Hey everyone!
The title says it all - chapter 1 of Tome of Intangible Treasures is (basically) complete, and I've shared it as a digital download for all backers. You should be be getting an email from BackerKit about it shortly. This version has been copy edited, but not proofread. This means that you might see some minor typos here and there (though hopefully even at this stage that will be rare). There might also be some incredibly minor layout tweaks happening between now and final release, but this is intended as the final layout and near-final text for this chapter. 

If you happen to catch typos or have any questions as you're reading, feel free to send me an email at [email protected] or hop in the Discord server and drop a message in the #TomeofIntangibleTreasures channel! There will be proofreading happening before the book is finalized, but I didn't want to make you wait any longer to have an early look at this chapter :)

With current editing timelines, I'm hopeful that the entire PDF should be done by the end of October - which means we're ahead of schedule on the digital side! However, this definitely depends on how long proofreading takes. Once it's done, I'll be locking orders so that I can start distributing it to backers and pre-order pledges (but I won't be charging cards for late add-ons and shipping just yet - that will come later when we're closer to shipping). I'll give everyone a couple of weeks with the book while we work on finalizing print files to make sure any obvious errors that somehow slip past the multiple rounds of editing can be fixed before we print, and then it'll be on to manufacturing!

As a side note: I've been working with a factory on dice design for a few months, so progress is happening on those as well, but I'm waiting to share any images of dice until I see a version I'm reasonably happy with. The samples take a while to make (and communication can be somewhat slow), so if there are delays that happen in fulfilling physical orders it's most likely to come from delays in getting the dice finalized. This is my first time making dice as part of a project, and I hadn't quite anticipated how long it would take to have samples made (it also turns out factories are very hesitant to make suggestions on how to turn mockups into reality, which definitely leads to some trial and error. Thankfully I have a dice maker friend who's helped me out with some consulting from time to time). If I do dice in the future I'll probably be working on samples before even launching the campaign just to make sure the dice aren't likely to be the last thing done.

Anyway, I'm happy with how this chapter turned out and I'm really excited to finally be able to share it with you!

Thanks as always for your support, and enjoy the early look at chapter 1!
- Josh