Backerkit is Officially Launching and Book 3 Review is Open!
10 days ago
– Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 06:55:15 AM
Hello Friends,
Backerkit is Launching!!
Woohoo! The Backerkit smoke tests were a success as we saw no negative comments or concerns from the 5% of Smurfs who received their backerkit login info.
This means that we have ended Kickstarter late pledges and are officially rolling out Backerkit to everyone! Everyone who backed should receive their Backerkit email no later than Friday! Please feel free to reach out to us on our Contact Us form if this is not the case come the end of the week :)
We are back with our final opportunity for you to leave your touch on Smurfs TTRPG! Book 3 is officially ready for community review. You can find the book HERE and we will be fielding comments until Tuesday, February 18th. After that, we will get smurfing away at your feedback as we continue our push to have the final files submitted to our manufacturer in the near future!
If anyone has a question on how Backerkit works, please take a look at the update we put out last week detailing the entire process. If there are any questions after that then feel free to reach out to us via comments or Kickstarter DMs and we will be more than happy to continue to help :)
Until next time,
~The Maestro Smurfs
Backerkit Smoketests Today!
15 days ago
– Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 02:49:47 PM
Hello Friends,
Thank you for your patience while Backerkit and our team were building the site. We are pleased to announce that we will be running smoke tests over the weekend! This means about 5% of you will get access to your Backerkit survey later today and those who do receive it will be able to provide feedback over the weekend! Come early next week we will take in all of your feedback, make changes as needed, and fully launch Backerkit!
Now for those who are unfamiliar with the process, feel free to read below to get an idea of how all this works.
Backerkit Walkthrough
You will get an email from "Maestro Media" (Backerkit) with your personal link to the site. Once you click the link, you'll be able to start managing your pledge!
The Landing Page tells you the Tier you pledged for. If you are satisfied with your pledge level, click "Get Started!"
If you'd like to change your pledge level, there is a hyperlink below the big green button. This is only to CHANGE YOUR PLEDGE LEVEL, and not to add another pledge. We repeat, if you would like to add a second pledge DO NOT CLICK THIS. Selecting Switch your pledge level will give you a pop-up that will allow you to change tiers.
From there, you'll be led to the survey question. Everyone will see one "question" explaining how Backerkit works.
Add-ons
The add-ons are grouped into Rulebooks, Dice, Counters and Handy Smurf's Deck, Character Sheets and Storyteller Screen, and Punchboard Add-On Sheets.
*Please remember, this is for add-ons. You do not need to select the item you pledged for if you do not want a second copy*
Once you've selected your add-ons or if you do not want add-ons, click NEXT. On the next page, you will enter your...
Shipping Info
In this section, please type in the address you'd like your pledge and add-ons sent to. Please avoid special characters as couriers seem to have issues with them. Please also avoid PO boxes when able as they complicate delivery.
If you know you are moving or think you might move before delivery, you will have plenty of time to change your address and pay any additional shipping, make sure you keep the email with your link so you can get back into Backerkit!
Review/Confirm
On the final page, you can verify everything one last time. If you decide you need to add or remove add-ons, you can scroll to the bottom and do that there.
Once you are satisfied, enter your payment info and place your order!
Please note, when you click PLACE MY ORDER you will not be charged. Backerkit does not charge cards until we mass-lock orders. You will be reminded that the charge is coming in an email before it happens.
You're now all set to receive your pledge when they ship!
Remember, keep the email with your Backerkit link so you can make changes if you need to!
If there are any Backerkit questions, make sure to ask them below and we'll be back soon! We’ve also included some common questions/comments we anticipate you having below.
Common Backerkit Questions
I pledged using an Apple Relay Email
If you pledged with an Apple Relay Email or any other type of email fabricator including logging in through Facebook, you may not get the email from Backerkit letting you know that the pledge manager is open. Please reach out to us here: https://maestromedia.com/pages/contactus if you fall into this camp so we can update the Backerkit email for you!
How do I know I'll get the free Smurfs: Hidden Village game for backing in the first 48 hours at $59+?
If you backed in the first 48 hours of the campaign and at $59+, your bonus for backing early will be automatically added. The game is completely free, though its weight is factored into shipping costs.
My Pledge failed in Kickstarter, what do I do?
Your unpaid pledge amount will still filter into Backerkit and you will still have the opportunity to pay for your pledge there.
When will I get my Backerkit Invite?
There are over a thousand backer emails to send out. Backerkit will go out in batches over a 72-hour period after the smoke test is completed and we make the necessary changes. Please be patient and check your Spam/Junk folders for an email from Maestro Media.
That's all for now! We hope you are just as excited as we are for Backerkit to launch and congrats to our lucky random backers who are chosen for the smoke test!
