Update 9: Full Steam Ahead!
2 months ago
– Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 05:02:25 AM
Greetings, outlaws! George from Three Sails, here, returning to our standard fortnightly schedule for Gallows Corner project updates!
You know how these updates are due to work now, and I encourage you to read all three main sections -- Printing and Production; Fulfilment and Shipping; and Additional Materials -- just so you don't miss anything.
But for now, let's get right into it!
1: Printing and Production
Printing and production are going ahead full force! All print files for the core rulebook and the box for the All In Edition have been delivered, proofed, and entered into the production run, which is great news.
The zine files are scheduled for delivery tomorrow (April 1st), and will be proofed and approved shortly thereafter. Joel has been working non-stop to ensure that each and every illustration in the zines are perfect (as he always does), and I just know you're going to love having them in your hands.
Printing and Production Status: On Schedule (and let's have a look at one or two spreads from the zines, just as a little treat)
2: Fulfilment and Shipping
The Backerkit surveys have been open for five days, now, and we're making excellent progress at getting everything filled in.
The completion rate for Backerkit surveys is at 78%, which in real numbers means that 1,273 of you have completed your surveys. Thank you for being so prompt!
That means that there are still 320 backers who have not yet completed their surveys. If you are among them, I encourage you to get it completed as soon as possible!
To those of you who chose to use Kickstarter's Pledge Over Time feature: I understand that you won't have received your Backerkit surveys yet. I was unaware this was going to be an issue until they'd all been sent, but I have an update for you.
Backerkit cannot import those backer using Pledge Over Time until all three payments have been made. You haven't done anything wrong, and neither have we; it's just a feature of Backerkit that we have to work with.
But rest assured, as soon as all the payments are made, you'll be imported straight into Backerkit and you'll receive your pledges along with everyone else. Pledge Over Time payments will be taken on April 3rd and May 3rd, meaning you'll be fully paid up before we lock shipping prices in.
If anyone has any issues with their Backerkit survey, please drop me a message here on Kickstarter and I'll do everything I can to get things sorted.
Fulfilment and Shipping Status: On Target
3: Additional Materials
The bit you've all been waiting for: when are we releasing the Gallows Corner PDFs?
I'm happy to say that we're currently on target to send out all PDFs (that's Core Rulebook and all four Tales of Old England zines) on April 14th, which is two weeks today!
All that is left for me to do is go through the core rulebook and bookmark and hyperlink it, plus set up the infrastructure for delivering the files to you.
We'll be delivering PDFs through Backerkit (make sure you get those surveys done so we can send them to you!) and through DriveThruRPG, so you'll have an option on where to download them from.
In addition, I went a step further and have labelled all fourty County Maps and prebuilt County Sheets for each one for you. These will be released alongside the PDFs and mean you can start your struggle to liberate England right away. Don't say I never do anything for you!
Additional Materials Status: Ahead of Schedule
4: Any Other News
Well, the big news here at Three Sails Studios is that we're starting the final push towards our next game, City of Espers - A Street-Level Psychics TTRPG!
Created and designed by Nathan Blades, edited and developed by Jeremy Blum, and art directed, laid out, and produced by me (George Francis Bickers), with a smorgasbord of incredible artists, City of Espers is really something special and we can't wait to get it out to you.
If you're interested in following along with the project, you can go and follow it on Backerkit by clicking here. And if you follow, you can get the prerelease guide for free, containing everything you need to start playing in Zener City.
Don't miss out - go follow City of Epsers today!
Signing Off
Well, outlaws, that's all from me for this update. I'm happy to say we're either on schedule or ahead of schedule across the board. I'll still be hard at work here behind the scenes, making sure everything is ready to get books into your hands.
In the meantime, consider following City of Espers, tell your friends they can now preorder Gallows Corner, and get yourselves ready for those PDFs to deliver in two weeks time!
Until then, stay safe and be excellent to each other.
In solidarity,
George
Gallows Corner creator and designer
Studio Lead, Three Sails Studios
Update 8.5 - Backerkit Surveys Now Sent!
2 months ago
– Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 06:53:16 AM
Hello, outlaws!
Just a quick half update to day to say that the smoke test has concluded, we're gathering the data we need, and that Backerkit pledge manager surveys are now live!
