LAST SABBATH: PRODUCTION UPDATE AND PREORDER SHOP!
Dear Witches, take a little time to enjoy this update — it’s packed with news! Brew yourself a nice cup of tea, preferably something warm and spicy, and let’s begin...
The Lust Sabbath Pre-Order Shop on BackerKit will remain open for just a few more days!
If you're already a backer, this is your last chance to add extra products and rewards to your existing order before we close the shop and move forward with production and fulfillment.
If you're reading this update but didn't join the original campaign, you're still in time to enter the Sabbath!
Until the Pre-Order Shop closes, you can still purchase Lust Sabbath through BackerKit and receive the Stretch Goals and exclusive rewards unlocked during the campaign, just like our original backers.
And this really is your last chance to get them: the campaign-exclusive rewards will not be reprinted once they're gone.
🔥 Enter the Pre-Order Shop before it closes!
FILES UPDATE as requested by a few of you, we've improved the Last Sabbath – The Witches' RPG digital files of the handbook and the Scenarios!
Following your feedback, our graphic designer has created an additional version of these products with single pages instead of spreads, making it easier to read on tablets, e-readers, and other devices, as well as more convenient for personal printing.
You can automatically retrieve them directly from BackerKit here:
Simply follow the instructions on the page using the email address associated with your pledge/order.
We remember you that digital files are available only for locked orders with successfully completed payments. There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their surveys yet. We'll lock the next batch of orders next monday and send again the digital rewards to everyone who missed the last delivery and to the witches who joined the Coven through the preorder store.
PRODUCTION UPDATE
Meanwhile all of your gadgets, and every campaign-exclusive extra are already in production (or already in our warehouse). At this point, we're simply waiting for everything to be delivered, where we'll perform the final quality checks and prepare all rewards for shipment.
You're watching A LOT of witchy bags
The chockers unlocked in the final Stretch Goal (and included for free with every physical copy of Lust Sabbath) arrived today and they look absolutely amazing!
We specifically requested a unisex size designed to fit every kind of witch perfectly, from the most petite to the most voluptuous
The chocker is really gourgeous!!!
AND LUST SABBATH?
Lust Sabbath is currently in an advanced stage of playtesting and revision.
Thanks to your incredible support during the campaign, we unlocked two entirely new Covens, along with a huge number of additional mechanics and expanded content.
As development progressed, it became clear that these additions required a few extra weeks of work compared to our original schedule. We want to make sure that every new mechanic, rule, and Coven receives the proper amount of testing, balancing, and revision rather than rushing them just to meet the initial timeline.
As already mentioned in one of our previous updates, we are still aiming to complete and close the rulebook during September.
Thank you once again for making Lust Sabbath a much bigger and richer project than we originally planned. We’re now focused on giving all this new material the care it deserves before delivering the final book.
last Friday, August 14, we manually activated the digital delivery through BackerKit.
Digital rewards are not sent automatically when files are uploaded: the delivery must be manually triggered by us. Once activated, BackerKit should have sent an email containing access to the digital rewards to every locked order with a successfully completed payment.
According to our BackerKit dashboard, the digital reward codes were correctly generated and distributed.
this is one of the files we've sent, as you can see the codes have been distributed
However, over the weekend we received a few reports from backers who could access their rewards through BackerKit but never received the delivery email.
Since BackerKit support was unavailable during the weekend, we could only carry out the necessary checks today. We can now confirm that some of the delivery emails were indeed not sent, despite the corresponding digital rewards being correctly assigned to the backers. Sorry for the inconvenience, we've already reported it to the Backerkit team.
IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THE EMAIL
Don't worry: your digital rewards should still be available.
You can automatically retrieve them directly from BackerKit here:
Simply follow the instructions on the page using the email address associated with your pledge/order.
Please remember that digital files are available only for locked orders with successfully completed payments. There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their surveys yet. We'll lock the next batch of orders at the end of the month and send the digital rewards (with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is still in production) to everyone who missed both the original delivery and today's second round .
We're updating the Last Sabbath Digital Folder...
LAST SABBATH FILE UPDATE
We are also taking this opportunity to improve the Last Sabbath – The Witches' RPG digital files.
Following your feedback, we are preparing an additional version of the handbook with single pages instead of spreads, making it easier to read on tablets, e-readers, and other devices, as well as more convenient for personal printing.
Our graphic designer is already working on it, and the updated files will be added to the digital rewards as soon as they are ready.
...AND AN APOLOGY
We sincerely apologize for any confusion or inconvenience caused by the missing delivery emails. This was our first digital delivery through BackerKit, and while the rewards themselves were correctly distributed, we obviously want the entire process — including the notification emails — to work as smoothly as possible.
Thank you very much to everyone who reported the issue and helped us identify it.
