A Life Full of Adventure

I dislike it when a Kickstarter's apparent strategy is to get more money out of the people who already pledged instead of trying to get more individual pledges. I've noticed it both in the Larry Elmore: The Complete Elmore Artbook and in the KODT Live Action Series Kickstarters, which have some overlapping professionals working on them. 

When I signed up to play EarthDawn at SnowCon 2014, I had no idea the guy running it was also in charge of the new edition, which is currently funding on Kickstarter .  Josh Harrison was extremely enthusiastic about the game. He was a fan and heavily into the online community before becoming part of the development team. He's also from around these parts, which never ceases to amaze me.  It had been a long time since I played, but Josh brought back the excitement I had playing years ago. Our game got a little silly*, but it really cemented us in the fantasy realm. I'm now backing it at a level that will get me the paperback player's manual (even if he is planning on making it digest size). I gave him some of my opinions on Kickstarters (very unsolicited), but he seemed like he had everything under control. I wish him the best of luck for a GenCon 2014 release. *Ask me about the bubble pipe and extensive underground bubble trades if you really want to know....

You can't necessarily tell from this gaming blog, but I am a HUGE fan of Knights of the Dinner Table. From issue #1 on, I have been a loyal, drooling fan. The big news, if you haven't heard it already, is that they are doing a live-action webseries Kickstarter. Watch BA, Bob, Dave, Sarah, Brian, Weird Pete, and maybe even Squirrely live! I jumped in at $50 to begin. The more I see, the harder it is to keep uping my pledge...

My Complete Elmore books arrived yesterday from Larry Elmore's Kickstarter campaign! The book is big, with thick pages. It's an artistic autobiography of sorts with his art spread all over the place. And there are copies of prints from his BECMI covers. And there's a BW sketch book. So much goodness!

For a few weeks I have been tempted by previews of this new Kickstarter for a game called Torn Armor. The game itself didn't necessarily appeal to me, and I still haven't taken the time to watch the video and see how the game works. However, the miniatures are completely original and are what has caught my eye. From mice to yuan-ti to stone golems and armored warriors, these miniatures look amazing. I don't know if I'll have the spending money to join at the level I want to, but I want to help get the word out. These miniatures look GREAT! Oh, and I guess there's a game they come with, too. :) Check it out. Drool. Back it if you can. Their Kickstarter video: