Seeds of Decay - 5e campaign setting, bestiary, & adventure
Created by Darryl T. Jones
A crack has formed in the darkness, leaking decay into the forest, twisting its creatures into terrible monstrosities.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Clockwork Trap: Content highlight #2 + Cover Vote
about 2 years ago
– Thu, Feb 03, 2022 at 05:47:36 PM
It's been an amazing first week!
Thank you so much for all the amazing support. Seeds of Decay is already a fantastic success!
We're going to be unlocking another stretch goal very very soon! So, I thought this was a good time talk to you about the cover of the book and to tell you more about contraptions!
Cover Vote
I've gotten a lot of fantastic feedback on the art I've been working on for Seeds of Decay. So, we've decided to let you all vote on what cover we should use for the book. Some of you are exited about the monsters. Some are excited about the new player options. I'm excited for both! Tell me which cover you prefer and we'll make it happen!
Contraptions are a fun and exciting part of the Alwaysgreen Forest. Tinkerers and some magic users, can make contraptions by enhancing the tools they use every day to make their lives easier. With time they've became more complex and able to do more things. Contraptions take on many forms, but to help tinkerers and those aspiring to be, I've broken them into multiple categories.
Traps
Weapons
Tools
Equipment
Seeds of Decay will come with an entire appendix of contraptions. Certain classes will begin with their own portfolio of contraption diagrams that they can build. They will be able to add to that portfolio throughout the campaign through leveling. GMs can also share diagrams within the story of the game. Additionally, players can create their own diagrams by working with their GM. Your imagination is the only limit!
Thornwork Trap
Contraptions have four degrees of complexity which indicates the difficulty of a given diagram. You can think of it like spell slots. The higher your level, the more complex your contraptions can be. Complexity levels are:
Simple
Common
Advanced
Expert
Unreplaceable
A clockwork familiar is an example of an unreplaceable contraption. Once it's made, a duplicate can never be made again. Other contraptions can be made again and again as long as you have a diagram.
Projects we love - In Soviet Russia, Spy Are You! - A Tabletop Roleplaying Game
I had to share this fun little RPG with you. My buddy Ben Palmer with Adventures Await! Ben has designed an entire system with Russian Roulette as it's core mechanic. You should check it out. You may remember Adventures Await from his Kickstarter from last year. I helped with some illustration and graphic design for the page.
Thank you all so much!
Sincerely,
Darryl T. Jones (aka Splattered Ink)
$40K Stretch Goal 1 Hit! + Stretch Goal Shuffle
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 09:28:34 AM
GM Screen Unlocked + TK Johnson & Jamison Stone guest writers!
Okay, so it's not a secret. It was for a little while, but super hard for me to keep quiet about... so now it's been revealed! Some amazing writers are joining Seeds of Decay!
Thank you so much for supporting this project!
Stretch Goal Shuffle
As we run our campaign we try and keep in mind what you the audience is asking for. Through the various comments and feedback I got it was clear that you wanted more content vs physical minis for this campaign. With that in mind we tinkered with our goals to reflect more of what you're looking for. MORE ADVENTURE! So Drumroll please.
$40,000 (UNLOCKED) - Mini's STLs for all + DM Screen Unlock
So for starters, we reduced the first goals price to $40K and with that made the minis STLs available for all backers for free. And we've unlocked the physical DM screen (which now is included with the deluxe box set!)
The Premium GM Screen and STL Monster Pack have been unlocked.
NEW GOAL! $60,000 - Seedy Sidequest #1 PDF
Guest Writer: TK Johnson
TK Johnson is an author, streamer, and game industry professional whose stories can be found in various tabletop publications, including Paizo, Andrews McMeel Universal, Hit Point Press, Kobold Press, and Onyx Path Publishing.
Included for free in all tiers as a PDF
NEW GOAL! $80,000 - Unique Location, Items & NPC PDF
Guest Writer: Jamison Stone
Millennial Renaissance Man, Jamison Stone leads from the front as Apotheosis Studios & Satine’s Quest charges into creative multimedia frontiers unknown!
Included for free in all tiers as a PDF
$100,000 - Alchemy Integration
We're really excited to be partnering with Alchemy and their innovative new way to play tabletop role-playing games online. Designed to be both beautiful and intuitive, the Alchemy platform provides a truly unique alternative to today's virtual tabletop.
This video shows a preview of what you'll see when using Alchemy's VVT system.
Every scene in the adventure will be like the one above. Truly next level gaming. Love it!
Projects We Love - Mage Forge
Our friends at Nerdarchy have been making TTRPG content for years and this project is a real gem!
Deep in the mines of Nerdarchy the dwarven forge mages go at it hammer and tongs to make GMing easier than ever. The same minds who brought you the wildly successful Out of the Box Encounters for Fifth Edition have done it again. Click here and enjoy!
Check it Out!
It's been amazing so far and we've got more fun stuff coming!
Thank you all so much, sincerely,
Darryl T. Jones (aka Splattered Ink)
Seeds of Decay Streams! New Stretch Goals & STLs for Everyone
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 09:27:22 AM
There is a lot of Seeds of Decay content coming your way!
Our friend TK Johnson is going to write a special side-quest.
A floating village at the top of a waterfall that needs help! The stems of their lily pad structures have begun to fail as the rot poisoning invades their region!
More details coming soon!
Thank for all your support! This is awesome - DTJ
Day One Review + The Vine Walker Rogue
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 09:27:06 AM
Thank you for an amazing first day.
Just over 24 hours in and we're over 300% funded and over 400 backers strong! We'll be unlocking stretch goals soon!
Content Highlight - The Vine Walker Rogue
The Vine Walker Rogue has been one of the most talked about subclasses since we started playtests. Imagine swiping through the trees on your vines, or wrapping up your target with a simple "thwipt" of your wrist!
Vine Walker Roguish Archetype
Vine Walkers also have limited spell casting abilities from the Druid spell list. Powerful, deadly, fun. It would be super cool to see some of your character concepts using the Vine Walker Rogue. Share in the comments below!
I've been a Kickstarter enthusiast almost as long as I've been a gamer (okay, maybe not that long, but a long time). I was stoked to see that Kobold Press had a new Monster Manual coming out the day before Seeds of Decay. I immediately backed it!
The monsters from the Tome of Beasts 3 cover the gamut from trash mobs to major villains, and each has been carefully designed, tested, edited and illustrated to make an immediate, terrifying impact on your next 5E tabletop game!
