What do you want in April? And some more news on the tiers! (Patreon)

Dear Patrons,

Your amazing reception of the Greek God's reveal has floored us 😮😮😮

As we were putting together this month’s offering, we knew we had achieved something pretty cool, and we hoped you would like it too... But we had no idea how crazy you would all get for it!

Sharing your reactions throughout the team is a great payoff for all those hours put in over weekends and into the small hours of the morning.

But more than anything, we are super happy that this release is giving you so much joy!

DOWNLOADING GREEK GODS

March’s release should be available to download from this Friday 5th. We had aimed to have it done a couple of days earlier but with February being a short month and the extra load of models we are creating this month, I am sure none of you will begrudge us taking an extra couple of days to get things up and online...

OVERLORD TIER: A full army for the price of a single Hero Miniature! 

So... What with the new tier? We know some of you had questions about that and we were short on time to give you more detailed info, so here it is.

This Overlord Tier was really a test and we were not so sure about how you would like it...  

BUT... WOW !!!

More people have already switched to OVERLORD than what we've anticipated!

It sure make sense because it's a crazy good deal... Imagine a full army for the price on one hero resin miniature in our shop! 

But we were so short on time that we didn't have a chance to properly explain to you everything about these changes and this update is about clarifying what is happening with our tiers.

HOW TO CHANGE TIER?

First thing first: if you want to become an Overlord, check this link to learn how to upgrade your membership 

By the way, changing Tier will not change anything for you regarding the Loyalty rewards: the number of months you've been with us is the number of months you've been on any Tier with us, whatever your Tier level is.

WE WERE NOT TO LET YOU MISS OUT ON THIS!

We would have loved to tell you about this new project in advance but we didn't want to tease you on something that we might not be able to deliver in the end.

The whole team has worked incredibly hard during the shortest short month of the year to produce twice the normal amount of models for this month’s theme. This was quite an endeavour, and one we were not quite sure we could pull off until the very end. 

We could have played it safe and say: "Ok, this might lead to some last-minute changes and messy communication, let's shelve this Overlord Tier project until next month," but the troops were looking so good in the end, and this was creating such a good deal for you guys, we felt like "There is no way we can let you miss out on this!!"

Anyway, I wanted to clarify a few things in regards to the tier changes to allay some of your concerns and refine how we talk about them so you are clear on what this means going forward.

The LEADER tier is NOT CHANGING.

We cannot stress enough that the epic models you get each month, the price, the quality, the quantity, will not change.

The Leader tier will remain the focus for Heroes and Monsters of all shapes and sizes, together with a Centrepiece. The same epic sculptors will be working on this tier in the coming months, and they aim to improve the quality of models they produce each and every month.

As it has been from the start, so it shall continue!

Here is a detailed view of what you get this month in the Leader Tier (please note that all miniatures come with decorated bases)

THE OVERLORD TIER

A large chunk of the community has repeatedly requested troop units, and the Overlord Tier is the answer to that:  an Add-on to the Leader tier, adding Line Infantry and Cavalry to back up the epic heroes we are creating each month.

These Line Infantry and Cavalry are meant to be the rank and file units of an army, or nameless NPCs causing issues for your adventuring party. 

Each squad features different models led by a more elaborate Champion. After all, every team needs someone to lead them when the big boss isn't around.

As you have seen from this month’s collection, these troop units will look epic and have the Raging Heroes flavour through and through.

$6 to double the number of models in each monthly theme is an incredible value.

I could bring out the old Starbucks reference but there are some comparisons that show just how great this price is: once again, for less than the price of one of your resin hero, for less than the price of many other Patreon subscriptions, we are now offering an enormous bundle. 

The Overlord tier offers enough models to build a totally unique skirmish army. Enough models to run an RPG campaign and cover any crazy thing your party decides to get up to, no matter how far away from your GM’s plans it is.

Oh, and did I mention modular scenery and an additional exclusive miniature?

You have the option to upgrade your Patreon tier for an extra $6 and get double the amount of models, right now.

And just to be clear, if you have already paid for this month’s membership you won't be double charged, you'll just make an additional payment of $6. Here is an article from Patreon which talks you through just how to upgrade your membership. 

We understand that this new tier isn’t for everyone, which is why we have created this as a separate tier. We would not want to cram these models into the existing tier and force everyone's prices up, that would not make sense.

So here is exactly what you get in the Overlord Tier this month:

The PHALANX TIER

We were also hoping to offer you a slightly cheaper tier for those of you who would just be interested in the troops. But after investigating many different options, it turns out that Patreon cannot handle this for us because of its so many limitations. So for now this option will not be going live.

Your feedback made this decision a lot easier as pretty much all feedback was either “I want it all”, or “I am happy with the Heroes and Monsters”. We didn’t see much feedback looking forward to just having the troops on their own.

With that in mind, and to continue to make things as clear and simple as possible we will keep it at the two tiers: 

• Leader for all your Hero and Monster goodness, 
• And just for $6 more, the Overlord tier to add Infantry, Cavalry, modular scenery and an exclusive miniature

AND MORE FREE COOL STUFF FOR YOU!

Keep an eye on our Raging Heroes blog in the coming weeks as we start to produce some complimentary content to go along with each month's theme. This month we will have the second of our “gaming resources” blogs (like we did for the Pirate release) to help you run amazing adventures with these models, as well as articles on painting inspirations, and some of our favourite Greek myths...

SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO IN APRIL?

OK, now, let's move to the SERIOUS stuff ;)

The number of comments asking for Greek Gods part II in April blew us away.

From hundreds of years of myths and legends, there is a bucket load of gods and heroes we haven’t been able to cover in one month, and we may struggle to get through them all in two months.

As always let us know what you want us to look for in April’s theme. Do you want Greek Gods part II, or something different? 

Either way, please make sure to make your voice heard! Make sure you pop your ideas and comments down below so we know what you are thinking.

Cheers,
Benoit