I've sent surveys and reminder surveys and extra reminder surveys, and at this point people who missed the project on Backerkit are eager to be able to get Complete Class Compendium so I need to do the hand off to Storytelling Collective. If you are one of the folks who have not answered the survey (and thus still waiting on rewards) please contact me and we will get the gears turning over there, but I will no longer have direct control over the book (and thus cannot personally send stuff).
Foundry VTT Support
The fulfillment isn't done yet though as the Foundry VTT files are still being prepared! I am headed out of the country for a month on Wednesday and estimate that those should be ready to go (at least one version) by the time I get back. Stay tuned into here for further updates on that.
What's Next?
I have a couple things brewing in playtesting (XP buy epic 5E/A5E rules, a book for playing *as* items) but next on the horizon—and below it—is a return to the Veranthea Codex. Delve into the evershifting Forever Dark to face off against ancient psionic horrors and fleshcrafters galore, or dare to sail Into the Veil and brave tesseract seas, piracy, automatons, a rogue intelligent forge, and an alien lich trapped within the great maelstrom!
That's it. Thank you again for backing the Complete Class Compendium! I hope the book has enriched your gaming. ♥
Took longer than I thought (for which I apologize; the back-end of BackerKit is...more complex and demanding than expected) BUT books have been ordered!
You should have an email from DriveThruRPG about it, and expect another one when the books go into the mail (those will have tracking numbers with USPS).
Thanks again for backing Complete Class Compendium! Can't wait for you all to get your hands on the books and unleash these classes at the table. Please tell me about it!!
Everybody should have a survey waiting for you here at Backerkit!
During the process of filling that out, add any add-ons that you might have missed (we unlocked all of them!) and if necessary fill out your shipping information.
PLEASE ANSWER THE SURVEY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH (SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28TH)
After shipping addresses are in I'll be able to place all the book orders. ☺
Thank you again for backing the project!
PS: If you've got friends who missed out but are keen on it, there is a pre-order storethat will close when the surveys end on Sunday.
The Miraculous AdventurersAdd-On has been UNLOCKED!
We are close enough to the achievement total and the end of the project's funding period is nigh so: I'm unlocking the last add-on PDF! 9 unique archetypes/subclasses including the Rampaging Spirit, College of the Miraculous, Circle of Hell, Unrelenting fighter, Sensei, Oath of the Magebreaker, Ghostwalker rogue, Sovereign warlock, and Magic Conduit wizard.
What's Next
It's not possible to get an export of everyone's email addresses before the project's data gets sent to Backerkit's Pledge Manager services (I tried that earlier today and then started a conversation with Backerkit's staff to find out why). That should take about 24 hours after the funding period ends, so please expect your PDFs of Complete Class Compendium to be sent via DriveThruRPG on Sunday (probably in the morning).
What's After That
Backerkit has to approve some back end stuff and I'm told the earliest I can start sending surveys (to get shipping information going for the process of sending physical rewards) is possibly on Monday, though that might be later in the week. I'm eager to keep the pedal to the metal and send everybody all their things (add-ons too!) as soon as I can.
That's All, Folks!
Expect that survey next week. Thank you again for backing the project, I am blown away by all this, and VERY stoked to hear what you all get up to with these classes! ☺
In the time since the last update I have finished preparing all of the unexpectedly popular add-ons (did *not* think I was gonna need so many!), received the print proofs, made some tweaks, submitted new files, and ordered a second set of print proofs.
Dali considers what kind of Occultist to play while Pepper ponders her Exemplar.
Collector's Pledge Level?
Usually I keep hold of all the print proofs (well some find their way into the hands of friends as holiday gifts) BUT—would anybody want a signed print proof as a special pledge reward? If that is you, tell me and suggest a number for that pledge level. There would only be a maximum of two of these available (one for the softcover, one for the hardcover), and aside from embarrassing typos I picked out or minor tweaks to how the title logo sits on the book's spine they will be identical to the final version. Except of course that only one of each of these will exist. Message or email me if you want one, we'll make a pledge level for it. ☺
Miraculous Adventures at $7,500
My suspicion is that sometime early this week (by Wednesday I hope) we'll unlock the next add-on. When that happens I am going to want folks' feedback before making the decision about what's next. Everything I've got in queue is big enough that I wouldn't want to start the work without knowing more about the destination (the smallest of these options is 20k words, or half a novel worth of gaming stuff, so not to be taken up lightly).
That's it folks! Thank you again for backing Complete Class Compendium, helping share it around the internet, and generally being good people.