Live now on Kickstarter

The kitchen is
officially open.

Guildstew — the all-in-one platform for tabletop RPGs — is live on Kickstarter now. Back us early to lock in alpha access, exclusive cosmetics, and merch that doesn't exist anywhere else.

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One app for the whole table.
One kitchen, one stew.

Guildstew keeps the stuff you use every session in one place — characters, campaigns, combat, homebrew, safety tools, and streaming. Less tab-juggling, fewer lost notes, more actually playing.

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Characters & campaigns

Build characters that stay readable mid-session, and give every campaign a real home — lore, NPCs, notes, and journals included.

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Combat, two ways

A back-of-house view for the DM and a clean front-of-house view for players — everyone sees exactly what they should.

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Homebrew & streaming

A no-code Brewery for custom rules and items, plus broadcast-ready overlays for the audience tables.

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Why Kickstarter, why now

We've prepped.
Now we cook.

Guildstew is in development, with a small group of about 30 invited testers helping us shape early builds. It isn't available to the public yet. Kickstarter is how we build the rest of it, together with the people who'll play it.

Backing isn't a pre-order on a promise. It's a seat at the table while the recipe is still being seasoned — and your name in the credits for helping cook it.

Where your pledge goes

Funding the recipe,
$2K at a time.

Each milestone we hit on the way to $10K adds another guarantee to the 1.0 release. Hit them all, and every promise below is locked in.

$2K Custom UI/UX + backer goodies ✓
$4K Accessibility features across the app ✓
$6K Custom-coded homebrew tools ✓
$8K Merch production for backer rewards ✓
$10K Fully funded — every goal above, guaranteed ★

Cross $10K and the kitchen is fully stocked. Everything past that is stretch goals — see below.

Pledge tiers

Pick your plate.

Every tier includes everything from the tiers below it. Digital rewards land in-app; merch ships after the campaign.

$5
Supporter
Digital only. Low barrier, all heart.
  • Beta access (Winter 2026)
  • Name in backer credits
  • Permanent exclusive "Backer" profile badge
  • Digital wallpaper pack (original art)
Digital rewards
First-wave alpha
$15
Adventurer
The access jump. Skip the line.
Everything in Supporter, plus:
  • Alpha access — first wave (replaces beta)
  • One Kickstarter-exclusive dice skin
Digital rewards
$25
Hero
The sweet spot. Best value at the table.
Everything in Adventurer, plus:
  • Full exclusive cosmetic bundle: dice skin + UI theme + sound pack
  • Exclusive "Hero" profile border
  • Guildstew sticker sheet
Digital + first merch
$50
Champion
First substantial merch tier.
Everything in Hero, plus:
  • "Champion" profile badge upgrade
  • Enamel pin (Guildstew branded)
  • Small mousepad
  • Guildstew bag
Digital + merch
$75
Legend
Where subscription time kicks in.
Everything in Champion, plus:
  • 3 months Veteran sub credit (post-1.0)
  • "Legend" badge + name in website special thanks
  • Collab enamel pin (w/ Trippy Vixen)
  • Guildstew tumbler
  • Guildstew T-shirt
Digital + merch + sub
50 slots
$150
Patron
For backers in it for the long haul.
Everything in Legend, plus:
  • 6 months Veteran sub credit (post-1.0)
  • "Patron" profile badge
  • Dice tower
  • Physical dice set
  • Guildstew hoodie
Limited tier
40 slots
$250
Founder
Leave your mark on the platform.
Everything in Patron, plus:
  • 12 months Veteran sub credit (post-1.0)
  • Name an NPC in sample/demo content
  • "Founder" profile badge
  • Aetherian jacket
Limited tier
25 slots
$500
Guildmaster
The crown. Lifetime everything.
Everything in Founder, plus:
  • Lifetime Veteran subscription
  • Custom guild crest, designed for you
  • "Guildmaster" profile badge
  • Guildmaster merch box — tankard, large mousepad, poster, plushie, tea tray & GM screen
Limited tier

Limited tiers are capped to keep premium rewards special — and to make sure we can deliver every one. Once a slot's gone, it's gone.

