Stella Theorema

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Zine
Title: Stella Theorema
Publisher:
Editor(s):
Type:
Date(s): 2023
Medium: Print, PDF
Fandom: Genshin Impact
Language: English
External Links: Twitter
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Stella Theorema is a for-profit Genshin Impact fanzine focused on the idea of Vision swaps - characters having Visions of different elements than they have in canon.

About

Zine Schedule
Start End
Interest Check June 25, 2022 July 30, 2022
Contributor Applications August 12, 2022 September 24, 2022
Preorders March 4, 2023 April 29, 2023
Shipping July 29, 2023 (est.) August 23, 2023
Leftover Sales October 22, 2023 November 24, 2023

Statistics from the zine's interest check were posted on the zine Twitter account.

Zine Pricing[1]

Tier Name Price Contents
Ambition $18 USD PDF
Vision $25 USD Physical zine
Archon $48 USD Physical zine, 5 character cards, washi tape, shaker charm

A PDF add-on was available for the Vision and Archon tiers for $5 USD. Merch was also available a la carte: $15 USD for the set of character cards, $10 USD for the washi tape, and $15 USD for the shaker charm.

Physical leftovers were made available at the following prices: $25 USD for A-grade physical zines, $18 USD for B-grade physical zines, $20 USD for A-grade notebooks from the collab promotion, $15 USD for B-grade notebooks, $12 USD for the washi tapes and shaker charms, $10 USD for the sets of character cards, and $4 USD for each of the promotional stickers[2]. PDFs continued to be available for $18 USD or $5 USD with the purchase of a physical zine.

Zine Promotions

  • Early bird promotion: Orders of any physical tier within the first weekend of preorders received a clear "Outlander's Vision" sticker[3].
  • Stretch Goals: This project had one stretch goal of a holographic foil cover at 100 orders, which was achieved by April 14, 2023[4].
  • Collab: Free notebook with orders (at least one physical) from both Stella Theorema and Adventurer's Handbook zines[5].
  • Sales: During preorders, there were two one-day sales for 15% off orders - the first on April 9, 2023 for Easter with code SURPRISE9[6] and the second on April 26, 2023 for the launch of the Genshin developers' newest game Honkai: Star Rail, with code NEWSTAR26[7]. During leftovers, there was a sale for 10% off orders on October 31, 2023 for Halloween with code CHANGE[8].
  • Share campaign: For April Fools' Day, there was a share campaign asking for 150 retweets and 250 likes to add a sticker of a 'Vision-swapped' Pyro version of the fish-shaped Luxurious Sea-Lord claymore to all physical orders. This goal was unlocked by April 29, 2023[9].

Contributors

Contributor lineup announcement post

Artists

Contributor Character Element Card? Link
purudise Kokomi Electro Link
qozdk Heizou Hydro Link
dalpengy Kaeya Anemo Link*
JinYuuichi Sucrose Pyro Link*
lilliangst Ayaka Electro Link*
poddlesli Yae Miko Dendro Link*
sabimilia Thoma Anemo Link*
yoiyoms Kazuha Pyro Link*
rueleaf_art Xiao Geo Link*
Ayaka Dendro Card Link*
irkg_GI Hu Tao Hydro Link*
lankie_wankie Yun Jin Anemo Link*
Ganyu Dendro Card Link*
lyoo_lyoo Childe Cryo Link*
eggpuranto Zhongli Dendro Link*
Itto Electro Card Link*
0sei6 Albedo Cryo Link*
mafe_str Diluc Cryo Link*
cerealiii Zhongli Hydro Card Link
frydough Alhaitham Geo Card Link*

(* indicates link is to a preview image)

cerealiii also designed the shaker charm and the washi tape. cerealiii and sora2396 worked on the collab notebook. The cover design was by celestialmari_ (link).

Writers

  • _Cavalierious_ - Dendro Yae Miko, Dendro Zhongli, Hydro Zhongli (link)
  • serenlyss - Electro Kokomi, Geo Xiao
  • frydough - Anemo Kaeya, Anemo Yun Jin, Geo Alhaitham
  • arsonide_ - Pyro Sucrose, Hydro Hu Tao, Dendro Ganyu
  • heavenminutes - Electro Ayaka, Hydro Heizou
  • squidpro-quo - Anemo Thoma, Cryo Diluc, Electro Itto
  • bakijak - Pyro Kazuha, Cryo Albedo, Dendro Ayaka
  • kaeyafucker420 - Cryo Childe

Mods[10]

Seasonal Tea (JinYuuichi), frydough, Mari (celestialmari_), Hiu (hiuthis)

References