Erevan's Guide to Death and Beyond
A 350+page tome full of macabre creatures, Undead races, grafting mechanics and necromancy! Death is only the start in this book for 5e
of 40,000 EUR Goal
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Dive into the dark and mysterious with Erevan’s Guide to Death and Beyond (EGtDB)! This epic 350+ page tome is packed with dark spells, unholy monsters, arcane craftable items, and Undying Megabosses, each with its own premium miniature, that will challenge even the bravest adventurers.
But that's not all! You'll also discover the Undying Accord, a thrilling 200+ page adventure book where a Total Party Kill is only the start of a journey like no other.
Are you afraid of dying? In Erevan's Guide, Death is only the beginning!
Here's a Peek of What's on Offer:
What's in the book:
Plunge into the abyss with EGtDB, packed with thrilling content for an unforgettable gaming experience! Unveil groundbreaking death mechanics and master an Undead Grafting System, unlocking limitless possibilities for your characters. Face over 10 bone-chilling undead Megabosses, the Gravelords, each accompanied by its own intricately crafted miniature.
Immerse yourself in the dark allure of 8 haunting races and forge bonds with otherworldly familiars. Unleash the power of dark subclasses and discover everything needed to weave haunting, cursed tales that will leave everybody at the table spellbound!
The Boss Miniatures
Undead Boss Battles
Prepare for epic Undead Megaboss Battles that will send shivers down your spine! Rise to new heights of excitement and terror as your party scales, leaps, and desperately battles against formidable Titans in heart-pounding encounters.
Immersive Subclasses
Dive into a realm of boundless possibilities with our immersive subclasses, each offering a unique path to power and mastery!
Unleash the dark arts as a Necroblade fighter, wielding deathly spells and necro-infused blades with lethal precision. Harness the divine as a Jailer paladin, wielding holy relics to bind the dead and turn their own abilities against them in righteous vengeance. Embrace the balance of life and death as a Gravebloom Druid, commanding nature's forces to raise fallen allies and strike fear into the hearts of your enemies.
With over 12 subclass options for established 5e classes, the possibilities are endless. Choose your path, and let the journey to mastery begin!
Dead(ly), Playable Races
Rise anew as one of our 12 undead playable races, each offering unique abilities to enhance your gaming experience! Embrace the symbiotic bond with an eldritch parasite as an otherworldly Voidkin, wielding the powers of undeath to turn the tide of battle in your favor. Rise from the grave itself as a Skeleton, breathing un-life with newfound strength and purpose. Or take to the skies and rend your foes asunder as a deadly Batkin, commanding the shadows with unmatched agility.
A craftable hoard of Magic Items
Fulfill your deadliest gaming fantasies with over 40 new unholy craftable magic items. Harvest rare ingredients from your enemies and carefully craft your battle partners in the afterlife!
A Brand New Grafting System
Erevan’s Guide brings forth a new necromantic and absolutely macabre game mechanic, the Grafting System!
The dark art of Grafting blends the forbidden and the grotesque, pursued by twisted minds, seeking to defy nature's boundaries. Grafts are not mere prosthetics but living enhancements merged onto one's flesh through agonizing procedures. These abominations are crafted from the harvested viscera of powerful monsters and then fused onto those desperate enough to undergo such transformations.
New Class: The Thanatomancer
Death is merely a suggestion for Thanatomancers! Manipulate flesh, tear bone, and weaponize the power of unlife while journeying into immortality!
Masters of dark magic and the arcane arts, Thanatomancers can deftly wield life and death, harnessing the power of souls to transcend mortality. These spellcasters have the ability to command undead, reanimate corpses, and even fight Death itself! But at what cost?
In gameplay, the Godless Thanatomancers blend unholy spellcasting and soulweaving. They can take a myriad of forms, ranging from run-of-the-mill necromancers to mad steampunk scientists. These gruesome casters channel primordial elements to infuse an undead army and freely move souls from corpse to corpse to dominate the battlefield.
New Profane Spells!
Unleash the arcane wonders of over 40 new spells! Tap into the raw, untamed essence of primordial magic and elevate your abilities to new heights. Whether you seek to command the elements, manipulate time, or summon otherworldly creatures, our spell compendium offers limitless possibilities for you to explore and master. Are you ready to wield the true power of magic?
