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June 2025 Update
10 months ago
– Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 06:30:49 AM
Happy summer everyone!
Heads Up: Survey Later this Month
Please be aware that later this month we will also be sending out a survey (for anyone who backed at a level that includes this perk) asking you to provide the name you want to appear in the book credits. We will have info about how long this survey will be open when we send it out, but encourage you to complete it quickly. This will help greatly with layout of the book.
Beta 0.3 Update
The next Beta version of Born from Ice is in its final stretch of work and should be ready in the next couple of weeks, barring any last minute complications. This is still on schedule for a June release. Expect an update a bit later this month with further details!
Development Roadmap
Here's our current development timeline:
Completed
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Player's Handbook, and integrated ideas from it into the rules of Born from Ice.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 DM's Guide Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. While it hasn’t required major adjustments yet, it’s given us ideas for future content and fine-tuning.
✅ COMPLETE -Full Rules Available in Beta: The game is now rules complete (barring minor adjustments or items that come up in testing) as of BETA 0.2. This means it is now fully playable, with all systems working, and future development now is focused entirely on content. If you encounter any bugs or have thoughts about the rules, please use our Google Form to report them!
✅ COMPLETE -Errata for Beta 0.2: To tide over until the release of Beta 0.3, a rules errata lists all of the updates/changes to the full rules.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D Monster Manual Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Monster Manual, which is now helping inform our final development on our Bestiary.
✅ COMPLETE -Errata 0.22: An updated errata released that includes previous changes, as well as a few small rules updates (specifically to Hide, Healing, Influence, and Slowed).
✅ COMPLETE - OGL Review: The new OGL 5.2 was released on April 22, 2025. This has been reviewed, and is now integrated into the coming Beta 0.3.
Q2 (April - June) 2025
BETA 0.3 (Core Book): Still on track to release later this month. Will post a new update with more info when it is ready for release, or if anything happens to delay it. We plan for this to be as close to the release version as possible, barring feedback and adjustments through continued playtesting.
This Beta of the Core Book will include:
Bestiary
New Setting section
Rules updates/clarifications
Revisions throughout the text (typo fixes, rewrites for clarification or space, etc.)
Please note that the Player's Guide Beta will release sometime after the Core Book, as it requires adjusting the layout and content. This will likely be in July.
Adventure Path Development: Work continues on the Adventure Path. Scott Fogg has joined the writing team, helping to quickly ramp up the amount of attention this part of the project is getting. Full attention of the entire team will turn to the Adventure Path after Beta 0.3 drops.
Survey for Name in Credits: Later this month, we will send out a survey asking what name you want to appear in the book credits, if you backed at a level that provides that as a reward.
Q3 (July - September) 2025
Books to Printer: Books are planned to be finished and go to the printer.
Digital Books Available: Final versions of the PDFs will be available once the books are locked and ready for printing.
Q4 (October - December) 2025
Books Shipped to Fulfillment Partner: After printing, books will ship to our fulfillment partner warehouses in Europe and the US. This process can take some time depending on time at sea, clearing port, customs, etc.
Pledge Manager Closes: We will close the Pledge Manager once all books are at the warehouses and ready to be shipped. This is also when final shipping and any applicable sales tax, VAT, and tariffs will be charged.
Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds VTT Versions Release: Virtual tabletop versions of the game for Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds should be released roughly at the same time the books ship.
Physical Books Ship: Books planned to ship to backers in late Q4.
That is all for now, but more soon. Can't wait to share the new version with you all in a few weeks!
—Loren
May 2025 Update
11 months ago
– Fri, May 02, 2025 at 06:00:13 AM
Hi everyone,
Here's our May update on Born from Ice!
Welcome Scott Fogg!
I'm excited to announce that Scott Fogg has joined the project to help with writing the Adventure Path.
Scott Fogg
Scott Fogg is a writer from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is primarily a comic book writer, having written the graphic novel Phileas Reid Knows We're Not Alone, as well as the comic book series Nightcare, Action Lab: Dog of Wonder and the upcoming fantasy western Claymore -- but he has also written numerous plays, short films and feature films. He's married to a fiery redhead and they have a daughter who is a bundle of kinetic energy.
Scott has a passion for world building and character-focused storytelling, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him on board.
Please join us in welcoming Scott to the tribe!
Beta 0.3 Update
We’re now aiming to release Beta 0.3 in June, as we take a bit more time to incorporate the newly released OGL 5.2 (released April 22, with a revision released yesterday) into the project. We are also finalizing the Bestiary with playtesting and tweaks, as well as some final writing on the setting portion.
