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      David about 8 hours ago

      AP will now place #7; it's next target is ours!

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      Sarah Vee about 13 hours ago

      Meanwhile, on the other side of the spectrum, a music kickstarter I'm supporting has gotten maybe $10 in three days :-( $209 away from their goal, I hope I don't have to fund it all myself! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/256675427/jewish-afrobeat-zion80-nyc-residency-and-debut-cd

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      Sarah Vee about 16 hours ago

      @justin: Amanda Palmer. She's up ~$45k today even after dropping a $5000 backer.

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      justin bordes about 16 hours ago

      AP? waht's that? :)

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      David about 17 hours ago

      AP crosses 960k...

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      Marian De Kleermaeker about 21 hours ago

      @Peshk yeah! How great! congrats on the job!!!
      @ All I wil very definitely show you all.... can't wait to see what Rich makes of it. I sent an enormous email this morning with the answers to his question (how will they dress like?). I guess I got carried away ;-) and kinda also gave him each and every ones' bio :-)

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      justin bordes about 22 hours ago

      @peshk WOO!! My mom worked in computing science teching for 4 years. But she was teching inmates in Kingstone. Good luck! :)
      @ Marian WOOTS to you!! :) I would love to see the crayon drawing!

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      Euodiachloris about 22 hours ago

      @peshk: Hee! You're in the land of the employed! 'Grats!

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      peshk about 24 hours ago

      @Marian yeah. I second the "please show it".
      BTW: As of september this year I have a job teaching computing science and a little math to 10to 18 year olds. :-)

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      Sarah Vee 1 day ago

      @Marian - woo hoo! :-) I hope you let us all see it when it's done, that sounds really cute. And doesn't it seem like a good sign that he's gotten around to answering patience e-mails?
      @David - I think $16k of that was while I was asleep here on the east coast, which was all of 6 hours and it is a holiday/long weekend so probably less people than usual are around and online...

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      Euodiachloris 1 day ago

      @Marian: D'awwww: I'm happy for you. :D

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      Porthos 1 day ago

      @David Noticed that as I was about to head to bed. Safe to say, the accelerator pedal has been pressed. :-)

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      David 1 day ago

      AP just got 32k in about 13 hours...

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      Marian De Kleermaeker 1 day ago

      *comes into the room doing a happy dance* Rich just emailed me that he WILL do my family dressed up in D&D characters for the Patience for your D&D party crayon drawing! I am soooo happy I can burst! I will get to see my boy dressed up as a sticky pseudodragon after all *grins*

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      Sarah Vee 1 day ago

      I think she's at ~$30k for the day so far (2+ hours to go) so she might be starting to gear up for that final stretch. Second biggest day since the first week.

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      Porthos 1 day ago

      @Sarah Vee Yeah I agree, but then logistics comes into play. It's not easy juggling a bunch of low end rewards, and they might just not have the time/organizational skills able to pull it all off to their satisfaction.
      Plus, as Rich discovered/already knew, it's relatively easy to get the rewards set up and the initial project orders done. But getting the vendors on the other end of the phone to actually send what they committed to? Occasionally not so much. Perhaps AFP didn't want to commit to things that they had less control over.
      Dunno. Haven't followed the project closely enough to really comment, beyond generalities. :)

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      Sarah Vee 1 day ago

      @Porthos - I suppose it makes sense that the person who would develop Kicktraq would be a kindred spirit to our spreadsheet crowdsorcerers... :-) Not sure why I didn't think of it sooner.
      Re: AFP, it's actually kind of amazing she hasn't done better considering she's had a ton of press and over half a million twitter followers getting constant updates about the KS project every day. Works out to what, three percent of her twitter peeps actually pledged? You'd think most all of them would want her new album for $1! Maybe the act of signing up for kickstarter is a big enough hurdle to keep the numbers down. I do think she would get a significant boost out of more low-level pledges. Everything under $100 is simply "you get the album." They spent lots of effort coming up with limited high-end ideas but not much on the lower-end stuff. Kind of all-or-nothing. Compare to OOTS with the swag packs, autographs, art prints, digital drawings, magnets, etc. all under $100... those sort of things would get eaten up by AFP fans, I bet.

