Hello!

This will likely be my last update for a while as all rewards are now available, ordered, or in process (so long as you filled out your survey on time). 

I have word that several folks have recieved physical copies of their books and can see the tracking info showing that the rest should be delivered in the next 1-2 weeks, so keep an eye out!  If you don't recieved your book by July 14, please email me at [email protected] (that's the fastest way to get it resolved).

Stretch goals for the two digital games have also been filled!  You can find No Prob! and Mission Solar System on the TTRPGkids here for free:

Mission Solar System, an Educational TTRPG About Space Stuff

No Prob!  A Educational TTRPG About Problem Solving

There's also a full update on the project(s) here with some more info on where to easily find everything and how awesome it was to get to run a couple sessions of ACN with folks at Origins last weekend!  It's wonderful seeing it out in the world.

TTRPGkids Dev Log #8

For any straggler orders that were submitted late or had issues with charges, I'll be handling those on a monthly basis as forms and payment come in.  If you fill out your survey late, it can also help for you to email me at [email protected] so I know to go check the campaign and send you your rewards.

To link to the future, please check out my next project, StoryGuider, which is a choose-your-path kind of game (just like ACN) that's made specifically for little kids and early readers!  It's a project I've been working on for a few years now, and I'm excited to be hiring artists and hopefully some translation proofreaders to support stretch goals for translating into French, Spanish, and possibly other languages.

And.... with that, I want to express my thanks in supporting this project, and I hope you find connection, adventure, and a creative outlet through ACN.   You helped make this possible, and I'm glad to share this experience with you all. 

Thank you, and, as always, happy gaming!
Steph, TTRPGkids.com

Hello!

I'm happy to announce that A Construct's Nature is officially released on DriveThruRPG and itch.io!

All digital backer rewards have been distributed, so you should have an email with links to where to download your game and book files on DriveThruRPG.  If you do not see it, please check your spam folder, and if it still isn't there, please let me know by emailing [email protected].

If you missed the campaign, now is also the time where you can order!  Digital only files are on itch.io and DriveThruRPG has digital and print on demand (POD) available.

For backers who purchased physical rewards:
I am ordering your rewards today and over the weekend for everyone who had full shipping addresses and cleared shipping payments.  It will take some time for printing and shipping (I have seen usually 2-4 weeks) - once I get confirmation that all orders have been printed and shipped, I'll check back in here again to let you know what the updated timing is!

Thank you for supporting the project, and I'm looking forward to hearing about the stories you write with A Construct's Nature!

-Steph

Hi all!

A Construct's Nature released last week, and everyone should now have your digital rewards.  If you don't, please let me know by emailing [email protected] (this is the fastest and easiest way for me to resolve). 

For physical rewards, books, cards, and boxed sets need to ship separately (in most cases) to reduce shipping cost or work within the boundaries of the POD service, so, here is the estimated arrival times for what's been ordered: 

This means that if you have cards and books on the way, you might get the cards in one box and the books in another a week or so later (or vice versa). 

For the two open stretch goals (free digital EDU games), our game sponsor and the org that these games will support picked their topics, so one will be on SPACE and the other will be on PROBLEM SOLVING!  My goal is finish both of these before Origins Game Fair next week (so I can have them available for you and for the EDU/therapy conference track participants).

There's a bit more detail about both points above in this week's Dev Log, and, until next time, happy gaming!
Steph

Hi all!

Your weekly update for ACN is below, and, you should have gotten a notice from Backerkit as well, but....

#1 - Cards are being charged this week

I wanted to give another reminder!  This will be for any add-ons and to cover shipping for physical rewards, and once this clears, I'll be working on getting all the physical products ordered!

If you filled out your survey after the lock order date and missed the cut-off for the first round of shipping, you won't be charged here but we can work things out later.  I'm going to cover all the first round charges and shipping and then will come back around for any late order locks.

#2 - Adding audio!

I'm currently adding the audio to all the slides and will be sending out digital rewards as soon as that clears!  If you want to listen to a few clips from the early game chapters, visit today's TTRPGkids Dev Log here.

I'll leave this update short and will give another update next week on physical orders!  Until then... happy gaming!

-Steph

P.S.  If you missed the campaign or have decided that you want to add the slides, make sure you're following the TTRPGkids profile on Backerkit or have signed up for the TTRPGkids newsletter so you get updates when things go live in the post-campaign fulfillment time.  You should start seeing the game on DTRPG and itchio later in June and then on IPR and other indie game sellers in June to July.

Hello all!

I've got another update on all things A Construct's Nature!

#1 - Shipping charges
Probably the most important one right now to look out for is shipping charges.  Next week (sometime between Wed May 28 and Fri May 30), we'll be running charges to all the cards for any post-campaign add-ons you may have ordered and for shipping of any physical rewards.  There's no action needed from your side, but this is a heads up that you'll see those charges coming in soon as one charge.

#2 - EDU guide
The EDU guide for ACN is finished!  While the game is primarily made for fun and folks to play at home as a solo journaling TTRPG, it can also be used by educators and group facilitators.  I wanted to make sure teachers and facilitators had all the tools needed to implement it, and that's what the EDU guide is!  There's a screenshot of the contents below, and more info on the TTRPGkids dev log post (see end of email).

#3 - Player safety
I made ACN to be all-ages friendly, but I know that within that, there can still be elements that are triggering to people. There’s perilous situations that the character may find themselves in, and there’s a whole chapter that takes place underground (which really can bother some people), so I wanted to still create this document even though it would fall under a G to PG rating as a TV show.  I'm not posting pics for this one since it can contain spoilers, but please know that it will be there!

For other updates, like next steps and work on other projects, please also check out the latest dev log here!  This has a bit more detail on each item and will talk about what else TTRPGkids is doing this week!

https://www.ttrpgkids.com/2025/05/21/ttrpgkids-dev-log-4-edu-guide-player-safety-idea-voting-and-more/

Until next time.... happy gaming!
Steph