And, as always, we're here: if you experience any problem accessing your rewards, just contact us and we'll help you sort it out.
Thank you all for your patience, your support, and for being part of Last Sabbath.
Good news! As announced, yesterday we locked the orders and sent out the digital files for all manuals, with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is currently still in production.
We hope you'll enjoy your magical readings!
There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their survey yet. No problem: we'll lock the next batch of orders at the end of the month and send the digital files to everyone who missed the first delivery.
I cannot find my survey, ho do I recover it? here the answer and the link
Some cards have been declined due to insufficient funds or incorrect payment details.
Don't worry: you should already have received an email from BackerKit with instructions on how to fix the issue. Once your payment has been successfully processed, you'll receive your digital files with the next delivery batch.
Where are my digital files? You should have received an email from BackerKit containing links to the digital folders for the products you ordered, with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is still in production.
BackerKit automatically requires an order to be locked before digital rewards can be distributed.
The next batch of orders will be locked at the end of the month, and the corresponding digital rewards will be sent shortly afterwards.
Any update on the production? Absolutely!
All extras and physical stretch goals have now been ordered, and in the next few weeks we're going to receive a ton of wonderful gadgets, stickers, posters, and other goodies.
Meanwhile, we're currently testing the Succubus Coven and... well, things are getting really hot in the playtest room. 🔥
Dear Backers, a quick update to announce that the pledge manager has finally been sent to all of you. We've fixed a couple of little things after the first test and now you are able to fill the survey, order some add-ons and or switch your pledge level.
I cannot find my survey, ho do I recover it? here the answer and the link
>>>> https://last-sabbath-the-witches-rpg.backerkit.com/ Where are my digital files? the digital files for all manuals except Lust Sabbath (currently in production) have already been uploaded, The rule automatically implemented by BackerKit requires orders to be locked before rewards can be distributed. Therefore, next Friday we will lock the orders of everyone who has completed the survey and send them their PDFs. The next batch of orders will be locked at the end of the month, so if you’re eager to get your hands on the PDFs as soon as possible, don’t wait to complete your survey!
When you will start shipping? As writte before, we'll need a few extra weeks compared to our original estimate. We're still aiming to deliver a digital preview of Lust Sabbath between late August and early September, with shipping expected to start by the end of September, if all goes well.
Do you have something to show us? Glad you asked, we have some stretch goals previews to share with you from our suppliers (and remember that if you switch your pledge level, the physical stretch goals will be automatically included to your order)
As promised last week, here we are with another quick production update covering some of the questions we've been receiving lately.
Pledge Manager: the pledge manager has been sent to BackerKit's team for review. If everything goes smoothly, we'll activate it as soon as we're back from Gen Con — you'll receive an email as soon as it's live.
Digital Files: the digital files for all manuals except Lust Sabbath (currently in production) have already been uploaded. As soon as your order is locked and all required payment has been collected, you'll automatically receive the download links.
Switching pledge level: several backers asked whether it's possible to upgrade to a higher tier once the pledge manager opens — and yes, it is! Once you receive the email, simply click "Switch your pledge level" at the bottom of the first screen to select the option you prefer.
Lust Sabbath — Writing & Development: work on Lust Sabbath is in full swing — we're writing the manual and playtesting the new modes and covens unlocked as stretch goals. Since this means a substantial amount of additional material, we'll need a few extra weeks compared to our original estimate. We're still aiming to deliver a first digital version of the Lust Sabbath file between late August and early September, with shipping expected to start by the end of September, if all goes well. We're sorry for the delay, but our priority is giving you the best manual possible — this is truly something unique, and we want to give it all the time it deserves.
The authors want you to know that the magic striptease is really, truly a blast to play.
See you in Gen Con! Officina Meningi makes its triumphant return to Gen Con next week! Find us in the Studio 2 Publishing, Inc. Alleyat Booths 1929 & 2029, alongside the Shadow Army Sentinels LLC team. Meet Valentino Sergi, author of many of our gamebooks and RPGs — including Last Sabbath, Lust Sabbath and the ENNIE Award-nominated Totem: The Spirits’ RPG — and join us for sessions of Last Sabbath, Totem, and Odyssey - Black Tales.
Thank you for your incredible support — we can't wait to put Lust Sabbath in your hands!
Thank you once again for making Lust Sabbath a reality.
We wanted to send you a quick production update to let you know how things are progressing and answer some of your most common questions.
Surveys: we need about one more week before sending out the surveys. We're currently evaluating several fulfillment options to secure the most affordable shipping rates possible, especially for our US backers, since everything will be shipped from Italy. This is by far the most challenging aspect of the project right now, but we're putting a great deal of effort into finding the best solution for everyone.