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      Porthos 1 day ago

      As for AP project passing OOTS? I acatually give it a fairly decent chance to pass, though not quite as good of a chance as I would have given it a couple of days ago. It's been getting approx 20k a day for the last few days. If it keeps that up before the 48 hour remind me window, it should be around 940k-960k when the remind me window hits.
      Then?
      Well then it's all up to mad rush to the finish. But it wouldn't shock me to see a pair of 150k 24 hour periods. At all.
      There is one other thing that is very simillar between the OOTS project and the AP project: They're both "overnight success stories years in the making". In one of her updates, Amanda Palmer said practically the exact same thing Rich Burlew did in regards to that when it came to how well her Kickstarter was doing.
      Well, maybe with a few more profanities. Just a few more, mind. :-P
      But she did in fact talk about all of the work she'd been doing over the years building a fanbase and how someone right out of the gate shouldn't expect to replicate what was happening. And she did give some rather similar advice about how one should start out, or if one wanted to succeed at a small Kickstarter Project.
      Just goes what they say about Great Minds. :-)

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      Porthos 1 day ago

      @ Sarah Vee I LOVE the idea that you sent the Google Doc to Kicktraq. And I love it even more that they incoperated it!!
      Massive thumbs up from me on that one. :-D

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      Sarah Vee 2 days ago

      @Peter: I think OOTS was a very unusual pattern for Kickstarters in that it never had any real slowdowns but just went along in a fairly straight upwards line. I'm not making any prediction as to the future or whether she has a more or less successful run. I've just been comparing the two out of personal curiosity since they seem to be aiming for the same ballpark figure and both are artists I'm at least somewhat interested in. I'm curious to see if the very different patterns/methods end up around the same number or not. (Also, I've been counting days left, but I thought they were the same length? 30 or 31 days? I could be wrong.) I looked at a few other big kickstarter projects and it seems like the final push is usually between 50% and 200% of the initial rush. If hers followed that pattern she could get into the $100k-$300k range in the last couple days which would take her right into OOTS territory. And she is planning some huge thing for the final 24 hours (in meatspace and also streamed online) so it could get a lot of attention at the very end. We'll see :-)

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      Peter Cohen 2 days ago

      @Sarah That's still down to the different pattern of the projects. OOTS had only one 50K+ day in its first week. However, over the whole of its run in had regular 30K+days. The longest gap between them was 4 days.
      AP started with four 50K+ days and hit half a million on day six. but has had only one 30K+ one in the last 22. Although AP has done some tinkering with the rewards, she hasn't added new ones steadilly in the way that Rich did.
      I don't know whether by the same point you are counting number of days left or percentage of the run left, but I think we are just about to hit the crossover point where the AP hare is overtaken by the OOTS tortoise.

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      Korbl Klimecki 2 days ago

      Rich, when do you think you might be able to fit an imp mini into the files? My group has been using whatever was at hand for a while now for non-pcs, and the Spring file fills out most of the animals and such (even if I need to resize a raven for my mount). But the wizard has an imp familiar that he just got.

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      Sarah Vee 2 days ago

      Oh, hey - I sent the URL to our google-doc to Kicktraq earlier, and they've already gone ahead and filled in our data on it: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/599092525/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive/ Turns out the Kicktraq dude is an OOTS fan, too :-)

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      Sarah Vee 2 days ago

      More project-watching news - Amanda Palmer just (like, ten seconds ago) broke $900k. Still ahead of where OOTS was at this time, I think.

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      Peter Cohen 2 days ago

      Good OOTS. I wodner what that imp's instructions are.

      In other news Carmageddon is now funded. Of the other two big games projects, Two Guys will hit half funding and Project Fedora two third in the next couple of days.

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      Peter Standley 2 days ago

      Rich, that is way to early on a Sunday morning to be up and posting...or way too late to still be up. sleep cycles man....arghh!!

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      Rich Burlew 2 days ago

      @nightingale: Nice! We found that a Tiny mini fits right inside a Medium mini--perfect for a wizard with a familiar that stays in the same space. Also, if you have more than two characters riding an elephant, they can fit inside as well. Or if a monster swallows you whole...you get the idea.

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      Euodiachloris 2 days ago

      @nightingale: That's what I call loot! Hmmm... I've got some sudden ideas: size the snack to the mini. I mean... it's just to help stability, right? ;)
      @David: And, Malack has humour beyond irony. Who'd've thunk? XD

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      David 2 days ago

      And NOOTS once again proves Tarquin is AWESOME.

