Stretch Goal #3—Achieved!
Congratulations, Kickstarters! You've helped us reach $150,000 in pledges, so Erik Mona will be creating an additional dungeon level for Thornkeep, to be presented along with additional levels by Jason Bulmahn and James Jacobs as an additional PDF download for everyone who has pledged $15 or more.
We've got just a few days left to hit the $175,000 goal, and our projections suggest that at the current pace we'll come very close... but just coming close would be disappointing! So we need *you* to keep spreading the word to everyone you know. You've been doing a great job so far, but we've got a suggestion about how you can do even better.
This week, when you remind your friends about the Pathfinder Online Tech Demo Kickstarter, we want you to tell them specifically *why* you've chosen to back this project. If there's something we've been doing that you especially like, or something particular about Pathfinder Online that you're really looking forward to, or something about the Thornkeep book that excites you, tell everyone what that is and why it's meaningful to you—make it personal! If a lot of you do that, we think that hitting $175,000 is not only possible, but probable!
Remember, that next goal will put the three additional dungeon levels by Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, and Erik Mona into the printed Thornkeep book, going to backers at the $50 pledge level. (And if you haven't already bumped up your pledge to the $50 level, now's the time!)
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Pledge $5 or more
161 backers
You'll be able to see an exclusive long video of the final Technology Demo. Additionally, in thanks for your backing, you’ll be listed in a Special Thanks section of the Goblinworks website as well as in the release of the Pathfinder Online game.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $15 or more
886 backers
You’ll get access to the PDF of the Thornkeep book. In addition, you’ll get the $5 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $30 or more
585 backers
You’ll become a member of the Goblin Squad, with a special icon on the Goblinworks messageboards. The Goblin Squad will receive special alerts letting them know about new information first, and 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. In addition, you’ll get the $15 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Jul 2012Pledge $50 or more
936 backers
You’ll get a printed copy of the Thornkeep book. In addition, you’ll get the $30 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $75 or more
422 backers
You’ll get a printed copy of the Thornkeep book autographed by author Rich Baker and members of the Goblinworks team, and a poster of the Thornkeep cover art by artist Wayne Reynolds. In addition, you’ll get the $30 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $100 or more
1011 backers
You’ll get a special Goblinworks T-shirt. In addition, you’ll get the $75 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $250 or more
61 backers Limited (189 of 250 left)
You’ll become a Goblinworks Founder, and will receive a certificate suitable for framing and a special Founder icon on the Goblinworks messageboards. You’ll also receive a Goblinworks Founder challenge coin. In addition, you’ll get the $100 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $500 or more
78 backers Limited (172 of 250 left)
You’ll become a Goblinworks Executive Founder, and will receive a gorgeous granite plaque with stand and a leather messenger bag with an embossed Goblinworks logo and a nifty e-gadget portfolio for your tablet. You’ll also receive a special Executive Founder icon on the Goblinworks messageboards. In addition, you’ll get the $250 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
29 backers Limited (21 of 50 left)
You’ll be welcomed as part of a very small group of alpha playtesters in a closed playtest of Pathfinder Online. This will be a great chance for you to give us direct input on how Pathfinder Online ends up looking and playing in its final incarnation. In addition, you’ll get the $500 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $2,000 or more
1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)
You’ll be welcomed to Goblinworks HQ in Redmond, Washington for a unique chance to play the technology demo. After getting a chance to play the demo, you will have lunch with members of the Goblinworks staff where you can ask questions and find out what it is like to work on Pathfinder Online. If there are enough backers at this level who can make it on a particular day, we will schedule them together—playing with a larger group will be much more fun! Otherwise, we will work with you to find a mutually acceptable day. Backers at this level are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. In addition, you’ll get the $1,000 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)
You’ll get the ultimate one-on-one experience at Paizo and Goblinworks HQ! Bring up to five guests for a five-hour Pathfinder RPG gaming session with the celebrity GM of your choice: Rich Baker, Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, or Wes Schneider. You’ll also enjoy a three-hour nine-course dinner at the world-famous Herbfarm restaurant with Ryan Dancey, Lisa Stevens, and your celebrity GM. We will regale you with stories from our times in this industry and answer your questions in an intimate setting. Backers of this level are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. In addition, you’ll get the $2,000 reward level.
Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
Comments
Creator Jeremiah Griffin on June 5, 2012
Please offer another stretch goal. I know time is running out, but I bet we will make all the goal offered so far, and I believe we can make any new ones too!
Creator Darren Ehlers on June 4, 2012
96 pages is a lot of content.
Creator Darren Ehlers on June 4, 2012
I saw another post which put the count at 100 as estimated by one of the powers that be.
Creator Mikael Stridh on June 4, 2012
112 sounds even more nice... breaking the magic number of 100 ;) *grins*
Creator Goblinworks Inc. on June 4, 2012
In book publishing, one generally has to add pages in multiples of 16, so we're probably looking at a 96-page book.
Creator Daniel Drazenovich on June 4, 2012
With the addition of the 175K goal what will the approximate page count?
Creator Mikael Stridh on June 4, 2012
Well well, since I really want the book in print now with the added dungeons as well as I want to see this game become a reality then I will be an example to help that cause and upgrade my pledge to that book as well ;)
/Mikael
Creator Darren Ehlers on June 4, 2012
Darren Ehlers just now
Just doing some number crunching:
451 people made the $30 donation. For $20 more they could get a printed edition of Thornkeep. If they all decided they wanted to get this book it would put us up $9020 and about $15 k from our goal of $175.
For the 134 people that put in $5 for an extra $10 they could put us up $1340 and get a 100+ page mega PDF! Why wouldn't you spend $10 more to get that? If they decided to go for it and get the book that would be $6030 more dollars towards the goal.
619 people are getting the PDF already for their $15 donation. If they bumped up to a $50 donation that would be $21665!
As you can see we are not that far from getting the LESS than $25k we need to make the super sized 8.5"x11" book at over 100 pages a reality. It is important to bump up your donations sooner than later to help get those on the fence to smell the blood in the water and throw their support into the effort.
There is usually a surge in the last 48 hours! The closer we are the stronger the surge please join me in encouraging others to join the cause either by bumping up their existing donation or jumping into the ring with us for the first time!
On May 30th people were still saying we were not going to make it past $100k. Four days later we were over $150k. We have four days to make get less than $23k more to get a product that has excited me more than most over the past few years.
Think how awesome it is going to be in print. These writers that are now committed to creating their own levels of the dungeon are going to be competing against one another. They will come up with their best ideas because you know they will be directly compared to one another. A friendly duel of the pens has begun.
Creator Daniel Drazenovich on June 4, 2012
Don't get me wrong, I am interested int he MMO. This is ultimately why came to the website (first time to the Kickstart page). The gifts make the higher pledges more exciting. As for the MMO I hope they keep to their promise of a difficult sandbox type MMO where you can choose your characters abilities through your game choices rather then having a set leveling path that will yield a hand end game builds that everyone will ultimately have b/c if you don't you are at a disadvantage. *cough* WoW *cough*
Creator David Cheatham on June 4, 2012
I chose to back this because pathfinder the roleplaying game was an amazing piece of work that greatly enhanced my gaming experience and and i expect this to make an amazing MMO experience thornkeep is an amazing bonus as well.. lets get this up so that we can have the full book printed!
Creator Daniel Drazenovich on June 4, 2012
Also consider that the closer we get to the goal, more people will be willing to increase their pledges or buy in to get the printed version of the Thornkeep book. We have gotten 3 in the past 5 hrs. We'll reach the goal in 40 hrs
Creator Scott Gladstein on June 4, 2012
^Honestly, I think it could happen. Conciser that we could either get 5,000 per day or less if we get more on one day. I've seen a lot more "bulk" pledges than tiny ones on stretch goals.
Creator Mikael Stridh on June 4, 2012
Well $5000 dollars are needed per day to manage it. I myself will wait and see if we are closing into that goal so I know we can manage it and then I bump up my pledge. I just don't want to raise it until I know that all the parts are included into the book ;)
Creator valakar on June 4, 2012
me too!!
Creator DaFriggenJedMan on June 4, 2012
BUMP THOSE PLEDGES! I WANT A THICK BOOK!