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**PsychoticStorm**

Well I think it is both right and wrong to mention Stonemaier he left kickstarter because of the community alright, but his problem was that people always complained and he did everything right.

For the record the straw that broke the camels back were the complains about delivering earlier than he anticipated....

Now Ninja division has complains alright, but the complains are not about them doing things right.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

I'm not as fed up with them as many are (despite waiting for stuff and being part of the European debacle of Rail Raider)

but they really did need to mention their own incompetence as well as backer anger as a reason for stepping back from KS

but as DaveC says it's not as if they're going to be able to float a new project on there without at lot of $1 pledges being made just to complain/ask where their undelivered projects are so it's a sensible move

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Third in our masterclass resin miniature series for Super Dungeon Explore is Randy, Lrod of Spiders! This made-to-order offering is available for pre-order throughout the month of April only! Get yours now!

"The last galaxy is a place where mighty knights clash with the forces of the void, and a battle for survival rages. But that doesn't mean that the arcades will manage themselves. Randy has been charged with the sacred duty of managing one such arcade. Annoyed at customers who continually vaporize his place of work with high tech weaponry, Randy decided to program himself into his favorite game. But a typo prevented him from being a proper lord, even in a game..."

What's more terrifying than a mini boss roaring down at you with clear intent for destruction? One that is laid back in a hammock eyeing you with mild annoyance for having disturbed him.
We all know it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for.
Includes: •1x Randy, Lrod of Spiders Resin Model (Assembly Required)
•1x Mini Boss Card (Classic)
•1x Mini Boss Card (Arcade)
•1x Cheese Head Treasure Card

Randy, Lrod of Spiders is only available during the month of April.
Don't miss out, order yours today!

**JohnHwangDD**

That's an awfully trolly mini from ND/SPM.

The corrected card is pretty funny:

Spoiler:

*note: I didn't make that, just saw it in the SDEL Comments

**youwashock**

Well, now I am REAL glad I didn't double down on Relic Knights.

**Ctaylor**

Wow, that card is harsh.

But well done harsh.

**warboss**

Very poignant (and accurate) satire. I wonder if the original author can make a similar stat card for John Candice's business partner, Scammin' Siembieda, for Robotech as well.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

https://ninjadivision.com/shop-by-category/new-releases/mistmourn-warg.html

"The wargs of the Mistmourn Coast grow exceptionally dangerous. Unlike other wargs, they are not pack hunters. Instead, each one strikes out on its own to claim its territory. These beasts grow to exceptional size and are frequently manipulated by the Dark Consul against the heroes of Crystalia. When a warg leads the Consul's minions into battle, its howl emboldens those around it, driving them into a frenzy with the warg at their backs."

**JohnHwangDD**

So.. evil twin to the Deeproot wolfriders that they F'd up and didn't fix?

**warboss**

That looks like the character from the old ps2 painting mechanic action game, Okami.

**JohnHwangDD**

He's no Red XIII

**LunarSol**

JohnHwangDD wrote:
So.. evil twin to the Deeproot wolfriders that they F'd up and didn't fix?

I hope everyone one of these they sell has an extra bedroll stuck on their back.

**highlord tamburlaine**

That looks nothing like Amaterasu! What a good excuse to post Okami art though!

With that said, an item using canine would be a fun character to have, like Amaterasu, Red XIII, or Sif the Great Grey Wolf.

**warboss**

You're right (on both counts!).

**Sarouan**

I know it may mean nothing to some of you, but Ninja Scott and Justin are answering again (to what they can answer) in the comment section of the SDE Legends Kickstarter.

**caylentor**

I saw that, I wonder what new thing they have for sale? Presumably not another Kickstarter but I'm assuming it's something they don't want angry backers interfering in, so they're doing some preemptive damage control.

I find it a bit jarring that he's just posting again with no explanation of where they went or why communication dropped off a cliff right after the Starfinder Kickstarter ended.

**JohnHwangDD**

Someone referenced GenCon, so I figure SPM is trying to head off protests and bad-mouthing in front of their potential customers and partners. Looking bad at GenCon is an existential threat to the company

**warboss**

caylentor wrote:
I saw that, I wonder what new thing they have for sale? Presumably not another Kickstarter but I'm assuming it's something they don't want angry backers interfering in, so they're doing some preemptive damage control.

