{"id":559,"date":"2021-08-01T20:26:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T20:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/?page_id=559"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:57:49","slug":"in-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"IN DEVELOPMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following projects are in various stages of research, playtesting, drafting, editing, and layout. The projects nearest completion are at the top of the list. Development stages are basically: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phase 1:<\/strong> Research <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 2: <\/strong>Drafting <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 3: <\/strong>Editing and playtesting <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 4:<\/strong> Post production PoD layout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 5:<\/strong> Release <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/ancient-magic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ancient-magic-brown-bundle-1and2-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ancient-magic-brown-bundle-1and2-72-6.jpg 329w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ancient-magic-brown-bundle-1and2-72-6-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"combat-duty-seize-the-tower\">Recently Ended Kickstarter: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/ancient-magic\/\">Ancient Magic<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 5 (Release)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient Magic and its associated files are being released over the next few weeks. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"combat-duty-seize-the-tower\">Next Kickstarter: Nature&#8217;s Wrath <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and Playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This PoD (also available in PDF) will include content from <em>Poisonous Plants<\/em> and from <em>Illness and Disease<\/em>. It will also include several Plant monsters and disease-causing monsters. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nature-wrath-cover-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3504 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nature-wrath-cover-72-6.jpg 329w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nature-wrath-cover-72-6-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:26% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/escape-valshara-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2565 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/escape-valshara-72-6.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/escape-valshara-72-6-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Kickstarter: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/escape-from-valshara\/\">Escape from Valshara and Other Tales<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 2 (Drafting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A collection of short adventures for the <em>Amazons vs Valkyries<\/em> setting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 24%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Kickstarter: House of the Necromancers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A horror themed adventure in a temple of Hades, <em>House of the Necromancers<\/em> is a fifth edition adventure for four to five characters of level 1 to level 4, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 2. This adventure is designed for the Amazons vs Valkyries setting, but can be easily adapted to any other fantasy setting.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/necromancers-6-72.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1601 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/necromancers-6-72.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/necromancers-6-72-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/crime-and-punishment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/crime-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/crime-6.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/crime-6-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazons-vs-valkyries-crime-and-punishment\">Future Kickstarter: <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/crime-and-punishment\/\">Amazons vs Valkyries: Crime and Punishment <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 2 (Drafting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details on the laws and law enforcement in Egypt, Gothiscandza, Greece, Persia, and Rome.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"combat-duty-seize-the-tower\">Lords of the Borderland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 2 (Drafting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chess-Inspired Adventure for Characters Level 1- 4.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/the-cosmos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LotB-cover-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3506 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LotB-cover-72-6.jpg 329w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LotB-cover-72-6-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/player-guide-new-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2505 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/player-guide-new-72-6.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/player-guide-new-72-6-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazons-vs-valkyries-players-guide\">Future Kickstarter: <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/amazons-vs-valkyries-players-guide\/\">Amazons vs Valkyries: Player&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This PoD will include all the previously released content for character creation and some new content. Barbarian paths, paladin oaths, fighter archetypes, arms and armor, feats, domains, spells, and much more!  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 26%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/prelude-to-war-solo-edition\/\">Prelude to War: Solo Edition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play online for free! <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/prelude-to-war-solo-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/prelude-solo-6-72.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2503 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/prelude-solo-6-72.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/prelude-solo-6-72-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/the-storm-crystal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stormcrystal-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stormcrystal-72-6.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stormcrystal-72-6-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/the-storm-crystal\/\">The Storm Crystal <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A squad-level military mission to save King Seuthes&#8217; army from an artifact-wielding wizard and his three-headed dragon, <em>The Storm Crystal <\/em> is a Fifth Edition adventure for four to five characters of 16th to 18th &nbsp;level, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 16. This adventure is designed for the Amazons vs Valkyries setting, but can be easily adapted to any other fantasy setting. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 27%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"guardians-of-democracy-the-fugitives\">Justice and Revenge: The Fugitives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Development Phase:<\/em><\/strong> 3 (Editing and playtesting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In Athens\u2019 criminal justice system, democracy is protected by three separate yet equally important groups: the Scythian Archers who investigate crimes against the state, the Gynaeconomi who enforce the law, and the citizens who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Justice and Revenge<\/em> is a collection of four crime dramas set in ancient Athens. It is the first chapter of an <em>Amazons vs Valkyries<\/em> adventure path that will take the PCs to level 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Fugitives<\/em> is the first adventure in the <em>Justice and Revenge<\/em> series. It involves the PCs in the search for three escaped criminals hiding within the city of Athens.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fugitives-72-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3482 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fugitives-72-6.jpg 334w, https:\/\/bloodstone-press.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fugitives-72-6-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Advertisement<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7407299123652569\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Ad Unit 1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7407299123652569\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8734563693\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following projects are in various stages of research, playtesting, drafting, editing, and layout. 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