The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow

[Chess435]

I never thought of that! Someone get a pillow cloning vat for the Giant, STAT!

Fixed that for you.

[honigmuffin]

The KS charts should be made as pop-up book!

I second this motion

While that's a fun idea, I guess it would have to come with protective goggles, otherwise the steep red line would take some eyes out

I wouldn't want poor Therkla to spend her afterlife pining after Elan. The very idea makes my eyes water she deserves to move on.

[Flame of Anor]

I never thought of that! Someone get a pillow cloning vat cloning pillow for the Giant, STAT!

Third time's the charm.

[SaintRidley]

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Edit: Meh, I say the vewer picks the character, Rich picks the story. If it was that easy to pick the timeline then you could just ask for the origin of the Darkness monster.

Rich's answer to that would be "Bzzt! Try again."

If it were me, I'd have asked for a Tarquin-narrated Stick Tale - Tarquin Andronicus. It fits his ethos completely.

Or Beowulf done as a Stick Tale.

The pledger gets to request the story they would like, within reason.

Or is "some sort of law enforcement story parody starring the Cliffport Police Department" too specific for a pledger to pick too?

[ChristianSt]

I'm a long time reader of the Strip and really wanted to say thanks to Rich for all the great work he does for us. Unfortunately I was a bit late trying to get the books, so i missed OtOoPcs (and NCftPB - only had the luck to grab a WaXP after it was out of print). So after nearly waiting two years, I'm really happy to see all of those coming back to print and finally get to read how the Order got started


Thank you Rich for making my favorite comic! (on my favorite hobby, altough I never played D&D - I'm from Germany and other roleplaying games are more widespread here)

[ondonaflash]

Hey folks, I just wanted to pop my head in and say that it was fun participating in the kickstarter, and watching all of you chatter in the forum. I didn't really have much to say as it was going on, but I did want to say thanks and well done now that its all done and over with.

[Sunken Valley]

Hold on, wasn't there supposed to be an 8th comic or was it only ever 7?

[aldeayeah]

As a Spaniard, I agree with the German guy in the first page. If a proper receipt is included in the outside of the package, it will much it much easier for it not to be mishandled in customs.

Also, if it's identified as a gift, it may avoid custom charges entirely.

[peshk]

Thank you Rich for making my favorite comic! (on my favorite hobby, altough I never played D&D - I'm from Germany and other roleplaying games are more widespread here)

Are they? DSA, SR and WoD are popular, too, here, ok, but more played than DnD? Maybe my Group(s) were more into testing than others, that could be.

(Are the comas around the "too" not necessary?)

[Shale]

Hold on, wasn't there supposed to be an 8th comic or was it only ever 7?

Yesterday morning the Giant commented on Kickstarter saying that a comic was coming that night. He may be running a little behind - I can't imagine why.

[0datdude0]

It sure was nice getting that man updates during the kickstart drive.

[Carla]

I agree, I think that if people want a successful kickstarter project, they would do well to check out ours. The drive wouldn't have gone nearly as well if Rich had posted rewards and then went away for 30 days, even if he'd posted all the rewards and package options on the first day. It was the excitement of new things and not wanting to miss anything that kept me glued to the screen pressing F5.

At this point, my F5 key feels lonely and neglected...except for those times that I forget, hit the key and wonder 'why isn't anything happening???'

[Nimue]

Are they? DSA, SR and WoD are popular, too, here, ok, but more played than DnD? Maybe my Group(s) were more into testing than others, that could be.

Well, let's not forget Midgard On the whole I tend to think that the various D&Ds are the most popular, too. Myself, I prefer a rule system where a single high level mage can't take out an entire army, but tastes vary.

[Pheldagriff]

I think DSA clearly outshines D&D at least in Austria.
and the typical DSA-player usually has strong prejudices against D&D-players (*coughhackcoughandcoughslaycough*)

[Pheldagriff]

btw, I was pondering about pledging the cameo-appearance and making my DSA-mage appear and asking the Giant to lampshade the vast powergap between D&D-mages and DSA-mages

for those of you who don't know DSA (das schwarze Auge = the dark eye), a mage there is far less powerful than in D&D. in direct confrontation he can perhaps take out 2 or 3 other people before being completely spent, but most of the existing spells aren't even meant for combat. a spell like "feather fall" is deemed pretty powerful in that setting instead of being laughed at.
and when a mage is completely spent, it takes days if not weeks until he has fully replenished his arcane ressources.

luckily, I didn't need to ponder for long as the slot was taken quite early in the run.

[peshk]

Well, let's not forget Midgard On the whole I tend to think that the various D&Ds are the most popular, too. Myself, I prefer a rule system where a single high level mage can't take out an entire army, but tastes vary.

Midgard I still have to test. I only know some people who play(ed) it.

[The Succubus]

Fixed that for you.

I don't care how you phrase it, a cloning pillow sounds utterly gross.

[Zar Peter]

btw, I was pondering about pledging the cameo-appearance and making my DSA-mage appear and asking the Giant to lampshade the vast powergap between D&D-mages and DSA-mages

for those of you who don't know DSA (das schwarze Auge = the dark eye), a mage there is far less powerful than in D&D. in direct confrontation he can perhaps take out 2 or 3 other people before being completely spent, but most of the existing spells aren't even meant for combat. a spell like "feather fall" is deemed pretty powerful in that setting instead of being laughed at.
and when a mage is completely spent, it takes days if not weeks until he has fully replenished his arcane ressources.

luckily, I didn't need to ponder for long as the slot was taken quite early in the run.

