Encyclopedia: Lore Book & Toolbox for your 5E Campaign
Created by Studio Agate
Welcome on the Late Pledge for Encyclopedia! Level-up your 5th Edition campaign with this 360-page tome featuring dozens of ready-to-use cities, locations, NPCs and magic items.
🇬🇧 🇫🇷 This project is available in French and English.
🌟 Choose your à la carte options on this page. Discover the Fateforge series and secure the accessories offered during the Kickstarter campaign, most of which will soon be unavailable.
đź‘‘ Enjoy the Fateforge 5E Tetralogy Collection including all the Stretch Goals from the KS campaign and receive your PDFs as soon as your preorder is processed.
📦 Delivery September 2021 at the same time as all backers. Tracked parcels. Delivery all over the world. US and EU-friendly. Physical rewards will be sent from the USA (USPS) and France (Colissimo for France, DHL for Europe). Backers from these countries will not pay import taxes.
đź’ś Thank you SO MUCH because your support allows our RPG creation studio to exist :)
Latest Updates from Our Project:
DAY 8 / City Maps + Next Goals!
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 04:22:41 AM
You did it! Congratulations!Â
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The 350K goal is behind us, which means new bonuses for all backers :D
Before discovering what's next, here are the last 5 city maps of the 300K level:
The Forbidden City of Shüd’delkhii
All adventurers know about sects of insane fiend worshipers, but seldom do these cultists have the ambition, clout, sense of organization—and luck—required to reach Shüd’delkhii’s scale. The forbidden fortified palace of this paranoid city is populated with followers of the diabolic hospodar Karathaan, determined to do all it takes to let their master into the Material Plane so that it can lay claim to it. Some of the local figures are savvy politicians, others are demented sacrificers, and others still are exceptional master assassins.
Zogsokh, the Desert Queen of Buzkashi
Barely more than a village, Zogsokh is the first agglomeration past the salt desert of Tuzdisöl. Isolated, teeming with eccentric local stories, it seems to watch the world from the sidelines. People come here for basic supplies, or for training in its small martial arts school… or to organize expeditions into the Iruuls and their many ruins from the time of the ancient civilizations of giants. But austerity does not preclude leisure and tolerance. The local healer is a necromancer, and the locals are frequently taken by the fever of buzkashi, a local sport that is the object of many bets!
Kuhr, the Holy City of Death and of Arena Games
The highly contrasted city of Death is a great sanctuary dedicated to the appeasement of souls and to the training of many religious orders: investigators, mourners, fighters… Some people come from afar to die in Kuhr, but this actually doesn’t make the city a grim one. On the contrary, it is famed for its games, its arena, and its bets. People there are determined to live their lives to the fullest and without regrets!
This goal also unlocks a nice binder to store all your unlocked maps, 19 maps in total! Check out this overview with 14 of the maps:
Now it's time to present our last two goals...; first, the 350K. And a picture is the best ^^ Let's go:
All backers with a physical reward will receive a copy of this D20 in metal, with a gold finish. It's NOT real gold, so don't go scratching it! This die is an addition to the Fateforge Metal Dice collection ^^ During the pledge manager you will be able to complete your collection with the others, depending on available stocks.
And here's our final goal, the 1-inch Piggy Familiar Mini! Every adventurers need a Piggy Familiar XD Here it is in all its glory:
Again, all backers with a physical reward will receive a copy of the mini and the STL file. Digital backers will only receive the STL file.
We are preparing the next step :) Do you have any ideas for the next goals? Remember that we want these extra bonuses to be entirely digital, to avoid any production delays. Give your opinion in comments!
Thanks again to everyone for your support <3
The team
🇫🇷 Vous l’avez fait ! Bravo ! Le palier des 350K est franchi, ce qui signifie de nouveaux bonus pour tous les souscripteurs :D
LĂ aussi, tous les souscripteurs avec une contrepartie physique recevront un exemplaire de la figurine ainsi que le fichier STL. Les souscripteurs digitaux recevront uniquement le format STL.
DAY 5 / New Stretch Goals + New Actual Play Episode The Butterfly’s Dirge
about 3 years ago
– Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 02:52:53 AM
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All right.. so let's sum up all this ! We launched this campaign on Monday night, just a few days ago. You are more than 4000, more than $300K has been raised. And the project is still in the top 10 most popular projects on Kickstarter with big heavyweights by our side 0_0Â
Thank you thank you, we will never say it enough .... Thanks to your support, our studio can exist and create!
And what better way to thank you than to give you new gifts :D
Thanks to the 250K stretch goal, all subscribers will receive five new large maps (A3 11.75 Ă— 16.5 in / 29.7 Ă— 42 cm) of mysterious, varied, and colorful locations to use in your next game sessions! Depending on your reward tier, you will receive them in print + PDF or only in PDF
Dörtharo, the Netherworld’s Lock
A dwarven city of the Drakenbergen, Dörtharo was built in a volcanic region, overlooking a pit plunging into the Netherworld. Elevators, stairs, and a network of countless tunnels provide paths to the guardians and defenders who fight the terrifying spawns of the depths. It is said that ravagers of Canker are particularly active here, and the city is a stronghold dedicated to the protection of the surface.
