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Announcing a production partnership for "Dark Dungeons: The Movie"

Update #39 · May 18, 2013 · 2 comments

While this isn't Gamers news directly, we wanted to share with all of you that we've signed on to co-produce Dark Dungeons: The Movie. Based on the infamous 1984 Chick Tract about the dangers of roleplaying gaming, this is a project that we've dreamed about for years. Joining producer JR Ralls to bring this seminal piece of literature to the screen is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

We will be joining the production to help write, produce, and direct and are tentatively aiming for later this year, most likely to shoot right after Hands of Fate premieres and while we're in preproduction for next spring's JourneyQuest Season Three shoot. This will likely be a labor of love—and a micro budget shoot—and we can't wait to get started on it!.

You can check out the source material here: http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.ASP

And the Dark Dungeons kickstarter campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/295102457/rpgs-are-evil-dark-dungeons-the-movie

Also, while we're here, have some production updates!

• We just wrapped principal photograpy on The Gamers: Natural One, a Gamers miniseries set in a cyberpunk game. We have a day off today and start shooting The Gamers: Humans & Households tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who pledged to support bringing us out to Guelph, Ontario to work with the team at Lynnvander Studios.

• Post is zooming along on Hands of Fate. We had a meeting with our VFX lead last week to develop the "look" of the fantasy world and it's pretty exciting. A combination of greenscreen, hand-painted backgrounds, and 2D animation techniques, it's looking epic and utterly unique. We'll be ready soon to start sharing some of Storn Cook's background paintings with you.

• We're reviewing and approving cuts from the Extended Edition of Hands of Fate today. Aubrey, our editor, has uploaded them to a secret youtube account so we can sign off or make changes remotely. We are living in the future!

• After posting this we're heading over to the prior update to answer more questions about the Gen Con premiere of Hands of Fate, just so all of that information stays in one place. Check out the comments there for answers!

Thanks, all!

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Gen Con Screening Details

Update #38 - For backers only · May 17, 2013 · 14 comments

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Romance of the Nine Empires, Post Production, and a Gamers Novel

Update #37 · Apr 20, 2013 · 9 comments

Romance of the Nine Empires

AEG has been hard at work on completing the Romance of the Nine Empires 15th Anniversary Boxed Set, featuring winning decks from the five factions who placed in the 2012 tournament. You should have a chance to play it with us at Gen Con this year!

For card design, our original reward was "We'll add your name and a fictional history of the story event you won to the side of the card and feature it in a DVD and online slideshow." Thanks to AEG, we're now able to upgrade that reward considerably!

We have an announcement today for all backers ($250 and up) who are entitled to assist in the creation of a custom card for the physical game being produced by AEG. Due to the deadlines and schedule of production, as well as basic game needs, we were unable to accommodate non-screen-featured custom cards in the base box. However we are at work already on the first expansion for the game and all of your outstanding cards will be featured in this expansion!

You will be able to guide the development of the card based on your backstory. Keep your eyes open for an email with a unique code to log onto the AEG website and submit your card information, including your name and a record of which tournament you won.

We are beyond thrilled that our fictional game, created for a tournament in a movie, is now becoming an actual, playable release (with a scheduled expansion set!) by one of our favorite game companies.

Regarding your questions about pre-orders, we and AEG are massive supporters of brick-and-mortar gaming stores. We will be strongly encouraging those of you who want the game to purchase it from local retailers. As such, a separate pre-order system will not be available, but we'll be working with AEG to make sure that anyone who wants to play Romance of the Nine Empires will know where and how to find it, locally or online.

Post Production

One bonus of our upcoming trip to Canada—and thanks for funding our latest Gamers project!—is that we'll be able to spend some quality time in Ontario next month with Nick Montgomery, our VFX supervisor for Hands of Fate. The fantasy world in the film is a combination of live action—shot in a greenscreen studio with a RED Epic camera—and card art painted backgrounds by Storn Cook. We've designed an animation technique based on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. We're not quite ready to show sample footage, but it uses greenscreen footage as layered 2D elements that allow us to create dynamic animations that feel a lot like card art brought to life. You'll be the first to see how that is working in a backers-only update.

