Alchemistresses

Alchemistresses' Love: The Fulfillment Illuminates The Galaxy
about 1 year ago – Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 08:53:25 AM

Hi senshi,

After a week of lifting and carrying, packing, and so, so many spreadsheets, we sent out Alchemistresses last week! 

A number of you have already received your copies, and we've really appreciated your messages! A lot of you have talked about how gorgeous the game components and the packaging are, which I can brag about because it was all Allison's design and concept, from the packaging to the paper that we printed character sheets on. 

If you haven't received your shipment yet, don't be alarmed, it should be there soon. Please let us know if you don't receive it by early next week, and we can look into why. If you live outside of North America it might take a bit longer, and also if you ordered a magical girl item it might take a bit longer.

Incidentally: we forgot to take down the pre-order store on Backerkit, and we've received a few orders since the shipment went out. That means we're going to need to do another shipping run anyway, so we decided to leave the store open for another week. So if you have a friend who saw your copy and really wants one, they can go place an order now - but act fast! We're taking a vacation this week to recover after the fulfillment, but we'll take the store down once we're back (probably on Monday or Tuesday). After that it may not be possible to get a first edition Alchemistresses book again. 

Thanks so much as always, for everything.

Dora

Complicated Update Title Theme of Destiny: Dora’s Ordeals
about 1 year ago – Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 06:10:53 PM

Hi senshi!  

A few things, to keep you all in the loop. It took a little while to get everything straightened out with our printer - they were great about working with our layout artist to make sure that the printed copies will look amazing, but it took a little extra time. The books are now in production, and we should receive them in February. We'll update you once we have them on hand with details about fulfillment.  

HOWEVER, some good news that's been a long time coming - this first print run of Alchemistresses will be hardcover, and gold-foil printed! These books were already going to be beautiful thanks to Brandy's layout and Léonore's art, and now they're going to be NEXT LEVEL gorgeous. It'll also make your backer copy a unique item, as it will be unique to this print run.   

A few other little items:  

• If you backed at a retail level, we'll be reaching out soon. Looking forward to talking to you! 
• A few folks' payments were declined; we'll be doing one final attempt to charge cards before we ship things, so please make sure your payment method is up-to-date!  
• A few folks haven't filled out their backer surveys. We won't be able to ship you your book without a survey, so if this is you, please get it to us! 
• Allison has finished all magical girl items. They'll go out at the same time as the books, and believe me, they are INCREDIBLE.   

Thanks so much as always, senshi! We're looking forward to getting you your books next month!  

- Dora

Game Revealed! The Alchemistresses' Release
over 1 year ago – Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 01:08:18 AM

Hello senshi, and happy holidays,

It’s a very good day because we are excited to announce that WE HAVE SENT OUT DIGITAL COPIES OF ALCHEMISTRESSES!!!! Apologies for the delay, but we have been working hard all through December to get the book over the finish line, and now we are beyond excited to put it into your (digital) hands! You should receive a digital download code through backerkit today.

Now that we have the final digital copies, we are finalizing some details with our printer and should be able to give you a date that we will receive physical copies. We are trying to arrange some little extras with the printer as well ;)

Once we have the physical copies, we’ll send them out along with all physical rewards. Please note, folks with physical rewards should see that your payment methods have been charged for shipping, as orders have now been locked onBackerKit. If we have trouble with your payment method, we’ll retry in the next several days.

FYI, custom magical girl bios will be sent out digitally, but due to some details of how BackerKit works will have to be sent out backer-by-backer, so they’ll take a bit longer - if you’re expecting a bio, you should get them in the next several days.

Thank you so much - we hope you love the game as much as we’ve loved making it, and stay tuned for updates on physical copies!

Dee

P.S. Did you know there is custom music for Alchemistresses? It's true, and it makes a great accompaniment to your players' lavish transformation sequences. Check it out here and check out the composer, Lyndsie Alguirre (if you want a place to start, my personal favorite track is To Know You, Death on the album Sins Against Truth.

Sunny Skies After A Storm: An Update Dedicated To Timelines
over 1 year ago – Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 06:29:38 PM

Hello senshi!

Back again with the latest updates on Alchemistresses!

First, the bad news: we're running behind schedule on physical books. What was meant to be one last editing pass before completely locking the text turned into some slightly more extensive re-writes of the full book to make sure all the pieces hung together. This plus some external factors then set back our layout artist (who has the misfortune to be at the very end of the assembly line, and therefore impacted by delays anywhere else). This means the book isn't yet ready to send to the printer, which we'd hoped to do several weeks ago by now. 

Now the good news starts. First, we're essentially over the hump with layout; we expect layout to be finalized very soon, and the book can go off to the printer's right away after that. Second, once the layout is completed we will very quickly be able to give you digital copies! We hope to have those in your hands by early December. And with your digital copy you should also get a fun announcement, which will remain a mystery for now...👀

Third, we're excited to share...some pretties!

 Other than the books, we now have all our inventory on-hand to fulfill the rest of your backer rewards, which means we can show you this preview of how you'll receive your physical copy of Alchemistresses. One day, you'll receive the above box...and once you open up, depending on your exact reward level...

You'll be greeted with this panoply of color and beauty! We're so happy with how this turned out, and we can't wait to share the joy with all of you.

One final note: a few of you have been very patiently waiting to hear from us about scheduling your games of Alchemistresses with the design team. We haven't forgotten you and we'll reach out to you soon! We got a bit buried with the work of finishing the game, but we're digging out and looking forward to you soon! 

Thanks as always,

Dee

For Love And Justice: Alchemistresses Once Again
over 1 year ago – Sat, Oct 08, 2022 at 08:37:10 PM

Hello senshi! 

It’s been a busy few months, and we wanted to give everyone an update on what we’ve been up to! Our biggest activity over the last few months has been meeting with backers and writing backer content. It’s been a lot of fun to meet so many of you, but also a lot of work! Thanks so much to the many folks we spoke to; you had some many amazing ideas, and we’re really excited for what you’re bringing to the game. We’ve *almost* sent drafts out to everyone for confirmation - if you haven’t received one yet, you will soon!

At the same time, we’ve been making progress on the game itself! The main body of the rules are written, and layout is currently nearing completion. We’re still editing some of our contributor material (and backer material, as mentioned), and finishing off NPCs for the end of the GM guide.

At this point we’re anticipating a slight delay on our original timeline, for two reasons. First, some of our team have been impacted by illness (including covid, unfortunately), and secondly, our best option printer requires more lead-time than we anticipated. We’ll let you know a more solid timeline once we have received our proofs from the printer. The good news is that digital rewards will still be coming in November and we’ve arrange for a special surprise for physical backers when they do arrive : )

One last note: we’ve at least touched base with our backers who are getting a game with one of the designers, since you all also created NPCs, but we will be following up soon to schedule your games!

Thanks so much, as always!

Dora