Fiendish Forge (5e) - Evolved Combat, Monstrous Crafting

Created by Io Publishing

Welcome to the Fiendish Forge pre-order store! You can make late pledges or add items you'd like while we work on the book! You will be charged at a later date, along with shipping - once we're ready to ship!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fiendish Forge 5e Camapaign!
3 months ago – Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 03:12:45 PM

Howdy folks!
While our Backerkit is going on, we'll be hosting a series of games in Fiendish Forge to showcase some of our new mechanics with D&D Games themed after other games such as Monster Hunter!

Mechanics from our book that will be featured include:
  • Phase Battles
  • Elite & Boss CR
  • Crafting, including our Recipe Modular Rulesets
  • ...and more!

Keep an eye out for our launch parties! We'll be running these games Mondays at 8pm EST and Tuesdays at 8pm EST!

Thank you for your AMAZING support!!

FIENDISH FORGE at $100k!!
3 months ago – Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 09:40:57 AM

WE JUST GOT TO $100k! LETS GO!

Dragon of Envy has been unlocked - but we have plenty of Dragons of Sin to unlock!
In addition, all physical backers who backed up until 3pm EST today will get the Rat King Pin!

Great work everyone! Thank you again!!
Brett

Fantastic Day 1!! Immediate Funding! (Extending Day 1 Rewards)
3 months ago – Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 08:20:14 AM

Hello everyone!
First of all, THANK YOU for making Day 1 so spectacular! We raised more money this time than we did with our last project—your faith in us is inspiring, and we will use that motivation to make you an AMAZING book!

As a way of saying thanks and because we're so close to $100k, I'll be extending our Day 1 Rewards. This means that if you back before Thursday, August 22nd, 1pm EST, you will still be eligible for Day 1 Rewards. That includes the Rat King Pin—if we get to $100k before tomorrow, all of our physical backers will get this pin!

Thank you again for your support! I'll be live soon to continue our celebration!

Fiendish Forge launches in 3 days!!
3 months ago – Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 09:43:36 AM

Howdy hunters! We're only days away from launching our Backerkit, and wanted to let you know what exactly we'll be offering - including add ons and pledge tiers.




Digital PDF - $30

Get access to our 320-page book - full color and fully illustrated! Our PDFs include bookmarks and hyperlinks to make navigation easy.

Hardcover/PDF Combo - $70 $60 

By purchasing our high-quality hardcover book - we will also include the Digital PDF!  This bundle will be higher after our crowdfunding is completed!

Digital Bundle - $120 $100

This is our "All In" for Digital Items - for those who don't want anything shipped. Includes our Digital PDF, Foundry VTT Module, Digital Tokens (Square and Circle of every creature entry in our book), and Digital Battlemaps (Compatible with VTTs like

Miniature Bundle - $120 $100

This package includes our Digital PDF, Hardcover Book, and nickel miniature of our cover creature - the Wyvern Queen! This miniature is scaled for 5e TTRPG Huge-sized creatures.

Pin Bundle - $160 $135

This package include both Fiendish Friends Pin Sets 1 and 2 - along with our Hardcover Book and Digital PDF of Fiendish Forge. Each pin is a 1" metal pin with an enamel color fill.

Dice Bundle - $190 $160

Perfect for dice collectors! This package includes our Handcrafted Wyvern Blood Liquid Core Dice Set, Ancient Scale Resin Dice Set, and Hunter's Satchel Dice Tray - from our friends at Fanroll. These are limited edition products that are only being created for this Backerkit! This also includes our Hardcover Book and Digital PDF of Fiendish Forge.

All In Bundle - $410 $360

This is for those who want everything Fiendish Forge has to offer! All dice sets and trays, Foundry VTT Module, Digital Tokens and Battlemaps, both sets of Fiendish Friends Pins, our Wyvern Queen Miniature, and of course - a Digital PDF and Hardcover book of Fiendish Forge!

Support Bundle - $1000

Along with everything from our All In bundle, this also includes a 1 on 1 with lead designer Brett Gear for an hour to talk about almost anything - especially TTRPGs, GMing, and Showrunning! Also includes a special thanks credit in the book for such generosity.
NOTE: 1-on-1s must be scheduled before Dec 31st, 2025.

Forgemaster Bundle - $2500

The ultimate pledge. This includes everything from the Support/All In Bundle - but you will also get to pitch a creature for Fiendish Forge! We will then make everything to place in the book, keeping you updated on works in progress and get a specialized early access PDF of your pitched creature - before anyone else gets to see it in the book's release!
NOTE: IO Publishing must approve pitched creatures. Creatures pitched must be signed over to IO Publishing to allow us to publish it. 

Creature Preview - The Living Armory
3 months ago – Tue, Aug 06, 2024 at 08:42:42 AM

 Fiendish Forge launches in 2 weeks!  

We are so incredibly excited about this book, so I wanted to start showing off some creatures you will see in this book.

Behold, the Living Armory.

  
Brought to life by powerful war mages, a Living Armory is a veritable collection of armaments and military supplies that are bound to a central suit of armor. They are formed by a violent cloud of blades and bludgeons that respond to the singular will of a construct, which is usually tasked with protecting fortresses, keeps, and other forms of imperial weapon caches.

Also, we're releasing a set of pins called "Fiendish Friends" - and one of our pins is a more 'friendlier' version of the Living Armory.


Creatures like this and more will be featured in Fiendish Forge, with even more being made the more we raise. That's why signing up is incredibly important so you can be notified Day 1 when we go live. Crowdfunding campaigns are determined by the first day - so your support would be tremendous.

Thank you for reading,
Brett