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Afterglow, Adventures in the Shatterlands

Created by New Terra Studios

Survive the slow death of a world run by broken AIs. Explore the Shatterlands—a living apocalypse where machines dream, faith mutates, and humanity decides what deserves to survive. Campaign is to finish funding core artwork for the book.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The Proofs are in!
7 days ago – Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 04:46:57 PM

Hey Everyone!
Big news! The pre-production proofs for the interior layout and the soft/hard covers just arrived! Here are some images of what I received.




So far everything I've seen looks good and we should be green-lit in the next couple of days!

=Popples

Production Schedule update
12 days ago – Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 03:56:38 PM

Hello everyone!

I just got the updated production schedule for Afterglow and wanted to get it in front of you right away.
Short version: I won't have copies in hand to distribute until around October 30th.

Here's the breakdown:
  • August 7 – Printed proofs sent to me for review, approved by August 12
  • August 26 – Final binding proofs sent, approved for the full print run by August 31
  • September 8 – Advance copies sent to me, approved by September 11
  • September 21 – Bulk order leaves the printer
  • October 30 – Books arrive at our door

In the meantime, keep an eye on your email. Surveys go out in about a week. Once those start coming back, I should be able to start sending out your PDF download codes.

Till next update,
=Popples

Layout/Design Freeze! Progress! AND MORE!
18 days ago – Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 08:39:28 PM

Hello all,

Time for a long overdue update.

The blank masters have arrived and they are monstrous:
  • Paperback: 3.9 lbs
  • Hardcover: 4.4 lbs
  • Special Editions: 4.5 lbs
Internal content came in at 552 pages.


The one thing still open is the cover material for the Special Edition. I've rejected every sample sent so far. None of them met the feel I want for this book, and I'd rather hold a few days than approve something I'm not excited to own my self. I think we're close.

Once that's locked, here's the path as i know it:
  • Physical printed proofs in the next week or two
  • Proof approval
  • Final survey goes out
  • PDF codes get delivered
  • Books show up here in Wisconsin in early October.

I'll update again as soon as the proofs are in hand and hopefully remember to take some pictures this time...

Best regards,
=Popples

Update from the Shattered Lands
about 2 months ago – Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 09:38:37 AM

Hello everyone,

It has been far too long since I've given you a status update, and for that I apologize. I have been wrapped up tight working on this project.

TLDR: Progress has been steady but fast paced. Estimated time to release for print is 7/31/2026. This puts us at an estimated October/November physical delivery. 

Status of ToDos:
  • There are only 4 or 5 pieces of artwork left to approve on my end, mostly in the included adventure. I expect that work to be turned in by the 11th or 12th.
  • My editors assure me they will have their notes to me by the 10th, and I estimate that work will only take one to two weeks on my end for review.
  • The printer has been chosen and contracts have been signed. They are reviewing sample files, so we are all set up and ready when the big print happens.
  • Cover layouts for the prints are started and will be sent to the printer for review in the next couple of days.
  • I'm expecting a delivery of foil samples later today, maybe tomorrow, for the special edition covers.
  • DriveThruRPG has been selected for PDF distribution. Those PDFs will be available to all the day files are sent to the printer (self-imposed deadline of 7/31/2026).

Related to the project, but not this round of printing:
  • I have been hard at work updating the PC generation tool on our website, along with some other tools for GMs, like a fight simulator to test new creature designs before the test critter hits the testing table.
  • A new module/adventure called I'd Survive is in development. Playtesting began two weeks ago, and the response so far has been overall very positive. I will be at Game Hole this October running it in a gauntlet of 9 back to back sessions. More details to come later.
  • Quick handout cards for Bio-Glyphs, Visions, and Engineered Traits are in the works.
  • Downloadable 3D print models for minis have been created for the classes. Monsters are getting worked on as well.
  • And so much more.

Thank you to everyone for helping bring this to fruition. It means a lot to me, and this has been some of the most fun I've had in a very long time.

Progress Update
3 months ago – Tue, May 12, 2026 at 04:00:14 PM

Hey everyone, good things are happening and I wanted to share a quick update.

Things are moving. The manuscript is in the hands of our editors, and we're expecting notes back within the next couple of weeks. It's a good feeling to have the words out of our hands and into someone else's sharp eyes.

On the art side, the story section "Becoming the Shatterlands" is fully illustrated and wrapped up.

Once the editorial notes come back and revisions are locked, the artists get the green light to finish out the remaining artwork. That's the next big push.

Here is a sneak peek at one of the images from the backstory section of the book.

More soon!
=-Jakob