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UPDATE
There is a new Add-Ons section at the bottom and all pledges at the $10 reward level and higher have sets of 20 dice thanks to us reaching our stretch goals.
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I'm asking you to help me create a very specific product and to make it affordable: 16mm Faction Dice. Recently, a new weird war themed game came out, but it was missing something that many people wanted but could not get. In the shop I even heard stories of the trouble people went through to try to make their own dice or have them made. It got pretty crazy. It seemed like people really wanted US Army-, German-, and Soviet-themed dice with the faction symbol on the 1 and the 6 facing and the rest of the facings blank.
I thought, how hard could it be? I make a variety of products at Ironheart Artisans in various mediums, and I figured I could do it. Well, I was wrong. The equipment, materials, and manpower to do it all by myself just wasn't reasonable. To bring the price down to an affordable level I can hire a factory to do it for me. But that takes money, and a big order, and that immediately made me think of Kickstarter.
Down the road, there are a number of projects for Ironheart Artisans I would like to bring to reality through Kickstarter. This initial project seems like a pretty straightforward way to get my feet wet. I have calculated postage, packaging, production time, and costs on everything. Things are as ready as they could be. Now I just need the cash to make it happen.
Below are a explanation of the pledge levels, some include Ironheart Artisans Weird War 90 Token set. If you are thinking about pledging at one of those levels please take a look at what is in the set exactly.
My initial stretch goals are geared toward achieving $2000. For every $100 beyond the project funding ($1500), I'll add another die to the $10 pledge level, up to 15 dice total when we achieve $2000. This is what the Early Bird Special is based on. If your gaming group has one player for each faction, this is the way to go.
If we surpass the $2000 mark, there are more possibilities. Ironheart Artisans already produces a set of 90 resin Weird War Tokens that I included in some of the reward levels, but we’re equipped to produce a lot of interesting additions to your game. (Perhaps some laser cut minefield markers appeal to you ,for instance.) But let’s stay focused on meeting our initial goal first, cool faction dice, before we head off looking for stretch goals.
Now let’s get this thing rolling!
We flew through all those stretch goals here is a new one to chew on for a bit while I think up something else. This goal will affect all pledge levels $10 and above.
Here is our last stretch goal
Zombie Hitler will be a resin cast miniature with a diamond plate textured base. Based off the above sketch.
Follow these steps to receive an Add-on:
Click on the blue "Manage Pledge" in the top right of the Kickstarter page.
Increase your pledge by the cost of the Add-on(s) you wish to receive.
Keep your preferred pledge level selected.
At the end of the Kickstarter we will provide you with a pledge manager that you will use to tell us which Add-ons you want.
International backers please remember to add the additional shipping fee as well.
Here are some pics of the samples
Here are pics of some of our production Sample Dice bag
And last but not least the more dice option
Risks and challenges
The factory is ready and they have my designs based on the image shown above. As soon as this gets going, I'll try to get some samples made to show you guys. I have tried to leave myself plenty of lead time by making the shipping date August, but there is always the possibility of unforeseen issues on the manufacturer’s part. But, if everything goes smoothly, the ship date could potentially be much earlier.
The only real risk I foresee is the potential of a delay on the the manufacturer’s end. Everything else is ready to go because I already take care of designing, packaging, and manufacturing all of Ironheart Artisans’ products. I'll keep you posted as things move forward and will stay on top of any issues. I've backed a few projects myself and dislike being out of the loop, so communication to you is paramount in my book.
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