Hagglethorn Hollow

Throwback Thursday Post - Back to where it began!
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 11:26:11 AM

Hagglethorn Hollow was well under way as a personal terrain project for myself when I first meet Adam Savage and Norm Chan from Tested. Our first encounter would result in a tested episode that featured my personal Labyrinth project. (video below) The video was released and I witnessed such an incredible outpour of positivity and support for the work, that I began to realise that others may also have an interest in gaming in the world I had been creating.

With that seed planted I took the plunge, formed Tabletop Troubadour Games with my formidable business partner Ike Hamon and set to work making the terrain campaign I had personally wanted to see on the market for some time.

As the township of Hagglethorn grew, so too did the reaction of those who saw it, and when we heard Adam was coming back to New Zealand, we worked extremely hard to get the prototype ready to show. What started as a 2ft x 4ft Labyrinth had grown to 18ft and encompassed the first offerings from the world of Hagglethorn Hollow. The video was released and was an overwhelming success. 

We have been able to use the comments and feedback on that video to shape our current Kickstarter campaign into something we are very proud of, as well as committing to our second campaign which will focus on the tree creatures due to the tremendous outpour of requests for the bark beasties!

Thank you to everyone! You are the reason we are here!

Johnny

TESTED VIDEO NOTE: Since the filming of this video with Adam, Hagglethorn Hollow went through significant development and after consideration to the market, we made the decision to release the range as physical products first, instead of 3D files, and here we are! A successfully funded Kickstarter!

We will still release 3D files in the future in association with one of the 3D industries leading terrain designers and providers, Printable Scenery. This partnership has allowed us to focus on a fantastic Kickstarter for physical Hagglethorn Hollow products first and then in the future, Printable Scenery will follow up with a campaign offering 3D STL files for home printing

Crossing the 100K mark and unlocking 2 more Stretch Goals!
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 11:26:09 AM

Wow! Over $100k USD pledged for Hagglethorn Hollow! Maybe now the arch Mage of the town can afford some renovations! I mean, there is definitely a few tiles needing replacing at the Tavern! 

Thanks to all our supporters, everything from a share to a top tier pledge is helping us pave the road for a great journey ahead!

2 More Stretch Goals Unlocked!
over 5 years ago – Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 04:20:09 AM

Two more stretch goals have been unlocked with more stretch goals coming in the next 24hrs.

Thank you all for the fantastic support. Every repost, share, like. comment and shouts from the rooftops are all greatly appreciated. It all helps us bring you the best possible campaign and incredible stretch goals too! Johnny also can't stop designing new statues, he has gone a bit mad with it actually. You may have also noticed that the Totems of Old town all have flat tops. Well this is a very considered design element and once 6 totems are unlocked, we will be announcing a very cool totem related stretch goal that brings all these pieces together as one awesome terrain feature!

Thanks again, your support means so much to us!

FUNDED in 3.5 Hrs
over 5 years ago – Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:54:12 PM

What an incredible start to the Hagglethorn Hollow Kickstarter. Funded in 3.5 hours!

Being a part of the Kickstarter community ourselves and knowing that it is essentially made up of like-minded people who are dedicated to helping bring visions and hard-work to life, we felt that campaigning through this avenue was our best approach and its certain proven that in the last few hours.

Knowing that Hagglethorn Hollow is heading out into the world and onto the tabletops of fellow dreamers, adventurers and creative's is a wonderful feeling for us. We want to sincerely thank all of you who have already chosen to support us and back our first of what will now be many ventures into the world Johnny has been creating for over a decade.

Thanks you all so much, Exciting times ahead, (we better go unlock some stretch goals now and add more)

Ike and Johnny

P.S. Living in NZ means we are on basically on the other side of the world to most of you so we might not able to respond to questions quickly. It’s that annoying sleeping habit. But we will do our best to answer questions asap.