Encyclopedia: Lore Book & Toolbox for your 5E Campaign
Created by Studio Agate
Welcome on the Late Pledge for Encyclopedia! Level-up your 5th Edition campaign with this 360-page tome featuring dozens of ready-to-use cities, locations, NPCs and magic items.
đŹđ§ đ«đ· This project is available in French and English.
đ Choose your Ă la carte options on this page. Discover the Fateforge series and secure the accessories offered during the Kickstarter campaign, most of which will soon be unavailable.
đ Enjoy the Fateforge 5E Tetralogy Collection including all the Stretch Goals from the KS campaign and receive your PDFs as soon as your preorder is processed.
đŠ Delivery September 2021 at the same time as all backers. Tracked parcels. Delivery all over the world. US and EU-friendly. Physical rewards will be sent from the USA (USPS) and France (Colissimo for France, DHL for Europe). Backers from these countries will not pay import taxes.
đ Thank you SO MUCH because your support allows our RPG creation studio to exist :)
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Shipments Status + Stretch goal progress + Creatures 2 Preview
over 2 years ago
â Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 11:50:21 AM
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Dear all!
Nel here - I am the co designer of Fateforge with Iris (who is the main author) and director of the studio.Â
First of all, I wish you a happy new year 2022! May you enjoy our hobby in the best possible conditions!
Today I will give all of you a full update about the project so buckle up ! Thank you all for your patience as we were waiting for some important informations to finish this update. My english is pretty broken, so sorry for any mistakes I can make. Hope all this will be understandable :)Â
1/ The progress of shipmentsÂ
2/ How and when to contact our customer service: wait until end of january to contact the customer service as we are still sending your rewards
3/ Stretch goal progress : the Agate Dragon Mini!
4/ Very first preview about our next book : CREATURES : NETHERWORLDÂ
5/ For our french audience : the all italian TRPG Brancalonia in FrenchÂ
As before, this news is divided in two parts: the United States, and the rest of the world (including North America minus the USA). C'est parti !
1/ PROGRESS OF SHIPMENTS
UNITED STATES: Shipment status as of January 11
The shipment testing phase is over. This week, we should receive the final feedback on packaging quality. If all is well, we will give the go-ahead to our service provider to proceed, starting today, with the preparation and shipment of 4,900 orders encompassing all product ranges.
Shipping will take several weeks, so weâd like to thank you once more for your patience in this final stretch ! Our goal is to get every US backers delivered by the end of this month.
REST OF THE WORLD
For France and Europe, as of January 11, the vast majority of packages have shipped out. We are still working on the last parcels to ship.
For countries outside the European Union, around 1,000 packages have yet to ship out. It should be over by the end of the month :)
All this take a little bit longer than expected, we are sorry for this and we thank you so much for your patience!
2/ CUSTOMER SERVICE
Good news: the new packages have shown a much better resistance and a much lower incident rate than their predecessors.
However, despite all the care taken by our service provider's teams, some packages have arrived damaged. If this has happened to you, please contact our customer service.
Please note: as of today, all messages received before January 3 should have been processed by our customer service team. Replacement items will be sent out once the first global shipment wave is over.
All in all shipping process will continue during january. If by the end of the month, you havenât received either your pledge or a shipping confirmation, please contact our customer service.
 3/STRETCH GOAL PROGRESS: AGATE DRAGON MINI
As deliveries continue, we continue to work on the bonuses released during the campaign. Today, let's take a look at the advancements of Agate's Dragon, sculpted by Roberto Chaudon. Still WIP but It already looks wonderful!âšâš
All backers will receive an STL file. As you will see, we have decided to go beyond what was planned, by adding two miniatures: two versions of Agate's dragon transformed into a humanoid ... we say no more to avoid the spoiler ^^
As we make progress on creating these bonuses, we will be posting updates.Â
 4/ PREVIEW: PEOPLES OF THE NETHERWORLDÂ
The work on our new book focused on the world below and peoples of the Netherworld is also well advanced! The Kickstarter campaign is expected to take place in March, we are counting on your support after this difficult year 2021!