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      nightingale 2 days ago

      My gaming group and I just played through most of Zanzer Tem's Dungeon (old school!) with the paper minis, and we have made an exciting discovery: medium-sized monsters are the perfect size for holding chocolate kisses. :D

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      Becky 2 days ago

      Dang! I missed it by that much. :P

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      Sarah Vee 2 days ago

      Ooh, NOOTS! I thought about trying to get "Salamandridae pleurodelinae" to catch on as the hip new term for a new strip, but I thought it might be too hard to spell.

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      Porthos 2 days ago

      Ahem. I believe the phrase is: NOOTS! :)

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      Carla 3 days ago

      @Rich: Thanks so much for the mini-update! You are absolutely the best at keeping us informed and letting us know where things stand (even when the news isn't good)! Thanks so much for all you do!!

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      Rich Burlew 3 days ago

      I have no info on what stage they are in shipping packages, except that they are getting about 300 out per day and they started at the lowest $25 pledge on May 17th. So, don't expect to see anyone's Whole Story ship until next week at the earliest, I'd say. Likewise, I won't even be receiving the books I need to autograph until Thursday, and then I have to start signing and drawing.

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      Becky 3 days ago

      @Peter Cohen, Good idea. Done. Hopefully enough people complain to make them take notice.

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      Peter Cohen 3 days ago

      @Porthos. @Becky etc. Have you considered gsending your feedback to KS itself? The most likely way to get them to reverse their decision is to give evidence that it will reduce the chance of people spending dollars on their KS hobby.

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      Becky 3 days ago

      @Porthos. +1 to your vent. That randomized backer thing sucks. As an obsessive project watcher, I like scrolling through the backer list to see when it takes off. I also admit to backing some projects sooner, rather than later, just so I could see my name on the list as an early adopter. Guess that's a thing of the past. Oh well, I had to swear off pledging to new projects for a while anyway, because I've spent all my money and then some. >_>

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      Jano Fistialli 3 days ago

      Hello everyone! Did someone receive the Pick three (or more) box tracking mail? I heard they should be shipping these days...

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      Sarah Vee 3 days ago

      Both XKCD and Penny Arcade have current comics about crowdsourcing/kickstarter. It appears to be reaching a cultural critical mass. Next it will be in the New York Times or the evening news and my parents/boss will ask me if I know what it is and can explain it to them. ;-)

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      Carla 3 days ago

      @Porthos: *sails out door, lands on garage roof. picks self up and dusts self off. hmmm...how to get off roof? ahhh, grabs backpack off back and pulls out grappling hook and silk rope. shimmies down rope. huh? of course I had my backpack on, I sleep on my side...and I ALWAYS carry a grappling hook and silk rope! see...check my inventory!* Next time I will hide behind a rock if I see a 'vent' coming!!! ;)

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      Martin Doyle 3 days ago

      @Porthos: Yeah if you're not able to watch it every hour (or have a few dozen others in different timezones watch it for you, good times) to get a screencap it can be quite annoying.

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      Euodiachloris 3 days ago

      @Porthos: Venting is fine. I don't mind being blown out the window by a good vent. :)

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      Porthos 3 days ago

      Well this is annoying.
      I just discovered that Kickstater has changed the way that the backer list is being updated. Instead of having it in chronological order and (usually) displaying the time if it was still the same day, they are now displaying the backer list randomly.
      So instead of looking at the end of the list to see how many pledges are being made every hour (or whatever), I just get a random set of backers.
      Sure, for 99.99% of Kickstarter backers, this isn't gonna matter (though being able to quickly find when YOU backed a project can be a little thrill), but for me and other Project Watchers? Well, quite frankly this make me feel a little put out. :P
      Yeah, I know I know. But I had to vent a little *somewhere*, didn't I? :D

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      Martin Doyle 4 days ago

      I've received 1/2 of a physical reward so far from the few projects with physical rewards. One is 2 months past but did 20x the funding and upped print runs by a significant margin, and are shipping now, and I have received a few digital rewards on time.

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      Peter Cohen 4 days ago

      I've received two physical deliverables this month from separate projects (the first two I have). One was due this month, one last. My first OOTS package should arrive real soon now, either one ro two months late. The other is a patience one so has plenty of time to even be early. My only other physical deliverable anywhere is due in August.

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      Sarah Vee 4 days ago

      Dang, this must be Kickstarter Week at the Vee house! Just got the four-month-late one in the mail.

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      David 4 days ago

      Aside from OOTS, mine are all games, many not due till next year. But one is due in June (unlikely as the overfunded x20, and their beta is already late), and another in August - more feasible as it's only intended to be in alpha to begin with.