I find it a bit jarring that he's just posting again with no explanation of where they went or why communication dropped off a cliff right after the Starfinder Kickstarter ended.

On possibly a related note, the Starfinder kickstarter just posted on May2nd a production update with pics for the first time of a few figs. They post funding iirc split up the production into three waves so this is only a small fraction of the total but at least they had news to share. Maybe they realized that when they're simultaneously delaying multiple projects that posting bad news in one quickly spurs unflattering conversation in all of them so they hide until they eventually have good news?

**highlord tamburlaine**

They've got those statues coming soon, and with the new SDE figures they're putting out, hopefully some of those funds are going to make ensure things get finished.

**JohnHwangDD**

Erik Mona, CCO wrote:Hi, everybody! I wanted to check in here with a quick update on the Worldscape Humble Bundle, and where we're at with delivery.

For starters, the four comics: Pathfinder Worldscape: Vampirella, Dejah Thoris, Re-Animator, and Swords of Sorrow, are completely finished and arrived at Paizo's warehouse last week. I'd be very surprised if the Worldscape comics that Adenai mentioned holding in hand were THESE Worldscape comics, since to my knowledge the only place these things exist in physical form are in the Paizo warehouse.

We have published a six-issue Pathfinder Worldscape series (the one that kicked off the whole idea) AND a previous set of four Pathfinder Worldscape One-Shots associated with a previous Humble Bundle (Tarzan, Warlord of Mars, Red Sonja, and Pathfinder Goblins), so there are at least 10 issues of "Pathfinder Worldscape" comics that Adenai may have had in hand, so I strongly suspect there's a bit of confusion here, since there shouldn't be any other way anyone can get these yet. Please, Adenai, let me know if in fact you somehow found copies of the new set in the wild.

We're currently waiting on Ninja Division, who is in production on the figures now. Orders for these guys exceeded ND's ability to produce with their normal supplier, so they had to find someone else to get them done. I am told to expect an exact delivery date from them on Tuesday of next week, and I will share it here with you guys once they have shared it with me. Apologies for the delay. This came as much of a surprise to us as it did to you, and we're working with Ninja Division to clear these minis as rapidly as possible.

I expect to get these figures relatively soon, in which case the plan will continue to be to hold the comics until the figures arrive, and send them together as soon as possible. Again, I'll let you guys know what's up as soon as I have the exact date myself, which should come next week.

As for someone already having the minis--that's certainly possible. Ninja Division did a small run for sale at Gen Con and through their website in August of last year, so there are probably about 100 of each figure floating around in the wild from this original production run. I suspect that the Black Friday bundle mentioned above was them burning off the 10s of copies they had left of the four models, far short of the thousands needed to fulfill this Humble Bundle effort.

I should note that the Humble Bundle comes with a FIFTH bonus figure of the Starfinder Envoy Navasi, which has never been released anywhere.

Thanks again for your patience with these. As the author of three of the four comics, I'm super eager to get these out to people so you can read them and let me know what you think. I'm also excited about the quality of the Worldscape figures, and hope that you agree they are awesome when you get them.

I'll be better able to tell you when that is next week.

Thanks.

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uz1g?Worldscape-humble-bundle-not-shipped

I particularly liked this bit: "We're currently waiting on Ninja Division, who is in production on the figures now. Orders for these guys exceeded ND's ability to produce with their normal supplier, so they had to find someone else to get them done."

That's the exact same BS that ND has been feeding SDE Legends backers for months. ND is obviously completely out of money, and will be gone soon enough.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Hmmm, i'd rather suspect its Prodos being unreliable again?

It's not plastic (I don't think?) and if they'd arranged 5000 units and needed 10000 for example it could easily mean a resin producer couldn't provide it in timely fashion (after all most are pretty booked up)

**JohnHwangDD**

Google says they sold 20,000+ Pathfinder Worldscape humble bundles, and I wouldn't be surprised if nearly all of them wanted the miniatures. That should have been an easy slam dunk for regular PVC production at lower per-part cost over of Prodos' resin.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

It might well have made sense to use PVC, but they advertised resin

Pathfinder devotees will want to take note of the all-inclusive $45 tier, which will provide all of the items in the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Pathfinder Worldscape Ultimate Crossover, including our new finely detailed resin miniatures of Red Sonja, John Carter, Tarzan, and Tars Tarkas that will transport fans of Pathfinder Worldscape into the world of mystery, magic, and adventure! Scroll down for more information, and for a breakdown of each tier and all that’s included in this great, limited-time only bundle! Hit the $45 threshold for everything and be one of the first in the world to have these great playable figures from our friends at Ninja Division!

and the old material switcheroo is never good especially when the direction of travel is from higher to lower quality

**warboss**

Their normal supplier is unable to handle orders of over 100 each of every mini? I think Paizo should have chosen a different miniatures design company with better contacts in the industry then...