Horrifying Monsters
Your spine will tingle with terror while poring over our collection of more than 75 new, absolutely abominable creatures, each with a chilling tale waiting to be told! With stat blocks that build petrifying narratives, dive into a story where danger lurks around every corner, ready to challenge even the bravest adventurers. Are you prepared to face the horrors that await in the darkness?
How does the world’s biggest TTRPG not have alternative death and resurrection mechanics?
Fight with Death and fate itself to hold onto your soul or rise from the grave to possess the living! Cast dark arcana to ascend into immortality and even use eldritch parasites from beyond to reanimate your body! FIGHT DIE REPEAT!
A Menagerie of otherworldly Familiars
What’s better than defeating an undead Megaboss? Harvesting its blood and soul into a dark companion that does your bidding! Even better, each of the 10 new bespoke familiars comes with a unique tech tree. Choose your upgrades and craft your ultimate companion.
Based on the very successful mechanics of Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting!
... And More!
Erevan's Guide comes with a treasure horde of epic loot, including card decks for monsters, items, spells, and grafting, as well as dice sets, handouts, GM Screens, accessories, and a lot of miniatures! Check it out!
A full set of stunning gemstone dice sculpted from labradorite and engraved with gold details.
NO AI! Only Real, Gorgeous and Creative art
Free Playtest Material!
Dive into the Gravelord realms early! Explore pre-released player materials or take on a Gravelord in the epic adventure: Anecralon - Archon of Teletes.
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Detailed Pledge Breakdown
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Timeline
The Erevan’s Guide to Death and Beyond book is already 80% completed! The Undying Accord Adventure book is 65% completed. We are working to deliver the Beta playtest versions of the book PDFs to you by December 2024, and to the manufacturer shortly after we implement feedback from you all.
The project's miniatures have already been fully designed and only have minimal work left for their final engineering and casting. All digital miniature files will be delivered to you within 3-4 months after the funding period of the campaign is concluded, in September 2024.
We have chosen Stretch Goals which we've already designed or will be designed and tested by people outside of the core team to ensure we keep our workload controlled.
Our team consists of numerous members that not only have extensive Kickstarter and project management experience but also have broad production management experience and expertise, capable of efficiently addressing and quickly facing all the various issues that could arise in the production of such a demanding project. We will of course make sure to keep you informed about all developments of the project with frequent relevant KS updates. Transparency, honesty, and quality work are our priorities.
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*South Africa shipping estimates correspond to Asia 2 countries
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Please don’t include shipping costs in your pledge in the campaign, as the shipping costs will be finalized and charged within the pledge manager process after the end of the funding period of the current campaign.
Sales tax, VAT and GST taxes are not included in the price and will be calculated and added after the end of the campaign within the pledge manager. EU VAT and UK VAT will range from 8%-24%, depending on your pledged items. USA Sales Tax of 0-10% and Canadian GST tax of 5-10% may apply after the end of the funding period of the campaign and any such costs will be charged within the pledge manager.
Please bear in mind that the above are only shipping estimates and not final shipping costs. The final shipping costs will be calculated within the pledge manager and it will be dependent upon the amount and kind of Stretch Goals that have unlocked for each pledge, any extra add-on items that you choose.
Please also bear in mind that we are not making money from shipping costs and we will do our best to provide you with the most cost-efficient and reliable shipping rates and fulfillment services that we can.
Retailers
Are you a retailer interested in getting Erevan’s Guide to Death and Beyond and all products you see in this Kickstarter campaign?
If the answer is yes, we want to work with you and provide you with retailer copies of what you see and a retailer discount!
Let us know via a KS message or an email at contact[at]archvillaingames.com and we will make sure to follow up with you to accommodate your needs!
The Team
Alessandro Coia is a freelance writer working with Archvillain Games. Born and raised in Rome, Alessandro has always been passionate about storytelling and world building.
David Escribano is a concept artist and illustrator from Madrid, Spain. He has worked mainly in the videogame industry and is now bringing his love for art to the miniature design world! Having a pencil in hand for as long as he can remember, he was lucky to find his path dedicating himself professionally to what he loves: creating worlds and characters to inhabit them. Outside of work, he is a swordfighter, muay thai practitioner, miniature painter, and fancy food enjoyer.
Dimitris Dimarelos is a graphic designer at Archvillain Games. Dimitris resides in Mt. Pelion, the mythic birthplace of centaurs. Specialized in the deepest levels of visual necromancy, he delights in enhancing the darkest projects in tabletop gaming. Ironically, rumors suggest he is rather approachable, and that he loves drawing cartoons.
