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HEXplore It: Fall of the Ancients by hexploreit hexploreit
Return to the Greenflame forest to stop a terrifying goddess from mindwiping the entire region. Work quickly as wayposts fall and the people around you turn toward her brilliant guiding light.
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Update #20
6/10/2023 6:02 PM

Fall of the Ancients - June Design Update

Update #20
Your epic journey is expanding! Join us for Early Ship news, a production update, and more. Oh, and we've just added a new chapter to your book!
Greetings traveler!
From everyone here, we are wishing you the happiest June can offer.
Let's take a look at our next update.
We've been working diligently on the book ever since the end of the campaign.

In fact, one of our storylines has outgrown its breeches. What was merely a side quest has now metamorphosed into an entirely new way to end your epic campaign!

To ensure the chapters are balanced from a content and size standpoint, we decided to create a whole new chapter reserved for this content and more. This new chapter will be the 6th Section, and the old sections 6 through 8 are now sections 7 through 9. Let's take a closer look!
There are many who work to oppose Adrimon in the Greenflame.
Here are some of the things you'll experience in this section:

  • A new "Reveal the Cultist" mystery has been added to this section. This "who-done-it" detective story will keep you engaged for hours of fun. You will uncover clues that may lead you to accuse an NPC of working directly with Adrimon to advance her plans. This arc ends in a new way to complete your campaign!
  • You'll meet Ashul and gain access to his Workshop, located somewhere in the forest.
  • Meet the Faeries of the Bluebark Vale and participate in their sacred Exploseed Extravaganza!
  • Meet the Nixies of the Rhun River and participate in an exhilarating waterfall leap
  • Become allies with a splinter faction of the spiderkin intent on destroying Aranaea
  • Meet a nomadic group of industrious centaur traders
  • ...and much more to be discovered while interacting with the Factions of the Forest!

This new section adds just over 70 new pages of content at no cost to you!
Thank you for participating in our Encounter Poll!
Here are the results. The underlined entries are the winners.

  • Creature: Snap Dragon (186) / Tiger Lilly (139)
  • Construct:  Rune Trap (224) / Threaded Pit (101)
  • Humanoid:   Adrimon's Chosen (241) / Mindwiped Mercenaries (84)
  • Magical Nature:  Tomegiest (217) / Thread Scourge (108)
  • Monstrous Humanoid: Spiderkin Horde (188) / Mindwiped Brute (136)
  • Spirit:   Cursed Keeper (220) / Howler (105)
  • Undead:  Devourer (192) / Blight Keeper (132)
  • The 8th wildcard is the entry with the next highest number of votes: Tiger Lilly (139)
 
We have begun the process of integrating these new opponents into our story and will have artwork generated for each to share with you soon.

Thank you for finalizing your orders! We have begun the sorting process and will be shipping to the various hubs within weeks.

We have received roughly 80% of Early Ship order addresses. This is enough for us to begin the sorting process with high accuracy, but we do still need to hear back from the rest of you. If you are in this group, worry not! We will send a follow-up message by the end of June to remind you to complete your order. You still have time to finalize your order.

Early Ship Q&A

  • Can I still get Early Ship Items added to my order? Unfortunately not, we have closed the window on this offering.
  • When can I expect my Early Ship Order to arrive? We expect this delivery to be on time, planned for Q4 of this year. That being said, we are working to advance this timeline so that it ships quicker than that. We'll see if we hit any snags, but at this time there is a good chance your packages will be early(er).
  • I have finalized my order, is there anything else I need to do? Nope, if your order state contains the word "Placed," you should be good to go.
We've been incredibly busy preparing artwork for Fall of the Ancients!

Since the end of the campaign, we've created over 40 new pieces of art spanning 3 chapters and we have dozens more up-and-coming.

Check out a sneak peek of the 79 pages that comprise the Wayposts Chapter.

One of our largest chapters, this section features 7 unique locations your heroes may interact with. There are 243 Chapter Passages and 61 Heroic Moment opportunities nested in this section! As you can see, we have diligently added art to nearly every page! Only one image remains for us to finish this section and we can wrap it up!

Here are some questions we've been fielding in comments and via email.

  • When will the PM close? At this time we do not have a close date.
  • Can I add items or modify my order? Yes, until your order is locked for shipping, you may modify your order.
  • Can I change my address? Yes, the same answer as above.
  • When will my order lock for shipping? We will change the status of your order a short time before we send out your products. We will update the community (in one of these updates) when this occurs.
  • Will item prices rise after the campaign ends? Yes. Especially for Fall of the Ancients, we are so very proud of how this book is turning out, but it has grown in its scope. We expect pricing to go up shortly after we close the PM.
  • I need assistance with my order. Sure thing, please email us at support@hexploreit.com and we'll be happy to help.

We still have our mountain to climb!

We are working diligently on the final touches for the sections that have been finished and on artwork for the sections that have not. There are two sections left for us to randomize the passages, and once that is complete, Fall of the Ancients will have a final page count!

We're already anticipating that the Fall of the Ancients will be close to 700 pages! That's 200 more than we anticipated! If you haven't already locked in your copy, you may want to do so before this project ends and the cost increases!

Thank you so much for being here and for taking this adventure with us!
Look for our next update in July!

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