Steve Wolbrecht is writing themes for the film at this stage. We've had some great discussions about how certain story elements will pay off in future DG/ZOE shows and Steve is setting those future themes up as well so they can pay off later. Last week he and Ben did what's called a "spotting session" where they watched through the movie and talked about where to begin and end musical cues, what tone and mood we wanted for them, and how they'd fit into the larger soundscape of Hands of Fate. Several scenes are particularly tricky, as they'll have two different versions depending on whether you're watching what we're calling the "festival cut" or the "multi-linear extended edition."

Brendan Hogan, our sound designer, is working on the dialog edit for the sound mix. Every line gets special treatment, making sure it's balanced, extra noise is cut out, and that it all takes place in the same aural universe. Once that edit is completed we'll go over his list of places where our on-set audio wasn't good enough—for example, pouring rain on the soundstage roof when shooting The Shadow—so that we can bring our cast in to rerecord certain lines. This process is called ADR and is a normal part of audio post-production. The completion of the audio edit will allow Brendan and his team to dive into atmosphere (environmental sounds), foley (sound effects), and mixing (balance).

Meanwhile, Ben is tine-tuning the edit of the extended scenes, which greatly expand the Lodge and Joanna story, give us more Leo, and include a stunning three minute steadicam shot through thousands of Gen Con attendees as Lodge discusses the Firefly cancellation.

When are the first batch of rewards shipping?

Really soon, actually! Orcish/English dictionaries have arrived and we have one more load of JourneyQuest 2 rewards to get out the door today. As soon as those are out, we'll be diving into the first round of Hands of Fate rewards for anyone who elected to pay extra for split shipments. These will include extras like JourneyQuest, Gamers Live, miniatures, modules, and so forth. Look for those packages to start arriving within a few weeks!

NOTE: We have a new address management system and will email you to verify or change your address before we ship. We tested it for JQ2 shipping and it will be even better for this project. This means that you do not need to email us with address changes, but can manage your own account on an ongoing basis.

What's Next?

More post-production, a new trailer, poster design, and beginning to ramp up for our big Gen Con premiere. Plus, of course, we're shooting two tie-in Gamers miniseries next month: Natural One, a cyberpunk epic by Tom Brown and Christian Doyle, and Humans & Households, a "reverse" Gamers written and directed by Matt Vancil. You can pledge for DVDs and downloads right here until April 29th, when the campaign closes.

And finally, Matt Vancil has just announced his first Gamers novelPwned. Set in a fantasy MMORPG in the World of Fartherall, Pwned is based on an unproduced Gamers screenplay that would cost us too many millions of dollars to produce. It's a brilliant story! Matt's campaign is already more than 50% funded and you can check it out and reserve your copy of his novel here.

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Post Production Update & a new Gamers miniseries

Update #36 - For backers only · Apr 13, 2013 · 3 comments

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The First Ten Minutes and Some Big News

Update #35 - For backers only · Mar 8, 2013 · 43 comments

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    A buck in the TIP JAR - and makes you eligible to order some of the “extras” listed below (if, for instance, all you want is a shirt). Please share our campaign with ten friends!

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    The BOOSTER PACK. Lifetime access to The Gamers: Hands of Fate Supporters group at www.zombieorpheus.com - which includes regular updates from the set, BTS exclusives, live streaming events, interactions with our cast and crew during production, merchandise exclusives, and more.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    The STARTER DECK. You will receive the $10 package, as well as an HD download of The Gamers: Hands of Fate, plus your name in the movie credits.

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    The KINGDOM OF HOLDEN. You will receive the $25 package, as well as a signed limited edition of The Gamers: Hands of Fate DVD, featuring cover art by Wayne Reynolds, and a PDF of The Shadow’s Dungeon RPG module. (Upgrade your DVD to Blu-Ray for $10.)

