Yeah, Zaister! Awesome! We'll break that 12.5-mark yet!
I hope so!
In an extremely lame development, my bank account was hacked today (before I could order or buy any Xmas presents for my family) :(. Currently, my money is supposed to come from my now defunct checking account, but the bank is changing the account number, etc. Does anyone know how to change the account you're paying from?
It turns out you go to the project page on Kickstarter, go to "Manage my Pledge" and scroll to the bottom of the page. The link to changing one's payment method is there...
I moved my pledge to a different card so it should go through. I was worried my pledge would bounce, and didn't want that...
Not long to go folks, and there's a new Lieutenant tier for $100 that can pitch ideas... Five of those and Wolfgang will have to write more than just his signature for us! Good value for a design master-class methinks...
The current total is $12,020 with 53 hours left.
If this reaches $12,500 by the end the final goal kicks in, adding a 16-page standalone mini-adventure by Wolfgang Baur himself.
The project would then weigh in at 160-pages of total material (128-pages + 16-pages pirate society + 16-pages mini-adventure).
$12,145 now, only $355 more to go...
Only $24 more to go for a Wolfgang mini-adventure.
I've upped my pledge and broken the 12.5k :)
Oh, you guys are AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for putting the boss to work! A Wolfgang adventure is definitely the icing on this cake. :)
Kobold Press
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I am delighted and honored to get to write my edge-of-the-world adventure for this crazy crew! Thank you to all the backers. We're just about 30 hours away from closing out the funding stage.
I haven't decided whether the adventure I'm writing will be available to backers only or to the public. Open Design used to do a lot more limited editions, and this might be a good time to do that again.
Not too late to sign up and make sure you don't miss out on this great project.
I'm very thankful to you all for your pledges. Thank you.
In honor of the season, I decided to personally pledge a gift of Journeys to a service member, along with a KQ sub, as I am thankful for all they do for us. If you'd like to do something for a service member, don't forget KQ's Adopt-A-Service-Member program.
Thanks again, everyone. I'm plotting the Journeys pitching rounds this weekend. Should be a most excellent journey. Fair winds!
If you hadn't, I was going to. :P
I was going to too, if it didn't get broken by tomorrow afternoon.
Oh, we've broken the barrier and it looks like all backers will see a 16-page standalone adventure from Wolfgang, too!
We'll be rolling in loot! Loot, I say!
Errr, carry on! (but sign up!)
Hey Christina, I'd like to recommend a book for reference purposes:
Donald S. Johnson's Phantom Islands of the Atlantic. The book (oop but easily available) has been inspirational to me in the past, when writing up piratical and exploration campaigns. It details such islands as Antillia, Hy Brasil, Buss, and the Island of Demons.
Wolfgang, I really like your idea of making the PDF free if you hit a certain point.
Hey Christina, I'd like to recommend a book for reference purposes:
Donald S. Johnson's Phantom Islands of the Atlantic.
Thanks, Jeff. I'll see if I can locate a copy.
Only 8 hours to go, and right now, if you join us before we cast off, you'll load up on the riches of author's lost hours--
A 16-page standalone mini-adventure called "The Edge of the World" as part of this project. Yep, a voyage right to the edge of the map, and PCs can explore all the strange things that happen there. This is in addition to all the adventures, spells, islands, monsters, and NPCs already included.
If you haven't signed up for Journeys to the West and you want this all-new adventure, plus
the 128-page anthology,
the ocean chart poster map,
logbook,
treasure maps,
aboleth glyphs,
deck plans, and a
complete pirate secret society writeup,
If you have signed up, thank you, and the design starts today. This will be the truly last last-call, because we're just not sure there's any more awesomeness we can offer.
Do not delay: the Kickstarter ends today, Sunday, at midnight Pacific time!
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Small But Fierce.
Kobold Quarterly's News Minion.
Well, that sold me. I just kicked in (albeit at the $10 level) - there's just too much great stuff there not to!
