A fully detailed collection of fantasy animals for RPG games; if they run, jump, swim, or fly, you'll find them in Niwri's Menagerie!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Backing Voting Update
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Feb 01, 2020 at 01:11:16 AM
Hello, you amazing backers! We have hit the first weekend of this campaign and the natural pause in backers that happens to a lot of Kickstarters and to help combat this we are adding some awesome weekend stretch goals that will only be added if we hit the weekend stretch goal! So see below for that content.
It is a bit of a quick update, and that is due to the fact that I am at Anime WTX in Lubbock, TX promoting the Kickstarter and our wares.
As always here is our outline for this update
Outline
100 Backers Voting
200 Backers Voting
300 Backers Voting
Weekend Stretch Goal
Animal Preview
100 Backers Voting - Mini-Boss From Dungeon
So, for hitting 100 backers you who backed get to vote on some of the content that is added to the book or changed from our original concept.
The Butcher
Will you be able to handle this gruesome individual from the meat lockers of hell?
The blacksmith
The forge is hot and raging just like this individual and he will burn you to a crisp!
Thank you for the first 100 backers and everyone after the 100 as well. This poll will stay open the duration of the Kickstarter and the results will be posted in the final update.
Thank you for the first 200 backers and everyone after the 200 as well. This poll will stay open the duration of the Kickstarter and the results will be posted in the final update.
Death Elf - A race of elves taken over by the God of Death
Blood Elf - A race of elves take over by the God of Flesh
Human Alternative - Cawic People - A northern race of humans
Thank you for the first 300 backers and everyone after the 300 as well. This poll will stay open the duration of the Kickstarter and the results will be posted in the final update.
Weekend Stretch Goal - will only be added if we hit 20k by 10pm on 02/02/2020
additional animal added to the book
Backer vote on a magical item for dungeon one - part 3
Backer vote on the trap in the temple of the monkey king
This is all up to you all and with your help we will get there!
Habitat & Origin
These reptiles are able to survive in a number of different habitats but do suffer in areas that lack moisture in a more extreme nature. They can be found on coastlines, in planted fields and grasslands, the foothills of mountains and cliffs and dense tree and flora forests. They are more successful in areas with water sources, like lakes or streams, because prey species are more prevalent. Since they are a very endurable species of snake this can make them a bit common to be in areas with humanoids. The origin of this creature comes from the Thear (God of Earth) after the primordial wars. This gift was to Urdos (God of Fauna) and it was meant to apologize to him for the loss of his children from the primordial war. The chaotic nature of the primordial chain often forgets that not every creature is as chaotic and powerful as they are. The gift was that of large and beautiful crystals from deep in the earth. A sort of hardtop lease fellow Urdos, took it and cast it into the ground. He then cast his magic and the hard crystal then began to soften and become alive. The only thing Urdos said to Thear was “At least for once the earth gives life instead of life returning to it”.
Behavior
These snakes are solitary creatures and only interact to mate. While they do not remain with their mates during the rest of the year, they will occasionally breed with the same individual the following year. They are primarily active during the day, making them diurnal. Unlike other snakes, Conake Cobra is also sometimes active during the night, but this occurs infrequently. This snake is known to make a large number of eggs as well, the female can easily lay 50 to 60 eggs.
Interaction with Humanoids
These snakes seem to fear humanoids for the most part and while it is not uncommon for them to meet them. They typically stay away from them and avoid cities villages and towns religiously. They have been known to attack humanoids but only in the very small numbers and because the individuals were adamant about capturing them, killing them, or harming them. The most common interaction is with a small group of bards called the Scaled Tellers. These bards are used in their songs, stories, shows, and plays. A different sort of bards as they themselves paint themselves like snakes. The shows are very popular in the realms and this is due to the small quantity of these bards that exist.
Other Interesting Facts
This cobra is a powerful creature indeed as its very look is used to trap its prey. The eyes of this cobra entrance the unintelligent creatures and lure them to their demise. This seems to not affect most humanoids however a few unintelligent goblins and other small creatures have come to know this creature and its interior. There is also a small cult-like group that worships these snakes and to them, they are an extension of the God of Fauna himself. Additionally, the larger the snake gets the more powerful the ability for it to enter other gets as well.
24 Hour Update
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 09:30:31 PM
Thank you all so much this has been the most amount in backer & dollar amount we have achieved in the first 24 hours on any of our projects. That is all because of you awesome people and your love for animals & content.
