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PROJECT UPDATE
Leyline Press
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Salvage Union Starter Set April Update - Tariffs & Pledge manager
Hello Salvagers,
We hope you're all well and enjoying the spring.
We're still on track with the creative on the project, with an aim to have PDF's finished by July/August, ready for final proofing and then to be sent to production to hit our fulfilment goal of November.
Split Shipping
We are still offering split shipping on all pledges of the Salvage Union Core Book, and the 3 adventure modules (We Were Here First!, Rainmaker, and False Flag). We had initially planned to do this via pledge manager however this has been delayed, you can read on below for more information.
If you wish to have your order split shipped please get in touch with us via [email protected] or BackerKit and we can arrange it for you. You will need to pay an additional shipping cost to cover it, but we'll be able to ship as soon as we receive payment.
Tariffs, Pledge manager and Pre-Orders.
The elephant in the room is the unfolding US tariff situation which unfortunately does affect this project as the Salvage Union Starter Set is currently set to be produced in China.
Backers outside of the US wont be directly affected by this as we can have the required Starter Sets shipped from China to the UK to distribute to the EU, Canada and Rest of World, however US backers make up the majority of backers on this campaign, and means we can't as a result proceed until we have the best idea of the overall shipping and manufacturing cost of the project, which the tariffs do heavily impact.
We've received production quotes from our current manufacturing partner at Panda Games in China, and normally we'd be getting ready to send the pledge manager out now to collect shipping, as well as getting pre-orders up for those who missed the campaign.
However the current 145% tariff on goods sent from China to the US means an approximate $12,000 - $13,000 tariff fee for the project based on the production quotes and the amount we need to send to only cover all backers in the campaign.
This is only shipping the bare minimum to cover, meaning we would have no stock in the US for any follow up pre-order, direct or retail sales. We'd effectively be out of stock immediately in the US. If we wanted to ship an amount of Starter Sets to cover follow up sales, the tariff fee would be closer to $25,000.
Whilst we can bare some of these cost, this is such a drastic increase that we'd realistically need to pass some of it on, as result if we were to send out the pledge manager now, US backers would need to pay significantly more in shipping costs to cover tariffs, potentially up to 2-3x our current estimates to cover tariffs, which we feel realistically is going to be untenable for the majority of backers and something we very much want to avoid.
This would have a further impact on pre-order and our follow up retail sales plans as pre-order backers in the US would also need to pay the additional tariff costs, and we'd have to increase the RRP of the Starter Set by around 2-3x to cover the tariff cost, and it's unlikely as a result anyone is going to be interested in buying a $80+ Starter Set. This effectively kills any of our follow up sales, and means nobody will be able to pick up the Starter Set who didn't back the campaign in the US, which is bad for the overall health of the game as we wanted the Starter Set to help onboard new players.
The fluctuating and unpredictable nature of the tariffs also means that these numbers are very hard to predict, even if we were to significantly increase shipping costs for US backers to cover current tariffs, and then when we went to ship, the Trump administration could decide to increase Tariffs to say 250%, then we simply wouldn't have the money to fulfil the project and we'd either need to ask backers for more money, or just leave the stock in China until the situation changes. Meaning we can only safely launch pledge manager as close as possible to shipping to mitigate any risk of another price increase.
What we're doing.
The good news is that the Starter Set has not been sent to production yet, and we are using that to look at other potential manufacturers with our partners in Europe, who may be able to produce the Starter Set instead, whilst this will reduce the impact of the tariffs, it may still have an impact in regards to increased cost and delays in production, as well as potentially certain add ons to the campaign no longer being produced. One reason most tabletop games, especially box sets with multiple components, are produced in China is because they are capable of offering a wide range of services which other manufacturers aren't able to do as they don't have the tooling, supply lines, and expertise in place. We are hoping this won't be the case of course but won't know until we can get more accurate quotes from other manufacturers.
We also have some time to monitor the situation, tariffs may also decrease in which case we'd continue as planned though, we'd need to collect shipping as close as possible to shipping the project to mitigate any potential tariff increases.
We are also looking into further options beyond that to mitigate the impact of the tariffs and discussing solutions with other creators in the industry, though it's unfortunately a very difficult situation with no perfect solution, which we're sure many of you know is causing widespread issues across the entire tabletop industry.
