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We kicked into September with a new Kickstarter, Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns. Thanks to the 3,743 backers that pledged $259,016 to help…

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Cenya, the elven bard, is the next in our list of pregenerated characters.

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It’s time to meet the next stretch-goal pregenerated character, Maika, the human druid!

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The next Kickstarter stretch goal unlocked is Lily, the halfling herald!

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With the Kickstarter stretch goals falling like bowling pins, it’s time to meet the next one: Varskyle, the dragonborn marshal!

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Chapter 3 of Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns includes details on how your castle is laid out and the various…

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The Level Up Starter Box launched on Kickstarter last week. We’ve already met at T’lingbet, the dragonborn ranger, Akanni, the…

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The Level Up Starter Box launched on Kickstarter last week. We’ve already met at T’lingbet, the dragonborn ranger, Akanni, the…

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We’ve already taken a look at T’lingbet and Akanni. Now it's the turn of Diamond, the planetouched cleric.

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Akanni is one of the pregenerated characters in the Level Up Starter Box.

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