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OVERISLES

Created by Hatchlings Games

A place to preorder the ISLES collection of tabletop RPGs and merchandise.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Final Reminder
about 1 year ago – Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 09:12:06 AM

Dear backers,

The project heads to the layout stage tomorrow, so we're in the final stretch. This means we'll be charging your cards for shipping and add-ons from February 10th. Please could you ensure any changes of address are completed through Backerkit by this time. Our Kickstarter Update on August 30th explains how to do this.

We also have over 200 backers yet to complete their surveys through Backerkit. Please try to get these done as it will make fulfilment so much smoother.

Best wishes,

Team Hatchlings

Hatchlings Games in 2023
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 02:47:33 AM

Morning backers,

Thought I'd post about our projects beyond OVERISLES. We hope between them, they'll be a little something for all players.

We start with Dragon Dowser in April on Kickstarter. 'Rescue and rear dragons in this journaling RPG for one player.' Inspired by Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki, this represents our first foray into solo gaming. Please follow the pre-launch page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/dragon-dowser

Using your Dowsing crystal, you must overcome the elements, uncover ancient mysteries, battle long-buried machines, avoid the attentions of a tyrannical ruler and save the last of the dragon eggs.

Next up we have Cryptid Creeks on Kickstarter from September. 'A coming-of-age RPG Powered by the Apocalypse.'  Inspired by The GOONIES and Spirited Away, you'll play a troop of Scouts fighting to keep their homes from demolition with a little help from creatures of folklore. Follow this pre-launch here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatteredbear/cryptid-creeks

Dinghy on river above giant silhouette of serpent cryptid.

Beyond these Kickstarters, we have The Pendragon's Primer, an activity manual for the Isles games, featuring activities, crafts, recipes, music and colouring pages. This will be ideal for children on holiday or for families to play through together. It will also expand on the lore and setting of INSPIRISLES with many new illustrations from Lucille Nual and Josh Somerville-Jacklin. 

Pendragon teens leaving the cabin for adventure.

Other projects include Festivals at the End of the World and Tattered Bear, a collaboration with Steph Campbell of TTRPG Kids, Scriv the Bard and Josh Somerville-Jacklin. We'll talk more about these in the months to come.

Festivals at the End of the World
Tattered Bear

As always, for updates and exclusive offers, please subscribe to our website at www.hatchlingsgames.co.uk if you haven't already.

Best wishes,

Team Hatchlings
 

Wrapping up
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 02:14:03 AM

Morning backers,

This will be the final update before we launch OVERISLES on digital PDF at the end of February.  The next update will concern fulfilment as we look to complete printing and manufacturing before sending your rewards out.

The written content is with our editing team now, but with the sign language material finished, it means we can film the tutorial videos and put together the flash card decks asap.

Your books will be fulfilled by ShipQuest if in the UK or Europe and Indie Press Revolution if in the US or Canada. Myself and Kathryn will send off any copies further afield from our local Post Office.

If there are slight hiccups or delays on delivery, please be patient with us. We're only a two-person team fulfilling thousands of orders.

Today we're excited to showcase the completed archipelago of Nests by Fernando Salvaterra.

Best wishes for now,

Team Hatchlings


End of 2022
over 1 year ago – Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 02:51:09 PM

Dear backers,

Just a quick update on the project as Hatchlings and the team take Christmas off with their families. There's only a handful of illustrations and some editing to go before we submit a draft for layout with Anna at the beginning of February. The PDF and sign language video tutorials should be finished by the start of March. Then we'll take March to print the hardcovers with MIXAM and manufacture the items we need before distributing throughout April.

If we run into any pitfalls, we'll let you know immediately, but please be patient. It's within our interests to have this project fulfilled in a timely manner as we need time to build towards next year's Kickstarter Dragon Dowsers.

Best wishes,

Team Hatchlings

New company logo
over 1 year ago – Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 03:41:54 AM

Dear backers,

We have a new company logo courtesy of our talented artist on OVERISLES Lucille Nual. Hope you like it as much as us!

Best wishes,

Team Hatchlings

Baby orange dragon wrapped around a d20 dice.
Hatchlings Games