaign isn't over yet, so I'll save giving more thanks for our recap update!
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, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
Vehicles! Aquatic Dinos! 🌊 Deciding the Last 25! Naming the Undead Giganotosaurus 🧟 🦖 Live Stream!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 08:17:16 AM
Vehicles!
One of our writers included vehicles in his draft and they are awesome! The concept was inspiring and I really wanted to explore it more. With this stretch goal, we will do just that! We'll add a whole chapter on vehicles with stats and instructions on how to construct and modify your own. This chapter will be included in the adventure book and player's guide PDF.
Aquatic-Themed Prehistoric Creatures Won the Last Vote
That was an intense vote! From my point of view, it was almost like watching the Kentucky Derby! As soon as one of the choices got in the lead, another would overtake it until finally Aquatic crossed the finish line! 🌊
Deciding the Fate of the Last 25 Dinosaurs
After seeing the overwhelming engagement on the previous vote, we want to give the chance to decide the fate of the final 25 dinos in the bestiary one last time. The vote is between Ice Age 🧊, Insects 🐞, cyborg 🤖, and eldritch 😈! Let's see which one will prevail!
The voting period will end at midnight (EST) on Tuesday, February 11th. We crossed 375k yesterday, but we still want to give you all ample time to vote. We hope this gives ample time for everyone to participate! IMPORTANT NOTE: To cast your vote, you have to vote in the main comment section of the Kickstarter page (not under this update). Thanks again! 😊
Naming the UndeadGiganotosaurus 🧟 🦖
As Promised, the vote to name the Undead Giganotosaurus went live as soon as we crossed the 350k mark. 👍 You can choose from Gravejaw, Dread Harbinger, and Necrojaw. This vote will be live from now til the end of the Kickstarter! We want everyone to have the chance to participate whether you've been here from the beginning or just join the DINO FAMILY. 😊
How did we come up with the names to choose from? We actually asked the community over on our Discord! Below are the (Discord) names of the members who contributed:
Ronin - Gravejaw
Dadasurus - Dread Harbinger
Craig Sawyer - Necroclaw
Even those who contributed would say it was more of a group effort. Thank you so much to everyone on the Discord server for suggesting names or helping with modifying the names above! We would love for you to become a part of our community over there too. We have some big plans for community and relationship-building opportunities! We all love TTRPGs and want to make a community where we can do that together. ❤️
Live Streaming A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting
You heard me right! We're playing a special one-shot from A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting, and we're going to stream it live! Who? Where? When? ALRIGHT calm do, I'll get to it! 😂
Who? The GM is no other than our own, Darryl T. Jones, the brain behind the project. The Players are a combination of our awesome writers and close industry friends:
Kat Kruger - writer of Do Yangchuangosaurus Dream of Electric Sheep?
Craig Sawyer - writer of The Nameless One & Once Upon a Time in the Weird West
Zac Goins - writer of Hardoon: The Last Gasp of a Dying World
Hos - Dungeon Scribe an amazing friend and RPG Publisher
Where? You can catch the the Stream live on Twitch. Link Here (https://www.twitch.tv/splatteredink)! We'll upload it to YouTube shortly thereafter. Here is our YouTube channel Here (https://www.youtube.com/@splatteredinkdesign).
When? The stream will air on Wednesday, February 12 at 9pm ET and will run about 3 hours.
We can't wait to play this in front of all of you. We hope that you can make it. We may even get the chance to answer some of your questions on air! 😊
Projects We Love: Sqwurmish
Brian Colin is a great friend, and also a publisher. He's producing some great books and I've backed them all. Take a look at Sqwürmish!
Sqwürmish is a 28mm miniatures agnostic game set in the Dying Universe of Vast Grimm. Players can use official miniatures, minis already in their collection, rocks from the yard, or craft monstrosities of their very own for this game.
In Sqwürmish, play as a Crew of five going on daring missions in search of fortune, glory, and survival. Players do their best not to become infected by the Grimm Parasites while attaining their objective, but würms are everywhere.
