As stated in our last update, we planned to finish up fulfillment the week after Christmas. Due to holiday shutdowns it took a bit longer than we hoped to get up and running.
Since then we have shipped out all but 185 orders and the rest are slated to be shipped by the end of next week (January 23rd).
If you ordered Handbook for the Player that will ship with your City of Skull rewards as well.
A word from our CEO:
I want to personally apologize for the significant delay on this campaign. As you saw in our other updates, these projects took some turns that we think make them better but it was at the expense of time.
Below you will see BACKER ONLY note with a special 50% off coupon for Mazes products as a thank you for baring with us.
We're happy to report that the final product, Prison Tomb, is through production and was delivered to our warehouse!
We are sending fulfillment orders to our warehouse today, however, with it being Christmas week it is unlikely that the shipments will go out before Monday December 29th.
Thank you for your patience with us as we navigate this larger than expected project. We think you'll be really happy with the end results, though!!!
October Update - Locked Addresses & Shipping Information
City of Skull is here!
Late last week we starting prepping for fulfillment and the plan is to start shipping out orders with items in stock this week. See below for more details.
A note from Chris O'Neill (Mazes, Polymorph creator)
CITY OF SKULL is finally ready for your delving and hex crawling needs. It's been a strange year (and it continues to be strange, honestly). So, its time to get STRANGE and PULPY fiction to your table! The classes are strange, the monsters are stranger, and the world seems new and fresh. Currently, I am working thought he final touches on the rest of the City of Skull products - and I think you're all gonna flip for the MASSIVE Beyond the City of Skull Adventure Path - which we thought would be like 200 pages, but is clocking in around 360!!!
Locking Addresses
You should have received a notice that we locked down addresses to start fulfillment. If you did not see that and have moved you can check the address we have on file here: https://city-of-skull-for-mazes-rpg.backerkit.com/
Shipping Update
All physical items are complete EXCEPT Beyond City of Skull and Prison Tomb.
Beyond City of Skull is in final proofing and going to the printer by Monday 10/27
Prison Tomb is in final edit and going to layout as soon as we can.
Shipping Waves
Wave one to start 10/22 - City of Skull book only
Wave two - City of Skull with add-ons in stock
Wave three - Orders with Beyond City of Skull & Prison Tomb
We apologize for the long delay in delivering these books to you. This project ended up being more than we had planned and the same team working on much of this was also working on other projects that were delayed due to the tariffs.
Other News
We are creating and printing the Monthly Mazes Modules in sets of three adventures. These are in production but will be ready for purchase at PAX Unplugged and our website in late November. Each book contains THREE adventures around a single theme - lairs, crypts, dungeons, hex crawls, and more. Here is a sneak peek.
September Update - Updates on Production and Delivery to You
We apologize for the delays on getting you an update (We had one drafted for August and forgot to post). Our goal it to get you the absolute best products, however that means we have run into a number of delays. The Beyond City of Skull adventure path is proving to be a beast which is causing delays on Prison Tomb as well since the same team is working on all of these projects. Please review our updates below.
Production Updates
City of Skull - These are complete, have shipped, and are expected in our warehouse this week.
Mazes Screen + Adventure - These are complete and have been received in our warehouse.
Beyond City of Skull - The team was delayed in getting the appropriate information to the layout person. This is a complicated connection adventure path and we are making sure the layout and flow of this book is right. We are in layout now, but it is proving difficult to fit this into one book, so it may end up being 2 books and you'll all benefit from getting this for the price of one book!
Prison Tomb - This one has been on hold as we work through the Beyond City of Skull issues. This will be done after Beyond City of Skull layout is complete.
In World Zine - We accidentally said it was complete and delivered last update. This is about 90% written and we will work to get you the PDF as soon as we can. This will also be done after Beyond City of Skull layout is complete.
