Trick or Treat bag:
(Note all models are plastic, including the previously released witches.)

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Armor Kit Bundle:

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And more:

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Final KD:M Kickstarter Update coming in Sept!

• Lantern Festival - TBA Sept 2016 [Cancelled]
• Aya Painting Guide - Complete and waiting for upload
• Kara Black Skin Painting Guide - Now a video and waiting on my final approval
• Digital Art book - will be the final thing we take care of (most likely September along with our final KS update)

We are at a very interesting time and place with Kingdom Death. The kickstarter is nearly behind us, the game is sold out, and all that is ahead of us is the horizon. stretching out like a big empty canvas. I admit, this is sort of a new and difficult place. I've never worked like I did these past 4 years.

We (myself and the team) took every challenge head on, locked horns with any issue, and generally learned not to compromise! All that effort and all those crazy decisions we made... have now been validated. The ambition, as ludicrous as it felt, has been reached.

Putting aside my concerns and embracing a very pure desire to create is what lead to Kingdom Death and our eventual kickstarter in the first place. Our very first release, the White Speaker, was priced so that the investment would break even.

So! In the vein of embracing the insanity, Here are some things I am excited to see on the horizon of Kingdom Death. Consider it a soft-announcement of the things that inspire me to work every morning.

KDM - Nightmare Ram Expansion
KDM - Ringtail Fox Expansion
KDM - Black Knight Expansion
KDM - Gryphon Expansion
KDM - Frogdog Expansion
KDM - Lantern Festival (being reworked from the ground up, might focus on towns instead of settlements)
KDM - Storm Knight Expansion (how a survivor can become a hero)
KDM - Custom Campaign Book (for mixing our current expansions, supported with new story events)
KDM - Rust Ocean (area where Architects are from)
KD:Q - Kingdom Death Quest, a PVC game for mass market (gonna try distro with this!)
KD:T - Titan, a deck building game, its perspective far pulled far back to the greater entity level.
KD:L - Labyrinth, the game that highlights Twilight Knights, White Speakers and other hero level classes.
KD:2D - A retro cinematic platformer, with GORGEOUS hand made sprite animation.
MALE PINUPS

Of course these are the far off projects that loom large and don't include the resin releases that I have the pleasure of working on everyday!

Will all of this see the light of day? Will the team rebel and overthrow me first? I certainly can't say for now, but it should be a lot of fun either way!

Kingdom Death wrote:Sunstalker Miko Begins, Messenger of Courage Update and Some Gear Art!

First let me drop a real quick shout out to Rivet Wars, which is ending in the next 5 hours! I have backed the game as it has a lot of new ideas for the tabletop skirmish genre and I am excited to play it once its finally out!

Pledge Manager - First design pass complete, stay tuned for more information.
Stock of General Releases on KD Store - Still waiting on a shipment from the casting partner.

Messenger of Courage, work in progress :


Sunstalker Miko wire Armature :


Spider Silk Gear

Kingdom Death wrote:Heya Guys,

Hard at work over here! Looks like I might be going to china real soon to visit some factories! I've also been learning a lot about dice making, what is and what isn't possible etc. I've spoken to Chessex, Koplow and a few places in china. Much greater detail is possible by doing silk screen printing on die but... I dunno. I really feel like they need to be engraved, which drastically changes what can and can't be done.

*Edit - I forgot to add this link to some painted starting survivors over on BOLS!
http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/02/hobby-practicing-skin-tones-with.html

!!!

If anyone has any leads to interesting dice manufactures, please hit me up!

Allright, now some photos!

Kingdom Death wrote:There are 700+ cards in the core box so… storage and weight is something to consider. The box we are looking at is 20"x13"x5" and weighs around 12 lbs. This is HUGE by the way and we are trying to optimize it.

Schmapdi wrote:
** Also - the four core survivors are probably the KD:M minis you'll see the most, game-wise! You should put EXTRA effort into painting them nicely.

Bossk_Hogg wrote:
Really? Those look like pretty awesome paint jobs to me.

 Breotan wrote:

 Absolutionis wrote:
To be fair, most of us already bought into the base game. These professional paintjobs seem unnecessary and superfluous for these Kickstarter campaigns.

