Digital PDF is here!
16 days ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 10:48:31 AM
Dear backers,
Cryptid Creeks is now complete! It ended up with 309 pages - over double what we initially envisioned!
We'll be sending you to our itch.io account for your digital downloads as it's an ideal platform for us to hold all your PDFs, handouts, and extras in one place.
You'll receive two emails from itch.io today:
- The first received contains a link for those backers with an established itch.io account (or those willing to set one up!). Following the attached link to your downloads will help us greatly as an indie publisher, especially if you give the game a positive rating at some point in the future.
- The second received contains a link for those backers without an itch.io account.
The hardcovers are currently with Standart Impressa being prepared for printing, and your maps, dice, pins, and stickers are all ready to be sent out. We'll keep you updated on the fulfilment timeline and show you images of the book samples when they're delivered.
For now, we really hope you enjoy playing Cryptid Creeks and freeing Clawfoot of its Curses!
Best wishes,
Team Hatchlings
Change of Address
16 days ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2024 at 08:46:12 AM
Dear backers,
A number of you may have moved since our projected shipment date of June. If you have relocated since then, please email us with your change of address at [email protected]
We will change it manually while the books are being printed.
Best wishes,
Team Hatchlings
Layout Progress
about 1 month ago
– Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 12:42:18 AM
Dear backers,
Layout is approaching completion, and we just wanted to share some progress spreads of the book. Emily’s doing a wonderful job of marrying accessibility and the scrapbook style we were after.
Nearly there!
about 2 months ago
– Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 04:02:28 AM
Dear backers,
Thanks for your patience. Sensitivity reading on the game is complete, and it's currently with Emily for layout. The PDF is projected to be completed by the first week of September. At that point, we'll send the digital copies to Standart Impressa and they'll take around two weeks to print. Then we'll be sending copies to Critical Kit Ltd for fulfilment from the UK, and a bunch to Studio 2 and Indie Press Revolution in the US.
The podcast will soon start recording, and Alchemy VTT have just started rolling out their creator tools, so we can begin work on implementing our play materials. The Curse anthology, Ripples is in the final draft stage, and we have a completed cover from Crowva (see below).
The scope of the project grew in unexpected ways, but we're confident the wait will be worth it!
Best wishes,
Team Hatchlings
Update and Delay!
3 months ago
– Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 02:48:16 AM
Dear backers,
Apologies for the delay. We didn't quite anticipate the 50+ additional pages of content needed to cover guidelines on creating your own Curses, and running the campaign. We just need to finish sensitivity reading before sending the final copy to Emily for layout.
The custom dice have all been crafted by Myles and the pins are on their way, so it should all coincide nicely with the book, map and sticker printing.
Final drafts of the anthology (now called 'Ripples') are due by the end of July, and the podcast series will start production around that time too.
Much thanks,
Team Hatchlings
