Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu

This was original posted to Kickstarter, but I realise a lot of people came on board directly via Backerkit when the Crowley campaign closed. Backerkit don't seem to provide a way to talk to those people, so I'm hoping this catches some of you:

Hey everyone. It feels weird to be talking about Crowley, when I've been so deep into the new Lovecraft Investigations season these past few weeks. But rest assured, even as we have been doing that, I have been organising all the bits and pieces for Crowley shipping.

The situation we have now is that a few items are delayed coming from the manufacturers, notably CDs, which have been beset by some design/printing issues which are, I think, now fixed, and, bizarrely, the boxes for the Department of Works Field Kit - literally every other element of that kit is ready, but the damn boxes are delayed.

I'm going to talk to the shipping people this week and see about getting all the packages that don't include CDs and DoW boxes out as soon as possible. Those who have ordered CDs may have a longer wait - I'm being told it's a minimum of 5 more weeks on those.

Huge apologies for this - I'm learning as we go, and one of the lessons I'm taking away is which things are surprisingly quick to get hold of, and which things are surprisingly slow... My intention is to start this process a lot sooner on Call of Cthulhu, so that everything is designed and ready to go before we finish mixing the show.

I'll keep you up to date with news as and when I get it. The good news is that everything that has been made so far is really really great and I think everyone will be very pleasantly surprised when their items (eventually!) arrive.

Julian

As the campaign enters its final days, I promised one more T-shirt and here it is. By popular demand, and requiring no explanation:



The T-shirt is available now as an add-on.

Also, a number of people have asked if these T-shirts will be available in a fitted cut for women. The answer is yes - you'll be able to choose style and size of any T-shirt in your basket in the Pledge Manager once the campaign closes.

Thank you, everyone for your support, for telling your friends what we're up to etc. We could not have done this without you!

Julian

I said we'd be releasing a couple more items before the end of the campaign, and here is the first...



It's not often that agents declare themselves in public, but when there's a major Albion incident, you'll find them swarming over the affected area wearing these. A discreet logo on the front, a declaration of allegiance on the back that is so innocuous as to be entirely (and deliberately) forgettable.

I'm in give-the-people-what-they-want mode, and a lot of people have asked for this one. It's available as an add-on NOW.

We are pretty much halfway through this campaign and, as noted, it has gone better than anyone could have reasonably expected.

A few people have asked what they can do to help, and the simple answer is introduce people to the show. I don't need you to sell the thing like you're in Glengarry Glen Ross, but if you know of people in your gaming community or book group etc who might like Lovecraft Investigations, encourage them to give it a listen - the first four seasons are free wherever they get their podcasts. Going forward, the more ears we have, the better. 

There's not going to be anything crazy happening from here on. In the next week, we'll be releasing a new T-shirt directly relevant to the new series, and in the last week, there will be a SURPRISE T-shirt that I think a lot of people are going to be pleased with.

But no more books/documents/big ticket items, so your wallets/purses/secret crypto vaults can rest easy from here on in. 

What I'm focusing on now is getting a jump on writing the new series and on getting a bit more De Kliek out into the world via the website, and on hanging with the Backer community, obviously - let's keep the party going! 

I'm also toying with moving the hosting of The Secret History of the World to a new place, but you don't need to worry about that - I'll make sure that the redirect is as seamless as possible.

I also note, belatedly, that our Red Hook Investor tier sold out fast. If anyone wants to hit that level, let me know and I can make some more available.

Enjoy Sunday!

Julian