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2012-01-25, 04:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Dammit, I went to class and by the time I came back the Start of Darkness prize was gone. Ah well, $96 is a bit much for me anyway. I thought it would be Start of Darkness by itself...
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2012-01-25, 04:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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I pledged for the original $65 DStP & the Giant advised me to message him through Kickstarter about adding books, which I have since done with W&XP and Snips.
So send the Giant a message through Kickstarter. I can't say for certain obviously but as long as a book isn't out of stock you should be able to add more to your order by paying more & topping up the postage from envelope to big 3-10 book box.
You never know. We might get to the point where SoD gets it's own reprint too. The Giant has hinted at a potential All-Book-Bonanza pledge before we see the end of this.Piratebold-Bard by Elder Tsofu | Backer #121 of the Giantitp Kickstarter | My homebrew
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2012-01-25, 04:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I own all the books, so when the initial offer for autographed books came up I jumped on it. Then today I was lucky enough to be online to jump on the new offer for two autographed books. I'm even willing to up my current pledge if there's a new pledge for more autographed books in one pledge amount. I just hope I'm online if it does happen.
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2012-01-25, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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I love the Mystery Prize, challenge and all !
Also I love it that Rich found a way to respond to those like me who don't want to add to their already complete book collection. What with the new Mystery Prize on top of the already unexpected 3 extra stories, $10 was such a ridiculously good deal, it was embarrassing
So, looking forward to the new non-book rewards ...DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2012-01-25, 04:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-25, 05:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-25, 05:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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More fun with Math!
Once we reach $136,000
If all current backers bumped up their donation by just $5
We would be past the $150K level.Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-01-25, 05:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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AGGG! again I'm in class when the good updates happen!
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2012-01-25, 05:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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I miss the graph it was cool to see it taking off like a rocket in zero gravity
edit: never mind found it again, nice to see rich getting cheered up seeing the support he's gettingLast edited by Spacewolf; 2012-01-25 at 06:44 PM.
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2012-01-25, 07:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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I go to work, come back, and it was almost at $140,000! I got excited thinking that meant No Cure for the Paladin Blues. Then I read the update... yeesh. Mixed bag. Still, unless the rate of pledges plummets, we should break the $150,00 mark before the next update.
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At the end of the KICKSTARTER pledge drive the number of unclaimed signed packages was 69 ! It's like my signature knew all along...
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2012-01-25, 07:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wow, is it just me or this project's goal was met on the same day it started?
Anyway, I've been hearing people saying that there's going to be a Julio story included somewhere, but I couldn't find it in the project page. Someone point it out for me please
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2012-01-25, 07:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-25, 08:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-01-25, 08:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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I also pledged!
Now back to lurking!
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2012-01-25, 10:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, figured I could probably just about afford to kick in $45 so I could get a copy of the book, but I was going to wait until nearer to the end so I could have a couple more paychecks before then (I realize I won't be charged until it's over, but I don't like pledging away money I don't actually have).
But, y'know, for just another $23, I could get a copy of SSaDT, and that's really quite a bonus. Plus, it's only $68 for WaXPs, SSaDT, five bonus stories, and a magnet . . . and I should get my tax return sometime in February, and taking $70 out of it isn't exactly gonna bankrupt me . . .
Well, there's a limited amount of that reward, and while it's not selling out too terribly quickly, I ain't takin' any chances. My mom was not thrilled to hear that I spent so much money on comic books, but $68 has been pledged.
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2012-01-25, 10:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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I've been reloading the kick starter page continuously for the past three minutes. And every time I do, the amount of money raised goes up. About five seconds between reloads. This is rediculous. How many more people even know about OOTS?
I bet we get to 150k in the next ten hours.The Specialist PrC(WIP) An attempt to make really high skills more useful. I would love it if someone would PEACH.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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2012-01-25, 11:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Well, considering that the members list shows that there are 39,885 members of this forum, and a fair number of people read without ever registering, I'm going to go with "over 37,000 more people" (Of course, not all the listed members are still active, some don't read the comic, some can't afford/don't want the books, etc, so I'm not expecting 37,000 more pledges.)
Last edited by Savannah; 2012-01-25 at 11:04 PM.
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Power corrupts.
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2012-01-25, 11:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hmm...
If the forum members each gave the currant average ($47.8somethinsomethingsomething, based on the number of backers and amount of $$$ as of this post), then Rich would be $1,771,608.27 richer.
That is a lot of money.
I had no idea there were that many people on the forums. Now I understand how things like Childs Play can raise so much.The Specialist PrC(WIP) An attempt to make really high skills more useful. I would love it if someone would PEACH.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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2012-01-25, 11:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I'm almost certain that the readership of OotS in in the hundreds of thousands. But before you say anything about that, this is about when the "1% guideline" comes in to play. That's the general guideline that one should only expect 1 percent or so of your readership to actively help contribute to your project. It's by no means a hard and fast rule, or even anything based in any sort of statistical analysis, as far as I know. Instead it is more a warning of, "Only expect a sliver of your audience to actively back you". Whether it really is 1%, 5%, or .1% is kinda irrelevant to the general advice.
