A Player-Based Sourcebook for D&D 5e taking your characters across the planes. 108 subclasses, 18 playable species, spells and more.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
PLEDGE MANAGER UPDATE: Backerkit Charging Cards has Started
7 months ago
– Sun, Jul 07, 2024 at 05:58:15 PM
Hey there backers!
Just a quick update to advise everyone that we have begun charging cards today for the following item through Backerkit:
Shipping (including VAT/GST as needed)
Add-ons
Pledges that failed payment via Kickstarter in March but made up in Backerkit
There are still 135 declined or failed card charges, so be sure to check your bank accounts to ensure you have enough funds in the account being charged. If this is you, you will have received notification of a failed charge to your Backerkit associated email address, with instructions on how to manually process the payment via self-service.
Note: If you pledged for digital only rewards, and didn't purchase add-ons, and have already paid for your initial Kickstarter pledge, then you won't be included in the above card charges.
Survey Completion Stats
Outside of those backer payments above, there are still 62 backers with incomplete Backerkit Surveys (that we have not attempted charging cards).
If you think this is you, please check out the following link to retrieve your survey for completion so that you don't miss out on your pledge rewards (especially those who have already paid for their pledges via Kickstarter).
Also, feel free to reach out via Kickstarter here with a direct message to us if you need a hand with your survey/have any questions at all.
Thanks all, we'll be back with a project progress update and some fulfillment news later this month.
Phil, Cody and Chris The Planar Codex Team
PLEDGE MANAGER UPDATE - We're locking orders tomorrow!
7 months ago
– Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 05:02:12 PM
Hey there backers
Just a quick update to remind everyone that the project will be locking orders in the Backerkit surveys in 24 hours on the 3rd of July 2024 (10 am Australian/Melbourne/AEDT time). From that point onwards you won't be able to change your order quantities or include any more add-ons.
So, if you've been sitting on the fence as to whether you want include any add-ons in your order, now is the time to jump in and grab them at the Kickstarter exclusive discounted prices before they return to standard retail price.
BackerKit Charge Cards (continuous): Starting Week of July 8th
Card charges for add-ons, pre-orders, shipping, and late pledge payments made within Backerkit surveys will be processed through BackerKit next week. In the event you miss the initial card charge, there's no need for concern. We will make successive attempts to charge failed or missed cards on a weekly basis until all orders are successfully paid and confirmed.
Orders cannot be dispatched to backers with failed charges when fulfillment begins. We strongly advise all backers to confirm the availability of funds during the week of July 8th 2024 to ensure timely delivery of your pledge.
Changing Shipping Addresses
Fear not! You WILL, however, still be able to update your shipping address right up until sometime in Feb 2025 when we lock addresses and begin fulfillment delivery (if we get well ahead of schedule address date may change but we'll keep you informed in advance if that happens).
If you have any questions, or didn't receive your Backerkit survey email, please contact us immediately via Kickstarter messaging and we'll be happy to help out.
Thanks folks, we'll be in touch with some more exciting news and updates around development very soon!
Cheers
Phil, Cody, and Chris The Planar Codex team
Production Update: Lifecycle of an Illustration
8 months ago
– Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 09:07:20 PM
Hello Backers!
We've been working away at writing more or the book, playtesting a few subclasses and species, and working with our amazing artists to refine The Planar Codex's visual style. We wanted to take a deeper look at that last bit today and pull the curtain back on how an illustration can change from initial sketches to final product.
Giulia Tonon has created a lot of truly striking art for The Planar Codex, including the book's cover and many character illustrations. One of the character pieces she took on was the Domain of Loss cleric. These clerics come from the suffocatingly oppressive Shadowscape, where emotions like fear, wanting, and loneliness can take shape. The Domain of Loss's deities are not so concerned with simple theft but the feeling of loss, be it from a prized possession or a loved one.
The art brief for the Domain of Loss cleric referenced a female tiefling in armor reminiscent of a nun's habit. The character was meant to be taking a momentary thought from a target, symbolized by running her hand through wisps from her censer, forming the unseen target's face.
Initial Sketches
We were all very impressed with Giulia's take on the character (we always are). However, after reviewing the work-in-progress art with our growing library of art briefs, we came to an unexpected realization: the team has a shared obsession with smoky and ghostly faces. Several art briefs referenced similar imagery throughout the book. We worked with Giulia to create a new take on how the character's class feature could look visually. Settling on the idea of the character brandishing what could be her divine symbol, Giulia turned her expert artist's pen to a more detailed sketch with focus on black/white values.
Work-in-Progress Sketch
Loving how the character's costume was progressing, the team was happy to move forward with this as the character's foundation. Cody, the team's lead designer, however, made a comment about the cleric's "flail," which gave us pause—clerics aren't proficient with martial weapons (and do not gain it through the Domain of Loss).
So, one more small change to turn the cleric's flail-like censer into a mace, which also helped pull focus to the spell effect and the character's striking face, and we arrived at the final product.
Domain of Loss Cleric, illustrated by Giulia Tonon (Hekate Fantasy Art)
What's next? More writing, more playtesting, and, of course, more art.
Until next time,
The Planar Codex Team
Reminder to Complete Backerkit Surveys
9 months ago
– Fri, May 10, 2024 at 07:17:56 PM
Hey backers!
It has been just over a month since we sent out the first Backerkit surveys. These surveys are required for us to send you digital products through DriveThruRPG and so we can finalize your order and shipping details.
As of today, 119 people still have not completed the Backerkit survey. If you have not completed your survey, please check the spam and trash folders for the email associated with your Kickstarter account. The Backerkit survey email has a subject line of "Reminder -- Response needed to deliver your reward for The Planar Codex (5e)."
If you cannot locate the email and believe you have not completed the survey, please contact us through the Kickstarter and we will be happy to help.
Thank you for your support!
—The Planar Codex Team
Chapter VI - The Iron Hells - early access playtest PDF available to download now!
10 months ago
– Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 05:56:01 PM
Hey there Adventurers!
We have some exciting news! The Alpha/Playtest PDF for the entire Chapter 6 The Iron Hells is now available for download RIGHT NOW through your Backerkit Pledge Manager digital downloads section.
IMPORTANT LAYOUT NOTE: This is an early access copy of Chapter 6, The Iron Hells. As such, not all art has been illustrated yet. You will notice pink boxed areas in the layout that are placeholders for art that is still in development. Our artists are working hard to get their amazing art ready for this book. The final book will have these spaces with all original art by real artists (we are anti-AI art).
How to get your download:
1. Login to your BackerKit account with the email associated to your The Planar Codex Kickstarter pledge.
2. Select the The Planar Codex project.
3. Press the "Get Your Digital Downloads" section of your pledge.
4. Locate Planar Codex - Chapter VI The Iron Hells (Backer-only Early Access Playtest Version) v0.1
5. Start flipping through the pages of the PDF!
6. Provide any feedback via the Google Form linked below (and linked in the PDF itself)
7. Join our Discord server HERE to discuss the playtest content and geek out with us!
FEEDBACK REQUIRED - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
To help make The Planar Codex the best and most balanced 5th Edition book it can be, we are seeking your feedback on The Iron Hells chapter to allow for any necessary adjustments before finalizing the chapter.
Please feel free to take this early access play-test PDF to your table, give the player options a spin, and let us know how your experiences playing these subclasses, species, spells, and feats went.
Even if you don’t have the opportunity to play them, your feedback from simply reading through this PDF is just as important.
