As mentioned by Hannah Wiebe, the horrific crossbreed of the Rat Queens author and his co-creation, art is being made, and so we have some time before we need to lock in orders and get our final numbers. As we're aiming for December to be art complete, that gives us another near two months for folks to finish their survey, make any changes necessary before the campaign moves into production.
We will leave Pledge Manager and the Pre-Order store open until end of December, and everyone will receive anotice and an update 48 hours before everything is locked down.
Still, if you have not completed Pledge Manager or purchased at the Pre-Order store, the sooner the better for us running and managing the campaign! Please complete as soon as you can!
Pay Over Time Backers
For those who chose this option, you will not receive your survey until you have completed payment, since we have received a few messages about not seeing one being sent to them. You will have time, like others, to complete your survey, including add-ons and more. Please see Backerkit's FAQ regarding this service.
Art Progress!
We are back to work and currently in the process of doing the final pass on all the character action cards, which we can share now! A quick look at the progress before sharing the starting deck for Hannah! On display are the three phases, the first being where the game was at when we took over in 2024.
Ox Eye Media/Deep Water (Left), Talespinner First Pass (Middle), Talespinner Final Pass (Right)
Important note: In the final pass and in the following cards, all UI is temporary and we are speaking with an experienced board game graphic designer to help us out so Roc and I can focus on the writing and art. Here's Hannah's starting deck!
32MM Miniature Update
We've lowered our overall need of 800 units sold to 650. We would be able to still earn some money on them at this rate, but the margins are much lower. Overall, we'd like to have these made and potentially open up higher print runs in the future if we ever have a need to do so. 650 is where it will remain, however. We're just shy of 100 short, so if you planned to get them, now's the time!
Almost there!
You should be receiving your survey by this time or shortly after this update. This survey will take you to the Pledge Manager, where you will complete your order. Remember, you have already paid for your base pledge.
This is your final opportunity to purchase any add-ons you might've missed during the campaign, including the Rat Queens 32mm miniatures that were added in the final hours. We do have an 800 mimimum order on this particular add-on, to be a responsible campaign addition.
Lock-In Date
Our closing date for Pledge Manager is November 6th at 12pm PST. Please be sure to complete your order before this date as we need to collect our final order numbers and prepare for the production phase as we complete the art assets for the game.
We will send out a reminder the day before lock-in.
Pre-Order Store
Did you miss the campaign and still want the chance to purchase Rat Queens? We will have a good list of options for you, whether it's the base game, or a more deluxe edition. We are still offering these are a good discount until Christmas, plus a few extras, like the ability to purchase the Ally Expansion Pack that was included as a free campaign incentive for participating backers.
The Ally Expansion and Narrative Unlocks: a new add-on for $10
Rat Queens STL Files
The STL files are now connected to the STL add-on. Check your order, you should have access to the files already or when you finalize your pledge. Currently, we have all five queens without supports, and they have been tested by artist Elena Manzano, but we are waiting for the files with supports to be tested before sending those out. We should have those completed by end of next week or early the following week.
Please let us know if you have any issues!
**Update**
If you want to upgrade your pledge level, note the prompt beneath the Get Started green button.
Pay Over Time
For those who selected Pay Over Time, your Survey will be sent out once final payment is compeleted.
We are moving into the next phase of the campaign, which is where we will be sending out surveys to your email that will take you to the Pledge Manager to complete your order. This is an opportunity to purchase any add-ons you may have missed, including the 32mm miniatures we added to the campaign in the final hours, or upgrade your pledge to a higher Tier for new backers. (we have an 800 unit minimum order for the miniatures, so be sure to add them if you want them!)
Due to international tensions, we are not charging shipping at this time, and once we are moving into fulfillment (mid-2027), we will be sending out a notification to pay your shipping then.
Reminder: You have already paid for your pledge, this is exclusively to collect addresses, a last chance to upgrade your pledge or purchase add-ons.
Our goal is to have the Pledge Manager live by Friday, October 23rd, noon PST.
