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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Alas Vegas finally got published. Not for us physical copy backers, not yet...
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Chill la Chill posted:Actually, it has yielded the best ROI on comedy out of any kickstarter I’ve seen. It keeps a steady output to this day! Doobie's didn't fail either, it was open until the landlord kicked him out. The only project I've ever had actually fail on me after funding was Rocket Ranger Reloaded, but I got a refund for it. Sword of Fargoal 2 is stalled almost permanently in beta, but then it made goal by less than $50 - probably the creators making up the last few $k - and the programmer went off to do Death Road to Canada to put food on the table, but there is at least a playable version of the game. Looks like I'm fairly good at picking them.
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Jedit posted:Doobie's didn't fail either, it was open until the landlord kicked him out. So I didn't believe the stupid story about the funeral home moving in next door and needing the space for a parking lot. I was so sure it was Doobie saving face. But, a goon just went to Reeeform and took pictures and by god it's all real. https://imgur.com/a/rXEJq
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Thranguy posted:Not for us physical copy backers, not yet... I never got my physical copy of Cairn either, but considering how both were in limbo for so long; I'll call even getting the digital versions a success of some kind.
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UpFront! got me, too. It's a shame he burned everybody after successfully delivering on two other kickstarters, but it looks like he took the money and ran to Australia with no intent of delivering ever.
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Andbody have hands on with Folklore? I'm interested for the rpg aspects but I cant find reviews that aren't D tier Neckbeard Tom Vassel wannabe's.
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I thought Up Front! ended with the kickstarter creator getting sued and using all the money he raised for the kickstarter to pay the debt for the case? Or something like that? Then someone else picked up Up Front! as a pay for print deal?
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I think there original UpFront went PoD, but I never saw any money from the kickstarter.
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Any thoughts on this project: Here ? It has all the hallmarks of a terrible pledge: 1st time/no name publisher, confusing pledge rewards, no proof of concepts, reliance on other hard to get products for full use. And yet... I want to back so bad. Dragon Kings is cool and good, and 5e is cool and good. Is this not the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of Kickstarters I think it is?
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BlackHattingMachine posted:Any thoughts on this project: Here ? I mean, I bought their 13th Age book and, iirc, it kind of sucked.
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Nov 26, 2017 00:16
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Christophe Boelinge, of Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, and Archipelago fame, has a new game on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antonioooh/living-planet-by-christophe-boelinger Unfortunately, the Kickstarter's English seems a bit stilted, which seems to have also transferred to the (WIP) manual. I'm still not quite sure how the game actually plays, especially in regards to the cataclysm since that part is kinda messy, but goddamn that guy makes good games.
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Nov 26, 2017 17:46
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Goodman Games is doing a quick little kickstarter for a new expanded printing of their book of art and random tables, Dungeon Alphabet. They're doing it at a special Black Friday price (though that price is good through the whole KS) so it's $12 for the plain cover or $18 for the gold foil. Both are hardcovers btw
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BlackHattingMachine posted:Any thoughts on this project: Here ? That kickstarter can't even bother to clarify that they mean the fifth edition of D&D....
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Nov 26, 2017 17:55
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Nuns with Guns posted:That kickstarter can't even bother to clarify that they mean the fifth edition of D&D.... I think that's fairly common on Kickstarter, since D&D is trademarked. Most of them say something like "the fifth edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game."
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Jimmeeee posted:I think that's fairly common on Kickstarter, since D&D is trademarked. Most of them say something like "the fifth edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game." That and WotC are pretty trigger happy with their lawyers when it comes to their IP's.
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All that means if you have to say "compatible with" or "designed for use with" instead of "for" or "a part of".
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Some kickstarters spend more time coming up with cute ways to refer to D&D than they do on things like explaining what they're selling.
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GrandpaPants posted:Christophe Boelinge, of Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, and Archipelago fame, has a new game on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antonioooh/living-planet-by-christophe-boelinger Uh man yeah, I like his other games and this looks like it could be cool but that description of gameplay doesn't actually convey a whole lot to me.
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Chill la Chill posted:So I didn't believe the stupid story about the funeral home moving in next door and needing the space for a parking lot. I was so sure it was Doobie saving face. But, a goon just went to Reeeform and took pictures and by god it's all real. https://imgur.com/a/rXEJq Home of the Frog Dog...
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Hauki posted:Uh man yeah, I like his other games and this looks like it could be cool but that description of gameplay doesn't actually convey a whole lot to me. Sounds like Archipelago by way of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
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Hauki posted:Uh man yeah, I like his other games and this looks like it could be cool but that description of gameplay doesn't actually convey a whole lot to me. From what I can tell from the rulebook, it's like Archipelago except not co-op and instead of a deck of crisis cards the players have some control over who gets hosed.
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Nuns with Guns posted:That kickstarter can't even bother to clarify that they mean the fifth edition of D&D.... They actually meant Paranoia.
