Backerkit Surveys and Monthly Uppdate
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 06:42:27 AM
Hey guys and gals. Welcome to our first monthly production update. Now, I know you’re probably wondering, ‘Where is my Backerkit survey?’ Well, things have been running a little behind in getting Backerkit set up. We are currently waiting for Backerkit approval, which could happen either today or tomorrow. Then we have to send out a Smoke Test to make sure that everything with the survey runs the way it should. And THEN I can send surveys out to you. That means that surveys could be delivered as late as June 5th, but I’m hoping we can get them out sooner. I will post another Kickstarter update once they've been sent out.
Unfortunately, this also means that everyone who was supposed to get all our already published campaigns on June 1st will have to wait until we send out surveys. The same goes for early access files. I promise I will get everything uploaded and sent out as soon as possible.
Now onto the production update for Price of the Dragon and all the other goodies with this campaign.
The covers for The Compendium and Fore the Play are about to get their final colors. Here’s a sneak peek of the unfinished cover for The Compendium, which is being produced by Bad Moon Art Studio.
All NSFW and monster artwork has been completed. We are currently only awaiting the bigger art pieces and are anticipating a delivery date for those around the end of July.
The twig ent STL file has been created, and I am awaiting a print proof before I have the sex zombie STL file created.
The artwork for the Print-and-Play cards is still in the works, but it appears it will be completed soon.
If all assets are completed when I anticipate they will be, we are looking at an end-of-August delivery date for this Kickstarter. As always, things can change between now and then, so this timeframe is not guaranteed. This is only an estimate.
We are only collecting shipping addresses for pledges that include the Mimic Notebook, and we won’t finalize these until we’re close to shipping time. We will be posting a Kickstarter update a week before we lock in addresses so that you’ll have time to change anything that needs to be changed.
If you have any questions, feel free to post them below, and I will answer them as soon as I can. Please note that I will be traveling for the next two days, so if I don’t answer your question right away, check back again in the afternoon.
I want to thank you again for making this Kickstarter a big success. We hope to deliver a product you love!
Poll Results and What Happens Now!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, May 11, 2023 at 07:26:31 PM
First and foremost, I want to thank each and every one of you for making this Kickstarter a big success. We unlocked a lot of cool stretch goals, and I'm excited to see what you guys think of the two newest Lewd Dungeon Adventures campaigns.
The results of the two polls are in. The Compendium cover poll was not supposed to end until tomorrow, but the flame of passion has been in the lead this entire time, and with 33% of the votes, I don't think it's going to be beaten out overnight. With that said, it will be featured on the cover of the Compendium.
The design below is the original created by Map Studio. I'm super curious how Bad Moon Art Studio will re-imagine it.
Our other big poll of this Kickstarter was for the Mimic Attack Notebook. The majority has voted to wait and have it delivered with Price of the Dragon instead of before.
With the Kickstarter having ended, you may be wondering what happens next.
We will be sending out Backerkit surveys fairly early this time around, within the next two weeks. This is so that everyone who has already published content in their order can receive it early. On June 1st, we plan on delivering the following content:
- Core Rulebook & Starter Adventure PDF
- The Mage’s Stolen Goods PDF
- Give and Take Hideout PDF
- Disappearances in Riverhelm PDF
- The 5e PDF versions of all the above campaigns
- Plain Map Packs (early bird reward)
- NSFW Coloring Book Pages (early bird reward)
- Scenic Artwork (early bird reward)
Everything else not listed above has an estimated delivery date of January 2024. Honestly, we will probably be delivering much sooner than that. My best guess right now would be in late September 2023, but I am still in the process of collecting estimated completion dates from my artists, so this is not set in stone.
Shipping of all paperback books will be handled via DriveThruRPG. When it is time for us to deliver them, you will receive a link from DriveThruRPG with discount codes ($0.00) for the campaigns in your order. You will then enter in your address and pay shipping through the DriveThruRPG website.
You should not need to update your address in Backerkit unless your pledge also includes the Mimic Notebook, which will be shipping directly from its manufacturer when the time comes. We will post another update when it is time to finalize your shipping address.
If there is something you forgot to add to your order, you will be able to add it via Backerkit once we send out surveys.
As usual, we will be posting monthly production updates to keep you informed on where we're at in the manufacturing process. If you have any questions that were not answered above, please drop them in the comments.
Thanks again for your support. You guys are the absolute best!
For those receiving the Mimic Attack notebook
over 1 year ago
– Fri, May 05, 2023 at 10:41:37 AM
Hey guys and gals. I've created a poll for those of you who will be receiving the limited-edition Kickstarter-exclusive Mimic Attack notebook with your pledge or as an add-on item. These notebooks will be ready to ship shortly after our campaign ends. I actually just had the final version shipped to my house today for one last quality check. My question is, would you prefer to receive it early (I can start shipping these out in June), or would you rather wait until Price of the Dragon is released? To make your opinion heard, vote in the poll here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mimic-attack-82566945
The majority response will determine when the notebooks ship. Please note that the poll is on a public Patreon post. You do not need to sign up for Patreon or be a paying subscriber to vote.
And for those of you wondering, the notebook is included with The Collector and The Treasure Hunter tiers.
Stretch Goal #5 has been unlocked!
over 1 year ago
– Thu, May 04, 2023 at 02:25:29 PM
Just wanted to let you guys know that Fore the Play is now getting the 5e treatment. If you've pledged to any tier that includes 5e content, you will automatically get it as a bonus.
We're super excited to have hit 6-figures. Thank you for making this campaign a big success!
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Free Artwork Preview on Patreon
over 1 year ago
– Mon, May 01, 2023 at 09:55:05 AM
If you would like a sneak peek at more of our artwork, we post a lot of it for free on Patreon. Every month, I also create a post outlining what you can expect for the month. You can see this month’s preview post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82345232
Please note that all the NovelAI stuff on our Patreon is just for fun and doesn’t make it into our books. It’s mostly just there to give fans some extra stuff to look at. But for those interested in a paid membership, any tier above Just the Tip will get you a custom AI character, designed using your criteria, delivered to your email address.
If you would like to check out more work by our amazing artists than what we have on the Kickstarter page, you can visit our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/lewddungeonadventures and simply scroll through to find the free posts.
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