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Wild Shapes Deck + Expansion

Created by Arcane Goods

A deck of beast cards for 5E druid wild shapes, ranger pets or familiars as well as an expansion with Druid reference cards and more.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

August Update!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 06:22:28 AM

Greetings Adventurers,

We are about 75% through the shipping so if you haven't received a shipping notification yet then it should be coming soon! If you received a shipping notification but aren't seeing movement, then expect that to update by this weekend since we have some large batches being dropped off with USPS this week. If you are moving or getting especially impatient (we don't blame you!) then shoot us an email to [email protected] so we can push it into the queue manually. The shipping is done in batches based on the contents of the order to help keep everything streamlined and since that is how BackerKit arranges things but we are happy to do what we can to move things along since you have been more than patient enough!

Deck Box Sizing

There have been several backers that have reached out regarding the cards not fitting in the deck boxes. This is 100% true but requires a bit of explanation on our end. The deck box was designed from the beginning to fit the Base Deck, Expansion Deck and any stretch goals. However, since we had so many backers and requests for extra blank cards, we were able to max out both deck's card counts by including extra blank beast templates and having the reference cards be available in both decks instead of just the Base Deck. These extra cards don't fit into the Deck Box since it was already in production by the time we made the call to include the extra cards. It's is definitely a missed opportunity on our part and we wish we had planned it a bit better but the good news is that Deck Box does fit all of the originally promised cards plus some of the extra cards we included. If you remove the duplicate reference cards and are willing to lay some cards on top of the others then you only end up leaving behind ~10-15 blank cards. Not as perfect as we had hoped but we think including the extra cards for those that want them is the right choice rather than keeping the card counts constrained to their original sizes. 

Tuck Box Sizing

Another issue related to the increased card count is that the cardboard tuck boxes ended up a bit overstuffed. The manufacturer we work with was responsible for choosing the correct tuck box size for the card count and in our previous decks they have done a great job. Unfortunately, when maxing out the card counts the sizing seems to be a bit tighter than we had hoped. This means you will need to be extra careful when opening the boxes so that they don't tear and you may even want to consider removing the duplicate reference cards to give a bit more wiggle room in the boxes. We will be passing this info along to the manufacturer to hopefully prevent this from being an issue in future batches. Our apologies for any rips that have already occurred :( We will see if we can somehow get some extra tuckboxes to keep on hand as replacements but we can't make any promises. If you feel it has significantly impacted your enjoyment of the decks, don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected] so we can discuss it.


Thanks again for your continued patience!

Team @ Arcane Goods

Prepare for Shipping!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 02:14:41 AM

Greetings Adventurers,

The pallets of decks will arrive to our warehouse early next week and we can finally begin getting them out the door to you! We just sent the final notice to make changes to your order and lock it. You have 48 hours to update addresses, add or remove any add-ons and confirm your payment details. If everything looks good, you can manually lock the order but it will also automatically lock 48 hours from now. 

Once orders are locked, your cards will be charged the shipping + add-on amount shown on your survey. We will then be able to finally start printing labels and getting orders into the queue. You will receive the shipping email several days before we actually drop off the package so if you don't see any movement on the tracking for a few days that is normal. We have a small team and 1000+ orders to ship so there is a bit of lag between the notification and drop off. 

International Orders

International orders will take a bit longer to get out the door since we do a few extra steps for customs. If you are an international backer, we highly recommend keeping a close eye on the tracking once you have it. We have had past instances where customs will hold the package for signature or additional fees but have failed to notify the customer. If the package is in your general area and not showing movement for awhile, please follow up with your local post office to ensure it's not waiting for you.

Pre-orders

Once all of the Kickstarter orders have been shipped out, we will be getting the pre-orders shipped as well. This may take until first week of August depending on how quickly we can get everything out the door so hang in there!

Thank you!

Again, we sincerely thank you for your patience while we waited for the final products to arrive. We are so excited to get them into your hands and hear the initial feedback :) If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email us at [email protected] or message us here.

Thanks!

Team @ Arcane Goods

Quick Update!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 04:41:45 AM

Greetings Adventurers!

We know everybody has been patiently waiting so we wanted to get a quick update out so you know we didn't forget about the project and are still working behind the scenes :P We are in touch with the logistics company handling the shipment to see if they have any news on their end. Generally, if the ship is still out on the open ocean they won't have much info for us but if the ship is in port or close to port then we should be have a more concrete timeline on when we can expect them in our warehouse. Since we are towards the later end of the estimate they gave us, we should at least find be able to find something out. Once we hear back from them this week, we will get another quick update out with hopefully more details. 

The Backerkit and Pre-orders should still be accessible to make any address changes or updates to the order if needed. If you have any questions regarding access to your survey, don't hesitate to reach out! You should be able to still access it from the link in your email. 

We are ready to get these sent out but it's all out of our hands for the time being. We sincerely appreciate your patience and believe that the final product will meet or exceed your expectations so please hang in there just a bit longer!

Thanks,

Team @ Arcane Goods

Project Update June
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 05:27:55 AM

Greetings Adventurers,

Just wanted to get everybody an update on the current status since it has been awhile. My apologies for the long gap between updates! We got into a pattern of waiting for updates from our suppliers and let a bit too much time slip by without an update. 

Things are still trickling into our warehouse but we haven't received the decks yet. Based on the latest communications from the printer, we don't expect the actual decks to arrive until towards the end of July now. We have been seeing delays across all of our suppliers and since the decks are the largest shipment they are seeing the longest delays. Paola, who is supplying the pins and stickers, had about a month long delays on her pins. Even Wizards of the Coast had to delay some products due to shipping delays and print factory closures so we don't have much hope that our decks will actually arrive by the end of June. 

They are on the way though and somewhere out on the Pacific! So we will keep our fingers crossed that things go smoothly and they are unloaded quickly at the port :)

Some Quick Photos!

With all that bad news out of the way, we wanted to share some photos of what do have here so far!

Error Trays

We had a batch of trays that were incorrectly printed with our logo instead of the barkskin graphic. We have listed those trays on BackerKit for $4 each which is as low as we can comfortably go without losing money. You can use the same link you used to access your BackerKit survey to get to the Add On shop. 

Thanks again for your continued patience! When we started the project we were hoping that a lot of the supply chain issues would have been at least partially resolved but that didn't end up happening. We do believe that those working in the factories and ports should put their health and well being first so we are happy to wait a bit longer if it means safer conditions for those involved. Once we have everything on our end we will be doing everything we can to get them out the door as quickly as we can!

Thanks!

Team @ Arcane Goods

Wild Shape PDFs
almost 2 years ago – Fri, May 06, 2022 at 04:01:09 PM

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