Mierce Miniatures Darklands Ongoing News and Rumors Thread! Darklands Rulebook ships on April 18!

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**Looky Likey**

How does Mierce handle you selecting what you want once the kickstarter has finished? I've never done a kickstarter before.

**zedmeister**

Last few hours and a new 'tache, I mean stretch - Gogogogogo!

£150,000 Stretch Goal - Loyal Guard

Broga makes it to the party! £125,000 has now been passed and that means our first Wereofor will definitely be produced. Thus, you can purchase him to your heart's content - or, of course, be lazy and get him for free in the Nobles Set!

With that goal knocked over, it's time for another one at £150,000. We've a few hours to get there so let's get that pledging going for the first of our Brythoniaid infantry, the hearthguard of the Teyrns, the Teulu!

Teulu - pronounced "TAY-lee" - means "family" in Welsh and these warriors represented the close companions of the Teyrns, or kings. These guys both kept the king safe and protected his household, and thus were his "hearthguard" as such warriors are called!

Semi-noble themselves, the Teulu had the pick of the finest weapons and armour available and so were very well-armed and professional warriors. Well-trained and highly motivated, the Teulu are a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield!

Note, the plural of Teulu is Teuluoedd, pronounced "Tay-LEE-oyth" (with the ending "th" as in "the"). Welsh, eh? You've got to love it.

As it states on the graphic, you can purchase Teulu warriors in three distinct forms:
a unit of five Teuluoedd with champion, banner bearer, herald and two warriors
a unit of ten Teuluoedd with champion, banner bearer, herald and seven warriors
five Teulu warriors (a random mixture of the Teulu warriors named Dafydd and Emyr)

To add to the above two options just increase your pledge by the amount indicated to grab a Teulu unit. Thus, if you're after a unit of twenty Teuluoedd, simply add £115 - £55 for 10x Teulu warriors and £60 for two sets of five Teulu warriors!

The maximum unit size of a Teulu unit is 20. The minimum is 5. They will be Rare units unless led by a Teyrn or Uchelwyr general, at which point they become Uncommon.

The Teulu unit feature as part of an encounter host, skirmish host and battle host once they are unlocked.

**Azreal13**

Looky Likey wrote:
How does Mierce handle you selecting what you want once the kickstarter has finished? I've never done a kickstarter before.

The traditional way is to send an email survey for you to specify what you want in line with the amount you pledge.

I believe (I didn't back the last one) MM simply translate your pledge to store credit on their site, where you access a special restricted section where all the KS stuff is available to purchase at the lower KS price, perhaps someone else can confirm.

**zedmeister**

azreal13 wrote:
Looky Likey wrote:
How does Mierce handle you selecting what you want once the kickstarter has finished? I've never done a kickstarter before.

The traditional way is to send an email survey for you to specify what you want in line with the amount you pledge.

I believe (I didn't back the last one) MM simply translate your pledge to store credit on their site, where you access a special restricted section where all the KS stuff is available to purchase at the lower KS price, perhaps someone else can confirm.

Yep, pretty much this. You will be given access to the hidden Kickstarter section. Your pledged amount is added to your account and then it works like a pledge manager, except you add it within a proper store. You will also see order status as well as monitor other progress (such as package splitting/combinations) and receive dispatch notes, etc.

**razormage**

It'll probably be broken into pledge levels as well, so if you are buying an encounter host, there will be purchase options for Byzantii Encounter Host, Norse Encounter Host, etc. There will also be a separate one for Nobles, if anyone wants to join me there. If you buy one of every model this kickstarter has funded, as it sits right now, you'll end up with 71 models. That's not too shabby at all!

**Lochlannon**

Here is just a compilation of information taken from both Zed and Ryan Smith, helps you see all the data that is out there in the last few hours:

http://studentaccess.emporia.edu/~csebasti/darklands_zed/index.html

Thanks to Zed and Ryan for the info.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

The Gabrax ARE going to be made (even if we fall short of the target)

Mierce confirmed this on the comments

so if you were waiting for them to arrive, pledge with confidence!

**Azreal13**

I've just noticed BoW are running something on the KS, the first time I've seen anything from them covering Mierce, which isn't a surprise, considering the politics that would have been involved.

I guess that's something positive to come out of GWs actions!

**Baragash**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
The Gabrax ARE going to be made (even if we fall short of the target)

Mierce confirmed this on the comments

so if you were waiting for them to arrive, pledge with confidence!

Dammit that info has really put the Maruu amongst the Hrudinn..... *ponders*

**Mierce Miniatures**

@Baragash - they're going to be done dude, stick your pledge on! You'll need to pledge at least £10 to get access to them before very late 2014...

**judgedoug**

update the thread title since there's only 3 hours left

**razormage**

Baragash wrote:

Dammit that info has really put the Maruu amongst the Hrudinn..... *ponders*

+1 for the metaphor.

**Alpharius**

I can only pledge so much right now, but will there be opportunities to purchase more later on down the road at these KS2 prices, much like how it was handled with KS1?

**Mierce Miniatures**

Absolutely Alpharius - but you've got to pledge at least £10 to get access.

**Baragash**

Mierce Miniatures wrote:
@Baragash - they're going to be done dude, stick your pledge on! You'll need to pledge at least £10 to get access to them before very late 2014...

