International shipping update
over 3 years ago
– Wed, Mar 03, 2021 at 08:57:53 PM
Okay, I've gone over 2021 rates with our fulfillment partner and it looks like we can safely lower our original shipping estimates. Phew.
Apologies to everyone who was put off by our original estimates. I hope these rates will be more agreeable. As a reminder, shipping will be charged as part of the Backerkit survey that all backers will receive at the close of the campaign.
I'll have an update on our new round of stretch goals tomorrow!
REVISED SHIPPING ESTIMATES
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Canada/EU/UK: $22
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Norway/Switzerland: $38
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Australia: $25
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New Zealand: $30
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China, Macao, Hong Kong: $14
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Rest of Asia: $29
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All other countries: $70-100
Stretch goals and international shipping
over 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 12:20:15 AM
A few hours ago, Jeremy, Lucie and I had a Zoom call to celebrate the campaign's success, raising glasses in Wisconsin, Vermont, and the south of France. After we signed off I checked the main page again and saw that we had cleared several more stretch goals! So here's some more info on those.
STRETCH GOALS
As of this writing we've crossed the 25k threshold, which means you, dear backers, have currently racked up these additions to the base content:
- Markdown conversion. All game text will be converted into Markdown and made available for public use under a CC-BY-SA license, allowing tech-savvy users to create ePub or web editions of the game text. This is great because anyone who wants to read or play Stonetop in the future will be able to access the complete rules online, for free.
- Digital play aids. Since it was originally designed primarily for face-to-face play, Stonetop already possesses a full complement of printable play aids, but our current era of social distancing calls for tools dedicated to online play. This stretch goal includes a set of form-fillable PDFs for every game component that would benefit from that format—the character playbooks, the steading playbook/record, the playbook inserts (inventory, animal companion, etc.), and the arcana. It also gives us room to work on integrations for Foundry and Roll20.
- Arcana Uncovered. The arcana (magic items) are a really fun and unique aspect of Stonetop's design. The base game comes with 18 major and 36 minor arcana, but Jeremy has more waiting in the Seeker's sanctum. Meeting this goal unlocks 2 more major arcana (which means more illustrations from Lucie), and 4 more minor arcana.
- Adventure Starters. Stonetop's character creation process guarantees that every campaign kicks off on fertile ground, well-sown with the seeds of adventure, and the rules include clear guidelines to for the GM to nurture those seeds to fruition. Even so, having a palette of well-considered options on hand can ease the GM's load. This stretch goal allows Jeremy to develop 3 "adventure starters"—illustrated briefs, each 2-4 pages in length, which lay the foundation for situations ripe with mystery, opportunity, and danger.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
My apologies to everyone who has been daunted by the high shipping estimates listed on the main campaign page. I set them purposely at the high end to ensure that we don't fall into a shipping trap by incurring unanticipated costs. I am waiting for news on the 2021 rates from our fulfillment partner, and crossing my fingers that we'll be able to significantly reduce the cost of international shipping. As soon as there is any change for the better I will post an update to let everyone know. Thank you for your patience on this!
MAP PRINTS
The map print add-ons offered by Lucie went in a flash, and a number of people have asked if more of them will be made available. I am looking into alternatives and larger versions, and have begun ordering test prints. My hope is that we'll be able to offer high quality maps as add-ons in the post-campaign Backerkit survey. They really are lovely! I'll report in here with news on that front as it develops.
GRATITUDE
As I write this, over 500 people have chosen to put money toward our labor of love. In today's world, that feels... it feels good. It makes us happy. We cannot thank you enough.
—Jason (and Jeremy and Lucie)
Funding goal achieved!
over 3 years ago
– Mon, Mar 01, 2021 at 10:26:28 PM
Um... did we just... we did! We crossed the $15k threshold! In just about 4 hours.
Thank you all! Jeremy, Lucie, and I are very grateful.
When I asked my 11-year-old son Max to hit the "launch" button before he went to school this morning, he said, "Do you think it will work?" and I said, "I have no idea!"
Now, thanks to you, I have an idea. And it's going to be fun to share the extent of it with Max when he comes back home this afternoon.
Watch out stretch goals, here we come!
