The ultimate game master's guide for roleplaying dark cults, factions, and their leaders. For any fantasy roleplaying game.
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Hello dear Loresmyths!
As you know, things have been incredibly challenging. Supply chain disruptions are affecting companies worldwide, and we are no exception. I took a moment to record a big video update with some really important news, so please take a moment to watch it if you can. I decided to make one video update for both our Wondrous Expeditions and RemarkableCults backers, because there are many who backed both our Kickstarters.
The pandemic has caused major material shortages such as steel, wood and now paper. On top of that, costs have been rising dramatically and international transportation has been seriously impacted. Right now printing books and card decks take up to 6 or 8 months in some cases, and then it's not even sure you can get a remotely affordable cargo container to ship your goods to the destination. Things are beyond challenging, and it's really hard to deal with for smaller companies like us. It is expected that we will experience these effects for at least a year longer before things get a little more normal.
What this means in simple terms is that getting the Cults books printed and in stock at our USA & UK warehouses is going to take longer than it would normally. Last year in a normal situation, printing and transportation would take 3 months max. Now it's reaching up to 8 months.
The development of Remarkable Cults has been very pleasant and on track. Some things took longer, some things went faster, and overall we're glad we've been able to stick to our timelines. In the next couple of weeks, we will have the PDF version ready and will share this with our backers as a final proofread check. The book turned out about 60 pages longer than Remarkable Shops, and we can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! Keep an eye out for news, as things are really finishing up quickly now.
Once we've been able to process any backer feedback, the files will go to our manufacturer to schedule the manufacturing print run. As you can read above, how long this will take is completely up in the air and beyond our control. We will keep you posted as we have news, but this may take a while.
For the past half year, we discussed in depth with you our choice to not do another Kickstarter this year. Normally, Loresmyth does 2 campaigns and our business is built upon this financial forecast. However, we wanted to create a scenario where we could finish Wondrous Expeditions and Remarkable Cults, have all pledges shipped out before launching the next Kickstarter. Now with the global supply chain problems and the print error, even our tentative March 2022 launch date for Remarkable Guilds is in jeopardy. Printing and transportation of the books is 100% beyond our control, we can only wait patiently for the goods to arrive in the USA & UK for fulfilment.
Now we are getting to a point where we are impacted so much financially, and with chances decreasing of us being able to fulfil pledges before a new campaign, we need to consider what to do. We don't want to upset backers of launching a new campaign while they are still waiting for their pledges, but at the same time we can not delay forever and put our company and staff's livelihood in jeopardy. It is a damned dilemma and one of the hardest situations we have ever been in.
What are your thoughts? Discuss it now on our Discord server.
I can confess I have been really dreading having to post this update. Things have been so taxing the past year, I had really hoped we would finally put some things behind us, but we are not in the clear yet. It is frustrating to know that we have built a beautiful team and company, but that we are held back by a virus pandemic. I am positive about the future of Loresmyth and we will make it, but right now I can't deny sometimes it's difficult mentally to keep a bright outlook.
Hope to be back next time with more cheerful news, thank you again for your understanding!
Chris van der Linden