NubilbabassĂĽr, the Garden-City of a Thousand Secret Societies
In the heart of the steppe runs the rich River Nubil, whose fertile banks are covered with many dizzyingly lush gardens. Amidst this verdant haven of wondrous scents stands the garden-city, crisscrossed with channels and dominated by a splendid palace nestled in the vegetation of the hanging gardens. The town is a delight to the eyes, but it has much more to offer to those who earn the trust of its inhabitants. Indeed, it is home to many prosperous secret societies with complex initiation rites, keepers of rare knowledge. It is said that the best spies come from NubilbabassĂĽr.
Ayangaba’üül, the Necropolis-City of the Grim Cloistered
An ancient monastery and place of pilgrimage dedicated to a bygone deity, Ayangaba’üül is located in a remote region, far from the trade routes and the bustle of coastal cities. Despite its poverty, the Cloistered remain and watch over the sacred gorges of their sanctuary. They know secrets that could break the minds of many. Armed with their arts of shadows and fear, they even venture into the Desolations to capture specters and sünsutaa that they keep in sealed jars, to be entrusted to whoever can make good use of them.
The necropolis-city can be the grim place of a monk’s training or the location of a quest to uncover the truth about an evil phenomenon. It can also be the lair of mighty enemies, powerful enough to threaten the survival of the empire of Old Kaan, plotting their vengeance from their lair.
Once again, We hope that these maps will feed your imagination :)
New Actual Play Episode The Butterfly’s Dirge
Tonight, we share with you a new episode of the Butterfly’s Dirge actual play using Let's Role VTT. During the pledge manager, you will be able to grab this scenario as an addon ^^ Just in case, here is also the first episode. Enjoy !
Do not forget the community challenge. As you know, your support is very important to spread the project and make it known.
We have created a unique referral link for you: Â https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176616619/encyclopedia-complete-lore-book-for-5e?ref=2xu9xk
If you share it, and someone supports the project using this link, we will see their participation in the project dashboard ^^ Here's  the challenge: if more than 100 backers have joined us using this link,  all backers with a physical reward tier will receive an art print of  the Red Dragon Encyclopedia edition! You can download the pictures of the maps above and share them for example. We can already see 18 backers coming from this link, welcome adventurers :)
That's it for tonight! We'll take a break this weekend. We'll be back on Monday with the 5 maps of the 300K level… and maybe more depending on the pace of the campaign this weekend ^^
Things are coming together for the bonuses beyond 400K, we can't wait to tell you about it!
DAY 4 / New Stretch Goals + Kickstarter page in French 🇫🇷
about 3 years ago
– Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 01:15:14 AM
Dear all,
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Here we are on the fourth day of this great adventure! And it's time to reveal the new stretch goals :)
First of all, welcome to all new backers! Thank you for joining us and congratulations, because you can benefit from the early bird ^^
The next three stretch goals are linked and you'll understand why: thanks to your huge support, we will fund the printing of the maps of each city featured in Encyclopedia in large format (A3 11.75 Ă— 16.5 in / 29.7 Ă— 42 cm), 15 in total. All backers will receive one copy of each, printed or digital depending of your reward level. You will be able to use them during your games, give them to your players... tonight, we reveal the first 5 and some infos about 3 :
The Free Port of Tatarine’s Pirates
"Proud, unruly lords of Tili’s Gulf, the pirates gather in the secret port of Tatarine. In this lovely place, under stone pines and cork oaks, surrounded by white cliffs and crystalline turquoise waters, they can enjoy the fruits of their plunder or prepare new expeditions. But one would be ill-advised to stop at the beauty of the location. Gor-Vortik has built their lair here, and oversees their business from afar but with an iron hand. The island also sees the traffic of magic items and, more alarmingly, slaves. Tatarine is a stop of choice for adventurers on the run, but it can also be a destination in itself, for its colorful population is privy to many secrets."
Easafir, the Pearl of the Immortal’s Empire
"A majestic port city, conquered in the past by an ancestor of Suï Adaçayi Kartaçöl, Easafir has become the pearl of the immortal ruler’s empire. It is here that decisions are made that influence the lives of dozens of thousands of people across many countries: wars, conquests, alliances, betrayals… the whole range of politics.
The dazzling palace stands atop a hill, surrounded by gardens, overlooking a bustling city that keeps growing every year. There, everything can be found: spices, exceptional craftsmen, and cats… but not just any felines. They know about the secrets of a city within the city, built in the shadows of the streets and walls: the Eclipse District, in which one can find the strange Shadow Bazaar."
