I approved all samples and files for mass production last week, and got confirmation that our account manager has passed the instruction to the factory. As you read this, presses should be rolling. As long as you’re reading it during approximately 9am to 5pm in China Standard Time. Otherwise, presses are cooling down after a long day of rolling.

Photos coming as and when I receive them. I really want a picture of a big, satisfying stack of pallets.

This is unchanged from last month - fulfilment will start in September and be complete by the end of October, with folks in Australia/APAC and North America receiving your Hollows in the earlier part of that window and UK and Europe towards the end. 

There is always the possibility that ships take longer than planned, sit in port, or goods take longer than they should to go through customs. Or that a ship gets wedged in the Suez Canal and disrupts shipping worldwide. But as far as the factors under our control go, we’re on track. Any issues, and you'll hear Alex's keening wail from across the oceans (direct quote from Alex, there).

That also means Logistics Alex will be setting up all the shipping charges, and we’ll finally be charging you for shipping, in early September. If the charge fails the first time, Alex runs the process again every couple of weeks, so you’ll still get your books, just a week or two later than other people in the same region.

Several people got in touch after the last update to offer their services as wiki experts and enthusiasts - which means that idea looks like it’s got legs. Focus is currently on fulfilling the books, but we (Maz and I) are noodling away at wiki plans when we have time. 

We’ve agreed the full scope of the contract with our Foundry development studio, and now we just need to make the thing. More on that next update, but the gears are turning. We’re still aiming to open up the VTT at the same time as the books’ release, with beta testing prior to that by any backers who’d like to get involved.

Bet you thought I’d forgotten this?

Grant, Chris, and Maz are going to record this in June and July. We were planning a tight single episode, but it looks like it may expand - there’s a lot to say about Hollows, surprising nobody. If you follow us on social media, you may already know Naomi, our social media wretch. She’ll be editing the recording(s) and making them available to you.

Currently, I’d like to have at least one episode out in September, and if there are more, we’ll release them a couple of weeks apart during the autumn.

Grant has written an entire Hollows megagame, which our team of skilled veteran GMs will run at GenCon. (Mostly Grant; he kindly let me in to snuffle around and do a few bits of writing around the edges.) There are still a few tickets left for both sessions (Friday 7pm, Saturday 2pm).

So if you’re at GenCon, you know what to do.

And that’s all for this month. There may not be an update next month: chances are printing will finish right at the end of July, so I’ll wait until August to (hopefully) tell you everything is proceeding to plan. As always, thank you for your patience.

- Chant