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RPG Crowdfunding News 052: The Lost Citadel, Ebonclad, The Chapel on the Cliffs, Tale of the Wizard’
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<blockquote data-quote="Desh-Rae-Halra" data-source="post: 7718524" data-attributes="member: 81852"><p>I have been watching The Lost Citadel and one small element bothers me. A backer asked what keeps the dead (undead) away from the city, and the answer was basically "Well, that's a secret".</p><p>Maybe that is supposed to be intriguing and intended to make me want to pledge for the book, but if this is the main factor that supports why your setting is different, and you are banking that I will shell out $25 for the base PDF, or $57 for the print version without knowing this, you are wrong. To me, it would be better to say almost anything about this facet "It is a highly guarded secret, metaphysical theories abound on this, the city is protected by (insert God/Goddess) name, but faith has been slowly eroding" etc. Being that it is a low-magic setting, its clearly not as simple as a big ward. Keeping this a secret until you buy a copy (or wait for a review, which means you don't participate in the funding process) is a mistake in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>The other thing briefly mentioned is that this is one of those multi-media Kickstarters, meaning that stretch goals include things like a Fiction anthology, soundtracks, etc. So the campaign is structured via stretch goals to unlock those kinds of things. </p><p></p><p>If you are a fan of that approach (like the series of Shadows of Esteren Kickstarters), then this is probably a good thing. However, if you are really just into the rules and direct game supplements, its a little bit harder of a sell because some of the stretch goals probably wont matter to you. </p><p>Fortunately, it is already funded. </p><p></p><p>I'm a fan of our own Mousferatu (Ari Marmell), but I can't say I am completely sold on this Kickstarter. From looking at the page and the comments, it seems like he was involved in the idea of this project and will be doing some writing, but he seems to have a smaller role than I would prefer. </p><p></p><p>As far as Atlas Animalia, do we need to know the mating patterns of things like a Chimera or an Otyugh? Is that a thing? I can't imagine that one of the selling points of this book is that you can tell your friends "Dude, this has an illustrations of two Otyughs f**king!" </p><p>Different strokes for......uh...nevermind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Desh-Rae-Halra, post: 7718524, member: 81852"] I have been watching The Lost Citadel and one small element bothers me. A backer asked what keeps the dead (undead) away from the city, and the answer was basically "Well, that's a secret". Maybe that is supposed to be intriguing and intended to make me want to pledge for the book, but if this is the main factor that supports why your setting is different, and you are banking that I will shell out $25 for the base PDF, or $57 for the print version without knowing this, you are wrong. To me, it would be better to say almost anything about this facet "It is a highly guarded secret, metaphysical theories abound on this, the city is protected by (insert God/Goddess) name, but faith has been slowly eroding" etc. Being that it is a low-magic setting, its clearly not as simple as a big ward. Keeping this a secret until you buy a copy (or wait for a review, which means you don't participate in the funding process) is a mistake in my opinion. The other thing briefly mentioned is that this is one of those multi-media Kickstarters, meaning that stretch goals include things like a Fiction anthology, soundtracks, etc. So the campaign is structured via stretch goals to unlock those kinds of things. If you are a fan of that approach (like the series of Shadows of Esteren Kickstarters), then this is probably a good thing. However, if you are really just into the rules and direct game supplements, its a little bit harder of a sell because some of the stretch goals probably wont matter to you. Fortunately, it is already funded. I'm a fan of our own Mousferatu (Ari Marmell), but I can't say I am completely sold on this Kickstarter. From looking at the page and the comments, it seems like he was involved in the idea of this project and will be doing some writing, but he seems to have a smaller role than I would prefer. As far as Atlas Animalia, do we need to know the mating patterns of things like a Chimera or an Otyugh? Is that a thing? I can't imagine that one of the selling points of this book is that you can tell your friends "Dude, this has an illustrations of two Otyughs f**king!" Different strokes for......uh...nevermind. [/QUOTE]
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