I'm happy to say that 92% of backers have now filled out their surveys, but I'm going to hold off locking in orders for a bit longer because some of the remaining 8% are on the retail tier, and I want to give them enough time to get around to it, because I now know that running a business is complicated and time consuming!
I thought I fixed them all, but one digital Early Bird backer was still getting charged for shipping because of the reward poster, and I fixed that by making the poster digital. Definitely reach out to me if you feel like you're getting charged shipping incorrectly.
One thing that has gotten some attention is the survey question about the upcoming hardcover campaign, and I wanted to pull back the curtain on the current results of that question:
VERY promising results!
My calculator says that almost 60% of you want the hardcover, which is an incredible show of confidence that I am incredibly grateful for. As for the remainders, the 35% that would like to buy the remaining core rules have convinced me to add a new tier to the upcoming campaign: the Dead Battery Edition, a zine, similarly sized to the JCE, that has all of the GM-facing information, the remaining monsters, the cataclysms, factions, odds and ends, and introductory adventure. This will be a main option on the crowdfunding campaign that will be less than half the cost of the hardcover core book. In fact, the JCE and the DBE together will still be less expensive than the hardcover... they just won't look as good on your shelf.
I'd also like to eventually release the intro adventure, Reaver's Rhapsody, separately for free on my Itch page.
As for the 25 folks who don't want any more Wasteland Degenerates content after getting their zine... well, I look forward to earning their business again. :)
I've fielded some questions about why we're doing the hardcover core book as the next project, instead of letting the zine breathe and releasing some smaller supplements to expand the brand. Well, the main answer is that my vision was always for the big ol' hardcover and I just want to get it out there into your sweaty wastelander hands. But on top of that, the next supplement, Asphalt Dirge, is already almost half written and builds on stuff that's only in the core book. If we can get the full product out to everyone by sometime in convention season 2025, we'll be cooking with guzzeline.
The pre-order store is still open, and we've had a number of orders so far. Anyone who missed the campaign can still pick up copies until it is time to lock orders for delivery.
Anyway, Matthew is still hard at work cranking out pages weekly. I'll leave you with a ubiquitous and important page from any Mork Borg-affiliated work, COMBAT.
What is it good for?
Matthew says he'd like to work on the road combat pages next, and who am I to blow against the wind?