Built using the rules-light mechanics of Forbidden Psalm (Mörk Borg skirmish game), it will be familiar to anyone who has played a d20 RPG or a miniature wargame.
Sqwurmish Features:
FREE playtest rules with one Scenario
STL and resin-printed miniature options
Thirteen Scenarios for hours of gameplay
Available for digital play on Roll20
Vast Grimm/Mörk Borg/Forbidden Psalm compatible
From the creators of Vast Grimm
Solo, Co-op, and Versus modes (1-4 players)
Launching February 11, 11 am Eastern time here on Kickstarter Sqwürmish is being published by Creature Curation.
A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting on Legends of Avantris
Legends of Avantris did ad for A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting on their most recent video. I am sure Legends of Avantris needs no introduction! So let me just slide the link to the video below. ⬇️ 😃
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, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
The Vote for the Next 25 Dinosaurs and Creatures Extended + The Undead Giganotosaurus Walks Among Us!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Feb 03, 2025 at 06:42:30 PM
The crest on the head of the Lophostropheus is so sensitive it can feel micro-vibrations in the air around it. It's even able to distinguish between natural airflow and a disturbance caused by hiding prey. This pack hunter was equipped with powerful claws and teeth designed to rend flesh from bone. Once it set its sights on you, good luck, it was also one of the fastest theropods in the early Jurassic
Vote for more creatures & 25 tokens
We've another voting opportunity to determine the direction of 25 creatures in the Bestiary and add these 25 to the set of Acrylic Tokens! The vote is between Ice Age 🧊, Aquatic 🌊, Cyborg 🤖, or Alien 👽 themed dinosaurs and creatures.
Like stretch goal votes in the past, the voting period was supposed to end when we reached the declared funding goal, which was 325k. We passed it so fast, we're going to extend the voting period until tomorrow night (Feb. 5, 12 am EST - midnight).
You just keep smashing the stretch goals faster than we can realistically predict. We're constantly having to readjust our numbers to predict where we're going to be, but we just can't predict the AWESOMENESS of this community!!! Haha 😂
The Undead Giganotosaurus Walks Among Us! - New Stretch Goal 🧟 🦖
Are you ready for the coolest stretch goal yet?! We're creating an Undead Giganotosaurus resin model! Once you unlock this stretch goal, the Undead Giganotosaurus will be available as an add-on and automatically added to the All-In tier. This is the first time that we've offered a resin model as a company, and we're so excited that we can do that for you all!
Why are we offering a Resin Model? This dinosaur is easily the most iconic creature from this project. Having a physical model of the Undead Giganotosaurus will not only help make one of the most epic moments in A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting, even more EPIC, but will also be a true showpiece on any shelf!
Once unlocked, you can add the Resin Model of the Undead Giganotosaurus as an add-on for $69.
Note: If you back the All-In Pledge, the Undead Giganotosaurus will be automatically included! Only add it as an add-on if you want more than one! We don't blame you if you do. 😉 Second note: Shipping for this piece will be additional and charged separately. You will have the option to opt out of receiving it if you wish.
First Non-Stretch Goal Vote! - Naming the Undead Giganotosaurus
Once the Undead Giganotosaurus stretch goal unlocks, YOU are going to name this terrifying dinosaur monster! We'll share the name options on the Kickstarter campaign page and you'll vote in the main comment section.
He's the boss of the second to last adventure (APL 15 btw), "King of the Undead" (working title). So for context, the Undead Giganotosaurus will be "called" something by the locals in that adventure... like it's the "don't go into the mountains, ol' scary name lives up there." This vote decides what that name is going to be in the book!
We won't have an update to announce that voting is live. It will just go live once we cross the 350k mark. Voting will extend through the end of the campaign, so everyone who backs now or in the next week and a half will have the opportunity to vote.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To cast your vote, you have to vote in the main comment section of the Kickstarter page (not under this update). Thanks again! 😊
A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting on Mystic Arts DM
A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting today is on Mystic Arts DM. Mystic Arts is a newer channel and up-and-coming! We love what Daði gots going on over there, so over course we had to support him! You can check out the video here. ⬇️
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, so don't hesitate to ask! 😊
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