The Factory: Postponed, But Still Coming

Greetings from the Dens!

You may have noticed our silence on this campaign; we’ve had a lot going on behind the scenes, much of it out of our control. But long story short, we were set to begin building. We hooked the camera up and watched as the first equipment was unloaded. About then things came to a halt as the permitting process ran into some snags. Several weeks of back and forth saw an increase in the overall price of the project amounting to about $30,000 (which means $45,000 by the time it is done), and that put us uncomfortably over a threshold I had imposed on the build cost ($350,000).  Coupled with all the new equipment costs we’ve taken on, it raised some serious red flags.

After giving it a great deal of thought, I decided to shut the current build down. I do not feel TLG can risk the companies’ finances when we have so many commitments to the wider gaming community (Castle Zagyg, Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds, and the Adventurers Backpack, and Barsoom, for instance).  The current build is shut down, and this campaign will follow in the next few days. I do not want to take any pledged funds and end up sitting on them for what could be a week or a year. 

So where does that leave us? We are back to square one with a great deal of experience in our pockets and have a better understanding of the lay of the land. We have put the Beebe land up for sale and are currently looking for another yard to play in. Hopefully it won’t take long, though things are hopping here in Arkansas. Everyone and their dog has decided to move here! Ha, it a beautiful state.

As we are not in any way shape or form giving up the idea of getting the names of supporters installed into our new build, we have set up a new sign up page. If you are interested in a future commitment, just hop over and join the list. We won’t be emailing you or contacting you unless we have land and have begun the build or bought a building. You can find that page here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/3e1af271-336e-413b-8d10-e7ccbbf907df/landing

We wish to offer a hobbit-style thank you for the support and help you have already shown. We are only at the beginning of this adventure and a little setback is nothing more than a chance to catch one’s breath.

Thank you ALL!! Trollzah!!

Steve Chenault

CEO

Troll Lord Games