The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow

[One Skunk Todd]

I think it's time to throw some of those samoleans at a new web board cause it sure seems all twonkerpated or twitterwonkey or something right at the moment.

[The Giant]

Originally Posted by Yendor

It's completely wrong. Rich is not doing the packaging and mailing, Ookoodook is. The only packages Rich is mailing personally are the ones he's signing. I count about 500 of those due by May, plus a bunch of Patience packages he can do at his leisure.

Also, I'm sure Rich would appreciate not getting unsolicited offers of help from people he doesn't know, even if they are fans. If he needs help, he'll ask for it himself.

This. I have the shipping well in hand thanks to Ookoodook, I don't need volunteers.

Originally Posted by One Skunk Todd

I think it's time to throw some of those samoleans at a new web board cause it sure seems all twonkerpated or twitterwonkey or something right at the moment.

It was already a probability, but keep in mind that attention has been a lot higher today than is usual.

[zankana]

Originally Posted by Chess435

Holy quintuple posting, Batman!

I think i accidently hit like 6 or 7 >.> I kept getting an error screen each time I tried to post. Every time. I almost tried again, but i saw where it HAD posted. Guess I now understand the horrors first hand >.< It should be all cleaned up now. I think I have it all cleaned up now.

[Porthos]

I've only just found out about this, but John Kovalic of Dork Tower and Munchkin fame had some very complimentery things to say about this drive on his Twitter Feed and Facebook account earlier in the drive. In particular he says:

Originally Posted by John Kovalic on Facebook

Also read some "Wish *I* could draw stick figures" snark it's generated. That misses the point. "Order of the Stick" is graphically *gorgeous*, and terrifically written. We should all draw "stick figures" so well...

This is a watershed moment not just for web comics, but all of comics, folks.

Well said, Mr. Kovalic, well said.

[Ted The Bug]

Originally Posted by Username_too_lo

Redcoat lackey of George III

That is the most beautiful way I've ever heard anyone say 'British'. Ever.

*continues to bask in Kickstarter-y afterglow*

[Skavensrule]

Originally Posted by zankana

I think i accidently hit like 6 or 7 >.> I kept getting an error screen each time I tried to post. Every time. I almost tried again, but i saw where it HAD posted. Guess I now understand the horrors first hand >.< It should be all cleaned up now. I think I have it all cleaned up now.

I've run into this problem several times over the past few weeks with all the extra traffic from the Kickstarter. My personal policy is to open a new tab and check the thread before clicking send again. What really bites is when my local server loses connection because then I usually can't get the reply window to come back at all.

[zankana]

Originally Posted by Skavensrule

I've run into this problem several times over the past few weeks with all the extra traffic from the Kickstarter. My personal policy is to open a new tab and check the thread before clicking send again. What really bites is when my local server loses connection because then I usually can't get the reply window to come back at all.

I saw it suggested over in the kickstarter chat to just resend. I'll have to do that. I noticed it in the area below where it shows the posts above you.

[Pantler]

Just a small question, will the PDFs be shipped to the amazon email or the kickstarter email address?

[DarioD]

I participated!
*Basking in the afterglow*

[Zar Peter]

Originally Posted by Pantler

Just a small question, will the PDFs be shipped to the amazon email or the kickstarter email address?

I think Rich will only see the Kickstarter address so this will be it.

[Steven]

I just wanted to offer congratulations to Rich and props to all those who supported him in this. I was hoping one of my job applications would come through for me before the drive was over so I could join in the fun... Sadly they didn't.

I do plan on ordering the books as and when I can afford them though.

[Anarion]

If you get a 500 error, it probably posted, 503 error probably did not post. If you want to check, use the back button to go to the reply box and press "preview post." If your post is already up, you'll see it in the thread below after previewing.

Edit: Oh right the kickstarter. Yeah, that was pretty good. I'm deciding between Haley and Redcloak together for a picture or just Haley and V. Any thoughts?

[Mutant Sheep]

Originally Posted by Rich Burlew

Special thanks to all the fans and readers who weren't able to contribute but wanted to. Money isn't the only metric of success in this industry, and knowing there are thousands more of you out there who desperately wanted to buy a book or a patch but couldn't (because you didn't have the money to spare or because Kickstarter doesn't accept all payment options) still means a lot to me, personally. Whether or not someone contributed financially does not mean anything about how much they love the comic and the GITP community, and many of the people who did contribute may never have heard of OOTS if they hadn't been introduced to it by someone else. So thanks to everyone who's reading this. We couldn't have done any of this without all of you.

Rich, thank you for this. Your behavior through the whole Kickstarter drive was amazing, and this post is (unneeded) proof that good god you're actuallya really good person. So, thanks for being such a gracious role model Rich.

(Also, don't mysteriously disappear with all the money in a month or two. That would be bad.)

[Paine]

Out of curiosity, if I have the Whole Story And A Game package is everything going to come in June once Sticky Shticks is ready, or will the books come separately sooner?

