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.
Tiers
Detailed Pledge Breakdown
Stretch Goals
Add Ons
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.
Shipping
Customs Friendly Shipping!
All packages sent to the USA, EU, UK, Canada, China, Australia will be shipped from hubs within those regions. You don’t have to worry about import taxes.
Europe 1 includes: Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Vatican.
Europe 2 includes: Albania, Belarus, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
Asia 1 includes: China, Hong Kong, Macao
Asia 2 includes: Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, S. Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, India
Asia 3 includes: Bahrain, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
*South Africa shipping estimates correspond to Asia 2 countries
All prices are in USD and some prices are in Euros and GBP.
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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Fulfillment Update! - VTT delivery update! - Check out Erevan's Guide production video!- New project announcement: Olympus 5E!
2026-04-09 16:50:58Hi Adventurers of the Undead,
This is a long update covering way too many things, let's get started!
Fulfillment starts!!
We are super pleased to share that the fulfillment of physical rewards starts this week!
In more detail:
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Australia and New Zealand will be the first countries to be fulfilled for Erevan's Guide! The operation will be starting this week and will take one and a half to two weeks for all orders to be sent out, that is the information that we have from our fulfillment hub.
ASIAN COUNTRIES
All Asian countries' pledges will start being fulfilled within this and next week. Even though the items corresponding to these pledges arrived earlier than all, we faced issues in our communication with the fulfillment hub and there were additional delays due to other projects' workload from them, leading to this delay. However, we are now perfectly aligned with the fulfillment hub there and the fulfillment of these should be commencing very soon.
CANADA
The Canadian shipment just arrived a few days ago at its respective fulfillment hub. We are pushing as much as we can for the fulfillment of this to start soon, we have received news that the team there will need one to two weeks before they start the fulfillment, due to their heavy workload, but we are confident that this fulfillment will also be finalized within April.
USA AND UK
Furthermore, the USA shipment just arrived at its port and our information says that its fulfillment should start on April 16th or shortly after. Also, the UK shipment arrives this Sunday and it can hopefully get quickly to our local fulfillment hub there, with the UK fulfillment also to be starting around mid April. We have of course already provided all necessary guidelines, advance payments and data necessary for the whole process ahead of their arrival, to try to expedite the process as much as possible.
EU, rest of Europe and rest of the world
Regarding the rest of the shipments, as we mentioned in our previous updates, the two shipments headed to Europe (Poland and Germany) that will be fulfilling EU, rest of Europe and rest of the world orders, will be the last ones to arrive and get fulfilled. Our last update dictates that both of these shipments should arrive late April to early May at their respective ports and their fulfillment should commence by mid May. We are pushing and trying to see if anything can be done to expedite any of these processes and we will be keeping you updated with more details once the ships arrive.
On the one hand, we want to apologize sincerely to all European and rest of the world backers that will be receiving everything last. This was not a decision we made but the only option we had, as it is a standardized process for our industry's overseas shipments to Europe, to avoid the Suez Canal and instead having to travel around Africa towards Europe, which then leads to a longer trip and subsequent delay for this operation, when compared to the other shipments.
On the other hand, somebody had to be last, again, with most of our Archvillain Games team residing in Europe, we will be receiving our own books and minis last, imagine this! But alas, this was a logistics necessity and we had no alternative, and finally, for all the backers that will be fulfilled through the European hubs, we can always feel more empowered knowing our books have been the most well-traveled ones around the world!
We want to thank you all for your continuous support on this process and let's start to hear the first backers receiving their pledges, let us know in the comments if you have received and what do you think of the books and all items!
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR USA, UK BACKERS: ADDRESS LOCK!
Since the shipments are now arriving in USA and the UK, as mentioned above, we urge all backers residing in USA and/or UK to contact us if they want to change their delivery address up until Thursday April 16th.
After this date we cannot guarantee that we will be able to help you out, so let us know soon via a KS message, a Hive Interactive support ticket or an email through our website's contact form.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR USA BACKERS- TARIFFS UPDATE.
We don't yet have any definitive answers regarding the amount of USA tariffs we will be paying and our shipping agents and freight consolidators have all advised us, since the USA customs clearance process should now be only a few days away, to wait for the process to be finalized before we can share any solid updates with you and we have agreed. Once again, the reason for us not charging any amounts already is so that we don't overcharge anyone, even for the smallest amount.
