Voidsea - Eldritch High Seas 5e D&D Supplement

First Voidsea Beta OUT NOW! Join us on Discord to playtest + Clarification on Slipcases in Deluxe Bundle.
28 days ago – Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 04:23:56 PM

Ahoy, brave Sailors on the VoidSea!

We are beyond excited to have just released the first Beta for VoidSea!

Getting Access to the First Voidsea Beta!

In order to get access to the first (and any future) Beta, you first need to finish your Backerkit survey. Once your survey is finished, it must be locked: something we do once a week on Thursdays, but since the beta just came out, we will be locking orders once a day for the next few days to make sure everyone has access to it.

Once your order is locked, you can access the beta directly through Backerkit! Make sure to log in to Backerkit using the same email as your Kickstarter account, then go to Your Pledges & Surveys > Your Surveys > Voidsea > Get My Digital Rewards. The beta will be there, waiting for you!

What You Will Find in the Beta:

Like we've mentioned, this first Beta will focus on non-stretch goal player options. It will include playable Species like the Pengkin or the Carapacean, Subclasses like the Angler Fighter or Siren Soul Sorcerer, many Origin and Species Feats, Magic Items, and a couple Monsters to boot.

Not only that, but it will include the most recent version of the Naval Combat System, as well as a first look on the Mutation Mayhem System!

As always, remember this is the first Beta: not all content is present yet, and none of the content is final. If you find something absolutely broken or just not very fun, you can find a Feedback Form in the PDF that will let you share your thoughts and help make the book better! And if you want to share your experiences playtesting it all, make sure to visit Loot Tavern's Discord (Loot Tavern Discord Server here) as well!

Your feedback is invaluable, especially in this stage of the book! Please, make sure to leave your thoughts so we can make this the best book it can be!

Clarification on Deluxe Bundles and Slipcases

When we launched our Backerkit surveys last month, some of you correctly pointed out that there was a conflicting piece of important information regarding the Deluxe Bundles, and whether it included the Slipcase or not.

That was an error on our end: in the Rewards section of the Kickstarter page, we erroneously included the Slipcase amongst the items included in the Deluxe Bundle, while the item's description, pledge breakdown, and the tier presentation all ommited it.

Since this was a mistake on our end, we're more than happy to provide the Slipcase to anyone that got the Deluxe Bundle, even if originally it wasn't meant to be included in that tier! We once again apologize for the confusion, and hope this decision is beneficial to everyone.

If you have any questions or requests in light of the above, feel free to reach out to us and we'll be helping out, as always. Thank you!

In need of assistance?

If you have any questions you can reach us through our email, where we will get back to you as soon as possible. An even better way you can reach us is the Archvillain Games Discord Server or  Loot Tavern Discord Server where answers are usually less than a day away.

That's all for today, thank you all very much!

Best Regards, 

The VoidSea Team

Backerkit Surveys are out!
3 months ago – Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 06:41:27 AM

Ahoy, brave Sailors on the VoidSea!

We hope this update finds you well. Now that smoke tests are done, we're readying ourselves for the release of your Backerkit Surveys, so brace for impact!

Backerkit Surveys are Already Live!

We've run the smoke tests and confirmed everything was working as intended last week, so it's time to press the big red button! The Backerkit Surveys for Voidsea will start coming out today, and will be released in waves! If you haven't received your survey in a week from now, please reach out to Backerkit Support or to us directly (See below section about needing assistance).

A Warning to Apple Pay Users. If you have the feature that hides your email turned on, you will not get a survey, as it will be directed to a temporary apple email instead. If that's the case for you, please reach out to Backerkit directly: they'll need your correct email to manually send your Survey to!

What YOU need to do!

Within the next few days, you will receive an email from Backerkit, if you haven't received it already. The email will include a link, which will take you directly to the Backerkit Survey.

If you haven't received your survey, or can't find it in your email, you can always log in to Backerkit yourself using the same email as your Kickstarter account (make an account using that email if you don't have one already). From there, you can select your profile, then go to Your Pledges & Surveys > Your Surveys > Voidsea to find the survey yourself.

From there, you'll get to answer your survey as usual. It's important to remember that these surveys are extremely important. That's where you'll fill in your shipping information, choose your VTTs and Adventure Bundles, and where you'll get to upgrade your order before they get locked. 

You will have until physical fulfillment begins to fulfill these surveys, but remember: you won't be able to access any of your rewards until the survey is completed.