Development Roadmap
Here's our current development timeline:
Completed
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Player's Handbook, and integrated ideas from it into the rules of Born from Ice.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 DM's Guide Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. While it hasn’t required major adjustments yet, it’s given us ideas for future content and fine-tuning.
✅ COMPLETE -Full Rules Available in Beta: The game is now rules complete (barring minor adjustments or items that come up in testing) as of BETA 0.2. This means it is now fully playable, with all systems working, and future development now is focused entirely on content. If you encounter any bugs or have thoughts about the rules, please use our Google Form to report them!
✅ COMPLETE -Errata for Beta 0.2: To tide over until the release of Beta 0.3, a rules errata lists all of the updates/changes to the full rules.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D Monster Manual Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Monster Manual, which is now helping inform our final development on our Bestiary.
✅ COMPLETE -Errata 0.22: An updated errata released that includes previous changes, as well as a few small rules updates (specifically to Hide, Healing, Influence, and Slowed).
Q2 (April - June) 2025
Bestiary Development: Largely complete with finalization tweaks and playtests occuring now. Will release as part of Beta 0.3.
BETA 0.3: Planned to release in June, due to slight delay to integrate OGL 5.2 and finish some playtesting.
Adventure Path Development: Work continues on the Adventure Path. Scott Fogg has joined the writing team, helping to quickly ramp up the amount of attention this part of the project is getting. Full attention of the team will turn to the Adventure Path after Beta 0.3 drops.
OGL Review: The new OGL 5.2 was released on April 22. We are working to review and integrate any changes that benefit the book.
Survey for Name in Credits: In June, we will send out a survey asking what name you want to appear in the book credits, if you backed at a level that provides that as a reward.
Q3 (July - September) 2025
Books to Printer: Books are planned to be finished and go to the printer.
Digital Books Available: Final versions of the PDFs will be available once the books are locked and ready for printing.
Q4 (October - December) 2025
Books Shipped to Fulfillment Partner: After printing, books will ship to our fulfillment partner warehouses in Europe and the US. This process can take some time depending on time at sea, clearing port, customs, etc.
Pledge Manager Closes: We will close the Pledge Manager once all books are at the warehouses and ready to be shipped. This is also when final shipping and any applicable sales tax, VAT, and tariffs will be charged.
Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds VTT Versions Release: Virtual tabletop versions of the game for Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds should be released roughly at the same time the books ship.
Physical Books Ship: Books planned to ship to backers in late Q4.
That's all for May! See you next month with more updates!
— Loren
April 2025 Update
12 months ago
– Fri, Apr 04, 2025 at 09:55:55 AM
Hi everyone,
Here's our April update on Born from Ice!
Welcome Riley Kirkham!
I'm excited to announce that Riley Kirkham has joined the project as our Editor and Sensitivity Reader!
Riley (they/them) is a non-binary, queer, disabled freelance editor, sensitivity reader, and history and mythology consultant from the UK, with education in prehistoric archaeology and human evolution, and various other historical periods. They've been working in the TTRPG industry for several years now, having worked in various capacities with people such as Hatchling Games and Bard RPG, and they have recently expanded into work with authors of speculative fiction novels and novellas. Their lifelong love of all things history and archaeology has them extremely excited to work on Born From Ice, and they can't wait to finally put the years at college spent studying these topics to good use.
Bestiary Work Continues
Our team is still hard at work on the Born from Ice Bestiary. We're creating monsters that will challenge players while being straightforward for GMs to run at the table. This is a big undertaking, but we're making good progress!
Beta 0.3 Update
Beta 0.3 is now planned to release in May rather than April (barring any issues), so that we can prepare everything we want to include properly. The good news is that this version will be packed with new content, including:
The complete Bestiary
The Setting Guide
Numerous small updates throughout the book
This should be the last major rules update we make, barring any errors or necessary tweaks.
Development Roadmap
Here's our current development timeline:
Completed
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Player's Handbook, and integrated ideas from it into the rules of Born from Ice.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 DM's Guide Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. While it hasn’t required major adjustments yet, it’s given us ideas for future content and fine-tuning.
✅ COMPLETE -Full Rules Available in Beta: The game is now rules complete (barring minor adjustments or items that come up in testing) as of BETA 0.2. This means it is now fully playable, with all systems working, and future development now is focused entirely on content. If you encounter any bugs or have thoughts about the rules, please use our Google Form to report them!
✅ COMPLETE -Errata for Beta 0.2: To tide over until the release of Beta 0.3, a rules errata lists all of the updates/changes to the full rules.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D Monster Manual Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Monster Manual, which is now helping inform our final development on our Bestiary.
✅ COMPLETE -Errata 0.22: An updated errata released that includes previous changes, as well as a few small rules updates (specifically to Hide, Healing, Influence, and Slowed).