As we have stated before, we will be doing the best we can to subsidize as much of the tariffs as we can to keep the project viable and we of course will 100% abide by what we have stated.
Our plan is to wait for the precise amounts and all data from our agents here and once we have the definitive answer, we will be sharing more news with you on how we will be proceeding and what the exact process will be.
We estimate that we will have this information very soon and when we have it, we will very soon come up with the finalized plan, as we have already run our calculations for various different business cases here.
Thus, we kindly ask all backers residing in USA to please keep an eye out for our next Kickstarter update and Hive Interactive update, which should include the information of how we will be proceeding here.
Thank you once again for all your support here.
VTTs delivery update
Roll20
We happily fulfilled the Roll20 VTT codes for all backers that were entitled to it and had finalized their VTT choice form the past weeks, however a number of backers mentioned some issues that occur when trying to combine Erevan's Guide module with the Undying Accord add-on, these issues mostly having to do with player options not being well integrated in the whole experience as well as a few other similar functionality issues.
Upon further investigation on our end, these issues are correctly identified and we apologize for this inconvenience. The reason these occur is because Erevan's Guide to Death & Beyond is not set up as a compendium but instead as a module on Roll20 VTT, limiting its functionality. Unfortunately the only way to resolve this is to redo all the manual work that we already did for Erevan's Guide, so that it's correctly setup as a compendium this time. This will be done after we deliver Foundry VTT, which is our integration team's top priority for the moment.
We apologize for this inconvenience, unfortunately we were not adequately informed for these limitations beforehand, but we vouch to start working on this as soon as we are done with Foundry and hopefully we can deliver it within May.
Foundry
Foundry VTT integration is at a 100% level for Erevan's Guide and at 80% for The Undying Accord! This means that we will be delivering both off them around the end of April to all entitled backers! There will be a mention in a future update when this happens.
Alchemy
Alchemy was the VTT integration process that was delayed mostly because of a delay from their team, but suddenly last week, they told us they have been quickly working on Erevan's Guide and the Undying Accord Alchemy VTT integrations and that they expect to have them both 100% finalized and delivered to us within April too! So, thank you Alchemy team for this!
This means that by the end of April all VTTs will have been delivered!
We will be keeping you all further update via future Kickstarter updates when we Foundry and Alchemy VTTs are being delivered to backers, very soon!
VTT Choice Form
We are including the VTT choice form once again, you can find it here. Please don't fill this in if your pledge level doesn't include the VTT bundle or if you haven't included the VTT bundle add-on to your pledge and also please don't fill this in a second time, if you have already done so.
Thank you all once again for all your patience and support in this process!
Erevan's Guide- Mass Production video!
We want to excite you a bit more about your pledges arriving, so here is an Erevan's Guide- Mass Production video where you can check out how your books, miniatures and games were produced and assembled!
Our new Epic 5E Kickstarter just got announced: Olympus 5E! - First Freebies dropping, join here!
Erevan's Guide Kickstarter campaign is soon coming to a close and we couldn't be more excited to announce our new big upcoming 5E (and 5.5E!) project:
Prometheus's Guide to Olympus just got its first Kickstarter pre-launch page, check it out and let us know what you think!
Here is a short intro into Olympus:
Prometheus’s Guide to Olympus is a three-tome (5E and 5.5E) 500+ pages expansion that brings the most iconic ancient Greek myths and legends to your adventure.
Visit the sunless Hades underworld, encounter iconic mythological monsters, travel in a true trireme, discover legendary items and wield the power of the Gods!
Fight Titans and Gods, steal their power and join the legend!
Additionally,if you sign up using the form here, you will start receiving free playtest content, straight from the Olympus mountain! This week we are giving the first of our Ancient Greek monsters, dozens of which will be found in the final Olympus books, sign up and get the Empusa PDF!
Finally, once you try out Empusa, you can always come pay us a visit on Discord and discuss with us about Olympus, for which 2 new channels were just created, or anything else you want!
Here is your Discord invite, come join us!
That's all from us for today, thank you all very much and talk to you very soon!
The Archvillain Games Team
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