A comprehensive guide to fishing for your TTRPG World, featuring 100+ fish, compatible with all 5e systems!
Hi folks!
I wanted to go over our plans for shipping now that production is wrapping up, and we're getting everything to our warehouse! I'll be going over it on stream, and will be updating everyone here Tuesday!
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(this update will delete after stream)
Hello everyone!
With May wrapping up, I wanted to let you know where we are with our production of physical products for Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING. I'm happy to report that we are about to finalize production on everything, and officially have a fulfillment partner who will be handling the shipment of everyone's products! Because of this, I can let you guys know when everything is happening (including the charging of shipping and the charging of preordered products from Backerkit.
We are at the home stretch! Thank you for your patience and for allowing us to make a cool resource for your 5e games!
Brett
Hello everyone,
I hope you all are doing well - and for those that have gotten the PDF - enjoying Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING.
Excited to report that a couple of weeks ago, we gave our final approval to get the physical books of Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING underway! This was after a thorough back-and-forth process, including receiving a sample book from the factory - which I'm pleased to say looks SPECTACULAR.
We've been informed the books should be finished by the end of May. With current freight estimates, we expect the books to arrive at our fulfillment center by July when they begin shipping out all the physical rewards to everyone. Our current estimate is July/August for it to arrive at you all. With this, we will be charging for any preorders made in Backerkit and collecting shipping in July. We hope to understand the shipping climate better in July as we finalize things with our fulfillment partners.
The pins and prints are already complete; we are just waiting for the books to be finished before shipping them all out simultaneously. The dice set, megad20, and dice tray from Fanroll will also be complete in May, but we plan on shipping everything out simultaneously to save you shipping costs. I've had a chance to handle all of these in one way or another (I've seen the sample dice set dice) - and everything came out spectacularly.
I understand this is a bit later than the original estimate, but much of this was a learning aspect from my side. There was plenty of back and forth - making sure the book was the best quality - along with corrections from moving a digital asset into physical form. However, this was more than getting a book produced - this was setting up an infrastructure so that future projects would be more efficiently made with smoother production times.
I can say, though, that the wait will be worth it - this book looks fantastic - and I can't wait for you all to have it in your hands soon. Ultimately, we will always side with what I've said a few times now. We want it done right, not hastily. Where we can, we will always choose quality over speed.
As for Fiendish Forge- we were hoping to start crowdfunding in Backerkit in June, but with the freight delays from the factory - we will be holding back - more than likely until August/September. Ultimately, I want to ensure that we have all of our physical products sent out to you before starting another crowdfunding project - especially with our first book. I want you to know how much I value every one of our backers and pre-order support - there would be no book if it weren't for you, and I'm incredibly proud of what we made.
If you still have not received your PDF of Why Slay Dragons when you could be FISHING - and you backed at a PDF level - feel free to message me, and I will look into the issue. More than likely, it is because you have made physical preorders on Backerkit, which prevents the PDF from being sent out - but there could also be other reasons.
Thank you again for being a part of this process! I'm so excited for the future, and can't wait to show you what we've been working on.
Brett
Howdy folks!
Our friend, Tom Cartos, is doing a Kickstarter! This is for Volume 3 of his Into the Wilds Battlemap Books!
We'll be collaborating with Tom in the future (fishing-related) so stay tuned - but for now - if you're looking for some awesome maps, then back this project!
I hope you all have been doing well! I've been waiting to get this update together so I can get you all the information at once, thank you for your patience!
Our Day 1 PDF - Kragmonn's Folly - is out now! You should receive an e-mail through Backerkit on how to get the file! As before, you will need to not have an outstanding balance to receive this PDF. If you purchased physical products, we have not charged you yet - as we are waiting until we are closer to the ship date (right now, May/June). If you wish to be charged now to get immediate access to the Digital PDF, please DM me here and let me know!
We also included a couple of maps - gridded and not gridded - of Kragmonn's Folly! The maps are 50x50. Enjoy!
We will be releasing an updated version of our PDF very soon! This primarily is a clean-up update but also has some minor balance adjustments. We will be including a breakdown of everything we've updated since 1.0. If we ever need to make an update, you will always have access - no matter your distribution platform - whether Backerkit, on IoPublishing, or DriveThruRPG.
By the way, our Digital PDF is out for purchase now! If you'd like to purchase the Digital PDF, you can do so today at http://www.iopublishing.com
Physical Products are being manufactured as we speak! The Dice Tray, Pins, and Prints are complete, with Dice nearing completion. As for the physical book - there has been a lot of back and forth with the factory, mainly to make sure the color is spot-on for print. It's been a learning process for everyone involved, but we believe it'll be worth it! The prototype book is being mailed to me (and we'll be showing it off on stream when we do!) - and if everything looks good, we'll begin production of the book.
Our current estimation is we will be shipping out in May/June, but if there are any delays, we will let you know! Thank you for being patient with us for something so new - but as I've been saying - we want to do it right, not fast. Thank you for sharing in that sentiment.
Now that everything has been designed, we are working on our next crowdfunding project : Fiendish Forge! This 320-page book will feature detailed, powerful creatures to face off against - along with a gathering and crafting system that should support your game - not hinder it.
Creatures in this book are more than a stat block - you'll also get a full breakdown on regional impact, a quest you can plug and play into your game, a list of materials that can be gathered from the creature, and a recipe list of magic items you can craft! Each creature has, at minimum, 6 pages dedicated to them!
Our crafting system requires no gold, downtime, or skill checks - with a comprehensive material gathering system that also requires no skill checks (but proficiency in certain skills helps with loot rarity and may even reward additional loot!). In addition, any material gathered will be used for multiple projects - or can be used as a gold reward! No longer will you need to worry about unused materials rotting away in your inventory!
Be sure to sign up to know when we go live! Right now, we are aiming to crowdfund in June, once everything from Why Slay Dragons: Fishing is shipped out! We will also have Day 1 Digital and Physical rewards - so you'll want to sign up to know precisely when we go live!
This has been a fun (and, at times, stressful) journey - but I wouldn't change it for anything. This project has been an absolute delight, and my heart is warmed by how everyone is enjoying this book! I'm excited for the future, and all of our future projects. Have a wonderful weekend!
Brett