Past $10K, the kitchen grows

Stretch goals
accelerate what's next.

Stretch goals unlock for everyone and are post-1.0 deliverables — they never delay launch. They're what your funding adds after the doors open.

$15K

Player Minigame Update

Reasons to stay in the app between turns — and between sessions.

  • Companion care — feed, dress and play with familiars, pets, and summons.
  • Personal space — decorate your own quarters inside the guild.
  • Social minigames — cards, dice gambling, arm wrestling, and more between players.
$25K

World Lore Update

The GM worldbuilding minigames — rebuilt bigger and better than the originals.

  • A full redesign of the constellation maker and friends.
  • Deeper, more polished tools for shaping your world.
"Our alpha testers loved these so much they demanded we bring them back — bigger and better."
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$50K
Music Update
Unlocks as we climb
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$75K
Mobile Companion
Unlocks as we climb
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$100K
Living-World Map
Unlocks as we climb
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And more…
Revealed during the run

We reveal higher stretch goals as the campaign approaches them — so there's always something new to unlock. Every stretch goal is something we can deliver ourselves; we don't promise anything that depends on someone else saying yes.

The plan

From campaign
to your table.

Here's how it rolls out — from the day we launch to the day subscriptions begin.

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Sept 30, 2026 Live now

Kickstarter is live

We're open! Back us now to lock in your rewards.

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~Nov 30, 2026

Alpha codes go out

The moment the campaign funds and your pledge payment clears, your alpha code lands in your inbox — every backer at Adventurer ($15) and up, first wave. Alpha timing depends on Kickstarter payment processing, which usually takes about a month after funding.

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Winter 2026

Beta access begins

Supporter-tier backers and the wider waitlist get their hands on the beta build.

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Spring 2027

Open beta

The doors come off — anyone can jump in and play while we harden the build for 1.0.

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Fall 2027

1.0 launch & subscriptions begin

Guildstew hits 1.0. Subscriptions start — and backer sub credits kick in. Physical merch begins shipping after the 1.0 update, and stretch goals roll out as post-1.0 updates.

Questions, answered

The fine print.

When can I actually use Guildstew?

Back at $15+ and your alpha code arrives the second your pledge payment clears — right after the campaign succeeds. $5 backers get beta access in Winter 2026. The full 1.0 launches in Fall 2027.

Is Guildstew a subscription?

Subscriptions begin at 1.0 (Fall 2027). Backers play free through the alpha and beta, and tiers from $75 up include subscription credit — all the way to a lifetime subscription at the Guildmaster tier.

  • Free — $0
  • Adventurer — $6.99/mo
  • Veteran — $12.99/mo
  • Guild — $34.99/mo, a family plan for up to 6 people
Do you use AI art?

No. The art in Guildstew is made by people — drawn in-house by our own artists, with anything brought in from outside properly licensed and credited. No scraped datasets, no generated slop.

When am I charged?

Kickstarter only charges your pledge if the campaign hits its funding goal when it ends — standard Kickstarter rules. Nothing is taken at the moment you back.

How does merch shipping work?

Physical rewards ship after the campaign wraps and production finishes. Shipping is calculated at checkout or in the pledge manager. Tiers from $25 up include physical merch; $5 and $15 are digital-only.

What systems does it support?

Guildstew launches with D&D 5e (2014 & 2024) and Pathfinder 2e, with more native systems planned for 1.0 and beyond. It's homebrew-native, so you can build what isn't there yet.

Aetherian Studios

Cooked by Aetherian Studios

We're a small studio of creative weirdos, world-builders, and problem-solvers who got tired of running campaigns out of a dozen half-dead docs. So we built the tool we wanted — and our own artists drew every pixel of it by hand.

Build weird. Build bold. Build worlds.

We're live.
Grab your seat.

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