DIGITAL PACK 2 & T&Cs for publishing your Colostle stories
almost 5 years ago – Wed, May 26, 2021 at 05:14:17 AM

Hey Roomlanders!

Thanks for all the super positive comments on the digital download! Its so cool to hear about how excited you all are to play Colostle and I can't wait to hear about your adventures.

Thanks to everyone who sent in a typo that they spotted. I contacted the printer and awesomely I managed to catch him in time before going to print, so those typos will be amended for the Hardback Edition, so thats cool!

Second Digital Content Pack

You might have noticed that you all have a second digital content pack link email from Backerkit. This pack contains a couple more things that I missed from the first one (apologies!). A couple of you mentioned that you would like a single-page version of the digital file to aid with printing so that is in there (with fixed typos). I have also added the Journal cover as a JPG, so you can do with that whatever you would like.

Legendary Roomlander Mike Berg made a version of the print-and-play card deck where it's laid out to have 9 cards on a page and includes the card backs as well, which is a lot more convenient for printing. He also gave me the tip that he prints them out on regular paper, cuts them out and puts them in card sleeves, with a standard playing card in the middle for stiffness, which is a brilliant idea! So any of you guys thinking of making a PnP deck, that might be a good way to do it! Mike, you are a hero!

So, apologies to bombard with you a second digital pack, but I'm always listening to you guys and trying to make Colostle as good as it possibly can be for all of you, I didn't want to you to miss out on these extra bits.

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Rules around publishing your Colostle stories

I've had a couple of messages from people asking about the legality of publishing their stories created  within the Colostle system, and I realised this was something I hadn't touched on publicly so I wanted to lay out the rules as I see them. I will be adding these to the Colostle website as well for future reference.

I hold the registered trademark for 'Colostle' and all copyright for the writings in the book, the setting and all unique content that I created within all the products. The unique aspects to the game system itself are also patent pending.

This means that if you want to share your Colostle stories online for free anywhere this is fine as long as you credit me, the creator; 'Nich Angell', and 'Colostle', the system from which it was inspired. This will also help the game grow and more people become aware of it too, which will help support me and allow me to make more content for you in the future!

However, due to my copyright and trademarks you cannot sell any works you have created under the Colostle system, without removing  any instances of the word 'Colostle' and any content that is in direct breach of the copyright I have on all content within the book.

I'm sure none of you were thinking about doing this anyway, as this is intended as a game rather than a vehicle to get you a book deal(!), but I think its good that this is made clear and written in black and white.

I hope you don't see this as an overly corporate or money-grabbing move on my part. It is simply intended as a way to protect what I have created, nothing more.

I can't wait for you all to start sharing your creations online and we can start to build a community driven archive of Colostle stories! That will be super exciting!

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Ok, enough waffling from me, enjoy the digital editions and I'll be back in your updates soon!

thanks,

Nich

DIGITAL CONTENT FILES - Now going out to backers!
almost 5 years ago – Wed, May 26, 2021 at 05:11:07 AM

Roomlanders!

We're finally at the point where I can share the first Colostle rewards with you all! This is super nerve-wracking for me, but I'm also very excited. Its nerve-wracking because this thing started life as such a small project and thanks to all of you it has grown so much. It's my first venture into creating a solo RPG and I really hope it meets all of your expectations!

It represents my first step, and if you guys like it I have so many ideas for future settings, worlds and mechanics we can take this to, so this is something of a very exciting first step!

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The Digital Content pack will be coming over via Backerkit's digital content distribution. You will receive an email with a link to download. The pack includes:

• Digital version of the Complete Edition (Hardback) - which contains all content (+ some bonus artwork) from the 2 paperback books (Basebook and Expansions book)
• World Map JPG - artwork of the 'Known Roomlands' world map for inspirations and ideas for settings of your adventures
• Character Sheet - Not vital for play, but a print out of this will allow for a convenient way to keep track of your character during your adventure and adds to the fun!
• Print and Play Playing Cards - This is the artwork file of the playing cards deck that was sent to the printer, complete with bleeds and cutting marks. For you to print and create your own deck.

I hope you enjoy Colostle, and I can't wait to hear about your adventures and what you get up to! If for whatever reason, your email/pack doesn't come through, drop me a message on Kickstarter and I will look into it for you.

Very soon I want to set up a way for people to submit their stories online to a Colostle Journal archive where others can read your adventures, so I will be working on that in the coming days.

