We wrote a book!
It’s not a normal book. It’s a Dungeons & Dragons campaign module, levels 1-12, for 5th edition play. We’re thrilled to have it done.
The “we” here is myself and my co-author / best friend, Jonah Sachs. After getting sucked back into D&D as adults, we were inspired to collaborate on building a world together. The result is a massive, open-world campaign book called the Saviors of the Silver Kingdom. I won’t reveal any secrets (because you should buy it and play it!) but here’s the back cover copy:
For centuries, residents of the planet Duosol have relied on the mondrian flower to repel constant incursions by devils. Nothing is more precious than mondrian, and nothing is more deadly than an interruption to its supply.
Now, with the key trade route from the North mysteriously blocked, the kingdoms of this world are running out of time. Devils are beginning to swarm and civilization is descending into an all out war for survival.
Duosol cries out in desperate need of heroes willing to brave a journey by sea never before attempted. Will they find the source of the blockade and restore balance to the planet?
Sounds fun, right? It is! I know, because I just played through it with my party. They either loved it, or lied to me very convincingly.
By the numbers:
- Three years of writing
- 12 levels
- 5th edition D&D, but compatible with 2024
- 260 pages
- 155,677 words
- 56 maps
- 12 new magic items
- 28 new monsters
- Four parties of playtesters
- A billion+ hours of blood, sweat and tears
Next step: find a publisher! Though many people produce D&D campaign materials, ours is an unusual product, in its scope and depth. Neither of us want to become book marketers; I have enough friends who have self-published to understand what a grind that is. Ideally, we would find a publisher to do that work for us. (And also find us a real illustrator; Midjourney is good enough for placeholders, but not what we envision, and counter to the spirit of human-created content.)
Fortunately for any prospective publishers, neither Jonah nor I expect to make big bucks off this endeavor. Sure, it would be nice to recoup the few hundred (thousand?) bucks we spent on software and printing. But mostly, we just want players out there to find and enjoy our work.
In the meantime, if you want a copy, we are sending out PDFs to anyone who asks. Here’s the Introduction through Chapter 2. And I can print you a physical book on demand. Shoot us an email: silverkingdom@tatehausman.com.