So, we have officially unlocked the 5 dungeons that will be included in the book! The 4 main portions will be written by our great friend Chad and he has already been hard at work writing the dungeon. The last portion will be written by me and will be a focus on the Temple of the Monkey King.
Additionally, we are knocking on the door of the stretch goal at 10k which will include the dungeon maps. I have no doubt we will be hitting that very soon and then move on to the stretch goal at 15k.
The artist we have working on the animal artwork is Paul Beneford and as you can tell by the art above he does some amazing stuff!
Paul aka Shredguy is an illustrator from the UK. He gained his skills from studying at college and university then continued to practice his craft at home. Heavily influenced by manga, Marvel Comics, computer game concept art, theatrical music, and metal, Shredguy came to life by creating commissions for people such as dungeons and dragons characters and poster designs for theatre shows. ShredGuy is working with Hobie on Niwri alongside an original project, his own comic named Ex Terra, which you can follow his journey at: Check out his instagram!
Over 60 images will be added to the book and this stretch goal is huge!
From the posting of this update, we will add D100 Tables for Animal Encounters & Animal Adventure Hooks but only if we hit 20k within the next 48 hours. So, share everywhere you can there are tons of social media groups and such that do not know about this project yet and with your help, we can reach out to all of them. These encounters & hooks will be completely neutral to whatever game you like to play and we always strive to make as much content in our books neutral to a certain game.
Royal Prawn
Habitat & Origin
The royal prawn is home in the warm waters of the southern oceans and has even been known to be found in plenty in salt marshes and estuaries. They are known to travel in large groups in the areas of the oceans where the currents are not very strong. These bay-like crescent areas allow for netted catching of these creatures quite easily. They do not seem to care if they are in areas of proximity to the shore or in the deep expanses of the oceans. They are often one of the sole reasons ships can survive when they lose the oceans current during their travels. The love for low curetted waters is the reason for this. The origin of this creature comes from the God of Festivities himself, he had sampled all the world had to give in the terms of food, beverage, and fun. Yet, he felt empty and became sad. Hepris the God of Ocean, seeing this asked how he could help and a quick to think God of Festivities give me a feast I have never had before and made it massive. Hepris thought to himself and then took a from a piece of his ocean crown and threw it to the oceans. This spawned into a massive group of the newly made Royal Prawn, the god of festivities was said to have feasted for days.
Behavior
The royal prawns are typically found in massive clusters or groups called colonies by most fishermen. These colonies churn through the water in no precise pattern or direction but typically seems to drift to dirtier waters. The mating seasons are the only time they drift to cooler waters where the males and females seem to have no care about what happens during this time. This time by a fisherman is often called the collapse of the colony do to the once some organized cluster that has now become a swarm.
Interaction with Humanoids
The royal prawn is a creature of very low intelligence but due to its nature has known to entrance some fisherman. Yet, this rarely stops the large nets of humanoids from catching a massive amount of these for consumption by the coastal cities.
Other Interesting Facts
The royal shrimp has an interesting effect on other fish and creatures of the oceans. The glowing orbs cause these fish to follow. These following fish will not stop to eat or mate, and will follow the Royal Shrimp until they die of exhaustion. By this method Royal Shrimp can build up gigantic swarms of marine life, to be eaten instead of it when a predator is encountered. Some fishermen specially breed Royal Shrimp to attract hundreds of fish straight into nets.
We always like to co-share other campaigns especially with smaller companies or individuals like us! This helps spread the word about campaigns we like and also spread our campaign to people that may not have heard about us just yet!
A 5e Monster Lair is a mini-dungeon themed around a specific monster from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. This Kickstarter features 5 Monster Lairs spread across different challenge ratings so the Dungeon Master can have flexibility when introducing these dungeons in a campaign. With minor tweaks, these dungeons are compatible with older editions of D&D as well.
That is all I have for now I will be sharing the polls for backers to vote on in the next update!
Regards
Deep Dungeon Games
Funded in 5 Hours!
over 4 years ago
– Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:19:19 PM
Holy cow! Get it because it is an animal Kickstarter and its a holy COW! Ok, sorry I have children and the dad jokes are just natural now.
Update Outline - We like to give you a general outline of the update that we are posting because some can at times be quite lengthy. This way you can quickly see what the update is about and go to the section that is appropriate for you.