Q2 (April - June) 2025
Bestiary Development: We are finishing work on the Bestiary so you can have creatures to use in your games.
BETA 0.3: Targeting a May release. This update will expand the Core Book, including setting details, GM tools, and the Bestiary!
Adventure Path Development: Work continues on the Adventure Path.
OGL Review: Pending an announced date of the revised OGL from Wizards of the Coast, we currently have this scheduled as a review pass in Q2. May move to Q3 prior to printing.
Survey for Name in Credits: We will send out a survey asking what name you want to appear in the book credits, if you backed at a level that provides that as a reward.
Q3 (July - September) 2025
Books to Printer: Early Q3 is roughly when our books will go to the printer.
Digital Books Available: Final versions of the PDFs will be available once the books are locked and ready for printing.
Q4 (October - December) 2025
Books Shipped to Fulfillment Partner: After printing, books will ship to our fulfillment partner warehouses in Europe and the US. This process can take some time depending on time at sea, clearing port, customs, etc.
Pledge Manager Closes: We will close the Pledge Manager once all books are at the warehouses and ready to be shipped. This is also when final shipping and any applicable sales tax/VAT will be charged.
Roll20 Version Releases: The Roll20 version of the game will be released roughly at the same time the books ship.
Physical Books Ship: Books planned to ship to backers in late Q4.
Finish Your Pledge
About 93% of you have completed your pledge on the Pledge Manager (thanks to everyone who finished their pledges over the last month, to raise that a percentage point!). If you haven’t completed your Kickstarter pledge, now is the perfect time. Head to the Pledge Manager to secure your rewards and access the latest Beta. Full instructions on how to complete your pledge are available here.
Preorders Are Open
If you missed the campaign and want access to the Beta, preorders are available—don’t miss out!
That's all for April! See you again next month!
— Loren
March 2025 Update
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 06:58:45 AM
Hi everyone,
Here's our March update on Born from Ice!
Monster Manual Analysis Complete
We've finished our review and analysis of the D&D 2024 Monster Manual. Our team is now building and adjusting the Born from Ice Bestiary based on what we learned. What we discovered will help us create monsters that are both exciting to fight and simple to run.
Errata v 0.22
While we continue work on Beta 0.3, we've put together an updated errata document, version 0.22. It includes a few rules updates, as well as all previous errata. Please use this update until we release newer errata, or until Beta 0.3 is released.
Beta 0.3 is in development process. We plan to release it some time in April, barring any major delays. This version will include the Bestiary, new book sections (tons of work happening on the setting guide portion, and we are very excited to share it!), and updates as needed to rules/text of the book (including all the updates from our errata).
Development Roadmap
Here's our current development timeline:
Completed
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Player's Handbook, and integrated ideas from it into the rules of Born from Ice.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 DM's Guide Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. While it hasn’t required major adjustments yet, it’s given us ideas for future content and fine-tuning.
✅ COMPLETE -Full Rules Available in Beta: The game is now rules complete (barring minor adjustments) as of BETA 0.2. This means it is now fully playable, with all systems working, and future development now is focused entirely on content. If you encounter any bugs or have thoughts about the rules, please use our Google Form to report them!
✅ COMPLETE -Errata for Beta 0.2: To tide over until the release of Beta 0.3, a rules errata lists all of the updates/changes to the full rules.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D Monster Manual Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Monster Manual, which is now helping inform our final development on our Bestiary.
✅ COMPLETE -Errata 0.22: An updated errata released that includes previous changes, as well as a few small rules updates (specifically to Hide, Healing, Influence, and Slowed).
Q2 (April - June) 2025
Bestiary Development: We are finishing work on the Bestiary so you can have creatures to use in your games. Which leads to:
BETA 0.3: Coming early-to-mid Q2. This update will expand the Core Book, including setting details, GM tools, and the Bestiary!
Adventure Path Development: Work continues on our Adventure Path, with a preview version in either late Q2 or early Q3.
OGL Review: Pending an announced date of the revised OGL from Wizards of the Coast, we currently have this scheduled as a review pass in Q2.
Survey for Name in Credits: We will send out a survey asking what name you want to appear in the book credits, if you backed at a level that provides that as a reward.
Q3 (July - September) 2025
Books to Printer: Early Q3 is roughly when our books will go to the printer.
Digital Books Available: Final versions of the PDFs will be available once the books are locked and ready for printing.
Q4 (October - December) 2025
Books Shipped to Fulfillment Partner: After printing, books will ship to our fulfillment partner warehouses in Europe and the US. This process can take some time depending on time at sea, clearing port, customs, etc.
