First off, the Helper Dice Set arrived to me! And the dice are good, the cards are good, the box is good-- we're good. (Okay, there are a few small things I've asked them to fix, but very little.) In receiving this, that means I've received all three sets now. I have gone ahead and sent in a handful of digital file updates, including the thinner large set box designs, the final versions of the guidebooks, and that means we're done.
The Dice Chests are already in production, the Dice Goblin pin is about to be in production-- and the stone dice?
The Stone Dice
The Stone Key Keepers set can be seen here above! That's the Housewife's dice, then underneath the Black Lantern dice. Then we have the 7 Key Keepers with their suns and moons, plus the astrology d12. And at the bottom? The 4 Gametaker Dice! Then off to the right, we have the stone Helper Dice Set! Bear in mind that the patterning on each die can be unique, so the red-inked die in the Helper's set is a bit hard to read on that side of the die, but that's just a mismatch of patterning with the design on that particular die and on that particular face. It happens from time to time, but shouldn't be an issue most of the time. It was also a bit of a dark photo from the manufacturer, so I don't feel those will be representative of the in-person experience.
Merging Orders
I will be merging orders shortly to get ready to put shipping on people's orders. This is a manual process I'll be doing personally, so it may take a little bit. However, for people whose orders are merged, you'll find that I'm moving one of your two orders to the 'Fulfilled' bucket. That's just so we don't accidentally re-ship that order. I'm choosing not to cancel one order because that will make later records confusing-- so instead I'm merging items from one to the other order, then moving the one that had its items moved to be considered Fulfilled.
Timeline
So based on the fact that we're just now sending in the final files, I think it's safe to say we won't be shipping until the back half of March and then April at the earliest. This is because February is the Chinese New Year, and everything basically grinds to a halt around that time. This isn't ideal, I thought we could be manufacturing through January, but I needed photos of the real dice in the guidebooks this time around, both stone and plastic, so I could make sure the guides were comprehensive resources.
So I'm going to claim this: By the end of May, we will be all shipped out, ideally all items in people's hands.
I'm a little nervous because I have the Goblin's Tarot set to fund in May, but I'd rather say end of May items in hand and then get to move that sooner as things get done on time, than say we'll be all shipped by the start of May and then it turns out some are still shipping mid-May.
And time-wise, I think that's pretty solid here, as we launched in May last year, so a year turnaround is great for a crowdfunder.
SO FOR NOW, hang out and have a nice day. I'll let you all know when things are moving more certainly and we are more certain of our ability to get things locked in to a particular timeline. I will especially be checking in to share when shipping is being tagged on people's orders so people can check it before we charge it.
So talk again when I have more news!
7DA your pub gob
ps again, Pub Gob Trinkets has its first solo-launch a week from today with new tarot-style enamel pins, this time with a gorgeous stained-glass treatment! So consider giving it a look if you like enamel pins, or got the previous tarot-style pins from us in 2024!