Merchandise: all of the campaign goodies will go into production this week. Since manufacturing and shipping these items usually takes more than a month, we're starting now to ensure everything is ready for pledge fulfillment between August and September. As soon as we receive samples, we'll share photos and sneak peeks with you!
Writing & Development: authors Valentino Sergi and Atropo Kelevra are currently writing and playtesting the new material. We'll keep you updated on our progress, and we'll have even more to show once the graphic designer starts laying everything out.
Artwork: artist Alessandro Amoruso has just delivered a stunning new batch of illustrations, and the book is now almost complete from an artistic standpoint. Here are a few delightfully spicy previews, exclusively for your eyes!
About the Tarot ads: some backers have noticed social media ads promoting the Tarot Deck and the French crowdfunding campaign for Last Sabbath by our partner Studio Agate, and have wondered how some products can already be available. As we've mentioned before, Last Sabbath was originally released in 2022, while the Tarot Deck and Scenarios have been available in stores and through distribution for the past two years. The real novelty of this campaign is Lust Sabbath (along with a huge selection of exclusive campaign goodies), and we can assure you that you will receive it before it reaches retail stores!
Thank you for your incredible support—we can't wait to put Lust Sabbath in your hands!
OH, PLEASE, KEEP READING, WE NEED YOUR VOTE TOTEM IS NOMINATED FOR THE ENNIES AWARDS!
Totem – The Spirits RPG has been nominated for the ENNIE Awards, the Oscars of the tabletop RPG industry, in the Best Cover Art category! Public voting is open from today until July 19.
The ENNIE Awards are one of the most prestigious recognitions an independent publisher can receive. If you've enjoyed our games, you already know how much we value the dedication, passion, and hard work of our authors and artists.
Your support means a great deal to us—not only for Officina Meningi, but also as a way to show that AI still hasn't matched the talent of a real illustrator. If Totem wins, next month you'll receive The Backroom, an exclusive adventure by Atropo Kelevra and Valentino Sergi, featuring fully hand-drawn illustrations by Alessandro Amoruso, delivered free through our newsletter.
Totem – The Spirits RPG, by Atropo Kelevra and Valentino Sergi, is a narrative horror roleplaying game with simple rules that immerses players in the eerie atmosphere of classic supernatural tales. You will have the possibility to add this wonderful title to your order in the Survey.
Illustrated by Francesco Biagini and Voidface, the game leads your group of Seekers into the unknown in search of contact with the entities that dwell beyond our reality. Explore haunted houses, perform exorcisms, question spirits through the Ouija board, and cross the final threshold into the deepest reaches of limbo. Totem was voted Game of the Year, Best Setting, Best Mechanics, and Best Artwork at the 2024 No Dice Unrolled Awards, and was also shortlisted for Best RPG at the UK Games Expo Judge's Choice Awards.And now, we're incredibly proud to announce that Totem has also been nominated for the ENNIE Awards! After the judges' selection, it's now up to the public vote. We're counting on you, friends of Officina Meningi!
Dear Witches, take a little time to enjoy this update — it’s packed with news! Brew yourself a nice cup of tea, preferably something warm and spicy, and let’s begin...
The Lust Sabbath Pre-Order Shop on BackerKit will remain open for just a few more days!
If you're already a backer, this is your last chance to add extra products and rewards to your existing order before we close the shop and move forward with production and fulfillment.
If you're reading this update but didn't join the original campaign, you're still in time to enter the Sabbath!
Until the Pre-Order Shop closes, you can still purchase Lust Sabbath through BackerKit and receive the Stretch Goals and exclusive rewards unlocked during the campaign, just like our original backers.
And this really is your last chance to get them: the campaign-exclusive rewards will not be reprinted once they're gone.
🔥 Enter the Pre-Order Shop before it closes!
FILES UPDATE as requested by a few of you, we've improved the Last Sabbath – The Witches' RPG digital files of the handbook and the Scenarios!
Following your feedback, our graphic designer has created an additional version of these products with single pages instead of spreads, making it easier to read on tablets, e-readers, and other devices, as well as more convenient for personal printing.
You can automatically retrieve them directly from BackerKit here:
Simply follow the instructions on the page using the email address associated with your pledge/order.
We remember you that digital files are available only for locked orders with successfully completed payments. There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their surveys yet. We'll lock the next batch of orders next monday and send again the digital rewards to everyone who missed the last delivery and to the witches who joined the Coven through the preorder store.
PRODUCTION UPDATE
Meanwhile all of your gadgets, and every campaign-exclusive extra are already in production (or already in our warehouse). At this point, we're simply waiting for everything to be delivered, where we'll perform the final quality checks and prepare all rewards for shipment.
You're watching A LOT of witchy bags
The chockers unlocked in the final Stretch Goal (and included for free with every physical copy of Lust Sabbath) arrived today and they look absolutely amazing!
