March Update: Close to the finish line!
8 days ago
– Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 04:11:57 PM
Hey Evil Backers,
This year seems to be flying by—at least for me! I hope you’ve all been staying safe and healthy as we continue making progress. Let’s dive right in with the latest updates.
Fulfillment
The PDFs of Kong: Creature Codex and Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron were sent out to all backers a couple of weeks ago. We are thrilled to hear that many of you are loving the content! These two books are also currently at the printer, which is exciting news. It is definitely looking like shipping should begin in May. Keep your fingers crossed!
Regarding the other two books:
- The Jaeger Codex is ready for a final proofread, and the cover is nearly complete.
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Kong: Isle of the Damned has finished proofreading, and the final corrections are being made tonight. Its cover is also nearing completion.
A huge thank-you to the amazing Everyday Heroes fans who volunteer to proofread our products! After months of looking at the same text, it’s easy to miss typos or stat inaccuracies, so your help is invaluable—you’re the real MVPs!
With these two books nearly ready for printing, we anticipate sending out the PDFs by the end of March! We’re hoping for an even earlier release, but we want to ensure we set realistic and achievable goals.
Art
As mentioned earlier, we’re patiently waiting for the last two covers to be completed, but I can’t leave you hanging with just that, so take a look at the Jaeger Engineer by Nic Lim.
Gypsy Danger Mini
While we wait on those covers to finalize, we’d love to share the stunning Gypsy Danger mini and its new packaging, which was available to first-day backers and as an add-on to pledges. Take a peek below!
Pacific Rim Deleted Scenes
Did someone say they wanted more content? Well we have just that! The Cinematic Adventure Path, Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron, from which the Deleted Scenes were cut, takes place during the initial growth of the PPDC. The primary adventures portray a series of episodes in which the PPDC attempts to convince additional countries that border the Pacific to join the new organization.
The two fantastic Deleted Scenes that we include in this product, “Rising Tides” and “Eyes of the Storm,” can be inserted anywhere after “Field Training” and before “Stronger Together” in the Dominion of Iron adventure. Alternatively, they could make for great individual adventures in your own Pacific Rim narrative arcs. In other words, you can use the Deleted Scenes to make Dominion of Iron even more of your own story, or to add some unexpected robustness to your own Pacific Rim adventures!
Digital Releases
We use DrivethruRPG.com for all digital fulfillment. If your Kickstarter email doesn’t match your DrivethruRPG account email, you may not have received your PDFs. Please set up an account on DrivethruRPG with the correct email and then email us at [email protected] with your registered email so we can send your items promptly.
Here’s a quick breakdown:
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Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron and Kong: Creature Codex PDFs were sent to backers via DrivethruRPG in February 2025.
- If you purchased Season One Cinematic Adventures as add-ons (Kong: Skull Island and Pacific Rim), the PDFs were already emailed to you via DrivethruRPG. Take note: These are not the same as the newly completed books (Kong: Isle of the Damned, Kong: Creature Codex, Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron, and Pacific Rim: Jaeger Codex). Please verify the titles of the books you ordered before reaching out about missing items.
- The Jaeger STL files have been sent via email to backers who purchased them as add-ons. These STLs include: Saber Athena, KnifeHead, Guardian Bravo, November Ajax, and Bracer Phoenix.
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Gypsy Danger is a physical mini and will be shipped with the rest of your physical order once the books and other items have finished printing.
If you believe you’re missing any of these digital items, email us at [email protected] with your full name, Kickstarter email address, and details about the issue.
Address Updates & Staying Informed
If your address changes for an extended period, please let us know, as you won’t be able to update it yourself. We want to ensure your order reaches you. Addresses are currently locked, but if you email [email protected] with your name and new address, we’ll make the necessary updates.
GAMA Was a Blast!
We had an amazing time at GAMA 2025 in late February! For those unfamiliar, GAMA (The Game Manufacturers Association) hosts an annual tradeshow for creatives and retailers to preview upcoming games. Attendees can playtest new releases, attend presentations, and engage in industry discussions. We’ve been lucky to attend for the past three years, and it’s always a fantastic experience.
At GAMA, we reconnected with our retail partners, explored potential new features for Sidekick, and showcased printed proofs of the Legendary Bundle books—everyone loved them!
