Congratulations on making it through the first quarter of the year! Here's your monthly Nine Heavens Press update on how the Black Market Guide campaign is going:
Cheonma by ZONE_MAN
We've been going back into Undying Corruption to design monsters that for whatever reason we didn't illustrate. I'm particularly proud of the Cheonma for setting it apart from a pegasus. Initially, I thought there was little differentiating a cheonma from a pegasus, but I think we could play around with how fast it is. ZONE and I came up with the brilliant move then to make its true form a ball of light with multiple wings shaped like a horse. Very realistic angel.
BMG PF2e playtest: Due to health and personal life reasons, we'll need a little more time to finish this up. I expect we can see the document released sometime this month. Apologies and we really appreciate your patience.
UC 5e and PF2e: We received a big order for more UC 5e books, so we'll print these earlier than expected. While it's more cost-effective for shipping to have all books delivered to our various distributors at once, necessity demands expediency. On the plus side, we're prioritizing finishing the layout for UC PF2e ASAP. Arc 4 has been completed and we will likely finish the layout in time for the digital release and community proofreading sometime May 2026.
Black Market Guide 5e/PF2e: Once the PF2e version of UC has been finished, we'll devote our fullest effort to completing the layout for BMG. As initially projected, we should either have a digital copy out by Q3-ish of this year. After getting some community feedback, they'll be set for print.
Nightfell collab:Edits have been finished and sent over to the Nightfell team. Everyone should be able to see the subclass we worked on soon!
One-Shot: Editing and illustration for the map have been completed. Once we get the chance, we'll commit the adventure to proper digital layout to send them out.
Commissions/3D Minis: We're knocking these out with a delay from obligations having concluded. Folks for whom we have updates for have been contacted.
Global logistics: Speaking of printing and distributing, I imagine a number of people are curious about how recent global events might affect shipping for the books. I've talked with my printers and as things stand, shipping to our American distributors is as of yet unaffected.
Shipping to our UK hub, however, will require an additional 3 months from the time we put in the order. I imagine that's not something most people would like to hear, but considering how chaotic the situation is, we'll keep you all updated if there are any changes. Once we get closer to the actual distribution date, the actual costs behind shipping and customs associated with them will materialize. I figure then, we can discuss more tangible options.
That's it for this month. As said, we're adapting to slight changes in plans, but everything's moving smoothly for the book itself.
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