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    The TUATHA UNITED. You will receive the $50 package, as well as an annotated PDF of The Gamers: Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option A: THE SEELIE COURT [EARLY BIRD REWARD]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a die used on screen as a prop in the filming of The Gamers: Hands of Fate, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option B: THE UNSEELIE COURT [EARLY BIRD REWARD]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a CCG card used on screen as a prop in the filming of The Gamers: Hands of Fate, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option D: BAG OF HOLDING [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a dice bag embroidered with the Dead Gentlemen hat logo, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option J: VIDEO GAMER [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a digital download of Torchlight II (PC only) by Seattle developer Runic Games, as featured on-screen in Hands of Fate, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option F: CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also choose a cast member from the list in "Update 5" to record a custom in-character answering machine message for you, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option G: GAMING GRAB BAG [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a grab bag of one or more screen-featured games and goodies from participating companies, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option H: I'M READY FOR MY CLOSEUP [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a glossy signed photo of a cast member of your choice (we reserve the right to substitute if absolutely necessary), as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option C: HOW MANY OF THOSE DID YOU MAKE? [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a genuine Flynn the Fine character sheet, numbered with method of death and signed by Scott C. Brown, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    Option E: BROTHERHOOD RECRUIT [LIMITED]. You will receive the $50 package. You will also receive a rare hardcover copy of Dead Gentlemen's Demon Hunters Roleplaying Game, as well as an annotated PDF of the Hands of Fate screenplay with the director's notes (and doodles), a Hands of Fate full-size poster featuring Wayne Reynolds’ art, a black and white soft cover edition of The Shadow's Dungeon RPG module, and if we achieve our first stretch goal, an exclusive miniature of The Shadow.

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    The MAGOCRACY OF ARCANIX [RARE]. Name a card! We’ll send you a PDF of rules and mechanics and help you create and name a playable card used in the fictional collectible card game. We'll add your name and a fictional history of the story event you won to the side of the card, print it, and feature it on screen in the movie. You will also receive the $100 package with a color soft cover edition of The Shadow’s Dungeon RPG module.

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    The MAGOCRACY OF ARCANIX. Name a card! We’ll send you a PDF of rules and mechanics and help you create and name a playable card used in the fictional collectible card game. We'll add your name and a fictional history of the story event you won to the side of the card and feature it in a DVD and online slideshow. You will also receive the $100 package with a color soft cover edition of the Shadow's Dungeon RPG module.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    THE SHADOW’S MINION - Name a minion! You will send us your idea for an encounter in The Shadow’s Dungeon or a specific NPC. We'll adapt and add your character or creature as one of The Shadow’s minions in The Shadow’s Dungeon RPG module. You will also receive the $100 package with a color-printed edition of The Shadow’s Dungeon RPG module, and your name listed as a contributor to the module.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    4 backers Limited (6 of 10 left)

    ONWARD, TO WAFFLES! [LIMITED] You and three friends will enjoy a night out celebrating Hands of Fate at AFK Tavern in Everett, Washington. You'll receive 4 1.5 pound steaks or any of their burgers, sodas as needed, and one +2 Tots to start everything off, plus cheese cake or Nyan cat ice cream sandwich for desert. Stay up until the wee hours playing games and nerding out with the community of the best (and most family friendly) gaming tavern west of the Mississippi, as featured in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. You will also receive the $100 Tuatha United Package. (Lodging and transportation not included.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    The PROTECTORATE OF MALCHIOR. You will receive the $250 MAGOCRACY OF ARCANIX package, as well as two tickets to the premiere screening of the movie in Seattle (transportation and lodging not included), and you will receive an official ZOE Red Card. During a shoot, screening, panel, or interview—whether present live or via the twitter feed—you may, if a member of the ZOE or Dead Gentlemen cast or crew performs an egregious infraction (such as saying something especially lewd or offensive, telling a stupid joke, making a painful pun, or committing an offense that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity), blow a whistle and present said person with your Red Card. The offending player then must leave the screening, panel, or interview, having been sent off for foul play. If this happens during a shoot, we will record the Red Card’s presentation and release it to the world online.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2013
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    1 backer All gone!