Don't worry I'm heavily in, it's just which configuration of models to get that equals characters + infantry + monstrous infantry + monsters, without the Gabrax or Teulu I'd just decided on Norse as my next preference (with a "yay Blood-maw") and then bam, choices, choices. Now excuse me I have to take my firstworldproblem off into the corner

**Alpharius**

Mierce Miniatures wrote:
Absolutely Alpharius - but you've got to pledge at least £10 to get access.

Oh, no worries there, I'm already in for around...gulp...£300!

There's just a lot more that I'd like to get - but that will have to wait a bit!

And thanks for the quick reply - both here and on the KS comments section!

It has got to be a bit of a hectic time for you right now, so it is appreciated.

**zedmeister**

No one posting this? Ok then

Stretch goals are falling thick and fast, Gabrax now unlocked!

£155,000 Stretch Goal - Hedroc of Carn Maen on Hound-Horse

We're just under £130,000 so that's the Gabrax in the locker; we're close enough to £130,000 to ensure that goal will be met in the next three and a half hours. Thus, the goat-men are funded! Fantastic work everyone!

So, what's at the next stretch goal, £155,000, I hear you all cry? Well, this...

Our friend from Darklands: a World of War, Hedroc of Carn Maen, is mounted upon the first Hound-Horse - a very odd meld of horse and mutt, funnily enough - grown by the insane Harvest-Drunes with aid from the Flesh-Drunes.

The actual miniature will be rather large - sitting on a 100mm base, 60mm tall to Hedroc's eyes, it will make a great centrepiece for your Ysian host!

**razormage**

Also, there's this:

Here's a cheap and cheerful stretch goal to get us a bit further... a Sávrar host banner bearer, Eikovra the Ikon Warrior, set at £137,500 - which is not far away!

Eikovra is a commander and will stand on a 30mm base. He'll be around 30mm tall to the eye.

As it states above, Eikovra is FREE to any backer that has pledged for the "DARKLANDS, UHTRED & NOBLES" or "YOU'RE THEIR DESCENDANT" rewards and £10 if you've chosen any other reward!

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Baragash wrote:
Don't worry I'm heavily in, it's just which configuration of models to get that equals characters + infantry + monstrous infantry + monsters, without the Gabrax or Teulu I'd just decided on Norse as my next preference (with a "yay Blood-maw") and then bam, choices, choices.

So, the Gabrax are now unlocked. Making your choices harder?

**Baragash**

Yes

But I've worked it out now so my different options are broadly comparable and I don't have to decide until filling in the survey.

**Alpharius**

I thought this was interesting:

Sam Augare 4 minutes ago

The descendant pledge question. What is the balance for minis with the pledge? I.e. how much of the 2000 goes into immortalizing you in Darklands by creating your mini?

Creator Mierce Miniatures 1 minute ago

@Sam Auguare - really depends on the sculptor; some (JAG for example) charges €1,500 per foot miniature.

Shows you that, no surprise here, if you want a quality sculpt, you have to pay for a quality sculpt!

**Mierce Miniatures**

Not long to go now guys and gals... get that pledge in, even if it's only £10, you'll get access to the Kickstarter category until they're sent out!

You've got to be a backer to get access though!

**Buzzsaw**

Alpharius wrote:I can only pledge so much right now, but will there be opportunities to purchase more later on down the road at these KS2 prices, much like how it was handled with KS1?

Mierce Miniatures wrote:Absolutely Alpharius - but you've got to pledge at least £10 to get access.

This is fantastic news! I am seriously interested in the Gorgorar, but at this exact moment I really can't swing that on top of the base pledge.

**Mierce Miniatures**

If anybody's on the fence, just drop £10; you can always purchase what you want from this Kickstarter after it ends as you'll have access.

Plus you'll get 20% off RRP from our existing miniatures (including those from the first Kickstarter) until the end of November!

But you must pledge £10 - £1 won't be enough to give us your details.

Get pledging, 2 hours to go!

**JudgeShamgar**

I did some heavy math on this and it really is a good deal even to just go in for the 10 option. It pushed me over the edge.

**Denilsta**

If your sitting on the wall, I could not recommend this KS and Mierce as a company enough. I heavily backed the first KS and will probably drop at least another £1000 on this over the next few months.
The miniatures are simply stunning, no other words to describe them, but it is the communication on the KS1 still 8 months after it finished that sets them apart. My biggest Bugbear with Kickstarters is that once they have your money the communication and updates end...not on the last Kickstarter and I am sure not on this one as well. A great experience from start to finish!

**Mierce Miniatures**

Thanks Denilsta!

**Bossk_Hogg**

azreal13 wrote:
I've just noticed BoW are running something on the KS, the first time I've seen anything from them covering Mierce, which isn't a surprise, considering the politics that would have been involved.

I guess that's something positive to come out of GWs actions!

Mierce did run a very successful and professional kickstarter since the Maelstrom mess, and fulfilled almost entirely on time. That goes a long way to building confidence.

**Azreal13**

Bossk_Hogg wrote:
azreal13 wrote:
I've just noticed BoW are running something on the KS, the first time I've seen anything from them covering Mierce, which isn't a surprise, considering the politics that would have been involved.

I guess that's something positive to come out of GWs actions!

Mierce did run a very successful and professional kickstarter since the Maelstrom mess, and fulfilled almost entirely on time. That goes a long way to building confidence.

Yes, but considering the relationships between Mierce/Maelstrom, BoW and Wayland, I don't think one has to look too hard to see reasons that Mierce might have "slipped under the radar"

**Mierce Miniatures**

Just over an hour to go chaps...

Get your pledge in...

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Spend spend spend

I need some Ssssnakesss