Project Updates for Born from Ice: Stone Age Role-Playing (5e) on BackerKit Page 3

March 2025 Update
over 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.

Download

You can download the PDF through your BackerKit Login.

Beta 0.3

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
over 1 year ago – Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:01:47 AM

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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.

Download Errata for Beta 0.2

You can download the Errata through your BackerKit Login.

Next Up: Bestiary

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.