James Bell
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5 months ago
Project Update: The Second Shard - Draft Manuscript Preview #2 for Backers
Hello Shardstriders,
We've had a few sneak peeks, but now it's time to dive right into Cyber-Scion, a World where the Gods stride the planet not as legendary beings, but as colossal machines made sacred by the enigmatic substance known as ambrosia. In this World, Scions are not the children of myth, but the rare souls who can resonate with these Divine Machines, drawing forth miracles that defy even the most advanced scientific research.
We've had a few sneak peeks, but now it's time to dive right into Cyber-Scion, a World where the Gods stride the planet not as legendary beings, but as colossal machines made sacred by the enigmatic substance known as ambrosia. In this World, Scions are not the children of myth, but the rare souls who can resonate with these Divine Machines, drawing forth miracles that defy even the most advanced scientific research.
International Shipping – Collected in the Pledge Manager
One quick reminder about Shipping before we get into the manuscript previews.
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. We get that, but there's not much we can do at this time. Onyx Path is in a difficult space where the company is big enough that they're not saving money by fulfilling out of Rich's garage, but small enough that they can't really set up international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now.
The best we can do at this point is to plan carefully, advise everyone up front that international shipping will likely be expensive (see our projections on the main page) and only charge what it costs us when the time comes. We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. If you live outside the US and aren't sure you want the hardcover or other physical items, you can pledge to the PDF tier now and upgrade your pledge in the Pledge Manager once we know the final shipping costs.
First up, it's amazingly expensive to ship, especially from Onyx Path's home base in the US. We get that, but there's not much we can do at this time. Onyx Path is in a difficult space where the company is big enough that they're not saving money by fulfilling out of Rich's garage, but small enough that they can't really set up international partners to handle portions of the fulfillment. So we are where we are - for now.
The best we can do at this point is to plan carefully, advise everyone up front that international shipping will likely be expensive (see our projections on the main page) and only charge what it costs us when the time comes. We’ll be charging for shipping in the Pledge Manager once the books are being printed and we can deal with the actual shipping charges rather than using our best-guesses this far out. If you live outside the US and aren't sure you want the hardcover or other physical items, you can pledge to the PDF tier now and upgrade your pledge in the Pledge Manager once we know the final shipping costs.
DRAFT MANUSCRIPT PREVIEWS - BACKERS ONLY
Remember, thanks to BackerKit magic, these download links are visible to Backers only - you must be logged in and reading this on the website to have access to the manuscript preview links. So, if you're reading this via e-mail, click that "Read The Update" link on the bottom and I'll see you below the title treatment.
WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK
WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK
I'm going to be sharing the manuscript in sections - or shards, even - over the next 3 weeks, Part of the reason for that is to keep focus on one section at a time so that the team can gather feedback to help guide the manuscript through the next steps of editing and development. To that end, they've created a special Feedback Form for you to submit your comments after reading each section!
Submit your feedback directly to the developers using this special Feedback Form <link>
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