Khaalgany, the Proud and Vulnerable Capital of Old Kaan
"The Old Kaan is one of the most famous empires, with a history spanning thousands of years. But despite its riches and the refinement of its culture, its aging institutions and its dissensions threaten to bring it down. And that is without even going into the danger posed by the alarming rise of Kartaçöl…
Bekasi the lich, loyal advisor of the ziggurat-palace’s dynasty of nandins, gathers information, sends spies, reinforces the military port, and reforms the army, facing the opposition of those who enjoy old privileges now devoid of substance.
Khaalgany is a port and river city built from clay. For centuries, it has welcomed ezens—destroyer-conquerors hailing from the steppe. The cycle proceeds endlessly: a new ruler takes the city by strength of arms, revivifies the empire, entrusts it to a nandin before dying, and the dynasty of nandins must fructify the ezen’s legacy… and when the nandins lose their authority and grow weak, a new ezen comes to overthrow them. Khaalgany has already experienced several such cycles and has remained the same, with its ports, its craftsmen, its merchants from every country, and its Temples District which contains a temple to every deity, religion, and mystery cult in Kaan… or so it is said.
Khaalgany can be an adventure’s step, with many available resources, or the locale of palatial intrigue."
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You have already unlocked the next 5. The last lot will be at 300K with a nice little bonus!
Thanks again for your support and see you tomorrow for a new update ^^
DAY 3 / Third Stretch Goal + two more days for the early bird bonus
about 3 years ago
– Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:30:32 AM
Good evening! (yap it is 11PM in France ^^)
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We are now more than 3000 in this great adventure. Welcome to all the new backers! We will never say it enough: THANK YOU. This book and those of the Fateforge collection represent years of work. Your welcome is phenomenal. We are so lucky to have such support :)
Tonight we will reveal the 150K milestone and give you a hint about the next one ^^
And since a picture is worth a thousand words...
All backers will receive a copy of this lovely flyingsquirrel mini ^^ It is one of the familiars described in the book Creatures ^^ This is a 1 inch scale mini and you will also receive the STL file! If you are a digital backer, you will only receive the STL.
The prototype of this mini already exists, the manufacturing steps are well advanced. In fact, the last element we are missing is the number of minis that will have to be produced ^^ Sounds like it will be a lot ! We will post a picture of the first proto very soon.
We are approaching the next goal ^^ We are working on the goals after 400K. As stated on the project page, it will be digital so as not to delay production... but there are some very nice things, we hope so much to get there 0_0
We are working on the FAQ and full french version of the Kickstarter page. This will be coming soon. We had some request about this, we will push back the early bird deadline for two days, to let more time for our community to join. If you do not see the Pickpocat in your reward, it is ok, it will be added later during the pledge manager based upon the time stamp of your pledge. If your pledge is before Friday, March 12th 11 PM CET, it is all good ^^
Don't forget the community challenge. As you know, your support is very important to spread the word about the project.
If you share it, and someone supports the project using this link, we will see their participation appear in the project dashboard ^^ Here's the challenge: if more than 100 subscribers joined us using this link, all subscribers with a physical match will get an art print of the Red Dragon edition of Encyclopedia! We'll keep you posted on the progress of subscribers... feel free to grab images from this page to share. At the moment, 11 subscribers have joined the project via this link, welcome to you!
Finally, a word on the next goal: the next three stretch goals are linked!
DAY 2 / Second Stretch Goal + About the Updates
about 3 years ago
– Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 09:35:40 AM
Hi all !
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Well, we are on day two ( !!!) and we are approaching 200K and the fourth strecht goal. It's crazy! We would like to THANK YOU again for this incredible start, so many emotions :D
We will be together for another 24 days. The team is connected very often on the discord, don't hesitate to come and see us ^^
For tonight, we reveal the second stretch goal unlocked: Maps of the Lands!
All backers will receive four large maps (format A3 11.75 Ă— 16.5 in / 29.7 Ă— 42 cm) of the regions of the Free City, Drakenbergen, Kaan and Septentrion. These places are described in details in the Encyclopedia. You can use one or the other of these regions in your next homebrew campaign or use them all as a huge campaign setting ^^
Like all the other stages of this campaign, the creative part is ready, everything is ready to go to the printer, so as not to delay the final delivery. Your support will enable us to manufacture them and, most of all, send them to backers as a gift (PDF version for digital backers) :)
So, here are the maps :
We hope that you will like these maps and that they will feed your imagination :)
Do not forget the community challenge. As you know, your support is very important to spread the project and make it known.
We have created a unique referral link for you: Â https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176616619/encyclopedia-complete-lore-book-for-5e?ref=2xu9xk
If you share it, and someone supports the project using this link, we will see their participation in the project dashboard ^^ Here's  the challenge: if more than 100 backers have joined us using this link,  all backers with a physical reward tier will receive an art print of  the Red Dragon Encyclopedia edition! You can download the pictures of the maps above and share them for example. We can already see 9 backers coming from this link, welcome adventurers :)
We'll meet you tomorrow to reveal the 150K stretch goal... we can't wait, and as clue here's a word : cute ^^