Additionally, if you were not a backer on Kickstarter and want to jump in on VoidSea. now is the time! You can use the pre-order store link here!

Upgrades for all!

The first thing you'll get to do in your survey will be upgrading your pledge. This means being able to upgrade to a different tier, or add extra Add-Ons to your order.

All you need to do is choose the "or Switch your Pledge level" option in the very first screen of the survey. This will let you use already pledged funds from Kickstarter and allocate them to a new tier, or add more funds to upgrade your order further!

Like we mentioned in the previous update, these surveys are also where you'll get the option to upgrade your Hardcovers into Deluxe Covers! Depending on which books are included in your order, you'll get the option to upgrade either hardcover books into their Deluxe version individually, or as a pair!

You'll also get to add any Add-Ons you want to your order (including entire new pledge tiers if you so desire), as well as select your VTT or Adventure Bundle of your choice if your order includes it!

These surveys are detailed, pretty straightforward and self-explanatory, but if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via a KS message, email or through Discord!

Locking Orders, Payment Information and Shipping

Currently, we are giving everyone time to finish their surveys and make any changes to their orders. Starting with January 29th, we will start locking orders. This is because your order must be locked for you to get access to any digital products, including the Voidsea Beta PDF coming out around that time!

If you haven't filled out your survey, or you don't have sufficient funds in your account, don't worry. You'll have until shipping begins (estimated for March 2027 as of right now) to resolve it,  but remember: you won't be able to access any of your rewards until the survey is completed.

After the 29th, we will be locking orders every Thursday. This means any finalized surveys that haven't yet been locked will have their cards charged for any outstanding costs, and these orders will be granted access to any digital rewards already available. This is so we have a consistent time when things are charged, and so nobody gets jumpscared by an unexpected charge due to the survey!

As a final reminder, any shipping and tax charges will be coming up later down the line. Things are very unstable right now when it comes to international shipping, so we'd rather wait until we're closer to the project's shipping phase before commiting to charging you guys! We'll make sure to keep everyone updated about that, and when the time comes to charge for those!

In need of assistance?

If you have any questions you can reach us through our email, where we will get back to you in no later than two business days. An even better way you can reach us is the Archvillain Games Discord Server or  Loot Tavern Discord Server where answers are usually less than a day away.

That's all for today, thank you all very much!

Best Regards, The VoidSea Team

VoidSea Design & Art development!- Backerkit surveys coming up shortly!
3 months ago – Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 12:07:58 PM

Ahoy, brave Sailors on the VoidSea!

We all hope you had an amazing holiday season and a happy New Year, and we hope you're ready for an even more exciting 2026, filled with lots of nautical travel and pirate adventures!

We'd like to use the beginning of this update to sincerely apologize for the gap in our communication these past few weeks. This is the first time any of us use the Pledge Over Time feature on Kickstarter, and we hadn't realize how much this would extend the process of receiving the campaign funds, and how it would impact the launch of our Pledge Manager. We should've communicated these delays more clearly, but with Black Friday and the holidays season coming right after the end of the campaign to mess our schedules even further, we failed to pass that information down to you guys.

From now on, we intend on releasing monthly updates to keep you all in the know. If you have a more urgent question, you'll still be able to contact us quite efficiently through Kickstarter messages, emails, or through our Discord servers, as always.

Still, we've got a lot to talk about today. We'd like to share some news on when the first beta for Voidsea will be coming out, share some development art for Salt, Steel, and Storm, and explain to everyone how the Pledge Manager Surveys will be sent out.

First Beta's Release Date

We know everyone is eagerly waiting for the first round of betas to come out, so we want to update everyone on that.

The first beta PDF for Voidsea will come out in late February. It focuses on non-stretch goal player options, but still includes a few extra bits of content for DMs! That includes:

• The Naval Combat system
• All non-stretch goal species
• All non-stretch goal subclasses
• A batch of monsters for you to fight

Once we're done with Voidsea's beta, we'll start working on the final details for the first Salt, Steel, and Storm beta. We still don't have a schedule date for its release, but it will focus on the Abyssodon + Hivebloom kaiju fights, as well as their respective crews!

Backerkit Surveys Coming Up Very Soon!

What are Backerkit Surveys?

Our Pledge Manager for this project will be Backerkit. This is a website where you'll be able to see your pledge, and download any digital rewards we release, including the beta PDFs! To do that, however, you'll need to answer your Backerkit Survey.

