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Just a quick update to let you know where we are.
The last month has seen a big shift into tariff (China - US tariffs) meetings with everyone across our production line. How that would affect us today, what it might mean for the future, how we mitigate this (there are many options), it's....a lot. Because, you know, every year there has to be something to make Kickstarters more difficult...right?! Anyway, more on that below. On to the positive stuff.
Final box art and final battle maps have been locked in, at least for this sample round. Why this sample round you ask? Well, because when I get the new physical samples it might suddenly dawn on me "Oh my goodness, why isn't there X map in this pack?!", and then we'll make one. These packs are truly going to be special, and designed for you to keep at your table for maaaany years to come. Reusable, beautiful, narrative rich, locations to be used time and time again.
For example, below you can see a beautiful new Logging Camp battle map I've added to the Forests pack...or the Villages pack...I haven't quite decided which it would be most at home with. Any preference?
If these samples are all good, I will lock them in permanently and digital files will be finalised and distributed to you all :)
The Dice are looking so beautiful. I don't need to show you them again, but I'm going to because I like looking at them :D
We're awaiting new samples, as the previous iteration still had some rainbow banding, and I really don't want that in the final copies. Once this banding is eliminated we are locked in, so there's nothing else to do but look at these wonderful gems!
Encounters have all been written now, and are currently being reviewed, edited, and play-tested. It often makes me chuckle that the encounter decks take so much more time to develop and finalise than the battle maps... so it goes. :)
There are a LOT of encounters to work through and perfect, so this will be rolling, realistically, for a couple of months. Once they're ready I will distribute digital Alpha encounter decks to you all for public play-testing, so you can get your hands on everything and try them out with your hungry players.
Tariffs are the talk of the town, I'm sure you're all sick of hearing about them (I sure am). However, I wanted to give a quick update about how they affect this project.
Currently, there is no risk. I expect this to all blow over in the coming weeks and we'll see the international trade return to a somewhat regular service. I have a close eye on the situation and am lucky enough to be in a network of creators and companies who all share updates and solutions as soon as they're available. We are in good hands.
Once we approach manufacturing and shipping I will be in a position to make decisions, until then, we needn't worry :)
Updates: As mentioned in the previous update, I don't spam you with updates, and prefer to let you know when we've hit tangible checkpoints or if/when there is news. Sometimes there may be a few mini updates across 1 month, other times there might not be an update for a few months. But rest assured, myself and the team (and companies we work with around the world) are well seasoned and everything is ticking along :)
Items can still be added from the backerkit pre-order store while orders are still unlocked. We won't be locking until right before manufacturing, which we are approaching but there's still time.
Happy gaming!
Ollie (Moonlight Maps)
Quick update to let you know that we're progressing very nicely!
Final map selections are being made in the coming weeks, at which point we can look to build and distribute digital content. Way ahead of schedule (woo)!
This will also lead into VTT builds and distribution. These packs are going to be epic, I really can't stress that enough. The Foundry VTT team I have are the best in the industry, and we're really rolling out something special with these! Fully interactive, immersive, ambient and dynamic encounter locations, WITH NO EFFORT FROM YOU! A dream!
Dice are VERY nearly ready...already. Take a look!
Twilight's Torment is one of the most beautiful sets of dice I've seen, which is exactly what I wanted! We're very close with this set. We are changing the order of the colouring, to get the best effect possible, and to ensure the holographic foil sits correctly in the centre of each die, and to elimnate some colour 'banding' which we don't want. But good grief, just look at them!
Eternal Equinox is almost there but still needs some work to reach perfection. We're working on getting the colours much deeper and more vibrant, as well as changing the colour order (as with Twilight's Torment) to stop the colour 'banding'.
GM Scenes (I'm really excited about these, you know. Dressing up your table backdrop quickly depending on your setting is a massive table change) are moving to final art, with test samples coming soon.
