NOW SHIPPING TO INTERNATIONAL BACKERS!!! - NEW STRETCH GOAL ADDED
8 months ago
– Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 06:10:14 AM
We have continued to grow steadily!
NOW SHIPPING TO INTERNATIONAL BACKERS!!
Please tell everyone you can.
Since we're not going to do enough to break into the third-party distribution tiers, Bloat Games will handle international shipping to all backers of this Kickstarter.
International Shipping is not cheap with these large tomes! I have collected quotes to various addresses in Canada and the EU. The shipping charges on the new international levels, is roughly half of what is quoted. Bloat Games will eat the shortage in shipping funds to get our game to our international friends. Even then, it's still costly. Based on what I've been told by international backers, the amount being charged is cheaper than what it will be to ship once it arrives in the Goodman Games webstore, which I'm told is $40. NOTE: I have not confirmed that with GG. Just what I've been told.
Friends, let me just say I'm sorry. I'm sorry international shipping wasn't there from start. Please believe me when I tell you, I highly value our international friends, and I definitely have wanted to get this game into your hands all along. Bloat Games will work diligently to find ways to solve this issue in future Kickstarters BEFORE it becomes an issue.
NOTE: Unfortunately, this international shipping is not available in the Retail Tier.
Now onto to some more good news:
NEW STRETCH GOAL ADDED!!
We're just about to Unlock Brian Shutter to do layout! And I've added a $45K stretch goal which adds an intro funnel adventure to the core book! This will be a unique adventure, different from the 5 add-on adventures that are already offered. :)
This is the last week of the campaign!!
7 days to go! Please share the campaign online. Let's end strong and unlock more stretch goals!!
Thanks,
Eric
Quick update: $24K, 277 backers - International Shipping
8 months ago
– Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:18:46 PM
Friends,
I just wanted to drop a quick line to let you know that things are still going well. After the big surge of the first 48 hours, all Kickstarter campaigns experience a "big slowdown". The good news, we have only slowed down, and not stalled or lost ground, which is often the case.
At the end of the first two days, we were just over $20K, and now a week later we have climbed our way to just under $25! You can help in the efforts to grow this campaign by sharing it on social media. It really does help!
International Shipping
I'm still working on International Shipping. But if I'm being honest, it's not looking great. The problem is a combination of this being a giant tome of a book, exporting shipping rates from the US to International (even Canada) skyrocketing, and the local international customs fees, taxes, and VAT. It's like trying to navigate a mine field out here.
Would anyone be interested in backing without paying for shipping upfront, then paying the actual shipping cost at time of shipping, currently estimated to be $50-70?
Or would international backers be interested in a $40 rewards tier, then getting a high-quality print on demand link via lulu, where you'd pay actual printing + a much lower shipping rate at time of printing? Note: Lulu makes great books, but these would be glue bound, not smythsewn binding.
Thanks,
Eric
First Stretch Goal Unlocked!! - Evolved #2 on Drivethrurpg - Facebook Group - Discord Group
8 months ago
– Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 12:11:43 PM
Friends,
You all unlocked the first stretch goal!! Now every physical rewards level backer will receive art prints of both covers (Standard and Kickstarter Exclusive), and every digital backers will receive this as a digital reward, too!
Stretch Goals:
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$20K - Postcard sized Art print of the Cover Art for Evolved - UNLOCKED
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$30K - Brian Shutter will take over layout duties from Eric Bloat
Up next at $30K - Brian Shutter, from Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland fame, will be coming on board to handle all of the layout design work! Brian has done some wonderful work for Bloat Games in the past and will add a lot this project overall!
If you're not already familiar with Brian or his games, you can pick up NLOTTW here on Goodman Games official webstore.
Evolved RPG Playtest Doc - Powered by DCC RPG Ranked #2 Most Popular Under $5 on Drivethrurpg.com!
Our 749 page playtest doc is currently #2 on Drivethrurpg's Most Popular Under $5 list! If you've a chance to pick it up, please let us know what you think of it :)
Again, it's just manuscript, pre layout and editing, and making it pretty, but it is readable and playable. If you're interested, you can find it here.
Evolved on Facebook
Evolved has a dedicated page on Facebook that just reached 200 members! You can join the fun here. Thank you to everyone whose already joined :)
Note: When joining, you will be asked to name any Bloat Games or Goodman Games game. This is just to keep the spam bots out.
