Like the title says, I have some good news, some (minor) bad news, some pictures of the books, and some important questions for you (see the questions and a poll at the bottom of the update)!
Good News: Books and Cards Have Shipped!
The books and cards have left the factories for the three fulfillment centers in the UK, US, and Australia. I'm also organizing shipments from the US to the UK and Australia fulfillment centers with all the Injuries and Vile Deeds products (and the art prints, for those backers that pledged for them) so that there won't be any delays in getting fulfillment started once everything has arrived from the factory.
Enjoy a couple images of books sent from the factory:
Bad News: Minor Issues With Dice, Books
Now for the bad news. You might have noticed that I didn't say that the dice had shipped yet. This is because, despite at least four separate occasions where I've asked the factory to put the dark blue color on the bottom of the d4 and the special effect on the top (the 4 point), they somehow still made the entire run of sets with the blue in the 4.
Blurry, and in the back, but you can see the issue from this picture
This means they're having to re-do all the d4s. I'm not happy about the delay, and I'm not happy about the wasted materials (since resin isn't exactly recyclable and it's not like I get to have the failed d4s), but having seen a version of the die that has the colors correctly arranged, I think it'll be worth the wait.
Ok, so that's the dice. But what about the books? You said they'd shipped already. One of the stretch goals we unlocked during the campaign was that the books were supposed to have a satin ribbon bookmark added as a little luxury quality upgrade. This was supposed to be in all of the books (it wasn't a backer exclusive upgrade). Somehow, the record of that part of the order never made it to the factory and the books won't have that bookmark.
In order to make up for that mistake, my vendor is going to have some nice PVC art print bookmarks with tassels made instead. These will get distributed to all backers with a copy of the book (should be essentially all physical backers), and will be mailed by air to the fulfillment centers to make sure they don't cause any other delays.
Which Leads Us To...Important Poll
Here's where I want input from all of you! I have a design already created based on some paper bookmarks I've made in the past for giving out at conventions, but I have a couple of size and color options I'd like your opinions on.
Screenshot of the front and back of the bookmark (hole punched where the tassel would be attached)
First, bookmark size! The poll at the end of this update asks this simple question: would you prefer a 6"x2" bookmark, or an 8.1"x2.75" bookmark? They're basically the same ratio, so the question is primarily about size.
Secondary question, which I already have a reasonably strong opinion about but would be happy for you to comment on: Do you prefer a blue tassel or yellow-gold tassel? I'm leaning toward gold myself, since I think it will contrast nicely with both the art on the bookmark and the covers of the book. The colors in the screenshots below are rough estimates for demonstrational purposes.
Blue?
Or gold?
Thanks again for your support, and your patience with the delays that keep seeming to crop up with delivery. We're very close now!