This survey is really important. This is where you'll enter your shipping information so we can calculate your shipping costs, where you'll choose your VTT or Adventure Bundle (if your order included either of them), where you can upgrade your book covers to their Deluxe versions, and where you'll be able to either upgrade your pledge to a higher tier or pick any Add-Ons you missed during the Kickstarter campaign.

If your Kickstarter Pledge didn't go through fully, the Survey is also where you can update your payment information for the project. This is also really useful if you're upgrading your pledge, as well as for shipping costs (which will be charged at a later date see Shipping, Taxes and addresses section below.)!

Once your Backerkit Survey is fully complete, we will manually lock your order (meaning you won't be able to edit it yourself), and you'll get access to any digital rewards already released through Backerkit. If you can't answer the survey right now, don't worry! You can wait until a few weeks before we start shipping things, but you won't get access to digital rewards until you answer it. 

If you're afraid of not being able to edit your pledge, don't worry about that either! You can always contact us about updating your pledge via Kickstarter DMs, email, or via our Discord server!

Smoke tests are out!

Just a bit before posting the update, we sent out a few "smoke tests". This is where we send the Backerkit Surveys to a very small number of random backers, making sure everything is working as intended before we send it to the masses.

If you haven't received anything yet, that's not a problem at all! It just means you didn't get chosen for the smoke test. Once we can guarantee the survey is working as intended, we'll release the survey to everyone else!

Survey options: Deluxe Cover Upgrades, Slipcases, Adventure Bundles, Miniatures and Dice!

Once you get your Backerkit Survey, you'll get the option to upgrade your book's covers to their Deluxe version! In addition, if your order includes both Deluxe Covers AND the Artbook, you will get the option to add a special Slipcase to keep all of them inside!
 

It's important to note that, due to packaging logistics, we can only provide the Slipcase if you have the Deluxe Covers for both Voidsea and Salt, Steel, and Storm. You can upgrade into the slipcase from the Library tier and above! If you have got the All-In tier or Whalerman tier, don't worry! The slipcase is already included with your order!

Additionally, if you got a tier that included one or more Adventure Bundles or VTTs of your choice, the survey is where you'll be able to select the ones you want!

Finally, you'll be able to add any additional Add-ons (or even whole pledges on top of the one you already have) you might want to your order! This includes dice sets for the dice goblins around, additional books for those looking to get both normal and Deluxe covers or getting a gift for a friend, extra character sheets for the forever DMs dreaming of being able to play, or anything else you might be craving in the moment!!

We will go over the Backerkit Pledge Manager process in much more detail in our next Kickstarter Update, once surveys are sent out to everyone!

Shipping, Taxes, and Addresses 

Shipping + Taxes. With the current state of international shipping, we will not be charging for shipping and taxes until we are much closer to physical fulfillment in about a year or so. When we do charge it, we'll make sure to release a Kickstarter update letting you know ahead of time so you can plan for it.

For a breakdown of estimated shipping costs, you can always refer to the dedicated section of our Campaign's page. These values may differ in a year, as we are basing our numbers on current rates. For taxes and duties, consult your country's government information.

Addresses. Closer to the time of the actual physical fulfillment, we'll send out reminders asking you to update your addresses. This is to make sure anyone that might've moved or intends on moving to a different place doesn't get caught off guard by the shipping going to the wrong place. You won't have to worry about this until we're much closer to physical fulfillment!

In need of assistance?

If you have any questions you can reach us through our email, where we will get back to you in no later than two business days. An even better way you can reach us is the Archvillain Games Discord Server or  Loot Tavern Discord Server where answers are usually less than a day away.

That's all for today, thank you all very much!

Best Regards,

The VoidSea Team

Voidsea FUNDED! A Final Look at Our Stretch Goals, And What Comes Next!
5 months ago – Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 12:57:13 PM

Ahoy, brave sailors on the Void Sea!

We did it! With the overwhelming support of over 5,000 sailors, pirates, and other assorted seafarers, our Mimic Ship has finally docked away from the Void Sea... for now, that is.

There are no words we could give to express how thankful we are for everyone's support in this project. We couldn't have gotten so many Stretch Goals without you guys!

