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Update #19: Other Tales (and a Status Note!)

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Update #18: Journeys Playtest, and New Legends

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Update #17: Good News and a Following Sea

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Update #16: Final Call to Vote for NPCs and Adventures

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Update #15: Choose the Adventures

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on December 19.

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Sign the Logbook: You get a PDF copy of the final book, 96 pages of adventure, fully playtested, edited, illustrated, and laid out to the Open Design standard.

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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Join the Crew! You get all the prior rewards, plus access to the Open Design Forum where you, other backers, and lead designer Christina Stiles will pitch, brainstorm, and playtest the adventure. A behind-the-scenes look at the design starting the day the project is funded!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2011

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94 Backers • Limited Reward (6 of 100 remaining)

Bosun: All the prior rewards, and softcover print copy of the final book is yours! If you live outside the US, include an additional $10 postage to make sure it survives the longer voyage.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2011

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First Mate: All the prior rewards, and as a First Mate backer you can add new gear, spells, and monsters to the adventuring gear for the voyage -- the best of the backer concepts will be included in the book, along with full design credit!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2011

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Retailer Reward Tier: Five copies of the softcover book including US shipping via Media Mail, without access to the design boards, playtest, and discussion. Meant for retailers who want enough early copies for their store. For International locations, add $20 shipping.

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2012

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Autographed Retailer Reward Tier: Five autographed copies of the softcover book including US shipping via Media Mail, without access to the design boards, playtest, and discussion. Meant for retailers who want enough early copies for their store. For International locations, add $20 shipping.

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2012

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Lieutenant: All of the above, and you may pitch adventures and NPCs. If your idea is voted in by other backers, it will appear in the final book. You'll also learn the ropes of collaborative design and may submit a formal proposal to lead a future design project!

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2012

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Captain: All of the above, plus your face serves as artist reference for a character in the book: A sailor, adventurer, or explorer with your features will appear in the Journeys to the West! Also, if you choose you may pitch adventures and NPCs. If your idea is voted in by other backers, it will appear in the final book. You'll also learn the ropes to lead a future design project, should you so choose!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2011

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Commodore: All of the above, and you command the fleet. You get one of 5 extremely limited edition hardcover copies of the final book, signed by Christina Stiles and delivered to your current port of call. In addition, Christina Stiles, Wolfgang Baur, or another member of the Journeys crew will run a private game for you at PaizoCon in July 2012.

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2012

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Admiral: All of the above, and much more: 1) Christina Stiles and Wolfgang Baur coach you on your adventure and article designs, 2) you are written up as an NPC captain or villain in the book, 3) you may add a whole island/adventure concept to the book based on your map or premise, 4) you or someone of your choice will be artist reference for 2 character illustrations, 5) you get a one-year print and PDF subscription to Kobold Quarterly magazine, 6) you get a signed copy of the Zobeck Gazetteer for Pathfinder book signed by Wolfgang Baur and Christina Stiles, 7) you get 3 copies of the signed, limited edition hardback, 8) We run a private game for you and up to 5 of your friends at PaizoCon or another mutually-agreeable convention. 9) you get a special, full-size copy of the ocean map, signed and annotated by the Open Design crew, 10) and finally, your choice of two art prints or original sketches from the book.

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2012

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Since 2006, Open Design has been an RPG game design company focused on collaborative design for anyone and everyone, and it has published more than 50 game books and magazines in that time. Its backers have gone on to lead new projects for Open Design and at Paizo, Wizards of the Coast, and elsewhere.

Christina Stiles is a freelance roleplaying game writer and editor living in South Carolina. She is the author of Journeys to the West and the co-author of both The Village of Briarton and the 2007 Origins-Award-nominated Faery's Tale, a role-playing game for children. She has done work for Open Design, Goodman Games, Green Ronin Publishing, Eden Studios, Misfit Studios, and Atlas Games.

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