Next from Storyteller's Forge: A Mecha Double Feature
Now that Festival is landing in your mailboxes, it's time to reveal what R&D has been cooking up in the background: DEBT MERC &Emberjack,two mechapunk TTRPGs that share a common rule set and—get this—a double-sided book!
Helm a mighty, soul-fueld war machine in Emberjack. Stomp through a ruined post-apocalyptic world, lend a hand to the ragged survivors, rule with an iron fist, or seek to break the curse that haunts you as a relic of the great war; the choice is yours.
Take to the stars (for 999 easy monthly payments) in DEBT MERC, where you'll pilot mechs, tanks, drones, starships, and more as you and your fellow mercs take desperate gigs to stay one step ahead of the repo man (and the chainsaw-wielding mechs he drops on you from orbit).
Check out both projects in the trailer below, then head over to the page to get notified at launch (and snag a sweet early bird discount while you're there!)
The time to rejoice is now - for the Dark Carnival will soon be arriving at your door. They are finally stateside, and getting packed and shipped out to everyone.
It is officially too late to change your shipping address. There is nothing we can do.
That said, we can't wait for everyone to get them! By all means, share and tag photos! Let Hughe know on Tiktok! Or just come find us in our discord! (it's the fastest spot to ask a question).
If you want: I have 4 hours left on my Audio Book about the end of the world, Magical Anarchy
AND we have a brand new TTRPG system coming up. Check the links below to follow along on either!
This one is super quick! According to the shipping manifests: The books will arrive at the Studio 2 Distribution Warehouse on Sept 23rd.
Which means...it will take 2 days to get everything sorted there, and then hardcovers will start going out.
LOOT Boxes will take an additional 2 weeks after that, but then we will be assembling those and getting those out right after!
*Almost there everyone!*
(All of this shipping stuff and timing is totally out of our own hands. The delays are simply caused by port capacity and boat availability. We are finally en-route however!)
Right as ONE book is going out though, we are launching an audio-book centered around Sarcastic Fantasy about the End of the World: Magical Anarchy.
If you like Audio Casts, Demons, Magic, Anarchy and Urban Fantasy: We are part of Printopia on Sept 10th!
I have fresh coffee, and...Ocean Freight Shipping Forms...
That means one thing: Everything has been made and paid for.
^ That right there, is cause for some hella celebration. The books, the pins, the tea, everything is all done.
Now comes the tooth flailing part:
It's not very helpful when they are still across the world.
For those curious on boring logistics: You spend all this time on the back end going over page weight, color tweaking, print proofs, and then you throw a bucket of money and print off a literal ton of books (seriously, books are heavy).
When the manufacturer is done making everything - they get boxed up.
THEN you get to contact at Freight Forwarder. Currently, our guy might be Justin. Justin's job is sort of like a Han Solo - getting product onto big boats that sail through international waters and then landed, loaded on trucks, through customs, and then off to the two places we are shipping from:
The ST Forge Warehouse (Rick's Garage) and Studio 2 Distribution (and actual distributor).
From there they then go out to everywhere.
This is the part we are at...and...it's also the part where there is nothing for us to do but sit on our hands and wait, hope that Justin can grease the right palms, and everything shows up.
Once they get into the two locations -> they then go out to you.
I was hoping to ship in July, and it might be somewhere near August: but the ball is moving. When I have news: You'll have news!
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In September - we are launching an Audio Book/Cast for Magical Anarchy: Dawn of the 7th Age.
If you are interested in a novel & audio book written by me (Rick!) that explores what happens when Magic comes crashing back into today's world -
I know the Dark Carnival files have been out for a while, but everyone is still waiting on the real prize: The actual book + goodies.
WE HAVE FINALLY MADE IT PAST PRINT PROOF!
This means we are officially placing the order with the manufacturer to get the books printed and shipped. This process will take about 45-50 days of manufacturing and then hopefully 2-3 weeks to get everything into the warehouse.
