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The Grim & Deliberate Beast

Created by Dubious Merit Games

Make your random encounters legendary. *Boutique Monster A.I. cards. Oversized 4x6 cards, printed on premium blue-core cardstock. Fine, full-color art, d100-rollable tools, and clean design. *The Tome of Lore: 300+ pages of Monster Culture, Special Attacks, Special Units, Special Abilities, and Weaponry. Combat insults! Over 200 original new Traps! Brutal Death Blow & Crit Hit tables by Weapon Type and Body Location! *Custom Series Dice. High-Variance, Cursed, and Doubles dice. Instant, in-game effects for chaos magic, curses, and heroic gameplay! *PDFs and PRINT versions!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

***VERY IMPORTANT*** Update your shipping address in BackerKit! THE TOME OF LORE IS HERE
about 2 years ago – Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:25:35 AM

Hello everyone!

The Tome of Lore has arrived.  And it's exactly what we ordered:

  • High quality full-color hardback cover
  • Real sewn binding
  • High quality paper, 335 pages
  • A massive dose of Lore, Monster Combat Actions, Extremely Brutal Critical Hit & Death Blow tables, Combat Insults, and more.

We'll begin shipping it out on Monday, December 12th.

***SUPER IMPORTANT**

Last chance to update your shipping address in BackerKit:

https://the-grim-and-deliberate-beast.backerkit.com/

Thanks all!  

Now that we have them, we'll get your Tomes delivered ASAP!

For more pics of the Tome, please check our last update.

Printing for the Tome of Lore is complete!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 01:34:39 PM

Just a quick update to let you all know that the printing process is complete!  Pics below.

We'll update you again when the bulk shipment arrives.  The factory has said 30-45 days for delivery, in my experience Int'l shipping is usually closer to 60.

Once we receive the books, we will ship them out to you within 2 days.

Thanks all!

Please update your shipping address with BackerKit if you need to!

https://the-grim-and-deliberate-beast.backerkit.com/

Pics!

Ok! Printing for the Tome of Lore has begun!
over 2 years ago – Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 11:29:02 AM

Hello all!

Finally, we're at the front of the printing line!

Bulk printing will take place over this week and next, but we just got a quality control sample, and it looks great!

*Hard, color cover

*Real sewn biding

*High quality paper


Before I share some pictures, this is important:

***Shipping Addresses have been UNLOCKED for all PRINT TOME backers***

This is important! If your shipping address has changed, you must update it.

https://the-grim-and-deliberate-beast.backerkit.com/

Visit BackerKit and make sure you address is up-to-date, this only takes a few seconds.


And now, your pics!

It's been an incredibly long road, and we're on the home stretch.

After a 10-day printing process we're looking at a 45 day Int'l shipping process.

I will keep you updated as soon as I receive a hard date from the printer.

I'll also write or video record a full autopsy of this campaign as soon as we receive the bulk shipment.

I've learned a TON during this campaign and it feels important to share it.  There are some things I'm proud of, and many things I'd do differently if I run another Kickstarter in the future.


Thanks again everyone for your support, and for your patience.  We can't wait to deliver your Tomes, and fulfill rewards for the pledges you made long ago.

Quick Update: Upcoming print & Shipping Addresses have been UNLOCKED for all Print Tome Backers
over 2 years ago – Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 03:26:25 PM

Hello everyone!

It has been a long road, and we are nearing the last step.

I heard back from the printer on Tuesday, and we are now at the top of their queue.

The good news is that once we’re in production, the printing process itself takes only about 9 days, and they have quoted 45 days for Int’l shipping.

I will update you as soon as we have a firm print and bulk shipment date--I am hopeful that will be by the end of next week.

We are ready to roll with packaging and postage on our end, and books are easy to pack. So, once we receive the bulk shipment, we will get it out the door within two days.

Why so long between the PDF and the hardcover printed Tome?

1)  We weren’t willing to sacrifice quality. Your Tomes will have a real, sewn binding, and a color hardcover.

2)  And we don’t have the budget of a big project. So, we couldn’t afford to skip the line.

It’s as simple as that. We feel it’s better in the long run to deliver a quality book on a slow timeline.

***Shipping Addresses have been UNLOCKED for all PRINT TOME backers***

This is important! If your shipping address has changed, you must update it.

https://the-grim-and-deliberate-beast.backerkit.com/

Visit BackerKit and make sure you address is up-to-date, this only takes a few seconds.


Thank you all for your support.  We're getting close.  

The Tome of Lore PDF
over 2 years ago – Thu, May 19, 2022 at 01:43:24 AM

Hi All!

Alec from DMG.

The Tome of Lore PDF was delivered via BackerKit, our Pledge Manager.

This delivery mechanism has been a clear part of our campaign since the beginning.

If you haven't received your PDF, please log out of your BackerKit account, then log back in.  The PDF will show in your digital downloads section.

https://the-grim-and-deliberate-beast.backerkit.com/

If this does not fix the issue, email us at [email protected] and we will email your PDF by hand.

How do I change my mailing address to receive the Print Tome of Lore?

We will unlock mailing addresses in BackerKit once we are closer to the ship date, and will send out ample warning for backers to update their mailing address.