A Final Look At Our Stretch Goals

As our journey comes to an end, it's time to look back and see all the treasure we have plunder-- I mean, discovered! In total, we unlocked 13 Stretch Goals:

• $50K—New Subclass: Rigging Monkey Rogue
• $100K—New STL: Pingvi Rogue
• $200K—Upgrade: GM Cheat Cheats
• $300K—New STL: Magnetánque
• $400K—New Race: Cthulkin
• $500K—New STL: Necropod
• $600K—Upgrade: Mutation Cards
• $700K—New STL: Chuulverin
• $800K—Sea Shanties
• $900K—New STL: Reef Avatar
• $950K—New Subclass: Cannoneer Gunner
• $1M—New Kaiju + STL: Mecha Aquazilla
• $1.05M—New Subclass: Drowner Tamer

During development, the Kaiju Statblock for the Mecha Aquazilla and its STL were going to be two separate Stretch Goals, but we changed our minds in the last minute, and decided to combine the two. Unfortunately, due to a graphic error, we still displayed the $1.1M Stretch Goal as the Mecha Aquazilla statblock: that's our bad!

We wish we could go back in time and fix that mistake, but by now it's too late. It's not worth sharing a Stretch Goal that we can't unlock, so some things are best kept a mystery...

Late Pledge on Kickstarter!

If you missed the Kickstarter campaign or couldn't afford it at the time, that's ok! You'll be able to Late Pledge for the project here on Kickstarte. None of these pledges will contribute towards Stretch Goals, as the Kickstarter Project is over, but you can still get anything you want for the same price as the original!

Once we switch from Kickstarter to Backerkit, our pledge manager, you'll also be able to preorder it from there!

Speaking of Pledge Managers...

The project's pledge manager will most likely take a while to go out. This is our first time using the Pay Over Time option on Kickstarter, and are still working out how it functions alongside pledge managers. 

Once the pledge manager does go out, you will receive a Survey via e-mail: this is where you will put your shipping information, choose your Adventure Bundle and VTT of choice depending on your tier, as well as get the option to upgrade your hardcover books from the normal covers to the Deluxe covers. After your survey is answered, your order will be locked and you will be charged for any costs from shipping or upgrades to your order.

Once this process is over, you will get access to all your digital rewards, including the first round of Beta PDFs. We are hoping to release the first Beta for Voidsea before the end of the year, but don't have a set date for it.

Now if you excuse us, our crew needs a looooong night's rest after such a long journey. If you are facing any issues or questions, feel free to contact us via Kickstarter messages, or through our discord servers, and we'll do our best to help out.

On behalf of everyone behind Loot Tavern, Archvillain Games, and Titan Forge... we want to say thank you for your support. It means the world to us, and we'll do everything we can to get you the best pirate-themed books, miniatures, and experiences.

Our warmest saultations, and regards to all--I mean... reGARRRRRRds to all!

The Voidsea Team

Dawn of the Final Day: Under 24 Hours Remain, 11th Stretch Goal Unlocked, Aquazilla on its Way, a Last Minute Addition, and an Updated Naval Combat PDF!
5 months ago – Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 11:32:07 AM

Ahoy, brave sailors on the Void Sea!

That's it. Less than 24 hours remaining before our Kickstarter campaign is officially over. We unlocked so many amazing Stretch Goals, and hopefully can unlock at least one more in this final stretch!

11th Stretch Goal Down, Mecha-Aquazilla Kaiju Coming Right Up!

As we get to the final stretch of the campaign, we can look back at all the Stretch Goals we unlocked until now. 5 mini STLs, many Tier Upgrades, a Rogue subclass, a new playable species, Sea Shanties... and now we get the Cannoneer Gunner, too!

As we surpassed the $950K Goal, we'll be adding an explosive new subclass to the Gunner, a new class released in Zaman's Guide to the End of Times. With it, you'll be able to blast away at your foes with a personalized Hand Cannon strong enough to blow up even the sturdiest ships!

We've also had some questions about whether you'd need to by Zaman's Guide to play the Cannoneer, but don't worry: we'll include a QR code leading to a free version of the Gunner inside the Voidsea book and PDF!

If you’re interested in playing a Gunner before Voidsea comes out, don't worry! Loot Tavern released an Alpha version of the class alongside their Zaman’s Guide to the End of Times Kickstarter (which is still subject to change and updates as that book receives feedback). The playtest already includes two subclasses: the Deadeye and the Slugger, but the final book will contain 6 whole subclasses!

Next Up: The Road to $1 Million! Let's Unlock the Mecha-Aquazilla!

Next, the road to $1 Million awaits us. If we can reach this Kaiju-sized milestone, we'll add a new Kaiju-sized threat to Voidsea: The Mecha-Aquazilla! Maybe a cousin of the land-locked Mecha-Koboldzilla, this war machine stays afloat with a lot of tape, dreams, and the hopes of hundreds of aquatic kobolds!

