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The Door Locks Behind You: A Puzzling Dungeon Adventure Game

Created by deldon

The Door Locks Behind You is an upcoming TTRPG by first-time designer deldon, with art by Ben Fox and layout by Cenza Della Donna. The zine is Risograph printed by Risolve Studio in Lancaster, PA. Original Soundtrack by Jesse Myers Music.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Zines on the way! Australian backers, check your email!
14 days ago – Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 01:33:53 PM

Hello backers!

As of today all physical orders are in transit to fulfillment partners around the globe!

For our Australian backers, cardboard.monster has already received the zines and is beginning distribution! Backers in this region should check their emails for a an update from Ash of cardboard.monster (be sure to check your spam folders if you haven't received it).

For all other regions I'll be updating as the fulfillment partners let me know when they'll be able to begin distribution.

When you receive your copies, feel free to let me know here or on bluesky @deldon.bsky.social

Thanks!
deldon

April 2024 - Zines sorted, numbered, and packed!
24 days ago – Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 05:55:13 PM

Hello Backers!

I finished sorting through all of the zines and checking for any misprints as well as numbering all 1000 issues. After that I've sorted out the individual numbers for each shipping region and safely repacked them into new boxes.

On Monday I mailed a parcel of zines to our *new* Australian fulfillment partner, Carboard Monster! They will also have a limited number of zines for sale after backers' copies have been fulfilled. I'm still waiting on a couple of pieces of info for the rest of the world's fulfillment before I send those parcels to floatingchair.club, Marx, and Ratti Incantati.

In the meantime I'm working on the itch.io page, which will go live after the physical zines begin fulfillment. Once the page is live I'll be sending out itch.io keys for all backers via BackerKit. I'm also working with Jesse on setting up a method of distribution for the soundtrack. Likely it will be a download key on his website or bandcamp page, as the files were too large to send via BackerKit digital downloads.

That's all for now, I'll push another update once the rest of the zines go out. Thanks again, we can't wait to see these in the wild!

deldon
 

Prints in hand!
about 2 months ago – Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 01:06:21 PM

Hello Backers! Last Sunday I drove out to Lancaster, PA to pick up 8 boxes of zines from Risolve Studios. Behold, real pictures of the actual zine!

What's Next?
Now begins the process of hand-numbering all 1000 copies. Once that is complete I'll begin sorting the various packages I will be sending out to our fulfillment partners in the UK, Canada, and the US.

Please Double Check your Address!
There will be a dedicated update letting backers know that the addresses will be locked down 48hrs before we do so. BackerKit will also issue an email blast.

Once I have everything on the way to fulfillment partners I'll be able to update the delivery timeline.

Thanks for your patience!

~ deldon

PDF Release, Cards Charged, Check Your Email!
3 months ago – Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 12:02:37 PM

Hello Backers!

BackerKit is currently charging all of the cards on file for any add-ons, adjusted pledges, and shipping fees. Once your payment is confirmed, you should receive a link for digital downloads of the finalized PDF and a folder containing the Character Sheets, Item Cards, and Maps in print-ready U.S. Letter grey-scale format.

For some reason, BackerKit has distributed both digital downloads twice, I don't know why this is the case, but they are identical files!

If you haven't received any files and your payment went through please be patient! BackerKit is still distributing all 700+ links. It is also very possible that your card was declined, I know that it has happened to me many times on a BackerKit project that gets flagged as potential fraud from my credit provider. The charge will show on your statement as DELDON, LLC. Please confirm with your bank and retry the payment so that you can receive your rewards!

itch.io keys will be distributed at a later date when the page goes live, after physical distribution has begun.

Thank you all for your extended patience, we are beyond proud of the game in this final form!

Orders Locking Now!
3 months ago – Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 03:40:40 PM

Hello backers!

You should receive an email today from BackerKit explaining that your order is being locked. In 48 hours, all cards will be charged for any add-ons, shipping fees, or adjusted pledge levels. The charges will come through as DELDON, LLC on your statement, and may be flagged as fraud by your card company.

If you had selected the stretchfunding goal of a physical cassette tape, unfortunately we did not meet the minimum number of pre-orders to meet the goal, and that item has been removed from your cart. You will not be charged for the tape.

Be on the lookout for the funds being collected on Monday.

Thanks!

-deldon