Re: Well, shit... (G:AR Kickstarter)
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:31 am
I want to make a joke about "hanging a lampshade on them", but...
[url=https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/633338397977743360]@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins[/url] on 17 August wrote:G:AR playable characters-Complete list
Ears
Biscuit
Chief
Complains
Dies
Forgath
Fumbles
Grem
Kin
Klik
K'seliss
Minmax
NotWalter
Saves
Thaco
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:I have got to figure out a way to get these G:AR cards drawn. There's just so damn many of them. It's hard not to feel overwhelmed and angry
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:I might have to just take 2 weeks off the comic or something, but I really don't want to do that.
[url=https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/635929032895279105]@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins[/url] on 24 August wrote:.@kickstarter has been doing an AMAZING job with helping get that backers list. I'll let you know, the second I have it! #GARBacker #Goblins
[url=https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/635929364836671488]@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins[/url] on 24 August wrote:Once we have that complete backers list, we'll begin the process of making sure we can find every one of you. Yes... we WILL find you...
[url=https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/638771786851725312]@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins[/url], about 13 hours ago wrote:Ladies, gentlemen, souls and the soulless. I haven't even opened it yet, but I have... in my inbox... the backers list. #GARBacker #Goblins
There seems to be something big coming. in the blog he hints at contracts to be signed....[url=https://twitter.com/Thunt_Goblins/status/638928913146638336]@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins[/url], about 3 hours ago wrote:Blog post about the Kickstarter Backer list. #GARBacker #Goblins http://www.goblinscomic.org/the-list-its-mine-all-mine/
Since then he published at least two loot cards (the gnomish "crossbow", and the "scalemail" shoulder protectors).@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:I just counted. I have 14 loot cards left to draw. After that, a few player character cards and then location cards.
I deleted some previous posts, to reduce the multi-posts. And they're not actual anymore anyway.@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:Currently the only playable copy of Goblins: Alternate Realities, in existence. I'm SO close to being done the art.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, I am now finished the artwork for ALL loot and encounter cards! YES! #GARBacker #Goblins
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@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:I have some player character cards left to draw and then all the location cards (which aren't very art intensive). That's it! #excited
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:I know I'm behind in various things, like Thuntonian Lore, etc. I've been busting my butt on G:AR. I'll catch up very soon.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:G:AR progress so far. Note: Some of the info on the cards is wrong or missing. #GARBacker #Goblins
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:Under the VOTE button: Just put page 1 of 3, describing aspects of G:AR. Page 2 and 3 coming over the next 48 hrs. http://www.goblinscomic.org
edited to add:@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_Goblins wrote:Here's page 1 of 3, explaining some fundamentals of G:AR. Page 2 is under the VOTE button. http://www.goblinscomic.org/
Barbarian is attack only (axe symbol), paladin is both our either attack and defense (half axe, half shield)?Guus wrote:Paladin is like a barbarian but with a parameter? That sucks
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:Sigh. I may have to bite the bullet and hire some help to finish the last bit of G:AR. There's just too much on my plate.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:Everything in my life has been suffering while I've been working on G:AR. The closer I get to the top of this mountain, the steeper it seems
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:If you're interested, it's approx 60 cards (that take place in a dungeon) and 60 cards (in a fantasy city). So... a lot of work.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:So yesterday I talked to an artist about hiring them to finish the location cards art. Very nice, very talented artist.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:I explained what I needed and they say they'd need a year. Having it said back to me like that was a punch in the gut. b/c they're right.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:But I don't have a year. I need 'em in a month at most. So I'm doing them myself. I can't hire anyone. Here's why...
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:If I were to put an employee through what I'm putting myself through, I'd be so sued. I've been drawing G:AR cards since yesterday.
@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:I know this all seems melodramatic, but I get like that during all nighters lol.
Also, pulling G:AR all-nighters will mean less time for Goblinscomic, so expect slow shading and updating....@[color=red]Thunt[/color]_[color=Green]Goblins[/color] wrote:The same way Batman made it back to Gotham in ten minutes in Dark Knight Rises.@HappyCatDragon wrote:@Thunt_Goblins wait how can you do in a month, paralel to goblins no less, what others can only do in a year?
@Thunt_Goblins: @hataroni After I finish shading the current page, I'm thinking about taking 2 or 3 weeks off Goblins to focus 100% on G:AR.
He's not the one making the game. He's doing the development, but printing and selling are being handled by a gaming company. That company is putting up the money, out of their own pockets, to print the game, advertise it, and ship copies to every Kickstarter backer (even though they had nothing to do with the Kickstarter campaign and got precisely zero of the money from it). They're being very generous and very patient, but they can't wait forever. Thunt was pressuring himself months ago, saying he was overdue and he couldn't make them wait.RocketScientist wrote:Why does he only have a month to get this done?