Rick's Creations

Welcome to my channel! I'm Rick Hertel, an illustrator, mapmaker, worldbuilder, painter and writer. Ten years ago I started building a fantasy world called Tumiun, and this is where I will share tales of that world with you.


Rick's Creations

I can't believe it! Waking up today to the news that the Tome of Tumiun is actually becoming a reality feels incredibly surreal. 12 years of my life I've been working on this world, thousands of hours spent drawing, writing, dreaming. I built it for myself, for my D&D players, for all of you lovely people watching my videos, but I never once imagined I could actually turn it into a living. But now, with all of your insanely generous support, I can actually start creating the book I've always dreamed of having in my—and your—hands.

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. I truly could not feel more grateful to have all of you on this adventure with me, what a beautiful blessing you all are!

I will be keeping you updated if we hit any stretch goals, which will expand the scope and depth of the Tome even further, and allowing me to post many more Cartographer videos!

Thank you, again, and a thousand times more.

Rick

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THE TOME OF TUMIUN KICKSTARTER IS OFFICIALLY LIVE!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickscreations/10-yea…

Get it before the Early Bird discount runs out!

I am literally shaking from excitement, I cannot wait to see if we succeed in making this dream of mine a reality!

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you all so much for your never-ending support, it means the absolute world to me and I couldn't be more grateful.

Rick

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New video is now LIVE! Go check it out and let me know what you think :)

The Kickstarter is still on track for launch tomorrow, March 31st, 10AM EDT! Be ready to claim your early bird discount and any exclusive limited tiers!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickscreations/10-yea…

See you all tomorrow, when we finally open the gates to the Walled World!

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ONE WEEK TO GO!!! Which version of the Cartographer's Tome of Tumiun will you be picking up when the Kickstarter launches next Tuesday, March 31st?

The standard hardcovers will cost 48 EUR (55 USD)
The premium signed faux leather collector's edition will cost 78 EUR (90 USD)
The digital PDF copy will cost 18 EUR (20 USD)
Don't miss the early bird 10% discount only available in the first 48 hours!

Follow the campaign to be notified when it goes live:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickscreations/10-yea…

Thank you all so much for the incredible enthusiasm you've shown for this project, I couldn't be more grateful and I am so hoping the project gets the funding needed to bring this Tome to all your doorsteps!

Rick

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Wow! I can't believe the Kickstarter is already at 1200 pre-launch followers! I feel so incredibly grateful and blessed to have all of you amazing people supporting my dream, I truly cannot believe my luck that I get to share this adventure with you. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart, I'm working as hard as I can to make sure the campaign is ready to launch March 31st!

For all of you planning to back the Tome, what are some things you're hoping for, in terms of special tiers, add-ons or just in general? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

If you don't know what I'm talking about, be sure to check out the pre-launch page for the Cartographer's Tome of Tumiun, and give it a follow, here:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickscreations/10-yea…

Much love,

Rick

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New video drops March 30th: the very first (and probably only heheh) episode of the T.A.L.E.S.O.F.T.U.M.I.U.N. Podcast!

It's a whimsical, slightly absurd, 40-minute deep dive into Tumiun's lore as I interview the Cartographer, asking him some of the many questions you've all commented over the years! Consider it a bit of an early April Fools ;)

Oh and if any of you can somehow guess what T.A.L.E.S.O.F.T.U.M.I.U.N. stands for, you'll win a free copy of the Cartographer's Tome of Tumiun, and I'll probably eat my hat too!

See you all soon...

Rick

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Hi everyone!

To any of you who were expecting the Tome of Tumiun Kickstarter campaign to go live today, I'm so sorry to disappoint! I hit some logistical snags I needed to work out before I could launch but an official announcement video/trailer will be out next week, and the campaign will finally go live later in March!

The image you see here is just a mock-up for now, a glimpse of things hopefully to come! If the Kickstarter succeeds I will start putting it all together for real, and take the necessary time to do it right, once I know enough people are actually interested.

I'll also have a really fun new video out in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned! Thanks so much for your patience and support, I can't wait to share what I've been working on. Give the campaign a follow so you don't miss it when it goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickscreations/10-yea…

See you soon!

-Rick

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New video all about the Delvers and the Moldbeards (my take on Dwarves) will go live tomorrow! Stay tuned :)

Hope everyone is doing alright <3

Rick

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