We’re confident you’ll have just as much fun with these books and the exciting new products we have planned for this year and 2026. Intergalactic Heroes and Return of the Living Dead are expected to launch crowdfunding campaigns in the coming months, so stay tuned!
Sidekick Has Launched
We've been working on a companion app to support your Everyday Heroes games. Think D&D Beyond for Everyday Heroes. Here are more details.
I'm excited to officially announce that Sidekick has launched - our new content subscription platform. We're launching the platform with over 60 products in our catalog ranging from Sourcebooks to one-shot adventures. Our dedicated character creator will be in the hands of subscribers soon too! With third party publishing on the horizon as well, we have something for everyone to enjoy.
Access to the Everyday Heroes Core Rulebook, The Vault, and even the Open Beta rules for Intergalactic Heroes.
Purchase the Cinematic Sourcebook for Kong: Skull Island or Pacific Rim. Or gain access to other Cinematic Sourcebooks via special prizes and contests.
Take advantage of several Bonus Features that add new hero options and rules to enhance your game. Become a first content specialist or supernatural detective. Enjoy new releases every month. Next up, Superspies.
Access dozens of 4-hour adventures complete with pre-generated heroes that explore the 4-corners of the Everyday Heroes universe. Fight vampires in a waterpark or stop bad guys from hijacking a train. Enjoy new releases every month. See upcoming releases here.
Are you currently running or interested in running EGO Adventures? All of them are available here and ready for purchase.
Sign in or sign up to activate the Everyday Hero tier. Under this tier, enjoy 10 free products including our Quickstart Rules. Enjoy the following benefits:
Or Subscribe For More Benefits
For just $5 per month or $48 per year, Subscribe to the Hero Tier and claim the Everyday Heroes Core Rulebook and The Vault for free! Earn tickets every month to claim other premium products. Enjoy the following benefits:
This project is so close to the finish line, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. Thank you for being part of this amazing community!
See you next month!
Releasing two PDFs products and Every Hero Needs a Sidekick
about 2 months ago
– Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 02:57:59 PM
Hello Evil Fans,
I have two exciting things to announce so let's get started.
Kong: Skull Island Creature Codex to be Released in the next few days
That's right. We're putting the finishing touches on the PDF version of the creature codex and will be ready to release as early as this weekend. And I will be the first to say how beautiful this book is.
We still have a few accessibility features to add to the PDF, but we wanted to get these in your hands ASAP. We promise to make an accessibility update shortly after.
Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron will be released as well
We are now actively working the next two and will get them to you in PDF format on as soon as possible.
And, of course, both of these projects are at the printer.
Sidekick Has Launched
We've been working on a companion app to support your Everyday Heroes games. Think D&D Beyond for Everyday Heroes. Here are more details.
Hello Evil Fans,
I'm excited to officially announce the launch of Sidekick - our content subscription platform. We're launching the platform with over 60 products in our catalog ranging from Sourcebooks to one-shot adventures.
Take advantage of several Bonus Features that add new hero options and rules to enhance your game. Become a first content specialist or supernatural detective. Enjoy new releases every month. Next up, Superspies.
Access dozens of 4-hour adventures complete with pre-generated heroes that explore the 4-corners of the Everyday Heroes universe. Fight vampires in a waterpark or stop bad guys from hijacking a train. Enjoy new releases every month. See upcoming releases here.
Are you currently running or interested in running EGO Adventures? All of them are available here and ready for purchase.
Sign in or sign up to activate the Everyday Hero tier. Under this tier, enjoy 10 free products including our Quickstart Rules. Enjoy the following benefits:
Or Subscribe For More Benefits
For just $5 per month or $48 per year, Subscribe to the Hero Tier and claim the Everyday Heroes Core Rulebook and The Vault for free! Earn tickets every month to claim other premium products. Enjoy the following benefits:
January 2025: Fulfillment status, art update, and Nacho CONline!
2 months ago
– Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 06:59:09 PM
Hey Evil Backers,
I hope everyone has been doing well! Those who celebrated any holidays during the past month, I hope your festivities were light and joyful! Christmas is normal for my household, so we were able to enjoy time with the family and share a few gifts with one another. We then brought in the New Year with friends and shared traditions! For those who know… I never thought that eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds would be as difficult as it was. Now, let’s get started with a much needed update.