**JohnHwangDD**

Resin isn't higher quality if durability is part of the question. Resin is possibly the worst choice for gaming minis

**LunarSol**

My rule of thumb with Resin is that its only a good idea if the model or piece is bigger than my thumb.

**JohnHwangDD**

Resin swords. Or remember the FW infantry with all of the pre-scored ankles? OMG

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

The latest masterclass miniature for Super Dungeon, the Furious Fungomancer! This new Kinoko Mini-Boss is sure to terrorize the field as his magical powers turn heroes into MUSHROOMS! This unique new mini-boss is sure to liven up any game in the Super Dungeon line! This item contains two masterclass resin models, one for the Fungomancer itself and another for any hapless heroes it changes into mushrooms. Unassembled and unpainted

https://ninjadivision.com/products/ninja-dvision/super-dungeonr-explore/furious-fungomancer.html

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Ninja Division Publishing and Soda Pop Miniatures are excited to announce that the ninjas of Ninja All-Stars are coming to the popular Super Dungeon line!

Beginning June 27, clan boxes, heroes, and ronin for Ninja All-Stars will be reissued as expansions for Super Dungeon, beginning with: Clan Kitsune (Warband), Uzumaki (Hero), Hanzo (Hero), and Jorogumo (Dungeon Boss), with additional expansions reissued monthly. These expansions will feature new Super Dungeon packaging and all of the cards necessary to play in Super Dungeon: Arena, Super Dungeon: Explore, and Super Dungeon: Arcade.

Additionally, each wave of releases will be accompanied by Super Dungeon x Ninja All-Stars Upgrade Deck. Each quarterly upgrade deck will contain the cards necessary for retailers and distributors to upgrade their existing stock and for customers to play using their existing Ninja All-Stars collections, for use in Super Dungeon. Monthly releases and upgrade decks will be available through ninjadivision.com and all your normal retail and distribution outlets.

These exciting new releases will be accompanied by a series of web articles and a richly detailed new storyline, Island of Shadows, that tells the tale of how these two kingdoms discovered one another and what adventures have arisen because of it. Fans will be thrilled as they read the story of how the citizens of Crystalia discover the island continent of Kagejima and its inhabitants. The rest of the story will be created by the fans as shadowy ninjas of Kagejima and the mighty Heroes of Crystalia clash within the Super Dungeon range of board games.

The Ninja All-Stars board game will continue to be available while supplies last. [ie if you want it grab it now]

https://ninjadivision.com/info/news/article/bringing-ninja-all-stars-into-super-dungeon
background info on where Ninja All Stars fits into SDE

https://ninjadivision.com/info/media/Ninja_All-Stars_x_Super_Dungeon_Upgrade_Deck_1.pdf
1st set of cards for SDE

https://ninjadivision.com/info/news/article/the-future-of-ninja-all-stars
Rules downloads, legacy NInja All Stars & SDE

whatever the reason for this it's no doubt a good thing as it give SDE a new area and bunch of new minis and removes potential confusion

(Speculation, People always wanted the crossover right from the point of the original KS? NAS is no longer selling ? Streamlining their offerings, Option to convert 'dead' stock to saleable stuff (probably not as unpacking and repacking stuff in new boxes in the USA is probably not cost effective))

**JohnHwangDD**

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
(Speculation, People always wanted the crossover right from the point of the original KS? NAS is no longer selling ? Streamlining their offerings, Option to convert 'dead' stock to saleable stuff (probably not as unpacking and repacking stuff in new boxes in the USA is probably not cost effective))

At the time NAS came out, I was pretty interested in getting NAS Warbands for SDE, but there wasn't a package that appealed to me.

If these warbands are the KS ones in plastic bags (as ND likes to ship KS stuff), there might not be any retail packaging, so doing a print run of boxes & card might be able to convert dead overstock into retail product. Recall how SPM keeps trying to not ship KS product in retail boxes, as we saw with RRI and SDE:L