Surveys Sent and Preorder Store Open, Woohoo!
6 days ago
– Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 06:39:02 AM
Howdy backers,
After some fiddling on the backend everyone should have received their backer surveys via Backerkit! If you haven't found it double check your spambox and which email you're using with Kickstarter.
I've also opened the Preorder Store for Citadel of the Sun King so folks who missed the campaign can join in.
I'll be back in a month with a specific production timeline update after getting art needs figure out but it's been going real smooth on this project so far!
Thanks a bunch,
Joel
That's A Wrap!
21 days ago
– Tue, May 19, 2026 at 07:38:56 AM
Howdy backers,
We did it! Thanks so much for all the support on Citadel of the Sun King. Micheal and I are excited about how people have responded to the campaign and I'm excited to get the books out and printed for folks to play and have their players get up to shenanigans in as soon as possible.
From here we'll keep wrapping up layout and illustration work and I'll be sending PDF's for already existing rewards within a week. I'll drop another update shortly when we get the pledge manager on Backerkit open for folks who want to add more items or missed the campaign.
Get ready to wander the Red Wastes and stay hydrated out there.
See ya soon,
Joel
Five Days Left! Preview PDF and Map Sketch Sneak Peak
26 days ago
– Thu, May 14, 2026 at 06:28:55 AM
Howdy backers,
We've got just 5 days left! Thanks a heap for joining on, I'm so stoked to get this book to print. I wanted to share our snazzy preview PDF for Citadel of the Sun Kings as well as an a WIP sketch of the map.
Here's a sneak peak of the first 19 pages of the book. The layout and illustrations aren't finalized but this is pretty representative of where the final product is going.
https://drive.proton.me/urls/CWJR24KBQ8#I6BHiefT1lNq
Also check this out! This is Guy Pradel's WIP sketch of his Red Wastes map. We're probably going to cut most of the minor feature names and leave the region and obviously visible and known ones-- leaving this more potential as a diagetic map your players could buy or find in the tattered wreckage of a heavily laden caravan to help give them hooks for exploration.
See you soon,
Joel
New Stretch Goals!
about 1 month ago
– Wed, May 06, 2026 at 09:43:24 AM
Howdy backers,
Thanks so much for your bigtime support on this project. We're trying to keep the Citadel of the Sun Kings campaign lean and quick to get the book shipped out to backers as efficiently as possible but with this success blowing away our existing goals we're going to add a few more stretch goals to improve Citadel of the Sun Kings even more.
$40,000- Additional Artwork
Logan Stahl and Guy Pradel will be commissioned to expand the level of illustrations throughout the book with more character portraits and a hand drawn regional map.
$50,000- Original Soundtrack Album
If you listen to the soundtrack to Desert Moon of Karth, Mani, Abilities Considered Unnatural, or The Shrike you've got an idea of the sound of a Silverarm OST. We'll be aiming for cinematic music tracks that get across the vibe as opposed to environmental sound effects. Very excited for the possibility of this one!
See ya soon,
Joel
All Stretch Goals Met! New Ones Incoming
about 2 months ago
– Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 05:44:36 AM
Howdy backers,
Thanks a bunch for knocking out our first two stretch goals fast. We'll be commissioning some custom OSE character sheets that fit the feel of Citadel of the Sun Kings and organizing all assets used in the book as files for use in your VTT of choice and providing player variants of maps.
I've got a couple other ideas in the chamber I'm comparing right now and I'll be adding to the stretch goals. I'll be back with another update then, huzzah!
See ya soon,
Joel