Fulfillment
You all have been asking and waiting, so let me help quell some of those nerves. There is a lot of great news and a little bit of not-so-great news to share about our amazing books in the Legendary Bundle!
The good news: Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron has been approved and is heading to the printer! We will begin work on making an accessible PDF shortly, which means we could potentially start releasing the PDF for Dominion of Iron in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Kong: Creature Codex is nearing completion as well. The layout is almost complete and it should also be ready for the printer soon! Following the Codex will be Kong: Isle of the Damned, which is currently headed to layout. When layout is finished and proofreading done, we can send it out for printing!
The not-so-great news: The Jaeger Codex is still waiting on the last piece of artwork approval from Legendary before we can move forward with layout. But just as soon as we get that approval from Legendary, we will keep pressing forward to get the bundle done as quickly as possible. The finish line is so close and we are beyond excited to have this goal in our sights! This does mean that our current shipment schedule is e now slated for a Q2 fulfillment. While we can’t put an exact date on shipment just yet, our goal falls within the April to June 2025 range.
Art
As stated above, we are waiting on Legendary’s approval of the last piece of art, which is due any day now. But don’t you worry…I was given the green light to share a few sneak peek pages with you all. Check them out below!
Dominion of Iron
Isle of the Damned
Digital Releases
Even though the following information was in the last update, please read it through carefully. Make sure that you have everything that you need and that you are also prepared to receive digital products from us in the future.
1 - Everyone who has purchased Season One Cinematic Adventures as add-ons (Kong: Skull Island and Pacific Rim): the PDFs have already been emailed to you via DriveThruRPG.
***These two PDFs are NOT the same as the two books that are being completed now and discussed in the fulfillment section above. The new books are Kong: Isle of the Damned and Pacific Rim: Dominion of Iron.***
2 - The Jaeger STL files have been sent via email to backers who purchased them as add-ons. These STLs include Saber Athena, KnifeHead, Guardian Bravo, November Ajax, and Bracer Phoenix. Gypsy Danger is a physical mini that will be shipped with the rest of your physical order once the new books and other items have finished printing.
3 - Please note that we always use the same email address that you used during your pledge to send your digital products to you. So, if you do not have a DriveThruRPG account (these are free to create), have a DriveThruRPG account under a different email, or have changed your email since your pledge, this may have caused issues with your deliveries.
So, if you believe you are missing any of these digital items, email us at [email protected]. In your email, please include your full name, Kickstarter email address, and the issue you are having with your order.
Address Updates and Staying Informed
With regard to the recent natural disasters that some of our friends are experiencing, we cannot begin to comprehend the difficulties and displacement that you are facing. If your address should change for an extended period of time, please let us know. We want to make sure that, wherever you are, you receive your belongings. Addresses are currently locked, but an email to [email protected] with your name and new address will assist me in correcting this for you. Please, stay safe. We will be here for you in any way that we can be.
Announcing Nacho CONline!
NACHO CONline 2025 is the first annual online convention for all Everyday Heroes, sponsored by Evil Genius Games and the Evil Genius Games Organized-Play (E.G.O.) Program.
When? January 24-26, 2025
Where? NACHO CONline Discord (Click this Invite: https://discord.com/invite/gWuxA9WKm2)
What? There will be:
- Online Everyday Heroes and REDEMPTION games, with virtual tables scheduled for play around the world.
- Panels on how to GM (in person or online), adventure and setting design, map-making, and more.
- A special opening livestream Q&A panel with Evil Genius staff talking about their present and future projects.
- A very special panel with Dave Scott, Chris “Goober” Ramsley, and Steve Wolsh about our collaboration on Return of the Living Dead!
- A first-time announcement of an exciting Evil Genius IP acquisition.
- An awesome contest for fan-generated content.
Registration for games and panels is now open through Warhorn at this link: https://warhorn.net/events/nacho-conline/schedule/agenda.
