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[Gamebook Kickstarter] The Maelorum solo-RPG Gamebook
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<blockquote data-quote="AngstToTS" data-source="post: 6044152" data-attributes="member: 6701952"><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>UPDATEL:</strong> The MAELORUM GAMEBOOK PROJECT has been <strong>SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED</strong>!</p><p>Details lower down in the thread... </p><p>Thank you to everybody here at EN WORLD for their interest, tolerance of my posts and for their pledges!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Greetings and well met fellow RPG/Gamebook aficionados.</p><p>I apologize in advance for the TL;DR. Please, stick with me, it'll be worth it. :wink: </p><p></p><p>Folks, I need your help: There's a <strong>GAMEBOOK</strong> Kickstarter project I would like to see succeed: <strong><span style="color: #800000">"MAELORUM (VOLUME 1)"</span></strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Y8GkO.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The <strong>MAELORUM</strong> gamebook is the culmination of a 10-year labor-of-love by author Will Fincher (who single-handedly designed the RPG system, wrote the narrative and did all the hand-drawn artwork.) The very tenacity it takes to FINNISH something like this, to see it through to the end, made me want to back the project and pledge for a print copy of the gamebook. (Well, <em>that</em> and an ongoing 30-year obsession with this hobby. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses B-)" data-shortname="B-)" /> )</p><p></p><p>You can visit the kickstarter page here:</p><p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook" target="_blank">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook</a></p><p>Take a look at the PROMO video, here:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUk3TmnRqE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUk3TmnRqE</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/gpbvK.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Or take a look at the <strong>Maelorum</strong> blog:</p><p><a href="http://maelorum.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://maelorum.blogspot.com</a></p><p>While you're at it, join the <strong>Maelorum</strong> Facebook page:</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maelorum/159982227790" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maelorum/159982227790</a></p><p>and follow on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Maelorum" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Maelorum</a> <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> "@Maelorum"</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/L0gnT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Things you might be interested to know about this project:</strong></p><p></p><p>(a) It's not '<em>pie-in-the-sky.</em>' <strong>IT'S basically DONE.</strong> Will Fincher simply needs the additional $5,000 Kickstarter goal for professional proofing, editing, formatting and to buy some time to tweak the current art and add the final touches.</p><p>(b) He's <strong>thinking big.</strong> Multi-episodic BIG. The groundwork, structure and narrative for Vol.2 are already in progress.</p><p>(c) MAELORUM has <strong>received thumbs-up</strong> from gamebook and industry luminaries such as Jonathan Green, Tin Man Games, Megra Entertainment and several RPG blogs.</p><p>(d) MAELORUM promises a new and unique style of solo-RPG'ing and hopes to bring innovation and an evolution to the gamebook format.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5KHrp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Fellow citizens and denizens, can we lend our support for the <strong>MAELORUM</strong> kickstarter?</p><p></p><p><strong>If you feel this is a project you wish to get behind and support, please, up-end your coin purse and pledge some crowns towards a digital or print copy.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>What? You've been robbed by brigands on the highway? Failed a critical save? Spent your last coin buying ale and listening to rumors at the local tavern in search of a quest? Lost your shirt gambling? Lost your shirt climbing out of a comely wenche's window in the dark (with insufficient stealth skill?) Never-mind, while pledges are appreciated there ARE other ways <strong>YOU</strong> can help! Such as:</em></p><p></p><p>1. <strong>TWEETING</strong> about #Maelorum, do a SIGNAL BOOST or PLEASE RETWEET containing the kickstarter link.</p><p>2. <strong>LIKE/SHARE</strong> the Maelorum Facebook posts on your FB page for the duration of the kickstarter campaign. </p><p>3. Add Maelorum's FB page or Kickstarter link to your <strong>FB status</strong> for a day.</p><p>4. <strong>Mention MAELORUM</strong> and the Kickstarter campaign in the various <strong>forums </strong>you're involved in. <em>(Members of Project Aon, ENWORLD, RPGNet, etc. Anywhere Gamebooks and solo-rpg's might be appreciated.) </em></p><p>5. <strong>Help get the word out there.</strong> Let's get eyes (and pledges!) on the Kickstarter page. It just needs one final <strong>PUSH!</strong></p><p><strong>PLUS</strong>, it good gamebook karma: You get a permanent +1 to any random number rolled and there's lots of little goodies and SPECIAL ITEMS up for grabs when you pledge. This includes monogrammed Maelorum shirts for those of you who lost yours in the paragraph above! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/angel.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angel:" title="Angel :angel:" data-shortname=":angel:" /></p><p></p><p>Here's the Kickstarter link one more time:</p><p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook" target="_blank">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook</a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/L0gnT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><em>Please</em>, hard-working peasants and wealthy merchants alike, I'd hate to see the potential of a new gamebook lost because of the lack of support of the gamebook/solo-RPG community. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/blush.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" /></p><p>Do it for the gamebook genre and the nostalgia you now feel at the thought of picking up your fist gamebook or CYOA. </p><p></p><p>Kind regards</p><p></p><p><strong>~Angst~</strong></p><p>ex-Tower of the Sun</p><p>Knight of the White Mountains and itinerant door-to-door gamebook promoter and tapestry cleaning service.