We specifically requested a unisex size designed to fit every kind of witch perfectly, from the most petite to the most voluptuous
The chocker is really gourgeous!!!
AND LUST SABBATH?
Lust Sabbath is currently in an advanced stage of playtesting and revision.
Thanks to your incredible support during the campaign, we unlocked two entirely new Covens, along with a huge number of additional mechanics and expanded content.
As development progressed, it became clear that these additions required a few extra weeks of work compared to our original schedule. We want to make sure that every new mechanic, rule, and Coven receives the proper amount of testing, balancing, and revision rather than rushing them just to meet the initial timeline.
As already mentioned in one of our previous updates, we are still aiming to complete and close the rulebook during September.
Thank you once again for making Lust Sabbath a much bigger and richer project than we originally planned. We’re now focused on giving all this new material the care it deserves before delivering the final book.
Hey. I was trying to find it in the discussions/updates, but I can't seem to and my memory is a sieve (partially due to my crowdfunding habits). Were Lust Sabbath and the physical goods planned for some time November currently?
Just wanting to plan in case shipping costs need to raise due to couriers being greedy. I'm not expecting them to, but I also don't expect Officina Meningi to eat the costs if shipping triples.
Thanks.
last Friday, August 14, we manually activated the digital delivery through BackerKit.
Digital rewards are not sent automatically when files are uploaded: the delivery must be manually triggered by us. Once activated, BackerKit should have sent an email containing access to the digital rewards to every locked order with a successfully completed payment.
According to our BackerKit dashboard, the digital reward codes were correctly generated and distributed.
this is one of the files we've sent, as you can see the codes have been distributed
However, over the weekend we received a few reports from backers who could access their rewards through BackerKit but never received the delivery email.
Since BackerKit support was unavailable during the weekend, we could only carry out the necessary checks today. We can now confirm that some of the delivery emails were indeed not sent, despite the corresponding digital rewards being correctly assigned to the backers. Sorry for the inconvenience, we've already reported it to the Backerkit team.
IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THE EMAIL
Don't worry: your digital rewards should still be available.
You can automatically retrieve them directly from BackerKit here:
Simply follow the instructions on the page using the email address associated with your pledge/order.
Please remember that digital files are available only for locked orders with successfully completed payments. There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their surveys yet. We'll lock the next batch of orders at the end of the month and send the digital rewards (with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is still in production) to everyone who missed both the original delivery and today's second round .
We're updating the Last Sabbath Digital Folder...
LAST SABBATH FILE UPDATE
We are also taking this opportunity to improve the Last Sabbath – The Witches' RPG digital files.
Following your feedback, we are preparing an additional version of the handbook with single pages instead of spreads, making it easier to read on tablets, e-readers, and other devices, as well as more convenient for personal printing.
Our graphic designer is already working on it, and the updated files will be added to the digital rewards as soon as they are ready.
...AND AN APOLOGY
We sincerely apologize for any confusion or inconvenience caused by the missing delivery emails. This was our first digital delivery through BackerKit, and while the rewards themselves were correctly distributed, we obviously want the entire process — including the notification emails — to work as smoothly as possible.
Thank you very much to everyone who reported the issue and helped us identify it.
And, as always, we're here: if you experience any problem accessing your rewards, just contact us and we'll help you sort it out.
Thank you all for your patience, your support, and for being part of Last Sabbath.
Hey, I was just wondering if there's a place where I can still get my hands on the Grimoire zine? I'd really like a digital copy at least, but I'd consider buying a physical one, too. I've not been able to find even physical copies in stock, much less anywhere to buy a PDF.
Thanks!
Good news! As announced, yesterday we locked the orders and sent out the digital files for all manuals, with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is currently still in production.
We hope you'll enjoy your magical readings!
There are still a few hundred backers who haven't completed their survey yet. No problem: we'll lock the next batch of orders at the end of the month and send the digital files to everyone who missed the first delivery.
I cannot find my survey, ho do I recover it? here the answer and the link
Some cards have been declined due to insufficient funds or incorrect payment details.
Don't worry: you should already have received an email from BackerKit with instructions on how to fix the issue. Once your payment has been successfully processed, you'll receive your digital files with the next delivery batch.
Where are my digital files? You should have received an email from BackerKit containing links to the digital folders for the products you ordered, with the exception of Lust Sabbath, which is still in production.
BackerKit automatically requires an order to be locked before digital rewards can be distributed.
The next batch of orders will be locked at the end of the month, and the corresponding digital rewards will be sent shortly afterwards.
Any update on the production? Absolutely!
All extras and physical stretch goals have now been ordered, and in the next few weeks we're going to receive a ton of wonderful gadgets, stickers, posters, and other goodies.
Meanwhile, we're currently testing the Succubus Coven and... well, things are getting really hot in the playtest room. 🔥
