The Big Shipping Update.
about 7 years ago
– Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:16:39 PM
Hello everyone! I promised that before the campaign ended I
would post an update more fully explaining how all rewards would be shipped and
how the Backerkit survey would allow backers to select desired Add-Ons. Well we’re
running out of time, so here it is.
All pledge levels which include physical rewards (as opposed
to electronic rewards) already include $15
for domestic US shipping or $25 for
international shipping. The exception is the later-made The Big Box pledge,
which has a $65 international
shipping charge built in. Note also, that all international backers who chose a
pledge level with shipping (again except for The Big Box pledge), will be
charged an additional international shipping fee of $10 by Backerkit, bringing their shipping fee to $35.
The reason for this is that the shipping model I chose, and locked
in when I set up the initial pledge levels, is built on using a USPS Flat Rate
Box for domestic shipping, with an averaged by-weight shipping cost
internationally (for most international destinations, $35 will cover the USPS shipping
cost of Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying
Game and the 8 dice).
I apologize for thinking too small for my international
backers. The Big Box pledge level was the first step towards fixing that. This
list is the second step. It works like this:
1.) Every backer, at every pledge level, has
the option of “filling a box.”
If you backed the campaign at a No Reward,
Cape-Watcher, or Cape File pledge level, you can “buy a box”, which will give
you a USPS Flat Rate Box for either $15
(domestic), $45 (Canada), or $65 (everywhere else). If you are backed at the
Guardian, City Protector, or Sentinel pledge level, you will have already paid
$15 (domestic) or $35 (international) towards the cost of the box. If you backed
at The Big Box level, you’re fully paid up.
2.) You can fill the box to its limit.
The weight limit for the Medium Flat Rate
Box is 20 lbs. (9.07 kilograms). Each book weighs less than 3 lbs., so the real
limit is the box dimensions. Each box can hold up to 4 gamebooks/ sourcebooks
and 8 dice sets. If you want to ship the Wearing
the Cape Special Edition in the box, the hardback copy will fit in the box with
2 gamebooks/sourcebooks, while the paperback copy will fit with 3 gamebooks/sourcebooks.
3.) The Wearing
the Cape Special Edition (paperback or hardback) can be shipped separately ($5
domestic, $20 international). So if all you want is the book, no need for
the Flat Rate Box.
4.) International backers at the Guardian, City
Protector, or Sentinel level will only need to add $10 (in Canada) or $30
(everywhere else) to get the Flat Rate Box that will allow them to add more
gamebooks/sourcebooks and dice to their reward.
5.) The Backerkit survey will allow you to
simply select each Add-On you wish, or select “bundles.” The contents of
each bundle vary with each pledge level in order to add to your basic pledge
reward and give you a Box with
Everything, a Box of Books, or a
Big Box of Books.
Example:
You are a Guardian, and you want a Box with Everything. Your pledge-level
reward is for Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print + PDF). Your Box
with Everything will add Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide + The B-Files (print +
PDF), The Archon Files (PDF), and all 4 sets of dice. If you are a City
Protector, then you will already have the Astra/Opposition Dice Set in your
pledge reward, so your selected Box with Everything will only add the 3
additional dice sets (and the bundle price will reflect the $15 difference).
The Box
of Books will include (pledge level rewards + Add-Ons) 1 print copy of Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game,
1 print copy of Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s
Guide & B-Files, WtC:RPG
(PDF), WtC: Barlow’s Guide (PDF), and
WtC: The B-Files (PDF).
The
Box with Everything will include (pledge level rewards + Add-Ons) 1 print
copy of Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying
Game, 1 print copy of Wearing the
Cape: Barlow’s Guide & B-Files, WtC:RPG
(PDF), WtC: Barlow’s Guide (PDF), WtC: The B-Files (PDF), The Archon Files (PDF), and all 4 dice
sets.
The Big
Box of Books will include (pledge level rewards + Add-Ons) 2 print copies
of Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game,
2 print copies of Wearing the Cape:
Barlow’s Guide & B-Files, WtC:RPG
(PDF), WtC: Barlow’s Guide (PDF), and
WtC: The B-Files (PDF).
(If you want to turn a Big Box of Books
into a Big Box with Everything, you can simply add the dice sets and The Archon
Files individually.)
So that’s it. At this point, we’re looking a June shipping
date for everything since the gamebooks need to ship with the sourcebooks and
novels (the PDFs/ebooks will “ship” sooner). I’m going to send out all the
WtC:RPG PDFs as soon as the backer pledges are collected by Kickstarter, while
keeping the Backerkit survey open as long as possible. This will allow you change
the contents of your box, and even select and pay for additional Add-Ons, up
until physical production commences.
As always, now is the time to add
comments or questions! (Please!) Here are the lists (and don't worry; in the Backerkit survey you will only see the list for your pledge level and it will be a row of nice boxes).
No Reward/Cape-Watcher
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The B-Files (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
Flat Rate Box
($15/$45/$65)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
Box of Books $135 ($165 MSRP)
The Box with Everything $213 (MSRP $240)
The Big Box of Books $246 (MSRP $273)
CAI
Certified
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The B-Files (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
Flat Rate Box
($15/$45/$65)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
CAI Certified Box of Books $128 ($146 MSRP)
CAI Certified Box with Everything $203 (MSRP $221)
CAI Certified Big Box of Books $236 (MSRP $254)
Guardian
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The B-Files (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
International Box (+$10/+$30)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
Guardian Certified Box of Books $79 ($97 MSRP)
Guardian Certified Box with Everything $154 (MSRP $172)
Guardian Certified Big Box of Books $187 (MSRP $205)
City
Protector
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The B-Files (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
International Box (+$10/+$30)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print + PDF)
$79
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
City Protector Box with Everything $139 (MSRP $157)
City Protector Big Box of Books $172 (MSRP $190)
Cape File
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
Flat Rate Box
($15/$45/$65)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
Cape File Box of Books $88 ($108)
Cape File Box with Everything $163 (MSRP $183)
Cape File Big Box of Books $196 (MSRP $216)
Sentinel
Wearing the Cape: The B-Files (PDF) $19
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
International Box (+$10/+$30)
Wearing the Cape: The Roleplaying Game (print) $49
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print)
$59
Wearing the Cape: Barlow’s Guide & The B-Files (print + PDF)
$79
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
City Protector/Sentinel Box with Everything $129 (MSRP $153)
City Protector/Sentinel Big Box of Books $172 (MSRP $190)
Big Box of
Books
Wearing the Cape: The Archon Files (PDF) $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (electronic) $9
Astra/Opposition Dice Set $15
Atlas/Ajax Dice Set $15
Chakra/Artemis Dice Set $15
Opposition Dice (8) Set $15
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (paperback + electronic)
$19 (+shipping)
Wearing the Cape Special Edition (hardback + electronic) $29
(+shipping)
