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Pledge $10 or more
For $10 you will receive the finished Aruneus source book in full color, PDF format when it becomes available. You will also, should you choose, have your name (or a favorite character name) listed in the credits as a Patron. No copyrighted names for characters please.
Pledge $25 or more
For $25 you will receive the full color PDF, be listed as a Patron, and receive the complete back catalog of all Pathfinder PDF's I've published as of September 10, 2010.
Pledge $35 or more
For $35 you will receive all of the above, plus a 1 year subscription to any future PDFs published, starting on September 10, 2010 and lasting until September 10, 2011
Pledge $50 or more
For $50 you will receive all of the above, plus the hard cover of the book when it is complete. In addition, you will be listed as a Founding Patron, should you wish, and you will receive an exclusive Aruneus T-shirt.
Pledge $75 or more
For $75 you will receive all of the above, with all available digital products pre-loaded on a 1GB flash drive. You will also become part of the Aruneus canon. I will include your name, or the name of your character in the Aruneus source book as a named NPC.
Pledge $100 or more
For $100 you will receive all of the above, be listed as a Friend of Aruneus, receive an original and a one of a kind magical item designed by me and provided in digital and print (on parchment) copy. You will enter the Aruneus canon as a named NPC who plays a pivotal role in the world, and will appear again in at least one future Aruneus document.
Pledge $200 or more
For $200 or more, you will receive all of the above, plus have your name (or character name) permanently embedded on the Troll in the Corner website, be featured as a Patron Par Excellence in the finished book. Your NPC will be featured with original artwork based on a description or photo provided by you. I will write you a personal letter of thanks, sign your hard copy, feature you in an article on Troll in the Corner (should you chose) and design a one of a kind short adventure featuring your NPC. Two, count 'em, two copies of the book, both signed and lastly, you will receive ANY future Aruneus PDFs free of charge.
Pledge $500 or more
The Uber-Patron is what we'll call you. You will be added to the Aruneus pantheon of gods. You will effectively become immortal in the Aruneus world. Customized artwork for you will be created with great reverence. You will receive this special document as one of a kind hard cover featuring your artwork on the cover. Your god will feature prominently in the Aruneus campaign, with a new domain and complete spell list dedicated to you, and will be available to mere mortals only by purchasing or pre-ordering the Essential Aruneus. You will also receive three, signed and dedicated copies of the hard cover, everything mentioned in the above rewards, and a custom T-shirt featuring your god. You'll be listed not in the patron section of the book, but in the credits as an Executive Producer.
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I love games, crowd sourced projects and geeky things.
I've been playing and running RPGs since I was 9 years old. Other projects of mine include my current website (http://www.trollitc.com) a blog concerned with all things SciFi and Fantasy. We're read by a bit over 25,000 folks a month and growing.
I've published many PDFs for use with Pathfinder, a sock puppet based RPG for kids called Argyle & Crew and am currently working on my own RPG system.
Hey Wes,
There'll be an update coming out very shortly regarding Aruneus and where I am with it.
-Ben
Any progress. Would like to see the book before the two year mark comes around. Have not seen anything on your blog about Aruneus in a long time: http://trollitc.com
Congrats man! Your timeline looks spot on for the delivery of goods and I am looking forward to sporting the shirt and game items around my local RPG store and groups. If there is still a question about it, I would not mind at all in being listed as a "Founding Patron" :)
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Edward
Thanks Edward! The more the merrier! Tell me more about the ZRS....
Thanks Ben, I always enjoy supporting RPG Indie projects and spent a great amount of time doing discussion and beta testing around Pathfinder with Paizo, so to have my two loves (Zombies and Pathfinder) put into one book is beyond glorious. I am also kicking this over on my ZRS (Zombie Research Society) site link to see if we can get you some more support before the deadline.
-Edward
Hi Edward! Thanks for becoming a backer! XL it is! I believe other than the existing PDFs, the T-Shirts will be one of the first rewards to come out of this project, followed by more PDFs and eventually the book. I'm building a loose time line for the entire project now.
Thanks for putting out a quality product good sir! I'll take an XL shirt with my order ;) Looking forward to the hard cover!!!!
Erik - Savage Worlds Aruneus is something that is definitely on my minds. I've been reading up on the system and I really like it. As an added bonus, the editor for the Aruneus project is something of an expert in SW. So . . . once we finish the Pathfinder edition, expect a conversion.
I'd also very much like to see a savage worlds version
Hey Ben,
I certainly have. I may attempt a book utilizing the patronage model after I get Aruneus up and running at full speed. I feel like I'd need a bit more clout and recognition in the gaming world before I'd be successful at a full patronage project. Of course, using this project to kickstart the whole line would put me in such a position (I would like to think).
Have you considered the patronage model, where some of your backers could contribute material while commenting on the development process?
If you're looking for Tracy, follow @Rolling20s on Twitter for up to date location status at GenCon. :)
Where will he be if we'd like to say hello?
Hey Ben,
I am not going to GenCon. But one of my editors from Troll in the Corner is, and he's going armed with a few things. :)
1. Are you going to Gencon? If so, do you have flyers to stealth-distribute? Why not? :)
Ethan,
Thank you very, very much for your support! A Savage Worlds conversion is certainly something I want to see done. Which means it will get done, with a bit of time and the help of awesome folks such as yourself, Tracy and Nick!
Well, Ben, if you need a hand converting to Savage Worlds, no doubt Tracy and I can delve into that -- we're old hats. Glad to be a supporter.
Very nice! I've just gotten some artwork from an industry vet - a freelancer who's worked on (and is still working on) a number of current RPG projects! More about that just a little later. :)
Hey folks! I'm giving away three brand new Pathfinder books! http://trollitc.com/2010/07/the-pathfinder-international-give-away-3-books-tons-of-pdfs-16-winners-anywhere-in-the-world/ if you'd like to check it out. Contest ends August 4th.
For those who love Savage Worlds - I've gone out and done a bad, bad thing. I bought the Savage Worlds core rules and read through it. Twice. Now I very much want to convert this entire setting to SW once I've finished the Pathfinder books.
I blame Joshua.
I forgot to add the Herbology to the list of forthcoming supplements! It will include 6 plants which when used properly can do fantastic and wonderful things! Artwork is already 80% done and the herbs are being drafted. Also, I'm calling it the Herbal Supplement in my head.
Joshua,
That sounds like a fantastic idea. I don't have any of the Savage World books but if I can raise a bit over the $1500 funding amount, I could get them and give it a go.
I'm very interested in this idea, it sounds like fun. Have you considered dual statting it for Savage Worlds?