The Bad Patch: A Book of Plant-Based Creatures for 5e
A project in Leeds, UK by BlackVault000days
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A 200+ page book of plant monsters for your 5e campaign. Encounter the Lord of Rot, the Mold, and the schemes of the Sinister Trees.
Backers: 302
Average Pledge Per Backer: £63
Funded: £18,951 of £15,000
Dates: May 29th -> Jun 30th (33 days)
Project By: BlackVault
Backers: 302
Average Pledge Per Backer: £63
Funded: £18,951 of £15,000
Dates: May 29th -> Jun 30th (33 days)
Project By: BlackVault
£18,951
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 30 @ 17:03 -0400 GMT
126%
of goal
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Latest News
Surpriiiise!!!!! 
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Did you think it was over? Two hours to go and you thought it was all over, but it’s not! Not even close! As shocking as that equaliser goal in the England v Slovakia match, I told you before there was loads of content. Loads and... (Read More)
Final Campaign Update
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Five measly hours to go and I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I will be terribly sad to not be able to speak to you all every day. On the other, it will be REALLY NICE not to be pathologically refreshing the Kickstarter page every!... (Read More)
Penultimate Update
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventures So, it’s the penultimate update and my final chance to tell you all about The Bad Patch and why you should support it. But before I do that, with your help we just crossed the next Stretch Goal, and have unlocked the Old Wode,... (Read More)
48 Hours and Toadstools!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers There’s just around 48 hours to go and believe me, I am going to sell The Bad Patch to all those new backers on the fence about pledging this weekend. We are just shy of meeting the Stretch Goal for the Old Woad, which is an... (Read More)
Thursday Update - Final Stretch Goals?
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers So we’re into the final 72 hours and I thought I’d update the Stretch Goals, probably for the final time. I thought you might want to see the next few monsters. I can hope that we’ll make it past the end goal here... Storm... (Read More)
Daily Update: Zombie Palm sketch + Shipping Question
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Putting together the final pages of the book (and all the stretch goals) is one of the most difficult tasks in publishing (because I like every creature to fit on the same pages). I’m not a fan of having a creature’s details on... (Read More)
Stretch Goals and SlaughterMelons
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Four days to go and a few more Stretch Goals devoured. I wanted to show you the first piece of art from one of the new artists. This is the SlaugherMelon. What do you think? I really hope you like it. There's a lot more to come.... (Read More)
We FUNDED! Stretch Goals AND the Blood Orange
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers WE FUNDED! Thank you so much for all your support - it's so incredibly appreciated. Yesterday was a great day in terms of funding - I chatted to so many people, including quite a few reviewers and influencers, which was amazing. This... (Read More)
I don't want to jinx it but... Stretch Goals
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers I have amazing news. It will only take a few more pledges to hit the funding goal! Thank you thank you for your faith and belief in me and this project. It received such amazing feedback at the UK Games Expo; I will do everything I... (Read More)
Kickstarter Extension!
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers That was a surprise. To help me reach the funding goal, Kickstarter kindly extended the deadline by 7 days. That means there is every chance of funding (as it was getting really close to the deadline). This might even mean some ...... (Read More)
Art Feedback: The Slaughtermelon
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers In preparation for the campaign ending, and there's a lot of work to do (over 120 images outstanding) and only 11 weeks to finish everything, I wanted to show you something exciting. This is a piece of concept art from a new artist... (Read More)
Preview: The Stranger
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers This is a short story I wrote last night to give you a little sneak peek into how this book fits in with Eldritch. While there are a lot of whimsical things in here, there's also another Lord at work, and his Favoured are monstrous... (Read More)
Mid Week Update - Choices...
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers For today’s update, I thought I’d talk about The Bad Patch in general. Despite the success of Eldritch (which was far FAR more successful following positive word of mouth post-campaign than it ever was during its campaign),... (Read More)
Creature Preview #5: The Amethyst Deceiver
June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers We are coming to the end of the campaign and I thought I'd show off something a little different. This is one of the mushrooms from The Bad Patch. I haven't revealed their powers, but I thought a snippet of information about who and... (Read More)
The Bad Patch
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers I thought I’d forego the monster previews for one day to talk about some of the juicy details of The Bad Patch. The Bad Patch may primarily be a monster book, but it’s so much more. It’s a continuation of Eldritch: The Book... (Read More)
Creature Preview 4: The Blood Orange
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Thank you for sticking with me on this journey. It's been a quiet few days, but that doesn't mean I'm not working hard behind the scenes a week of press releases and interviews for next week. So, today it's the turn of the Blood... (Read More)
Creature Preview 3: The BlindWeed
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear AdventurersIt's day 3 and time for something a little darker. This is the BlindWeed, a thing that exists solely to drink mortal blood. This profane thing even has a Dread Ability, which continues on from the monsters of Eldritch: the Book of... (Read More)
Creature Preview 2: The Bitter Lemon
June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers It's time to look at what was easily the most popular creature at the UK Games Expo: the Bitter Lemon. I chose this little critter for a few reasons: The art is one of my favourites from the book. It poses as an unaligned creature... (Read More)
Creature Preview 1: The DragonFruit
June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Get your Five a Day with the DragonFruit! I thought I'd start by showing off some of the plants of The Bad Patch. And here is one of the most popular that took the UK Games Expo by storm! The DragonFruit is a tiny plant that awakens,... (Read More)
UK Games Expo
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers. I just want to say thank you so much for supporting The Bad Patch campaign. It has been surprisingly difficult, made so much more difficult by the fact that we had the UK Games Expo last weekend. Over 65,000 people attended. Here is... (Read More)
Welcome Everyone!
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Adventurers Book 2 is finally here. I can barely believe it. I really wanted to use the first update to thank you for your support. It means the world. It’s so nice to see some familiar faces (and a lot of brand new people). Welcome everyone!... (Read More)
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