Kickstarter Update #45: Fulfillment, Retail Release Date, and More!
Hello, Radiants! It’s time for another Cosmere RPG update, with a focus on fulfillment but a look ahead to what’s next. The teams at Dragonsteel and Brotherwise are working hard to deliver your Stormlight rewards while paving the way for Mistborn and beyond. We’re also getting ready to reach a whole new audience of Cosmere fans with our retail release!
Fulfillment Update
USA
Fulfillment in the US continues to remain steady! Right now, Dragonsteel is showing 65% complete on their progress tracker here, which means we’re through the halfway mark but a meaningful number of pledges are still underway. We’re still on track to finish fulfillment for the US by the end of this month, as originally promised.
We know it can be hard to wait for your order! As a reminder, troubleshooting questions can be directed to Dragonsteel Support, but we ask that you avoid shipment status requests until fulfillment is complete.
Canada
Great news! Pick & Pack confirmed that all Wave 1 shipments are complete! They will now begin replacement requests and late survey orders. If you have not received tracking for your initial order, please reach out to support@brotherwisegames.com for assistance.
Australia/New Zealand
We’re working with VR Distribution to ship all Cosmere RPG books within the next two weeks. VR is still awaiting a shipment of additional items – primarily miniatures and the Mistborn Deckbuilding Game – but we didn’t want to delay the core RPG books. There will be no upcharge for splitting orders; Brotherwise is covering this unexpected expense. For those of you awaiting those additional items, we appreciate your patience and understanding!
UK & EU
UK shipments are 60% complete and continue to go out the door. EU fulfillment is beginning, with the first shipments headed to Spain.
If you have any troubleshooting questions about UK or EU orders, please reach out to Gamesquest Backer Support. However, we ask that you hold off on shipment status requests until fulfillment is complete.
LATAM
Shipments are approved and on track to begin today!
Asia/Rest of World
VFI is celebrating the Moon Festival and will resume processing this fulfillment project for us on October 8. Keep an eye on https://vfi.asia/hubs for additional hub status updates.
Sneak Peek!
If you’re waiting for your rewards and want a look at what's on the way, check out this unboxing video from Jillian Schumacher, Marketing Manager for Brotherwise Games. Her shipment just arrived, and it’s looking awesome!
Retail Release
With fulfillment ongoing in each region and some regions heading toward the end of fulfillment, we’re setting our sights on the retail release of the Cosmere RPG!
Our original Stormlight retail release date in the US was set for October 29th, but we’ve pushed the release date back two weeks to November 12th. The date will be later in some regions, but around the world it’s our policy to hold the retail release until after backers in that country have their rewards.
So why the delay when fulfillment is on schedule? We want the retail release to be as strong as possible in order to set up the long-term success of the Cosmere RPG. Retailer orders have been even higher than we anticipated, and to ensure we have enough stock for mass market and hobby retailers, we pushed back the release date to make time for an additional print run!
Digital Updates
All Wave 1 PDFs have been distributed to our backers, but there’s always another secret... Just last week, we updated our official CosmereRPG.com with a new free resource to help players who are creating their first Stormlight characters!
Quickstart Characters
The Cosmere RPG offers deeply customizable character creation, but sometimes you just want to roll some dice and jump straight into the game. That’s why we’ve created the Stormlight Quick Start Characters. Visit our Downloads page to find a ZIP file containing 20 ready-to-play level 1 characters! Open the “Introduction” PDF to choose a character path that sounds compelling. The introduction PDF also includes tables to randomly generate your Path, Name, Purpose, Obstacle, and starting Goal with a few d20 rolls.
Spanish PDFs
Our partners at Devir have sent us updated Spanish PDFs of the core sourcebooks, Bridge Nine adventure, and GM screen. The revised books now include their covers, the GM screen is easier to print, and the materials have been updated to incorporate errata. As mentioned in our previous update, we’re also working with Devir to get Spanish versions of Advanced Adversaries and Stormlight Scenarios sent your way. You should have an English version in your downloads for now, but we’ll send an update once we send out the Spanish versions.
If you selected Spanish as your language for PDFs, you can now check your BackerKit downloads for the updated Spanish PDFs.
Thank You!
Thanks for supporting the Cosmere RPG! We can’t wait for the product to be widely available in November.