This is a quick update on fulfillment. We had some delays last week where we needed to make some small tweaks to the survey for Backerkit approval before sending it out, but we will be getting our survey smoke test done and start sending out surveys this week. Here are some reminders about surveys and fulfillment.

Everything has arrived at the ShipBob warehouse, and they are kitting all of the items to get ready for final fulfillment.

Your order will lock and your card will be charged when you complete your survey. We will be pushing orders out to Shopify to be shipped out from the warehouse rather quickly after surveys are sent out, so this is the smoothest way to get everyone to pay for their shipping, taxes, and add-ons.

Digital files will be distributed directly via Shopify when we push out orders. This will give you a direct download and will place the product in your DTRPG and/or send you an Itch code depending on the products that you are being sent. You will not access files via Backerkit. Since digital downloads are going out via Shopify SKUs, we do ask for a shipping address even for digital only backers during your survey or else things do not work correctly in Shopify.

The 25% international shipping fee for VAT and administration for the EU is included in Backerkit as a tax. GST and HST for Canada are also included as a tax, and California sales tax is added as a tax. The international shipping shipping fee for other countries is included in the shipping price charged to you, not as a tax. The UK pays no fees for the base pledge levels since books have a 0% duty, but if you order add-ons that include non-print materials, the cost of vat and duties is included as the shipping charge for add-ons.

Most add-ons ship free, but larger items that add weight add extra shipping fees. For international orders that are not charged tax, the international shipping fee is included as part of a per item shipping fee.

Your first line of support once surveys go out is to email [email protected]. Backerkit will handle easy issues, and they will forward anything else onto RV Games to handle.

We will have late pledges available for Not Enough Scoundrels until we push out our final batch of orders for fulfillment. Copies will be available via the RV Games Shopify Store after campaign fulfillment and will also be coming to retailers and wholesalers. Once we send out surveys, Late Pledges will work like a store, you'll make a pledge, select add-ons, and pay all in one step.

We're super excited to get Not Enough Scoundrels out to everyone in the coming days!

-violet

Looks like I rolled poorly on the Port Event table (pg. 13); the shipment of the Hyperlane Logistics Union patches were delayed due to error on the manufacturers part, and are set to arrive next week (July 29) at the RV Games warehouse. We are still set to hit the campaign promise of fulfillment in August, though I gotta admit I'm quite bummed to lose 2d5 weeks between the late test print and patches.

The good news is that the surveys are coming this week. Backers will be able to upgrade their pledges (including those without rewards in the $1 tier), and grab add-ons.

You must complete the survey to get your rewards, including the final digital files. Please keep an eye out for the email this week. Once we hit 80-90% in survey responses, we'll send out the final digital files, including the bookmarked & hyperlinked PDF, digital asset folders, and a lil secret bonus, ;)

Updates will now start occurring more often. Next one will be later this week, around the same time as you receive the surveys. Talk soon!

All best,
Chris Airiau

P.S. Oh, it was my birthday this weekend, and I have a 39% off digital bday sale still going on over at itch on my Mothership backlog through Monday til midnight (EST), if you're interested in nabbing some digital modules. When in Rome, BioCryo, and Unseen City will also be available physically in the survey add-ons.

I waited and waited and waited, and patience paid. Last Friday, June 20, I received the test print of Not Enough Scoundrels!

Just a couple of formatting options to change: some table subheader rows were too dark for black text, and a few graphical bits escaped the ERASE option in their effects. These would be minor to an untrained eye, but this will increase readability and ease of use.

Then it was the hunt (again) for proofread errors over the weekend. I won't bore y'all with the details, but the folk who reached out with the Google Form were very helpful, so thank you!

The final piece I am waiting on is sorting the UPC graphic out with Violet Ballard of RV Games to pop on the back cover, and then I am pressing PRINT. 

Right you are! I have also spent the last month sorting out the postcards, vinyl stickers and patch orders. The final patch designs had to change a bit in order to remain legible, but nothing drastic.

I was also glad for those Google Form proofread surveys because they helped catch a couple errors on the deckplans, so I updated those for the postcards and printables, as well.

With the zines in production, I'll take time in the coming weeks to add bookmarks, and include all the hyperlinks in the PDF, as well as create a plaintext copy of the zine. All of these will be available with the final files. 

Everything is getting sent to the RV Games warehouses, and is set to arrive by mid-July. While that's under way, the surveys are going out so folks can pop on Add-Ons from the campaign and the RV Games distribution catalogue, enter their addresses and pay for shipping charges.

As usual, here’s your monthly update to the Project Timeline:

I better knock on wood, because we're still on track to stay on schedule for August fulfillment. 

Updates will be sent alongside the backer surveys, and still, you can expect your monthly scheduled update on Monday, July 21st.

All best,
Chris Airiau

Hello Scoundrels!

I've got a pre-print PDF for you! Check the link in the Backer Exclusive Content at the end of the Update, :)

Marx delivered the edited manuscript on April 25th (the Friday after the last Update), and I generally finished the zine layout by May 6th. Less than an hour ago, Tim sent the final ship art!

What's nice too is that proofreading is finished! The Does Makes the Poison author Andrew C. Mason hopped on to proofread, and as a work trade, I'll soon be proofreading his zine, as well.

Another placeholder is the Juicy Family Co-op logo (pg. 5), a collaboration with SpicyTuna RPG's The Hands That Feed. Marco Serrano's working on that one!

For the moment, I've popped in three new Scoundrels, one of which is 100% a placeholder while that Immortalizer and I work out a good time for our meeting (I'm still waiting to hear back from them. Tt's not easy, this timezone difference, lessons learned!). 

I've also finished the postcards, as well as digital & printable assets for Not Enough Scoundrels. The tokens look pretty good, I think, and I'm happy to get more out of Lur Noise's incredible art.

The maps have three digital versions. The "maximum" player info version, with numerated layout, the layout-only version, and hull only. The printable PDFs are one 24pg packet of map variations, and set for US Letter page size (despite my A4/A5 heart, haha). The MAX version is what player crewmembers ought to be able to figure out with a scan of the ship, and is the version that appears on the postcards. There's a lil procedure in one portion of the Void Events that asks Wardens to use these maps.

With Tim's final art in hand, I will order the test print (right after my . Unfortunately, this is a sloooooooooow process (US Printing + shipping to France) at an estimated 3 weeks. Once I have it in hand, I need to check for any necessary changes before pressing the big scary PRINT button for over 1000 zines.

Meanwhile, if you noticed a typo or error that passed us by, please use this Google Forms survey to report any mistakes you may cross: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBlmiCdgGASqPR_d89VWOBjFKSCkmimhld9e9E51G7brwhzg/viewform

When I hit the print button (maybe late June?), Violet from RV Games will open up the backer surveys. I'll provide more detail before the surveys go out, but our goal is to collect for shipping during this initial survey. In addition, you'll be able to upgrade your pledge and slap on more add-ons from the 5MW Press and RV Games catalogues.

Blocking out the layout prior to editing really helped move this project ahead. I actually managed to gain some time on this, so we didn't fall behind at all.

As usual, here’s your monthly update to the Project Timeline:

If we're lucky with the prints, we may even be able to start surveys early and begin fulfillment in July. In any case, we're definitely in the good window to stay on schedule for August fulfillment—barring catastrophe (which who knows, with this continued tariff BS).

Expect the next update, at the latest, Monday, June 23rd.