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The Dryad Dice Tower & Tray

Created by Dryad Gaming Co.

Extremely durable, handmade dice towers & trays out of fifteen different domestic and exotic hardwoods.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Less than 24 hours to go! Here's what's next:
almost 6 years ago – Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:39:51 AM

Thank you so much for bringing my project to life! 

A few things need to happen before I can get all these towers, trays, stickers, pencils, coins, etc to you.

Here's whats next:

After the campaign is officially over, Kickstarter will send me the funds to pay for machines, materials, shop space, etc. This can take up to 14 days. 

Second, I have to find out what type of wood (and other options) you want, and where I need to ship them. 

Good news: I'm using BackerKit

I’ll send out a BackerKit survey to collect all the information I need.  Also, some of you have asked me about add-ons.  You can purchase add-ons and make a late pledge with backerkit. 

I’ll let you know before I send the survey so that you can watch for it. You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to answer your survey. The invitation email contains a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since I need this information to process your rewards.

If you need to change your survey responses, purchase add-on items, or update your shipping information, you can click the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on my BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after I send the surveys out.)

Answering your survey quickly (looking at you, earlybirds) helps me get your rewards out to you faster.  BackerKit is going to do a ton of the legwork so I can get busy making these awesome rewards for you. 

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact me.

Again, thanks for all your support. I can't wait to make everything for you! 

-Ty

Two More Stretch Goals Unlocked!
almost 6 years ago – Sat, Apr 07, 2018 at 12:21:51 PM

We've reached 100+ backers & 10,000+ dollars!

That means every $40+ backer will receive one random Dryad Gaming Co logo sticker

AND

Hickory joins the Naiad Series!  Hickory is a fantastically sturdy American wood, and it will make a beautiful dice tower & tray!  Follow me on Facebook Instagram & Twitter to get more info about Hickory this week! 

Thank you all so much! 

Ty

The Halfway-Over Update
almost 6 years ago – Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 06:53:42 PM

My campaign is officially in it's second half.

So here's a little bit of what's gone on:

Funded in the first four days. This is still totally unbelievable to me! I can't thank everybody enough for the support!  I'm really looking forward to making all these towers & trays for everyone, and I know you're going to love them. 

Stretch Goals announced (and reached!) If you haven't heard, every $40+ backer is getting a complimentary "Golden Dryad."  This is an awesome coin being made by my local friends at Shire Post Mint.  We're also four backers away from every $40+ backer also getting a random Dryad Gaming Co. sticker, and less than $800 away from unlocking Hickory as an option in the Naiad Series! 

Social Media is up and going!  I'm putting a ton of effort into making my Facebook Instagram & Twitter pages look nice and be worth following! Be sure to check them out to see additional content and keep up to date with how everything is going! There might even be some special deals and giveaways on there *wink wink*

Found a shop space! Behind the scenes I've got a lot going on!  Most notably, I signed a lease on a shop space!  Goodbye, parents' garage!  I'm so excited about this, and I'll be sure to keep you updated about it!  Any interest in a shop tour once it's all set up? 

New tools and machines picked out. I'll go into this more in a future update, but I've more or less figured out what new equipment I'll be getting.  This is why I'm on kickstarter!  These new resources will greatly improve the quality and timeliness of these towers & trays! 

That's it for now!  As always, thank you all so much for your support!  If anybody has any questions at all, please don't hesitate to send them my way!  Also, if you want to help me out even more, Kickstarters live and die on shares, so tell your friends about this!  Not only will this help me, but it'll unlock more stretch goals, which is good for you as well!

Thanks everybody, and here's to a successful second half of the campaign! 

-Ty

First Stretch Goal Unlocked! (and announcing the next few)
about 6 years ago – Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 12:22:37 AM

All $40+ backers will now also receive The Golden Dryad Coin from my local friends at Shire Post Mint! 

Woohoo!  We hit $9000, AKA the first stretch goal!  Everybody who pledged for a $40+ reward will now also receive an awesome coin at no additional cost.  These are great d2's or 50/50 decision makers!  Or you can just use them to add to the environment of your next RPG campaign!  I can't wait to get these made, and after seeing the awesome work of the Shire Post Mint, I know they're going to be super nice. 

Here's two more stretch goals:

At 100 backers: All $40+ pledges will also receive a random Dryad Gaming Co logo sticker at no additional cost!  This goal is only eight (8) backers away!  

At $10,000: Hickory joins the Naiad Series!  This goal is less than $1000 away!  Hickory is an amazing American Hardwood. It's the traditional choice for things like axe handles, stagecoach wagon wheels, and burning to make smoked meat taste better.  It's very hard, rigid, and stable.  It's known for its light to medium brown color with interesting streaks, voids, and knots, which are often found throughout the wood. You can see a picture of it below! 

As always, thank you so much for all the support!  I can't wait to make everything for you all!  If you want to help me reach those stretch goals, and support me even more, you can share this project using the links below!  

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-Ty

Hickory
Hickory

How You Choose Your Wood
about 6 years ago – Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:51:21 PM

Here's how you'll choose your wood species: 

Hey everyone, I've had a few questions about this, so here's a fresh update for you! 

As you know, I'm offering fourteen (unless we hit some stretch goals!) different hardwoods, and they're divided into the Naiad, Auloniad, and Oread Series.  When you pledge, you need to know which series you would like to choose from, then after the kickstarter campaign ends, I'll send out a survey. 

This is when you'll choose the specific wood you would like.  This is also when you'll choose your tray liner. The options are: Black leather (default), natural leather, cork, or no tray liner (just wood).  All of the liner options are available at no additional charge.

Example time: if you know you want Tigerwood with black leather, you'll select the Auloniad Series Dice Tower & Tray.  Then in the survey, you'll select "Tigerwood" from the list of wood options, as well as "black leather" from the liner options.

You'll also tell me what dice or stickers you want, if those options apply to your pledge.  Finally, you'll also provide your shipping info in the survey. 

I hope this answers all your questions, and if not, please don't hesitate to send me a message!   

-Ty

P.S. as of now, we're just about $400 short of hitting the first stretch goal, so tell all your friends/family/neighbors/pets to pledge!