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got the shipping notice for my kickstarted sewn binding SWN it's almost 4 pounds. crawford what did you DO
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Arivia posted:crawford what did you DO hosed up the amount, surely. It shouldn't cost that little to send it from one place in the UK to another place in the UK, let alone internationally. Even if he figured out a UK-based distributor, it's be more than that.
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Feb 13, 2022 20:40
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LashLightning posted:hosed up the amount, surely. It shouldn't cost that little to send it from one place in the UK to another place in the UK, let alone internationally. Even if he figured out a UK-based distributor, it's be more than that. I meant the weight. I’m in Canada. I’m worried it’ll make my arms fall off.
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Feb 13, 2022 21:49
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Arivia posted:I meant the weight. I’m in Canada. I’m worried it’ll make my arms fall off. If it helps, USPS delivered it to me today (yes, a Sunday, I don't know WTF either), and I picked it up and it's about the same weight as the WWN offset print.
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Feb 14, 2022 04:17
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Absurd Alhazred posted:If it helps, USPS delivered it to me today (yes, a Sunday, I don't know WTF either), and I picked it up and it's about the same weight as the WWN offset print. That does help, WWN offset was heavy but not unmanageable.
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DCC's 100th Module Kickstarter is live: Music of the Spheres is Chaos
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jeeves posted:DCC's 100th Module Kickstarter is live: Music of the Spheres is Chaos looks rad
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Feb 17, 2022 05:39
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Hell, I backed it. Every Goodman Games adventure I’ve ever run or stolen bits from has worked great, and Stroh is probably their best module author.
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Feb 17, 2022 05:42
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Ditto. Managed to make it into the first 100 for a shiny sticker, ha ha. Stroh is by far my favorite module writer. I'm running Beneath the Well of Brass this weekend.
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Feb 17, 2022 05:55
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Man I was checkin that thing every minute for that dope sticker, and apparently was not quick enough- I was #101!
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Feb 17, 2022 06:09
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What level is it for?
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Feb 17, 2022 08:39
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thotsky posted:What level is it for? 5th.
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Feb 17, 2022 11:44
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jeeves posted:Man I was checkin that thing every minute for that dope sticker, and apparently was not quick enough- I was #101! First 48 hours people get them too I think
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Feb 17, 2022 13:10
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gently caress, watching the spinning dungeon in motion made me very excited for this.
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Of course considering it's a box set adventure there's a good chance that like The Chained Coffin* or Peril On The Purple Planet before it that it'll end up being expanded into several adventures, though in that situation whether it'll be like the former and cover a full campaign's worth of adventures and levels(between it's eight adventures being able to cover from 0 to 5) or more like the latter which only covered a narrow range(two level 4 adventures and one adventure each for levels 5 & 6) *considering both Chained Coffin and Music of the Spheres is Chaos involve a spinner prop gimmick and are at the same level range(both being Level 5 adventures) it probably wouldn't be hard to connect them together
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Feb 17, 2022 13:30
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alg posted:First 48 hours people get them too I think
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Feb 17, 2022 13:38
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jeeves posted:Man I was checkin that thing every minute for that dope sticker, and apparently was not quick enough- I was #101! Ohh brutal. I snuck in at 78.
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Feb 17, 2022 13:45
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I love Goodman Games but I kinda despise gross fomo stuff like that. More power to people who are all about a unique sticker, I recognize it's my own issue and limited time bonuses are probably as ancient as marketing itself.
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Feb 17, 2022 15:48
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A Strange Aeon posted:I love Goodman Games but I kinda despise gross fomo stuff like that. More power to people who are all about a unique sticker, I recognize it's my own issue and limited time bonuses are probably as ancient as marketing itself. I don't think anyone is really FOMO about the sticker...it's just a fun silly thing to participate in. The difference between the first 100 and the current pledge available is metallic vs. shiny sticker. It's not like they are offering a box of exclusive minis or game altering expansions. Also, the slight discount was nice.
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Feb 17, 2022 15:55
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Saving $5 is why I personally windmill slammed the button to back it, because I knew I was going to back it regardless.
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Feb 17, 2022 15:56
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I was going to buy it anyhow, the sticker was a nice bonus. I prefer something simple like a sticker to like, fukken normal Kickstarter poo poo of like “oh you get a whole bonus exclusive content” or something Of course that’s more with stupid video game preorders these days.
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Yeah I don't get any FOMO regarding a sticker.