Encounters are being worked on feverishly. Tundra is complete to testing level (we'll be keeping a close eye on the new 2024 (2025? Don't we need a new name?) Monster Manual to keep the encounter combat locked down, and making sure everything is future proof! Speaking of which, want to playtest a new one?
Cling Assets are all complete and so, SO, good! Take a look at these quick builds using my Plain Terrain bases :)
Imagine what you will create!
Villages....village (and dungeon)
Caves
Moonlight Pens are ready! Beautiful chisel-tipped dry-erase pens. Fat lines, thin lines, you got it all! I did green on green here so you can see everything in real terms, I assume you wouldn't actually use green on a green background :)
Augmented Reality D20 Roller Pin is a mouthful (don't eat it, please) but SO good! My dreams of never being without a D20 are coming to fruition! :) Do we need a new name for this? Comments below :)
I try to not spam updates (if you're like me you have backed many crowd-funded projects...haha), but always post when there IS news/progress. This is my third campaign now, so rest assured everything is in good hands, and you will get news at every step of the way :)
Items can be added from the backerkit pre-order store while orders are still unlocked (we should be locking in the next 2 months).
Happy gaming!
Ollie (Moonlight Maps)
Dropping in quickly to let you know a few things -
Backerkit Surveys (these are how you confirm your orders and we collect your postal addresses, etc) are ready to go! Smoke Tests have been sent (these are a small % of backers randomly selected to ensure the survey process runs as intended), so if you have one of those in your inbox go and complete it :)
Once the smoke test surveys are complete and any errors that arise are fixed, all surveys will land in your inbox!
***Please complete your survey as soon as you can***
(when you receive it)
The surveys are very brief, with just a few short questions, confirmation of your item basket imported from Kickstarter, and oportunity to add some of the extra items you missed from the campaign. You will also need to complete your postal address (however these addresses won't be locked yet, addresses are locked MUCH closer to delivery to ensure we have the correct postal address) to ensure all items are correctly allocated, and to not hold up your items.
If you have not received a survey yet, don't worry, this is just a small selection of backers. I will update again when ALL surveys have gone out. At this point if you haven't received one, you can let me know :)
Once your survey is complete, your address is added, and any extra funds are cleared, you will be READY, and any/all digital items you have ordered will be automatically distributed once they are completed (*note - digital items cannot distribute until surveys and outstanding funds are completed).
Add-Ons
Extra items have been added to the pre-order store and add-on screen of your survey, so once you have your surveys you can pick up all of those extra dice, encounters, patches, and the NEW Moon Boss Battle Pack, that you missed during the campaign! :)
That's all for now, have a great week and I'll be in touch soon when all surveys are landing.
Happy Gaming!
Ollie (Moonlight Maps)
Dropping in quickly to unveil 2 new surprises -
We're all of us world builders at heart. What we, what YOU, do is nothing short of astounding, and I thought something to make that more official would be nice. So for all physical tiers, you get the following items added to your orders for free!
Included as a gift for ALL physical tiers!
Included as a gift for World Builder, and Tabletop Legend tiers!
Give yourself a little flare, and wear these as a badge of honour. Of victory. And pride. Because you ARE a world builder.
I CANNOT wait to get you these battle maps, I want to see them on your tables and hear about the incredible adventures you're having with friends! Let's make for a big finish and share with friends and communities so we can make even more together in the future! :)
It look like pirate season...and what a bloody good season to be a part of!!
I'm an absolute sucker for pirate adventures. Hell, media in general. We're living in a time where we can enjoy these adventures from the safety of our tables, with friends, and no scurvy in sight!
SINK! is a 5e campaign book with adventures for 3rd to 10th level characters and player options including original subclasses and magic item tattoos!
Find out more here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sinkrpg/sink-a-5e-setting-featuring-tattoos-pirates-and-dungeons?ref=auin3v
Happy Gaming!
Ollie (Moonlight Maps)