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Secrets of Starfall: A 5E adventure campaign module

Created by Dragon Knight Publishing

The sequel to our first adventure, "Whispers of Starfall". A modular campaign done in parts to easily convert to your campaign.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Physical rewards have been shipped!
12 months ago – Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 03:56:28 PM

FINALLY!

The books have been packaged, boxed, taken to the post office and they are on their way to you.  There is a slight hiccup where I ordered the incorrect number of the hardcover Secrets books so a couple of you have not received your tracking info just yet. As soon as they arrive here, I will be personally packaging them and shipping them out the next day. Don't worry, everyone will get their copy before the end of May for sure but you are much more likely to have them in hand by the end of this month, if not within a week. 

The digital version was sent out quite a few months ago, so if you have not received your copy, check your Backerkit digital downloads and it should be there. If, for some reason, you do not have your digital copy available on your Backerkit account, let me know and I will resend whichever copy you have not received.

I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding. This has been a long, bumpy, disease ridden, full of detours and frustrating road for everyone. With the end of this Kickstarter, Dragon-Knight Publishing is, unfortunately, not able to continue producing content. Being a small business, COVID-19 really changed our ability to fulfill and ever-increasing costs have, more or less, bankrupted the company. This is the last Kickstarter we will be doing and I say that with the heaviest of hearts. I loved the world we created and discovered through this short series and it made a lifelong dream come true in publishing these two adventures. I'm not through with writing or creating new and exciting worlds to have characters explore. I am beyond blessed to have had this opportunity and take what started as a couple sheets of notebook paper and turn it into this campaign adventure book. 

With the end and fulfillment of this Kickstarter and the posting of this update, Dragon-Knight Publishing will no longer be the "creator" name here once the approval for a name change goes through. You will still have access to this Kickstarter, only the name with go from a "company" name to an "individual" name.

I want to thank all of you for your support over the years and I sincerely apologize for the length of time it took to fulfill this project. It was never intended to take this long. The road has been traveled, the time invested. Enjoy Ambaran and explore it until your hearts content!

See you in Ambaran!

Jon

Printer FINALLY got them right!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 07:18:05 AM

Alright, gang, I know it's been a long, long road, but the end is here at last. All books have finally come back looking the way they were supposed to look, so we have all books ordered and on their way. Oversees backers have had their free copies paid for and should be delivered in 3 to 5 weeks. Once the books arrive for CONUS, they will be shipped out.

You all have been fantastic, and don't think it isn't noticed and greatly appreciated. This one became more and more of a monster the deeper we got into it between COVID, printing delays, printing errors, layout problems, doubling of shipping costs, and the list goes on and on; but you stuck with us, and we are so grateful that you did. 

This will be Dragon-Knight Publishing's last creation before it's shuttered for good. With the competition able to put out $20k for artwork alone, while raising high six-figures, it just isn't worth a two-man operation like ours to keep at it. But we take some great positives out of the last several years: Jon was able to hold a book that he has published in his hands, not once, but twice. This exorcises the memory of  a teacher telling him he'd never be a writer because he didn't have the talent. I'm the lucky one, I had people encourage me to write, and I've held my three fantasy novels long before we put pen to paper on this project. For me, it was to see the dream of Dragon-Knight Publishing come to life, something first thought up on a napkin at an Applebee's in Kalamazoo what seems like a lifetime ago. I also got to see the magic of someone creating a world, putting a story in that world, and daring to put it out there for people. I watched an artist emerge during the writing of the Starfall series, and that's something I will always look back on fondly.

We'll post updates if there are any problems with getting the books or shipping them out, and you'll likely hear from one of us at least another time or two; but, just in case it's not me that makes those posts, I wanted to say "thank you" to all of you, and to Jon for letting me be a part of Starfall. God bless.

- Troy

Minor Hiccups but we are nearly there!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 10:35:34 AM

Hi Everyone!

We have received the proofs and two of the three books are good to go. The dual adventure is ready to order as well as the previous book Whispers of Starfall which got a few changes updated by including the errata we have found over the years. Secrets of Starfall, both the hardcover and softcover had a couple pages where the blocks are blacked out and one map is shown in the negative form. Here is what I mean.

Negative Map image
Correct Map
Monster Blackout
Monsters correct

So, we will be ordering the Starfall dual adventure books and the "Whispers of Starfall" books so that when the proofs for the main book are completed, we need only to receive the new Secrets book proofs and all books will be finalized. For those of you who are getting yours printed directly by Drivethrurpg.com, we will be sending out the discount codes to you when your specific book is ready to be sent out for everyone of that group. This means if you are waiting for the softcover or hardcover of Secrets only, when we receive the final copies and begin shipping, we will send out your code then. If you are waiting for Whispers or the dual adventure, as soon as we have those physical copies in hand, you will receive your code (which is almost here!).

We are going to be locking orders and shipping addresses so make sure you update yours if you need to.  Be on the lookout for that email.

We are so close to finishing this Kickstarter campaign we can almost smell it!

Thank you all for sticking with us.

Proofs, Hardcovers and PDF's
over 1 year ago – Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 09:17:03 PM

Hi Everyone!


Sorry for the late update. My semi-regular job and life has kept me pretty busy almost daily for most of June. I realize you all wanted an update but I must admit, I had wanted to have more to share than I do before posting. However, you all have stuck with us and been very understanding so I wanted to give you what we have so far.


Proofs for softcovers have arrived!

The proofs for the softcover books arrived and, as we expected, there were a few minor issues with the printing we needed to correct. This caused us to have to wait an additional 3 weeks for the next proofs to arrive. Those arrived a few days ago and they are perfect! I will be placing the order for the softcover copies of both books within the week and will start shipping those out to those of you who only have the softcover option selected.


The hardcover books for Secrets of Starfall and the dual adventure are another story. I submitted the files to the printer and waited for them to clear for printing. I waited for 3 weeks and heard nothing. I searched my emails and saw nothing. I reached out to them directly and they told me the files I submitted were the wrong size for the hardcover books. So, I have since resent the proper file sizes and am waiting for them to be cleared for printing. (Turns out the email got lost in the shuffle and I completely missed this)


PDF Delivery!

As some of you have asked, the PDF's are complete and have been uploaded to Backerkit so I will be distributing the digital rewards right after I post this update. Look for the email!


Thank you all for being so patient with us as we finalize everything to start the shipping process. It means the world to us that you have stuck by us and been so understanding. We are almost there!


Jon and Troy

Proof Copies have been ordered!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, May 04, 2022 at 07:06:57 AM

Hi everyone!


I just wanted to drop you a quick update. I am excited to let you know that this morning, I received notification the files have been accepted and the books are ready to order proof copies. I have ordered the proofs, which should arrive within 3-6 weeks according to the order form. The only snag is the hardcover edition is taking a little longer than expected but that only applies to those who ordered the limited edition hardcover copy. Once we have that approved, I will be posting another update.


Once I receive the notification the books have been shipped, I will be releasing the digital copies so pay attention to your emails!


This has been a long journey and we appreciate all of you for sticking with us.


Jon and Troy