Create your lair, recruit your minions and conquer the kingdom! This is the campaign setting letting you play the bad guys for 5E.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
$30,000 Stretch Goal Achieved and new stretch goals!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 05:42:10 AM
Great Wizard is very satisfied with our recruitment campaign. A big thank you to all for your support of our project as we make a beautiful book for you.
With more than $30,000 achieved we are integrating a list of backgrounds for character creation. Did they join a cult because they were persecuted? Were they rejected by their community? Perhaps they started their career as an executioner? Use these as is or let them be the spark that fuels your own background ideas.
New Stretch Goals!
We’re adding to the list of campaign stretch goals and have four new goals for every $10,000 CA reached:
$40,000 - Three more Room Traps
$50,000 - Adding a large dungeon to explore (10 more pages to the book!)
$60,000 - Upgraded quality paper for the book
$70,000 - 5 more magic items related to the shadows
Social Stretch Goals
Meanwhile our social stretch goals have been progressing splendidly… 😈
So far we have reached 21 Twitter retweets and 14 Facebook shares. We have unlocked 2 companions and we are so close to unlocking additional companions for the Great Wizard, so let’s keep up the momentum!
For more details about our current Social Stretch Goals, visit this post:
Solgood Creations launched a new campaign, featuring some amazing dioramas with miniatures and terrains. Their miniatures look good, we are happy to share their project.
Their team operating out of Kharkiv, Ukraine that feeds thousands of refugees and relatives during this difficult time. Get some great models and help some people. Everyone wins!
Social Media Stretch Goals and animal companions
almost 2 years ago
– Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 03:02:55 AM
Let's make a pact… (not a demonic one 😉)
Heading into our second week we’d like to spread the word and we need your help! We’ve designed some social media stretch goals to add even more to our booka and with each social stretch goal we reach, it means more content for everyone!
So let’s get the ball rolling with our Social Media goals. For each of the four goals achieved, we’ll add in companions for the Great Cult Leader including illustrations, their history and mechanics!
Companions are small creature NPCs to help enrich your game and depending on the companion may even provide some choice minor bonuses. Let's be honest: a villain with a cute and scary little creature in their arms is iconic!
Speaking of cute and scary…Today we'd like to introduce you to Romeo, the particularly pernicious cat, who likes to nibble at the calves of adventurers who turn their backs on him.
The beast has arrived!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 06:08:57 PM
It is with great interest that the Wizard and his second-in-command welcome with The Great Frateli, the promoter of the freak show that they have just hired.
All three surround an iron-barred cage deep in the depths of the secret-lair. Covered in a rough woolen blanket, it’s stature is what commands their attention.
Visibly disappointed, the Wizard turns to his second, the toe of his boot nudging an edge of the blanket that trails along the floor. “Assistant, I gave you carte blanche to reinforce our troops, but you’ve only brought back this one, solitary, cage.” Even slower, he enunciates his remaining thought, “Do tell me why this one cage looks rather… small.”
The second-in-command, seems immediately stressed,wringing his hand together as he stutters out an explanation. “Don't worry master, I'm sure it must be a terribly heinous monster, don't just trust the size of the cage.” With urgency in his eyes, and sweat beading along the collar of his shirt he quickly turns to the promoter, eyes begging for a suitable backup explanation, “Mr. Frateli, please show us this ferocious beast that we ordered!”
Mr. Frateli grabs a handful of blanket in one hand and tears it away from the diminuitive container with as much grandeur as he can manage without hitting himself on the low ceiling.
“Feast your eyes within and pay note to its sharp claws. Once trained properly no one will be able to enter your dungeons with impunity! The training is guaranteed to produce an accomplished specimen of peak savagery…in about a year.”
The Wizard’s eyes narrow at the fuzzy, doe-eyed creature within, before leveling them at his second-in-command, “Well, well, well! Only 500 gold coins. For this… killing machine. Surely you jest with such a steep price, though! I thought we were businessmen.”
Frateli, closes his eyes pretending to be morally hurt, “You know we had to fight with our lives to capture this wild animal. It tools days just to track it down!” It is at this point that the creature rolls to it’s back to let out a small burp. “Don't trust these eyes, they’re merely a tactic to get you to lower your guard! He is truly formidable which is why I can only bear to give him away for a paltry 550 gold coins.”
It’s only for a second that the Wizard’s face is frozen in shock and his eye twitches before a smile spreads.
“My dearest second-in-command, you will take the utmost care of this ferocious beast, yes? Make arrangements with Mister Frateli to ensure that he gets everything he deserves for this fair deal. “Our treasurer in the basement has an appetite for those things…” He squeezes the shoulder of his second before continuing in a hushed tone, “You know the troll, wink wink.”
Stretch Goal Unlocked!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 03:47:58 AM
Pregenerated characters
For beginners, players or DMs who like get into the action quickly, we will be developing six ready-to-play villains: three spellcasters and three martial classes. With these, you can be ready to play no matter where your evil meetups might be!
Thank you all for your support thus far. Please remember to share the project with friends and on social media so we can unlock more stretch goals!
Midwinter Vampires is a game that can be played in three different ways following one of the vampire sects. You get to choose if you will follow the storyline of the Whispering Night, Bone Brothers, or Youngblood vampire sects.
The game also comes with a complete Vampire Class that players can use to create their characters for levels 1-20.
In the game, the players can explore through a castle at the top of Barsea Heights, find out what is hidden in the Bone Cathedral, and search through the town to find find the secrets that are being kept hidden.
Good luck.... and remember: be the hero in your adventure.
Project Funded!
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, Dec 03, 2022 at 05:29:23 AM
A large crowd of people jostle for purchase in front of the entrance of an innocuous farm.
At the precipice stands a clearly frazzled dark elf who whispers, "Great Wizard, for the past few days it's been crazy, everyone wants to come in."
The humanoid beside them is visibly a little embarrassed and addresses the crowd:
"My dearest compatriots, we will let you in one by one, don't worry you will get all your,” there is a pause as he slowly articulates, “cauliflowers."
A group of hooded attendees in the front row quickly exchange a glance and nod to each other: "We demand entrance to the limited time cauliflower sale!"
Mostly obscured in height, but not in volume, is a rotund halfling who completely missed the silent memo.
"I’ve come from the third town over for a secret society, not for stupid cauliflowers. I can’t grow a membership!"
With a hiss of breath the tall wizard addresses the elven guard once more, "Let them all in before his voice carries to the third town over! If they stay here we'll end up being spotted."
You fools, you have unlocked the dark forces that slumber and snore…
Thanks to your support, the secret organization is thriving, and the dark portents agree: there will be a book! 1000 thanks to all of you!