I rather doubt DSA is even known in the US. But I could be wrong, though. I for one wouldn't mind to try a round DSA, it's just that my group which introduced me to Roleplay just had bought DnD books. So 3.5 it is for me.

[Hazelnut]

then I know of no reason that it wouldn't go out by the end of April.

Awesome, just in time for my 40th birthday! Best present ever.

Rich, I think this kickstarter has been a fantastic thing on so many levels; books reprinted, magnet, PDF extras, stickers, colouring book, fun to participate, etc. Over and above all of this, the best part has been seeing the penny drop with you about how much we all love OOTS. My OOTS books are prized posessions, and I wish I could afford to have a 2nd set for lending out.

I truely hope you are able to invest in new PC and cintaq or whatever makes your job easier - it will benefit us in the long run, so it was frustrating earlier in the drive when you were saying you didn't want the money to be for these kinds of things. Glad that worked out and I can stop trying to change your mind via telepathy. lol

Lastly congratulations and get some sleep.

[ThePhantasm]

Hold on, wasn't there supposed to be an 8th comic or was it only ever 7?

O-Chul
Julio Scoundrel
Dim Sun
Haleo and Julelan
Pre-Origins Belkar
Therkla
Cliffport Cops

Looks like 7 to me. That's quite a lot! That's probably around 80 new pages.

[link3710]

O-Chul
Julio Scoundrel
Dim Sun
Haleo and Julelan
Pre-Origins Belkar
Therkla
Cliffport Cops

Looks like 7 to me. That's quite a lot! That's probably around 80 new pages.

He meant an 8th oots in a row. Also you forgot the Sir Francois and Elan PDF.

[Carla]

Ahhh, but you missed Sir Francois...so the total is 8 pdf's plus the minis! :)

EDIT: And still being Ninja'd *sigh*

[SteveDJ]

Hold on, wasn't there supposed to be an 8th comic or was it only ever 7?

Yesterday morning the Giant commented on Kickstarter saying that a comic was coming that night. He may be running a little behind - I can't imagine why.

Yes - regarding Mystery Prize #6 "OOTS Every Day" - I was going to ask about that, too.

I recall a post/update somewhere (that I cannot find now) that he admitted missing a day in the middle, pushing the end out to Wednesday. Since the last update was on Monday, then aren't we due TWO more (Tuesday's, and then Wednesday's) to complete Mystery Prize #6??

[Palthera]

Are they? DSA, SR and WoD are popular, too, here, ok, but more played than DnD? Maybe my Group(s) were more into testing than others, that could be.

(Are the comas around the "too" not necessary?)

No, commas aren't necessary. :) But kudos for knowing the correct kind of "too" to use.

[CloakedDancer]

Yes - regarding Mystery Prize #6 "OOTS Every Day" - I was going to ask about that, too.

I recall a post/update somewhere (that I cannot find now) that he admitted missing a day in the middle, pushing the end out to Wednesday. Since the last update was on Monday, then aren't we due TWO more (Tuesday's, and then Wednesday's) to complete Mystery Prize #6??

Nope, just one. But I for one don't mind at all. Rich's been more than generous at this point, and I'm sure that as soon as the comic's done it'll be up.

[nogall]

for all you F5ers with too much time in their hands:
I just noticed that the wikipedia OOTS page doesn't mention a thing about the kickstarter drive. Care to change that? (I've never tampered with the fabrics of Wikireality, so I won't even try lest I ruin an otherwise perfectly fine webpage).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_of_the_Stick

[tomorrowboy]

Is there any chance of the exclusive digital comics being released as CBR/CBZ files as well as PDFs?

(For those that dont' know, here's the wiki page about these filetypes.)

[Skavensrule]

Nope, just one. But I for one don't mind at all. Rich's been more than generous at this point, and I'm sure that as soon as the comic's done it'll be up.

Agreed if things get a little wonky schedule-wise around here I'm cool with that. Just repeat this mantra:
Oh-Chul PDF
Julio Scoundrel PDF
Dim Sun PDF
Haleo and Julelan PDF
Pre-Origins Belkar PDF
Therkla PDF
Cliffport Cops PDF
Sir Francois PDF
Stickers, patches, notepads, wallpapers, drawings (at least some of which will get shared)
Walk-on cameo
And anything else I forgot about.

As rewinn said;

There is only one Giant and we can't afford to break it

So let's follow Denyala's advice and look for a very large pillow. (non-cloning variety please, that is a little creepy, plus Rich already has a beard so what would his evil twin/clone do)

[Xapi]

Is there any chance of the exclusive digital comics being released as CBR/CBZ files as well as PDFs?

(For those that dont' know, here's the wiki page about these filetypes.)

Creating your own CBZ or CBR file is incredibly easy.

Unrelated to that, I don't think the Giant would release something like that because of the quality loss from PDF to JPG.

[Dr. Gamera]

for all you F5ers with too much time in their hands:
I just noticed that the wikipedia OOTS page doesn't mention a thing about the kickstarter drive. Care to change that? (I've never tampered with the fabrics of Wikireality, so I won't even try lest I ruin an otherwise perfectly fine webpage).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_of_the_Stick

It's there:

On Jan. 22nd, 2012, Burlew launched a Kickstarter campaign to get The Order of the Stick: War and XPs back into print, which eventually raised enough money to reprint the whole book series. The drive was the most funded creative work in Kickstarter up to that point, getting more than twenty times the original goal for a total of $1,254,120. During the reprint drive Burlew commited, as rewards for meeting increasing funding goals, to write nine new short stories of the characters in alternate settings or about the background of several characters; the characters for three of these stories were chosen by backers as part of the pledge reward.

Although it should read "eight new short stories", unless I missed something.