We've been overtaken by kobolds!!!
Physical Fulfillment
As of today, our warehouse has shipped out about 90% of all shipments.
• USA backers: If you had a plush in your ...
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Yeet Makes A Zine!
Since ZineQuest2, Yeet the Kobold has been hosting his own mini-show, Yeet vs. Zinequest, during which he encourages creators to get out there and make their own Zines.
Yeet is finally making his own zine!
CHECK IT OUT
During Yeet vs ZineQuest all this year, Yeet has been...
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Shipping Soon! Locking Addresses!
We're happy to announce that we are VERY CLOSE to physical delivery of Kobolds Ate My Baby! We are expecting to start shipping what we can sometime next week and will continu...
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Happy New Year! Digital Fulfillment Coming Soon!
Happy New Year! Digital Fulfillment Coming Soon!
Today we set the Backerkit surveys to lock in 48hours, you should have received a notice. You don't have to do anything unles...
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November Update & Black Friday Deals for you!
As we approach the end of November we realize that Christmas delivery is not going to happen for the physical products, however our new goal is to at least get digital content o...
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October Update: Production & Plush Status
Thank you for your support and patience with us as we chip away at all the layout and production for this project.
All book items will be printed in the United States which...
As of today, our warehouse has shipped out about 90% of all shipments.
USA backers: If you had a plush in your rewards, you will be getting two shipments. One with just the books and then a second with the plush and any other non-book items.
INT'L backers: If you had a plush in your rewards, your order has not yet shipped and will go out a few days after the warehouse receives in the plushies from us which is estimated by March 4th.
🧡 Hopefully many of you have already received your rewards. Let us know in the comments!!
Digital Fulfillment Remaining
⚙️ Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - these will be distributed in batches as they get laid out. We apologize for the delay on these!
⚙️ Kobolds demo kit - Being compiled, expect delivery by end of March
✅ Kobolds digital minis - distributed today
Yeet the Kobolds Makes a Zine
Yeet has been hosting Yeet vs. Zinequest and has now decided to a an RPG zine of his own! On Kickstarter for Zinequest through 5pm Eastern Time February 29th! Plus, you get to vote on what it's about?!
We're happy to announce that we are VERY CLOSE to physical delivery of Kobolds Ate My Baby! We are expecting to start shipping what we can sometime next week and will continue fulfillment as the other items arrive.
‼️Locking Address ‼️
We will be locking down addresses today with 48hours notice to make changes.
If you do not update your address and the package is returned we will have to charge to re-ship the package to you.
If you are moving over the next 4-6 weeks and are concerned about delivery, please email us at [email protected]
🚼 Digital Delivery 🚼
Today we digitally delivered the following via Backerkit. You should have an email notification in your inbox.
SMORKAS BORG
Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure
Form-Fillable Character Sheet
Remaining digital items:
Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack
Kobolds Ate My Baby demo kit
Digital Minis
🔥PhysicalProduction Status 🔥
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - Complete and delivered to us ✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Complete and delivered to us
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - Complete and delivered to us ✅ Kobold Plush - In transit to us, expected 2/26/24
✅ SMORKAS BORG - In Production, due to us 2/26/24, digital delivered
✅ It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Complete & sent to you NOTE: It was our mistake in our last update, this is just a digital book not physical ✅ All Hail King Torg Stickers - Complete and delivered to us
The KOBOLD PLUSH are making their way through the Panama Canal now, say Hi!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT! ALL HAIL KING TORG!
Today we set the Backerkit surveys to lock in 48hours, you should have received a notice. You don't have to do anything unless you want to make changes to your order. Addresses are not locked. After the orders automatically lock, credit cards will be charged for add-ons as well as shipping.
Then, we will distribute a bunch of great digital rewards to you including:
Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange RPG
Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book
Kobolds Ate My Baby Character Sheets
*NOTE: You can access these digital rewards from your survey in Backerkit, however you will get an email once they have been distributed to you.
Production Status
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - Complete, expected delivery by end of February ✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Complete and delivered to us
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - Complete, expected delivery by end of January ✅ Kobold Plush - In transit to us, expected end of February
✅ SMORKAS BORG - In final edits, physical books orders & digital fulfillment by end of January
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - In final layout, digital fulfillment by end of January
✅ It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - In final edits, physical books orders & digital fulfillment by end of January ✅ All Hail King Torg Stickers - ordered and expected by Jan 15th
Physical Delivery to you
As of the last factory update, we expect to be able to ship out everything out in late February. As we get more firm dates we'll be in touch.
Here are a few preview pages for you to enjoy while you wait for your digital delivery!
As we approach the end of November we realize that Christmas delivery is not going to happen for the physical products, however our new goal is to at least get digital content out to you by then at least.
Kobolds Dice arrived - The orange translucent dice look great!
