LASTING TALES/FS2 Q&A​

 

Are you embargoing (holding back) red wax/PU/T1 samples?

No, there would be no point in doing that. Whenever the factory gives us things, we are more than happy and excited to have something to show you. Frankly, we're wanting to post everything up ASAP in an update. As you can tell from November, there was nothing to show so instead of posting an update that said there's nothing to show and here's "maybe" a date we'll receive something, we rather just post as soon as something comes in and all at once. We don't want to take a pool of things and sprinkle it to you to stretch updates, because it prevents you from understanding the flow of production. So it is how we're showing it (we just received these red wax over the weekend actually!)

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Why does it take so long for the factory to do engineering, 3D whites, red wax, PU's, etc., especially with FS1 being so quick?

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Although we can't speak completely for the factory, here are the facts:

• FS2 has more minis

• We got lucky with FS1 where during the beginning of the pandemic, it worked in our favor as we were one of the only projects the factory was working on, so their response rate and priority was completely focused on us.

• Production for FS2 was during the height of the pandemic, which the factory suffered from weeks and months of unanticipated closures. When they picked up again, it took time for them to get people back to work. We personally don't know the details on their end, but you can read about it as what happened during this crisis.

• Though they have been picking up with the work for us, they are at critical mass with production for big companies (you can pretty much guess who all of them are) that have even more miniatures than us. This doesn't mean they don't care about this project, rather they are just prioritizing what makes sense for their business. We are moving along again and we should see more progress soon.

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Can you give a timeline for this to be done?

No, unfortunately we can't. I can, of course make a guess but it'll be based on an average of progress so far and not based on what the factory tells me, which would be completely inaccurate. The factory won't be able to give me a hard schedule until we hit mass production, and as you can see with the rate in red wax/metal moulds/PU samples, they aren't able to give me a date on when to expect these in general. Keep in mind that we want this out the door ASAP, but noted that it doesn't really give much of an outlook. Once we are able to give some sort of accurate schedule, we'll be sure to post.

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Is this a scam? Will this ever be made?

This is not a scam. Not to sound sarcastic or snarky (definitely not what the message here is), if it were then there wouldn't be any need to produce anything, create the Lasting Tales book, pay the factory, or go through the process of sculpting the stretch goals, working with the factory for digital engineering approvals, manufacture production of the miniatures to produce the whites, red wax, PU samples, etc. The better question is, will this project continue to have risk? Yes. But we will be open with whatever happens, may it be delays, issues, or hopefully just good news to prevent the huge mismanagement felt from previous projects. Will shipping/fulfillment have the same debacle as FS1? We hope with every fiber it won't be and as of now, there should not be. If there's anything that seems like there will be, then we will face forward and tell you. But no, this is not a scam and there is EVERY intention for this project to be made and get into your hands.

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I haven't received the PDF of Lasting Tales for some reason.

Ok, so this is a tough one. Though the person who originally uploaded and managed it on DriveThru RPG and its backend is no longer here, we have started to look into it and will figure it out for those who still need it.

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Why can't we see the printed Lasting Tales book, does it exist?

Lasting Tales is already complete and had undergone its final round of typographical edits. The contents had expanded so much since this campaign launch and is so much more robust. The PDF was released to backers who were to receive the digital copy for free in their pledges, but the physical book has not been printed. All files are already at the factory and have been there for quite some time. Currently, the factory is waiting for mass production to begin with the miniatures before they begin printing/proofs of all the printed content of this campaign (such as the LT book, accessory sheets/cards, box, etc). Why can't they do the book first? Because if they produced all of that, we would just have to box it and store it in their currently, very limited warehouse space, which nobody wants. Why don't we print the books first and send them to backers before the minis?  That second wave of shipping was never budgeted even before the shipping crisis/inflation so unless the burden laid on backers, there is no way we can offer this unless we had those additional funds. 

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I made the cut-off deadline for refunds but haven't seen it. Will I ever see it?

Yes, it is something that will happen. Currently, there are no extra funds to use for refunds as our accountant has locked down what we have for FS2/LT while it's still in production. As is, everything is super tight because we have no cashflow coming in since we haven't sold any product for a year because all of our inventory had been locked down. We have no new product and we haven't been attending any conventions. The funds locked for FS2/LT is reserved for upcoming freight, picking/packing, shipping materials, shipping/fulflllment, though with the inflated cost of shipping still, that amount is unknown and won't be the same as even today's rates.

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Having said that, after FS1 fulfills, we'll figure out how to access our inventory and try to find simple ways to create some kind of cashflow. Once we do, we will absolutely honor those refunds that made it within the refund deadline.

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