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GrandpaPants posted:Christophe Boelinge, of Dungeon Twister, Earth Reborn, and Archipelago fame, has a new game on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/antonioooh/living-planet-by-christophe-boelinger He so totally makes good games. I also really love the player "drawers" in the storage! The art and theme disappoint me, though. 
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Nov 27, 2017 19:53
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Looks like the midnight charge for $16 shipping from the Fragged Empires backerkit flagged my credit card's fraud prevention. Never had that happen before, hopefully I don't get charged twice!
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Kids on Bikes finished with a bang - nearly got $100k. Here's hoping it's good / delivers relatively close to on-time.
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Agrias120 posted:Looks like the midnight charge for $16 shipping from the Fragged Empires backerkit flagged my credit card's fraud prevention. Never had that happen before, hopefully I don't get charged twice!
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It flagged for me too, but fortunately Wade was awake and just let me pay him via paypal directly and adjusted the backerkit backend somehow so it's not trying to charge me anymore.
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Something tells me that's going to be a fun KS update on Wade's end tomorrow.
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It's probably Stripe loving up again. (The backerkit/kickstarter credit card back end.) It's apparently been extra tetchy for a lot of folks purchasing stuff in foreign currency lately.
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Any hand on with https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gbg/folklore-the-affliction-2nd-printing Folklore? Ending soon.
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Luckily I was able to confirm I meant to purchase it, then "update" my CC info on backerkit with the same CC information. Looks like it only went through once and I'm marked as having paid now.
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Bombadilillo posted:Any hand on with https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gbg/folklore-the-affliction-2nd-printing Folklore? Ending soon. Gloomhaven showed how you needed to maneuver around hexes in a way that mattered and you could mitigate a lot of the luck through smart card usage. It also naturally supported 2 character runs by scaling enemy spawn counts while apparently you need at least 3-4 characters in Folklore to survive reliably. I like grid-based mini co-op games, but after watching some gameplay previews of Folklore, my excitement drained and it just seemed tedious. EDIT: I know these are largely different, but since they're both co-op games, I thought I'd mention it: I took the huge pledge I would have spent on Folklore and decided to back Ironclad instead for $45 after shipping.  Yes, it also relies on luck and dice rolls, but I believe that the fun of the game is in deciding which of your characters to exhaust to deal with ship damage. It's also way cheaper than Folklore, takes up a ton less space, and has a cool Robotech/Space Battleship Yamato/Captain Harlock aesthetic to it. My only concern is that the Greek developers make sure that their English translation is on-point, but other than that, it looks unique and interesting. JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Nov 28, 2017 |
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There's been a lot of punk RPGs on Kickstarter (for obvious reasons), but Stigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists seems really cool. I love the art style, and the balancing act of superhero and revolutionary. I don't know what I think about it being in the 80s, though. Seems unnecessary.
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Hiro Protagonist posted:There's been a lot of punk RPGs on Kickstarter (for obvious reasons), but Stigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists seems really cool. I love the art style, and the balancing act of superhero and revolutionary. I don't know what I think about it being in the 80s, though. Seems unnecessary. Yeah, I just saw that. I'm considering it strongly, given that I adore cyberpunk. I think the 80's element is both to specifically move it away from the modern political context, and to avoid the issues of the panopticon of modern tech. Anyone know much about the COIN system?
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Hiro Protagonist posted:There's been a lot of punk RPGs on Kickstarter (for obvious reasons), but Stigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists seems really cool. I love the art style, and the balancing act of superhero and revolutionary. I don't know what I think about it being in the 80s, though. Seems unnecessary. The original punk aesthetic is pretty closely tied to the economic excess and obnoxious pop culture of the eighties. It makes sense.
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The alternate scenarios are pretty enticing and I'm quite appreciative of the unabashed, unambiguous stance that the creators are taking. It's a bit more than just the generic "rah rah fight the power" design philosophy, they seem to actually have a passion for the product they're making which is refreshing. Also I think the core scenario is the 80s because it's a more approachable era because gently caress Reagan but Zurui makes a good point. Oh and this was written by the guy behind Cryptomancer. I didn't realize that. Well I'm sold on that alone, I enjoy Cryptomancer because it actually put a lot of thought and detail into what would happen if a generic fantasy setting had hacking and had excellent worldbuilding.
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Hiro Protagonist posted:There's been a lot of punk RPGs on Kickstarter (for obvious reasons), but Stigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists seems really cool. I love the art style, and the balancing act of superhero and revolutionary. I don't know what I think about it being in the 80s, though. Seems unnecessary.
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Hiro Protagonist posted:There's been a lot of punk RPGs on Kickstarter (for obvious reasons), but Stigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists seems really cool. I love the art style, and the balancing act of superhero and revolutionary. I don't know what I think about it being in the 80s, though. Seems unnecessary. Yeah I'm down for this.
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JazzFlight posted:You know, I was going back and forth on this one, but after having played Gloomhaven, I decided against it. I backed it this morning but there's still time to bail. Can you point me to the Folklore previews that influenced you?
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Okay, on reading more on it, backed Stigmata. This should be my jam.
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