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End Of The Road

Update #7 · Apr 2, 2012 · 6 comments
Howdy folx!

Unfortunately, the Mythic Hero project has failed to fund. It was a valiant effort, reaching a little over three-quarters of its goal, but that still left it about $7,000 short of the necessary funding. So I’m afraid I won’t be able to write and publish MH, much to my regret.

While it’s a shame the book won’t see the light of day, I’d like to express my deepest, sincerest appreciation to all of you who supported this project. Your interest and enthusiasm often seemed to rival my own, and that’s meant a great deal to me these past few weeks. You’re all Heroes!

I’d especially like to thank those of you who went out of your way to promote the project on various websites, drummed up additional pledges (or increased your own), re-posted my Facebook posts and tweets, and offered suggestions for how to help the project reach its goal. That sort of effort shows just how awesome gamers in general, and HERO System fans in particular, can be. I’m just sorry I won’t be able to reward your enthusiasm with a big ol’ RPG supplement like you deserve.

Perhaps at some future point the means will become available for me to write and publish MH. If so, I’ll be sure to let you know. ;) In the meantime there are lots of other fascinating Kickstarter RPG projects under way, and I hope you’ll consider supporting them as well.

—Steve

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      Creator Keith Andreano on April 14, 2012

      78% is pretty close, you need to try this again with a target of around $26,000. Maybe Hero Games or Cryptic Studios can cover the rest somehow.

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      Creator Darren Long on April 4, 2012

      I wish I had won Megamillions and I would have bought part of DOJ and got this printed but it was not in the stars! I am sorry. I hope you all still try Villians Vol 3 though.

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      Creator David Bolack on April 2, 2012

      I think, maybe, the scope was just too much. Can you see any reasonable way of breaking it into two or three pieces?

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      Creator Jeb Boyt on April 2, 2012

      I was sorry to see that this didn't work out. Any thought of giving it another go with a lower level of success and more of a ladder for progressive funding?

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      Creator Daniel Dickson on April 2, 2012

      So sorry this didn't work out, for you as well as for us. It was a valiant effort from everyone involved. As you say, perhaps MH will materialize by another route one day.

      We may now have a clearer idea of the range of funding by this model that can be realistically expected for future Hero projects, which would be useful.

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      Creator S. John Ross on April 2, 2012

      The level of funding and enthusiasm on this project, even though it didn't make goal ... was just so enormously impressive. So much to be proud of, sir.

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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on April 2, 2012.

Funding period
Feb 6, 2012 - Apr 2, 2012

  • Pledge $10 or more

    9 backers

    Hero: I’ll thank you on my website and in the credits of the book.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    126 backers

    Demigod: I’ll send you a PDF of the book, and I’ll thank you on my website and in the credits of the book.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $75 or more

    104 backers

    Lesser God: As “Demigod,” plus I’ll ship you a copy of the printed book when it’s done. (Price includes shipping within the continental United States; for shipping to Canada or Mexico add $30; for shipping to Europe, South America, or Australia add $50.)

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $150 or more

    22 backers Limited (148 of 170 left)

    Minor God: As “Lesser God,” but you’ll receive a numbered (200-31 of 200) copy of the book with a bookplate signed by author Steven S. Long. (Price includes shipping within the continental United States; for shipping to Canada or Mexico add $30; for shipping to Europe, South America, or Australia add $50.)

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $300 or more

    13 backers Limited (7 of 20 left)

    Major God: As “Minor God,” but you’ll receive a numbered (30-11 of 200) copy of the book with a bookplate signed by author Steven S. Long. (Price includes shipping within the continental United States; for shipping to Canada or Mexico add $30; for shipping to Europe, South America, or Australia add $50.) Additionally, you get to help Steve design one of the example gods for the chapter on creating your own pantheon! (See main text for more information.) You supply the basic idea, any other input you have in mind, and so on; Steve creates the god. You’ll be prominently identified as the one who provided the inspiration.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    3 backers Limited (6 of 9 left)

    Divine Power: As “Major God,” but you’ll receive a numbered (2-10 of 200) copy of the book with a bookplate signed by author Steven S. Long. (Price includes shipping anywhere in the world.) The book will be dedicated to you, and the dedication will include your choice of an appropriate divine title, such as “God of the Sky” (see main text for more information).

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    1 backer All gone!

    Leader Of The Pantheon: You’ll receive the #1 copy of the book signed by author Steven S. Long. The book will be especially dedicated to you, and you’ll be specially thanked on Steve’s website. The dedicatory title “Leader of the Pantheon,” or similar title of your choice, will be reserved for you (see main text for more information). You’ll also receive two additional copies of the book (signed if you wish), and three copies of the PDF of the book.. (Price includes shipping anywhere in the world.) You’ll also get to help Steve create a sample god, as with the “Major God” reward — and if you want, this character will be illustrated, and the illustration will be based on a picture of you so everyone can see how god-like you are! Last but not least, the author of the book, Steven S. Long, will travel at his own expense anywhere in the US or Canada to run an adventure for you and up to four of your friends on a mutually agreed date. You decide what kind of adventure you want him to run, and you provide the friends and snacks.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012