Tales of Argosa

October Update 1
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 01:23:46 AM

Gday All! A quick Tales of Argosa update for mid October.

Surveys & Shipping 

First up if you are receiving physical rewards and haven't already filled out your Backerkit survey, please do so ASAP as we'll be charging cards for shipping at the end of October. Final addresses won't be locked until mid November.

Shipping rates have been confirmed with our distributor. They are largely in line with our Kickstarter estimates, or cheaper for Australia. For the Book, Cards & Dice combo the charge will be USD 14-18 in the USA (KS est 12-18), USD 29 to Canada (same as KS quote), USD 23 to the UK (same as KS est), USD 25-43 to EU (same as KS est), USD 35 to NZ (same as KS est), and USD 25 to Australia (KS est USD 35). If your order is for only dice/cards (ie no book) it will be significantly less than the above. If your order has multiple books the cost will be higher.

Crypt of Kursaba "Print at Cost" links

Crypt of Kursaba "Print at Cost" links for DTRPG have gone out to Backers via email :D The cost to print the adventure is approx  USD 3.20 (plus shipping). If you haven't received your email please check your junk mail or let me know and I'll sort it out ASAP. 

Foundry Update

High Technomancer Dab has re-emerged from the electron wastes with more Foundry updates; the character sheet is coming along very nicely and I hope to be personally playtesting the module later this month :DD 

Fulfilment First Week of December

My apologies but we've had a slight delay with our book printing and the dice. I expect they will be shipping out to Backers in the first week of December rather than November. It could still be last week of November, but more likely first week Dec. I'm liaising closely with my production partners to keep things moving. I hope this doesn't spoil anyone's gaming plans for Nov!

Next Steps

My priorities for end of Oct /early Nov will be (i) working with GM to the Stars Jason Hobbs on the Second Stretch Goal Adventure, (ii) Playtesting the Foundry ToA module, (iii) Liaising closely with my production and distribution partners, and (v) charging shipping fees through Backerkit at the end of October.    

As always, if you have any feedback or play reports I'd love to hear them!  

Thanks again for your support and patience folks, have a great end of week! 

September Update :D
over 1 year ago – Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 05:26:04 AM

It's September update time!

Crypt of Kursaba Adventure (Stretch Goal Adv 1) has gone out to Backers :DD

During the KS I used the working title "House of Crows", but it's morphed into Crypt of Kursaba. If you didn't get an email notification please check your junk folder, or if your files are not in your DTRPG library send me a message and I'll sort it out ASAP. 

Note this is only the PDF of the adventure. I've ordered the DTRPG PoD softcover, and once the proof is all good, will make the "print at cost" codes available to Backers in due course. 

Physical Books, Dice & Cards

The latest ToA proof looks great. I actually sent it off to a reviewer before taking a video of it lol - but the below flick through is very close. Note this is not the offset print smyth sewn version. The hardcovers are on track for Nov fulfillment, along with the dice and cards. 

And for those who may not have seen it yet, here's an example of how the Dungeon Generator works:

ToA Foundry Module

High Technomancer Dab continues to beseech the Machine God as the ToA Foundry module progresses :) The elder code is difficult to decipher, but as I understand it the character sheet will allow for much dragging and dropping of things to it, and GMs will be able to make their own items, abilities, monsters, etc. Some WIP examples below. May the electron winds hold in our favour! More on this next month :D

Shipping

If you're receiving physical rewards and you haven't filled out your Backerkit survey, please do so by mid October, as we will charge shipping through the survey process. I'll confirm and post about shipping prices (which I expect will be in line with the KS estimates) probably first week of October, and will charge cards towards the end of October. For my fellow Aussies I can say your shipping will be much lower than the KS estimate. All Australian orders will be shipped to me directly, then I'll use Australia post to send out the orders locally, which is going to be much more economical. More on that in early October :)   

Next Steps

My priorities for end of Sept/early Oct will be (i) finalising the PoD proof for Crypt of Kursaba, (ii) working with GM to the Stars Jason Hobbs on the Second Stretch Goal Adventure, (iii) Progressing the Foundry ToA module with High Technomancer Dab, (iv) ensuring Backer's orders for the hardcover, cards, and dice continue to move along smoothly, and (v) finalising shipping fee estimates for Backers receiving physical rewards.    

As always, if you have any feedback or play reports I'd love to hear them!  

Thanks again for your support everyone and have a great week! 

August Update :D
over 1 year ago – Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 12:00:11 AM

It's August update time!

PDFs have gone out to Backers

Alrighty first up the following files are now in Backer's DTRPG libraries, ready for download at your convenience:

• Tales of Argosa PDF (I uploaded the latest "final" version today)
• GM Screen PDF
• Deck of Signs PDF

If you didn't get an email notification please check your junk folder, or if your files are not in your DTRPG library send me a message and I'll sort it out ASAP. 

There were some minor tweaks (besides typos) for the final ToA PDF, as follows:   

• Intercept p.70 minor clarification
• Monster by HD table p.167 added some missed entries
• Intro p4 tweaked
• Supply table p.55 reformatted
• Gear p.56 some reformatting.  

Pledge Manger & Pre-Order Store

The Pledge Manager & Pre-Order Store have closed to finalise order numbers. If you missed out, and really want the offset book or dice, we'll be ordering some extras so you might be able to still get them (I'll post about that in the future). Shipping is still to be charged in a later survey when we're closer to physical rewards distribution. 

Physical Books, Dice & Cards

The Deck of Signs tuckbox has arrived and is looking SWEET, ready to print final orders. Similarly our Consult the Bones dice order is already with Q Workshop.   

I received the July ToA proof and it is looking excellent. I did find two images that needed tweaking however, so I've fixed those and ordered the final proof, which will come later this month. Assuming that's good we'll confirm our full order with the printers :DD 

At the moment we're looking at fulfillment most likely in Nov (maybe Oct, but probably not).   

Next Steps

My priorities for end of August will be Adventure Framework #69 House of Crows, the First Stretch Goal Adventure, and I know Jason Hobbs is already working on the Second Stretch Goal Adventure :) I've touched base with Dab about a Foundry VTT module and we're in the process of working out that timeframe. More on that next month!

As always, if you have any feedback or play reports I'd love to hear them!  

Thanks again everyone and have a great week! 

July Update
over 1 year ago – Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 03:39:29 AM

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June Update - Playtest v7, Pledge Manager, and Pre-Order Store :)
almost 2 years ago – Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 01:59:31 AM

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