ILLUSTRATED PLAYING CARD DECKS BACK IN STOCK + Southern Ireland postage and other news!
over 4 years ago – Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 07:04:20 PM

Roomlanders! I have big news! 

The illustrated decks of playing cards are back in stock at Colostle.com!

Head to colostle.com/shop to grab your set now! Loads of you have been asking me about these and I'm sorry it has taken me so long to bring them back! But they're here now so if you want to snap up a set, place your orders now! If I get a huge influx of orders all at once (which is likely!) there might be a slight delay in shipping them out, but I'll keep you informed if that happens.

Southern Ireland orders

To all backers from Southern Ireland, I am happy to announce your rewards are finally on their way to you. Should be with you next week all being well. If you get a chance, please let me know when your order arrives so that I know they have got there ok!

250 Patrons Goal means the Colostle story is beginning...

Incredibly we crossed 250 Patrons this week, which was the goal I set for when I would start sharing the story I am writing, set in the world of Colostle. So, I'm over the moon to announce the title of the story:

This story will tell the tale of Eshe and Mythri, two adventurers who get caught up in a quest that will eventually answer some of the biggest mysteries and questions about the Colostle itself! Get yourself over to the Patreon to be the first to read it! 

Tabletop Gaming Magazine Review

Colostle was featured in the most recent issue of Tabletop Gaming Magazine in the UK! This is the second time it has appeared in these hallowed pages and this time its a full review! Its a great review by someone who clearly really gets the game, which is awesome! On top of that it gets a 'YES' to the question 'Should you play it?' which is how they rank their reviews! So, WOO!!! That has totally made my week!

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So there we go, a big update with some exciting news! Hope you are all enjoying your adventures in the Colostle. New Patreon content is added every month with new places to discover and new rules to keep your games fresh and exciting, so why not check it out for just £2 a month! This month's module will be out this weekend! www.patreon.com/colostle

Love to all, take care!

Nich x

ALL THE REWARDS ARE NOW DISPATCHED!! - (Southern Ireland postage issues)
over 4 years ago – Wed, Sep 08, 2021 at 12:56:21 AM

Roomlanders!

The final wave/batch of rewards has now left me and is on its way to you! If you are in the UK and are yet to receive your reward, expect it in the next few days. If you are outside the UK and haven't yet received your reward, it will probably be a few weeks more to wait, but ITS ON THE WAY! I PROMISE!!

If you haven't had anything in 3 weeks, drop me a line here or at [email protected] and I will get back to you ASAP.

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I'm sorry this has taken longer than I initially said. I promised July and I ended up being out by a couple of months. This was due to doing it all myself. The work itself wasn't the problem, but instead the space I needed for all the packaged up orders! There was only so much space in my house and so I had to split all the rewards into waves or batches, and do a chunk at a time.

For future campaigns I will now have a better sense of how long it all takes and will be able to give a more accurate estimate.

All of that said, I'm really glad I chose to do it myself, instead of handing it off to a fulfilment company. I was able to really double check everything and make sure everything was going to the right place, packaged right, labelled right, etc. I have far more confidence in everything going smoothly because I have done it myself and will likely do that again - although I might hire some space next time and try and do it all in smaller time frame!

All in all, thank you so much for your patience and understanding while I manage the biggest campaign I have ever had to deal with, and thanks again to all of you making it so big.

Southern Ireland postage issues

I have had a few rewards sent back to me, all of which from Southern Ireland. When I called Royal Mail up to ask why, they told me there are some ongoing issues at the moment between Royal Mail and Southern Irish postal services that are preventing parcels from getting through, but Royal Mail don't know what is causing the problem and are trying to resolve it.

Until that is resolved, I will not be able to send any rewards to Southern Ireland backers i'm afraid. Royal Mail have said that they will alert me through my business account when they are able to connect with Southern Ireland again but it will likely mean a short wait for you guys i'm afraid.

As soon as this issue is resolved I will get your rewards out to you.

This is not the end...

With the rewards all sent out, it would be easy to see this as the end of the Colostle campaign, but in my eyes it is just beginning. The Patreon is flying, with new content every month that the patrons are really enjoying, I'm loving growing this world and adding new rules and new artwork every month! It's a dream come true.

On top of that, we're very close to the 250 patrons goal, at which point I will start the story that I have been planning/writing/illustrating set in the Colostle universe, which will tell you more about the greater mysteries of the world!