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Yeah, sorry for griping, it's much more of a pet peeve for me with board games where there's a bunch of added stuff that makes it feel annoying even if the extra stuff isn't necessary, and sticker talk just made me post, even though I don't think Goodman Games is even the target of my feelings.
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Gavin Norman did a Q&A yesterday to promote the upcoming OSE Kickstarter, and when asked about it he said that he would no longer offer exclusive game content as a backer reward and regrets doing so in the first place. Hopefully this is a growing trend for designers.
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SkeletonHero posted:Gavin Norman did a Q&A yesterday to promote the upcoming OSE Kickstarter, and when asked about it he said that he would no longer offer exclusive game content as a backer reward and regrets doing so in the first place. Hopefully this is a growing trend for designers. I don't understand why they're not just doing preorders at this point.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:I don't understand why they're not just doing preorders at this point. KS is a huge platform with a big built in audience. It's equivalent to a big marketing campaign in exchange for the KS cut and fees of <10%. Even for much bigger companies it's worth it.
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Feb 17, 2022 20:40
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Backer exclusives encourage people to pay into the project early at a higher price, rather than just waiting until after it gets funded and buying it at the base price. You need at least some people to buy in early to cover the cost of development, or the end product will never get made.
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mellonbread posted:Backer exclusives encourage people to pay into the project early at a higher price, rather than just waiting until after it gets funded and buying it at the base price. You need at least some people to buy in early to cover the cost of development, or the end product will never get made. If your funding target isn't enough to fund your project, then you've calculated it incorrectly. Or you're misleading your
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In order to meet any funding target, you have to give people a reason to buy in early, rather than sitting on the fence until after the product comes out. I suspect there's a second order effect where fence sitters are more likely to buy in if they see a large initial rush of funders. This might be why you see ads for kickstarters boasting that they were "funded in ten minutes".
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I just hate that aspect of it, even though I'm glad it has led to really cool things being made.
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mellonbread posted:In order to meet any funding target, you have to give people a reason to buy in early, rather than sitting on the fence until after the product comes out. Nah, you don't. If it's a product people want, a lot of those people don't want to wait for another year for the second printing to hit actual stores. You might not have as big of a profit margin for the first printing as the second, but you don't have to sell the stuff at a loss. Being first in line is plenty of incentive to back kickstarters, especially the ones that go crazy over target.
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I just noticed that the Grognardia blog has been going again (for the last 18 months or so). gonna do some reading.
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The Kickstarter for the Old School Essentials box sets has started, with special deals on the bundles for the first 24 hours(60 bucks for either box set by itself, 100 bucks for both together, and 200 bucks for both of those plus 6 adventures and the DM screen, also a free T-shirt and a free copy of the second issue of the official OSE zine Carcass Crawler for any of those bundles for that first 24 hour period as well), so better hop to it
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At this point I have most of a shelf of OSE stuff I haven't even read (I skimmed the Basic Rules one time), so I'm going to give it a pass. Doesn't seem like they have anything significant above what I got before and during the last Kickstarter, either? Boxes for the individual books and Carcass Crawler #2?
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The individual books(and the box for the classic set) are also getting new cover art so there's that, also Carcass Crawler #3 is a stretch goal
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Empty Sandwich posted:I just noticed that the Grognardia blog has been going again (for the last 18 months or so). Oh poo poo, that is very interesting. I spent a while several years ago reading his blog. Him and the Digital Antiquarian are probably still my most read blogs.
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Empty Sandwich posted:I just noticed that the Grognardia blog has been going again (for the last 18 months or so). The folks behind Mörk Borg should include "Made the Grognardia guy start blogging again" in their list of awards and accolades.
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Yeah it was the weirdest poo poo, JMal just started blogging again out of nowhere like nothing happened at all.
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Johnny Landmine posted:The folks behind Mörk Borg should include "Made the Grognardia guy start blogging again" in their list of awards and accolades. well poo poo, as if I didn't already love that game
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Sax Solo posted:Yeah it was the weirdest poo poo, JMal just started blogging again out of nowhere like nothing happened at all. Tbf, it's not like Maliszewski left under some giant cloud of controversy or bad political opinions or something. His dad died, he had a mental breakdown, and he just quit. The only controversial part was getting the Dwimmermount kickstarter finished, which did get passed off to Autarch successfully. It's not like if Zak took a couple years off and came back posting incredibly anodyne takes and everyone just shrugged.
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