As a New Year's gift, we are going to share with all of you a first WIP of this book. This book will offer some new playable species :) The PDF should appear in your backerkit account quickly. Here are some pages:
Backers who have supported the efforts on shipping costs with a $50 donation will also receive additional chapters over the coming weeks. Stay tuned and thank you again :)
Once again, thanks again for making this project live and for your incredible support <3Â
Les souscripteurs qui ont soutenu les efforts sur les frais de ports avec un don de 50$ vont recevoir d'autres preview au fur et Ă mesure des prochaines semaines. Restez attentifs et encore merci pour votre soutien !
Important Shipping Update
over 2 years ago
â Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 05:53:35 PM
There we are! After years of constant work, unlikely twists and  turns, unpredictable complications related to the unprecedented crisis  that threw worldwide freightingâamong other thingsâinto disarray, and  fantastic successes on Kickstarter, this is it. The Fateforge deliveries  are moving at full speed!
Before we proceed with todayâs news and tell you about what is to come, we wish to thank you, our community. You have been here to support us through these complicated times. Â Without all of you, none of this would have been possible, so THANK YOU.
And now, for an update on the delivery of the projectâs rewards. Make sure to attentively read this news. It is an important one, as it is about the reception of your pledges.
đșđž Expeditions to the US
đ Expeditions to the Rest of the World
đž Photo Contest
đșđž Expeditions to the USÂ
First off: excellent news! All items have reached our warehouses. We can thus get the deliveries underway!
Here is how this is going to take place:
Here is how this is going to take place:
December testing phase. Before we proceed with  the sending of thousands of packages, we will start with a trial run,  which will consist in sending hundreds of packages of all sizes and  formats, in order to see what feedback we get about them and how many  will be sent back. Backers will be picked randomly, so we cannot tell  you who will be included in this trial run.
If you encounter issues of any sort, send a message to our support service posthaste. We will make sure that all requests are answered as promptly and efficaciously as possible.
The rest of the deliveries will start from early January. If the results of the trial run are satisfactory, we will give our  partner in the US the okay to proceed with mass deliveries. We will post  a dedicated update to keep you informed, but our current estimate is  that this should take place right after the end-of-the-year festivities.
đ Expeditions to the Rest of the WorldÂ
The trial run is complete, and only a small proportion of the packages were returned. It is a great joy to finally see these books and accessories reach you. Deliveries to the rest of the backers are in progress, and we hope that everyone will get their rewards in time for Christmas :)
Some important information:
 Miniatures are wrapped in a ânestâ of kraft paper. Make sure not to throw it away without unfolding it, lest you inadvertently lose your lovely familiars!
 If you have any doubt concerning the contents of your package, refer to your Backerkit account for the list of your rewards. It is the simplest and most reliable method at this stage of the project.
 By January 10th, if you still havenât received anything or if you receive a package with incomplete or damage contents, contact our support service!
Remember that the photo contest to celebrate the reception of your rewards is still ongoing. The concept is simple: take a photo of your rewards, being as imaginative as possible! The winner of the contest will get a Fateforge Tetralogy (which will be sent to them or a person of their choice), as well as a credit of âŹ200 for our next Kickstarter campaign, which will take place early in the coming year and will be focused on the Netherworld.
Participation is very simple:
Take a photo of your rewards.
Post it on social media (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter) with the #agate and #Dragons or #Fateforge hashtag.
You can post several different photos on different social media. Let your imagination run free! :)
The contest will last until January 24th, so that everyone can get their rewards and participate. The results will be announced soon after
See you very soon, and again, THANK YOU for your tremendous support <3
The Team
Shipping of your rewards is starting!
over 2 years ago
â Sat, Dec 04, 2021 at 05:54:03 AM
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Dear all!
Finally! Finally we are getting to the part we were all looking forward to! The ENCYCLOPEDIAdeliveries are about to begin!
The details are not the same depending on whether you are a US backer or not. Make sure to read the section relevant to your country of residence.
An important note for those who ordered minis. To  avoid damage, they are in the kraft paper that protects the inside of  your packages (we have tried to banish plastic). So don't throw away  that kraft paper, look inside!
To US Backers
All containers have reached the American mainland! They are currently in customs for a yet unknown duration. We hope that the procedure will be swift and that all items will have reached our warehouses by Christmas.
However, take note that it will not be possible for deliveries to begin before the end-of-the-year festivities. In all likelihood, expeditions will start in early January 2022.
We are sincerely sorry about this change of schedule, though there was unfortunately nothing we could have done to speed up the delivery.
