Rulebook proofing and a glimpse at the book
24 days ago
– Wed, Jul 03, 2024 at 08:30:41 AM
Dear Noburians,
We hope everyone is doing well.
We would like to remind you that around 400+ of you still need to complete the pledges. Please access the pledge manager by following this link.
While we wait on the final pre-production of Etherstone (with the updated cards and components), we would like to make sure the rulebook is clear to you all. We have proofed it several times, but a fresh pair of eyes is always helpful.
Rulebook proofing (win a council card)
If you have the time to read the rules in advance (only 10 pages) please follow the link on the button below.
Everyone that comments in this update *READ* [Your feedback/comments] will be eligible to randomly win 1 of 5 Council cards we are giving away for this. Remember we are also in discord to answer any questions. We will announce the winners in our next update
Etherstone: Nobura’s Secrets
We are currently proofreading the book before it goes into translation. We are excited to share with you a few pages from the Luminary chapter. This book narrates the story of the planet through the eyes of various inhabitants from different factions, each facing their own challenges and offering introspections about their life and the state of the planet.
Thank you so much for your kind support, and we will be talking again soon to take a look at the final PPC before we start mass-production.
Wishing you all the best,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
Bazaar closing date and Foil cards
about 2 months ago
– Thu, May 30, 2024 at 08:38:36 AM
Dear Noburians,
How is everyone doing?
Before we start with the update, we would like to let you know that we are still missing 18% of the backers to confirm your pledges. You can visitthis link to recover access to your pledge manager on Backerkit.
On June 3rdwe will be sending the 48h reminder to close the pledge manager and we will be officially closing it on June 5th at 23:59 CET. On June 6th we will be charging all credit cards.
All 1€ pledges will be closed and completed and you won’t be able to update your pledge to a higher tier.
All additional items from Etherstone, and our past titles won’t be available anymore.
If you want to add any last-minute item, this is the right time!
You can visitthis link to recover access to your pledge manager on Backerkit.
Preparing for the final pre-production
The final layout of the rulebook is being finished for translation and the game cards are in their final state. We will be sending files for the final pre-production next week and we will start with translations.
Katia recently went to China to visit Longpack, our new manufacturing partner for this project to understand the process and the timeline, which looks better than we have ever seen before.
In the next update, we will be showcasing the rules and we will be talking about the timeframe for this final pre-production process. A few items like wooden pieces, playmats, metal coins and discs have already been approved.
Foil Cards
In the campaign, you decided which foil cards you will be getting as our Cosmic Gift to you!
While this 2D sample won’t give the same feel of looking at a picture, we hope it gives a sense of how these will look, but the files are ready for print.
We appreciate your collaboration in completing our pledge manager as this will speed up the process of bringing this game to production.
Wishing you all the best,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
P.S: If you are curious about the Etherstone book, that is also done and you can read a small fragment here.
Dev update and pledge manager date change
3 months ago
– Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 10:11:32 AM
Dear Noburians,
We hope you are doing well!
We want to start this update with a photo we hope you will enjoy!
We believe we are quite advanced with the necessary changes and workflow to start the production of this game as soon as possible.
We recently received the pre-production of many of the items. First the modular system box. This is our first time doing this but we believe it is working very well. We are not using plastic, the cardboard of the boxes is structurally solid and the way everything fits inside the box is great.
We also received the playmats and dice tray along with the wooden and metal components.
We are applying a few small changes to these items and we believe one more pre-production of these will be necessary before approving to start mass production.
Katia Zhuang, our production manager, is in China right now to oversee the aspects of this production and we will have a conference call with Longpack next week.
Pledge manager date change
We are waiting for Backerkit’s approval to launch our smoke test and subsequently our official launch of the pledge manager. At this moment we are still working on the automatic assignment of the Council card for returning backers and looks like this is taking more time than expected, the Exclusive Life Dial has already been added and those of you who won a Council card during the campaign will be able to see it in your pledge rewards.
We are postponing the launch of the Bazaar until early next week. The Bazaar will have a duration of approximately 3 weeks.
Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to seeing what you think about the photos we shared.
Sincerely yours,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
Dev update and pledge manager
3 months ago
– Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 07:26:50 AM
Dear Noburians,
We hope you are doing well and thank you while waiting for this first post-campaign update!
Your kind comments over the comment section were appreciated by all of us, and here are the 10 winners of the Council Cards, congratulations everyone!
1 Paul-chan | 2 Jake Myers | 3 Stephen | 4 Ian Wieserman | 5 Samantha |
6 Jens Agren | 7 BlackBile | 8 smiru | 9 Pedri10 | 10 TomR
We have been working hard on many different things related to Etherstone. We will try to keep your reading as short as possible, but please let us know which kind of update formats you prefer for the future.
Game Editing
We have a couple of things to cover. Jonathan Cox from JonGetsGames decided to rewrite the rules of Etherstone by changing the format and structure. The base game cards are not called Entity cards while Leader cards and Threat cards remain the same.
We have updated several keywords used in the rules and on the cards to add clarity.
We are starting to work on the Layout of the new rules that we will be able to share soon.
We have also updated the main iconography and created new icons for the card types: followers, rituals, and technology. You can see the updated list in the image below
We also updated all the language used on the cards and reworked the layout of all of them.
In a few cards as in the one below, text boxes have increased a bit to give more room for clarity. We updated the bottom section of the card too with an icon with the card type and have removed them from the title box.
Etherstone Book
The Etherstone Novel writing is also done, now we will undergo correction and then translation. We have also updated the inner hardcover and the sleeve for the book, this is how it will look like!
The Etherstone Novel will be available in the pledge manager along with four promo cards for 15€ (available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish).
Pledge Manager - Bazaar opening
The official Bazaar opening is 25th April 2024. You will be receiving an email from Backerkit with access to your pledge manager. One day before opening, we will perform a Smoke test with 5% of you to study the process closely and avoid problems when the launch happens.
Here is everything you can do in the Bazaar:
- Pay for the shipping cost of your pledge
- Select your preferred language for the game and the book
- Get any Etherstone add-ons you want
- Access to a limited quantity of past Deluxe Editions,
like Darwin’s Journey, Soda Pop, Iwari and more
- Choose your address for shipping and update it anytime
We hope you enjoyed this update and we will be talking with you next week for our Bazaar launch!
Sincerely yours,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
Thank you so much!
4 months ago
– Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 11:00:37 AM
Dear Noburians,
We are ending the campaign so humbled by your amazing comments. You always surprise us with your kind words and it is thanks to you, that we can keep creating games that we feel are special!
We are leaving the contest for the Council Cards open until tomorrow and we are increasing the cards we will give away to ten!
Next week we will come back with the first update on how we are organizing the flow to make this game happen as soon as possible. Katia Zhuang, our production manager, is also traveling to China in April to have an informative livestream (and subsequent video for an update) on how we will proceed with the pre-production and manufacturing.
We also thank all of our future Council members as your help and opinions will be fundamental for the future of the game and the story of Nobura.
If you are here and arrived late for backing, no worries, the late pledge is livewith the same price as this campaign for a couple of weeks.
In our next update, we will have more instructions about the pledge manager and how to complete your pledge.
We thank you once again for your support of the campaign and we wish you all the best!
Sincerely yours,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