      Being one of those crazy international types, my pledge here is probably still a long way off, though it is at least in those now being shipped :)

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      Sarah Vee 4 days ago

      @Carla - My current status with rewards is... 2 1/2 arrived between one and four months late. 1 1/2 are not here yet and are four months late. 1 was due in April and is supposedly shipping this weekend. My OOTS packages are due May/June but I am prepared for those to be a little late. My conclusion: Everyone making a kickstarter should add 2-3 months across the board to the dates they think they can deliver - they are all being too optimistic.

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      Carla 4 days ago

      @Sarah - out of the five I have backed, one has delivered the mailed stuff with downloads still to come, one is supposed to ship within the next week, two are supposed to ship in June (*this one!!!!*) and one I will be waiting a year for. I'm not sure I'll even remember the one that I'm supposed to receive in a year...so I am sure I will be surprised when I get the email telling me it's ready!

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A Roy Greenhilt fridge magnet, exclusive to this pledge drive, shipped anywhere in the world. Plus a digital PDF of the original OOTS story, "How the Paladin Got His Scar," when it is completed. (Note: All of the rewards below this include the digital download as well.)

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BROKE-ASS STUDENT SPECIAL: A crayon drawing of any OOTS character, made by Rich Burlew, plus the art print, the magnet, and the other free swag, plus a patch. No books or other stuff added (no exceptions). SPECIAL: In order to get this package, you must be under 23 years of age and will be required to email me a photo of yourself holding your high school or college I.D. (or similar documentation) when I ask for it. Please don't take this unless you really are a broke-ass student, and please don't take this on behalf of your broke-ass son or daughter.

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One copy of Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, autographed by the author, Rich Burlew. Add a signed copy of one "skinny" book (On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, or Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales) for an extra $32. Don't pick now; we'll ask you which ones you want when we collect your shipping address. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/26/2012.]

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One copy of No Cure for the Paladin Blues, autographed by the author, Rich Burlew. Add a signed copy of one "skinny" book (On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, or Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales) for an extra $32. Don't pick now; we'll ask you which ones you want when we collect your shipping address. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/26/2012.]

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338 Backers • Limited Reward (62 of 400 remaining)

One newly printed copy of War and XPs, plus one copy of Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/24/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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80 Backers • Limited Reward (20 of 100 remaining)

PATIENCE for A SIGNED BOOK: Any one OOTS book, autographed by the author, plus the 8x10 art print and a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10) PLEASE NOTE DELIVERY DATE: This package will not ship until all other orders have been fulfilled!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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STICK IT TO YOU: A digital OOTS stick figure portrait of you (and any pets you have) for you to print out or use however you wish. Plus the 8x10 art print signed and the swag that goes with it. Add a complete set of signed books for $300 or message me for selected titles. (If adding books, Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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163 Backers

One copy of Don't Split the Party and any one other color compilation book (Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, or War and XPs), plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the world. Increase your pledge by $30 to add a third compilation. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/31/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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108 Backers

One copy of War and XPs and one copy of No Cure for the Paladin Blues, plus the Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/26/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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250 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 250 remaining)

JUST THE GAME: One copy of the OOTS Adventure Game Deluxe Edition (which includes the original game and The Shortening expansion), plus the new Sticky Shticks mini-expansion and a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Add one "skinny" book (On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, or Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales) for $20 or the 8x10 art print for $15; no other additions or substitutions, please. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping for any number of copies; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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25 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 25 remaining)

One copy each of On the Origin of PCs and War and XPs, both autographed by the author, Rich Burlew. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/24/12.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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6 Backers

Two (or more) copies of War and XPs, plus an equal number of Roy Greenhilt magnets, shipped anywhere in the United States. For more than two copies, add $33 per copy to your pledge, up to 10 total. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping for any number of copies; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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58 Backers

MIX AND MATCH BOX: At least one copy each of War and XPs, On the Origin of PCs, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales. Add $33 for each additional WAXP, $14 for each additional OtOoPC, and $22 for each additional SSaDT, up to a total of 10 books. You will be asked to confirm the quantities of books ordered before they are shipped, and you'll get one Roy Greenhilt magnet for every 2 books ordered. Shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/24/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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34 Backers • Limited Reward (1 of 35 remaining)

One copy of the villain prequel Start of Darkness, autographed by the author, Rich Burlew, plus one signed copy of any other OOTS book that's in stock (or to be reprinted) by the time this drive is over. (Your choice, but don't pick now; we'll ask you which one you want when it's all done!) Plus the Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/25/2011.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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297 Backers

