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Update #36 · Jan 14, 2013 · 12 comments

WE ARE FUNDED!

Awed, humbled, utterly blown away by your love and support.  Words fail us.

Having reached our funding goal is such an amazing achievement.  We'll be the 10th most funded videogame project in Kickstarter history.  We are showing the videogame industry that there's a place for a fantasy sandbox MMO, FUNDED BY ITS PLAYERS.

This is history-making stuff here, people.  And you are a part of it.

The Last Daily Deal!

This is the Daily Deal for today.  Everyone who backed the project from 10:00am today on will receive a copy of this item!

Here is the complete list of Daily Deals.  If you're curious how to get access to the items you missed, read the "Adventurer and Crowdforger Reward Bonus - Invite A Friend: Shieldmate" info under the Kickstarter Reward Level header.

SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

First, we are now FUNDING STRETCH GOALS!

The first goal will be to fund the addition of GNOMES to Pathfinder Online.  That is the result of the First Crowdforger Poll.  Gnomes beat Halflings by a hair, just 9 votes out of over a thousand responses.  Never fear, Halflings will be added to the game, but Gnomes will get the priority for development!

Gnomes go into development when the Kickstarter hits $1.06 million!

Our second goal is to fund a major new game system.  It will either be Pets, Additional Gods, or Fast Travel & Mounts.  Your votes will determine which of these systems is prioritized for development first!

Second, we are now WORKING ON NEW MINIATURES!

We will be continuing to add WizKids Pathfinder Battles pre-painted plastic figures to all the Crowdforger Reward Tiers (and any Add-Ons that feature them too!)  Every $100,000 we reach above the funding goal means we add an additional miniature.  The figures that will be included are to be determined.

Third, the EMERALD SPIRE WILL GET BIGGER!

We'll have an announcement of the next All-Star Designer who will be joining the team shortly, and we'll keep announcing more as the book gets bigger and bigger!  Every $100,000 in pledges over $1.050 million adds more Emerald Spire content.

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      Creator Jeff Kaplan on January 16

      Everyone vote for pets/companions that can be unlocked/earned! ;) Ok, it's just a coincidence that that is my preference.
      Good hunting to all!

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      Creator Jeff Kaplan on January 16

      @Bobby Allen. That would be a great bonus that would be a very easy to script. Allow export on a printed PDF character sheet of characters you create, or have played for some time to use as player or npc's in a run.
      Good idea!

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      Creator Sherry Collins-Evans on January 14

      WOW....THAT IS SO GREAT...I HAD MY HANDS CROSS...HOPING MY PROJECTS DOES EQUALLY WELL ALSO.....YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Creator Joseph K Bauer on January 14

      I'd like to suggest that the next mini offered be that giant metal crab-golem advertised on the cover of the Emerald Spire.

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      Creator Bobby Allen on January 14

      Yea!!! Feature request.... Import/export PFS characters.

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      Creator MoonTech Studios on January 14

      Fantastic! Congrats again!

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      Creator Ben Ferguson on January 14

      Result! Wishing you guys the best of luck with this project! :-)

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      Creator fawx on January 14

      OMG! Wooot! Congratulations Goblin Works! Two kick starters and well over 1.5 mil raised for this by all of us fans of the game its self and mmo games in general! Your idea for a sandbox mmo is so unique and different. I can't wait to start beta testing! I hope you all will always remember us and our gratefulness to you all. Do us right and make this game amazing by doing your best in every aspect of this game! Love you guys! =3

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      Creator EOPE42 on January 14

      Gratz to all Goblin Works! And backers for kick-starter-ing ass!!

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      Creator Bill Dodds on January 14

      W00t! Unfortunately, I think the eagerness to vote on the next option killed the paizo boards..

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      Creator todd p johnson on January 14

      congratulations

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      Creator Darklord on January 14

      Yay!

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    Pathfinder Society - Pass the time until Pathfinder Online's release in the massively multiplayer OFFLINE Pathfinder Society Organized Play worldwide tabletop RPG campaign! You'll receive a special in-campaign chronicle sheet PDF detailing an unusual one-use magic item called the emerald elixir, stolen from a bizarre pool in the Emerald Spire Superdungeon. When used at an official Pathfinder Society game table, drinking the elixir grants your hero the advanced simple template for the duration of the scenario. Alternately, the elixir can be spiked with experimental agents to trigger a beneficial permanent mutation randomly determined on a huge chart included on the certificate. If more than one player activates an emerald elixir at the same table, all drinkers can choose their preferred mutation from the list rather than roll randomly.

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    Adventurer - Patrons at this level will receive a digital downloadable copy of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite to play once the game hits Open Enrollment, a one month game subscription, and a New Player Pack of consumables. In addition, you will be made a member of the Goblin Squad. Goblin Squad members will be identified with a special icon on the Goblinworks messageboards, currently on paizo.com and later on goblinworks.com. The Goblin Squad will receive special alerts letting them know about new information first: announcements, blog posts, concept art, etc. We’ll give special priority to Goblin Squad members throughout the development process. This is your chance to identify yourself to us and to the community as a key supporter of Pathfinder Online.

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    Crowdforger Geography Buff – Patrons at this level get all the Pioneer level rewards, including month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word history of that character, and our staff will use your character's lore to create a name and history for a specific location like a bridge, stream, crossroads, copse, hill, or similar geographical feature in the Crusader Road region of Pathfinder Online. Upon launch of the Beta, you will be given the geographical coordinates to the area named for your character. Characters who explore that area will learn of your character's name, accomplishments, and the history of your area via an in-game marker. Finding these markers within the game will unlock exploration achievements, spreading your character's legend far and wide! Who knows, the Battle of Fergrud’s Grove could go down in Pathfinder Online history! (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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