$25 gets you a physical copy of the main book! ;)
Got an email from Wolfgang a few hours ago, and signed up at the Bosun level. This makes the second kickstartere program I am signed up for. I like the idea of getting to have some input into what gets written. Though I haven't taken the opportunity to contribute, but you never know what may happen.
Here I was a simple blood crazed adeventure and some group of motley pirates made me become press gan... I miss spoke I gladly became crew.
Its my first kickstarter project, and I am happy to become a member.
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Hey Christina, I'd like to recommend a book for reference purposes:
Donald S. Johnson's Phantom Islands of the Atlantic. The book (oop but easily available) has been inspirational to me in the past, when writing up piratical and exploration campaigns. It details such islands as Antillia, Hy Brasil, Buss, and the Island of Demons.
Hay, wow! I have that book!
And you're right - it's very interesting!
Just wanted to post an update on the project. We've gotten our first four islands underway, and we are about to vote in the last three. We've got four new monsters in addition to the ones we previewed on the blog, and several new magical items. Adventure pitching is not too far off the horizon, though we have several other pitch rounds for NPCs, spells, and such to go.
We are moving along nicely. My thanks to all who supported this project!
Update: We have up a playtest draft for the patrons on the islands, monsters, spells, and other bits we've already covered. Adventures are being written, and we are sailing toward our final destination.
You can still sign up for this project, though. You won't want to miss out on all the promised goodies in this one! Here's a link at the KQ Store.
Here's what you can get a the lower 2 levels. The pitching has mostly ended, so I wouldn't recommend signing up higher than bosun.
As a Crew Member $29.99
You gain swift access to the private design forums, the 128-page print sourcebook when it ships, plus full acknowledgement in the credits. In addition, you get:
An 128-page autographed and numbered print+PDF book
A PDF ocean chart poster map
A PDF set of treasure maps. a logbook, secret aboleth glyphs, additional art to show players, deck plans, and other player handouts
A PDF complete pirate secret society writeup with leaders, monsters, lair, ships, and nefarious plans, a 16-page standalone mini-expansion
A 16-page PDF standalone mini-adventure at the edge of the world designed by Wolfgang Baur
For a Crew membership, leave the Quantity in the 'Add to Cart' field equal to '1'.
As a Bosun $59.98
As a Bosun you get all the materials and options above, plus:
Print copies of the ocean chart poster map, player handouts, and 16-page standalone adventure, and
the opportunity to pitch spells, monsters, and gear.
For a Bosun membership, set the Quantity in the 'Add to Cart' field equal to '2'.
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Just going to add that this has been a great project and Christina has been a most excellent Captain. There have been a couple of recent blog posts on Kobold Quarterly with free material that will give you a great idea of all of the great work coming together for these books.
Journeys to the West: Hazards and Havens
This post includes the Island Survival Manual, a handy magic item for any characters planning a voyage into Midgard's Western Ocean...or perhaps the pirate-infested Shackles of Golarion. And, the Rum Gremlins...perfect monstrosities for a sea town near you whether it is Barsella, Freeport, or Bloodcove. Well, perfect for the GM, not so good for the players.
Journeys into the West: Guardians and En Garde!
This one includes the Swashing Plumage, the perfect headgear for your stylish swordsmen and swordswomen. And the second entry is the Figureheads of Prowess. Every character can find something here that would be perfect for their ship.
And we're on our way towards playtest. The manuscript is fairly compiled, we're just hammering away at the adventures.
-Ben.
It will go out later in the Journeys Kickstart Update, but if you are on the Journeys forum, I've opened up a small encounter piece in the "Awash in the Wash" 1st-level adventure for pitchers for name credit. Go check the boards. If you aren't on the boards, then go sign up at the KQ store (see 3 posts up)!
I've seen the layout for the main book, and it's looking good. I believe it's heading to print this week. Pirates is in editing.