We will update everyone on shipping stages as everything gets assembled into place at Studio 2's warehouse and then gets dispatched. The books look gorgeous, and Memory Thief, the Adventure Journal redo, Dark Carnival, Loot Boxes, Enamel Pins are all in this run.
Hopefully this means the books are in everyone's hands by August. (*Loot Box orders might take a bit, because we are packing those boys by hand in our garage first. Turns out adding Tea made things have an extra step, but it's worth it).
(If you haven't ordered it yet, you CAN find the PDF for sale on our website: www.storytellersforge.com)
Performance Check: Royalty Free Music for your TTRPG Tables:
You will be seeing a lot of collaboration between Nat19 and Storytellers Forge in the upcoming future after this last rounds of events. They make TT-JRPG's, we write epic storylines, and both of us want music in our games for other purposes. So it's a natural match.
Performance Check is bringing royalty-free music to your TTRPG tables, streams, and private games! Nat19’s music team is launching a BackerKit campaign on June 1st to use their in-house music team to create JRPG-inspired soundtracks to give back to the TTRPG community - with any purchase, this music can be used freely in streams or in private games without being struck for copyright. Not only that, but the project’s $80 CAD tier also includes five of Nat19’s 5E D&D books, with over 1700 pages of 5E content to bring to your table among them!
Come back Performance Check on June 1st to support the TTRPG stream community, and get D&D content to bring to your table!
We have finally made it through pre-production! It took a bit to get the files print ready and all the foil layers and extra stamping options. Our first, physical copy of the Dark Carnival Print Proof will be finished on May 20th, and then once they approve that: we are off to production!
For Loot Box Holders:
-The Tea has arrived -The new adventure journal production has started and will be finished June 20th. -Memory Thief prints approved and will enter production at the same time as DC -The Enamel Pin production has passed it's greenlight. -The Loot Box ITSELF has been greenlit and will be finished June 20th.
This means we have every accessory, soundtrack, and extra thingy from the campaigns made. Once May 20th hits, the factory has a 45-day lead time. Which means we are looking at an August Delivery of Physical books (they gotta sail here after all).
I think I've got that all lined up and it's really close to our projected date, but if anything goes wrong with shipping it might take a little bit longer.
Still...it's done, and it's getting started and that's the most important part.
RPG In A Castle!
Just a reminder for those who want to plan ahead, ST Forge will almost always be running at TTRPG in a Castle. I'm doing the June 19th for Red Opera, and they have some August dates, and just announced an October 23rd-25th dates.
Apologies. My survey says my hardcover has shipped but no tracking is listed. Can I ask if you are shipping in the USA via Post Office, Fed Ex, or other? Thank you.
Now that Festival is landing in your mailboxes, it's time to reveal what R&D has been cooking up in the background: DEBT MERC &Emberjack,two mechapunk TTRPGs that share a common rule set and—get this—a double-sided book!
Helm a mighty, soul-fueld war machine in Emberjack. Stomp through a ruined post-apocalyptic world, lend a hand to the ragged survivors, rule with an iron fist, or seek to break the curse that haunts you as a relic of the great war; the choice is yours.
Take to the stars (for 999 easy monthly payments) in DEBT MERC, where you'll pilot mechs, tanks, drones, starships, and more as you and your fellow mercs take desperate gigs to stay one step ahead of the repo man (and the chainsaw-wielding mechs he drops on you from orbit).
Check out both projects in the trailer below, then head over to the page to get notified at launch (and snag a sweet early bird discount while you're there!)
The time to rejoice is now - for the Dark Carnival will soon be arriving at your door. They are finally stateside, and getting packed and shipped out to everyone.
It is officially too late to change your shipping address. There is nothing we can do.
That said, we can't wait for everyone to get them! By all means, share and tag photos! Let Hughe know on Tiktok! Or just come find us in our discord! (it's the fastest spot to ask a question).
If you want: I have 4 hours left on my Audio Book about the end of the world, Magical Anarchy
AND we have a brand new TTRPG system coming up. Check the links below to follow along on either!
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