In the short term this means the pledge manager and pre-orders are going to be delayed until we can have the clearest idea possible of the cost of the project, and what we need to charge for shipping, in the long term this may lead to production delays and increased shipping costs, especially if we need to work with a different manufacturer, however we are doing everything we can to mitigate the impact of this on you.
Our main priority is ultimately to fulfil the project for all backers, at the most affordable cost possible for backers, whilst staying afloat ourselves as a small, indie TTRPG company. We'll keep you updated on the situation and hope to resolve it as best as possible.
We are of course sorry for the impact that this has had, and if you have any questions we're happy to discuss them. Feel free to comment here, send us an e-mail, or join the Discord where we're happy to chat directly with you.
Thankyou for all our support.
Happy Salvaging.
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
We hope you're all well and enjoying the spring.
We're still on track with the creative on the project, with an aim to have PDF's finished by July/August, ready for final proofing and then to be sent to production to hit our fulfilment goal of November.
Split Shipping
We are still offering split shipping on all pledges of the Salvage Union Core Book, and the 3 adventure modules (We Were Here First!, Rainmaker, and False Flag). We had initially planned to do this via pledge manager however this has been delayed, you can read on below for more information.
If you wish to have your order split shipped please get in touch with us via [email protected] or BackerKit and we can arrange it for you. You will need to pay an additional shipping cost to cover it, but we'll be able to ship as soon as we receive payment.
Tariffs, Pledge manager and Pre-Orders.
The elephant in the room is the unfolding US tariff situation which unfortunately does affect this project as the Salvage Union Starter Set is currently set to be produced in China.
Backers outside of the US wont be directly affected by this as we can have the required Starter Sets shipped from China to the UK to distribute to the EU, Canada and Rest of World, however US backers make up the majority of backers on this campaign, and means we can't as a result proceed until we have the best idea of the overall shipping and manufacturing cost of the project, which the tariffs do heavily impact.
We've received production quotes from our current manufacturing partner at Panda Games in China, and normally we'd be getting ready to send the pledge manager out now to collect shipping, as well as getting pre-orders up for those who missed the campaign.
However the current 145% tariff on goods sent from China to the US means an approximate $12,000 - $13,000 tariff fee for the project based on the production quotes and the amount we need to send to only cover all backers in the campaign.
This is only shipping the bare minimum to cover, meaning we would have no stock in the US for any follow up pre-order, direct or retail sales. We'd effectively be out of stock immediately in the US. If we wanted to ship an amount of Starter Sets to cover follow up sales, the tariff fee would be closer to $25,000.
Whilst we can bare some of these cost, this is such a drastic increase that we'd realistically need to pass some of it on, as result if we were to send out the pledge manager now, US backers would need to pay significantly more in shipping costs to cover tariffs, potentially up to 2-3x our current estimates to cover tariffs, which we feel realistically is going to be untenable for the majority of backers and something we very much want to avoid.
This would have a further impact on pre-order and our follow up retail sales plans as pre-order backers in the US would also need to pay the additional tariff costs, and we'd have to increase the RRP of the Starter Set by around 2-3x to cover the tariff cost, and it's unlikely as a result anyone is going to be interested in buying a $80+ Starter Set. This effectively kills any of our follow up sales, and means nobody will be able to pick up the Starter Set who didn't back the campaign in the US, which is bad for the overall health of the game as we wanted the Starter Set to help onboard new players.
The fluctuating and unpredictable nature of the tariffs also means that these numbers are very hard to predict, even if we were to significantly increase shipping costs for US backers to cover current tariffs, and then when we went to ship, the Trump administration could decide to increase Tariffs to say 250%, then we simply wouldn't have the money to fulfil the project and we'd either need to ask backers for more money, or just leave the stock in China until the situation changes. Meaning we can only safely launch pledge manager as close as possible to shipping to mitigate any risk of another price increase.
What we're doing.
The good news is that the Starter Set has not been sent to production yet, and we are using that to look at other potential manufacturers with our partners in Europe, who may be able to produce the Starter Set instead, whilst this will reduce the impact of the tariffs, it may still have an impact in regards to increased cost and delays in production, as well as potentially certain add ons to the campaign no longer being produced. One reason most tabletop games, especially box sets with multiple components, are produced in China is because they are capable of offering a wide range of services which other manufacturers aren't able to do as they don't have the tooling, supply lines, and expertise in place. We are hoping this won't be the case of course but won't know until we can get more accurate quotes from other manufacturers.