That being said, I would also point out the following: Many people, by and large, have more "pocket money" on the first and/or fifteenth of the month (for what should be obvious reasons, I would think). So, even with the initial bar set at $10, it is entirely possible that many people are waiting until they get their next paycheck before making sure that they have the spare money to contribute. Or, hike up their pledge to a different amount. Especially since we just came off the holiday season and people also have to worry about paying off some of the holiday debts that were incurred (or replenish savings that were depleted).
So I wouldn't at all be surprised to see a spike at the beginning of February and another one in the middle of the month.Last edited by Porthos; 2012-01-25 at 11:31 PM.
Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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2012-01-26, 01:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-26, 03:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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If anyone was still wondering, I asked Rich if there might be potential stock issues for SSaDT, since when it first showed up it was limited, but there's a few unlimited bundles with them. His reply:
It's unlikely; it turns out my information on the stock levels was based on an out-of-date report at the time I put that up. I can't "unlimit" that reward now that it's up, though. But we have over 1000 copies of SSaDT left, I'm told, which makes it highly unlikely we will sell out.
It is very possible that this entire pledge drive might represent the functional end of the stock, however, because if we get to less than 200 copies, I'll probably pull it off Ookoodook and save the remaining to use as future prizes for stuff like Kickstarter drives.
Thanks for asking!
--Rich
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2012-01-26, 05:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, look at that. There was a new reward up for $35, which just added the SSaDT book.
Since I have all the books except NCftPB and SSaDT, and I was planning on buying SSaDT anyway, I figured why not, and upped my pledge from $10 to $35! I effectively just added the book, plus shipping and handling, for about the same price I would have spent actually "buying" it.
And when I looked on the page, there were 0 people who'd picked that one, out of 200. And when I was done, there was 1... which means, as of this moment, I am the first person to choose that specific limited award! It's also the first limited award I didn't miss entirely.
Now I wonder if, after tomorrow morning when we go over 150k, there will be a way to add NCftPB to that specific bundle (like the one with only SSaDT and War and XP), since I purchased all the rest of the books already when they were in print... (I never could find NCftPB. Every place I looked was out of stock, even when they had the others!)
On another note: As others may have said... the amount of content the Giant is already producing for those who've pledged (FIVE stories so far?!) is, while not enough for a new book, certainly a start! If I were to consider a book that had those stories in print, one should keep in mind that I've purchased books with much less new content, such as Dungeon Crawlin Fools! It would be a neat book to see exist, though, with this content plus others. I wouldn't expect anything like that to come out anytime soon, but hey, might as well put the suggestion out there... depending on the page count, the five may already come out to about half the size of the prequel books. Double it and you've got something I'd totally buy!Last edited by 0Megabyte; 2012-01-26 at 05:42 AM.
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2012-01-26, 05:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-26, 05:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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So, after the drive to reprint these books is over, chances are all the OTHER books will be out of stock for some time :P
Nothing to see here, move along.
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2012-01-26, 06:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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There will most likely be another surge in pledges when NCftPB gets added to the rewards.
Originally Posted by 0MegabyteNot if my index finger has anything to say about it. And, as it turned out, it had quite the stirring dissertation prepared on that very subject.
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2012-01-26, 08:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
So Rich, I wonder if you are starting to understand how much your fans love your work yet? Personally speaking you've provided me with hours of quality entertainment over the last 8 or so years I've been reading OOTS, and that's why I bought the books - to pay you for those quality reading hours. Little did I know at the time that OOTS only gets more awesome when read in print! I have no idea how you achieve the flow doing one strip at a time, but you do. (I suspect talent & hard work..) It does make me a little sad that the reward PDFs will never see print though, or will they? Dun dun dunhhh!
So, I shall definitely be pledging, although unfortunately I cannot be as generous as I would like (and you deserve) due to financial constraints. I'm definitely also interested in non-book (unless you do find more Don't Split books - that's the only one I don't have yet) rewards, at sub-$50 if possible. Fridge magnets / xmas tree ornaments that may be kicking around. Stuff like that would be nice, I've never been one for autographed stuff and they sell out instantly anyhow.
Thanks for all the OOTS strips, the recent ones have been fantastic and I look forward to the next book coming out.
EDIT: Pledge made, look forward to seeing if any fresh rewards tempt me higher.Last edited by Hazelnut; 2012-01-26 at 08:22 AM.
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2012-01-26, 08:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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OK, I have just created a second account on kickstarter ready for when the Giant releases the next round of pledge options, since I don't want to miss out on the signed books I pledged for yesterday.
Time to crack open the piggy bank methinks
Just 3K short of 150, simply amazing!
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2012-01-26, 08:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, I'm excited that we're almost at $150k. No Cure for the Paladin Blue is the only book I don't have, so that's getting ordered as soon as it comes up.
Following the kickstarter has been oddly addictive as well.
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2012-01-26, 09:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-26, 09:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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I don't give a fig who you think you are, you'd be plum crazy not to!