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How to Get the (Now Famous) Player's Journal

Update #19 · Apr 20, 2012 · 20 comments

Well, it's no secret that the Caldwell-cover Player's Journal sparked a little online controversy. In about day, the Journal has been talked about over the internet almost as much as D&D Next, LOL!

It's also no secret that I have publicly decided to offer two covers to the Player's Journal. There will be a default cover and there will be an alternate Caldwell cover. The alternate cover is featured for the moment on the main Kickstarter page.

Free PDF of the Player's Journal: Backers who pledged to receive at least one hardcover Player's Guides ($35.00+) will receive a free PDF of this incredible 24-page gaming aid. Backers choose which cover to receive in the survey sent out after the Kickstarter ends.

Free Print Version of the Player's Journal: Backers who pledged at the $65.00 level or higher will receive one print version of the Player's Journal (with the cover of their choice).

Need or Want Multiple Copies of the Player's Journal? The Journal is a great table aid and a great log for your favorite character. It makes sense to want or need more than one. All backers of the $35.00 level or higher can add as many Journals as they want for $4.99 each. That includes domestic shipping. (Ah, to my international friends, wait just a little bit so I can sort out your shipping.)

What About Lower-Level Backers? They can add as many as they want as well, but do not get the discount. They must pay $8.99 each (which includes domestic shipping). 

Pick 'em up!

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      Creator Agellus on April 21, 2012

      I don't think it really is all that confusingreally.
      Just..some people preffer to have both in pdf aside from the print versions.

      Though I guess it doesn't matter too much to me if the cover art truly is the only thing different between the two.
      It was more initial collector's instinct that made me worry getting only 1 of 2 versions in pdf I guess ;)

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 21, 2012

      8.99 is for print version, yes. Hence the reference to shipping.

      I'll try to reformulate the language on this tomorrow to make it clearer. I have an idea.

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      Creator Dinnsdale Piranha on April 21, 2012

      Oh! I thought 8.99 was for a print version. I guess any print version comes with accompanying pdf. Thanks for clarifying!

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      Yes, but you don't get the discount. As the update states, you would have to pay 8.99.

      Hope that helps. And again, sorry for the confusion.

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      Creator Dinnsdale Piranha on April 20, 2012

      Just wondering, is there any way to get the Player's Journal as a pdf for us Copper or Silver Dragons? If not, it's cool, just curious.

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      The Player's Journal is a 24 page deluxe character folio (think PC sheet on steroids), with pages for campaign logs, spell lists, NPCs, etc. It also has some quick rules references and equipment lists.

      It's a table aid and a campaign log in one.

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      If you pledged at $35 or higher, we're giving you a free PDF of the Player's Journal.
      If you want a print edition, just add 4.99 to your current pledge total. You'll still get the PDF too.
      As a reward for those that pledged at the $65 or higher, they are getting a PDF of the Journal and a print version free.
      I'll get something together in the form of another update of in the FAQ.
      Sorry for the confusion. I just need to find a clearer way to express the fact that you're getting a free Journal (whether PDF or Print) and you can add more Print versions for 4.99.

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      Creator Trampas Whiteman on April 20, 2012

      I guess I'm confused. I'm at the $35 level. If I go up to $65, then I get a softcover of the player's journal. But they're only $4.99 each, so wouldn't upping to the $45 level take care of both covers?

      And what's the player's journal compared to the player's guide?

      Color me confused.

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      Creator Birthright on April 20, 2012

      Will the backers who receive a free hard copy of the Player's Journal receive the PDF too?

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      Yup, I think Vicente's right. I don't think Kickstarter let's you add to your pledge once it's funded.

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      Creator Vicente Cartas on April 20, 2012

      You have to add them before Daniel, you can write any number in your pledge.

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      Creator Z Daniel Esgate on April 20, 2012

      Will we be asked through a Kickstarter Survey about adding the $4.99 per journal; or will that be something to add after the books are published?

      I'm glad I get a price cut on the journals and since I did the $100 patronage, I definitely want to get at least one journal for each of my players.

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      To surfmonkey01: the 35 level includes a free PDF, so if you wanted to add a print version, it would only cost 4.99.

      To agellus: I think we'll try to keep this as simple as possible, LOL. I may already be offering too many options to keep straight. Let's just go with the option to add PRINT versions only :)

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      Creator Agellus on April 20, 2012

      So....
      we get only 1 pdf with just one of either cover for the player's journal.
      Is it possible to add a small bit of extra just to catch the second coiver as pdf as well?

      That aside from the option to buy additional print versions of the journal I mean.

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      Creator Surfmonkey01 on April 20, 2012

      So assuming we were at the 35.00 level already, then for 39.99 we get a PDF and print copy of the players journal, in a nutshell?

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      Creator New Haven Games on April 20, 2012

      No, the print version.

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      Creator Joseph Bloch on April 20, 2012

      I don't think I quite get the math here. For $35 I get a pdf of the journal, but for an additional $4.99 I get... what? Another pdf?

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      Creator Ray Schmidt on April 20, 2012

      If we order multiple copies will we be able to get a PDF of each one as well?

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      Creator Vicente Cartas on April 20, 2012

      Nice on the extra Journals! :) I'll be getting a few of them.

      For ideas, maybe to recoup from the cost of comissioning a second cover you could add prints of the covers (signed or unsigned, as an extra pledge level or that can be added to an existing one like the extra journals), or even high level pledges with the originals.

      Just giving ideas, feel free to disregard if they are not feasible :)

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      Creator Machpants on April 20, 2012

      Sweet this is great, another 5+postage coming for me!

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