</p><p></p><p><strong>PS: </strong>Please <strong>DO NOT</strong> eat this carrier pigeon! </p><p>(<em>I've put down a deposit and it's non-refundable if the pigeon doesn't return within 12-days</em>.) </p><p></p><p><em>PPS: <strong>This post is not intended as SPAM.</strong> I'm merely trying to inform the gamebook and solo-rpg community of a project in which they might be interested, as fans. I'm in no way associated with the project, other than my wish to see it funded, and my life-long love of the genre. I'm merely hoping to find some kindred spirits here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></em></p><p><em>Please accept this post in the spirit it was intended.</em></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/vTpLo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AngstToTS, post: 6044152, member: 6701952"] [B] UPDATEL:[/B] The MAELORUM GAMEBOOK PROJECT has been [B]SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED[/B]! Details lower down in the thread... Thank you to everybody here at EN WORLD for their interest, tolerance of my posts and for their pledges! Greetings and well met fellow RPG/Gamebook aficionados. I apologize in advance for the TL;DR. Please, stick with me, it'll be worth it. :wink: Folks, I need your help: There's a [B]GAMEBOOK[/B] Kickstarter project I would like to see succeed: [B][COLOR=#800000]"MAELORUM (VOLUME 1)"[/COLOR][/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Y8GkO.jpg[/IMG] The [B]MAELORUM[/B] gamebook is the culmination of a 10-year labor-of-love by author Will Fincher (who single-handedly designed the RPG system, wrote the narrative and did all the hand-drawn artwork.) The very tenacity it takes to FINNISH something like this, to see it through to the end, made me want to back the project and pledge for a print copy of the gamebook. (Well, [I]that[/I] and an ongoing 30-year obsession with this hobby. B-) ) You can visit the kickstarter page here: [URL]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook[/URL] Take a look at the PROMO video, here: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUk3TmnRqE[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gpbvK.jpg[/IMG] Or take a look at the [B]Maelorum[/B] blog: [URL]http://maelorum.blogspot.com[/URL] While you're at it, join the [B]Maelorum[/B] Facebook page: [URL]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maelorum/159982227790[/URL] and follow on twitter [URL]https://twitter.com/Maelorum[/URL] <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> "@Maelorum" [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/L0gnT.jpg[/IMG] [B]Things you might be interested to know about this project:[/B] (a) It's not '[I]pie-in-the-sky.[/I]' [B]IT'S basically DONE.[/B] Will Fincher simply needs the additional $5,000 Kickstarter goal for professional proofing, editing, formatting and to buy some time to tweak the current art and add the final touches. (b) He's [B]thinking big.[/B] Multi-episodic BIG. The groundwork, structure and narrative for Vol.2 are already in progress. (c) MAELORUM has [B]received thumbs-up[/B] from gamebook and industry luminaries such as Jonathan Green, Tin Man Games, Megra Entertainment and several RPG blogs. (d) MAELORUM promises a new and unique style of solo-RPG'ing and hopes to bring innovation and an evolution to the gamebook format. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5KHrp.jpg[/IMG] Fellow citizens and denizens, can we lend our support for the [B]MAELORUM[/B] kickstarter? [B]If you feel this is a project you wish to get behind and support, please, up-end your coin purse and pledge some crowns towards a digital or print copy.[/B] [I]What? You've been robbed by brigands on the highway? Failed a critical save? Spent your last coin buying ale and listening to rumors at the local tavern in search of a quest? Lost your shirt gambling? Lost your shirt climbing out of a comely wenche's window in the dark (with insufficient stealth skill?) Never-mind, while pledges are appreciated there ARE other ways [B]YOU[/B] can help! Such as:[/I] 1. [B]TWEETING[/B] about #Maelorum, do a SIGNAL BOOST or PLEASE RETWEET containing the kickstarter link. 2. [B]LIKE/SHARE[/B] the Maelorum Facebook posts on your FB page for the duration of the kickstarter campaign. 3. Add Maelorum's FB page or Kickstarter link to your [B]FB status[/B] for a day. 4. [B]Mention MAELORUM[/B] and the Kickstarter campaign in the various [B]forums [/B]you're involved in. [I](Members of Project Aon, ENWORLD, RPGNet, etc. Anywhere Gamebooks and solo-rpg's might be appreciated.) [/I] 5. [B]Help get the word out there.[/B] Let's get eyes (and pledges!) on the Kickstarter page. It just needs one final [B]PUSH![/B] [B]PLUS[/B], it good gamebook karma: You get a permanent +1 to any random number rolled and there's lots of little goodies and SPECIAL ITEMS up for grabs when you pledge. This includes monogrammed Maelorum shirts for those of you who lost yours in the paragraph above! :angel: Here's the Kickstarter link one more time: [URL]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/314653974/maelorum-an-epic-gamebook[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/L0gnT.jpg[/IMG] [I]Please[/I], hard-working peasants and wealthy merchants alike, I'd hate to see the potential of a new gamebook lost because of the lack of support of the gamebook/solo-RPG community. :blush: Do it for the gamebook genre and the nostalgia you now feel at the thought of picking up your fist gamebook or CYOA. Kind regards [B]~Angst~[/B] ex-Tower of the Sun Knight of the White Mountains and itinerant door-to-door gamebook promoter and tapestry cleaning service. [B]PS: [/B]Please [B]DO NOT[/B] eat this carrier pigeon! ([I]I've put down a deposit and it's non-refundable if the pigeon doesn't return within 12-days[/I].) [I]PPS: [B]This post is not intended as SPAM.[/B] I'm merely trying to inform the gamebook and solo-rpg community of a project in which they might be interested, as fans. I'm in no way associated with the project, other than my wish to see it funded, and my life-long love of the genre. I'm merely hoping to find some kindred spirits here. ;) Please accept this post in the spirit it was intended.[/I] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vTpLo.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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