Pledge Manager Closes: We will close the Pledge Manager once all books are at the warehouses and ready to be shipped. This is also when final shipping and any applicable sales tax/VAT will be charged.
Roll20 Version Releases: The Roll20 version of the game will be released roughly at the same time the books ship.
Physical Books Ship: Books planned to ship to backers in late Q4.
Finish Your Pledge
About 93% of you have completed your pledge on the Pledge Manager (thanks to everyone who finished their pledges over the last month, to raise that a percentage point!). If you haven’t completed your Kickstarter pledge, now is the perfect time. Head to the Pledge Manager to secure your rewards and access the latest Beta. Full instructions on how to complete your pledge are available here.
Preorders Are Open
If you missed the campaign and want access to the Beta, preorders are available—don’t miss out!
That's all for now! Looking forward to sharing more with you soon!
— Loren
February 2025 Update
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:01:47 AM
Hi everyone,
I hope your year is off to a good start! I know it is a couple of days early for the February post, but wanted to get this update out so everyone could have access to it before the weekend.
First, thank you for all the fantastic feedback on Beta 0.2. Your detailed play testing notes and suggestions have been incredibly helpful. If you still have feedback, it isn't too late to send it in; we will continue evaluating any responses we receive.
Beta 0.2 Errata
As a short-term solution while we work on Beta 0.3, we've put together an errata document for Beta 0.2. It lists all the rules changes and updates we're making based on your feedback and our own play testing. You can keep using Beta 0.2 along with this errata until our next Beta release.
We're also getting ready for a big milestone this month: the D&D Monster Manual release. We'll be studying it closely to see if there are any new monster design guidelines we should factor into our Bestiary. This is going to be our primary focus until the release of the next Beta, and intend the next Beta release to include the full Bestiary. We are very excited, because this will be the last core new D&D rulebook to be released, meaning we will have the complete picture of the new systems, can finalize all of our design choices, and ultimately move on to other parts of our writing process more easily.
Development Roadmap
Here's our current development timeline:
Completed
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Player's Handbook, and integrated ideas from it into the rules of Born from Ice.
✅ COMPLETE -D&D 2024 DM's Guide Review: We’ve completed our review of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. While it hasn’t required major adjustments yet, it’s given us ideas for future content and fine-tuning.
✅ COMPLETE -Full Rules Available in Beta: The game is now rules complete (barring minor adjustments) as of BETA 0.2. This means it is now fully playable, with all systems working, and future development now is focused entirely on content. If you encounter any bugs or have thoughts about the rules, please use our Google Form to report them!
✅ COMPLETE -Errata for Beta 0.2: To tide over until the release of Beta 0.3, a rules errata lists all of the updates/changes to the full rules.
Q1 (January - March) 2025
February 2025: With the release of the D&D Monster Manual, we will evaluate the new monster guidelines and work to implement as needed within our Bestiary.
Q2 (April - June) 2025
BETA 0.3: Coming end of Q1 2025 or early Q2 (depending on complexity of Bestiary completion), this update will expand the Core Book, including setting details, GM tools, and the full Bestiary!
Adventure Path Development: Work continues on our Adventure Path, with a preview version in either late Q2 or early Q3.
OGL Review: Pending an announced date of the revised OGL from Wizards of the Coast, we currently have this scheduled as a review pass in Q2.
Survey for Name in Credits: We will send out a survey asking what name you want to appear in the book credits, if you backed at a level that provides that as a reward.
Q3 (July - September) 2025
Books to Printer: Early Q3 is roughly when our books will go to the printer.
Digital Books Available: Final versions of the PDFs will be available once the books are locked and ready for printing.
Q4 (October - December) 2025
Books Shipped to Fulfillment Partner: After printing, books will ship to our fulfillment partner warehouses in Europe and the US. This process can take some time depending on time at sea, clearing port, customs, etc.
Pledge Manager Closes: We will close the Pledge Manager once all books are at the warehouses and ready to be shipped. This is also when final shipping and any applicable sales tax/VAT will be charged.
Roll20 Version Releases: The Roll20 version of the game will be released roughly at the same time the books ship.
Physical Books Ship: Books planned to ship to backers in late Q4.
Finish Your Pledge
About 92% of you have completed your pledge on the Pledge Manager. If you haven’t completed your Kickstarter pledge, now is the perfect time! Head to the Pledge Manager to secure your rewards and access the latest Beta. Full instructions on how to complete your pledge are available here.
Preorders Are Open
If you missed the campaign and want access to the Beta, preorders are available—don’t miss out!
That's all for now! As always, keep the feedback coming, and I'll see you in March with the next update!
