Frequently Asked Questions

Why the low goal?

Status Effect Games is fully committed to making a great book with tons of content and wonderful maps that we hope you will use again and again! Additional funds raised by this Kickstarter go towards paying our artists to create even more illustrations for this project and expand on the quantity, and quality, of content in the book.

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How does fulfillment work?

All digital rewards are hosted by drivethrurpg.com. Download links to the digital content are delivered via email. Backers who don't already have a drivethrurpg account are encouraged to sign up for a free account as all file updates are uploaded there.

Print-on-demand is at cost for backers who want a physical reward. That means you’ll get the physical book for the lowest price possible. Prices are subject to change and depend on the quality of book selected and the final page count. Paperback and hardback options will be available. Shipping is charged when the order is made. Physical books are printed as they are ordered and should arrive 4 to 6 weeks after the order is placed. Physical books ship internationally to many countries. Check drivethrurpg for a full list of countries that they service.

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Can you explain the stretch goals for this project?

All funds collected by this project will increase the number and quality of the illustrations in the book. We will also expand on some of the lairs and make them full one shot adventures!

$2000 - At this funding level we’ll create five map variants. Variant maps might include a change of the weather, time of day, expansion of an area on the lair map, or a complete reworking of elements on a map.

$4000 - Two lairs will be expanded into full one shot adventures. One shots come with specific plot in mind, adventure hooks, treasure, an idea for monster behavior, and a full fleshing out of the map locations.

20 monster tokens are also guaranteed at this level.

$6000 - If we reach 6k in funding we’ll expand two more lairs into one shot adventures for a total of four one shots created.

$8000 - Add two new monsters and two new maps. At this funding level we’ll create two new monsters bringing the total up to 22 monsters. We’ll also create two new lairs and maps for the monsters.

$10,000 - If we reach 10k in funding we’ll create three new monsters bringing the total up to 25 monsters. We’ll also create three new lairs and maps for the monsters.

$15,000 - If we reach 15k in funding we’ll create 30 monsters total! With maps for all the fiendish baddies.

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Do you have a list of the monsters and map locations?

We have a strong idea of the twenty monsters we're going to create for this project. But the list may change as the book evolves. Monsters may be added and others cut. Here's a list of some of the potential monsters we have planned as well as ideas for their lairs:

Gravestone mimic - Tomb
Web Golem - Deep Caves
Demonic Gamekeeper - Hell
Mothman - Haunted Forest
Headless Undead - Graveyard
Chupacabra - Sunken ruins
Eyeball Lich - Inter Dimensional Study
Snowbeast - Snow Mountain Pass
Squonk - Battlefield
Gelatinous Cube Spawn - Dungeon Labyrinth
Malicious Ink - Tower Library
Lava Crab - Volcanic Plains
Vampiric Dragon - Haunted Castle Ruins
Swamp Beast - Marshlands
Coffin mimic - Catacombs
Serpopard - Egyptian style ruins
Mask Spirit - Pagoda Grounds

Have you got a fresh idea for a monster? Share it in the project comments.

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