The Ultimate Guide to 5th-Edition Adventuring
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We have several projects that are finished and printed, but we have not so far been able to ship them backers outside the US. Several have asked why and in truth until very recently I didn’t have a good answer, until now.
TLDR; We have found a potential shipping partner that can ship our backlog of orders worldwide as well as continue to provide shipping for the future and grow with us.
1) Previously books were delivered from a local printer/shipper why weren’t these?
Our previous on-demand printer has seen incredible price hikes recently and these costs were untenable to us. The new printer prints *much* higher quality at *much* cheaper per-unit costs, but ships business to business, rather than straight to consumer, meaning we have to ship from our US location internationally, where before we would ship directly from the printer to the customer.
2) I just want my books, I’ll pay extra to get it shipped here!
Price was just one aspect of this problem. We have hundreds and hundreds of orders for several Kickstarters due, but we also want to future proof our process for future crowdfunding and our webshop sales. We need to find a shipping partner that can handle the large volume of packages we have to go our right now, plus individual orders from our webshop, while keeping prices down for you and us. Navigating various countries VAT and other taxes is difficult and we want a partner that can do that with as little friction as possible for you (and us).
3) Why has it taken so long? I just want my books!
We appreciate that and finding a way to get you your books is high on our priorities list; however we discovered just how complicated a process this is. We’re not just heading down to the local post office/FedEx/UPS store to ship a package, we have hundreds of packages. First we’d have to find a company that seemed like they could handle our needs, then we’d have introduction meetings. Then when we thought things seemed good they would send us a specific format they needed orders in. We would massage our data (orders) to get them in their format and then they’d send us the cost results and we’d have to review those. Then there are minimum orders and warehousing costs, etc, etc. So each attempt at finding a good partner would take several weeks or longer, and unfortunately each attempt so far has us ended up without a partner.
International Shipping Partner Search
Given the issues above, we think we’ve found a partner that will work for our current and future needs! We’re still reviewing the details, but so far things are looking good. If everything works out we’ll be able to ship all the orders to their warehouse and then they would collect and package each order and could start shipping from there directly to you.
When will you get your books?
As we've owed you books for the longest we'll get your orders sent out first as a trial with our new partner. We’re hoping to have the books shipped in June for a June or July delivery outside the US.
Next Steps,
As soon as we are settled with this shipping partner we’ll let you know, or if we decide they’re not going to work, we’ll let you know as well so you can adjust your expectations. We know this has been a frustrating process and we thank you for your patience. Once we weather this problem and have a solution future crowdfunding and web sales will hopefully be much easier for folks outside the US.
Thank you for your continued support!
Very quick update here - we have *finally* received the deluxe prints of the Epic Legacy Core Rulebook and Epic Legacy Campaign Codex and will be shipping them out starting September 12 to arrive by the end of this month! Thank you so much for your patience.
As such, please let us know if you need to update your shipping address and are unable to. Check up on your profile here: Epic Legacy Campaign Codex (Backerkit). You should have received an email indicating as much as well. If there are issues with your address and you're unable to change the address, please contact us via KS message or email to [email protected] and we'll get it resolved.
If there are questions or concerns, please leave them below or contact us directly! We'll have another Kickstarter update around the end of September when everything should be shipped and received.
Best,
The 2CGaming Team
Brief update here on the Deluxe Prints of the Epic Legacy Core Rulebook and Epic Legacy Campaign Codex - we have the proofs from the printer and they *are*wonderful* - such a notable improvement in quality, but we're so sorry these are so late!
With that, we finally have updated delivery dates from the printer, meaning we can pass along delivery dates to you, though they remain a little ways out.
We'll receive the prints in early August, and have them to you no later than end of August.
Next update to you when we have the prints in hand, or if there are any issues with the print process that might impact the schedule. As always, please let us know if there are any outstanding questions or concerns. Again, our apologies on the delay!
Best,
The 2CGaming Team
The Epic Legacy Campaign Codex project is winding down with only the Deluxe Versions of the project outstanding (again, so sorry they're so late!). As these are currently in discussion with the printer, we are simply waiting and responding to their inquiries as best possible and won't have substantive updates month by month from here on out.
As such, this update will be short and to the point: other than deluxe prints for this project, if you have not received an ordered 2CGaming product through Epic Legacy Campaign Codex Backerkit, please let us know in the comments below or through Kickstarter message.
Though we discussed a larger update regarding the Epic Legacy Tome of Titans in the last update, we're holding off on that content release until closer to the project launch. We're very excited to move forward with additional Epic Legacy content, with the Epic Legacy Tome of Titans - launching in early January. We'll herald that with an update here with the pre-launch and launch information for that project, including promos for Asmodeus and Cthulhu - two of the notable mythic foes from the project.
Expect another update by February 28th (if not before) which will include additional shipping information for the Deluxe items and the follow-up from the Tome of Titans Kickstarter project.
Thank you! If there are any questions, comments, or concerns, *please* let us know and we'll work to get these resolved as quickly as possible!
Best,
The 2CGaming Team