The Passing of Awen Rowan-Nelson
We suffered a great personal and professional loss over the holidays. Our beloved Lead Editor and Proofreader, Awen Rowan-Nelson, passed away on December 23rd. Awen’s rigorous attention to detail and to excellence made a huge impact on the quality of our final products and left a legacy to which we will continue to aspire. Besides editing, Awen co-authored the EGG World Bible that led to the creation of Intergalactic Heroes, the Evil Genius House Style Guide, and the Evil Genius Technology Code of Ethics. You can read about her remarkable life and work at Evil Genius Games in the interviews that she did for our blogs about her role as Lead Editor and in crafting the Technology Code of Ethics.
Awen’s passing also leaves an enormous hole in the life of her husband, colleague, collaborator, and co-author for twenty-five years, Eric Nelson, our Organized-Play Manager for E.G.O. With Awen’s passing, Eric has not only suffered a devastating personal loss, but he now faces enormous financial challenges in settling her affairs, paying medical bills, and coping with the sudden loss of income. Please, if you can, contribute to and share with your networks the GoFundMe that his daughter has set up to help him cope with the challenges in the days ahead. Every bit of support makes a huge difference, and we fully support this effort.
In fact, Evil Genius Games and the volunteers who are putting on the upcoming Nacho Conline, are dedicating the convention to her memory in appreciation of her work and in support of the GoFundMe effort. So, please—come celebrate and honor one of our Everyday Heroes at Nacho Conline, and lend your support to the effort to ease the way ahead for Eric.
I appreciate being able to be as transparent as we can about the status of our team and products that you put so much faith in. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being a part of our community, for being amazing people, and for sticking with us even when there is darkness overhead. The sunshine will poke through eventually, but for now, things are looking gray as we navigate 2025 without one of our dearest friends. Grief takes time, but we promise that we are still pushing forward and brighter days are ahead.
Thank you everyone. See you next month.
End of 2024 UPDATE!
3 months ago
– Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 06:03:00 PM
Hello Evil Backers!
The end of year Holidays are here and we wanted to share with you one last update for 2024. After this, the next update will come January 9th. So take a look at the latest news for the Legendary Bundle! ...and a few other exciting things. :D
Fulfilment
We are still slated for a late February 2025 ship date. If this changes, we will notify everyone immediately! Our hope is that we can get the files completed and off to the printer on time to make this shipping date... but as the days progress and we still have some art coming in, chances are slimming up. Do not fear! The games will still be completed, we might just have to push the ship date a little. For now, though, we are sticking with late February 2025.
Jaeger Codex Layout/Art
Bryan has given me permission to share some pages of the Jaeger Codex with you all!!! I am so excited for you to see these and how the layout is looking. I am thrilled to be able to play some Pacific Rim when the new books are released and I hope this sneak peak gets you extra pumped too!
Pacific Rim: Blackout Era
Check out this cool new book we will be working on! This project just got the green light from Legendary, so in addition to the Legendary Bundle, we have another digital-only Pacific Rim book on the way: Pacific Rim: Blackout Era!
Pacific Rim: Blackout Era is a brand new digital Cinematic Sourcebook that provides heroes and GMs alike with rules and options specific to the Blackout Era! Kaijutech Jaegers, hybrid biology, Blackout Era Kaiju, adventure hooks to use all of them, as well as rules to create and play heroic, player-controlled Kaiju in the Pacific Rim Cinematic Adventures roleplaying setting can be found within these pages.
The Cinematic Sourcebook is split into four amazing parts:
- Part I: New Player Options contains origins, backgrounds, professions, and feats available to heroes in the Blackout Era.
- Part II: Kaijutech introduces new Kaijutech weapons and upgrades for Jaegers, as well as Kaijutech personal equipment usable outside of a Jaeger.
- Part III: Heroic Kaiju adds rules for creating heroic Kaiju that fight on the side of humanity, as well as rules for controlling them.
- Part IV: Game Mastering in the Blackout Era gives advice on running adventures in the Blackout Era, sample adventure hooks, and NPC stat blocks for Kaijutech Jaegers, Kaiju from the Blackout Era, and members of the Sisters of the Kaiju.
We do not have a release date set for this project, but we would like to aim for sometime next year.