PICK THREE (OR MORE) BOX: Pick any two color compilation books (Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs) and any one prequel book (On the Origin of PCs or Start of Darkness). Then add $30 for every extra compilation you want to add and $16 for every extra prequel, up to a total of 6 books. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Don't pick now; we'll ask you which ones you want when we collect your shipping address. (NOTE: If Don't Split the Party is being reprinted by the time the drive ends, you can pick that for your compilation, too.) Shipped anywhere in the United States (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/26/2012.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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30 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 30 remaining)

One copy of War and XPs and one copy of Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, both autographed by the author, Rich Burlew. Plus the Roy Greenhilt magnet, all shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10.) [New reward! Added 1/24/12.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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A set of all four limited edition OOTS magnets released so far: Belkar (GenCon 2006), Elan (GenCon 2008), Vaarsuvius (GenCon 2010), and the new Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the world. (Add $40 to your pledge if you want an autographed copy of War and XPs, too.)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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53 Backers • Limited Reward (2 of 55 remaining)

PRINT ONLY SPECIAL (SIGNED): One copy each of all three "print only" OOTS books—On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales—autographed by the author. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet and the other free swag. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $7 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $10)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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38 Backers • Limited Reward (212 of 250 remaining)

PICK THREE AND THE SHORTENING: As the Pick Three Box (above at $94), plus The Shortening expansion and the Sticky Shticks mini-expansion for the OOTS Adventure Game. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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200 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 200 remaining)

THE REALLY BIG BOX: One copy of the OOTS Adventure Game Deluxe Edition (which includes the original game plus The Shortening expansion), the Sticky Shticks mini-expansion, a Roy Greenhilt magnet, and any one book (any size, including SSaDT). Add up to two more color compilation books (DCF, NCftPB, WaXPs, DStP) for $30 each; add up to two prequels (OtOoPCs or SoD) for $15 each, or the 8x10 art print for $15. *Total maximum books is 4, of which no more than 3 can be color compilations; no additional books or substitutions, please. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $26 extra to your pledge to cover shipping for any number of copies; international orders, add $47.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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259 Backers

FULL COLOR: One copy of each full-color OOTS book: Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, and Don't Split the Party, plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/31/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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30 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 30 remaining)

STICK IT TO MY FAMILY: A digital OOTS stick figure portrait of you and your family (including pets!) for you to print out or use however you wish. Plus everything included under the $55 Swag Pack #2 reward. Add a complete set of signed books for $300 or message me for selected titles. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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14 Backers

UP TO THE SPLIT: One copy each of Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Shipped anywhere in the United States (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/26/2012.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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5 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 5 remaining)

DUNGEONSCAPE: A new copy of the D&D 3.5 sourcebook Dungeonscape, autographed by one of its two co-authors, Rich Burlew, along with an autographed 8x10 print. Add all 7 OOTS books signed for an additional $300, or message me for selected books. Plus the magnet and whatever. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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1191 Backers

THE WHOLE STORY: One copy each of all seven published OOTS books—the entire saga in one reward! Includes Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, Don't Split the Party, On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/31/12.]

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

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25 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 25 remaining)

A complete set of all 8 limited edition OOTS holiday ornaments from 2004 to 2011, signed by the artist, Rich Burlew, plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Add one copy of every OOTS books signed for $262 (or message me to add selected books only). (Ornaments must ship separately from books to avoid breakage. Canada/Mexico orders, please add $34 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $49.) [New reward! Added 1/27/12.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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52 Backers • Limited Reward (13 of 65 remaining)

PATIENCE for A CRAYON DRAWING: An original full-color crayon drawing of one or two of The Order of the Stick characters of your choice, interacting comically, made and signed by Rich Burlew and shipped anywhere in the US. Plus the Roy magnet, the 8x10 print, and all the other stuff. Add the entire set of 7 OOTS books signed for an additional $305, or message me for selected books. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) PLEASE NOTE DELIVERY DATE: This package will not ship until all other orders have been fulfilled!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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50 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 50 remaining)

An original full-color crayon drawing of one or two The Order of the Stick characters of your choice, interacting comically as decided by the creator, made and signed by Rich Burlew and shipped anywhere in the world. (Add $40 to your pledge if you want a copy of War and XPs, autographed by the author.)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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30 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 30 remaining)

UP TO THE SPLIT (SIGNED): One copy each of Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, all autographed by the author, Rich Burlew. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Shipped anywhere in the United States (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) [New reward! Added 1/26/2012.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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450 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 450 remaining)

