EXILES + CRESCENT MOON ☾ 2e. Feelings-delving role-playing.

📙 The books are real!
7 months ago – Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 08:30:31 AM

Hey all,

I just got the final books from our printer. I will let the pictures speak for themselves:

Timeline update

With the books now printed, we will soon be in a position to ship! This part of the process goes something like this:

• First, there's freight: The books will leave the printing facility and sail the seas by the end of this month. Ocean freight of this kind usually takes 5-7 weeks.
• And then, fulfillment: Once all books have made their way into Mythworks' fulfillment centers around the world (some books go to North America, some to Europe, and so on), we can begin the process of shipping them to your addresses. How long this takes depends on the region, but 2-4 weeks is usually the time window between the books arriving to the warehouse and you having them in your hands.

This means that (barring any further disruptions to global trade beyond our control, ahem) we should be in a position to start fulfillment by October. Hopefully, that means most of you will be getting your books by November.

(❗️If you've recently moved or will move soon, don't worry, we will send reminders to update your addresses in the coming weeks. Just make sure you've got the email you used to fill your Backerkit survey!)

I'll keep you posted as things go along. 💫🩸

All the best,

Em

Manufacturing!
8 months ago – Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 02:20:21 AM

Hey all,

As you read last update, the game is now manufacturing. To be precise, both books are now firmly past the point of no return (!) as our printing partner is now in the process of cutting, printing, and assembling endless sheets of paper into proper bound books.

I'm very excited to have it all in our hands! It was very nerve-wracking to wait for the paper tests (it never looks the same as in the pictures) but I sighed relief when I finally got it: all the colors are looking super accurate, and I think the paper we chose is a very good fit as well. :-)

Update 1.2 (EX) and 1.1 (C2E) are also out

To match the finalized books, I've also gone ahead and updated the digital game files (and Figma boards!) on itch.

• Exile's update
• Crescent's update

These updates include minor typo fixes, balance tweaks, and (of course) the all-new size the books are printing at—40% bigger, to be precise.

Anyway, I'll let you know once we heard word from manufacturing come August.

Talk soon,

em

🌙🩸 Printing underway!
9 months ago – Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 03:07:39 AM

Hey all,

First off, apologies for the lack of updates last month. While we were getting ready to print in May, the situation with the US tariffs hit. To be on the safe side, we had to wait and see how things shook out before committing the books to print.

Now, as this is the first update in a while that's not backer-only, the first section of this post will be a summary of the current state of the project. If you already know what's up, scroll down to the second heading.

Crescent 2e and Exile are getting published by Mythworks!

For all of you lovely Backerkit backers as well as everyone else that periodically checks this page, I have some fantastic news to share with you: Both CRESCENT and EXILE have found a new home with Mythworks.

You may recognize Mythworks as the publishers of fantasy comics such as GLOW and Skies of Fire and, more recently, as the hitmakers behind games like Slugblaster, CBR+PNK, and The Last Caravan.

In practice, this means that all rewards from this campaign (including Kickstarter pledges and Backerkit preorders) will be fulfilled by Mythworks at no extra cost to you.

I hope you are as excited about this as I am! If you've ever held Slugblaster or CBR+PNK in your hands, you know these people mean business when it comes to production quality.

The books have been handed off for print.

Finally! As of this month, all print files for Crescent and Exile have been officially handed off. As I write this, our excellent printing partners in Hong Kong are getting ready to send me the final proofs. Once I review, tweak, and approve them by next week, the manufacturing of all six thousand (my god) copies combined will begin in earnest.

Getting to work at this kind of scale and having as much freedom as I've had in terms of paper, finishes, and presentation is a dream come true. I'm not gonna spoil it, but I'm feeling fairly confident that it's gonna look good. Like, good good. You can look forward to some print proof pictures next month!

While it's a shame we couldn't start in May as predicted, this extra month at least gave us time for some nice details: The wonderful Helen Hey lent us her eagle eyes for proofreading both manuscripts, and with her help, I had the chance to make sure all the writing and layout was as polished as it could be. Personally, I'm very happy about the updated size and look. :-)

ANYWAY, that's enough rambling. As always, thank you for holding tight with me over the never-ending shenanigans of these silly books. Working on this in the backdrop of everything has been challenging, to say the least. But I keep hoping that among all of it, these games can bring a smile to your face and lighten up your day.

Talk in July,

🦇 Em

🖨️ Off to the printers!
12 months ago – Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 09:32:16 AM

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