Sordane Publishing

All aboard the Nightmare Express!

Added 2023-10-05 04:18:27 +0000 UTC

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting out this release. The Foundry VTT files will be delayed by a day, but Alchemy and Roll20 links and codes are live =)

It's October!! What does that mean? Halloween, of course. We decided to get a little fun with this month's release and take it entirely to the skies for the setting of this express-journey to terror fun! The Nightmare Express is our brand new adventure and it comes with a brand new 3D printable airship - the Stardust Skyliner. A beautiful ship that our artists and sculptors worked very hard on! We're super excited to see some of you print this amazing piece out and share your progress / pics!

We have a ton of stuff to let you know about in this release! Preorders for Aldarra, voting for next month's. In this update, we have numbered them so you know where to scroll (sadly no way to hyperlink them in a Patreon post!)

What's in this post?

1. Nov Throwback Airship Voting
2. Loyalty Rewards (Delver 8 Month Reward + 12 Month Reward Voting)
3. Aldarra Preorder for 45% Off
4. Free to Play Skies Ablaze Tabletop Wargame
5. We are looking for literary professionals!
6. Monthly Discount Codes
7. Welcome Pack
8. The Nightmare Express Release

Want to just get to the downloads?

DOWNLOAD HERE (Admiral Tier)

DOWNLOAD HERE (Crewman Tier)

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1. Nov Throwback Airship Voting (Closes October 10th)

We have selected a few ships to choose from for the next release and all subscribers get a voice! The voted on ship will be provided with its high-res map (we will make one if it doesn't have one and you already own the ship). We have been very grateful for the response and understanding of changing our release schedule a bit! You have until October 10th so vote now!

You can vote on the throwback ship here

The choices are: Zephyr, Kraken, Pinnacle, Carcassite

Current Results (added between Patreon & Tribes):

Zephyr: 31% (103 votes)
Kraken: 16% (54 votes)
Pinnacle: 15% (50 votes)
Carcassite: 38% (128 votes) - Currently Winning!

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2. Loyalty Rewards

Quite an update on Loyalty Rewards this month! We have a delivery date for the Delver Class Dreadnought and we have a voting poll for the 12 month loyalty reward! We are going to be having another voting poll for the 16 month reward and the 20 month reward (basically continuing until we catch up!)

Delver Class Dreadnought - Releasing October 20th!

That's right! We finally have a delivery date for this behemoth of an airship. The first person to print this entire thing will earn our eternal respect and admiration! Along with the STL files, you can expect to see the ship with a digital map download and VTT versions for all 3 of the main VTTs we support!

Voting For 12 Month Loyalty Reward - Poll Closes October 20th!

The time has come for another vote! Yes, we are engaging the heck out of you all these days because we really want to resonate the rewards and content we provide with the majority of our audience. Y'all make this possible!

Vote For 12 Month Loyalty Reward

The following is the list of things you can vote for!

A new Arcane Dragon
Junker Skycoach (similar to the Beluga Barge, but smaller)
New Gargantuan Sordane Monster
Brand New Race Lore, Stats & Art + 4 STLs (Male and female versions)

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3. Aldarra Preorder Last Chance for 45% Off (Until October 10th)

We are soon going to be launching preorders for Aldarra on our main webstore and discontinuing them on the Backerkit Preorder Page. You will still be able to buy them for a discount when they move to out. There are Kickstarter Exclusives that will be sold with preorders until those are gone (special box sleeves and upgrade kits).

Preorder here (Save 45% off retail by preordering now)

Aldarra is a game we are immensely proud of and cannot wait to get the manufacturing completed and get the game into the hands of our backers and the masses from there!

Check out the Kickstarter here

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4. Free to Play Skies Ablaze Tabletop Wargame

We launched our free to play tabletop wargame Skies Ablaze last month! We have had over 500 people sign up to support that project. Our awesome community has been printing and painting miniatures, playing games, and uploading photos for the last month. It's been an awesome response. If you want to check it out, we have a brand new STLs every month with updated rules as well! It's an awesome game we look forward to continually growing.

Find out more and join the Skies Ablaze Tribes

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5. We are looking for literary professionals!

Are you passionate about the World of Sordane? Do you have a knack for weaving captivating tales set in mystical settings? Arcane Minis is embarking on an epic literary journey, and we want YOU to join us! We are expanding our horizons into the world of fantasy novels and are on the lookout for talented individuals who can bring Sordane to life through the written word. If you possess expertise in any of the following roles, don your adventurer's cap and follow the link below to potentially embark on this voyage with us:

Beta Readers: Be the first to traverse uncharted tales, offering insights and feedback to shape Sordane's sagas.