[flarecde]

I feel bad I came into this so late. It was exciting for the last few days I watched. I want to congratulate Rich on such a huge success, no small part because he made it so fun to be involved in the first place. I certainly ended up spending way more money than I would have otherwise! Totally worth it, too.

And maybe now that I got around to making an account, I'll lurk on these forums more :P.

[Rodney]

Originally Posted by WampaX

I did not request WHAT part of her life he should cover, just a general plee for more kick-ass half-orc ninja girl!

Therkla is one of my favourite characters (main ones excluded). I'm certain that Rich will create an entertaining story in any case, but I would probably enjoy an afterlife story more. I'm a sucker for happy ends, and would love to see Therkla getting a happier end than the quite sad one told in the main story. Gruesome details of her earlier endeavours under Kubota's command might even take away some of the warmth felt for her almost-turning-good at the end. Ignorance is bliss?

Naturally, what that story actually will be like is up to Rich (and WampaX). Anyway, thanks for both for making it possible and available (in time) for the rest of us as well.

[MoonCat]

This withdrawal is ugly. I keep refreshing the Kickstarter tab. I can't keep it closed without my browser feeling naked.

[Draconian]

Originally Posted by Porthos

Guy With a Halberd.

Don't ask.

*sees people will want to know anyway*

OK, I'll explain it a little more. It's a long standing forum in-joke from the above thread and said poster's.... dedication to That Guy With A Halberd. As I understand it, the Cult of the GwaH has even escaped this board and been referenced elsewhere, including TV Tropes.

So if a bunch of forumitites had pooled money together, it might have actually happened.

While I wasn't on these forums for very long, I can relate to pushing very minor characters to relevance. If I was one of the pledgers at the $1250 level, I'd have picked someone very minor, like the priest of the Holey Brotherhood. (I assume he's a priest anyway).

[Laws of Chaos]

Originally Posted by Draconian

While I wasn't on these forums for very long, I can relate to pushing very minor characters to relevance. If I was one of the pledgers at the $1250 level, I'd have picked someone very minor, like the priest of the Holey Brotherhood. (I assume he's a priest anyway).

This is what I would have gone with too!

[Chess435]

Originally Posted by MoonCat

This withdrawal is ugly. I keep refreshing the Kickstarter tab. I can't keep it closed without my browser feeling naked.

*refreshes kickstarter page, sees that nothing has changed, and frowns*

I know that feeling....

[Isomenes]

Can we do touchdown dances? Also, the reveal that Belkar was in on it, and then being held to his deal, was so sweet for me. It was like a free comic.

[Happy Me]

Originally Posted by Anarion

Edit: Oh right the kickstarter. Yeah, that was pretty good. I'm deciding between Haley and Redcloak together for a picture or just Haley and V. Any thoughts?

Both would be great but I lean more towards Haley and Redcloak as I can’t really guess possible the content in advance. Not that I could with Haley and V either but I probably could fool myself into thinking I could.

I have too many possibles right now: from single portrait ones of main characters (Xykon!) to ones that would need some pre-approval for various reasons, e.g. Elan/Banjo and Vurkle/Giggles since that would be sort of like 4 characters instead of two. But there is plenty of time to decide.

[Gift Jeraff]

Am I the only one who wants Therkla's story be a StickTale about Ninja Girl and Bard Boy?

[The Glyphstone]

Originally Posted by Draconian

While I wasn't on these forums for very long, I can relate to pushing very minor characters to relevance. If I was one of the pledgers at the $1250 level, I'd have picked someone very minor, like the priest of the Holey Brotherhood. (I assume he's a priest anyway).

Originally Posted by Laws of Chaos

This is what I would have gone with too!

My hope was for a story about the adventure Redcloak had to undergo to find out if they were using psionics in the OotS world, as referenced in Comic #546.

[WampaX]

Originally Posted by Draconian

While I wasn't on these forums for very long, I can relate to pushing very minor characters to relevance. If I was one of the pledgers at the $1250 level, I'd have picked someone very minor, like the priest of the Holey Brotherhood. (I assume he's a priest anyway).

I did have a very minor choice, too.
I gave Rich three choices, since I wanted to make sure there were alternatives if there was overlap in the selections.

The Evil Adventuring Party from 497. Really, how do you begin to fathom that raiding a heaven for xp is a good idea? And your cleric can cast Plane Shift but gets killed in one hit? And did the Drow survive (we never see her again)?

Also had a Grimm Stick Tale suggestion, but with all the alternative tale PDFs being generated, I'm happy it wasn't chosen.

Therkla was the primary suggestion and I'm super happy with that selection.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Originally Posted by WampaX

]And did the Drow survive (we never see her again)?

She's dead on the ground in the last panel.

[WampaX]

Originally Posted by CoffeeIncluded

She's dead on the ground in the last panel.

Yes . . . yes she is. My spot check isn't what it used to be thanks to the patch.

But the other two questions still stand.

[turkishproverb]

*basks* Ahhh...

[Balain]

Did I miss What mystery Prize 9 is, or has it not been told to us yet?

[Porthos]

Originally Posted by Balain

Did I miss What mystery Prize 9 is, or has it not been told to us yet?

It hasn't been mentioned yet.