We also have some time to monitor the situation, tariffs may also decrease in which case we'd continue as planned though, we'd need to collect shipping as close as possible to shipping the project to mitigate any potential tariff increases.
We are also looking into further options beyond that to mitigate the impact of the tariffs and discussing solutions with other creators in the industry, though it's unfortunately a very difficult situation with no perfect solution, which we're sure many of you know is causing widespread issues across the entire tabletop industry.
In the short term this means the pledge manager and pre-orders are going to be delayed until we can have the clearest idea possible of the cost of the project, and what we need to charge for shipping, in the long term this may lead to production delays and increased shipping costs, especially if we need to work with a different manufacturer, however we are doing everything we can to mitigate the impact of this on you.
Our main priority is ultimately to fulfil the project for all backers, at the most affordable cost possible for backers, whilst staying afloat ourselves as a small, indie TTRPG company. We'll keep you updated on the situation and hope to resolve it as best as possible.
We are of course sorry for the impact that this has had, and if you have any questions we're happy to discuss them. Feel free to comment here, send us an e-mail, or join the Discord where we're happy to chat directly with you.
Thankyou for all our support.
Happy Salvaging.
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Salvage Union Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/salvageunion/
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PROJECT UPDATE
Leyline Press
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: March Update
Hello Salvagers,
Another short update just to keep you up to date on the project progress for the Salvage Union Starter Set.
Campaign Progress
We're making good progress with finishing everything we need for the Starter Set, and finalising it all for print, everything is still on track for fulfilment in November.
Pledgemanager
In regards to Pledgemanager we're waiting on sending this out until we have the most accurate shipping cost estimates possible. We're currently waiting final quotes from our manufacturer in regards to weights and shipping. We're also monitoring the situation in regards to various tariffs that are being announced which may affect shipping costs.
We'll update as soon as we know more.
This currently wont affect our estimated fulfilment date of November 2025, though it may mean Pledgemanager comes out closer to fulfilment depending on the factors involved.
This also applies for late pledges which will go live when Pledgemanager does.
If you have any questions please get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Another short update just to keep you up to date on the project progress for the Salvage Union Starter Set.
Campaign Progress
We're making good progress with finishing everything we need for the Starter Set, and finalising it all for print, everything is still on track for fulfilment in November.
Pledgemanager
In regards to Pledgemanager we're waiting on sending this out until we have the most accurate shipping cost estimates possible. We're currently waiting final quotes from our manufacturer in regards to weights and shipping. We're also monitoring the situation in regards to various tariffs that are being announced which may affect shipping costs.
We'll update as soon as we know more.
This currently wont affect our estimated fulfilment date of November 2025, though it may mean Pledgemanager comes out closer to fulfilment depending on the factors involved.
This also applies for late pledges which will go live when Pledgemanager does.
If you have any questions please get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Salvage Union Discord - https://discord.gg/ppbS5xvCbQ
Salvage Union Instagram - @salvageunionrpg https://www.instagram.com/salvageunionrpg
Salvage Union Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/salvageunion/
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Leyline Press Facebook - @leylinepress - https://www.facebook.com/leylinepress/
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PROJECT UPDATE
Leyline Press
CREATOR
3 months ago
Project Update: February Update
Hello Salvagers,
Another short update. We're still progressing with final layout, copy, and edits across the project. We're also finalising production with the manufacturer. Everything is currently still on track for our fulfilment date in November.
We're still holding off on releasing the pledge manager until we have the clearest idea possible of all of our postage costs, and will announce when that goes live, we're hoping this will be the case within the next 1-2 months.
Not much else to report yet, but if you have any questions please get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Another short update. We're still progressing with final layout, copy, and edits across the project. We're also finalising production with the manufacturer. Everything is currently still on track for our fulfilment date in November.
We're still holding off on releasing the pledge manager until we have the clearest idea possible of all of our postage costs, and will announce when that goes live, we're hoping this will be the case within the next 1-2 months.
