As the title says, the print files were sent to the printer yesterday morning. That doesn't mean printing will start right away, of course - there are still a couple more review steps left before that happens - but it does mean it'll be soon. Typically I allot about 3-4 months for printing and shipping before fulfillment can begin, so that means we're pretty much right on schedule with the original plan at this point. There were a few more minor updates to the book as we prepared it for print, and I'll be releasing that "final final really final for now this time" PDF to everyone after I charge cards for shipping, tax, and any additional add-ons. I'll also send out links to claim a copy on DriveThruRPG at that point as well.
Survey Fund Collection Timeline
Which brings us to the other important part of this update! With manufacturing getting underway soon, it's time to collect the funds for shipping, taxes, and any add-ons that have been ordered during the pre-order period. I have not yet had time to handle special VAT rules (e.g., for 0-VAT items like books in certain countries), but those will be finalized before I press the button to charge cards. I will also be double checking the shipping rates to make sure those are the lowest they can be.
You can expect me to begin charging cards early in January (if you need a date, for now let's say January 2nd). This should give everyone plenty of time to make sure their payments go through before fulfillment begins. Once products are on the ship and en route to the US, I'll lock addresses as well so that the prep work can begin for fulfillment.
Card Preview
Speaking of cards, here's a preview of what we landed on for the boon, charm, and pact card designs - they're going to look spectacular with the gilded edges we unlocked as part of the physical quality upgrade stretch goal!
VTT Progress
I've pretty much finished the conversion process for Shard, and I plan to send out keys to redeem copies there for those that selected that option as soon as I've charged cards next week. The Roll20 version is also underway (though that process tends to take longer). Foundry conversion hasn't yet begun due to some life events with the person I'm working with, but it's in the pipeline.
Print-at-Home Cards
With the physical products laid out, the very last thing (other than any fixes needed during the final preparation for print) to be done are the print-at-home version of the cards that I added during the pre-order period. I haven't been given an expected delivery date for these yet, but you can be sure I'll be letting you know when they're done.
Eren Chronicles are back with another really cool supplement! ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch is a new setting inspired by Balkan and Slavic folklore's grim fables and mythology.
ZAMANORA: Ballad of the Witch introduces immersive mechanics, character options, monsters, spells, curses, ceremonies, folkloric relics and adventure locales sprung from the realm of myth. Moreover, everything is going to be compatible with a number of different TTRPG systems: namely D&D 5e, D&D 2024, and the Legend in the Mist RPG.
Their pre-launch page is live, so you can follow the project to get notified when it launches in 2025!