Never thought I'd see a complaint about the use of professional painting in a kickstarter project. Dakka never ceases to amaze.

 highlord tamburlaine wrote:
Never seen those either.

Where'd you stumble across them?

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
The top one looks like a concept/design for a different 'Pinup' version of the preacher (Adam lost the master for the original pinup preacher, and eventually had it resculpted, this could have been a different potentical direction to take it)

Actual pinup preacher & art (note book/glasses)

[snip]

or maybe a pinup of the archivist class associated with the twilight knight order (again it would fit with the books)

no idea on the bottom one though

Schedule & Plastic Manufacturing Update
Nothing new to report on plastic manufacturing yet. Still collecting samples so I can have a nice little show and tell for an update. Initially I was planning for this to be mid august, but it might slip to end of august. In september I will be pulling the trigger on production, so if we are facing any delays I will know by then.

Shipping Update
So far we have sat down in meetings with, USPS, DHL and Fedex. Things are looking much brighter there then I had anticipated. Fedex offers a service that we are currently discussing in greater detail, wherein packages would be picked up and then shipped from a single international point of origin [via comments: It would be EU based, as the majority if international backers are in the EU]. What customs taxes people can expect from shipping within Europe using this method still remains to be seen but it's a promising option. The suit & tie fedex reps, were not prepared for our warehouse and the hoards of tiny men that presented them. They kept talking about how different it was for them.

Game Dev Update
After much agonizing, we decided on the final dimensions of the game book. It will be 11"x8.5" landscape format. There were many design considerations that went into this, but here are the ones that really matter to us. Wide format art looks way more awesome! By going landscape we make the book a little easier to fit on a busy table with lots of gaming pieces. Finally, for future online content we really wanted consistent look and feel to be possible from anyone's home printer.

 DaveC wrote:
No only the Dung Beetle knight will feature in KD:M the others twilight knights and saviours are more likely to feature in the second game which is going to be hero based.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
What CMON have posted in the update (restrict yourself to one per faction starter)

suggests that you MAY need to get a faction to get her (not just use the a la carte option)

but it's not clear

 DaveC wrote:
Confirmation that the WoK twilight Knight must be bought with a starter minimum

Leif Paulson 1 minute ago

We have gotten a ton of questions about the Kingdom Death crossover miniatures. To be perfectly clear they are tied to starters, If you want one you have to purchase a faction starter. If you were a KD backer, you can access an additional one. It is tied directly to the number of faction starters you get, so if you are pledging at the Ancient King level, you can buy 5 if you really want. Hopefully that makes sense. So no a la carte menu, you cannot buy them individually. Been working this out for a while now, soonest I could get the info to you.

Hello everyone! It's been over a month since our last update where we finally unveiled the material miniatures will be produced in and discussed our delay. For us it's been intense! Long 18-hour days, constant play testing groups, copy editing and pushing ourselves to further tweak and refine every aspect of the project.

Initially I had planned on keeping everyone up to date with smaller weekly updates, but there wasn't anything significant to share and I really don't want to spam peoples inboxes! This will shift in the upcoming months as milestones are reached and there's more to share. Things definitely aren't quite but we're working through a big stretch which will yield lots of news soon.

Pledge Manager Upgrade!
You can update your shipping address directly from the pledge manager now! Here is the direct link: https://kingdomdeath.com/address/address_change.php

Production Update
We've had a pretty big change in the workflow. Originally, I was delivering files and resin masters to the factory and they were responsible for fully preparing the parts for plastic production. However, once production started and we spent countless hours going back and forth over details, we decided it would be best to make a major shift. The KDM project has now invested a significant chunk into a special software license so that I can personally review and tweak miniatures with the KD sculpting team before they are committed to production. The new workflow gives myself and our artists much greater quality control.

Here is an image showing some of the armor kit mastering, its a long detailed oriented process me and the KD team is now handling.



Then the talented engineers can focus on what they do best, which is preparing the figures for molding. This part of the process is very much like a puzzle, since with hard plastic molds there is no tolerance for undercuts at all. In some cases details need to be changed to meet the requirements of the draft angle and make production a reality.

Graphical Evolution
Anna is gonna kill me If I keep upgrading designs… but so long as there is time I just can't help myself! You can see here the mood / trait cards are now much easier to identify.



Oh my! I don't think I've shown you guys what one of the hit location cards looks like!



