May Update: Short Note + New Pirate Project!
5 months ago
– Wed, May 06, 2026 at 12:56:39 PM
Ahoy!
Zac here. Just a quick update for this month. Here's what we got through:
- Holographic stickers ordered
- 90% of buckskin pouches finished
- Second wave of collaborator payments
- Several Stretch Goals written!
I don't expect to fire up the Pledge Manager for a month or more yet.
We're wrapping up Raptor Ruckus still. Until that's finished, we won't be as heavy on this one -- but we've got several artists hired, and are plotting out some more layout. I think things will rapidly progress after this month.
In the meantime, I'm going to be launching a much, much smaller PIRATE BORG project this July. Basically, there's a few things that I've found I need at my table that aren't in the core book:
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More options for Naval Combat Crew Actions, especially for larger tables
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Extra space for PC equipment (and guidance for containers)
- Ways of quickly enhancing NPC combat abilities and actions
- Bigger/better/faction-specific name generators
So, I'm making a set of double-sided bookmarks! It gets even better; since this is a micro-project, I'm able to offer:
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Ridiculously cheap shipping, worldwide. I can ship these in a stamped envelope!
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Ridiculously fast shipping. These are already almost done, so they'll ship within weeks! No Pledge Manager, no later billing on shipping.
I'd love it if you'd go ahead and follow the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snapback/pirate-borg-bookmarks?ref=33spr0
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
While you're at it, go give my bud Dave Thaumavore's PIRATE BORG project a follow! He's launching on the same date as mine, and it cuts a new corner out of the world with a bunch of resources for bringing Korean pirates and their vessels into your game:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/198959712/korea-borg-dragons-wake
Another Stretch Goal, THANK YOU, and That Last, Pesky Stretch Goal
6 months ago
– Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 05:12:42 AM
Ahoy,
Zac here! It's the last bit, and in the final hours ye've managed to lock in another Stretch Goal. Also, this might be our final opportunity to say how much we appreciate your support before the end, so THANK YOU!
STRETCH GOALS
- ✅$60,606 Demonic Crews | A big one! This builds out the demonic faction with some additional stat blocks, roll tables, and other additions that will ensure they have the proper heft to be a significant threat in your Dark Caribbean (as if there needed to be another one).
That's being added to the core campaign book.
We're in the last moments of the campaign, so it looks like we won't hit that final stretch goal before the clock runs out; however, we'll keep the candles burning with Late Pledge options here on Kickstarter, and any money we earn between now and the Pledge Manager will count toward that final goal.
Speaking of Pledge Managers, we don't expect to get this one up right away. We'll let the Late Pledges cook over here for a bit and will wait to set up that survey until we're close to being ready to send out the PDF this summer.
From the bottoms of our cold, black hearts, we again say THANK YOU.
Ye won't be disappointed.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
Stretch Goal Unlocked! Final 48 Hours!
6 months ago
– Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 06:54:04 AM
Ahoy,
Zac here. We hit one of our final stretch goals over night, which was one of the later goals we cooked up, but maybe one of my favorites.
STRETCH GOALS
- ✅$56,789 Blackcoat Player Class | We'll be putting together a full player class for those of you who want to play a preacher/chaplain aboard your pirate vessel. I think the current vision is less spell/prayer focused than the Zealot...more like an Inquisitor class from other games.
This will be added to the core campaign, and is a free upgrade to all backers that get that book.
Up next, the book gets a nice, chunky expansion with the Demonic Crews goal at $60,606.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
New Art + Strech Goal Unlocked > Final Wave Revealed!
6 months ago
– Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 08:09:08 AM
Ahoy!
Zac here. We're about 5 days from wrapping this whole rig up, and our VTT goal has been hit!
STRETCH GOALS
- ✅$54,321 On a Trail of Blood VTT | We're going to plan on building out On a Trail of Blood for both Foundry and Roll20, depending on how everything goes, and it will be offered as an add-on at a dramatic discount for anyone and everyone in the Pledge Manager.
Now, we've also revealed our final 3 stretch goals, and they're absolutely glorious:
- $56,789: New Player Class "Blackcoat" (in the campaign book)
- $60,606: Demonic Crew Expansion (in the campaign book)
- $66,666: Infernal Ambient Tracks (digital for everyone)
I feel really confident we can hit those first two, but that last one is going to take all hands on deck for a hard push to the finish.
New Art: Flayer
How about another new piece from Martin? This is for the flayer, another one of our demon types. They're kind of at the mid-level, similar to the naval officer. Here's their (current) stat block:
Master of Flails. Skinless. Fearless.
HP 11 Morale 10 No Armor
Flail: d8 + test Strength or weapon knocked from hands
Carving Knife: d4 (attacks twice)
Baleful Scream: nearby mortals test Presence DR10 or shiver in their boots for d2 rounds. Only works once.
Bloodlust: +2DR to Defense for every creature the flayer reduces to 0 HP.
That's all for now. At the rate we're all going, I think you'll probably be hearing from me again in a couple of days.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
Neon Bastards | By the immortal, the encouragible, and the abhorrent Brian Shutter of Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland fame. You're gonna fight creeps, worship Wrestlegodz, and feather your bangz without breaking a sweat, as he transforms NLotTW into a Borgian ruleset. We love it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neonlordsrpg/neon-bastardz-rpg
Cretin Art & Poll Reminder
6 months ago
– Thu, Apr 02, 2026 at 11:44:05 AM
Ahoy there!
Zac here. Just a quick pop in to remind you of the poll on the most recent update! We'd still love to get your opinion. You can only vote for one thing (Kickstarter's own limitations), but we'll take into account comments made as well.
Speak of the devil, one of the factions that we've committed to doing a dungeon for is the demons, and I got the new cretin art in this morning. Check it out:
We're moving right along, right about halfway to that next stretch goal. If you have the time and inclination, sharing this project in your socials, Reddit, Discord, or some other place that hellions gather would go a long way to surging right through this goal and into another.
Spoilers, this is the biggest gap between goals, and we've only got 2 more in the hopper. We'll show you both of 'em once this one is passed.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
FOMORIA | I get to help Tania and Johan with the Kickstarter portion of this project, and as someone who's got to peek behind the curtain for the past several months, I can tell you that FOMORIA is one of the coolest-looking RPGs I've ever seen. It goes live on Tuesday, and you'll have to get behind me to back on day 1: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jnohr/fomoria
The Division RPG | As someone who has fond memories of getting wrecked, finding a sweat(ish) beanie and a very-much-not-sweat pair of khaki shorts, and being absolutely terrified of open city streets in the Dark Zone of the video game proper, I'm more than a little intrigued by what Arkhane Assylum is going to do with The Division.
I don't know if it's going to be great, but I know that I'm here for it and I'm rooting for them: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arkhane-asylum/the-divison-rpg