Enrico Fregolent is a concept artist from Italy working with Archvillain Games.
Enrico Serini is an Art Director and concept artist at Archvillain Games. Class 1989. Formally AD, practically too. Into Soulslike aesthetics, gothic pin ups and fancy suits.
Eryk Szczygieł is a freelance illustrator working with Archvillain Games.
Helena Tzioti and Anna Mentzelopoulou are experienced marketers in the tabletop gaming industry and are currently working in the Marketing department of Archvillain Games.
Henning Doose is a 3D sculptor and artist that has worked on numerous models with Archvillain Games.
Helge Balzer is a prolific illustrator working with Archvillain Games that has worked on numerous prestigious projects such as Magic the Gathering.
Ioannis Rigas is an editing manager at Archvillain Games.
Jessic Gombart is a freelance editor working with Archvillain Games. Previous notable work includes Heliana’s Guide, Steinhardt’s Guide, and Ryoko’s Guide.
Konstantinos Martinos is CEO, Creative Director, and founder of Archvillain Games.
Konstantinos Pananas is the Project Manager of Archvillain Games. He has been working in the tabletop gaming industry over the past 7 years for various different board game and RPG publishers. He has managed and consulted more than 13 Kickstarter campaigns and developed numerous products and projects in the creative industry.
Marco Riggio is a freelance writer working with Archvillain Games and all-around nerd: whether it's games, fantasy lore, or even cooking, you can be sure he has spent too much time obsessing over it. This tendency has given him an approximate knowledge of many things.
Martin Kirby-Jackson is a freelance illustrator that has worked on a number of TTRPG projects and is currently working with Archvillain Games
Mark Teague is an Art Director and 3D Sculptor at Archvillain Games! Mark comes from the English countryside, but he honed his craft during a decade living in the Far East, drawing inspiration from the vibrant culture there. Now he’s back home. When he is not making awesome minis with Archvillain Games, you'll probably find him sculpting a pin-up or two!
Maximiliano Moretto is a freelance illustrator working with Archvillain Games.
Mohammed Bellafquih is a consultant for the Death and Beyond project. Mohammed is also a graphic designer and creative director at Loot Tavern Publishing.
Nick Acuna is a freelance illustrator working with Archvillain Games.
Pablo Mendoza is a freelance illustrator working with Archvillain Games.
Rodrigo Alves is an Art Director and 3D Sculptor at Archvillain Games. Since his childhood, he has been enchanted by the imaginary universe and its most varied ramifications. He is Brazilian, 33 years old, has graduated in Graphic Design, and has illustrated books. He worked in the digital game field for 8 years and later found his true passion for sculpting. Nowadays, he is sculpting and directing art at Archvillain Games.
Saeed Farhangian is a freelance illustrator working with Archvillain Games.
Sheridan Doose is a 3D sculptor and artist that has worked on numerous models with Archvillain Games.
Terry Wreath is a freelance writer at Archvillain Games with a passion for creating D&D adventures.
Thomas Elliot is an experienced illustrator that has worked in house at Games Workshop for over 5 years as well as his own project, Eskaton. Thomas has worked with Archvillain Games on Death and Beyond.
TJ Phoenix is a writer at Archvillain Games. He has spent over 30 years perfecting the art of D&D adventure writing, fueled by his experiences as an Army Ranger and digital nomad. With over a hundred independently published modules under his belt, his notable works include Motes of the Divine for Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, and contributions to Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt, Broadsword Monthly, and Crucible Magazine.
Vincenzo Prattico is an Italy - based illustrator that worked on numerous art pieces for Death and Beyond.
About Archvillain Games
Since 2019, Archvillain Games has been delivering high-quality, pre-supported fantasy tabletop 3D model STLs to their patrons. Each month, a new collection of over 40 models is released with a unique theme, accompanied by a 5e adventure stacked with lore and new mechanics.
In 2024, Archvillain Games already boasts an impressive 60+ Fantasy Releases and more than 35 Sci-Fi Releases, counting more than 1000 unique miniature models! Additionally, hundreds more hero and boss models have been meticulously crafted, enriching the games of thousands of TTRPG fans and wargamers around the world!
Archvillain Games envisions being a company by gamers for gamers that constantly strives for high quality, innovation, and high-level imagination! We are a company that has full-time employees from more than 10 different countries and regular contractors from more than 20, aiming to bring together as many people, cultures, ideas, and as much inspiration for gaming and stories as possible!