PRODUCTION STATUS
City of Skull main book Delivery expected this week & PDF delivered via Backerkit ✅
Maze Controller Screen PDF delivered, received in warehouse. ✅
Adventure with the Maze Controller Screen PDF delivered, received in warehouse. ✅
City of Skull coins Complete and delivered to us. ✅
In-World Card Deck PNP complete & delivered. ✅
Soundtrack Complete, codes sent out ✅
Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying PDF sent delivered today. ✅
Stickers designed and ordered ✅
Collab patch completed & delivered ✅
Beyond City of Skull Adventure Path In Layout now.
Prison Tomb Solo in editing/early layout
In-World Zine Finalizing final text now
City of Skull for Roll20 not started yet.
Delivery to You
Once City of Skull books are received, we will start shipping out orders with items in stock. This includes orders with:
City of Skull
Maze Controller Screen
City of Skull coin set
Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying
Stickers
Collab Patch
A second wave of shipping will start once Beyond City of Skull, Prison Tomb, and the In World Zine are complete and arrive in our warehouse. At this point we are not able to give you a definitive date, but our estimated timeline would be 4-6 weeks from today for us to start delivery.
Thank you for your support and patience as we navigate through this project. We are dedicated to making this THE BEST IT CAN BE and hope that when you finally receive your rewards you will agree.
July Update - City of Skull PDF Delivery, Shipping Date Estimates
We apologize for the delay in giving you an update. We ran into many delays in late May and June due to illness, travel, editor changes, workload, and many things to lay out and edit.
Everyone who backed City of Skull setting book received the PDF today via Backerkit digital downloads. We are excited the that book is in production now! We also delivered the PDF for the in-world zine, Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying, and download codes for the soundtrack via Backerkit a few weeks ago.
Our goal is to do another update as soon as the rest books are fully laid out and we can supply you with the PDF's. By then we'll have an EVEN better time frame on delivery to you.
SHIPPING TO YOU ESTIMATE
Based on the time frames below we expect that shipping to you will be late August or early September depending on how quickly things arrive and what you purchased.
The Screen is shipping from China next week and will take between 4-6 weeks to arrive in our warehouse.
City of Skull is a hardcover and has approximately a 6 week delivery time.
Beyond City of Skull, Prison Tomb, and the in-world zine all have approximately 2-4 week delivery time.
PRODUCTION STATUS
City of Skull main book ordered & PDF delivered today!
Beyond City of Skull Adventure Path editing complete, in layout now.
Maze Controller Screen PDF delivered, expected to ship from factory next week.
Adventure with the Maze Controller Screen PDF delivered, to ship from factory next week.
Prison Tomb Solo in layout, will be ordered with Beyond City of Skull books.
City of Skull coins Complete and delivered to us. ✅
In-World Zine Completed, PDF delivered today! ✅
In-World Card Deck PNP complete & delivered. ✅
Soundtrack Complete, codes sent out today! ✅
City of Skull for Roll20 not started yet.
Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying PDF sent delivered today. ✅
Stickers designed and ordered ✅
Collab patch completed & delivered ✅
Thank you for you continued support and patience as we navigate through this project.
This might just be me, but I encountered an issue with the Hearbreaker World Zine file. Every time I opened it, the pages were blank. The rest of the digital files were fine. Turns out if I opened the file in a browser instead of using Adobe, the pages weren't blank anymore. While the contents were being displayed in the browser, I clicked on print and choose the PDF option instead of actually printing out a physical copy. The new file displayed the content instead of blank pages. If you need to do this, just make sure to select "Statement" or 5.5 x 8.5 for the size or your new file will have white borders on the pages. Hope this helps.
Hey Team,
I hate to be "that guy" but we're going on almost a month with no update on the plan for the growing number of missing items and I personally haven't received a response through any of the channels I've tried to contact through. It's a slight slap in the face that a new campaign is being rolled out and updated with radio silence on this one. At least an acknowledgment would go a long way.
Any info would be appreciated, thanks!
Hi there.
From the mock-ups I thought physical copy of Crown of the Heartbreaker would have front and back cover, but the copy that has arrived just consists of the inner pages. Am I the only case or is it the standard product this way?
In other vein, Am I the only one struggling to read Beyond City of Skull? There is no inner gutter and those letters are hardly readable. Are all the copies like mine or am i the lucky one? It seems a rookie'es mistake.
