Hi everyone,

Quick but important update this month: Awaiting the Burning Gods is officially on the water! As of today, Panda has confirmed vessel details and transit estimates for all three regions. Here’s the latest.

USA (via New York → Baltimore)
• Arrives New York: 01 Jan 2026
• Arrives Baltimore: 17 Jan 2026
• To Flying Cloud (est.): 24 Jan 2026

Canada (via Vancouver → Montreal)
• Arrives Vancouver: 16 Dec
• Arrives Montreal: 28 Dec
• To Compose Dream Games (est.): 04 Jan 2026

UK & Worldwide (via Felixstowe)
• Arrives Felixstowe: 04 Jan 2026
• To ZATU (est.): 11 Jan 2026

With this in mind, most of you should expect fulfillment to begin late January.

Now that the books are on their way I’ll be locking orders and addresses and charging shipping in the next few days. So, if you need to update your address in Backerkit now is the time to do it. Shipping payment information has been approved by BackerKit, and costs match, or are very close to, the original estimates from the campaign page, so there should be no surprises on that end.

For those of you interested in OSR gaming, I wanted to share a quick heads-up that I’m currently running a Backerkit Holiday Market shop for my friend and long time collaborator, Golden Achiever.

The International Players Review is his DIY OSR zine full of Golden's unique style, humour and personality. If you’re a fan of quirky tables, adventure seeds, and bestiaries, 1970s RPG nostalgia, or have enjoyed his layout and design work in my past projects, you should check this one out. 

We’re getting very close to the finish line. Thank you again for your patience and enthusiasm. Once the containers hit land, things should start moving quickly. 

That’s all for this month. Questions or comments? Please drop them below.

All the best,
Dave