Getting MUCH closer
over 5 years ago – Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:46:11 PM

Hey all,

Thanks for you patience while we figure the pledge manager out.

Pledge manager update

There are 2 glaring "glitches" that we are not able to have a direct fix for, so we're going with work-a rounds. The first is regarding the shipping. Turns out shipping can't be added directly through Backerkit, so we had to create shipping as an add-on option. This means you will just go into the pledge manager and select the shipping region you are located in. Easy peasy lemon sqeazy...ish. This option will found in the Add-on screen at the bottom of the page. This is only applicable to those of you who pledged $32 or more. For the rest of you wanting to make purchases only via the pledge manager, you won't see anything about shipping, because it will be added based on the loot you add to your cart.

Second: We are giving you all the option of which decks you wish to receive. The full color decks or the original line art decks. I know, we're cool like that. Anywho, for those of you that pledged $32+ during the campaign, you will see a question at the beginning of your pledge experience asking which set you would like. Nothing glitchy here, I know. The next screen is where the glitch is. It will show under your pledge, regardless which set you want, that you are getting the color decks. Disregard this if you select the original line artwork as the question you answered will override this because it's being fulfilled by real people wearing real people suits in real life somewhere in Utah on planet Earth. This will not be automated, so you will get what you want.

Here's a screenie of what you will see for those of you who are visual learners:

We are doing our final testings with things over the next couple days and plan to have this launched to about 5% of you by the end of the week for a larger group testing. Once we've got some data back and have determined things are working as well as they are able to, we will unleash the pledge manager upon all of you!

A look at our timelines:

We are pleased to say that all of the towns are finished and colorized! This is a huge benchmark and it's been done much quicker than we anticipated. Also, the digital versions of the town maps are all bundled up and ready to go as well.

We are currently about 10% done with the dungeon map colorization, so ahead of schedule here too.

With how fast things are moving along, we are thinking about keeping the pledge manager open for 2 weeks instead of 4 so that you can get your decks quicker. However, we're a HUGE FAN of hearing from you. What would you prefer? Do you want a few extra weeks to get your pledges nailed down and have it open for 4 weeks? Or, do you want these decks in your hands and on your tables quicker, and have access to the pledge manager for 2 weeks?

*Note* The time for the pledge manager would start from when it's opened up to everyone, not the 5% test group.... 5% of you will get it for a few days longer. *End Note*

So, please respond with your preference of Pledge Manager time below or in the comments or with a direct message, or smoke signals, Morse code, l33t, sign language (although we may not see it) or however works best for you.

As always, you are the BEST! and THANK YOU!

Progress Update
over 5 years ago – Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 06:09:40 PM

Hey all!

Just a quick update on things.

Pledge Manager

We are around 90% done with the pledge manager and expect to be doing a test run in the next 2 weeks (about 5% of you all will get an invite). Once we've determined that everything is working as it should, we will invite everyone to play around in the Pledge Manager. 

Right now we are planning on having the pledge manager open until mid September.

We will also be making the different art options available in the Pledge Manager so for those of you who prefer the original artwork that we started with, it will be an option for you to choose over the colorized versions.

Pre-Order Store

For the folks that missed out on the Kickstarter Campaign, we will be opening up the Pledge Manager as a Pre-order store. That way you will be able to join in on all of the fun with the decks too!

Card Art

We have been doing amazingly well with getting the card art put together. We are, at the moment, ahead of schedule with this part of the project. Knock on wood so I don't jinx this progress!!

Digital Cards

For the digital "decks", we have decided it would be a better product to create this as a single pdf document. Each page will contain it's own map and it'll be easier to deliver as a single document.

Thank you all! Chat soon!

Thank you all!
over 5 years ago – Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 11:31:07 PM

Hey all!

Thank you all so much for such a wonderful campaign! Now the fun begins and here's a bit of what to expect.

First off, we're not going to be able to deliver as quickly as we did with the plot decks, there are a lot of maps to colorize (in anticipation of this, we planned for a longer fulfillment time). We are hard at work on this though, and will post updates every couple of weeks. So if you don't hear from us every week, we're still here and working :D

Second: This is our first rodeo with a pledge manager, so we're learning how this thing works and how it will work with your pledges and all that jazz. So bear with us as we figure this out. We chose to use Backerkit as the pledge manager and will do our best to get your links sent out in the next couple of weeks so you can finalize your add-ons and pledges. Shipping rates will also be calculated here as well. We're not precisely aware on what those rates will be (we are getting weights compiled so we can get you estimates in a later update).

Third: As of now, our timeline is looking like this:

1-2 weeks for Kickstarter to finalize payments and stuff

2-3 weeks to send out Backerkit invites

The pledge manager will be open for 1 month (a precise closing date will be in a later update)

6-8 weeks for colorization of the towns & Dungeons

After artwork has been finalized - 3 weeks for printing

2 weeks shipping to our office for distribution

2 weeks for packaging/shipping out to you all.

This is assuming all plans go as planned and are not over planned. Barring any unforeseen roadblocks, we expect to start shipping decks your way around mid Octoberish. And we're quite confident on the "ish".

Fourth: I'm not sure if there really is a "fourth" but it seemed worth throwing it in here just for fun.

Finally, if you have questions, comments, suggestions... please let us know! We LOVE your feedback and know that your collective genius can stoke the fires of our genius and together we can make more badass gaming tools.

Chat soon!

Pizza dude's got thirty seconds!
over 5 years ago – Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 10:39:47 PM

For those of us that weren't around during the 80's that means it's time for some Turtle Pow... I mean sewers!

With 19 hours left we wanted to drop a teaser for what will be available as an add-on purchase when we hit the next stretch goal.

Whether your group is pursuing cultists in a pulp adventure, uncovering ancient aqueducts under an ancient dwarven stronghold, or just trying to sneak into Casterly Rock everyone needs to be prepared with a good sewer encounter. 

Here is a sample of what we are planning for the sewer deck.

 
Let us know your thoughts!   

Please share and let's finish unlocking the sewers! 

 As always, thank you!

Colorized Dungeons Unlocked!
over 5 years ago – Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 12:41:00 AM

Hey folks,

We just passed the $7,000 mark had have unlocked the colorized dungeon stretch goal! Up on deck is the sewers which will be a fun one.

Here is a sample of what we are going for regarding colorizing the dungeons.

Let us know your thoughts!

Please share this project and lets get some sewers unlocked!

As always, thank you!