New Year, New Update
over 3 years ago
– Fri, Jan 06, 2023 at 07:21:54 PM
Alright folks, several things to touch on in this one.
First and foremost, writing has begun on the classes. There are some rules sections that need to be added to the class book, all pertaining to the characters, and so I am changing the title from "Class Compendium" to "Character Compendium".
"Combat Conspectus" currently looks to be the shortest of the trilogy. If it is drastically shorter and new non-class rules in "Character Compendium" make it significantly longer, the may be moved to the Conspectus and the title may change to suit all of the material.
As I get writing and layout moving I am getting a better idea of what art will be needed on the interiors. Artists will begin receiving their assignements in the next month or so. As far as cover art, these artists will be kicked off in the next couple of weeks. The covers will be reflective of the mocked up AI art ones presented in the KS.
Speaking of the covers, in the KS it was mentioned that the AI art present on "Caster's Codex" might be staying around. This will not be the case. We are taking a hard stance on not having AI art present in our books. It is great to use for presenting concepts and for personal use at the gaming table, but there are far too many great artists out there trying to make a living to use AI art. Doing so is an insult to real artists.
Next up, printing. I have been investigating a new printer. If they pull off good printer proofs (once we are to that point) we will likely be able to print these books WITH SEWN BINDING despite not reaching that stretch goal! Time will be the judge of this.
Thank you for backing!
Ryan Thompson
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Late Nov. Update
over 3 years ago
– Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 12:57:24 PM
Hey folks!
Not much to update at the moment. We are working at getting our previous Kickstarter to print and out the door. Some writing is being worked on gradually at the moment. Money is in hand, although quite a bit less than what we had hoped. Several higher end backers did not pay. This tends to happen with every KS, but this time most were higher end. After they fell off and KS took their share, we ended up bringing in under $15,000. Unfortunate, but we will forge ahead. I will not penalize other backers due to this and we will still be filling all pledges next year with all stretch goals that were attained.
All of this said, artists are going to be given their assignments this month to begin work on the pieces we currently know are needed. We are still very much on track to deliver to our backers in a year's time.
Thank you for your support!
Ryan Thompson
Appendix N Entertainment
Most Payments In
almost 4 years ago
– Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 04:11:19 PM
Hey folks,
Just a quick update. Most of your payments have gone through on Kickstarter's end. There are six of you who have errored payments. The total affecting the campaign for these is $637.00. If you are one of the 6 please update your payment method by Friday, the collection of funds affects where we sit regarding what the campaign brought in. This effectively has us UNDER the $17,000 stretch goal. This also affects when we will receive our funding as KS collects the funds then processes their end.
Thank you,
Ryan Thompson
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FUNDED!
almost 4 years ago
– Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 03:54:51 AM
Thank you all for backing!
We funded at just over $17,000! That covers 4 stretch goals. Now, I said that if we hit 200 backers that I would pull up a stretch goal. Well... we didn't. We did hit 199 though. As a consolation I am going to drop in a class that I had debated putting in, but held off for potential later stretch goal. What you are getting as a bonus is the Mountebank class! A scoundrel that specializes in cons and dabbles in illusions to help with those.
We are a couple weeks off of getting the funds from KS. Please, if you pledged, make sure that you have payment going through. Everything that we hit in this KS is based on everyone contributing what they promised.
Once funds are in hand we will start moving everything forward! I intend to open up a pledge manager with preorder sometime late winter, early spring.
Thank you all for backing!
Ryan Thompson
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The Final Countdown!
almost 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 10:28:35 AM
Good morning,
Just a quick update to remind everyone that we are now in the FINAL 24 HOURS of the KS! Feel free to share the KS around if there are stretch goals you would still like to see hit! We currently sit at just over $15,000!
Thank you all for your support!
Ryan Thompson
Appendix N Entertainment