Smoke Test
We are sending out a smoke test for 5% of backers to make sure everything is working properly. If you receive a notification, please respond as soon as possible so we can make adjustments and then open the Pledge Manager wide to all backers. The smoke test should be out shortly after posting this update. Our goal is to have the Pledge Manager live by Friday, October 23rd, noon PST.
Talespinner Studio
Last week we did a soft-launch of our Patreon for Talespinner Studio. It is a place where we will be sharing our other work outside Rat Queens, what is coming up in the year ahead as well as more personal work from both Shannon and I.
It is fully free to join, and all our work will be freely shared (no locked tiers), so if you are curious about who the studio behind the Rat Queens Redemption is, please join us there! We are planning Q&A'swith established creators (see our youtube channel for a taste of that) and some worldbuilding/writing workshops with me, just to name a few plans in the works. A cozy little spot to escape the world awhile!
The Patreon will be officially launched on November 1st! Click the image to take a look!
A Slaughter Redeemed! (Thank You, and Important Updates!)
And by Kickstarter, he clearly means Crowdfund. :D
Unsuccessful Charges
We're receiving a high number of messages about backers not being charged or charges being blocked on their credit card for their pledge tier. We recommend checking for notifications from your bank, as Backerkit should be attempting a few more times. We are currently waiting to hear back from the support team at Backerkit, but if you are having any issues at all, please drop an email to:
Yes, we added miniatures in the very last few hours due to a last minute pricing update from Panda Games! We know many have missed that window and the campaign ended, but we will be opening Pledge Manager in the coming weeks (October 19th is on the calendar!).
You will be able to add the miniatures or any other add-ons you might have missed, or even if you decide you want to upgrade your pledge, you may do so there as well! Note: We need to reach a threshold of 800 units sold to go forward, we are currently just under 300. Let's get these made!
We are using these assets beyond what is even reasonable at this point.
You Know What? Screw it!
The last campaign was built on selling as much crap as humanly possible to get your money and delivering none of it. So, we're going to invert reality and, instead, release a bunch of beautiful art, for free, into your game. So, here you go!
We are just going to straight up add all remaining unrevealed allies to the game, all yours, taking this to a total of 16 Allies in the Ally Expansion Pack, collected and placed lovingly into in the Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Second Wind pledges.
Here's the gallery, all you Cat Kings and Rat Queens!
Just a gallery of men at various levels of attractiveness and personal success
Here is all the beautiful, fun, quirky Rat Queens Game and Campaign exclusive items that are being added to the core game for those of you who joined this brand new crowdfund! (Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Battleborn!)
You should be receiving your survey by this time or shortly after this update. This survey will take you to the Pledge Manager, where you will complete your order. Remember, you have already paid for your base pledge.
This is your final opportunity to purchase any add-ons you might've missed during the campaign, including the Rat Queens 32mm miniatures that were added in the final hours. We do have an 800 mimimum order on this particular add-on, to be a responsible campaign addition.
Lock-In Date
Our closing date for Pledge Manager is November 6th at 12pm PST. Please be sure to complete your order before this date as we need to collect our final order numbers and prepare for the production phase as we complete the art assets for the game.
We will send out a reminder the day before lock-in.
Pre-Order Store
Did you miss the campaign and still want the chance to purchase Rat Queens? We will have a good list of options for you, whether it's the base game, or a more deluxe edition. We are still offering these are a good discount until Christmas, plus a few extras, like the ability to purchase the Ally Expansion Pack that was included as a free campaign incentive for participating backers.
The Ally Expansion and Narrative Unlocks: a new add-on for $10
Rat Queens STL Files
The STL files are now connected to the STL add-on. Check your order, you should have access to the files already or when you finalize your pledge. Currently, we have all five queens without supports, and they have been tested by artist Elena Manzano, but we are waiting for the files with supports to be tested before sending those out. We should have those completed by end of next week or early the following week.
Please let us know if you have any issues!
**Update**
If you want to upgrade your pledge level, note the prompt beneath the Get Started green button.
Pay Over Time
For those who selected Pay Over Time, your Survey will be sent out once final payment is compeleted.
We are using these assets beyond what is even reasonable at this point.
You Know What? Screw it!
The last campaign was built on selling as much crap as humanly possible to get your money and delivering none of it. So, we're going to invert reality and, instead, release a bunch of beautiful art, for free, into your game. So, here you go!
