Mid-November Update and New Realm Sheet
7 days ago
– Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 02:12:16 AM
Hi All,
As mentioned in my last update, I'm moving to twice-monthly updates now that we're in the final stages.
After checking in with Alec over the last few weeks he's advised that the last of the artwork should be ready by the end of November, so I'm aiming for a pdf release around 6th December when I'm back from Dragonmeet in London. I'll have another update before that, around the end of November, so will update on how things are looking for print distribution then.
For those of you who are preparing to run Mythic Bastionland I've worked with Kyle Latino (aka Map Crow) to put together a two part play aid. The first page is a fully mapped Realm and cheat sheet for creating your own. The second page is a player-facing map with the landmarks and barriers hidden, and a cheat sheet of the travel rules.
You can download it here, enjoy!
I'll update again at the end of the month, bye for now.
Chris
November Update
28 days ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 01:06:47 AM
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to have the final PDF for you by the end of October, but unfortunately Alec was taken out of work for a few weeks due to illness, so we're running roughly three weeks behind schedule.
This means I'm now aiming to have the final PDF for you around mid-November, but with Alec still on the mend I don't want to commit to a hard date. Instead I'll move from monthly updates to fortnightly, so you can expect the next update around the middle of November, hopefully with the full PDF to share.
Because physical distribution was already paused over the Christmas period, there's a chance we can still get copies going out in January, but now it's a touch less certain. I should have a better estimate by the mid-November update.
I'll also hold off on locking orders until the next update.
Sorry again for further delay. At the risk of repeating myself, rest assured I'm going to use this experience to change the way that I run future crowdfunding campaigns, and will only launch funding when all of the artwork is already complete.
Here are a few of the final Knight pieces to come in.
Bye for now, and thanks again for all of your support and patience.
Chris
October Update
about 2 months ago
– Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 01:31:20 AM
Hi all,
Everything is progressing as set out in the previous update. I can give a slightly more detailed timeline now that we're getting closer:
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Late October Alec will have finished the artwork, and I'll be making final checks of the PDF. I'm planning to send out the final PDF version of the game by the end of October.
- My current plan is to lock Orders on November 4th, with shipping being charged shortly afterwards. I'll be posting another update before then as a reminder, but it's a good idea to go and check that your address is correct in Backerkit.
- The latest estimate from the printhouse is that stock will be arriving into distribution centres by the start of January, so copies will start going out in January. I'll be able to give more details on this as we enter the new year.
Since we nearly have a complete set of Knight art now I thought I'd put them all together.
Thanks again for everybody's support on the project. I'll update again in a month.
Bye for now,
Chris
September Update
3 months ago
– Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 01:29:19 AM
After reviewing the artwork progress timeline with Alec and the print house, combined with my planned holiday in October, there's going to be another delay to release to make sure that I'm around to ensure that printing and distribution both run smoothly.
Based on the current timeline the stock will be arriving into my distribution centre just before Christmas, so that adds another short delay before we can feasibly start shipping them out to you.
So we're now looking at:
Final PDF in Late October
Print copies shipping in January
Sorry again to bring the bad news.
I'll continue to keep you updated on this, and here's an extra large Knight artwork preview to enjoy in the mean time. I'm still wowed by everything that Alec is producing and I know that the final book is going to look fantastic.
Thanks again for all of your support and patience.
Chris
August Update
4 months ago
– Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 01:16:02 AM
Hi All,
I've spoken with Alec and we've put together a more structured schedule for completion of the remaining artwork. After checking in with the print house this would push fulfilment back to a period when I'll be outside of the country for a few weeks, unable to manage things, so that creates a further delay I was really hoping to avoid.
So looking at this all together I want to set a realistic target for fulfilment, rather than risk further disappointment.
With that in mind, the new estimates are:
PDF in Late September
Print in November
It's devastating to delay fulfilment again, and I'm very sorry that we've slipped further behind the planned schedule. I appreciate how patient you've all been, and this whole experience is going to change the way that I plan future projects to avoid it happening again.
On a brighter note, I have some artwork to share.
Thanks again for backing the project, and I really can't wait to get it onto your tables!
