Titanbound - Climb and Slay Titans in Shadowdark RPG

Titan Hunters, Rally!

Can you believe it? We’ve got just ONE WEEK left in the campaign.

First off: thank you. The momentum, the enthusiasm, the sharing; so incredible to watch this project grow into something far bigger than we imagined. If you’ve been waiting to jump in, upgrade your pledge, or rally a friend to the hunt… this is the final stretch!

And speaking of the final stretch…

🏔️ We’re Closing in on Climb #6: The Relic Hunter

We’re getting very close to unlocking Climb #6 at $51,000, the Relic Hunter class.

The Relic Hunter is a scholar-adventurer who brings relic magic to Titanbound: ancient, power-soaked artifacts hidden in ruins, vaults, and titan-scars across the world, waiting for someone clever (or reckless) enough to claim them.

Relic Hunter Concept Art 

To celebrate how close we are, I’m excited to share something that hasn’t been seen until now:

The first image artist Shannon Ritchie submitted when I told him the concept of the class. As you can see below, IT'S AWESOME - but something about it was a little familiar. I can't quite put my finger on it....

 

If I figure it out, I'll let you know. I did alway image  this class would be about the mileage and not the years.

Thank you again for everything, Titan Hunters. Let’s finish strong and see just how high we can climb in this last week.

Onward and Upward,

~Geoff

Titan Hunters, Rally! ⚔️🗻

I hope you all had an awesome weekend, because WOW… thanks to you, we’ve climbed past $44,000, unlocking all the player aid handouts, and then went on to surge past $46,000+! 🎉

This campaign has outperformed our expectations at every turn, and it’s got me sprinting to keep up, pulling new ideas together, tightening plans, and building out fresh stretch goals because you keep pushing the project higher. HOW BIG CAN WE MAKE THIS BOOK? 👀✨

🎥 Missed the Livestreams? We’ve Got You!

We were on a bunch of livestreams last week, so thank you to everyone who showed up, chatted, and asked great questions. 

Also, a special shoutout to our friend and fellow creator Bill Harvat, whose project Righteous Vow 4 is funding right now on Kickstarter! It hit it's funding goal shortly before our livesteam and it looks absolutely incredible. It’s pirate-themed and has everything you need to run a pirate-flavored Shadowdark campaign. If you love salt spray, cursed treasure, and steel on deck planks, go take a look: RIGHTEOUS VOW 4 LINK.

 If you missed the livestreams, here are the links:

📺 Tabletop Misfits (Twitch): [LINK TO STREAM]

📺 Dungeons & Dyslexia: [LINK TO STREAM]

Now, let’s talk about what’s next for Titanbound.:

Titan Hunters, we’ve cleared another ledge, and the next marker is already in sight: Climb #6 is waiting, and it's packed with ancient power.

🏔️ Climb #6 - $51,000: The Relic Hunter

At $51,000, we unlock a brand-new class: THE RELIC HUNTER 🏺⚔️

Relic Hunters are explorers, scholars, and daring thieves who scour the world for ancient artifacts left behind. Equal parts intellectual adventurer and battlefield improviser. The kind of character who treats every ruin like a puzzle, every inscription like a map, and every “worthless trinket” like a potential weapon. They don’t win by brute force but by knowing what they’re looking at… and knowing how to use it.

This one has been easily one of the most fun to playtest because it adds something special to the Titanbound/Shadowdark toolkit: Relic Magic. Unlike spellcasters, Relic Hunters do not memorize magic. Instead, they wield recovered relics, fragments of immense power harvested from fallen titans and forgotten ruins.

Relics are ancient items infused with power, scattered across the world. They can be found on any crawl: beneath ancient cities, in forgotten tombs, buried in caves and dungeons, traded in black markets, or sitting in plain sight. They are yours to discover... if you know what you're looking for. 

And that’s the Relic Hunter’s gift: they don’t just find relics… they know how to use their power. Relic Hunters excel at exploration, trap disarming, and battlefield control, using their found relics to support allies and manipulate the environment. At the table, it creates a unique “discovery” feeling, like every expedition, crawl, hunt, or trip to the market might uncover something brand new, and every encounter might be the moment the Relic Hunter pulls out something old, strange, and exactly what the party needs.

Side note: if you like tables, there will be tables. Lots of Relic tables.

We're so happy you've been part of making this book as packed with cool stuff as it could possibly be. Let's see how high we can climb!

Onward and Upward,
 
—Geoff

Well met, Titan Hunters!

Quick, exciting (and very last-minute) news: we’ve got a surprise livestream appearance scheduled on the Tabletop Misfits Twitch stream! I’ll be joining them alongside another awesome guest, Bill Harvat, creator of Righteous Vow. It’s going to be a great hang: Shadowdark talk, indie creator chat, and plenty of Titanbound goodness. 

📺 Tabletop Misfits (Twitch): [LINK TO STREAM]
🕒 Time: Today, March 11, 9pm EST / 6pm PST 
 

📅 Reminder: Tomorrow’s Stream

And don’t forget: we’re live again tomorrow Dungeons & Dyslexia. If you missed the last streams (or if you just want more Titan talk), tomorrow’s a perfect chance to jump in, ask questions, and help us keep the climb going.

