Explore the spirit realm in D&D 5E. Cross the Veil, defeat dark manifestations, and reshape the world with your heroic spark.
This pre-order sale is a clear-out of our US stock. All physical items are limited in stock and only available in that region.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Shipping Updates and an Unexpected Fulfillment Issue
about 1 month ago
– Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 01:41:55 AM
Hey Mist Hikers,
Let’s jump right into updates.
Shipping Updates!
Those of you in Canada, US, and UK: you should be receiving your items soon if you haven’t already!
There’s been a slight delay at some of the fulfillment centers, but EU orders will begin shortly. Shipping to AU, Asia, and the rest of the world starts next week.
Art Prints Issue
Due to our error, there aren’t enough art prints for every physical order.
The long version:
Every physical order was entitled to receive a set of art prints thanks to a stretch goal you helped us unlock, so we added the prints to every physical pledge in our system to make sure no one was left out. During production, our printer asked whether they could place the art prints inside the Core and Deluxe boxes to save space during shipping. We agreed, assuming it wouldn’t matter whether the prints arrived inside the box or separately.
Unfortunately, we forgot to remove the separate “Art Prints item” from pledges that included those boxes. As a result, many backers received two sets of prints: one inside their box and another alongside it. Although we had printed extras to account for situations like this, our fulfillment partner eventually ran out of art prints and had to pause fulfillment while we worked out a solution.
To avoid further delays, we’re instructing our fulfillment partner to resume deliveries, so you can have everything else in your pledge, but that means some of you will receive your order without the prints.
We’ve explored several options to print extras and get them to you fast. Our main printer does not accept such small orders, and even if they did, they have a very long lead time before they can start printing again. Other printers vary greatly in pricing and turnaround time. Combined with the pace and complications of international shipping, pursuing a small reprint is simply not viable.
Next Steps
We feel awful about the situation, and we’d like to do what we can to compensate everyone affected.
Here’s what we’ll be doing:
All backers entitled to receive art prints will get an exclusive high-res digital version of the art that you can print out at home or at a local printer.
If your physical order arrived without art prints, please reach out right away and we’ll figure out a way to compensate you together! We have lots of digital content that we can send your way, even if you already received everything in the campaign.
We’ll seek out more collaborations (like the recent STL collab with Mammoth Factory) to increase the value of every Kickstarter pledge.
Our sincerest apologies for the mix-up and the delays, we’re still navigating how to handle massive operations like this, but please let us make it up to you in the meantime. Be sure to email us at [email protected] if your order is missing anything or has any damaged items. We’re getting to every email one at a time, so we really appreciate your patience as we go through them all!
If your pledge is eligible for the Art Prints, you can find your digital version in the Digital Downloads section on your BackerKit account. Here’s a handy how-to from BackerKit to claim them.
To those of you who have shared photos, painted minis, and your feedback so far, we are so grateful. It’s been a wonder to witness all your love. As you know, we are preparing for the next campaign. We’re really ambitious, it feels insane, but it seems possible now thanks to the resounding “Hell Yeah” we’ve got from you all two years ago.
We are ever grateful for your support, patience, and excitement throughout this incredible journey.
~ Beyond the Screen team
Physical Fulfillment Has Begun!
2 months ago
– Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 01:33:08 AM
Hey Mist Hikers, you’ve got incoming!
That’s right, shipping has begun! A few of you have received your items and we are incredibly excited to hear that!
Nezek guarding the precious box
Ongoing Shipping Schedule:
USA: fulfillment is ongoing! If you haven’t received your stuff yet, you should soon.
Australia, East Asia, and Canada: fulfillment should begin in about 1 week.
Rest of the world (EU, UK, rest of Asia, everywhere else): a customs clerk rolled a one, and some crates were held back; it’s about 2 weeks until fulfillment begins.
We would love to see your items on display! Please don’t hesitate to tag us in your posts on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.
If you received damaged products or encountered any other issues with your pledge, please send us an email with photos as soon as you’re able. It may take us a few days to get back to you. We greatly appreciate your patience as we go through and resolve these reports.
We want to hear how your playtests are going! What level have you tried? What kind of adventures has your Emissary gone on? Which combos were you able to pull off?
Come give your feedback: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the inspired so we can hone the Emissary into the best class it can be.
And if you didn't sign up for the playtest yet, you can do that here and get the PDF!
Please keep sharing your pictures and reviews of your Book of Spirits pledges, it makes the team SO HAPPY. We hope you’re as proud as we are about what we’ve been able to accomplish with your support.
~ Beyond the Screen team
ENNIE Nomination + Emissary Playtest Begins!
3 months ago
– Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 04:46:06 AM
Hey Mist Hikers,
Some big news this month.
Vote for the ENNIEs!
First up, we’ve been nominated for two ENNIEs! Book of Spirits is nominated for Best Cover Art, and Beyond the Screen is nominated for the Fan Award for Best Publisher.
