Strange Aeons - 2nd Edition Kickstarter: NOW FUNDING!

[LidlessEye]

Aaaaaand we made it!  One final unlock for good measure:

[Mearc]

Great stuff, got me pdf's, what a top idea, thanks guys. When do we get to beef up our pledges for more stuff? I got some serious decisions to make then! 2 boosters for sure but  there's at least 3 boxes I want but only realistically (without getting in trouble with the missus) can afford 2, do I go for the black goat box, think I will. 

[diehard]

Woot! The pledge manager is up, and just finalized my pledge, one of every miniature baby! 7 boxes and 7 blisters (didn't need the Tentacle or Deep One blisters as I'm getting those in boxes.) All game aids and a CotBG Membership to boot! Thanks again to Uncle Mike and Scott for making this all possible and while I'm sure he would be a little perplexed, I believe the Gentleman from Providence would be pleased.

Now it's time to get my lab together. Plan on culling my miniature collection down to SA and my WWWII stuff, eBaying all the rest and reinvesting that into scenery other some other Mythosian miniatures I've had my eye on. And while I'm doing that I'll start re-purposing my existing scenery collection for SA. With Cthulhu Wars and SA coming it's a great time to be a Lovecraftian Miniature Wargamer.

And with the Solo play deck I don't even need an opponent to make it all happen. Next year, when this all arrives, I will begin the epic Search for the Black Journal, in which the stories direction will be dictated by the results of the table top action. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. I will post more about this when it starts to come together. Off to finish reading "The Dark Rites of Cthulhu." Ia! Ia!

[LidlessEye]

Along with the pledge manager launch, the pre-order site is now also up and running for those that missed out on the Kickstarter.

https://strange-aeons.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

No bonus models for pre-orders I'm afraid, but you can still take advantage of duty/tax free shipping to Canada/US/EU addresses until the beginning of April.

[Klener Zorn]

nice..... im really looking forward to getting my Cult of the black goat and cultist booster

how long will the pre orders be up ? because if they are up longer i may spend some of my christmas money on it

[Malebolgia]

And filled in the pledge manager. At first I wanted to add miniatures, but in the end I went all out on accessories:

1) Card booster
2) Template booster
3) Notebooks

Miniatures I don't really need (yeah right ), and these will be a better investment for me in the long term.

[obsidian3d]

I filled in my pledge manager yesterday too. It was very probably the easiest pledge manager I've ever had to fill out. Surprisingly (to myself) I ended up picking a few things differently than I'd originally planned. I ended up taking a couple different packs and boosters, most notably skipping out on the template set.

[necrocannibal]

I also filled in the Pledge Manager yesterday and got myself the following goodies: Arcane Relics Box, Tentacle Booster (yay tentacles!), Conqueror Worm Booster, Deep One Booster, Lair of Cthulhu Box, Flipbooks Booster, Card Deck Booster, Template Set Booster.
Can't wait to get my tentacles all over these goodies.

[LidlessEye]

how long will the pre orders be up ? because if they are up longer i may spend some of my christmas money on it

You can modify your order, including adding more stuff, right up until we lock down the pledge manager - that's currently scheduled to happen on April 6th.  Note that if you want to add anything by PayPal, you'll have to send the money to us directly and we'll issue you an add-on credit in BackerKit, which unfortunately only accepts credit cards.

It was very probably the easiest pledge manager I've ever had to fill out.

Glad to hear it!  Setup was a surprising amount of work, but if it's easy for people to use, then it was all worth it.

[diehard]

Was perusing the Gallery at the SA site earlier and was wondering the Box and Booster sets that were presented in the KS campaign the new UMWW line? I mean, were there more planned yet (a Threshold #2 booster perhaps) or is this pretty much the new line, and any of the old models that have not made it in are now discontinued?

[styx]

Was perusing the Gallery at the SA site earlier and was wondering the Box and Booster sets that were presented in the KS campaign the new UMWW line? I mean, were there more planned yet (a Threshold #2 booster perhaps) or is this pretty much the new line, and any of the old models that have not made it in are now discontinued?

If I remember right, they said that the others would be discontinued until they were remastered and added to the new line up.

[LidlessEye]

I think the only viable models from the old line that didn't find their way into one of the new sets are the Ghoul King, the original female Agent model and the Maniac (which we added as a Kickstarter bonus).  Those could resurface in a future release.  Everything else we either weren't happy with the sculpt, or there were ongoing problems with casting.  So, as far as I'm aware, these are the officially discontinued models (Mike can let us know if I missed anything):

• ALL old Cultists
• High Priest
• Nightgaunts
• Werewolf
• Conglomerate #2
• Agent in Bowler Hat
• Agent with Sword
• Male Agent with Shotgun
• Civilian in Sweater

We managed to produce everything we had a solid plan in place for as part of the Kickstarter.  There's certainly more we'd like to do though - with Dunwich denizens, more Special Agents, and a new Werewolf topping the list - and we're undecided as to whether we'll move back to conventional periodic releases or package things up as part of future Kickstarters, with both the Black Dossier book and Kulten potentially rolled out via KS.  All depends on timing, ability and public appetite.

[diehard]

Thanks a lot Scott, appreciate your taking the time to clarify things. Seeing as how I'll be picking up one of each KS model and that I have all the original cultists and High Priest, that just leaves a few models I'll have to pick up to complete my collection (as much as possible, anyway.) The only model which doesn't ring a bell is the Ghoul King. I'll feel much more comfortable adding Lurkers from other lines (CW I'm looking at you) knowing my base collection of UMWW models is complete. Thanks again.

[LidlessEye]

A final reminder that today is the last day to get in on the 2nd Edition Pre-order.  I'll keep it open a few extra hours than originally planned to catch any last-minute pledges, but it's your final chance to pre-order the products offered through our Kickstarter, many of which may not appear as retail releases for quite some time: we anticipate rolling out the product line over 12-18 months starting in September.  It's also your last chance to take advantage of flat-rate EU-friendly shipping, as our retail orders will all be dispatched from Canada at actual shipping cost.

You can place pre-orders through our pledge management site at https://strange-aeons.backerkit.com/, or contact us to order through PayPal.

[Argonor]

I had forgotten all about this, but it seems I pledged for 65 CAD in November. Well...