📺 Dungeons & Dyslexia: [LINK TO STREAM]
🕒 Time: Thursday, March 12, 3pm EST / 12pm PST

🏔️ Stretch Goal Climb #5 Update: We’re Over $41,000!

Titan Hunters… we’ve officially climbed past $41,000. That means we are deep into Climb #5 and making serious progress on the Printable Player Aid PDFs series for all backers.

At this height, we’ve already secured Player Aids for:

Every extra $1,000 unlocks another class-ready booklet; everything a player needs to grab a class and get playing fast.

Thank you for the momentum, the shares, and the sheer climbing power you’ve brought to this campaign. It’s been beyond expectations.

Onward and Upward,

-A Titan Called Geoff

Titan Hunters, Rally!

The Planeshift Summoner is officially UNLOCKED! 🎉



It happened right in the middle of the livestream chaos, so we didn’t get to pause and give you the proper, heartfelt shout out we owe you.

So here it is, loud and clear: THANK YOU. You’re turning Titanbound into something enormous.

And a special, massive thank you to everyone who joined us today to celebrate Druskara with Dungeon Damsel’s Xane and Bunni. So much fun and wonderful to see their campaign off to an amazing start. The Shadowdark community is unmatched, and we’re grateful to be part of it.

One more reminder before we dive in: we’re live again this Thursday with Dungeons & Dyslexia for a stream dedicated to Titanbound (Thursday at 12:00 PM PST). Come hang out, ask questions, and help us keep the momentum rolling!

Hit this LINK to join us!

https://www.youtube.com/live/VozlypGP3c0?si=d-T1C-1Q--fB5HPi

So… what did we miss while we were live?

More importantly: we didn’t get to announce the next stretch goal that you earned.

To make up for it, we’re not announcing one…

We’re announcing the next TEN stretch goals right now.

And the good news is: you’ve already unlocked FOUR of them.

Grab your spiked boots because 🏔️ Climb #5 has already begun: Printable Player Aid PDFs (For All Backers!)

Starting at $34,000, for every $1,000 we climb beyond that, we unlock a new Printable Player Aid PDF for all backers.

These are table-ready booklets that contain everything a player needs to run a Titanbound class, organized neatly so someone can play a new class almost as soon as you hand them the aid.

Each Player Aid includes:

And since, as of this writing, we’re just under $39,000, you’ve already unlocked the first FOUR!

✅ Already UNLOCKED Player Aids (4)

🧗 The Rest of the Climb #5 ascension, revealed right now:

That’s ten class-ready Player Aid PDFs, each one unlocked by climbing $1,000 at a time, and every single one goes to all backers.

Thank you again, Titan Hunters. We climbed so fast today that we couldn’t even keep up on stream, and that’s the best kind of problem to have.

Onward and Upward. And we’ll see you Thursday at 12 PM PST with Dungeons & Dyslexia.

-Geoff

Titan Hunters, Rally!

Two more quick (and very exciting) announcements today:

📺 Titanbound Featured on Dungeons & Dyslexia

A huge shoutout to Dungeons & Dyslexia for covering Titanbound on their YouTube channel!

It's genuinely one of the best channels out there that shines a bright spotlight on indie creators. Adrian just wrapped a whole MONTH of daily videos focusing on titles launched during last month's 'zine Quest, and I don't know how he's got the energy to keep going! Thoughtful coverage, real enthusiasm, and a platform that helps smaller projects get seen. Seriously, we’re grateful.

If you haven’t watched the video yet, check it out here: [LINK], or watch below:



And if you enjoy it, please give them some love; likes, comments, subs, the whole deal. Channels like Adrian's make the scene stronger and really help when there's an avalanche of great games coming out all at once.

🗓️ Livestream Schedule This Week

We’ve got THREE livestreams coming up, and I’d love to see you at all of them:

✅ Today (Tuesday) - 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST - Dungeons & Dyslexia Livestream

I’ve been invited on to celebrate the launch of Druskara with Dungeon Damsel’s Xane and Bunni! We’ll be hanging out, talking Druskara, answering your questions, and celebrating the moment. Come swing by and say hi!

Hit this LINK to join!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVXxEzQdkk0

✅ Today (Tuesday) - 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST - The Dungeon Delver Livestream

We're keeping the Druskara party (with the Titanbound cross-collab) rolling with another livestream! Thanks again to Dungeon Damsel for inviting me on with them on one of my favorite channels that covers old school games in such detail.

Here's the LINK to join!

https://www.youtube.com/live/HjBtLABbYkU

✅ Thursday - 3PM EST / 12:00 PM PST - Dungeons & Dyslexia Titanbound Q&A Livestream

A live chat dedicated to Titanbound: stretch goals, design choices, what’s coming next, and Q&A straight from the chat. If you’ve been waiting to ask something, I'm ready for you!

Hit this LINK to join us!

https://www.youtube.com/live/VozlypGP3c0?si=d-T1C-1Q--fB5HPi

NEXT STRETCH GOAL!

And as a reminder: we’re already well on our way to unlocking the next stretch goal: The Planeshift Summoner!



So if you’ve been thinking about jumping in, upgrading your pledge, or sharing the campaign with a fellow hunter… no time like the present. Because soon, the Titans will be closing in.

Onward and Upward!