Effects of the Delay!

Upgraded Tokens - Originally the positive and negative attribute tokens had a simple text design. Since there's time Lokman illustrated a unique piece of art that embodies each attribute! I don't wanna spoil them all, so here are a couple of em.



Monster Crests - Here are some of the other monster Crests that the delay allowed us to include!



Mask Miniatures for the Core Game - Hector has wrapped up all the masks and they will now be included in the core game as a big thanks to everyone. There will be one of each in the core set, not exactly sure which sprue they will end up on yet tho.



Lion Knight Expansion Upgrade - Just another little detail the delay has allowed us to include, The Lion Knight expansion will now include a male and female armor kit compatible head and corresponding holy mask gear card.



Core game rulebook upgrades - We've added a section to the rulebook that talks about KDM's unique game play concepts. I loved this section… so we went back in and added more art to it! We also fleshed out a few more things and are up to oh… 40ish story events? This means the rulebook is pushing around 140+ pages now!



Quick Playtest Highlights

- Survivor spends 13 survival points in a single turn, attempting to flurry the Butcher to death. On the very last attack, his axe breaks and the Butcher ends up wiping the party a few rounds later.

- A Lvl 2 lion seemed to have an affinity for pulling the legs off its victims! Two dismembered legs later, it faced down its final target, a dual katar wielding survivor that managed to hold out and bring it down to its last 2 wounds before dying heroically.

- A settlement reduced to a single person decided to play it out, luckily they drew "Stranger in the Dark", which increased their population by one! This boon however, was met with instant tragedy as one of the two survivors discovered that the lanterns could be used to produce heat and badly burned their body! Mistaken for a flesh monster, the survivor was banished… reducing the population to 1 again!

- Hunting party critically injures an antelope causing it to constantly vomit blood from its large under maw. The effect of this is actually good, it gives bonus insanity to every survivor it passes over (vomiting blood on them of course) and due to the way the AI cards landed, it ended up running over the group several times before they broke out of its combo! Now officially the insane-est party to date.

Worldwide Shipping Stuff
No update yet and there will not be a firm update until we know the exact dimensions and weight of every package. We do not and cannot be expected to control the policies of every unique region and we must meet certain legal requirements to protect ourselves. Once we have isolated the exact fulfillment procedure that we will be using, we will let everyone know. Until then, all I can do is assure you were are exploring every option that comes our way.

Finally, to answer a recurring question.
KDM hired a professional copy editor and no, she doesn't check these updates (she might die after reading one). She's busy checking hundreds and hundreds of cards.

... Gonna sneak in some extra content now!!!!!!!!!!

Aya Origin Comic!
Lokman and I are having a blast working on this!



This Armor Kit mastering image came in while I was writing the update. It shows one of the many methods we are using to check all the sockets with as much scrutiny as possible.



Dragon KIng!?
I think the Dragon King is the most asked about expansion. I do very much like him, but he is not my personal favorite. (I just don't understand why the Dung Beetle Knight isn't everyones favorite like mine! ) Anyway, his sculpt... honestly? I am just not fully satisfied with it. This Dragon has had quite the legacy and I will share the whole story once I do have a version I am totally in love with and feel GREAT committing the huge amount of resources such a large kit will require. But until then, until I have something I am totally proud of to share. He will remain out of the spotlight.

I actually had Danny Cruz do a little art pass and we are incorporating some of his vision into the new final. Which I will share when its ready.



I also got the resin Sunstalker Dancer!

Hello everyone!
New article in Kingdom Death serie. Today here's a very detailed miniature; the Storm Knight!
This impressive boss have been very fun to do, and his style his close to the famous Flower Knight!
It is 65 mm tall and have been made with Fimo and Magic sculpt putty, as usual.
Stay tuned!

Bioptic wrote:
These really are looking astonishing - although it helps that the photographer seems to know how to photograph bare plastic incredibly well!

Being a 'late backer' on this has been increasingly painful as more and more about the project is revealed, and I know that I'll never be able to have any add-ons! We're still not sure if/how much of this will ever see retail release, right?

Kingdom Death wrote:We have modified our original agreement with Soda Pop Miniatures and now the Kingdom Death:Monster Candy & Cola crossover will be granted the same availability as the Twilight Knight Pinup crossover.