The Year of the Dwagon Begins
100% funded in 3 days. I...don't know if anything better than this has ever happened to me.
Let me call a time out for a second, so I can talk about what this means. This is bigger than just "acquiring the money to do a project that I've been thinking about for years." This is an amazing demonstration of what Erfworld fans can do. That's very important. ...No, listen to me. I'm not just kissing your asses. That's very important!
Much of this money will end up back in the hands of Erfworld fans. I want to involve people in the project as voice talent, and that's only where it starts. Read "Cognitive Surplus" by Clay Shirky. You are more than readers and supporters, you are capable of doing great things together if you have the right framework. In Shirky's terminology, Kickstarter works because it's such a good framework for surplus generosity.
I want a new Erfworld.com that is a framework for collaborating and sharing your art, writing, music, games, and other entertaining stuff, centered around the comic. Erfworld readers are smart, creative people with a lot of overlapping areas of interest. (Again, not kissing your asses, it's true and you know it.) You can do at least as much to entertain each other as I can to entertain you.
I am opening up two partially complete documents that you can edit. Please don't vandalize them. If you have ideas or feel you can better organize what we have there so far, please do so (especially if you have site design experience).
Erfworld.com Site Redesign Specs
We need about $15,000 of outside programming assistance plus software and licensing to build the kind of dream website we want. We will try to hire from the Erfworld readership on this as well.
That's our next goal. By next week I will have another video and probably some additional incentives for the main page.
Please keep contributing and squawking about this project on all channels, because you can make this Erfworld's "big leap" year, the Year of the Dwagon.
Thanks, everyone.
-Rob
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Feb 14, 2012 -
Mar 15, 2012
- 2 created · 30 backed
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- Website: erfworld.com
Pledge $10 or more
39 backers
Brag About It Forever - Permanent site badge for your log-in at Erfworld.com, showing that you helped fund the motion comic and are superior in every way to those who did not.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $15 or more
183 backers
Literally Trillions of Electrons - a download of Erfworld Book 1, the Battle for Gobwin Knob in .pdf or other e-book format, plus the site badge at Erfworld.com.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $20 or more
31 backers
Rectangle of Gratitude - a signed postcard with a special thank you message, plus the e-book download and site badge.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $25 or more
147 backers
Stupid Meal, (or Pimp Your Lunchbox) - a sticker set of Erfworld characters, plus the signed postcard, e-book download and site badge. This reward package hereafter known as the "Stupid Meal."
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $31 or more
104 backers
Adept-class Signamancy: A softcover copy of Erfworld Book 1, signed by Rob Balder. You'll also get the badge at Erfworld.com (all donor levels $10 or more get the badge, too). Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $33 or more
4 backers
Rodent Fever - One 7-inch high bundle of sunshine, the new Hamstard the Bastard Hamster bean-fill plush toy. You'll also get the badge at Erfworld.com. Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $35 or more
66 backers
Pink Rock, Don't Care - a Kickstarter exclusive pink decrypted dwagon plushie (not armored), but nothing else. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $40 or more
23 backers
If Life Gives You the Shirts - One t-shirt with new Crap Golem design in any size, plus the Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $45 or more
25 backers
Signamancy at Lunch - A softcover copy of Erfworld Book 1, signed by Rob Balder, plus the Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $50 or more
109 backers
Shiny Circle of Something - DVD or Blu Ray copy of the completed motion comic, plus the Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $70 or more
14 backers
Want Shiny Circle, But I'm Also Cold - DVD or Blu-ray of the motion comic, plus the Crap Golem shirt, and Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $80 or more
37 backers
Immortalize Me - a first printing copy of the hardcover version of Erfworld Book 1, the Battle for Gobwin Knob, plus your name on a special thank-you page in that and all future printings of Book 1, and the Stupid Meal deal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $95 or more
18 backers
Allergic to Dwagons - Hardcover copy of the book, DVD/Blu Ray, plus your name on the thank-you page, and the Stupid Meal deal.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $100 or more
26 backers Limited (39 of 65 left)
Just Want the Cyoot! - One of the armored decrypted red dwagon plushies shown in the video, plus your name on the thank-you page, and the Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $125 or more
9 backers Limited (16 of 25 left)
The Cyoot and the Bitter - One Hamstard plush beanie, and one of the armored decrypted red dwagon plushies shown in the video, plus your name on the thank-you page, and the Stupid Meal deal. (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $130 or more
198 backers Limited (52 of 250 left)
Sponsor One Page - armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $170 or more
21 backers Limited (29 of 50 left)
Sponsor One Page AND I'm Cold! - armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray, Crap Golem Shirt, and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012Pledge $260 or more
5 backers Limited (70 of 75 left)
Sponsor Two Pages - VIP Badge hanger and ride the Party Bus at Intervention Con, our motion comic release party, plus armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $390 or more
7 backers Limited (43 of 50 left)
Sponsor Three Pages - Signed sketch by Xin Ye of your subject of choice, plus VIP Badge hanger and ride the Party Bus at Intervention Con, armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $520 or more
3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)
Sponsor Four Pages - Your face in cameo in a battle scene in a future page of the main Erfworld comic, plus VIP Badge hanger and ride the Party Bus at Intervention Con, armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,040 or more
2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)
Sponsor Eight Pages - Your face and costume idea as a caster in the Magic Kingdom on a future page of the main Erfworld comic, plus VIP Badge hanger and ride the Party Bus at Intervention Con, armored plushie, hardcover book, your name on the thank-you page, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $1,950 or more
4 backers Limited (1 of 5 left)
Sponsor Fifteen Pages - prose episode written and signed by Rob Balder, describing who you'd be in Erfworld (at least 1000 words) plus VIP Badge hanger and ride the Party Bus at Intervention Con, armored plushie, hardcover book, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal (Outside of North America, please add $10 to your pledge for shipping costs.)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)
Dance For Me, Author-Boy! - I (Rob Balder) will fly out to visit you (North America and Caribbean only) and spend a day or so geeking out with you and your game group or whatever. I will bring goodies and surprises and I don't (just) mean booze. You will also get the armored dwagon plushie, hardcover book, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2013Pledge $7,500 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
Adept-Class Dollamancy - Xin Ye will cosplay in any outfit of any Erfworld character at GenCon 2012, and do a photo shoot. You will also get the armored dwagon plushie, hardcover book, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
Master-Class Dollamancy - Rob Balder will cosplay in any outfit of any Erfworld character at GenCon 2012, and do a photo shoot. YES, THIS INCLUDES WANDA AT HER SLEAZIEST. You will also get the armored dwagon plushie, a hardcover book, DVD/Blu-ray and Stupid Meal. You will also get a signed vomit bag.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
Comments
Creator Bart de Munck Mortier on February 20, 2012
Well, I've put my bit in. I've started reading the comic only after this kickstarter went up.
I ab-so-lutely loved it! The writing is brilliant and the visual art is quite fun!
I also think it would work very well as an animated story, so I'm happy to pitch in to make that happen.
Good luck on getting your dreams realized. At least money shouldn't be a problem after this project finishes :)
Creator Joséantonio W. Danner on February 17, 2012
Great update! Happy to be a backer knowing how much it means to you.
Creator TT on February 17, 2012
<3 We wuv dwagons !!!
Good luck to all creative types joining Rob and his team on this endeavor.