Every backer will have received an email to the account associated with your Kickstarter account so make sure to check there (including in junk/spam or promotions folders) and follow the instructions.
Don't forget, you can upgrade your pledge during the pledge manager phase, as well as adding any additional items to your pledge. So if you're looking to upgrade, now is the time to do so!
If you haven't received your Backerkit survey, please reach out in the comments here (after you have checked your spam / junk folder) and I'll do my best to get it resolved and sent your way.
Until Tuesday!
George
Gallows Corner creator and designer
Update 8: Backerkit Pledge Manager Smoke Test
2 months ago
– Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 06:01:26 AM
Hello outlaws!
Today's update breaks my usual 'every two weeks on a Tuesday' update format with some exciting news: the Backerkit Pledge Manager for Gallows Corner is now set up and approved.
Please read this update carefully as it contains important information.
Backerkit Smoke Test
For us to get your games and any add ons to you quickly and efficiently, we need to make use of a pledge manager.
For those of you unfamiliar with crowdfunding, a pledge manager is a tool that allows us to collect your address/shipping information, allows you to enter your payment details ready for when we charge shipping -- note: this won't be done immediately, but will be charged just before we start shipping to ensure we get you the best prices possible -- and allow you to add any additional items to your pledge or to upgrade your current pledge to a higher one (digital to physical, for example).
Our Backerkit pledge manager is now set up and ready to go! Today I'll be sending out a Smoke Test -- this goes to 5% of campaign backers and just helps us check that everything is correct before releasing it to everyone else. If you get an email from Backerkit asking you to complete your survey, please do so as promptly as possible. Once your surveys are complete, we can then release the surveys to everyone else!
As we're working on a tight turnaround to get Gallows Corner delivered to you, we ask you all to complete your surveys as quickly as you can. We'll be leaving the pledge manager open until early-May before we close it to preorders, and everyone who completes their information by that time will get their games fulfilled in the first wave, so don't miss out!
What if you don't get your survey email today?
Fret not, outlaw: you haven't been forgotten!
Backerkit's smoke test sends out surveys to only 5% of all backers just so we can make sure everything is working as it should be.
If we get a decent response to the smoke test, I expect to be sending the rest of the surveys out to all backers on Friday morning. I will post an update here to let you know they are available.
Next Steps
Expect another update either tomorrow or Friday announcing the full release of the pledge manager surveys. And then expect my usual update to follow on Tuesday, with a return to regular service!
Until then, make sure you get those surveys filled in!
In solidarity,
George
Update 7: Printing and Production Begins!
3 months ago
– Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 07:18:08 AM
Hello, outlaws! George, here, creator and designer of Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG and studio lead here at Three Sails Studios!
It has now been just nearly two weeks since the Gallows Corner Kickstarter campaign finished, with you all helping us to raise more than £83,000! Thank you!
This is the first of my post-campaign updates, where I'll be sharing with you all our progress as we move towards getting copies of Gallows Corner into your hands.
What can you expect from these updates?
I'm glad you asked!
You will receive an update from me at a minimum of every two weeks, on a Tuesday. In these updates, I will share information with you on three different factors:
1: Printing and Production
2: Fulfilment and Shipping
3: Additional Materials (PDF releases)
As part of these routine updates, I'll also tell you if we're on schedule, ahead of schedule, or behind schedule. Full transparency at all time!
I'll also give you a news update based on new things happening here at Three Sails. Keep your eye out during my next update for exciting news on new games!
So, without further ado, let's get down to it!
Printing and Production
I am happy to say that all the print files for the core rulebook and the box for the All In edition have been delivered to the printers! I am expecting to approve the proofs for the core rulebook files today, which means printing for the insides of each book will begin as soon as possible!
The printers have asked that the zine files be delivered once the book and box have been approved and started printing. This is because the zines are staple bound, rather than perfect bound and smyth sewn like the books, and so are easier to print at speed.
So, to that end, Joel is working away on the artwork for the zines and making sure they are as spectacular as you expect them to be.
Printing and Production Status: On Target
(And hey, while we're here, let's take a look at the final version of the box cover, featuring the Saint of the Gallows!)