***Disclaimer: This is NOT a part of the Legendary Bundle, but something to look forward to beyond the shipment of the Legendary Bundle. :)
Patreon Content
If you didn't know, Evil Genius has a Patreon and we have lots of monthly goodies for subscribers! New tokens, maps, adventures, and more every single month. There are even some bits and pieces from Intergalactic Heroes popping up! Take a look! :)
As you can see, things are coming along smoothly for all of the books, it is just a slow process. But with new product, Patreon releases, and Intergalactic Heroes on the horizon, there is sooo much to look forward to! I hope everyone enjoys their end of year holidays and I cannot wait to greet you all again when 2025 rolls around!
Stay evil, Friends. <3
October Update: New Release Date, Updated Art
5 months ago
– Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 09:44:18 AM
Hello Evil Backers,
Super excited to get you some news on the Legendary Bundle, so let's get started!
Fulfillment
This is always the biggest question; when are the physical items going to be sent out? Well, we were aiming for all the files to be at the printer this week, buuuuuut... We are still waiting on some art approval from Legendary and then we have layout to finish. I know this is a bit of a bummer, and I am sorry about that. With the holidays rapidly approaching as well, this slight delay means we may not begin shipping until February 2025. Not to fear! There is some good news in all of this. The printer has received all of the files necessary to start manufacturing the boxes, the dice, and the minis! I am so excited to get my hands on these items as I am sure you all are as well! The anticipation is mounting and hopefully that will quell some of the disappointment for the delay.
I want to make it a point to say how incredibly thankful we are for you all and all of the patience you have shown with this project. These things are never easy and require so much time, effort, and collaboration. It means so much that the gaming community is full of individuals who understand the creative process and that things can change. Timelines can be skewed. And all because of things out of our control sometimes; weather, war, sickness, holidays. So thank you again, for your kindness, generosity, and most of all, your patience. You all are amazing! :)
Art
Art is still coming along nicely, albeit at a slow pace. This does set us back a bit, but Legendary is the final say, so we are at their mercy. We have been preaching this since the beginning, but we cannot stress enough that we are reliant on outside resources for the completion of this project. Fingers crossed that we are able to button everything up within the next 6 weeks. We would love to get everything to the printer before the end of the year. Of course, I am not going to leave you without anything new, so take a look at some of the amazing work we have received since the last update!
Creature Codex - Quillion (David Chen)
Isle of the Damned - Leafwings (The Creation Studio)
Jaeger Codex - Muse Jinx (Bhavesh Visram)
Dominion of Iron - Cult Leader (Ines Diaz)
Digital Items
1 - Everyone who has purchased the previous Cinematic Adventures as add-ons, Kong: Skull Island and Pacific Rim, the PDFs have been emailed via DriveThruRPG. These two books are NOT the new books.
***The new books are Isle of the Damned and Dominion of Iron. These books are NOT yet completed, so please double check your pledge before you email saying you are missing items.***
If you do not have a DriveThruRPG account, they are free to create and this is how you will receive most of your digital products from Evil Genius. We always pull the email address used during your pledge to send items to you, so if your DriveThruRPG account email and your pledge email are not the same, there may be some issues.
2 - The Jaeger STL files have also been sent to everyone who purchased these add-ons via email. These STLs include Saber Athena, KnifeHead, Guardian Bravo, November Ajax, and Bracer Phoenix. Gypsy Danger is a physical mini that will be shipped with the rest of your physical order once the books and other items have finished printing.
If you believe that you should have received any of these digital items and have not seen them come through, please email [email protected]. Emailing is the only way to make sure you receive these items. Please do not comment on this update that you are missing anything as I will simply leave a comment for you to email me.
Address Updates and Staying Informed
In regard to recent natural disasters some of our friends are facing in the United States as well as those facing adversity and war overseas, we see you. We know things are difficult, but cannot begin to even comprehend the destruction you are facing. Many of you may have to be displaced under extreme circumstances. Please let us know if your address should change for an extended period of time. We want to make sure that, wherever you are, you receive your belongings. Addresses are currently locked, but an email to [email protected] with your name and new address will assist me in correcting this for you. Please stay safe. And if you need a friend or simply some encouragement during these times of hardship, I would be happy to be an ear to hear you in your time of need. <3
See you all next month!