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Final Artbook PDF and Beta Erevan's Guide sourcebook to be delivered in July- Updated timeline for all PDFs and physical products- Free pre-marketing STLs available now!- Final Hours for Taranwyth on Kickstarter!
2025-07-03 10:33:17Hi Adventurers of the Undead,
We hope this update finds you all very well, hopefully you are on a nice holiday, or you will soon be or at least about to get some time off and enjoy a nice trip and some games!
In case you haven't been following up with our Erevan's Guide Kickstarter updates, you can find the latest ones below:
Beta Playtest Phase II continues!- Pre-production cards, handouts and more minis samples!- Tariffs situation and pledge manager extension.
Beta Playtest done, integrating all feedback! - A word from our writers!- Pledge manager extension
In today's update we are sharing with you our updated timeline for the digital and physical products of our campaign. Also, as we announced in our previous update, we heard your opinion and today we are happy to be sharing with you all our Pre-launch Freebies of Erevan's Guide. Finally, only 2 days left for Taranwyth, our highly-detailed tabletop terrain Kickstarter campaign, if you love terrain models, make sure to not miss it!
Updated Timeline - PDFs and Digital products
Firstly, starting off with some good news: the Erevan's Artbook is currently in its very final stages of graphic design and it is expected to be ready within next week. It is an understatement to say that we are overly excited with the end result of the Artbook and we cannot wait to share it with all of you!
Secondly, we are even more happy to inform you all that the finalized Erevan's Guide sourcebook Beta PDF will also be available within July. An important mention here is that this Beta Erevan's Guide PDF will come without its finalized layout and any art. We need a bit more time to work through the layout of the final Erevan's Guide sourcebook, thus the 100% finalized Erevan's Guide sourcebook PDF will be made available to all during August.
Thirdly, the Undying Accord Beta PDF, without its final art and layout, will be made available to all during August and the finalized Undying Accord PDF will be ready and shared with you all during September.
Important note for all books PDFs and all digital products
You need to finalize your pledge through the Hive Interactive pledge manager in order to receive both the Beta PDF versions of all books and the final PDF versions of all books. The same stands for all digital products, so make sure to finalize your pledge soon so that you get your hands on them PDFs!
Regarding all other digital products, with the exception of the VTTs, all of them will be available, in their finalized ready to print form within summer and again, will appear next to your pledges in Hive Interactive.
Reminding you again that in order to access the material all you need to do is log in your Hive account, go to your Erevan's Guide pledge and next to it, you will be able to see that you now have the option to click a download link. Once you click it, it will take you to our Google Drive, where you will finda folder named "Erevan's Guide to Death & Beyond-Beta Phase II documents". Download it and you are good to go!
Finally, in regards to the VTTs, these will be the last ones of all digital products to be released and it will be done so during Q3 and Q4 2025. We will soon inquire with all backers that need to choose between the available VTTs so that their choice is confirmed. We will be keeping you informed regarding this in a future update.
Updated Timeline - Physical products
In regards to the production of all physical products, we also have some news. In more detail: all products have undergone their necessary pre-production period and all accompanying necessary processes. The physical miniatures' molds are being finalized and the production of your miniatures will be starting very soon. The dice molds are also done and we are now running the final runs of our dice samples, so that we ensure that all your dice have the highest quality and the least amount of any possible issues.
Furthermore, we are working on updated specifications for all cards, handouts, GM Screens in order to soon get updated samples from the factory to make sure that all prints are on par with what we are expecting.
Additionally, we are now finalizing the details for all additional products, including the maps folio, the pawns pack, the posters pack and working intensively with our manufacturer for the designs and samples of the boxes of the Core Box, Deluxe Box and All-In tiers. This has proven a challenge so far, as the substantial weight and volume of our books as well as the plethora of the various decks and components of each box set, make the characteristics of sturdiness and practicality of the boxes of vital importance to the project.
In regards to the production of the physical books, this is planned to commence within September, as all finalized book files will be provided later during this summer. That means that most of the actual mass production of most printing components and items of your pledges will occur around the same period and will last until October.
Unfortunately, there were 2 main issues causing this delay in the production for early fall 2025.
