I'm here to give you an update on our book and how I expect our progress on HELLCRAWL.
First, the writing is done, major layout is finished, maps are done. Art is 95% done.
Tim has 5 illustrations left, 4 of which are either inked or sketched, only hasn't started yet. At the rate Tim completes artwork I expect these to be completed very soon. As for the Deck of the Damned there's 10 cards that need to be completed, but they are sketched out. The cards go pretty quickly.
So I feel safe to say that you will have a completed PDF by the end of September. We will also send this off to the printer by the end of September.
We will order everything from the printer at the same time (books, cards, devil dollars) because I know it can create big delays when they are ordered separately. It's simply better for them all to travel on the same boat. With Empire of Bones there was a delay in printing the Deck of Dead things, which lead to a month delay due to customs inspections of the ship they were on, which lead to a delay in delivering some orders. I appreciate how understanding our backers are and I will continue to be as transparent as possible with any delays and do everything in my power to prevent them.
Well well well! Look who found himself trapped in HELL! It's Tiger Wizard from Exalted Funeral! I got to meet Andrew at GenCon and had a marvelous time hanging out with him and the crew from Exalted Funeral. I've never met people so quick to treat me as an old friend. This is our chapter heading image for "Factions" and Tim was lost what to do. The image immediately jumped into my mind. We do a few of our demons from our factions arguing as they play D&D while the poor forever DM looks tormented. Tim's illustration turned out just as I thought in my mind with all sorts of fun details. I can't wait until it's colored in!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW
Expect a big announcement tomorrow about our next project launching in October! Pre-Launch begins tomorrow. And one of the things I want to do is reward return backers. Something that gives me strength to go on is the knowledge that many of you have been with me since the start. Some of you have followed my work before I even started on The Painted Wastelands. You're heroes in my book. Because of that, I want to bestow upon you a great sign of our friendship. The Seal of the Bleeding Eye pin is an incentive available to return backers and return customers (if you bought through my site in the past instead of Kickstarter/BackerKit). This pin cannot be bought, it can only be earned through your continued support. It is a small token of my gratitude. Stay Tuned tomorrow for more!
