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Laser Kittens: an RPG about tiny kitties growing up

Created by Stentor Danielson

Tiny kittens learn to control their lasers and grow up to be awesome cats in this storytelling-focused roleplaying game.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Almost there!
over 7 years ago – Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 05:30:22 PM

We got proofs of the kitten cards back from the printer, and they're incredible:

Kitten cards
Kitten cards

It looks like everything is on track to ship later this month. Remember, you have until July 20 -- that's one week from today -- to fill out your Backerkit survey in order to be included in the first wave of shipments. If you lost your Backerkit survey link, you can recover it here: https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/

-Stentor

We're off to the printers!
almost 8 years ago – Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 07:45:13 PM

Just a quick update for you on the progress of our kitten products:

We're still accepting pre-orders! If you know anyone who missed the Kickstarter but is interested in Laser Kittens, kitten cards, or kitten plushies, send them here: https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Physical Books: The final version of the Laser Kittens book was sent off to the printer last week. My contact there assures me we will have enough copies by the end of July to fulfill all Kickstarter orders and have the book on the shelf at GenCon. The list of backers in the book is based on everyone who had completed their Backerkit survey by last Tuesday (June 14) -- if I hadn't gotten your survey, I listed you under your Kickstarter name. You still have until July 20 to complete your survey, or to change your shipping address. (Lost the email with your survey link? You can recover it here:  https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/ ) US shipping will be via USPS. International shipping will be handled by Magpie Games. Magpie has a good track record with international shipping, but delivery can still take a while outside the US.

PDFs: I am putting the finishing touches on the PDF version of Laser Kittens (including bookmarking and making it screen-reader compliant). The PDF will be distributed as soon as that is complete.

Cards: I just sent off the kitten cards to be printed. Kitten cards will come in a convenient tuckbox. I hope to have the cards finished and shipped at the same time as the books, but it's possible (due to delays at the printer -- the leadup to GenCon is their busiest time of the year) that we may need to wait and ship the cards separately after GenCon. There will be no extra charge to you if we have to break up the shipments!

Plushies: If you've already filled out your Backerkit survey but you decide you want to add a laser kitten plushie, go ahead and place a separate pre-order order through Backerkit. It will take Bex a little while to get the plushies made, so they will ship separately later in the year. Here's a picture so you can see what the plushies will look like:

Kitten plushie
Kitten plushie

 

Get those surveys answered!
almost 8 years ago – Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 05:47:25 PM

I'm excited that so many of you answered your Backerkit surveys so quickly. You all rock! But there are still a few folks who haven't filled out your surveys. While you also rock, we need your survey so that we can see exactly in what way you rock.

We want to give credit to everyone who helped bring Laser Kittens to life, and one of the survey questions asks how we should list you in our credits. I need to send the final version of the text to the printer later this week to ensure the books are printed and shipped before GenCon. If you haven't filled out your survey by Wednesday, I will credit you using the name you have displayed on Kickstarter. The surveys will remain open until mid-July if you need to change your shipping address or want to add more items.

If you've lost your survey email, you can recover it here: https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/

Thanks!

Answer that survey to get your rewards!
almost 8 years ago – Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 08:55:43 PM

Pew pew pew! I just sent out the Backerkit surveys to everyone, to confirm your address for shipping physical rewards and to add any additional items (copies of the book, decks of cards, or plushies) that you'd like.

If you haven't gotten your Backerkit survey email by the end of the day, you can use this link to recover it: https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/

If you have friends who missed the Kickstarter but still want to get Laser Kittens or some kitten cards, they're in luck -- anyone can place a preorder through Backerkit. Just send them this link: https://laser-kittens-an-rpg-about-tiny-kitties-growing-up.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

We're aiming to have all of the physical rewards shipped by the end of July so that we can have the book for sale at GenCon. That means we need your responses to the survey ASAP! If you can respond by June 30 at the  latest, that would make our jobs much easier.

Here are some photos of the proof I got from the printer yesterday. There are some things we want to fix up (including making the front cover more exciting), but you can see that Laser Kittens is going to be a real thing!

Front cover
Front cover

 

Inside
Inside

 

Back cover
Back cover

 

Proof submitted, surveys coming soon!
almost 8 years ago – Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 07:52:28 PM

I know it's been a bit since we had an update, but there's been a lot happening!

  • Cynthia finished the art for the book, and it looks amazing
  • Rori finished the art for the cards, and they also look amazing
  • Cheyenne and I wrote the rest of the book
  • Colleen did two editing passes on the text
  • I laid out all of the text and art

I just submitted the finished book to our printer to get a proof made, to make sure everything looks good in print. So now we need to make sure we can send it to you!

I'm putting the finishing touches on our Backerkit for this campaign. In a day or two, you should be getting an email from Backerkit. You'll need to confirm your name (for the credits list) and your shipping address, and you'll have the opportunity to add more items -- additional copies of the book, additional decks of kitten cards, and the kitten plushies (from the stretch goal we hit on the last day).

We want to be able to have the book for sale at GenCon, which means we need to have it sent out to all of you before the end of July. To do that, we'll need a quick turnaround on those Backerkit surveys. Please keep your eyes peeled for the Backerkit message. It's a very quick one to respond to if you're not adding any extra items to your order.

Pew pew pew!

-Stentor