This is when I finaly decided to put the ideas for project “driftborn “down to paper. It consisted mainly of my ideas for a magic system and some basic world concepts such as the Sliverstorms and Magitech.
2024
Early exploration
The V5 Fantasy Roleplaying rules are selected.
First concept art is made by a close friend.
Chapter: “The Reclamation Codex” started
History of the Archipelago written.
Ancients Concept explored
Noxis and the Mists Concepts explored
The ecology of Shards explored
The economy of a Nation of Shards explored
The “Time of Reclamation” concept explored
april 2025
Panic!
After some experimentation with “textboxes” in the layout, my word processor crashes and the file can no longer be opened… After a small heart-attack I manage to to recover the raw text and decide not to use the malicious “text boxes”
Chapter: “How to use this book” started
Prologue: “The price of safety” completed
november 2025
THe union of Caldera
The themes for the setting are defined
First outline for Calderan society
Chapter: “The Adventure” started
Copyright and Licencing
january 2026
Before the Slivers fall
Outline for the adventure “Before the Slivers Fall” completedÂ
New prologue: “Last Shift at Blackcliff Mine” completed
Art: scetches of the shards
Art: marginalia, fleuron and vignette
Setting specific classes: 2/6 completed
Domain “Driftborn.be” Registered
Trademark “Driftborn” FiledÂ
march 2026
The reclamation codex
Setting specfic classes: 6/6 completed
Character Backgrounds 3/6 completed
Chapter: “The Reclamation Codex” complete
Chapter: “How to use this book” complete
Art: 3/12 Sketches for the codex
Art: Hero banner, logo and Favicon
First closed reveal & review of 2 chapters + prologue
June 2026
Editing round one
Chapter: “ISC operational profiles” Complete
Chapter: “The Adventure” progress
First edit round after reveal 2 chapters + prologue
Art: Full colour front page
Art: 12/12 Sketches for the codex
ART: Shard poster and Caldera charter
Trademark “Driftborn” confirmed
August 2026
The adventure starts
Codex content locked in and in final stage
Chapter: “The Adventure” Arc 1 first draft
Chapter: “The Adventure” Arc 2 and 3 outlined
Art: player character sketches (12) commissioned
Art: Ember Hares complete
Discord sever lauched for the team (private)
Art: Start Art Commissions Trough Discord
Preview document (elevator pitch flyer) Concept
Brand Workshop
Second Proloague scrapped
Third Prologue “the Last Shift” completedÂ
Now
Currently in progress
Chapter: “ISC operational profiles” rework
Chapter: “The Adventure” Arc 1 editing and rework
Preview document (elevator pitch flyer)
Second edit round after closed revealsÂ
Summer 2026
Short term
Chapter: “ISC operational profiles” completed
Art: coinage poster and sliverstorm poster
Art: 0/12 character sketches
Preview document published
Closed Reveal Characters and classes
Social Media Rollout start
winter 2026
Medium Term
Chapter: “The Adventure” complete
Chapter: “Classes, feats and equipment” completed
Launch website
Launch social media pages
Launch Dev logs
Launch Crowdfunding
Final closed reveal and review
Art: Sketches of the NPC’s
Art: Maps for The Adventure
Art: Sketches for the adventure
Art: Sketches for classes, feats and equipment
Art: Sketches for Fauna and Flora
Start 2027
Long term
Complete Graphical PDF
Playtesting starts
Editing and correcting after playtests
Q&A on Discord
Presence at DoD
somewhere in 2027-2028?
FInish!
Publication of PDF
Print on demand version available trough DrivethruÂ
