This update is for AUS/NZ backers. Short version is, we will begin shipping "makeup shipments" on Thursday October 9 (USA time). These packages will originate from the USA and include items that were missing or damaged, plus the special AUS-only bonus encounter.
However, we are still waiting on confirmations from a number of AUS/NZ backers. We can't ship your makeup/bonus items unless we know exactly what items were missing, and what address to ship them to!
As of Thursday October 9, we will start shipping all makeup packages that we have information for.
If we haven't heard from a backer by then, we'll hold the shipment until we get confirmation. The fastest way to get your shipment will be to send us all info now, so it can go out quickly while we have the assembly line set up. Please, get back to us as soon as possible if you haven't already!
Thanks everyone for your patience on this very long journey! We're almost there.
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to wrap this project up for good. Based on your feedback, we’ve upgraded three of the DCC RPG Roll20 modules with the existing VTT maps and tokens. DCC #66.5 Doom of the Savage Kings, DCC #67 Sailors of the Starless Sea, and DCC #68 People of the Pit are all updated on the Roll20 Marketplace and DriveThruRPG. Finally, the last bug fixes and requested feature updates submitted to Metamorphic were made and are now live. This concludes the Roll20 for DCC crowdfunding project.
The link to submit bugs and suggestions for feature improvements to Metamorphic remains live should you discover anything that was overlooked during the bug-stomping and upgrading period. That link is: https://support.metamorphic-digital.com/
In closing, we’d like to thank you once more for your support and we’re already planning on how to provide further Roll20 support for the DCC RPG line in the future. We look forward to a continued relationship with Metamorphic in that capacity.
Hello, all you high-rollers! It's May and we've received more news from our friends over at Metamorphic Digital Studio about progress on the Roll20 For DCC project. Right now all the core rulebook's images are loaded onto Roll20's servers, which is going to speed up the creation of the compendium once the cascading style sheets are loaded onto the platform as well. This will hopefully be done before the end of May and then things can really get chugging along. Then it's time to start tackling adventures!
Speaking of sheets, the devs have been adding flavor and decorative elements to the character sheets while this is all underway. When you choose your class, the character sheet style will change as well. Here are some examples of the decorated character sheets that Metamorphic shared with us. Anyone who knows the great artwork that goes into DCC products will be happy to see that the Roll20 version isn't skimping on these!
You can tell this is the Thief character sheet thanks to the highly-useful rope and grappling hook.
When you're a Dwarf with a hammer (or an axe), all your problems start looking like nails (or necks).
The handy pull-down menu allows you to quickly customize the character sheet to your PC's chosen class.
Two staves, no waiting, for this Wizard!
We here at Goodman Games are quite pleased with Metamorphic's progress and we'll continue to keep you fine backers updated as we receive regular status reports from their DCC Roll20 team. We're all looking forward to the day people around the globe can hop onto Roll20 for a new DCC RPG campaign without a ton of work needed. More to come when we hear it!
And for those who might have missed it, Roll20 recently announced that Roll20 will be coming to Discord as an Activity. Yes, you can now have you Roll20 peanut butter in your Discord chocolate! You can read about that here.
Backers might be interested to know that signups for advance notification of Goodman Games' next crowdfunding project are now live. Coming in less than two months will be Caverns of Thracia for both DCC RPG and 5e. This legendary adventure is jam-packed with more than 100 new monsters, a five-level dungeon, a ruined city, an island archipelago, plus new magic and spells, and offers a year or more of adventure around the table. Suitable for levels 1-10 (5e) or 1-5 (DCC), Caverns of Thracia makes for the perfect next installment in Goodman Games' ongoing OAR line of adventures. Please stop by the Caverns of Thracia landing page and sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live. Don't miss out on this one!
We're happy to report that Metamorphic is hard at work converting the DCC RPG rules over to Roll20. As you can imagine, with so many tables and charts, this isn't an easy or quick job, but the fine folks at Metamorphic are proving to be up to the challenge.
Just recently, they shared with us some details of the work in progress. We're greatly pleased with how things are going in just the short time they've been at work. Here are some screenshots of what they’re working on! . Check these out!
DCC fans will recognize that border pattern from the character sheets, now in digital format.
Anyone need a cleric? Maybe not with that much disapproval!
Heeliu, what do your keen elvish eyes see?!!
No dungeon party is complete without a thief!
That ape-man has magic missile! With a +12 modifier! Run!!!
And of course we'll need a way to keep track of all our loot.
The text/math on these graphics are just placeholders for now, so don't worry if thing looks a little wonky. We want to make sure the big picture is working properly before we get down into the nitty gritty details. Bear in mind, too, that everything is still in the early stages and what you see here might not reflect where things end up.
Once we get the majority of the DCC rulebook ported over to Roll20, work can begin converting the modules too. In the meantime, we here at Goodman Games haven't been idle. We're already at work on the cool art assets for the tokens and reviewing the module maps to see how best to convert them over to Roll20. This is going to be awesome!
We'll have more to report as Metamorphic sends us status updates and we'll share the news with you as we get it. Keep an eye our for more as we receive it!
