Seaside England in the summer...
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 10:14:50 AM
So, it turns out my plan was unreasonably optimistic and I was sent away from the Post Office...
It seems that when you live in a little seaside town that's crawling with tourists and pensioners that the Post Office gets quite busy, so they 'kindly requested' (in no uncertain terms) that I drip feed the posting process or tour around multiple venues to post them!
10 UK Counties
15 US States
2 Canadian Provinces
4 European countries
2 'other' countries
to send to, but they're still going out this week!
There are still a few people who haven't submitted addresses, but I will try to contact you individually.
Thanks,
Ben
Posting soon!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 02:35:20 PM
Hello everyone!
Just a quick update to let you know that I've finished hand-ruining the special edition versions and making them all unique (don't worry top tier backers, there's a pristine copy included as well!) and the envelopes are due later this week for that last batch. I plan on absolutely pissing off all the people at the post office on Saturday 18th June by posting them all out at once!
UK people should get theirs next week, further afield it will depend on your local service and how badly my government has screwed relationships with yours...
I've started work on another mini-game for the DTRPG Summer Camp Game Jam too and that has a hard deadline, so stay tuned for that!
Thanks,
Ben
*taps mic* Is this thing on?
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 05:02:39 PM
Hopefully, by the time you read this, you will already have the digital files for Descendants of Darkness in your inboxes!
It's done!
The printers have been paid and I'm expecting to receive hard copies by the end of the first week in May, at which point I will start sending them out.
Depending on where you are in the world, everyone should have their paper copies by the end of May*.
Thanks for your patience with us while we polished the final product. Separate emails will go out to the backers who booked an online session once all the copies are out.
Thanks,
Ben
*Top tier backers who are getting the hand-ruined copies may be slightly later than others, I want to make sure I ruin them properly (you will also get an un-ruined copy to refer to)!
An apology and an update...
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 06:26:46 AM
Dear everyone,
First, thank you for your ongoing patience!
I had hoped to get products shipped by now and I'm very much behind on what I promised, so firstly I'm really sorry that the game isn't in your hands already.
Full disclosure, I had a bit of a freak-out at the idea of putting it out into the world and very nearly scrapped it all and went into hiding as an underground hermit...
I've gone over everything from scratch and done a re-edit and a shuffle around of some bits of rules and lore to make it follow better. While I'm not super happy with the formatting, I could probably keep finding reasons not to get it out to you until we all expire of extreme old age, so as soon as I finish this current edit, that's it, I'm sending it!
Again, thank you for your patience!
Ben
Really, actually the last update!
over 2 years ago
– Sun, Dec 05, 2021 at 03:57:45 PM
Thanks, everyone for your patience while my disorganised butt has been finalising the last touches on the project!
Originally, I had planned to get this shipped by Halloween, but quitting my job to do writing full time somehow ended up with me having less time for DoD in a strange reversal. On the upside, I have now written the very last word and formatted the document in its entirety. The last few pieces of extra art are coming in over the next few days and I have sourced the printer, ready to go!
84% of people have completed their Backerkit surveys - I have locked all orders now, so if you're one of the 16% and not a digital-only backer, please check your spam for notifications or I won't be able to send out your copy!
I am hoping that you will get your copy of the game before the end of the year - certainly, all the digital copies will be out by then. Physical copies will be at the mercy of the postal service during a busy time of year, but having seen the success of the postage of Dodeca by Garblag Games, I have every confidence.
The next communication from me should be your copy of Descendants of Darkness!
Thank you all,
Ben