Not much else to report yet, but if you have any questions please get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Salvage Union Discord - https://discord.gg/ppbS5xvCbQ
Salvage Union Instagram - @salvageunionrpg https://www.instagram.com/salvageunionrpg
Salvage Union Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/salvageunion/
Sign up to the Leyline Press Newsletter here.
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PROJECT UPDATE
Leyline Press
CREATOR
5 months ago
Project Update: January 2025 Update
Hello Salvagers,
We hope you've had a fantastic holiday season and new year and you're ready for a great 2025.
Leyline Press at Gen Con 2025!
We're excited to announce that Leyline Press will be at GenCon 2025! (July 31–August 3, 2025 ) This is a dream come true for us, and we're incredibly proud to have been selected to not only exhibit at the biggest tabletop RPG convention in the world, but as part of GenCon's "Entrepreneurs Avenue program" which supports innovative companies making their debut at the show. We'll have our entire catalogue of Salvage Union at the convention, as well as our range of other indie RPG's and zines.
If you're attending the convention we'd love to see you there, please do come and say hi! We'll update closer to the date on our booth number and other details
Pledge Manager
We're still in the process of setting up pledge manager, so don't worry if you haven't received anything yet. We're waiting to ensure postage costs will be as accurate as possible but hope to get the pledge manager out within the first quarter of 2025, alongside pre-orders for anyone that missed the campaign.
Project Progress
We're still on track for the planned November 2025 fulfilment of the Salvage Union. We're currently finalising the remaining copy, primarily of the Reclamation of the Wastes campaign, and getting it ready for editing and layout. We're also in the process of putting all completed text and art into layout and finalising production with our manufacturer.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
We hope you've had a fantastic holiday season and new year and you're ready for a great 2025.
Leyline Press at Gen Con 2025!
We're excited to announce that Leyline Press will be at GenCon 2025! (July 31–August 3, 2025 ) This is a dream come true for us, and we're incredibly proud to have been selected to not only exhibit at the biggest tabletop RPG convention in the world, but as part of GenCon's "Entrepreneurs Avenue program" which supports innovative companies making their debut at the show. We'll have our entire catalogue of Salvage Union at the convention, as well as our range of other indie RPG's and zines.
If you're attending the convention we'd love to see you there, please do come and say hi! We'll update closer to the date on our booth number and other details
Pledge Manager
We're still in the process of setting up pledge manager, so don't worry if you haven't received anything yet. We're waiting to ensure postage costs will be as accurate as possible but hope to get the pledge manager out within the first quarter of 2025, alongside pre-orders for anyone that missed the campaign.
Project Progress
We're still on track for the planned November 2025 fulfilment of the Salvage Union. We're currently finalising the remaining copy, primarily of the Reclamation of the Wastes campaign, and getting it ready for editing and layout. We're also in the process of putting all completed text and art into layout and finalising production with our manufacturer.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Salvage Union Discord - https://discord.gg/ppbS5xvCbQ
Salvage Union Twitter - @salvageunion - https://twitter.com/salvageunion
Salvage Union Instagram - @salvageunionrpg https://www.instagram.com/salvageunionrpg
Salvage Union Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/salvageunion/
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PROJECT UPDATE
Leyline Press
CREATOR
6 months ago
Project Update: December Update
Hello Salvagers!
A short update to let you know our progress on the project.
We're in the process of setting up Pledgemanager which we're aiming to send out by the end of the month, we'll update when that goes out with additional details.
If you pledged for the Salvage Union Core Book, Rainmaker, False Flag, or We Were Here First! You should have received PDF's of this. If you haven't please get in touch.
We're making good progress on finishing the remainder of the copy for the Reclamation of the Wastes Campaign, and getting everything ready for layout and production.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Thanks and Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
A short update to let you know our progress on the project.
We're in the process of setting up Pledgemanager which we're aiming to send out by the end of the month, we'll update when that goes out with additional details.
If you pledged for the Salvage Union Core Book, Rainmaker, False Flag, or We Were Here First! You should have received PDF's of this. If you haven't please get in touch.
We're making good progress on finishing the remainder of the copy for the Reclamation of the Wastes Campaign, and getting everything ready for layout and production.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Thanks and Happy Salvaging!
Panny & Aled
Leyline Press
Contact and Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Salvage Union Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/salvageunion/
Sign up to the Leyline Press Newsletter here.
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