Fulfilment and Shipping
We have spoken at length with our printers and they have assured us that all Gallows Corner materials will be ready to collect from their factory in Istanbul in the first week of May. While there may be some hold ups, at the moment we have no reason to doubt that date.
Our 'last mile' shipping (the process that gets your copy from our fulfilment partners to your front door) is being carried out by Studio2 in the US, who will be shipping to all our US backers, and by Crocodile Stores here in the UK, who will be shipping orders for the UK, Canada, EU, and the rest of the world.
We worked (and continue to work) with both of these excellent companies for our Mappa Mundi fulfilment and we know they'll do an excellent job. Both have been informed that Gallows Corner will be arriving with them and both are ready to start shipping orders right away.
For our freight operation, we are working with the same two providers we worked with for Mappa Mundi. The UK-bound stock will be transported by road from Istanbul to the UK, while the US-bound stock will travel by ocean from Istanbul to the US, and then by road for it's final approach to the Studio2 warehouses.
Obviously with the way things are in the world at the moment, things might hit snags, but at the moment, we are confident that our schedule should be kept.
Fulfilment and Shipping Status: On Target
Additional Materials
The core rulebook PDF is now complete (as you'd expect, since it has been delivered to the printers)! We're waiting to approve the final proofs before we think about releasing it, just in case any changes need to be made for physical production; we want to make sure both copies are identical.
We will be releasing PDF copies of Gallows Corner and the Tales of Old England zines in April through our Backerkit Pledge Manager and through DriveThruRPG. I'll have more information on the pledge manager in my next update (and maybe sooner) and the sooner you fill your survey in, the sooner I'll be able to send you your PDF copies, so don't wait!
If you ordered a copy of Mappa Mundi as part of your pledge, we will fulfil both games to you at the same time. This saves you money on postage as we're able to consolidate the packages into one.
Additional Materials Status: On Target
News and Updates
Things have been incredibly busy here at Three Sails as we get the Gallows Corner campaign wrapped up and start looking ahead to our next campaign in September.
Those of you who have been following us for a while, or are members of our Discord server (join here!), will know that we've quietly been talking about our next game, and our first by an external designer, City of Espers - A Street-Level Psychics RPG.
Created and designed by Nathan Blades, City of Espers is absolutely incredible and we're really happy to be working on it. I'll be doing a full announcement in a later update, but if you want to check out this game of high-octane manga sports action, found families of psychics in a city that listens and changes, and just one hell of a good time, why not go give City of Espers a follow on Backerkit?
You even get the Prerelease Guide for free!
Well, that concludes today's update, outlaws! The next you'll hear from me will be about the Backerkit Pledge Manager process. I'm hoping that will be early next week, but as promised, you will hear from me at least every two weeks.
If you have any questions or feedback, please let me know in the comments below, or -- even better -- come and join us on Discord and ask me there. We'd love to have you with us!
Until next time, outlaws, keep safe and be excellent to each other.
In solidarity,
George
Gallows Corner creator and designer
Studio Lead, Three Sails Studios
Update 6: The campaign is over. Now the revolt begins!
3 months ago
– Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 12:05:11 PM
Dear outlaws,
It's George, here, the creator and designer of Gallows Corner and studio lead here at Three Sails Studios. But you know that, because I've been writing to you for weeks.
Gallows Corner has now finished on Kickstarter, and I want to thank every single one of you so much for your support. You have helped our indie studio bring another game to life and helped us take our next steps to bringing the studio to the next level.
The final amount raised during the campaign is £83,225 from 1,577 backers, for a total of 832% funded.
We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you. Thank you so much.
Next Steps
Over the next two weeks, we'll be sending the files off the printer to get printing started (this happens on Thursday), and I'll be preparing the Backerkit pledge manager, which I hope to launch in just over two weeks.
You can expect to see updates from me every two weeks right here on Kickstarter, taking you through every step of the process from printing to freight to final delivery.
So, outlaws, I will be back in two weeks time, on Tuesday March 17th, with our first (second?) post-campaign update.
Until then, why not come and join us on Discord? We'd love to hang out with you and plan the revolution!
Join by clicking right here
Until then, outlaws, rest well, gather your strength, keep safe, and be excellent to one another. I'll see you soon!
In solidarity,
George and the Three Sails team (Jeremy and Joel)