The first and most important factor that has caused a delay in the production is the fact that our manufacturer of choice not only faced difficulties and delays in the pre-production and appropriate molding of our miniatures as well as delays in other parts of the pre-production, but also the fact that tariffs affected them significantly, in the sense that all orders were halted for some months, until the tariffs situation would be a bit more clear to all publishers worldwide. After that, once tariffs hit their current low point of 30%, all publishers rushed to get into production as quickly as possible to make up for the lost time of the months before, creating a bottleneck and further delays for all projects not ready for production at this intermediate point.
The second reason for deviating from the original timeline was due to the playtesting period lasting significantly more than expected, as all of you were very eager to try out the material in depth and provide us with a lot (and we mean a whole lot!) of feedback on it, creating a significant addition to our writing, editing and proofreading workload which in its turn delayed our expected delivery. However, as we mentioned above, there is only a slight deviation from our expectations for the PDFs and all digital products deliveries, the majority of which are expected to occur within July and August, instead of June and July.
These issues led to our production being scheduled for September and October 2025. We will utilize all the extra time to work even harder on all production processes in order to ensure that you are getting the highest quality products we can provide. At the same time we are already making fulfillment arrangements with our fulfillment hubs around the world so that everything is agreed and planned way in advance to ensure a quickest and safest delivery to you. We expect that by the end of October all products to be produced, assembled and ready to be boarded in ships so that they start their journey towards you!
Pledge Manager extension
Given all the above, it was without any question or hesitation that we decided to extend the pledge manager deadline up until at least the end of the summer. We are happy to see that 95% of you have already finalized your pledges. We hope this provides you all that still haven't with the flexibility you need to finalize your pledges. There is a good chance that the Pledge Manger will extend even further, after the end of the summer, we will be keeping you all updated regarding this.
Pre-Marketing STLs Free for all backers!
As previously disclosed, we have heard all of you asking for the Pre-launch Freebies that we provided you with before the Erevan's Guide Kickstarter campaign and we are happy to be announcing that all of you can now get these STLs for free!
Again, in order to get all your free STLs, all you need to do is to log in your Hive Interactive account, go to your Erevan's Guide pledge and next to it, you will be able to see that you now have the option to click a download link. Once you click it, it will take you to our Google Drive, where you will find a folder named Pre-launch Freebies. There you can find all STLs that were previously available for free, dowload them and you are all set, you can start printing them instantly!
Reminding all again that you need to have finalized your pledge in the Hive Interactive pledge manager to get these. Please note that all Custom tier backers will also receive the freebies, upon the finalization of their pledges, tomorrow.
Thank you all and we hope you like them all free monster, races and subclasses STLs with your pledges!
Taranwyth: FINAL 36 HOURS on Kickstarter, 16 Stretch Goals unlocked, 11 Free Minis with your pledge!
Taranwyth, our first digital Kickstarter is now in its final 48 hours!
If you are craving some high-quality terrain buildings and models STLs, this is your last chance to take advantage of the best Kickstarter prices, get more than $175 worth of free material through the Stretch Goals and Free Miniatures of the Miniature Vault and help us unlock even more Stretch Goals, adding much more value to your pledges!
Through the Stretch Goals, we have already unlocked the Moon Temple, an amazing unique building, for all, as well a well, trees, obelisks, ruined versions of many buildings, free digital Artbook PDFs, 5 sets of props and furniture and more. Let's see if we can unlock even more!
Here are the Top Reasons of Why you should back Taranwyth now:
- Save a total of $175 from the 16 Stretch Goals and the 11 Free miniatures.
- Save hundreds of dollars in the All-In pledge levels
- Pledge using Pledge Over Time, the new Kicsktarter feature, and spread your payment to 4 monthly, interest-free payments
- Get the best, highest quality terrain STLs, presupported for resin and optimized for FDM printing
- Help us unlock more Stretch Goals, including two more unique terrain buildings.
And revealing the final surprises for the Taranwyth campaign!
If we manage to reach 90K euros, all backers will also receive: - A Lychee Plus free subscription for 2 months as well as access to the Lychee library.
- A unique, brand-new model of Taranwyth, accessible only through Lychee, the Mimic Well!
- A 70% off MyMiniFactory discount coupon for our store valid for 1 month.
- An additional Stretch Goal: the Digital Artbook PDF of the Stretch Goals, containing all the sketches and blueprints of all buildings, props and items of all Stretch Goals.
Check out Taranwyth on Kickstarter now by clicking here!
That's all from us for now, we will be notifying you all very soon about the Artbook and Erevan's Guide PDFs, thank you all!
The Archvillain Games Team
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