The Official PDF for "The Ugly Goblin's Cookbook"
28 days ago
– Mon, May 11, 2026 at 05:10:07 AM
You should all be receiving Backerkit emails today!
Heya folks!
I have just sent out the Official PDFs (both a Compressed & Uncompressed versions) out to you all via Backerkit.
You'll most likely get a link to a space where you can download your files n_n
Hope it all goes smoothly for you all.
This is the version of the book that is sent off to the printers!
So everything in this PDF will be in the physical book.
Reminder!
38 backers have yet to fill out their details over on BackerKit.
I have sent out emails to each of you, just in case previous emails got lost.
Do make sure to get all of your details submitted as soon as you can.
Thank you!!
Much love to you all,
Gabriel (The Ugly Goblin)
Printing Prep is underway!
about 1 month ago
– Mon, May 04, 2026 at 05:10:59 AM
Sending everything to the Printers!
Hello folks!
Sorry for the bit of radio silence for the last while, I've had a lot of events on back to back for the last while and was waiting to hear back from several printers etc.
But I can now confidently share that...
1/ Everything will be sent off to the printers this week.
- I have just finished up the layouts for the page wraps.
- I am just about finished with going over last minute edits. (All of your comments have been super helpful in this regard).
Why did this take so long?
The Publisher/Distributer I have been working with (CRWN Studios) has been Excellent and put me in touch with a LOT of different printing companies.
Over the last several weeks I have been going back and forth with all of them (while also fighting with time differences, due to me living in Europe). I've been trying to work out the best deals for the best quality product. So comparing prices, going back and forth sending the specs of the book etc.
In the end I have finally decided on a printer and so the next process was sending them a lot of tax and payment details etc so they can log me into their system, as well as making up the PDFs for these case wrappings (see above). It's just taken a long time, while also juggling my other job and life events all getting in the way.
But I am so relieved and delighted to announce that everything should be a little more hands-free from my end as the printers and distributors take over xD
2/ Everything should be ready to ship out this summer
We've made a timeline, and I'm already a week ahead of it and it looks like we're in a great place for getting everything to you folks this summer.
3/ Thank you for your patience and feedback
Thanks to so many of you, you caught So many things that slipped through the cracks, even after sending out copies of my manuscripts to over half a dozen individuals for review and corrections. And so for the past while I've also been scanning over the entire book to make sure NOTHING else has been missed.
(Inevitably, there will be SOME sort of error in the final copy T_T but I'm pretty confident now we've caught almost everything).
4/ Playtesting has been going really well
I wanted to give this book a bunch of field testing and I have to say I am SO happy with the results. This book has genuinely been so much fun to use in my own home games and I cannot wait to get it out to all of you.
Thank you all so much again for your patience
This is my very first Kickstarter and I'm learning so so much and I've made so many incredible contacts too.
But I can tell you now that this summer you will finally be able to...
Much love
Gabriel (The Ugly Goblin)
THE PDF IS HERE!!!
2 months ago
– Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:23:51 AM
The PDF for The Ugly Goblin Cookbook has now been sent out to you all!
All who have purchased the PDF for The Ugly Goblin Cookbook should be getting an email from BACKERKIT now, which will include a code you can use to redeem your copy of the PDF.
All other PDFs will be launched at a later time, but I'll keep you up to date.
I am SO excited to hear what you all think of it! This will be people's first look at the book! AGH! I'm both so nervous and excited xD ENJOY!!
(Maybe comment your thoughts below :,3 I'd LOVE to hear them xD )
Much love,
The Ugly Goblin
Backerkit is READY!
3 months ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:07:49 AM
Hello folks!
And thank you for your patience as I have been untangling the enigma that is Backerkit, for the first time.
But I can now say with confidence that I have conquered the beast and have learned a LOT, which I will be delighted to apply to future projects.
So what now?
Very soon you will all be receiving a very tiny survey.
This will allow you to:
- Make any last-minute purchases.
- Fill out your address for shipping.
- Pay for the shipping for your product
But juuuuust before we send it out, we're going to run a Smoke Test.
What is a Smoke Test?
This is where the survey will first be sent out to 5%.
So some of you will receive the survey, while others will have to wait just a little while.
During this process, we can see if there are any bugs in the survey and fix anything that needs fixing.
If we did it with you all at once, there could potentially be chaos.
So to avoid complications, we'll send it out to a small batch of you first.
Important things to note!
When filling out your address, make sure it is an address you are happy to receive your order at later this summer.
Also, make sure the credit card details you submit are also from a credit card that doesn't expire this summer, just to avoid the payment bouncing back.
This will allow you to receive your payment as soon as possible!
What happens after this?
Once your information has been received on our end, you should receive any PDFs you have purchased.
Meaning you'll be able to start using the Ugly Goblin's Cookbook SUPER soon in your own games! 😁
That's all from me for now folks!
But you'll be hearing from me again real soon.
All the best,
And goodluck >:D
Gabriel (The Ugly Goblin)
Good & Bad News
3 months ago
– Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 05:37:08 AM
Bad News First!
This is my very first Kickstarter, and I have horribly misjudged the time it takes to publish a book. In my Kickstarter, I had said that I planned to ship this book out to you all by March.
However, after talking with my new fulfilment partner, CRWN Studios (more on them in the "Good News" section), I have realised that books won't be shipped out to you all until this summer.
ALL of the Good News!
I am now working alongside the incredible CRWN Studios.
CRWN Studios & I are now deciding on a Printers & Working the Backerkit for this Kickstarter.
I am already learning so much from the amazing team at CRWN Studios, and things are moving at a very fast pace.
The book is nearly done!
Artwork: We are just finalising the final pieces of artwork for the book, and hope to have them all complete by the end of this week!
Editing: I've had many people review the book and help me find all of the little errors and grammatical mistakes I've made along the way. And after reviewing it maybe- 5 times now? I'm pretty confident the primary book is solid and ready to go!
One final pass: Once all of the artwork is done and added into the book, we're going to give it one final pass before releasing the PDF to you all.
Expect the PDF to be sent out to you by the end of March.
Final Notes
We've been working non-stop on this book in the Goblin household, and I am so relieved that we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I really do apologise for misjudging fulfilment dates so poorly, and I hope you can forgive me.
I want to make sure you are all getting the best quality book you can get your lil goblin hands on, and I am feeling very confident that you will be getting exactly that.
The book is looking to be just short of 100 pages long, and so far is packed with about 130 pieces of unique artwork.
I am so, so proud of what we've been cooking up for you all. Cannot wait to share it with everyone!
We'll reach out again soon with more updates to let you know how everything is going.
For now, take care of yourselves!
Much love,
The Ugly Goblin (Gabriel).
