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Rogue Reborn: Hardwood Cases for Superior Heroes

Created by Hrothgar's Hoard

Making Dryads Homeless, One Case at a Time

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Project has shipped (with exceptions)
about 2 years ago – Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 10:00:54 AM

Today I will make a run to the post office to close out this project. Pretty much. Almost. With a couple exceptions.

Today, all shipments will go out except if you live in Australia. Because evidently for reasons unexplainable by normal people, the US Postal service, UPS, and FedEX are not shipping to our friends down under unless it is done as Express shipping which costs an arm and a leg. Like literally. I put the address in to check cost and it came back with "please deposit your leg at the nearest UPS facility."

If you are in Australia and have questions, please contact me. I'll be happy to work something out with you.

Finally, there are still 2 people who have not filled out their survey. I will be contacting you today via email regarding this. If you have not received your package and have not heard from me by the end of next week, please send me an email. 

But, other than that, everything is shipped. Done. Finished. 


Which means that I get to start working on my next project. I was planning on doing a redesign of a critical hit deck I made a few years ago and have sold out of. The old deck was based largely on the "Critical Hits and Misses" tables from old Dragon magazines, but updated to 5E. This new deck will have some of those features (I love the old school feel to crits), but will incorporate the abilities from 5E more fully. It will also have all original artwork and be set up in a format reminiscent of MTG cards. Most of the deck is built, but only about half the artwork is finished. And then there is the play testing. I hope to have something available at GaryCon this spring for looksies and then maybe launch that project in the 2nd half of the year.

Other possibilities for projects are a DM screen or an upgraded character card. I made a prototype of the DM screen a couple days ago and used it at our last game night and got some "oohs" and "aahhs" from the players. I'm going to make some improvements to it and maybe incorporate a dice tower onto it as well. I don't want to rush it to production, though, so I'll be posting pictures and trying to get some feedback on my FB page. If you aren't following me on FB, please do so by going to facebook.com/hrothgarshoard.

The other project possibility is the improved character cards. I launched that project a couple years ago, I think, and it has been one of my best sellers in etsy ever since. It is easy to use, fairly simple to make, and priced at only $17 in maple or cherry. One of my friends who is actually currently working on a PhD in game design, had some ideas on making it more complete (and a little more complex) and I am going to start working on that soon. Again, follow me on FB to follow progress on that and please, please feel free to share that page with your friends and encourage them to give me input on those projects.


So, those are the things that are coming up in the near future.  I shoot for 2 projects a year on KS, but I don't want to rush anything.  I'd rather get good projects out when they are ready than do projects half way.

Thanks for backing this, and I hope to see  you back soon.


John

And then Covid struck...
over 2 years ago – Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 01:28:25 PM

OK...just to get it out there. I tested positive for Covid this weekend. I have mild symptoms, no coughing, no problems breathing. Doctors think I'll be OK with bedrest and fluids (do mojitos count as a fluid?) I had both shots plus a booster, so it can happen.  Should stay mild, though.

However,  this means that shipping is going to take a hit. I think there is about a dozen orders that are still outstanding. I have a few that I can still get out this week, but there is an excellent chance that I won't be able to get the remainder out until I can get back in the workshop. I'll do my best, though.

On the upside, I should have time to do some design work since I'll be in front of a computer for a while....That'll be fun.

Very quick update
over 2 years ago – Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 11:55:42 AM

I just wanted to drop a very quick update here. We have started shipping and have about 50% of the pledges either in the mail or going out today. There are still three people with uncompleted surveys. I'm not going to hunt you down; if you haven't turned in your survey, please do so immediately.  I'm working on odds and ends on individual orders, so they may not ship for another week or two, but I hope to have the projected 99% shipped before Christmas. 


Thank you for your support. I'll be back in touch soon.


John

Almost all surveys are in, starting production runs
over 2 years ago – Wed, Nov 03, 2021 at 07:47:44 AM

Hello everyone! It is November, most of the surveys are in (only 4 are outstanding), and I've made a preliminary tally of what needs made and I'll be starting production today. I was surprised that it was a pretty even breakdown for the woods. Here is that tally:

  • Wenge - 16
  • Walnut - 14
  • Cherry - 10
  • Maple - 9
  • Purpleheart - 9
  • Cedar - 7
  • Bloodwood - 6
  • Zebrawood - 1

If you are one of the four who haven't finished their surveys, please do so. I'd like to have this 100% done by Christmas.

I probably won't start shipping for a few weeks, but I'll start cutting today.

Surveys are out
over 2 years ago – Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 09:10:11 AM

Everyone should now be getting a link for their surveys. If you did not, please check your spam folder.

If you have any problems with the survey, please let me know. Everything looked good from my end, but you never know.

This coming weekend,  I will be at Indiana Comic Con and the week after that I'll be at Gamehole. Once those are done I'll start looking at completed surveys and working to fill those orders.

Thanks again, and please share the pre-order link at: https://rogue-reborn-hardwood-cases-for-superior-heroes.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders