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Epic Battlemaps Pre-Order

Created by Guy Sclanders

A book of ready to play, immersive and indispensable fold-out maps that fit in your backpack and make GM’s life so much easier. Epic Battlemaps is a fantastic fold-away book of expanding adventure maps for your fantasy TTRPG sessions. With custom maps designed by The Great Game Master and licenced by Dungeon Fog, this indispensable book of portable and immersive TTRPG adventure maps will fit in your backpack and onto your gaming table with ease.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

UPDATE 26.03.21 - LAYOUT ADVANCES
about 3 years ago – Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 01:37:50 AM

Hello everyone,


Thank you all for your patience. We are moving forward as fast as practical time allows. The maps are now all sitting with M3H Designs. They will add the maps to the book and begin a thorough examination of each map, looking for artifacts and errors, checking alignment of the grids and so on. 

Whilst I appreciate you'd love to get your hands on these maps, once layout is done, I'll get feedback on the maps. The feedback is usually in for the form of: 


1 - Alignment issues (a wall is cut off in the print and needs to be moved in or out)

2 - Color issues. What looks good on a PC screen does not necessarily good printed. Some colors don't work well together etc. 

3 - Brightness issues. What is spooky and mysterious on PC is just a black mass on print. 

4 - Map coolness. Just because I think they're cool doesn't mean they are. Martin looks at each map and thinks of ways of making it better.  


So I'll get that feedback - we're scheduled to start those meetings next week - and will make changes to the maps. We are talking about 30 maps so even spending an hour per map is a couple days worth of work. 

I'm hoping this will take us into mid-April and then it's off to the publishers. We're still on track regarding timelines and nothing is preventing us from our target delivery dates. 


If you haven't completed the Backerkit survey and paid for your shipping, please do so. We're at 86% complete so far, and only once we have all those values will we be able to move forward with shipping. 

Have an amazing weekend,


Guy and the team

Progress!
about 3 years ago – Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 09:45:08 PM

Hello everyone,

This is just a quick update on the progress of Epic Battlemaps.  


MAPS

The maps are complete and Martin has them loaded into the booked. Over the next two weeks we'll be examining each map for errors, moving things around the better fit the spine of the book, and to ensure that each map looks as good as possible. 


THEN

We submit the files to the printers who will print up the Master Proof. A single copy of the book as it is intended to look. We'll approve it and the printing will roll out. As soon as we're at that point I'll post another update, because at that point, we'll only be months away for delivering your copies to you. 


Until the next update, have a great weekend,


Guy and the Team

BACKER KIT IS LIVE
about 3 years ago – Mon, Mar 08, 2021 at 03:55:52 AM

BACKER KIT IS LIVE

Hey folks, 

Talk about needing a map to navigate shipping! COVID has caused all kinds of issues. 

You will be getting an email shortly from Backer Kit with all the info about how to pay for shipping, and possibly add bonuses and bits to your order. 


SHIPPING FEES

We have tried our very best to make this as easy and possible to ensure you get your books. Some countries are easy, others are extremely complex. 


  • USA, EU, UK, AUS, NZL, Canada are customs friendly, and the shipping fee includes duties and taxes.     
    1. All shipping is tracked.
    2. All other countries shipping is Worldwide Express, tracked, to ensure delivery, however duties and taxes are not included in the shipping cost.

Credit cards will only be charged for shipping towards the end of April, so you can budget accordingly.

FEES TO HEAVY?

We have done everything in our power to keep prices to what we expected them to be.  Be aware that more many countries we've covering all the fees up-front: taxes, duties and the like. We did this so that you get your book/s and you're done. No hidden costs. 

However, COVID added in a slew of costs that no one seemed to know about and anticipate. Some countries are also heavily adjusting prices to compensate for lack of airlines! 

Our best suggestion if the cost is too high for you are: 

  • Upgrade to two books for a marginal shipping increase but get more copies which friends and family can then help chip in for. 
  • Take the hit on what Kickstarter charged, and downgrade to a digital version. 

We have tried our very best to keep things as low as possible. 


AND SO IT STARTS

The maps are nearly done, the layout is nearly complete, and that means the printers will begin printing shortly. Then the books, crates, and pallets will begin their journey's across the planet's surface.  Thank you once again for being part of this project and making it happen!


Happy gaming,

Epic Battlemaps Team

Backerkit Delayed UPDATE
about 3 years ago – Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 03:50:23 AM

Hey folks,


We were hoping to have the backerkit pledge manager up for you a couple days ago. We did not anticipate backerkit having it's own verification process which is taking time to move on. As soon as we're cleared by them we'll release the pledge manager, please be patient! 


Thank you,


Epic Battlemaps Team

BACKERKIT ON THE WAY!
about 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 01:33:40 AM

Hey folks,


Quick update! We're in the final phases of launching the Backerkit. We are just navigating the wonderful world of shipping in the time of Covid. 

  • Everything is still on track
  • The costs are roughly what we expected per book
  • We will keep you updated 

The maps are in the next phase of production already, and we're working with the Dungeon Fog team to make them even better! 

Until next update,


Happy Gaming

Guy