We are thrilled and honoured and entirely grateful. We wouldn’t be here without our team’s hard work and your support and belief in this project.
Voting closes on July 19th so you’ve still got a few days left to get your votes in!
Art by Eugenio Frosali
Playtest the new Emissary class
We’ve teased you for long enough, playtesting has begun for our new Emissary class!
To join the playtest, all you need to do is sign up on our Ashenwilde: The Spirit Age pre-launch page and you’ll get access to the most up to date version of the Emissary PDF and the feedback form (link is inside the PDF).
Renders of some miniatures from The Beast and the Baroness adventure
This month, Mammoth Factory is sending out free STLs for The Beast and The Baroness adventure. You can still sign up, we will be updating the list on an ongoing basis so if you’ve missed any, it’s never too late.
August‘s collaboration will be for One More for the Road.
Shipments incoming
No news is good news, everything should still be on track for August 2026 fulfilment.
If you’re still waiting for something digital, please reach out to us via Kickstarter messages so we can look into that asap!
~ Beyond the Screen team
Last chance to check your address!
3 months ago
– Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 04:48:59 AM
Hey Mist Hikers,
We’re here with a quick initial update to say: this is your absolute last chance to adjust your address within BackerKit before we lock addresses!
The Book of Spirits physical products have made it to Australia and they will be at the North American fulfillment centers by mid-July. The UK and EU fulfillment partners should be receiving their items by the end of July.
Please check that your pledge has been processed and your address is correct. Any mistakes or errors could delay you receiving your items, so please please make sure everything is accurate.
We know there is likely concern about any extra local delivery costs; we’re doing everything we can to mitigate this on our end and we’ll keep you posted with any information we have.
We’ll have a longer update with more reminders and information later this month, we just want to get these addresses locked in so we can be ready to deliver everything!
Select Your Pledges & Surveys from the profile icon dropdown menu
Go to the Your Surveys tab to see your Book of Spirits pledge or to edit your address
The Book of Spirits deluxe box on its way to you!
We can’t wait for you to hold the book :)
~ Beyond the Screen team
Coming Soon to Fulfillment Centers and Your Inbox
4 months ago
– Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 02:56:15 AM
Hey Mist Hikers,
We can hardly believe it’s already June! Let’s get right into updates.
Physical Items Heading to Fulfillment Centers
All of the physical production is done and everything has been shipped off to the fulfillment centers so they can then make their way to you. We’re still on track for August 2026 deliveries, shipping conditions permitting!
Book of Spirits deluxe edition on its way!
Don’t Miss Out on Your Free STLs!
If you haven’t, don’t forget to opt-in for your free pledge upgrade for more Book of Spirits STLs by Mammoth Factory. Please make sure you use your BackerKit email because this offer is for verified backers only!
More free Book of Spirits STLs will be coming as well, so it’s never too late to opt-in.
Mock-ups of the miniature design collaboration with Mammoth Factory
For those already opted in, the first set of Book of Spirits creature and NPC model designs will be hitting your inboxes shortly so stay tuned for messages from MyMiniFactory! We’d love to hear what you think when you see them!
The Emissary Playtest in July
We’re putting the final touches on the new Emissary class that will be in Ashenwilde: The Spirit Age and will be opening the playtest in July 2026!
To better prepare for your new spirit magic, here is a sneak peek at the emissary’s core mechanic:
Spirit Ally
As a Bonus Action, you summon an ethereal entity to your aid. This Spirit Ally appears in a space that you can see within 30 feet of you. It is untargetable, immune to damage and all conditions, and does not occupy its space. Your Spirit Ally remains for 1 minute, until you dismiss it as a bonus action, or until you manifest another Spirit Ally.
On your turn, you can mentally command your Spirit Ally to move up to 15 feet in any direction (no action required). It can pass through objects and surfaces, but must end its movement in a space you can see. If your Spirit Ally is ever more than 100 feet from you at the end of your turn, it is dismissed.
Your Spirit Ally has an aura of 10-feet-Emanation, determining the extent of its influence. When you summon your Spirit Ally and as a Bonus Action on subsequent turns, you may activate one of the following effects:
Blast. Dexterity Saving Throw: All creatures in your Spirit Ally’s aura. Failure: 1d4 Force damage. The damage increases by 1d4 when you reach levels 5 (2d4), 11 (3d4), and 17 (4d4).
Impede. Your Spirit Ally’s aura becomes Difficult Terrain for all creatures until you move the ally.
You can summon your spirit ally twice. You regain all expended uses when you finish a Short Rest. You gain additional uses when you reach certain Emissary levels, as shown in the Spirit Ally column of the Emissary Features table.
WIP art of an Emissary by Eugenio Frosali
The Spirit Ally feature improves as you level up and pick new Mystic Covenants, more on those in the playtest next month!
We’re so grateful for all of your support and are absolutely excited to see what adventures you create – please don’t hesitate to share them with us!
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