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Holy material components, people!
Boing Boing has put Deep Magic on their blog. Whoa!! I am a little freaked out, and a little bit TOTALLY THRILLED BY THIS!
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Wow! How freaking cool!
AND, in addition to all the blog love this project has been getting, the goals keep flying by: The $50k goal adds a whole new chapter devoted to archetypes, including all the archetypes from the Player's Guide to Midgard series (with full Hero Lab support). That's a TON of new options!
Wow! How freaking cool!
AND, in addition to all the blog love this project has been getting, the goals keep flying by: The $50k goal adds a whole new chapter devoted to archetypes, including all the archetypes from the Player's Guide to Midgard series (with full Hero Lab support). That's a TON of new options!
I've never seen someone so happy to see their work load increase. I hope the Kobold in chief has many gold pieces for you. :)
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I've never seen someone so happy to see their work load increase. I hope the Kobold in chief has many gold pieces for you. :)Wow! How freaking cool!
AND, in addition to all the blog love this project has been getting, the goals keep flying by: The $50k goal adds a whole new chapter devoted to archetypes, including all the archetypes from the Player's Guide to Midgard series (with full Hero Lab support). That's a TON of new options!
Heh, it's going to be a fun but *busy* couple months ! :)
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OK, I just upgraded to the hardback. This thing is going to be a BEAST by the time the stretch goals get added in. Well worth the hardback and PDF.
Edit: at what point do you run out of stretch goals, or at least have to change over to 5k per goal rather than the 2k ones we keep obliterating every few hours?
Ok... I might sound like a total ignorant n00b, but... dare I ask why this book get that much support? Are spells the best feature of Pathfinder these days? Are people looking for new spells that would sell them to spellcasting classes? Is there a shortage of spells?
I'm just intrigued by the HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE support this book is getting. Would a book about classes, feats or races have been less supported? Is there something about the authors that make this book even more valuable?
Please don't just tell me "because it's cool to have more spells." Come on guys, I'm sure that you can tell me the real reasons why this book is getting all the rave.
I'm afraid that I can't support it (budget issues), BUT I do plan to buy it as a PDF when it'll come out. I'd just like to know why this book is getting so far 5 times the pledge... 5 TIMES the pledge. It's a book that is gonna worth 5 times (at least) more than what it was supposed to be worth... and there are like 3 weeks left.
That's insane, like I said earlier. So yeah, what's the secret to its success :) ?
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Ok... I might sound like a total ignorant n00b, but... dare I ask why this book get that much support? Are spells the best feature of Pathfinder these days? Are people looking for new spells that would sell them to spellcasting classes? Is there a shortage of spells?
I'm just intrigued by the HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE support this book is getting. Would a book about classes, feats or races have been less supported? Is there something about the authors that make this book even more valuable?
Please don't just tell me "because it's cool to have more spells." Come on guys, I'm sure that you can tell me the real reasons why this book is getting all the rave.
I'm afraid that I can't support it (budget issues), BUT I do plan to buy it as a PDF when it'll come out. I'd just like to know why this book is getting so far 5 times the pledge... 5 TIMES the pledge. It's a book that is gonna worth 5 times (at least) more than what it was supposed to be worth... and there are like 3 weeks left.
That's insane, like I said earlier. So yeah, what's the secret to its success :) ?
Because the quality of writing and creativity from Kobold Press and the various contributors is unparalleled. Couple that with the fact that core of the book is basically already written, and you have a quality book that is guaranteed to make it out the door. One of the best deals I think we will see as a supplement for a while.
So... we're talking about some major highly-ranked authors then... I see now. I'll check it out for sure :)
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So... we're talking about some major highly-ranked authors then... I see now. I'll check it out for sure :)
Pop over to the Kickstarter and read down the Goal Scroll for yourself to see just how big some of those names are!
This is going to be a BEAUTIFUL book!
At $100,000 Wolfgang comes to your house for the weekend and runs a marathon Midgard game for you ;)
If it's in a bikini I'll put more money in the project.
Ok... I might sound like a total ignorant n00b, but... dare I ask why this book get that much support?Kobold Press has the chops to pull it off.
I've never got a bad book from Kobold Press - them launching a book was good enough to get me as a backer.
Groves' Gnomes! 900 backers and 52k means maps AND the vile gnome magic! What's the next goal on the scroll krafty kobolds?
For those who may not feel they know enough about Midgard gnomes and their vile magic to be excited about them, I offer this link.
My contribution of spellbooks will be open and flexible enough to be inserted in any campaign world, but I'll have chilling little sidebar about the gnomes of Niemheim and their "living spellbooks".
Vile gnomes is just a pleonasm. :-P
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We are just a bit over $100 from bringing a ton of additional art to this project--and we added a chapter of Spellcasting Archetypes as well.
Oh, and Stephen Radney-Macfarland discussed his design of Mythic magic in today's Deep Magic Update.
I'm a stretch goal again! Double woot!
I've always been partial to swamp druids, myself, but mountains are good too...especially with cave bears.