Production Status
🎨 Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - In Layout
🎨 SMORKAS BORG - In Layout
✅ Kobold Plush - In Production, shipping from factory 12/18/23
🎨 Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - In Layout
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Complete and delivered to us
✅ Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - Complete and awaiting printing
✏️ It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Written, in editing
ICYMI, get your Black Friday Deals now!
Save 30% off ALL IN STOCK ITEMS on our website now through Cyber Monday 11/27! Use coupon code TURKEY23 at checkout.
Thank you for your support and patience with us as we chip away at all the layout and production for this project.
All book items will be printed in the United States which will cut down on the delivery time to us. Once layout is complete the digital versions will be sent to backers. At this point it's too early to promise an exact delivery date to you, but we are pushing to get delivery to you as soon as possible.
Project Status
Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - In Layout
SMORKAS BORG - In Layout
Kobold Plush - In Production
Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - In Layout
Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Ordered and awaiting delivery
Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - In Layout
It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Completed after other layout is done
Kobold Plush
Over the last month we finalized both the UPC/sales tag and "butt" tag with safety information. It will officially be called "My Little Kobold".
Kobolds Ate My Baby @ GAMEHOLECON
The KAMB design team had so much fun running this new version of Kobolds at Gameholecon. They ran 7 sessions for 70 players! 9th Level Games also SOLD OUT of the 2013 Kobolds Ate My Baby in Colour.
Thank you for all the t-shirt suggestions. One thing we heard loud and clear is that you folks want an All Hail King Torg shirt. We'll definitely do that and may also include another option TBD. Those will not go on sale until 2024.
Plush Sample
Here is the physical sample and it is just as awesome and wickedly cute as we had hoped! We have named him Beta.
Physical kobold plush sample
Production on the plush will be begin shortly. This also requires safety testing which will add a few weeks to the entire process. We'll keep you in the loop.
Delivery to you Delayed
We were hoping to be able to deliver the digital version this month and get you the physical version by the end of October, but that will not be feasible. At this point we fully expect to be able to send out the final digital version by the end of October as well as some of other digital items. Once we have the book with the printer we'll have a better idea of delivery to you, however we are expecting only 4-6 weeks after we approve our proofs. The goal is to delivery to you before Christmas 2023.
Project Status
Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - Manuscript complete, in the early stages of layout.
SMORKAS BORG - Fully written, in early stages of layout.
Kobold Plush - Sample approved, awaiting factory estimated delivery date
Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - Fully written. Ready for layout after main book.
Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Ordered and awaiting delivery
Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - In Layout
It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Won't be written until Orange Book layout is complete
Thank you for your patience and ALL HAIL KING TORG!
Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - Written, working on final tweaks and updates. Final playtesting happening at Gencon, final edits expected in late August. Layout in September.
SMORKAS BORG - Fully written, in editing, layout in September.
Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - Fully written, in editing. Layout in September.
Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Ordered and awaiting delivery
Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - Layout not started, but 1000 orange Crayola crayons have been purchased!
It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Won't be written until Orange Book playtests are complete
Kobold Plush
In our last update we showed you the two sample version of the plush kobold. While many of you loved the longer fur version, we found it much harder to capture John Kovalic's kobold art with that style fur, so we decided on the shorter fur. We *believe* this is our last round of updates and have gotten it where we want so the next step is getting the physical sample in our hands!!!
We're planning to make some new Kobolds Ate My Baby t-shirts for next year since it's the 25th Anniversary! However, we're having trouble coming up with the perfect idea. Please vote below and/or comment with your ideas. If we pick your idea you get the shirt for free!!!
In all seriousness, we apologize for the delay in getting you a solid update. The fault is totally ours, we are sorry for not keeping you all more in the loop. So, without further adieu - here are some real updates. From now on, you can expect monthly (or more often) updates until we deliver rewards to you.
Project Status
Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Book - Mostly written, playtesting is ongoing (with great reception at Origins), final edits expected in late August. Layout in September.
SMORKAS BORG - Fully written, in editing (its hysterical by the way)
Kobolds Ate My Baby Digital Adventure Pack - Fully written, in editing
Kobolds Ate My Baby Dice Set - Quoted & designed, awaiting final count to order
Kobolds Ate My Baby Coloring Book - Layout not started, but 1000 orange Crayola crayons have been purchased!
It's Always Orange in Philadelphia Adventure - Won't be written until playtests are complete
Once everything goes to the printer, we'll send out digital versions so you can start playing! At this point, we may be closer to the end of October 2023 or even November 2023 for delivery to you. We'll keep you posted.
Reception to polymorph Rules at Origins Game Fair
At Origins Game Fair we ran over 20 demo tables throughout the weekend showcasing the new polymorph rules and our new THWACKO Adventure creation system. Additionally, we ran the infamous Kobolds Ate My Baby Midnight Massacre for over 80 players with these new rules.
Chris before the Kobolds Midnight Massacre and after
Reception to the system was great. Players were asking questions that we either had covered or made sure to make the note to address in the final text.