Evolved on Discord
Join the dedicated Evolved Discord Channel today here. This is the best place to provide feedback on the playtest doc and community content.
Thanks,
Eric
Funded iin 8 hours!! THANK YOU THANK YOU - What to expect
8 months ago
– Tue, Jan 09, 2024 at 05:30:35 AM
Friends,
Thank you all very much!! You folks showed up bigtime for us on day one! Hopefully today we can unlock the first of our stretch goals and get the ball rolling. You can help grow the campaign, too! Please share this link with your DCC and RPG friends and on social media. It really, really helps.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ericfrombloatgames/evolved-superhero-ttrpg-powered-by-dcc-rpg
This has really been a dream project for us here at Bloat Games for a while and it's very exciting to see the project embraced by the DCC RPG community. We read tons of wonderful comments online yesterday, and got a lot of support from other Third Party DCC Publishers, too! Again, thank you all!
Reminder of the current Stretch Goals:
Stretch Goals:
· $20K - Postcard sized Art print of the Cover Art for Evolved
· $30K - Brian Shutter will take over layout duties from Eric Bloat
· $40K - Custom Character Sheets for full sheets and funnels
· More to come . . .
I'll be part of a panel at the Indie RPG Creator Summit today, with Levi Combs from Panet X Games, and Andrea and Martin Buinicki of Gaming Honors. We'll be covering "Publishing & Promotion Strategies for Multi System RPG Products” from 4-5pm. Say hi in the chat if you can make it.
Going forward, I'll try to keep updates to a minimal during the campaign as not to over inundate you with too much stuff. I will be posting at a minimum, weekly, and as stretch goals are unlocked and added. However, I'm always here if you need anything. Please don't hesitate to reach out.
In case you missed it!
Evolved RPG has been fully written and is currently in playtest. You can download the 749+ Manuscript here for just $1! It's not pretty to look at yet, but it's enough to get you up and playing right away.
#WIP Issue #13:
We do a monthly digital zine here at Bloat Games, that is subscription based. Essentially $2 gets you a year worth digital content.
Our most recent issue, covers quite a bit of Evolved stuff, and features like 50 pieces of interior art for Evolved by Christopher Torres. If this is something you may be interested in, I've included the link below. :)
ISSUE #13, January 2024 - 115 Pages:
- #WIP – Year II (Introduction)
- Evolved – Super Heroic Time Travel RPG Kickstarter Launching January 8th, 2024
- Giant-Sized art gallery for Evolved by artist Christopher Torres
- Announcing Bloat Zines
- The Broken Controller Sneak Peek
- DP&D Adventure Hooks – WIP (4 Adventure Hooks)
- Forgotten Ballad on Facebook
- Cries of the Overworld Pledgebox site open
- Camp Blood – WIP (2 Classes, 2 Adventure Hooks, and Phobias Table)
- Camp Blood – Map Concept - WIP
- EVOLVED – CLASS PREVIEW - WIP
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/462351/WIP--Work-in-Progress--2024--A-monthly-digital-zine?affiliate_id=827550
More about #WIP:
#WIP is Bloat Games monthly digital-only zine/ newsletter/ catalog/ community forum/ stream of consciousness/ brain-vomit/ whatever. The idea behind this is to find a way to effectively communicate with our friends and fans (I hate that term) of BG providing them an inside scoop of what’s all going down behind the scenes, the status of upcoming projects, and a place to really get to know the ins and outs of the gaming business, filtered through the view of those doing work for and with BG.
What this is not? This is not a high quality, professionally-produced polished gaming product or magazine. There’s no slick, shiny, or ENnie-worthy stuff here. Just info, pictures, words, none of which are deeply thought out, plotted, or fully developed.
Why does this cost $2? Instead of spamming out an email to a bunch of people, who are going to just delete it, I’ve decided to put it on Drivethrurpg. I plan to do this zine monthly, and treat the $2 paid for it as a yearly subscription. Essentially, $2 buys you access to 12 zines (1 released each month in 2024). These zines will be added on or around the 1st of each month to the Drivethrurpg file, so watch for notifications, or check back periodically. Trust me, $2 is a more than fair price for what you will be receiving.
Again, thank you so much for your support!
Eric
