The Kingdom of Keshanar: Ancient Egypt 5e Setting & Campaign

WE DID IT! $400K unlocked!
about 1 year ago – Thu, May 08, 2025 at 08:41:59 PM

Keshites, with just a few hours to go, you all have helped us hit $400K and unlock the next stretch goal: All sorts of add-ons (don't you want to see what Phoenix Blood on an actual scroll looks like?) to give a little extra grit to your game experience.
 

THANK YOU. From everyone at Orthane Productions, thank you. We're thrilled you all helped us finish strong. 

One Day More!
about 1 year ago – Thu, May 08, 2025 at 07:07:16 AM

Hey friends of Keshanar,

This is the last day of the Kickstarter, and we can’t thank you enough for your support. Your excitement about this project is contagious, and we’ll be thrilled to get it in your hands. Remember: The campaign ends at 4:00 AM EDT tomorrow morning (and yes, we know, we’re night owls), so if you want to change your pledge, now’s the time.

Again, thank you. We’re humbled by you and your excitement for this project.

Update On Our Shipping
about 1 year ago – Fri, May 02, 2025 at 11:35:21 AM

Hi everyone: Dave here with a long-anticipated update on shipping for you.

Thank you all so much for your patience as we worked this out. We deeply appreciate your interest in and support of Keshanar, and we know this has been a challenge. Here’s our solve.

1. Refunds: As we said in our livestream: If shipping at the time of fulfillment is LESS than the shipping we have stated in our tiers, you keep your tier, we will refund you the difference over $3 USD. Period. 

• Shipping outside the US: We are committed to finding the lowest possible shipping costs for backers outside of the US. Tariffs dropped right before we launched our Kickstarter and kinda blew up our entire printing and fulfillment strategy, so now we are establishing relationships with both a US and UK-based fulfillment house. These relationships will dramatically reduce the shipping costs for our backers located outside the US. 
  
  If you are an international backer, you can: 
  
  *Support us for $1 at no tier now, and then add physical goods in the pledge manager at the end of the campaign for reasonable shipping costs.
  
  *Back a digital tier now, and then add physical goods with reasonable shipping costs in the pledge manager store at the end of the campaign.
  
  *Create a Build Your Own Bundle now for $5 now, which gets you the 3D City of Keshanar in addition to the items you choose. The shipping for those items will become a credit in the pledge manager that will allow you to add other items, for more reasonable shipping. 
  
  With our new fulfillment partner we anticipate shipping costs (INCLUDING VAT) for two books to be $24-40 for the UK and the EU. Note that VAT varies by country and generally it is exempt for books, but it will be charged up front, so you don’t need to worry about it.
   
• Delivery window: We are confident that we can deliver all the digital goods before the end of the year but the books and maps will take a bit longer as we are changing our printing and fulfillment partners to optimize for the new tariffs and shipping considerations. We expect fulfillment of physical items no later than mid-2026. 
• Pledge manager: When the Kickstarter ends, you will receive a survey asking whether you want to change your tier or add anything to your pledge. All items will at that point become add-ons within the pledge manager that you can select a la carte. The shipping charge we have already held within your tier will then become a credit you can use toward a la carte choices. Once you have made your final selections, our new (better) shipping options will apply.

In summary: My commitment to our backers is that we will make $0 on shipping. We will find new, better options by vetting new printing and fulfillment techniques, and you will pay only what is necessary at the time of fulfillment.

Thank you, as always, for your interest and patience with us as a new company. Keshanar is my long-held dream, and we’re so excited to get this world into your hands.

Dave

New release: Introducing our one-shot, The Purrfect Trap!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 02:09:43 PM

Hey there friends, our team has put together a little taste of Keshanar for you: It's our new one-shot, The Purrfect Trap, ready for play. Have fun!

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/519006/the-purrfect-trap-a-kingdom-of-keshanar-5e-adventure

See Keshanar City in the UNREAL Engine tonight!
about 1 year ago – Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 01:15:33 PM

Hi friends, another quick update that tonight you'll see a full walkthrough of Keshanar City in our UNREAL Engine build with Dave at 7 EST!