If we can get there, we'll not only add a brand new Kaiju statblock to the Voidsea book and PDF, but also a 5" base STL for you to print the Aquazilla at home yourself!

... You think a 25 ft. x 25 ft. miniature isn't big enough for a Kaiju... ? Don't worry, that miniature is meant for the Naval Theatre :) The real kaiju is 150 ft. x 150 ft., now THAT'S a colossal enemy!

Last Minute Addition: Library Deluxe Tier

We've done our best to listen to you guys, and find ways to improve the options we can offer in the Kickstarter Campaign. Many people mentioned how getting the Digital Deluxe tier + the Hardcover books for Voidsea and Salt, Storm and Steel was more expensive than getting two separate orders, and we want to rectify that.

We're now adding the Library Deluxe Tier: combining the best traits of the Library tier and the Digital Deluxe tier, it will get you all digital rewards from the campaign plus two hardcover books - all without adding any extra cost from add-ons you would have before this!

Library Deluxe Tier: Spend $219, Save $236

The Library Deluxe Tier includes:

• VOIDSEA - Core Hardcover Book
• VOIDSEA - Digital PDF
• Salt, Storm & Steel - Core Hardcover Book
• Salt, Storm & Steel - Digital PDF
• The Art of VoidSea - Digital PDF
• The Shipyard - Digital PDF
• Captain’s Logs - Adventure Handouts
• Captain’s Logs - Digital Adventure Handouts
• VoidSea Character Sheets - Extra Thick 180 GSM Sheets
• VoidSea Character Sheets - Digital Print-at-Home PDF
• ALL Digital STLs
• Digital Asset Bundle
• One VTT Bundle of your Choice (choose between Alchemy, Foundry, Roll20, or Shard)

Updated Rules: Naval Perks & Crew Roles

As we close out the campaign we have a NEW playtest document for you. This one gives you everything you need to take your own mimic ship into battle:

• VoidSea Naval Mechanics (freshly proofed and edited for clarity)
• Naval Perk system (letting you make up to level 10 characters)
• A pre-gen Mimic Ship ready for a level 5 party
• An enemy kaiju (the Abyssodon) along with full level 5 adventure 

We’d love for you to take this battlebook, grab some players, run a battle, and let us know how it goes. Did the party win? How was the balance? Did everyone enjoy themselves? Feedback link in the doc.

An Early Look Into the Naval Perks:

Even the best ship is sure to sink without a proper crew. To ensure your survival in the treacherous waters of the Voidsea, you’ll need Naval Perks: special skills unlocked as you level up your character, and that will help define your role in the ship. 

With these perks, naval combat becomes even more exciting, and allows for strategic decisions, like the following Ship Phase example:

• In the Command Step, the Captain uses its Command Action barks orders at the Artillerist to aim at the enemy ship’s mast, using its Take Aim perk;
• In the Helm Step, the Helmsman Accelerates the ship and Maneuvers it using its Full Rudder perk to rotate a full 90 degrees and leaving the ship in the perfect position for a rake;
• In the Artillery Step, the Artillerist uses the ship’s cannon to make an attack against the enemy vessel’s mast, causing a rake. This damages the enemy’s mast, hull, as well as their crew’s Captain. Thanks to the Artillerist’s Shot Specialist perk, the attack deals an extra 1d6 damage to the mast and hull, and thanks to their Captain’s Focus Fire perk, the mast takes another 1d8 damage, causing it become Impaired;
• In the Miscellaneous Step, the Bosun uses its Just A Scratch perk to temporarily re-enable the ship’s Harpoon, letting them hook the enemy vessel in the next Ship Phase;

At the end of the Ship Phase, the enemy ship’s mast is Impaired, and its hull is heavily damaged, making them a sitting duck for our party. Thanks to their Naval Perks, the party will be able to hook their enemy vessel and initiate an onboarding to take control over their opponent’s ship!

Project we Love: Bastions & Guildhalls by Czepeku

We understand the struggle of trying to find or create the perfect building map.

With Bastions & Guildhalls, you’ll be able to put your shrine next to your grand library, set your bard’s creative pad beside a fighter’s training room, or tuck a treasure vault behind an alchemy lab. The sky is the limit!

Czepeku are a long time friend of ours, and their maps have been in pretty much every Loot Tavern book since Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, so please check their project now while their campaign is still live!

That's all for now, sailors. Next time we meet, the Void Sea will have calmed down, and we can look back at our journey with pride.

Thank you all very much for your support!

The VoidSea Team