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When will urban druids get some love? /sigh
I bet that crazy dude that feeds all those pigeons in the town square is a druid and that explains the bad hygene.
Urban druids? Urban druids pshaw! How about one legged summoners of eidolons without pounce or an incorrect number of evolutions of the rural-urban fringe? They never get support, and I'm mot just talking about a token pegleg.
Less seriously though, looks lime we're gonna need to see an unveil on a big "1000 backers of Deep Magic - Deeper Magic" stretch goal as well as a $58,000 one on ye olde goale scrolle. Phew, it's hard work wrangling these here kobolds...especially as they keep making these tomes-populaire...
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looks like we're gonna need to see an unveil on a big "1000 backers of Deep Magic - Deeper Magic" stretch goal as well as a $58,000 one on ye olde goale scrolle. Phew, it's hard work wrangling these here kobolds...especially as they keep making these tomes-populaire...
Heh - gotta reach $56,000 first ... THEN more cool stuff gets revealed :)
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Funny you should mention that! We've already got some summoner spells and we *just* added a whole chapter of archetypes. Right now, there's some discussion of where and when to add more support, mostly spells and eidolons.
So... on the stretch goals list.
*cross fingers* I hope the 1,000 stretch goal is that people paying 20$ or more can submite 1 spell! *prays Cthulhu*
It is not submitting spells, but do I ever want to see that video.
Great Cthulhu works in mysterious ways.
Where is the Youtube link?
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Squeee.... I had hoped for some Words of Power love, but I was afraid to ask for fear of rejection... Must resist urge to hug Kobolds....
Squeee.... I had hoped for some Words of Power love, but I was afraid to ask for fear of rejection... Must resist urge to hug Kobolds....
I posted it on the comments there just a day or two ago. I'm really there with you on that one.
Each morning is like Christmas with a new present that I get with all these stretch goals. I love it!
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I want to see that video too. I just hope I don't lose any eyebrows filming it! :D
Vaelkas, there might indeed be a bardic masterpiece or two in this book. Or possibly more than that.
Had not considered Talismanic components. Good suggestion, added to the list of possibilities.
And yes, I'm loving the way we keep hitting stretch goals as well!
Squeee.... I had hoped for some Words of Power love, but I was afraid to ask for fear of rejection
And it's a matter I've already given a bit of thought to, so between that and my Ars Magica background, I'm content it should be a great addition.
-Ben.
Thank you for opening up the "Adventurer Bard" level!
Pledge updated accordingly.
Wolfgang - a few questions.
* Are the "archetypes from Player's guides added" reprints of those already appearing in the Player's guides or are they updated/expanded?
* Are there are castery archetypes for the Shadowsworn base class from Player's Guide to the Crossroads being added to Deep Magic?
* Neil Spicer's spellcasters - these are statted NPCs?
* Is Russ Nicholson a confirmed addition for one piece of art only? Kieran Yanner as a "maybe" isn't particularly enticing...
Thank you for opening up the "Adventurer Bard" level!
Pledge updated accordingly.
Where is this? I just checked the Kickstarter but do mine eyes betray me?
$80 level, seems to have just appeared - gets you the PDF/stretch goal goodness, the book and the print/PDF version of the adventure.
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A wishlist:
A handful of hexes, not major or grand
A plus-one to eidolons and the summoner brand
A waveful of sea-spells, both under and on
And some oracles curses - to be put upon.
Spells for the races
Not just case-by-cases
Spells for the places -
Ley, realm or chases
I see spells for dimensions
That may be flipped, spun or canted
And many more mentioned
So I'm feeling I've ranted
But can you englamour, and here's no dissension,
The jaded, bereft or plain disenchanted*?
*(That's right folks, null-magic)
I'd like to see offensive Water spells that deal lethal damage in the same range as the fire and lightning spells. Same goes with Wind, Cold, Earth/Rock, Light and Darkness.
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* Are the "archetypes from Player's guides added" reprints of those already appearing in the Player's guides or are they updated/expanded?
As listed in the goal scroll, they are taken from the Midgard Player's Guides. They are getting new art and minor errata.
* Are there are castery archetypes for the Shadowsworn base class from Player's Guide to the Crossroads being added to Deep Magic?
Not yet.
* Neil Spicer's spellcasters - these are statted NPCs?
Yes, and from what he has told me, they are absolutely terrific. One is going directly into my home campaign as a "frenemy" for the party.
Is Russ Nicholson a confirmed addition for one piece of art only? Kieran Yanner as a "maybe" isn't particularly enticing...
Well, these artists are busy and I was not able to confirm them last week. Kieran Yanner is confirmed, and Russ Nicholson seems to be almost confirmed as well. So those have worked out well.
Ok, thanks Wolfgang!
I'd like to see offensive Water spells that deal lethal damage in the same range as the fire and lightning spells. Same goes with Wind, Cold, Earth/Rock, Light and Darkness.
...do I sense a certain Final Fantasy vibe?
Any chance to add on any of those cool scrolls that are being produced? I'd love to get one framed...