Pledge Manager Rollout in Progress!
about 2 years ago – Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 10:42:48 PM

Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well!

Our pledge manager has now been set up and is being sent to ALL backers in batches. This delivery process will continue to run automatically over the next few days, so everyone should receive their email by Wednesday evening (UK time). A company called BackerKit are distributing the pledge manager links, so keep your eyes peeled for their name in your Inbox (and Junk folders, just in case).

When you open your pledge manager, please check that your name, location and pledge level are all correct. If everything looks good, go ahead and click the 'Get Started' button. If something doesn't look right, please click on the 'Need Help?' button to contact BackerKit support, and they will be able to advise you or resolve the issue.

In the pledge manager, you will be asked a few important questions about your pledge and gain access to the Add-On Store – it's here you can add extra books, character cards, audio tracks and more to your existing pledge rewards. At the end of the pledge manager, you will be asked to enter your shipping address (if receiving physical rewards) and payment information for shipping costs and anything you've added to your pledge. It's as simple as that, and should only take around 3-5 minutes to complete!

You have until mid-October to complete your pledge manager. It is likely that backers who complete after this time will have later shipping dates than March 2023.

Upgrading Your Pledge

If you would like to upgrade your pledge to a higher level, click the 'Switch Your Pledge Level' button after opening your pledge manager (as shown below). This will take you to a page where you can change your pledge level and will make sure that your pledge manager is set up with the relevant questions for that level.

Timeline and Other Information

Our current timeline is as follows (we will send an update before these dates to make sure you're aware, or alert you if any of these dates change):

Pledge Manager Distribution Commences – Monday 25th April 2022

Pledge Manager Distribution Completes – Wednesday 27th April 2022

Pledge Managers Locked – Friday 14th October 2022

Backer Debit Cards Charged – Wednesday November 9th 2022*

*Please note, if you choose to pay for outstanding balances, shipping costs or add-ons through PayPal, payment will be taken as soon as you complete your pledge manager.

If you do not receive a link to your pledge manager by Thursday 28th April, then please either click on this survey reset link, send us a Kickstarter message or drop us an email, and we will be able to guide you to your link or send you a new one.

Thanks everyone, have a great week!

Sam.

April Campaign Log: Battle Maps
about 2 years ago – Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 01:52:15 AM

Hi everyone,

It's Sam here, I hope you're having a great week so far. We have been working hard developing the pledge manager, writing random tables and designing battle maps for your VTT games. So, here's an update to bring you up to (hyper)speed!

Battle Maps

During the campaign, we were able to show off the Alien Jungle battle map in all its purple, leafy glory. Now we're fully funded, I have been able to press ahead with designing the other two maps that come in the Virtual Battle Map Pack. I'm really excited to finally show them all together, I’ve had a lot of fun crafting these scenes and think they’ll be great for your space adventures, so can't wait to hear what you think!

Futuristic Nightclub

Are your crew visiting a mob boss who runs a thriving nightclub, or looking to unwind for the evening after an especially taxing hyperspace journey? Come and enjoy a drink or two at this colourful watering hole. Will you make it into the exclusive VIP Lounge? 

 Alien Jungle

If your mission involves landing on a hostile and uncharted planet, we have you covered. This overgrown map is complete with a stream (find out if it's drinkable at your own risk) and a log bridge – could this suggest that your ship's crew might not be the first to make planetfall?

Space Cruiser

When something is creeping through the air vents, and the engineer wants you to check out that peculiar slime in the cargo bay... you're going to need a map of your spaceship! This space cruiser map is complete with a med bay, crew quarters, galley, hydroponics lab, bridge, cargo bay and cryogenic pods.

 Virtual Battle Map Pack

Each battle map is 25x25 square and comes with gridded and non-gridded versions. All three come as a pack, and are included in the Digital Cargo Bundle, Ultimate Cargo Bundle and Captain's Locker pledge levels. Don't worry if you missed out on them during the campaign, though! Once you've completed your pledge manager, you will have access to the Add-On Store, where you can add the Battle Map Pack to your pledge for £5.00.

Pledge Manager

Kickstarter have now charged cards and processed your pledges, so we're almost ready to launch the pledge manager. If there were any problems with your payment method when Kickstarter tried to collect your pledge, you will be able to pay any outstanding balances in your pledge manager. (There will also be access to PayPal, which often solves any issues with international payment.)

The pledge manager is handled by a company called BackerKit, who are currently reviewing everything to ensure the process will be as smooth as possible. Once BackerKit's checks are complete, we will be able to send surveys out in batches. We are aiming for early next week, but we'll send another update once we've hit the big red button.

I hope you enjoyed taking a look at some of the things we've been working on! I'm excited to hear your thoughts, so please let me know what you think of the maps and how you envisage using them in the comments below.

Until our next update, have a wonderful weekend!