We are just going to straight up add all remaining unrevealed allies to the game, all yours, taking this to a total of 16 Allies in the Ally Expansion Pack, collected and placed lovingly into in the Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Second Wind pledges.
Here's the gallery, all you Cat Kings and Rat Queens!
Just a gallery of men at various levels of attractiveness and personal success
Here is all the beautiful, fun, quirky Rat Queens Game and Campaign exclusive items that are being added to the core game for those of you who joined this brand new crowdfund! (Beautify, Second Wind, Veteran and Battleborn!)
As mentioned by Hannah Wiebe, the horrific crossbreed of the Rat Queens author and his co-creation, art is being made, and so we have some time before we need to lock in orders and get our final numbers. As we're aiming for December to be art complete, that gives us another near two months for folks to finish their survey, make any changes necessary before the campaign moves into production.
We will leave Pledge Manager and the Pre-Order store open until end of December, and everyone will receive anotice and an update 48 hours before everything is locked down.
Still, if you have not completed Pledge Manager or purchased at the Pre-Order store, the sooner the better for us running and managing the campaign! Please complete as soon as you can!
Pay Over Time Backers
For those who chose this option, you will not receive your survey until you have completed payment, since we have received a few messages about not seeing one being sent to them. You will have time, like others, to complete your survey, including add-ons and more. Please see Backerkit's FAQ regarding this service.
Art Progress!
We are back to work and currently in the process of doing the final pass on all the character action cards, which we can share now! A quick look at the progress before sharing the starting deck for Hannah! On display are the three phases, the first being where the game was at when we took over in 2024.
Ox Eye Media/Deep Water (Left), Talespinner First Pass (Middle), Talespinner Final Pass (Right)
Important note: In the final pass and in the following cards, all UI is temporary and we are speaking with an experienced board game graphic designer to help us out so Roc and I can focus on the writing and art. Here's Hannah's starting deck!
32MM Miniature Update
We've lowered our overall need of 800 units sold to 650. We would be able to still earn some money on them at this rate, but the margins are much lower. Overall, we'd like to have these made and potentially open up higher print runs in the future if we ever have a need to do so. 650 is where it will remain, however. We're just shy of 100 short, so if you planned to get them, now's the time!
Almost there!
We are moving into the next phase of the campaign, which is where we will be sending out surveys to your email that will take you to the Pledge Manager to complete your order. This is an opportunity to purchase any add-ons you may have missed, including the 32mm miniatures we added to the campaign in the final hours, or upgrade your pledge to a higher Tier for new backers. (we have an 800 unit minimum order for the miniatures, so be sure to add them if you want them!)
Due to international tensions, we are not charging shipping at this time, and once we are moving into fulfillment (mid-2027), we will be sending out a notification to pay your shipping then.
Reminder: You have already paid for your pledge, this is exclusively to collect addresses, a last chance to upgrade your pledge or purchase add-ons.
Our goal is to have the Pledge Manager live by Friday, October 23rd, noon PST.
Smoke Test
We are sending out a smoke test for 5% of backers to make sure everything is working properly. If you receive a notification, please respond as soon as possible so we can make adjustments and then open the Pledge Manager wide to all backers. The smoke test should be out shortly after posting this update. Our goal is to have the Pledge Manager live by Friday, October 23rd, noon PST.
Talespinner Studio
Last week we did a soft-launch of our Patreon for Talespinner Studio. It is a place where we will be sharing our other work outside Rat Queens, what is coming up in the year ahead as well as more personal work from both Shannon and I.
It is fully free to join, and all our work will be freely shared (no locked tiers), so if you are curious about who the studio behind the Rat Queens Redemption is, please join us there! We are planning Q&A'swith established creators (see our youtube channel for a taste of that) and some worldbuilding/writing workshops with me, just to name a few plans in the works. A cozy little spot to escape the world awhile!
The Patreon will be officially launched on November 1st! Click the image to take a look!
The community and perseverance on this project is exactly what we need in the world right now. You all are following through on the game, but you're giving me so much hope that the world will be okay again someday
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