Once more, many thanks for your patience. We will keep you informed of the next steps concerning the delivery of your rewards.
To Non-US Backers
Note: when we say ânon-USâ, we do mean  âoutside of the 50 states of the United Statesâ. Thus, the following  applies to Canadian backers!
This is an important update. Here is its summary:
Next Delivery Steps
Rewards Photo Contest
Before we get into these, a quick update on this major step. All  items have reached our French warehouses and have been sorted. All the  material ordered to prepare and send your packages has been received.  These past days, we have taken care of checking our inventory and  reviewing our huge delivery file, so as to fix any stray issues with the  backersâ addresses. The amount of books and accessories that will be  sent is certainly impressive! Here is a picture of our stocks:
Next Delivery Steps
 Trial delivery this week: Before we  proceed with sending thousands of packages, we will begin with a trial  phase, which will consist in sending a small portion of packages (about  10%) of all shapes and sizes to EU backers. This will give us valuable  feedback on the quality of the packaging and on the proportion of  packages returned. This trial run has begun on November 30th!
 The trial run will go on until around December 10th: This will be enough time to get data on the packages received. The  preceding week will be mostly dedicated to waiting for feedback from the backers, hearing out any issues they may have (such as damaged or  missing items), and addressing problems. If you are among those backers  and notice an issue of any sort, send us a message and let us know all about it.
 The rest of the deliveries will start around December 10th: If no noticeable issues are reported, we will greenlight the expedition  of the rest of the packages. We will post a dedicated update when this  happensâwhich should be between December 6th and 13th. We will be able  to assemble and send between 300 and 500 packages each day, depending on  how many items a package includes. During this phase, the order of the  deliveries will be entirely random. Also, please note that the packages  must be signed for upon receipt!
 Tracking. Our objective is for all backers to get their rewards by Christmas. If everything goes as planned, you should get a tracking number, but  note that this is something managed by your delivery service that we  have no control on. If you havenât received an e-mail with your tracking  number, look into your spam folder. However, it may happen that you do  not get a tracking number at all, in which case please kindly wait and  donât send us a contact form about it yet, as it will only delay the  delivery of your rewards. Sending out all the packages will take time,  and we areare working hard to get your books and accessories underway as  quickly and securely as possible.
 When and how can you contact our support team? Your package may be long to reach you for many reasons. And even if all  packages are sent in the following weeks, your rewards might not reach  you until after Christmas. If you receive a damaged or incomplete  package, let us know as soon as possible and weâll help. Even if your package is long to come, please wait until January 3rd before contacting our support service. Many thanks for your understanding and patience :)
Rewards Photo Contest
To celebrate the delivery of your rewards, we are organizing a small photo contest.The concept is simple: take a photo of your rewards, being as imaginative as possible. The winner of the contest will get a Fateforge Tetralogy(which will be sent to them or a person of their choice) as well as a credit of $200 for our next Kickstarter campaign, which will take place early in the coming year and will be focused on the world below and its relentless opponent, Canker: the Netherworld.
Participation is very simple:
Take a photo of your rewards.
Post it on social media (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter) with the #fateforge and #agate hashtag.
You can post several different photos on different social media. Let your imagination run free! :)
The contest will last until January 10th, so that everyone gets their rewards and can participate. The results will be announced soon after.
Here is a photo taken by GinL, our graphic artist, and also layout artist and illustrator for the Fateforge series:
To All Backers
Currently, there are still 56 backers whose Backerkit accounts still include errors and unpaid items. Said items might be the pledgeâs base shipping fees,  or extra add-ons that were added during the Pledge Manager phase and  must still be paid for. If your Backerkit account still includes unpaid  add-ons, your order will remain pending until the unpaid items are paid  for. We encourage you to log in on your Backerkit account and settle  this at your earliest convenience. In case of doubt, do not hesitate to send us a contact form so that the issue can be addressed all the more expeditiously.
Note: The aforementioned 56 backers do not include backers who still  have an unpaid $10 of extra shipping fees on their account. As  mentioned in previous updates, backers who do not wish to contribute to  the extra shipping fees will automatically have the corresponding add-on  removed from their Backerkit on December 6th, after which their pledge  will join the expedition queue.
We are now in the home stretch of this great project.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU once more to all of your for your awesome support!