Thanks again for all your support. I will as always keep you updated on the physical rewards so you will probably hear from me next regarding those,

take care Roomlanders, see you out in the Colostle!

Nich x

CHARGING CARDS and DIGITAL COPIES and BREAD ROLES!
almost 5 years ago – Fri, May 21, 2021 at 12:53:45 AM

Hey Roomlanders,

Hope you are all doing well. Sorry its been a little while since my last update, I've been going through some sad family stuff these last couple of weeks and it's distracted me a little, but I'm back and i'm focused on getting Colostle out to you as soon as possible.

Production has started on all elements but due to a very busy schedule for my Hardback printer/binder, the hardbacks won't be delivered to me until the week commencing 5th of July. Unfortunately this means everything else will be delayed by that date, as I have to send everything all together to the fulfilment company. This means the earliest you guys will probably be receiving your rewards is late July. 

Although this is still within the timings  estimate I have given you all, it is later than I hoped, so I'm sorry for that.

In an attempt to make up for that though, I would like to release the digital version to all backers this weekend! This means you will all have a version of Colostle (even if it is not the print edition quite yet) very soon! To do this I will need to charge your cards that you have pledged with on Backerkit for any add-ons, so this update is a warning that I will be charging your cards tomorrow.

Addresses will still not be locked until I have all the physical items ready to send out, so if you need to change your address you still have over a month to do that.

Hope that all sounds good to you all!

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In other news, the Kickstarter for the other game I worked on, 'Bread Roles' an expansion for Sandwich Masters is now live! Although quite different to Colostle, it is a lot of very silly multiplayer fun making sandwiches, using disgusting 'evil' ingredients and watching out for the Health Inspectors!

I hope you will consider supporting the campaign, if you're looking for a short, easy to play, all-ages game of strategy and sabotage, to play between larger games on your game night then this is it!

You can check out the Bread Roles campaign here.

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I know it seems like a bit of a deviation from Colostle. I have so many more ideas for the future of Colostle and also for new and different adventures in the same vein so don't worry, there is more of that kind of stuff on the horizon!

But I also love creating games of all kinds and doing the artwork for them, and I always put the same passion and energy into everything I make. So you might see a few different kinds of games from me in the future if you follow along with my work!

Thanks again for all your support guys, next thing you'll hear from me will be about the Digital Version of Colostle! EXCITING!

Nich x

Production is under way!
almost 5 years ago – Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:18:19 PM

Roomlanders!

I am very close now to hitting the final button on the final artwork for the books and sending them off to print! Just got some hefty proof-reading and rules-reading and spell-checking left to do and then we're good. Who knew a book like this would need so many semi-colons and I would miss them all!

The cards and journals are already in production with their respective printers and the Hardback book is built, and boy howdy is it a good looking book! I'm very proud of it! They should be going over to printers today or tomorrow and then we'll be in production!

Then I will be looking to the digital files and getting them finalised and ready (which shouldn't take long) so that I can get them out to you guys by the end of the month! Which means you'll all be able to start playing! Which is incredibly nerve-wracking for me, but also super exciting!

Thanks again guys, its all becoming real now and I'm super stoked for you to all have it!

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In other news, I am involved in the creation of another game that is coming to Kickstarter very soon if you are interested. It's quite different from Colostle! This one is a very silly 2-6 player card game about making sandwiches with disgusting ingredients and watching out for health-inspectors! This is something I worked on a while ago (before Colostle) but is coming to Kickstarter on the 18th of May!

The Kickstarter campaign is actually for an expansion to the game which makes it even more awesome, but you can get the base game as one of the rewards! I did all the artwork for it as well as being involved in designing the game!

As I said, quite different from Colostle, but a lot of fun! If you're interested you can sign up to be notified when the campaign launches via the 'Notify Me' page which is here: https://tinyurl.com/sandwichmasters

It launches on the 18th May, so save the date, click the link and get ready for some epic sandwich sabotage!

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Thanks again for all your support guys, more Colostle news very soon!

Nich x

SURVEY LOCKING TOMORROW
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 08:08:01 PM

Hey Roomlanders!

Just a quick one from me to remind everyone that the Surveys and Pre-orders will lock tomorrow which means you will no longer be able to tweak your order and add or remove any add-ons you want. This also means if you still haven't yet completed your survey, you will not be able to add anything to your base pledge when you come to do it.

With some final work this weekend, all of the work on the game will be complete and I will be sending everything off to production! I will then let you know exactly when you can expect to receive the digital rewards!

We're moving forward guys, very exciting times!

more from me very soon,

Nich