05.10.23 Printing is complete...
about 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 07:06:29 AM

Hello all,

PRINTING IS COMPLETE!

And only 25 days ahead of schedule! What this means is that now the books will begin their long journeys. Paperwork is being filled in and that means by mid-late next week the books will leave the printers bound for Germany, the UK, and the USA. 

Once they arrive they'll then be packaged up and shipped out to you! If you're in Europe your books will come from the German depot. If you're in the UK, Australia or New Zealand your books will ship from the UK, and if you're in the USA or Canada, your books will ship from the USA office in New York. 

When exactly will shipping start?

This is a loaded question. Customs Officials have to check each shipment through their borders and this can take days or weeks. The depots will ship the books as soon as they possibly can, again, paperwork must be checked first and then shipping can begin. 

In short your book will be shipped as soon as is safely possible once they've arrived at the depots. By safely I mean: addresses are checked, books are packaged and wrapped, and all is solid with the package. 

What's next?

We'll update you again once the shipping process has begun. I'm expecting this to be sometime in November. We're now 25 days AHEAD of where we thought we'd be, so I hope to keep this momentum up to get all books out before Xmas!

Regards

Guy, Till and the Team.

01.10.23 Mage Hunter TTRPG
about 1 year ago – Sun, Oct 01, 2023 at 10:44:32 AM

Hello all,

Whilst Epic Locations is being printed (and nearing the end of the printing process!), we thought it a good idea to let you know about Guy's next book: Mage Hunter. This is a diceless, fantasy TTRPG. That's right: it's diceless! 

How it works, and all the details can be found tomorrow at 8pm BST / noon PST in a LIVE stream on Guy's www.youtube.com/c/howtobeagreatgm channel. If you're looking for a fast paced, dark fantasy TTRPG that focuses on narrative choice rather than random outcome, yet is tense, intense and dynamic watch the show tomorrow or head on over to the Kickstarter page, linked below. 

Click the link to follow the Kickstarter!

We'll keep you posted about the progress of Epic Locations as soon as the books leave the printing floor!

Until then,

Happy gaming!

Guy, Till, and the team.

18.09.23 MINOR UPDATE EPIC LOCATIONS
over 1 year ago – Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 10:46:10 AM

Hey folks,

I know we've been quiet of late but that's because we're in the printing process. The books are with the printers in Poland, and they're sitting in the print queue. We've been told that the books should be printed by the end of September. 

The printed books are then shipped out to Germany, the UK, and the USA. How long does this take you might ask? To Germany, it's usually a couple of days. To the UK a couple of weeks. To the USA? The ship might leave from Poland and arrive in New York in a matter of weeks. Clearing customs in New York harbor relies on the customs officials and can super quick or a couple of weeks.  We are at their mercy.

Do we have an estimated delivery date of the hardcover book to your door? Before Christmas. that's the best we can do at the moment. We're expecting sooner but it's impossible to tell until the physical book is in a box and on it's journey. Until then, it is just speculation and based on what our previous books took.

And trust me, we're as excited to get the book as you are. If you think the PDF is beautiful, wait until the book is in your hands! 

I'll update you as soon as the books ship from Poland.

Happy gaming,

Guy, Till and the team.

17.08.23 Its off to the printers!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 01:16:29 AM

Hello everyone,

What a glorious day it is today. The book is now finalized, with your help. The PDF is ready to go out - and will go out within the next 6 days, and the master print file has gone to the printers. 

What does this mean?

The printers will check the book today and tomorrow for printers problems (bleed edges, page alignments etc.). However, we're confident there will not be any (we've done many books with them before). 

Thereafter the book goes to print. When that happens is out of our control but it is usually within a month or so of the order going in. The printers just schedule a print slot and the book is printed. 

The printers then ship three blocks of books: the EU, the UK, and the USA. Those travel by the most economical routes possible to the warehouses. From there, the books ship out to you via our distribution networks. 

When will this be? 

It's impossible to give you any kind of accurate date. Shipping is just not willing to give us that info! However, we have been promised within the next 90 days. We'll keep you posted. 

A big thank you!

Thank you to everyone who wrote in with the few glitches they spotted in the ALPHA version of the PDF. Some were small, some were smaller. All have now been correct and we're very proud of this book you've helped us create. 

Regards

Guy, Till and the team

03.08.23 Cards charged tomorrow
over 1 year ago – Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 06:06:06 AM

Hey all,

CARDS CHARGED TOMORROW

The Backerkit officially closes and locks tomorrow meaning the credit cards will be billed from tomorrow onwards. Please make sure your credit card is ready and has sufficient funds. 

You will still be able to update your postal address. That will lock once the books are off to print.

PDF INCOMING!

This also means that by mid-week next week you'll get your hands on the PDF of the book! You then have 7 days to check it and give us any feedback. After that, we're sending the book off for printing!

STANDING BY

The printers have ordered the paper and are ready and waiting for final PDF master copy to arrive. They will check it and as soon as it clears their technical control it goes into print. 

OTHER REWARDS

These will be sent out once the credit cards have been cleared and processed, so expect a lot of goodies to be coming up really soon. Do not panic if you haven't received something by next week Friday, we have a lot of PDFs and things to send out to very specific people and we are but a team of 3. We will let you know once they've gone out and thereafter you can check to see if you're missing something. 

Onward to the PDF!

Regards

Guy, Till, and the team