All the best,

Sam.

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Campaign Complete!
about 2 years ago – Sun, Apr 03, 2022 at 10:06:17 AM

Mission success!

Our campaign is now officially complete and fully funded! In fact, this project was 425% funded, and we unlocked two really exciting stretch goals – all thanks to you! 

We'd like to say a massive thank you to every single one of our 1391 backers. Launching our first sci-fi Kickstarter campaign has been our most ambitious project to date, so we're incredibly grateful for your support. It's been great to see so many backers from our previous campaigns pledging to this project as we explored a new RPG genre, but also fantastic to see so many new RPG fans for the first time. Over a third of our backers are new to the Roll & Play Press community, so a very warm welcome if that's you!

So, now the campaign is over, it's time to make Roll & Play: The Game Master's Sci-Fi Toolkit and Roll & Play: The Sci-Fi Character Kit a reality... 

What Happens Next?

Over the next couple of weeks, Kickstarter will begin charging your cards and processing your pledges. If for any reason your card is declined, you'll have 7 days to fix the payment before they try again (if there are still problems, this can usually be fixed in the pledge manager via PayPal).

Then, in about 4 weeks, we will be sending out our pledge manager through a company called BackerKit. Here, we'll collect your shipping details, email addresses and a few other key bits of info from you – there's also an opportunity to add extra rewards to your pledge in the Add-On Store. More information on this process will follow closer to the time.

We are already working hard to create the most inspiring and useful resources possible, and having lots of fun doing it! We will be in touch with regular monthly updates to let you know how the project is developing.

We'll be back before long with an update on the pledge manager, but for now, it's time to celebrate!

Thanks again,

Sam, Kay, Beth and Pasha.

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Campaign Log: Week 4
about 2 years ago – Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 01:35:13 AM

Hi everyone,

The fourth and final full week of the campaign is complete – it feels like it has sped by at warp speed! Here is a quick recap of what we've been up to:

Campaign Status

We are excited to be ending our campaign on a high! Yesterday, we were able to confirm that we can now offer EU-friendly shipping. Today, we unlocked our Explorers & Navigators stretch goal. But that's not all!

You asked and we listened, backers of our Ultimate Cargo Bundle will now have a choice of cover designs for The Game Master's Sci-Fi Toolkit and The Sci-Fi Character Kit. This option will be given during the pledge manager and will give backers the flexibility to choose between the Standard Edition colour covers and the Limited Edition versions.

With less than 48 hours to go on the campaign, we're looking forward to continuing this positive momentum! Please continue to share the project, we would love as many backers as possible to be able to enjoy our Kickstarter exclusive rewards.

Project Progress

The last week has been a busy one! Here are a few highlights:

• Working on our Quick Character Cards. These little cards fit a LOT in! With a character illustration, bio details and a short backstory, these profiles are the perfect launchpad for new NPCs and PCs alike. Their goals and motivations could even inspire a new adventure.
• Collaborating with the awesome news site Geek Native on an article about balancing science and fiction in sci-fi RPGs. Check out the post here.
• Receiving samples of our embroidered patches (video below). We are really happy with the quality and are already plotting where they will fit on our backpacks! The patch is included in our Ultimate Cargo Bundle and Captain's Locker pledge levels, and will also be available as an add-on in the pledge manager.

While this is the last weekly update of the live campaign, we'll be back with regular updates and sneak peaks of the project's development in the weeks and months ahead, so stay tuned. 

Until then, thank you for all your support and for helping make this project a reality!

Beth

EU Shipping Update
about 2 years ago – Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 09:24:19 PM

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend. We can't quite believe it, but it's the last week of our campaign! So, what better way to start it off than with some exciting news for our EU backers?

As mentioned on our project page, we have been working hard to find a way to ship to the EU without backers having to pay additional VAT charges and import fees (post-Brexit). Our applications to the relevant authorities have been approved, so we can now offer EU-friendly shipping!

Despite now being registered to ship across Europe, the IOSS system that supports post-Brexit shipping is still relatively new, and there may be some differences in how well it has been adopted by different customs offices. We recommend speaking to your local sorting office to get more information on whether you may still be charged on arrival for senders using the IOSS system. If you have any concerns, we would advise going for one of our digital pledge levels as a guaranteed way to avoid shipping charges.

If you live in the EU, and would like to take advantage of our EU-friendly shipping by upgrading to a physical pledge: go to our project's Kickstarter page and click 'Manage My Pledge'. Here, you can change your pledge or add to it. You will also have the option to upgrade within the pledge manager, after the campaign has come to a close.

I hope that was helpful, but if you have any questions about European shipping, please write them in the comments below and we will respond to you as soon as we can. Alternatively, you can email us at [email protected].

We'll be in touch again over the next couple of days, as the project counts down to its epic conclusion!

All the best,

Sam.