To date, the favorite item in the game is "200 XP" and there is a real fight going between calling them OUTFITS, JOB, or JORBS* Writers Bug and The Kobold Dude made progress on making fan favorite actions (like Barking) still relevant under the new streamlined rules. Death Checks were had by all.
At GENCON we'll be running another 4 demo sessions where we'll implement everything learned from Origins. If you want to try out the rules before we go to BETA - this is the time, and Indianapolis is the place! *BTW, It's not going to be JORBS no matter how often our team chants it.
The Kobolds Ate My Baby Midnight Massacre at Origins - 6/23/23
Kobold Plush Samples
These are definitely kobolds, but we don't think the design is QUITE there yet. We asked the factory to make a few tweaks to both samples (long fur and short fur) and then send us them physically for review. Once we have them we'll show them off and hopefully that will be the final round of plush edits!!!
We want to apologize for the fact that the pledge manager was not originally set up correctly...oops! Kobolds aren't the smartest. Luckily, all the issues we heard about this week are now resolved.
DIGITAL ONLY TIERS
All add-ons should have been visible to all backers, but originally digital tier backers were not able to see physical add-ons. That has been resolved and you will now be able to add on anything you'd like.
69 HOUR BACKERS FREE ADVENTURE
This should have originally already been loaded into your carts for free, but was not. This has now been fixed.
If you go into your Backerkit survey and do not see It's Always Orange in Philadelphia but you believe you should get it since you backed in the first 69 hours (up until 9am EST Friday 1/27/23), please contact us at [email protected] or comment below.
Thank you all for supporting Kobolds Ate My Baby not only on this campaign, but throughout the 24 years its been in existence! We are still amazed at the out pouring of love and excitement of silly little game, about silly little monsters. Thank you all so much from the bottom of Yeet's massive stomach.
In the last days tons backers jumped in and pushed us over the $100K mark (for silly kobolds??!) unlocking our last stretch goals! That means everyone $15+ gets the digital demo kit and all physical backers get the All Hail King Torg sticker! ALL HAIL KING TORG'S STICKER!
ICYMI, last night Yeet answered all your burning questions. Watch it now!
What happens next?
Pledge dollar processing finalized (about 2 weeks)
Backerkit pledge manager survey sent out to backers (about 4-6 weeks)
Monthly updates of what is going on with creative, production, and delivery
Any time you have a question you can post into COMMUNITY or contact us at contact at 9thlevel dot com
For friends who missed out, we will be opening LATE PLEDGES soon.
$100K: Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Demo Kit & Sticker
All backers $15+ will receive a digital Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange demo kit to make running the game quicker and easier. At a minimum the kit will include a simple adventure, pre-generated characters, a map, and quick start rules.
PLUS, all physical level backers will also get this awesome All Hail King Torg sticker!
Ask Yeet Anything!
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 22nd, at 7pm Eastern Time join Yeet on our YouTube channel for an AMA about all things kobolds! If you have a question you can ask on here or in the PINNED DISCUSSION in the community section.
Reminder
We are using Backerkit pledge manager for our surveys which means we will be allowing add-ons after this campaign ends. The surveys will be sent out approximately 4-6 weeks after the campaign closes.
Please see our update dated 2/14/2023 for a special BACKER ONLY discount on 9th Level Games items. CLICK HERE
It's been 3 weeks already, but we still have 9 days left in this campaign. We are REALLY close to unlocking the $90K stretch goal, great job!
ORIGINS & GENCON
9th Level Games will have a booth at both conventions and will be running a lot of polymorph games including Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying, Return to Dark Tower RPG, and of course Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange!
ZINEQUEST
If you are not familiar with it, Kickstarter runs an event called Zine Quest each February. Creators convene to pore over comics, maps, and more—all under the aegis of our annual open call for small-format RPG zines.
Our project this year is by Arbitrio Games - PIGEON'S ELEVEN. A bird heist roleplaying game. Be birds. Do crimes.
Wow, it's been a fortnight and our kobold hoard keeps growing. Thank you for backing!
Kobolds Ate My Baby Translations
We are happy to announce a partnership with Boardova in the Ukraine.
🇺🇦They will be publishing the Ukrainian version of Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange! Learn more and sign up so you don’t miss any news about the life and habits of kobolds, and be the first to pre-order the book!
Other Language Versions
In the past Kobolds Ate My Baby titles have been released in German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. We are in talks with a few publishers to put out translated versions of Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange and will announce new partnerships as they arise.
📚If you are a publisher looking to license Kobolds Ate My Baby for your territory in your language, please contact 9th Level Games directly.
Updated Stretch Goals
We are getting close to unlocking the $90K level for the paper minis, so we're going to show off our next one awhile.
🔶 $100K: Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange Demo Kit & Sticker
All backers $15+ will receive a digital Kobolds Ate My Baby Orange demo kit to make running the game quicker and easier. At a minimum the kit will include a simple adventure, pre-generated characters, a map, and quick start rules.
PLUS, all physical level backers will also get this awesome All Hail King Torg sticker!
