Mediterranean Monsters & Mythology for D&D 5E

Sorry about whatever is messing up with PDF delivery!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 06:03:05 PM

Hi all,

After two tries with Drivethru and another with Dropbox, quite a few folks have still not been able to access their PDFs. I think at this point I'm just going to plow ahead with getting the Backerkit survey set up ASAP, so people can get their files directly from there. I got a lot of the items set up last night and will work on it this week as much as I'm able, so we can hopefully get the survey approved and ready to send out early next week. 

Thanks for your patience with these technical difficulties but we look forward to getting your books to as soon as we're able! 

Third Try - this time with Dropbox!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 09:45:40 PM

Hi all,

Given the issues a number of backers were having with the Drivethru downloads, I've resent links out via email from [email protected] with Dropbox links for you to get your files. If you don't see these emails in your inbox, check your spam folder, since these were sent as BCC emails with dozens or even hundreds of recipients, so your email server might flag them as spam.

Meanwhile, I'll be working on our Backerkit survey, so that if none of these three waves have worked for you, you'll definitely be able to get your files there! 

Second Try on Drivethru PDFs!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 11:50:27 AM

Hi all,

It seems like a lot of folks have only received some of their PDFs. I've gone through the backer report and done another round of sending out links via DrivethruRPG. This time I went through the lists of "Add-Ons" backers, just in case there was not complete overlap between the add-on backers and what *should* be the all-inclusive backer list by product. Log into DrivethruRPG and check again to see if your missing files are there. A few notes:

• As noted before, make sure you're logged in to your account with the same email that you use with Kickstarter. If you have a different email on Drivethru than on Kickstarter, it won't connect.
• VTT Token Packs have been sent out via Drivethru, but the VTT Modules themselves can't be distributed until we get Backerkit set up, because we still need to have people select which VTT they want. 
• A Threatened Democracy and Mediterranean Monsters are still in production, so those are not included in the current downloads. 

Fingers crossed that everyone is able to get their items with this wave. We're working on getting Backerkit assembled and hopefully it'll be ready to submit for approval by the end of next week and ready to send out shortly thereafter. 

Thanks once again to everyone for your amazing support and we hope you love all the items you receive! 

Thank you for a LEGENDARY campaign!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 03:26:08 PM

A thousand and more thank yous go out to each of you for your generous support for Mediterranean Monsters, with a tip of the cap to Michael S., who got in with just a few minutes left to be our final backer! We've downloaded our initial Backer Report, and we'll begin sending out download links for all existing PDFs through DrivethruRPG, so you can start enjoying your monster collections right away! 

The Mediterranean Monsters PDF is not yet complete (we're working on final edits and assembly and our layout person is away on his honeymoon and will be back next week to resume work on it), and as we noted when we reached that stretch goal, the third Mother of Monsters adventure, A Threatened Democracy is still in production, so it'll be up for you once it's completed. For other PDFs, head over to DrivethruRPG (and make sure you are logged in to your account - it may seem like a silly reminder, but it's often happened that people have been unable to get their files and it turned out they were logged out and didn't notice) and go to your Library and they should be listed as available for download. While in theory it should be instananteous, sometimes it takes a day or so for codes to arrive, so if you don't see them right away, check back tomorrow).

After that, it's time for a deep breath and a trip to the movies with the family to relax and celebrate! Thanks again for making this project truly Legendary! 

Just over 3 hours to go and ANOTHER stretch goal hit!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 11:44:36 AM

Thanks to everyone for their amazing support of the project. We begin every update with appreciation, because you are the ones that make these projects possible! We offer up a double thanks to Delane H., our backer #1100, and also the awesomely named Chimichanga68 for cracking us past the $65,000 mark, unlocking our latest (literally) killer creature, the Deinos from Greece! Greek mythology fans might recognize these evil equines from the 8th Labor of Heracles, the fetching of the Mares of Diomedes, with the creature named after one of those four malevolent mares! 

Please keep on spreading the word in these final hours and Make the Mediterranean Legendary! 

These sinister stallions and magnificent mares are related to ordinary horses and at first glance they are simply strong and sleek horses, well-muscled and with shining coats but otherwise unremarkable. At times, they even behave like ordinary horses, if spirited and headstrong. However, they carry a hidden and accursed nature, an uncanny taste for flesh and blood, especially for humanoids. While no more intelligent than other animals, they cunning enough to be capable of subterfuge, feigning docility in order to draw close to their prey. When inflamed with bloodlust, however, they are tireless in pursuit of their prey, inspiring terror with their screaming whinnies.

Royal Lineage. Legend tells that the first deinos were bred from ordinary horses by a cruel king, who fed his royal herd on the flesh of unsuspecting guests or strangers to his island. He kept them lashed with iron chains to their feasting troughs, releasing them from time to time to terrorize the countryside until a mighty hero overcame them and lashed them to his own chariot, feeding the cruel king to his own mares before binding their mouths and calming their spirits for a time. Many horses sired or foaled from that lineage grow up as ordinary horses, though of excellent stock, but in others the madness of their sires and dams breeds true and they grow into savage hunters, fleeing into the wild