Thank you all for supporting the Roll20 for DCC Backerkit campaign. We said at the start of this campaign that it would be up to the fans to determine if there was a desire to bring DCC RPG to Roll20 and you showed us without a doubt that there was. Your belief in this project was 100% responsible for it becoming a reality and we can’t thank you enough.
We ended last night a mere $140 short of the final stretch goal to add a seventh DCC module to the planned six Metamorphic is converting to Roll20. So, although we can’t thank you enough, we can say “close enough” and call that last stretch goal achieved! Those of you who backed at the DCC Core Rules + First 6 Adventures tier will receive a seventh adventure as well (title to be determined). The converted seventh adventure will ultimately be available for purchase separately via Goodman Games and Roll20 for those of you who chose to back at a lower tier.
Now comes the hard part: the waiting. We’ll be making the final arrangements with Metamorphic to start converting DCC RPG and the adventures over to Roll20 and will update you once we have more information about that process. Metamorphic has an established track record of creating stellar products for Roll20 and we know were in good hands. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of a long history of making DCC RPG and other Goodman Games’ products available for Roll20. Thank you again for supporting this Backerkit project and believing in DCC RPG for Roll20.
May your (virtual) dice always roll in your favor!
Congratulations, you're getting a charactermancer!
We're here at GAMA Expo this week. I had a chance to sit down with the Metamorphic team for breakfast. Metamorphic (formerly known as Sigil) has coded some of the best Roll20 conversions out there, and they're the ones who will handle DCC on Roll20.
Here we are, plotting world domination...and also talking charactermancers! We're able to make the charactermancer work at $29k so we are going to call that stretch goal CLEARED. Congratulations everyone, you're getting a charactermancer!
Goodman Games x Metamorphic: Joe Goodman on the left, Jan and Amy of Metamorphic on the right
With that in mind, we've set up one more stretch goal. Help us clear $32k and we can throw another DCC adventure into the mix. Fair warning: it will be a "skinny module" not a huge hardcover. We had some great suggestions in our recent poll so we will definitely consider the results of that poll in the selection.
Today is the last day for this crowdfunding. Really only half a day remains. Please tell your friends and let's bring DCC to Roll20 in the best possible way!
This is a quick update for AUS/NZ backers. In short, we are preparing to ship the "make-up" deliveries to AUS/NZ backers for items that were missing from their local-market deliveries. However, we are still waiting on email confirmations from quite a few backers!
AUS/NZ backers, please make sure to reply to our emails. We have a list from the fulfillment company of what items they did not ship. However, that does not tell us if your items arrived in damaged condition or not. It also doesn't tell us if they made a picking mistake and you're actually missing something else. We're also working with mailing addresses that are quite old, and it's probable that at least one backer has moved since that list was prepared.
We've emailed every AUS/NZ backer who was on their list of missing items to verify mailing address and what items were received. If you're one of those backers, please look for an email from [email protected] and confirm. We sometimes encounter junk mail issues so we will also follow up soon with an alternate @gmail address we use if spam filters are a concern. AUS/NZ backers, if you haven't already done so, please confirm mailing address and missing items via those emails, so we can get started on the shipping process.
This post is for AUS/NZ backers, but of course everyone is welcome to read if you'd like to join the ride on this crazy fulfillment roller coaster.
First, thanks for your patience. We were consumed by the Gen Con vortex for much of July and August. Gen Con was fantastic and we're now mostly recovered. It's an enormous undertaking and also a ton of fun. Here's a photo of the whole "Goodman Gang" gathered around our banner at the show.
Goodman Games at Gen Con!
Now, down to business! For AUS/NZ backers, here's the latest.
Our local fulfillment partner has shipped out everything they could. As you know, most of you received partial shipments based on the inventory we were able to recover from the lost shipment.
The remainder of your pledge will be shipped directly from our warehouse in the USA.
We are depending on AUS/NZ backers to email us at [email protected] with some details. We have records from the fulfillment partner of what was shipped and unshipped, but given the unprecedented volatility of this fulfillment process, we'd like to validate that. So, please email us and tell us what you think you're missing. We'll make sure that matches the records we've received.
The next step is address verification. It's been a loooooong time since you all filled out surveys. Look for emails in the next week or so where a Goodman Games staffer will confirm the mailing address we have in our records. I'm sure at least one backer has moved and we want to ensure these final parcels go to the right place.
And finally... as the start of our "thank-you" for all this, your "makeup parcels" will contain a special bonus item!
The Lost Library of the Purple Planet
When books are lost in a freight depot somewhere in the wilds of Australia, it's almost like inspiration from the muse. Harley Stroh and Doug Kovacs conferred over Gen Con and this is what they came up with...
All makeup parcels shipped for Australia backers will include this two-page cardstock bonus encounter, written by Harley and illustrated by Doug. Sorry for all this chaos and delay. We have more planned but first let's get you the product you paid for along with a bonus item you don't have to pay for!
Look for address verification emails in the next week or so and then some shipments to follow.