You can check out the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/colostle

I will be bringing the cards back to the online store at colostle.com soon, so you can order those if you missed out the first time. I'm also working on a new and improved journal to record your adventures in. With more art and world-theming, and a templated page structure to allow for some really beautiful pages to be written of your quest!

On top of that, I'm already thinking about where to go next. I have some really cool ideas on the horizon for new Colostle products and I can't wait to show them to you!

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So, this is something of a milestone! Thanks again all of you. I will still be responding to comments, questions and direct messages here on Kickstarter for the foreseeable future, but you can also ask questions and talk with me directly on the Discord and via the form on colostle.com.

There's so much more to come... stay safe out in the Roomlands...

Nich x

Shipping Updates
over 4 years ago – Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 01:05:01 AM

Hey Roomlanders,

I'm sorry shipping is taking a little longer than I hoped/thought/promised. I've seen a few of you in the comments, excitedly waiting each day for your reward and I feel really bad making you wait, I'm definitely going as fast as I can, I assure you.

If yours hasn't arrived yet, don't worry. It is most likely due to the fact that it hasn't gone out yet, rather than anything having gone wrong with postage. 

As an alternative to waiting by your letterbox everyday for daily heartbreak(!),  I will let you know via an update when I have sent out ALL REWARDS. Once you see that update you will know that it is time to start waiting and getting excited for your delivery. Until I send that update, just hold on for now! I'm really sorry, I wish I could give you more information.

My plan is to have everything sent out before the end of next week. I think its doable...

Once all the rewards are sent out, I suggest anyone outside the UK waits a couple more weeks for their reward to arrive. If you still haven't got it then, drop me a line on here and I will look into it straight away.

I have had a couple of backers get in contact to say that their package was damaged in some way on arrival, or hasn't arrived at all. In these cases I have responded to every single query and looked to solve the problem, so don't worry about that either. I am committed to everyone getting their rewards to the best of my power!

So, just a little longer Roomlanders, I promise its coming!

Thanks again for all your patience, you really are an amazing bunch of understanding backers and I really appreciate every one of you!

More from me very soon,

Nich x

Postage Tracking
over 4 years ago – Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 04:06:31 AM

Hey Roomlanders,

Just a quick one from me; I've had a few people ask me about tracking for their packages both in comments and messages, so I figured I would put out an update on the subject so everyone knows where they stand.

There is not any tracking on your reward packages. As much as I would have liked to, there was a major point during the campaign when it was made clear to me that my postage rates were too high and I did a lot of research and work to bring those costs down as far as I could (which didn't end up being as far as I would have liked, but the world of international postage from the UK is a real mess right now!)

Part of achieving that was having to sacrifice things like tracking, which was an additional cost, so I opted to do away with it to bring down the overall price for you.I know tracking is very helpful for a lot of you to know when your parcels are arriving and so for that all I can do is apologise.

As for securing and guaranteeing your reward, I will reply to any and every message, query, issue or complaint you might have about your delivery/reward and will do my utmost to ensure you receive your reward if anything goes wrong, so don't worry about that. I have been doing that up until now, and will continue to do it until every backer has their reward, that is a promise and a guarantee. I hope that goes some way to allaying any fears you might have due to a lack of tracking information.

Thanks again for all of your patience and understanding, I am supremely confident you will all receive your rewards without issue, it won't be long now!

thanks!

Nich x

Hardback shipping has begun...
over 4 years ago – Sun, Aug 08, 2021 at 12:48:42 AM

Hey guys!

Just a quick one from me to say HARDBACK SHIPPING HAS BEGUN! Some of you will know this because you have received your hardbacks, others of you will know because of comments from those who have received their hardbacks, but NOW you have heard it from the Rook's mouth!

About half of them have gone out so far, and I'll hopefully get through the other half in the next week or so. Thanks for your patience and sticking with me, its a slow process doing them on my own but I'm nearly there now, and this way I can double check everything which is doing wonders for my anxiety! 

I can't wait for you all to have your copies so that we can all play in the Roomlands!

Oh and 'Tabletop Gaming Magazine' and 'Shut Up and Sit Down' have both taken an interest in Colostle and I have sent them review copies so fingers crossed, it might get featured by one or both of them in the near future! Super exciting times!

Right, back to the packaging...

thanks Roomlanders,

Nich x