Progress on freighting - US / Rest of the world
over 2 years ago
â Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 01:37:34 AM
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Dear all!
First of all, thank you for your patience for this update :) Lots of new information for you today:
an update on the extra shipping fees,
on the delivery of your rewards (for both US and non-US backers),
and indications on how to get customer support from us should you need it.
But letâs get into the meat of this update without further ado, featuring news that we were all looking forward to!
IF YOU ARE A NON-US BACKER
We can now announce that the much anticipated accessories from China have reached France.
The two containers carrying the accessories to be delivered to non-US backers have been unloaded in Le Havre and customs have been cleared. Items will be transported to our warehouses where heavy logistics await, since all the backers to be delivered amount several thousands of packages! As a reminder, the books have been printed in Europe and delivered for a long time. This means that we will soon be in possession of all the elements to deliver your rewards :)
We ask for your patience for just a little bit longer; the wait will soon be over. We will do our utmost to ensure that you get your rewards as promptly as possible. Our goal is to deliver before Christmas and we may just make it! Once deliveries are underway, we will make sure to let you all know and keep you all informed.
Oh boy this shipping thing was a hell of a ride ! Just imagine this: until recently an update of the cargo destination indicated Antwerp... which meant that Le Havre was cancelled as a stop. These things can happen in these chaotic times: too much waiting or other problems in a port can mean that the ship cancels a stop and continues on its way. In practice, the delay can amount to several weeks or even months0 And two or three days after this announcement, we learned that the ship was disembarking in Le Havre! No doubt a relief but also a lot of stress...! Anyway, the goods are there, look at this video which shows one of the two containers:
IF YOU ARE A US BACKER
The other two containers transporting all the accessories are scheduled to reach the US around November 23rd. We are still waiting for a date for the fifth container transporting all the books.
Departing from China, the cargo ship made a stop in South Korea, where it stayed for a long time. We have just received confirmation that it is en route once more, and you can track its progress in real time on zim.com. Go to âToolsâ, then âTrack a shipmentâ, and enter the following number: ZIMUSNH7291341 (a direct link has been found not to work all the time, hence this step-by-step).
Once the ship has reached its US destination in late November, it will take 2 to 3 weeks to unload, go through customs, and transport the items to our warehouses, where the books already await. Therefore, and despite our every effort, it is very unlikely that we can have your rewards delivered to you in time for the end-of-the-year holidays. Our new estimated time of arrival is January 2022 for US backers. We are very sorry for that. Of course, we will keep you informed of any progress in that regard, and will do our utmost to keep things moving as quickly as possible.
TO ALL BACKERS
With these many deliveries in progress, accounts are currently being charged for the extra shipping fees that we detailed in previous updates (such as here). Make sure to watch for Backerkitâs follow-up e-mails, should you wish to adjust your contribution to the extra shipping fees.
Remember that without a response on your part by December 6th, if the extra shipping fees are the only item unpaid on your Backerkit account, we will assume by default that you do not wish to contribute to those extra shipping fees, and they will be removed. If all your other items have been paid for, your rewards will be sent at the same time as all the others.
As we keep working toward ensuring that you get your well-earned rewards, we wish to thank you once more for your support and patience through this great campaign and its many unexpected developments and challenges. It is thanks to you that we have gotten so far and that the Fateforge series can finally take flight for good.Â
To finish this update, here are some new excerpts from the next book we are working on: Creatures: Netherworld. It is almost done! We hope to launch the Kickstarter in february after everyone will be delivered.
Thank you for seeing it all through with us!
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đ«đ· Â Chers tous !
Tout d'abord, merci pour votre patience pour cette nouvelle mise à jour  :) Beaucoup d'informations à vous communiquer en ce jour :
How to adjust your additional shipping fees on Backerkit
over 2 years ago
â Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 04:08:28 AM
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Dear all
As explained in the previous news, you just received a mail from Backerkit letting you know your accounts are opened. Weâve set up the additional shipping fees according to your answer in the survey. However, you can still change your contribution either way.
In order to do so, log on your Backerkit account here or through the link provided to you in their latest mail, and follow this procedure :
IMPORTANT : click on Next and run the process till the end in order to save any change.
Pour les late pledgers (qui ont rejoint le projet a posteriori) : dĂ» aux limitations de Backerkit merci de nous contacter via le SAV pour appliquer toute modification.