Until next time!
~The Maestro Team
Submit Feedback On Book 2! Backerkit Will Go Live Next Month!
24 days ago
– Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 01:49:53 PM
Hello Friends,
We’re back with another opportunity to leave your touch on the RPG by reviewing Book 2! The Backerkit page is in the final review stages and we should be able to launch it in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we are opening up once again to all comments and suggestions from our wonderful community!
How to Submit Feedback!
We are giving everyone here a chance to review Smurfette’s Journal of Friends, Foes, and Faraway Places and help this book truly shine!
Please find the book HERE! It will only be up for a short while publicly while we work to get files ready to present to the factory so please provide feedback quickly if you intend to!
We will be back in the next week or so with more info on Backerkit, but we hope you enjoy this second sneak peek into the Smurfs TTRPG world!
Until next time,
~The Maestro Smurfs
We Need Your Feedback for Brainy’s Big Book of Rules!
2 months ago
– Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 01:23:03 PM
Hello Friends,
We’re back to ask for your help! While we continue to work on Backerkit in the background, we have begun preparing the final drafts of each of the 3 books. We are now looking to you to give us feedback on the first book.
How Can I Help?
We are giving everyone here an exclusive first look at Brainy’s Book and all we ask in return is for you to leave comments on the PDF so that our editors and graphic designers can implement your suggestions and make this the best it can be!
Please find the book HERE! The document will be available for 1 week for comments before we close it so please provide feedback quickly! Thank you all again for your time and support as we collaborate throughout this month :)
Until next time,
~The Maestro Smurfs
We Did It! Now What?
3 months ago
– Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 01:04:25 PM
Hello friends,
Buckle up! This update is a long one!!
Thank You :)
Thank you everyone for the smurftaclar support you showed for this project! In the end, we reached $137,000 and over 1,050 backers. We’ve had a blast throughout this campaign thanks to everyone who came to livestreams, posted on social media, spoke with us in our Discord, and engaged with the campaign. To each and every one of our 1,052 backers, thank you from the bottom of our smurfs. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Garmageddon: Smurfrector’s Cut
As a token of our appreciation, we announced on our final smurfstream that we are opening late pledges for ~1 month post-campaign to let more people enjoy the Smurfy goodness that this campaign has to offer. What does that mean for Garmageddon? You can probably see where we are going with this, but we are happy to confirm that all late pledges will count towards our smurfberries and our efforts to escape the dastardly Gargamel!
Smurfwillow and the rest of her Smurfs have bought us more time to escape Gargamel’s clutches, but they can only keep him distracted for so long. For Garmageddon, we will continue to count your smurfberry total until we close late pledges. Once that happens, we will update everyone on whether or not we have escaped!
As of today, we have 14,000 Smurfberries and need 16,000 more to escape! Spread the word to everyone that late pledges are open and act fast before he captures everysmurf for good!
Stretchier and Social(y)er Goals!
In a similar smurf, we are also allowing late pledges to count towards our in-progress Stretch Goal and we are keeping our final Social Goal open! To unlock our final stretch goal, we need about 13k more in pledges! Additionally, to unlock Grandma Smurf, we need 6 more posts making Papa Smurf impressions.
If all goes well, we should unlock these well before the late pledges close! To encourage smurfybody to post Papa Smurf impression, we will add 2k berries to the Garmageddon basket once we unlock Grandma Smurf :)
What Now?
Now that we’ve talked about all the late pledges and congratulations stuff, we want to go in-depth as to what the next steps are for the project for all our first-time Kickstarter backers.
So what now? Well, things will be a bit quiet while we work to get everything ready for our pledge manager Backerkit. We will go in-depth about what Backerkit is in our next update. While this is going on, we will move to bi-weekly updates, then after Backerkit opens post-holidays, we will move to monthly updates.
In these monthly updates, we will talk about everything from development to manufacturing, to shipping! If you want to stay up to date on where the project is at on the projected timeline, keep an eye on this Kickstarter page and stay subscribed to emails from Kickstarter.
So what do you do now? Well mostly play the waiting game and spread the word on late pledges while the team works in the background to get everything done. Now that the Kickstarter is wrapped up, we will work to get the final files ready by the end of the year. From there, manufacturing will begin. It’s a long process and we plan to not be delayed by Chinese New Year, as we will do a sample review over this period. We will consistently post smurfdates so everyone is aware of where we are at all times. After manufacturing is completed, everything will take 1-2 months to arrive by boat and then we will package things up at the fulfillment center and ship them to you! Our goal is to have everything done and dusted by July of next year!
This is only the beginning of this campaign, but thank you for helping make our dreams and aspirations for the Smurfs TTRPG possible.
Until next time,
~The Maestro Smurfs
