Overclock: A Steam-Powered Campaign Guide

Hey friends,

I'm just letting you all know that we've just shared the first third of the book, containing pages 1 to 156. We're only doing a chunk at a time to give you all a chance to digest, find any errors that might be there, and help us make any necessary improvements.

We expect to release part 2 (the adventure) in a couple of weeks and part 3 (appendices) a little later. Once we've collected feedback and fixed any lingering typos (this will be our fifth proofing round!), it's off to the printers.

If you find any mistakes that need fixing, send an email with the subject "Overclock Mistakes" to [email protected], pointing out anything you've seen that seems wrong with this chunk of pages and your name. If we utilize the fixes, we'll credit you in the book.

Naturally, there's no obligation to assist. But in my experience, there's always one or two things you miss, no matter how many times you stare at a document, so an extra pair of eyes never hurts!

A quick reminder that all of the dice and pendants are already finished. So all we'll have to wait on is the book. We're optimistic about the timeline, but with uncertainty surrounding trade, it'll be hard to pinpoint when the printed book will arrive.

Thanks again, everyone! I think you're really going to enjoy this book.

 - Dave and Mage Armoire

Hey everyone,

I'm just letting you know that we're charging cards for shipping this week. This will allow us to start sending digital rewards while we're printing the books. There is no timeline yet on when the books will ship, but hopefully, we'll have them printed and at our fulfillment center before the year's end. All the add-ons are already at the location, so it's just book printing at this point. Dave had another book printed with the printer we're using, and it turned out great, so hopefully lightning strikes twice!

As soon as everything is charged, we can release the PDFs. We'll start with the first six chapters, covering the bulk of the book's lore and new mechanics. This will give you all a chance to review, find anything weird (we didn't see with our proofing), and help us make the requisite fixes. 

Shortly after, we'll release the last two parts, the big adventure from DMDave, and the appendix, which includes the new spells, monsters, and other details. 

If you have any questions or need to change anything with your order, make sure to reach out to Aubrey at [email protected]

Thanks, everyone!

 - Mage Armoire and Dave

Hey friends,

Just a heads-up! With most (if not all) of the shipping issues corrected, we'll lock orders early next week and charge shortly after that. Once we've charged on the back end, we can start delivering the PDFs. 

The first PDF will be a "first pass" PDF. This will be sort of a penultimate draft that we've already edited and proofed, and we want to get additional eyes on it. After a couple of weeks of having that, we'll make any corrections based on your comments and suggestions, and then send the final version. At the same time, we'll send that final version to the printer. From there, we're unsure how long it will take to fulfill. The trade issues still have things backed up pretty badly, but either way, we'll keep you posted. Fortunately, all the dice and pendants are in-house, so we must wait on the one book.

If you have any additional issues with anything, make sure to reach out to us before Monday so we can correct them before clicking the lock and charge buttons. Bree, our wonderful CS rep, can be reached at [email protected]

Thanks again, everyone! We look forward to showing you this fantastic book that Chase and Kes worked so hard on.

Dave and Mage Armoire

Turns out that Backerkit's system uses ounces instead of pounds. So I had all the shipping prices set for 5 oz and under instead of 5 pounds (or 80 ounces). This should significantly reduce many of the shipping prices across the board.

Give it a couple days. If it still looks relatively high by Monday, hit us up at [email protected].

Sorry for the mistake!

 - Dave

Hey everyone!

Just giving an update on everything real quick.

Locked Orders are due soon, but we'll probably hold off a week or two for a few folks who are ironing out their shipping details. Even when it locks, nothing will charge yet. However, we are still looking to charge probably sometime in mid-August.

EU Shipping is... grim. I've looked everywhere for better rates, and unfortunately, with the trade squabble between the US and the EU, it's not ideal. If you are in the EU and you wish to switch to digital only, contact Aubrey at [email protected] with your Backerkit information and we'll switch you. 

Finally, one piece of good news—we commissioned 10-15 additional pieces of art to go into the book created by our friends, Matias and Nacho Lazaro. Kestrel is also creating some new art for the book, too, so it should like nice and bright and shiny once we release the PDF.

For those wondering about PDFs, PDFs will be released after we do the charges in mid-August.

If you need anything else, don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]

Thanks!

 - Dave