The world of Henshin! A Sentai RPG is expanding with 6 new playbooks! Reserve your copy of the book today!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Something is coming out of the Cave!
15 days ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 09:09:53 PM
Hi folks!
Exciting times here at the ol' Cave.
We are officially packed and ready to start shipping out!
Enjoy a peer into the cave, with special guest, Big Boi!
I really enjoyed this step, more than I thought I would. There is something very gratifying about seeing your ideas come to life AND see people show an interest in your old work. One of the many benefits of all of this. Thanks for that.
So what's next? Well, here's the plan:
I am going to stamp and mail out as many packages as I can before 10/14. I leave for NYCC then and won't be back until 10/20. I do have the following week off (10/21-10/25) so I'll take care of any remainders during that time.
The current estimate on Domestic is up to 5 business days so we should start to see them mid-end of the month given my timeline. International may take a bit longer.
With that in mind, I will release all of your PDFs this Friday. Those will come through Backerkit so please keep an eye out for that email. This will include the Expansion book and Guest Star Playbooks so you can start using them.
That's all for now! Get ready for guests,
Sam
A whirlwind few months
3 months ago
– Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 08:33:59 PM
Hi folks,
Sam here with an update on the Henshin! Expansion project.
First of all, apologies for the lack of communication via updates here. My life has been a whirlwind and I am finally getting the chance to catch my breath.
My second son, Sage, was born on 6/28, a few days late and luckily, he is happy and healthy. Shortly after that, however, my mother went into emergency surgery so I had to fly out to Massachusetts to help my father. Thankfully she is on track to make a full recovery, however, that took time away from this project and ate up the gap I had before SDCC.
I am back now and am grateful that things feel like they are calming down. I am devoting most of my nights to finalizing this project and the good news, is that I am still feeling on track for sending these books out in October! The power of project management & good planning :P
In terms of more concrete updates:
Both covers have been printed and are in process of being hand numbered & signed.
The playbooks for all 7 new Colors is also done. Shout out to Matthew Schuff for completing that very quickly! Backers will receive this as part of their PDF package upon fulfillment.
I have also ordered the necessary Henshin!, Rider Konchu and 3 Minutes books to fulfill the tier and add-on orders from the campaign. Check out everything together below!
I've collected shipping costs from everyone who responded to the survey, which has allowed me to purchase packaging.
To finalize the prep for the shipping process, I will be locking addresses through Backerkit on 8/12 so please be sure to update any address information if you need to, before then.
The next two months will see me completing the numbering & signatures and then packaging orders, in waves organized by tier and then organizing by domestic & international fulfillment.
I am hoping to have everything out the door by 10/14 (before I head to NYCC). I will let you know if that expectation changes at all in a future update.
Until then, let's Henshin!,
Sam
Layout complete! Let's head to print!
5 months ago
– Fri, May 31, 2024 at 08:19:51 PM
Hiya,
Sam here with a monthly update on where things are at.
As expected, we are done with the book layout. I’ve included a few sample pages below for those who want to see but overall, I’m feeling very happy with it. It compliments the existing material while still providing some newness. A refresh as it were:
Sending these off to the printer, getting proofs and deciding on the final cover strategy.
Reviewing those proofs and if they look good, we print!
Then I’ll order shipping supplies and the other CoM books for those who ordered a bundle.
With all those in place, I’ll close surveys & collect shipping on July 1st.
Right now, that all feels really solid and will set me up for success. Things are a bit different in my life since I kicked this project off…I got a new job during the production of this (a dream job at that), that requires a bit more travel and my partner & I are about to have another kind (July 26th!).
I planned for this, deliberately leaving a big window between packing & actual shipping, to give us time to settle into what Junior #2 needs. Once I get a better sense of that, I can set a good packing schedule. October still feels realistic and you’ll stay informed if anything major changes.
Outside of that, I’m very slowly trying to break ground on an enhanced version of the token system, with more of a collect tokens to make moves kind of feel. Hoping to roll something out before EOY but it’s always on the back burner these days.
That’s all for now!
Sam
May Update - CLEAR Playbook Designs! Outstanding Surveys!
6 months ago
– Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 09:38:28 AM
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Backerkit Surveys drop today!
7 months ago
– Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 01:49:10 PM
Hi all,
Sam here with your monthly Henshin! Guest Stars Expansion update.
As promised in our last update, Backerkit surveys have gone out to your emails (the email associated with Kickstarter). In the survey, you should see all of your rewards, physical add-ons you added during the course of the campaign and any questions for those in the Make Me a Connection or Make a Monster tiers.
You'll have the opportunity here to add other items if you want and provide your shipping address. I'll be leaving surveys open until the end of June so please fill them out before then!
You'll also see a remaining balance for shipping, which was not paid during the campaign. Please note that any add-ons of physical books will add a few dollars to your overall shipping so keep that in mind as you finalize things. You will be charged for shipping at the beginning of July, as we get closer to actual fulfillment.
For the people in the Make Me a Connection & Make a Monster tier, if you could please fill out your surveys by the beginning of April, that would be great in helping us stay on track with incorporating that creative content into the book.
For those of you with PDF add-ons, fulfillment will be handled through the Backerkit file management system closer to October.
Feel free to reach out here or at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Outside of all this operational work, we've started work on the modules, module artwork and playbook for Clear! I'm hoping to have some sketches to share in the next few weeks but until then.