Thank you
Next 2 Stretch Goals
- Dungeons
- Dungeon Maps
24 Hour Stretch Goal
- Print & Play Druid Magic items deck included for every backer
Animal Preview
- Decuirel Glider
I want to be the first one to tell each of you early backers THANK YOU! This Kickstarter is an amazing one and we cannot wait to bring this to you all! In case you are wondering if you supporting impacts people of our tabletop community. The projects that you help us with are able to help support artists and other individuals. In fact, we were able to help support an artist long enough for him to get a full-time art position and that is all because of backers like you.
The next two stretch goals pertain to dungeon and dungeon art. The dungeons are designed for 5e but the maps are completely universal. In addition, we would like to look into possibly converting our more mechanical based content for other games. Yet, we do not want to promise this until we know more. If you have any ideas on which games or game types we should focus on for recreating the content for those games please let us know in the comments.
$7500
Three Chapter Dungeon by Chad Ehrhardt
Our good friend Chad Ehrhardt is back in action and this will be his 3rd dungeon to write for Deep Dungeon Games.
Join Niwri Evets on his airship in this three-part dungeon as he soars the skies to find, study, and protect the fantasy animals of the realms. Help him keep his ship in the air, and capture an elusive creature that has been evading him for years.
A Return to the Origin - a One-Shot Dungeon by Chad Ehrhardt
The origin story of a people and town is told and the adventurers that helped Niwri are not only getting to hear it, but they get to be a part of it.
The Monkey Temple- a One-Shot Dungeon by HobieHill
Dive into the world of animals to discover and explore the mysterious Monkey Temple. You'll soon learn how protection and upkeep of the temple are vital to the survival of the animals... and yours!
We will let you know more and give you looks into each dungeon as we go along. Chad and I both have been hard at work creating the dungeons. So far we are looking at 35 pages of additional content that will be in the forms of these dungeons! This brings the book page total to around 95 to 100 pages.
$10,000
The dungeon maps will be beautifully illustrated and included in the book and if we are able we will send digital versions of just the maps in HD to every backer from the PDF level and above. There will be a minimum of 2 maps per section and maybe more if it makes sense to have the additional maps for the book.
Temple of the Monkey King Map
So, at the time of this update posting if we hit $15,000 in our funding then every backer will get a free Print & Play PDF of the Deck of Primal Power. This magic item deck contains 50+ magic items fully illustrated with mechanics and seeds of lore unlike any other deck of magic items. All the items from this deck are themed in both art and lore that focus on druids of the realms.
So if you would like this additional free content please share the Kickstarter and get more backers to find out about this wonderful book.
You can just copy the link below for any social media sharing.
We would like to provide a look into each one of the animals we have planned to add to this menagerie on every update. Unless we need to get something out very quickly in which case there may not be an animal preview. The Decuriel Glider was inspired by my sugar glider Bernieand was one of the first animals I wrote for this book.
This will help us get some feedback from you all on the content we are creating and hopefully, make even better content. NOTE - this content is pre editor and will be formatted way more elegantly and the grammar will be corrected. I say this because inevitably someone will comment about it and bash me a bit and I am ok with that. My grammar has gotten loads better but the editor will add all the spit and polish.
Habitat & Origin
The Decuirel tends to make their nests in cavities of trees, cross points of branches, or even in tree trunks. They tend to line their nests with mosses and lichens. The preferred tree of choice tends to be blood pine. They are typically found in the wood elf regions and in a high amount I might add. The cavities of these trees are one of the most important parts of the habilitate for this creature. They have been known to fully abandon an area that lacks a significant number of these. The origin of this creature is said to come from the goddess of life. She wanted a natural way to protect her wood elf children from the orcs and goblin creatures of the realms.
Behavior
A nocturnal mammal that typically is found sleeping during the day. A simple diet of seeds, fruits leaves, buds and bark is common for the Decuirel. Multiple individuals of this species can be found grouped together on a single tree, however, usually these individuals tend to be of the same sex when it is not mating season. Mating nests are usually shared by one breeding pair.
Interaction with Humanoids
The Decuirel has been used for years by elf rangers to scare away orc bands from small elven villages and the like. In addition, they love elves as a whole and are often found dwelling all around them. They are never known to attack anything or anyone that doesn't offer a threatening desire first.
Other Interesting Facts
The Decuirel when frightened can make an illusion of a large monster or whatever image it seems that it can come up with. It mostly seems that it comes up with illusions that it is familiar with, but they have been known to be trained to make certain images. The limit of the illusion seems to know no limit in the
I think that is all I have for now and I will update again when appropriate.
