Gilmoril: Technogothic Nightmare – A Monster Hunting TTRPG

Hello all!

Time once more for a weekly update. Since last time we have been finalising prices and quotes with manufacturers and have been ordering samples. These samples will be shown off as soon as we've had time to properly inspect them.

Beyond that we have been pondering how to most efficiently use our budget. One thing we are struggling with is shipping products here. Not a real struggle, it can be done, but how to do so most effectively. Ideally we want the manufacture of the core book, journals, and packaging to be done at the same place and shipped all at once. If it is shipped one at a time then we have to pay customs fees repeatedly and that is just a waste.

However, the core book won't be ready to print until August as we wait for the final instalments to be paid and the final monster designs from our high tier backers to be ready. Everything else is ready to manufacture now.

So we walk the line between saving money by waiting (and potentially missing our release deadline if anything should go wrong) or spending more money by having everything else manufactured now and getting the book done last, which has it's own risks.

This leads us to another interesting idea we've been ruminating on. Making the books ourselves.

Now I know some of you may well be concerned about quality, workmanship, and output. You backed for a full hardcover after all. But don't fret. This would be a full hardcover. I work in printing and manufacturing as my day job so I'm not coming into this without understanding. I know it would be a huge undertaking. That is why we haven't actually decided one way or another. We've begun doing some tests (with our own money) to see if the idea is viable at the scale we are looking at. So far the results seem promising.

We are looking at all our options to ensure your money is put to the best use and that everyone receives exactly what they pledged for.

Next week you'll likely be hearing more about our samples and items, and probably some polls so you can help us vote on some choices we need to make.

Link to Character Creation.
Link to Pre-order Store (share it around!)

Stay Safe,
Tales Untold.

Hello all!

We've had some time to rest and recuperate, but that doesn't mean we were doing nothing. This week we started reconnecting with the many manufacturers we spoke to before the campaign to get the ball rolling on prototypes, samples, designs, and more.

We are still waiting for the initial payments to be processed so that we can start paying for everything. On that note, we have about $9.7k of the full $19.5k accounted for so far. $7k is in instalments so we won't see all of that until August when we send off for the core book to be printed, however that leaves around $2.5k as bounced payments.

If you haven't set up your payment please don't forget to do so soon. The sooner it is done the sooner we can start ordering everything.

In other news, the pre-order store has been set up. Anyone who missed the campaign can now place an order for anything featured in the campaign. So if you have friends, colleagues, relatives, etc. who may be interested, share it with them!

As always, here is the link to Character Creation so you can try it out with your friends.
And here is the link to the Pre-order Store.

Next week we will have info on our extra goodies that we have been designing.

Very soon we will be reaching out to those of you in the highest tiers about monster design, so keep an eye out for that!

Stay safe,
Tales Untold.

The campaign is over, the smoke has cleared, and we are so very thankful to you all. This is happening. We now have a responsibility to you all to deliver on our promises, and that's what we're going to do.

Over the next few weeks we are going to be working on the pledge manager and surveys, which will allow you to confirm shipping details, orders, add-ons, and the like. We are also setting up late pledges for anyone who missed out on the initial campaign.

The first charges should have been attempted already, and some of you will have already paid. Others will need to fix up their payments at some point which is something we have accounted for, so if you're currently struggling, no rush. Finally there are some who are paying in instalments.
Those of you who haven't fully paid yet, please note that you will not receive the survey until you have. This is a Backerkit restriction and not something we can control.

All this is to say we won't see the entire amount raised for a couple months, but as funds come in they will be assigned to different items to ensure everything can be covered.

We will be as transparent with you all as we can manage, releasing weekly updates around how everything is progressing, as well as asking for feedback. So keep an eye out and make sure you're up to date on everything.

As a reminder on that front, our last update contained the character creation rules for Gilmoril. Don't forget to have a look and let us know what you think of not just the rules, but the general layout. This is one of the most direct ways you can influence the game going forward and we'd love to hear from you!

The rules can be found on our website here: https://www.talesuntoldrpg.com/free-pdfs/19ab02ba-2f5f-461f-9e0d-713faee7e796

With all that said: Thank you all once again for your support. We won't let you down!

Stay safe,
Tales Untold.

We did it! We are officially going to be publishing Gilmoril: Technogothic Nightmare physically, and it's all thanks to you!

As a thank you, and a special sneak peak for anyone still on the fence, we've put together the character creation rules so you can create your very own Venerer. We are excited to see all of the amazing characters you create!

You can download the character creation pdf from our website here: https://www.talesuntoldrpg.com/free-pdfs/8a3f32ef-902f-4348-ad36-c804057acb12

Download the form-fillable character sheet here: https://www.talesuntoldrpg.com/free-pdfs/e47a179e-8213-48ee-946b-edea44978570

As we head into the final 48 hours everything from here is gravy. So please, share it around. Get this in front of anyone you think might be interested in monster hunting, mythology, or gothic horror. Make characters with your groups to convince them to play. Every little bit helps.

One more big push to finish the campaign is all we need.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Tales Untold