All Physical Rewards Shipped!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 04:30:33 PM
Hi everyone! As of today, all physical rewards for Mage to Order have shipped. You may have gotten a tracking notice, even if you've already received your book. This is because Backerkit only generates this notice once all postage for a project has been purchased. Most of you should already have the book in hand, but if you haven't gotten it, please use the tracking notice to check on its location. If you have not received your book by September 10th, please send me an email at [email protected] and I will try to locate it for you.
For those of you who purchased Cut Him Out in Little Stars, you should expect a link to download the PDF on September 17th. In the meantime, enjoy some of the artwork that's been created for the adventure.
You should get one last update from me once the adventure becomes available. Until then, please enjoy your books and have a lovely September!
Wave #3
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 08:36:11 PM
Hi everyone! We just shipped wave #3 of our physical rewards, which is the largest shipment yet. Wave 4 will ship next week, and will be much smaller, as we double check to make sure nothing has slipped through the cracks. With the exception of a few international pre-orders, we expect that everyone who pledged for the physical book should have them in hand by the first week of September. As mentioned in our previous update, we expect the PDF adventure to be completed around the same time. If the first week of September passes and you haven't gotten your book, please let us know so we can track it down for you.
We also wanted to remind you that we'll be running Mage to Order at Gencon Online, and that there are a few tickets left. These games will take place entirely on Discord, so you can play from anywhere in the world.
That's all for now. Expect another update after wave #4 goes out!
Shipping Progress
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 04:20:03 PM
Hi everyone! After a delivery of toner, we've completed our second wave of shipping, which means we're more than halfway done with fulfilling physical orders. We're shipping in four waves, since I have a limit on how many packages I can request our postal carrier to pick up (I work from home and have a "business address," but it's in a residential area, so I'm slightly limited). I've been shipping a fresh batch of packages out every Tuesday and, unless there's another toner shortage (hopefully not!), I should be able to have all packages shipped before the end of the month.
I'm also making progress on the PDF adventure, and am about 1/3 of the way through writing it. Including editing, artwork and layout, it should also be complete and ready to send by the end of the month or the first week of September. Until then, I wanted to let you know about some other great projects by talented designers that I'm excited about!
The Price of Coal, a story game about labor rights and the Battle of Blair Mountain, is coming to Kickstarter on August 25th. For those unfamiliar, the Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in the United States to date, and was one of several labor disputes between Appalachian coal miners and their employers in the early part of the 20th century.
Mausritter, an adorable, rules-light fantasy game, where players take on the roles of tiny mice adventurers exploring a great big world, is live on Kickstarter and smashing through stretch goals. You have the option of pledging for a boxed set, which gives you everything you need to play, as well as 10(!) adventures to explore as your character.
That's all for now. I'll update you again when the third and fourth wave go out. Stay safe and play on!
Shipping Update
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 08:58:28 PM
Hello friends! I wanted to give you a small update about shipping physical rewards. As mentioned in the previous update, we're shipping books in waves (4 to be specific), so as to not overwhelm our postal carrier. The first wave went out last Friday, and we intended to ship the second wave this week. However, when we went to print labels, we realized our printer was out of toner. This is on me; I should have thought to check before we began printing. We've ordered more toner, and it should arrive in a few days. Once it does, we'll send out the second wave as planned.
Sorry for any delays! Hopefully it will only take a day or two to get the toner to us, and we'll be back on track to ship as planned. Thank you so much for your patience.
Books Are Here!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 05:27:47 AM
Hey everyone, the books have arrived! (Once again, please excuse the terrible lighting in my office.)
Now that they're here, we'll begin shipping them out in waves starting Wednesday, so look for them to arrive in your mailbox in the next couple of weeks. We locked addresses a while ago, but if you need to change your shipping information for any reason, please get that to me asap via email at [email protected] (preferably before Wednesday). After shipping is done, we'll be getting back to work on the PDF Adventure, so we're still on track to have everything to you by the end of August.
That's all for now. You'll get another update once everything has shipped, after PDF adventures go out, and at the end of the campaign. Thanks so much!