Content Editor: Mages of grammar and syntax, wield your red pens with precision to refine the magic of our manuscripts.

Commissioning Editor: Seek out untold stories in the depths of Sordane, and commission authors to breathe life into them.

Copy Editors: Guard against typos, grammatical missteps, and errors, preserving the purity of the storytelling.

Critique Partner: Join forces with aspiring authors as their guiding wizards, offering constructive insights and feedback to shape their narratives.

https://arcaneminis.com/job-applications/

We have already been getting started on this project and speaking with authors (and could really use a commissioning editor here), but we would also really like to potentially bring on some members of the community for some of our positions. We are looking for people primarily with experience or a very specific educational background in the related positions (if you're young and don't have much experience to show yet). Some positions like Beta Reader, really requires very little experience and maximum passion as it's traditionally an unpaid position where you get to read the stories early and provide your own feedback and be involved in the writing process.

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6. Monthly Discount Codes

As always, our supporters get access to great discounts on all of our stores. For all of the discount codes, please visit the Discount Codes post where you will find the codes and links on where to use them!

MyMiniFactory Discount Code! 50% Off

Did you miss one of our previous Kickstarters? Previous monthly releases? All of our digital content including all STLs and PDFs can be found on our MyMiniFactory store.

Check out the Arcane Minis MyMiniFactory Store here

Arcane Minis Physical Store Discount Code! 15% Off

You can get our physical map tiles or our limited 5e Airship Campaigns supplement! Only available while stock lasts

Arcane Minis Store here

Only-Games Store Discount Code! 15% Off

If you don't have a 3D printer, you can get our physical models from Only-Games! We are currently working on updated and filling out our store there and we even hope to be selling airships on their relatively soon!

Only-Games Store here

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7. Welcome Pack!

Already a member? Thinking about joining? You will gain access to our Welcome Pack which has 50+ models of our past 3 years of STLs and airships created. Massive value awaits! You can gain access to the welcome pack by going to the file downloads

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8. The Nightmare Express

As Harrowing Week approaches, a run of the mill skyliner trip to the continent of Sh’Reet has been anything but peaceful as void creatures have begun assaulting the passengers and crew. Working to build fear and negative energy a group of fearlings haunt the Cloud Hopper as the barrier separating Sordane from the void begins to weaken. Intent on summoning a powerful terror capable of causing widespread destruction in the world. As the voidlings work to complete their nefarious plot, will the heroes be able to stop them, or will the void’s reaper cut down any chance of hope to save the passengers and crew aboard the ill-fated Cloud Hopper?

In order to download the files for this month's release, please follow the download link below to take you to the download post! There you will be able to download all of the files for the STLs, PDFs, VTTs, etc

VIEW FULL RELEASE GRAPHIC HERE

STLS INCLUDED: All STLs are presupported except the full scale airships

Monk Subclass - Way of the Wild - Male - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Monk Subclass - Way of the Wild - Female - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Nightmare Fearling - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Paranoia Fearling - 4 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Ethershade - 2 STLs - Large (50mm base size)
Void Zombies - 4 STLs - Large (50mm base size)
Gravity Terror - 2 STLs - Gargantuan (100mm base size)
Themed Terrain - 5 STLs
Stardust Skyliner Playable Airship (4 playable levels!)
WELCOME PACK (50+ Minis and ships from our backlog!)
THROWBACK STL MINIS:
Human Sky Dancer Female - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Human Admiral - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Halfling Rogue Pirate - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Tiefling Shadowcap - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Warrel Rogue Female - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Human Merchant - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Morgius - 1 STLs - Gargantuan (100mm base size)
Morgi - 4 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Toffee Golems - 6 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Haunted Child Exonid - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Haunted Child Witch Girl - 2 STLs - Medium (25mm base size)
Sordalite Golems - 3 STLs - Large, Huge & Gargantuan

DIGITAL ASSETS INCLUDED:

The Nightmare Express PDF Adventure
Stats and lore for all creature and NPC STLs
New Playable Subclass - Monk - Way of the Wild
Stats and lore for the Stardust Skyliner Airship
Art for all creatures, adventure encounters and airships
Digital maps for the Stardust Skyliner Airship
Soundtrack for the adventure PDF
Alchemy RPG Access Code
Roll20 VTT Access Code
Foundry VTT Files Pack

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT VTTs: Your VTT Codes will be on your download post (Admiral or Crewman), but ALSO be stored inside the adventure's files called "VTT_Codes_Roll20_Alchemy_RPG_Links_v1.zip"

EXTRAS INCLUDED: