573% Funded!
8 months ago
– Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 07:21:57 AM
Dear backers,
A huge thank you from myself, Kathryn and the rest of the UNDERISLES team!
This has been our most successful crowdfund to date and it's all thanks to your pledges, word of mouth, and just a general positive vibe throughout. We've signed a contract with BackerKit for their pledge manager, which we're now highly accustomed to using. That will go LIVE in a couple of weeks once the funds have cleared.
UNDERISLES will have regular project updates throughout the production timeline, with us commissioning art whenever we complete a new section.
We're so excited to complete this groundbreaking educational trilogy and teaching pack for 2026.
Best wishes for now,
Team Hatchlings
Final 48 hours!
8 months ago
– Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 04:36:11 AM
Hi,
We're about to move into the final 48hrs for UNDERISLES and it's hard to imagine how it could've gone any better!
We have a couple of great announcements to make when the campaign wraps in a few days, but in the meantime please continue to spread the word on socials and consider upgrading your Wellwisher pledge (though of course it's really appreciated as is!).
We're still debating which pledge manager to use, with Kickstarter now providing their own in house. We'll likely stick with BackerKit until next year, but will confirm this soon.
Thank you to all our backers for their support.
Kathryn & Rich
Actual Play Production Unlocked!
8 months ago
– Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 07:40:20 AM
Thank you all for the support. This morning we unlocked our 4th stretch goal. Here are the details of this exciting collaboration from the creators themselves!
Hello! We are StoryWeave Productions - a new TTRPG Actual Play channel founded by Jien, Kat, and Wren, a team of three experienced creators with a passion for storytelling. We are absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with Hatchlings Games on our first announced sponsored project, as we know they share our desire to see more accessible and high quality production in the AP space. We look forward to spotlighting many diverse and talented storytellers, and we hope you're as excited as we are!
Come and get to know us better over on BlueSky, and keep an eye out for some exciting announcements we'll be making very soon!
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/storyweave.bsky.social
Creators' Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/jienbirb.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/loremistress93.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/masquewren.bsky.social
That's it for now. For the next update, we'll talk about other TTRPGs that are influencing the design and presentation of UNDERISLES.
Much thanks,
Rich & Kathryn
Update #1 Tuesday 29th
8 months ago
– Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 02:10:54 AM
Hi!
They'll be two updates today. This first update will highlight projects from our friends in the TTRPG industry. The other - later tonight - will be more on the actual play stretch goal we're delighted to have unlocked this morning!
First up is a project from our longtime collaborator Rune Fable.
Immerse yourself in a realm of vibrant colors and forgotten artifacts with the Alchemical Origins Dice Collection by RuneFable. With Dice themed after alchemical reagents, they're sure to stand out at your gaming table with their vibrant colours and unique hand-crafted designs!
We've spent the last three years establishing RuneFable as one of the leading handmade Dicemakers in the UK and supporting the UK TTRPG industry with artisan handmade dice. So far we've made custom dice for nine different projects from some of your favourite indie TTRPG creators and we're passionate about growing the UK TTRPG scene. This experience has allowed us to move to launching our own kickstarter and we're confident in our ability to bring an amazing project to you! Now we finally get to bring our unique designs directly from our workshop and focus on what we do best: vibrant tendrils of colour that stand out at your game table and turn your stories into Legend.
Every dice set we create is one-of-a-kind. We place each droplet of ink into the dice by hand, and it never falls in exactly the same way. This produces tendrils of colour that are completely unique to each dice. No two dice sets will ever be identical! Partnering with the incredible woodworker FourScore, we've also created six exquisite wooden dice-vaults to pair with each dice set, and an amazing victorian museum-inspired curiosities case to showcase your entire dice collection!
Pledge Here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/runefable/alchemical-origins-dice-collection
Next up, we have a project from the dynamic duo at The Midnight Tower.
The Adventurer’s Guide to Eastern Farraway is a campaign setting and sourcebook for 5e. Eastern Farraway is the campaign world in which all our adventures are set. Initially created by Tove, the world is heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore, but it’s also inspired by ideas from our D&D group – and hundreds of backers and fans.
This book is created by Midnight Tower, the two nerds who brought you Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy, Secrets of the Drow, the ENNIE-nominated adventure An Unexpected Wedding Invitation, and many other adventures.
The Adventurer’s Guide to Eastern Farraway will be approximately 160 pages and
include forgotten history, lore, hand-drawn fantasy maps, NPCs, heirloom magic items that scale with level, and more than 100 plot hooks to spark your imagination.
The book is compatible with D&D 5e (2014 & 2024) and other 5e systems.
You’ll get the following products:
➛ The full campaign setting and sourcebook The Adventurer’s Guide to Eastern Farraway
➛ Before the Times of Heroes, a one-shot starter adventure
➛ The Stolen Pages from the Compass Codex, a compendium with all unlocked stretch goals, which will be made available to all backers
➛ Bonus: You’ll get a special mention in the book!
We’ll also include a free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts for the starter adventures, which you can print or use if you play online.
Pledge Here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/midnight-tower/the-adventurers-guide-to-eastern-farraway
Last up is a unique project from Hit Point Press.
Bring your gaming table to life with Living Minis. A collection of flat miniatures for roleplaying games with the twist of animation! You've never seen minis like these before!
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Animated: Each card features 8 frames of looping animation on the front and back.
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Durable, Compact & Waterproof: No more party fouls with these minis!
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Easy to Use & Portable: Small footprint is easy to tuck away and take with you.
- Encourages Immersive Play
Living Minis can be used with any RPG that uses a 1-inch scale grid, including but not limited to: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Gloomhaven, Savage Worlds, Dungeon Crawl Classics, and more!
Pledge Here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/living-minis?ref=3undsg
That's it until tonight. Please keep sharing UNDERISLES on socials and with friends!
Much thanks,
Rich & Kathryn