WHOLE STORY AND A GAME: All seven OOTS books plus the OOTS Adventure Game Deluxe Edition (which includes original game and The Shortening expansion), the Sticky Shticks mini-expansion, and a Roy Greenhilt magnet. Due to size of the game, books will ship in a separate box. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $44 extra to your pledge to cover shipping for any number of copies; international orders, add $72.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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94 Backers • Limited Reward (31 of 125 remaining)

PATIENCE for THE WHOLE STORY: All seven OOTS books—the entire saga—autographed by the author, plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet and all the other goodies, shipped anywhere in the United States (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) PLEASE NOTE DELIVERY DATE: This package will not ship until all other orders have been fulfilled!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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25 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 25 remaining)

THE WHOLE STORY (SIGNED): One copy each of all seven published OOTS books—the entire saga in one reward, signed by the author! Includes Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, Don't Split the Party, On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, all autographed. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37. [New reward! Added 1/31/12.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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15 Backers SOLD OUT (0 of 15 remaining)

THE WHOLE STORY AND A BOX OF CRAYONS: One copy each of all seven published OOTS books—the entire saga in one reward, signed by the author! Includes Dungeon Crawlin' Fools, No Cure for the Paladin Blues, War and XPs, Don't Split the Party, On the Origin of PCs, Start of Darkness, and Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales, all autographed. Plus, a personalized crayon drawing of one or two OOTS characters of your choice, drawn and signed by Rich Burlew. Plus a Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere in the United States. (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37. [New reward! Added 1/31/12.]

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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An original full-color crayon drawing of your D&D party (or party from another RPG, up to 6 characters) based on your descriptions, made and signed by Rich Burlew and shipped anywhere in the world, plus 6 Roy Greenhilt magnets. (If you want autographed copies of War and XPs, add $40 per copy; limit 6.)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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PATIENCE for YOUR D&D PARTY: An original full-color crayon drawing of your D&D party (or party from another RPG, up to 6 characters) based on your descriptions, made and signed by Rich Burlew and shipped anywhere in the world, plus six Roy Greenhilt magnets, six of all the other free stuff, six art prints, six patches, and one copy of the Sticky Shticks expansion. No books or games added (no exceptions). (Canada/Mexico orders, please add $22 extra to your pledge to cover shipping; international orders, add $37.) PLEASE NOTE DELIVERY DATE: This package will not ship until all other orders have been fulfilled!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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WINK, WINK: As the $575 Whole Story and a Box of Crayon reward above. Coincidentally, I will also be making five completely unrelated $750 donations to one or more of my favorite charities, and I may ask the backers help me in choosing from the following: World Wildlife Fund, Plan USA, Child's Play, Nature Conservancy, The Humane Society of the United States, or Doctors Without Borders.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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A short OOTS story (8-12 pages) about any character of your choice from the comic strip, delivered as a PDF file to you and everyone else who pledges. Basically, you choose the character you want to learn more about, I write the story, and everyone gets to see it. Plus a crayon drawing of that character, an autographed copy of War and XPs, and the Roy Greenhilt magnet, shipped anywhere. (Note: You may choose any character from any OOTS comic—living, dead, or even unnamed—as long as someone else doesn't own the intellectual property rights to them. Or instead of a character, you may choose a fairy tale or classic public domain novel to receive a StickTales retelling.)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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MYSTERY BOX: One copy of every OOTS books signed, plus the Deluxe Edition and Sticky Shticks, plus a full set of OOTS ornaments, one each of the Roy, Belkar, Elan, and Vaarsuvius magnets, a signed 8x10 art print, a crayon drawing, and the "Stick it to You" digital illustration. Plus your very own personal Mystery Prize that you will like. Or not. BUT THAT'S THE MYSTERY! Bwa ha ha ha ha! (Note: This will also be considered a "Patience" package.)

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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Your original D&D character, based on your descriptions (within reason), gets a walk-on cameo in The Order of the Stick webcomic sometime this year. Plus, you get an original signed crayon drawing of that character, an autographed copy of War and XPs, and the Roy Greenhilt magnet.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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Rich Burlew has been making the stick figure fantasy-comedy comic strip The Order of the Stick since 2003. Since then, it has grown into one of the most read webcomics in the competitive stick figure fantasy-comedy genre. He began publishing it in book form in 2005, and would like to continue to do so. Maybe you could help?

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  2. Ookoodook.com