    The PROTECTORATE OF MALCHIOR + KICKSTARTER BANNER [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $250 MAGOCRACY OF ARCANIX package, the 6.5' x 2' vertical Kickstarter banner used to promote the film at conventions and signed to you by Christian Doyle (see update #26), as well as two tickets to the premiere screening of the movie in Seattle (transportation and lodging not included), and you will receive an official ZOE Red Card. During a shoot, screening, panel, or interview—whether present live or via the twitter feed—you may, if a member of the ZOE or Dead Gentlemen cast or crew performs an egregious infraction (such as saying something especially lewd or offensive, telling a stupid joke, making a painful pun, or committing an offense that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity), blow a whistle and present said person with your Red Card. The offending player then must leave the screening, panel, or interview, having been sent off for foul play. If this happens during a shoot, we will record the Red Card’s presentation and release it to the world online.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    1 backer All gone!

    The PROTECTORATE OF MALCHIOR + IXHASA BANNER [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $250 MAGOCRACY OF ARCANIX package, the 6.5' x 2' vertical IXHASA banner used on screen in Hands of Fate, as well as two tickets to the premiere screening of the movie in Seattle (transportation and lodging not included), and you will receive an official ZOE Red Card. During a shoot, screening, panel, or interview—whether present live or via the twitter feed—you may, if a member of the ZOE or Dead Gentlemen cast or crew performs an egregious infraction (such as saying something especially lewd or offensive, telling a stupid joke, making a painful pun, or committing an offense that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity), blow a whistle and present said person with your Red Card. The offending player then must leave the screening, panel, or interview, having been sent off for foul play. If this happens during a shoot, we will record the Red Card’s presentation and release it to the world online.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    WAFFLES, HO! [LIMITED] You and two friends will enjoy a night out celebrating Hands of Fate with a member of the Gamers 3 team at AFK Tavern in Everett, Washington. You'll receive 4 1.5 pound steaks or any of their burgers, sodas as needed, and one +2 Tots to start everything off, plus cheese cake or Nyan cat ice cream sandwich for desert. Stay up until the wee hours playing games and nerding out with the community of the best (and most family friendly) gaming tavern west of the Mississippi, as featured in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. You will also receive the $100 Tuatha United Package. (Lodging and transportation not included.) Night out MUST be redeemed by the end of 2012.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    Option C: FLOURESCENT [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive BROTHER SILENCE'S character sheet, as used on screen by Brian Lewis in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes signed (if you want), framed (if you want), and authenticated.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option A: I'M A WILD MAGE… WILD! [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive LUSTER'S painted miniature, as used on screen by Christian Doyle in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option B: FIRST STRIKE [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive DAPHNE'S painted miniature, as used on screen by Carol Roscoe in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    1 backer All gone!

    Option D: WAFFLES OF INIQUITY [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive SIR OSRIC'S painted miniature, as used on screen by Nathan Rice in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option E: BARDIC IMMUNITY [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive FLYNN THE FINE'S painted miniature, as used on screen by Scott C. Brown in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option E: BARDIC IMMUNITY [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive FLYNN THE FINE'S character sheet, as used on screen by Scott C. Brown in Hands of Fate. There are 50 dead bards in the world, but only one who is still alive. Comes signed (if you want), framed (if you want), and authenticated.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option B: FIRST STRIKE [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive DAPHNE'S character sheet, as used on screen by Carol Roscoe in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes signed (if you want), framed (if you want), and authenticated.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    1 backer All gone!

    Option D: WAFFLES OF INIQUITY [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive SIR OSRIC'S character sheet, as used on screen by Nathan Rice in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes signed (if you want), framed (if you want), and authenticated.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    Option A: I'M A WILD MAGE… WILD! [UNIQUE]. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive LUSTER'S character sheet, as used on screen by Christian Doyle in Hands of Fate. There is only one in the world. Comes signed (if you want), framed (if you want), and authenticated.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option A: THE FLOATING ISLE OF THE ORD. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive VIP seating for two at the Gen Con Indianapolis 2013 premiere of The Gamers: Hands of Fate, with four-day badges provided by project co-sponsor Gen Con Indy: The Best Four Days in Gaming. (Lodging and transportation not provided.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    5 backers Limited (45 of 50 left)

    Option B: VANGUARD OF THE ORD. You will receive the $500 package. You will also be cast in a featured non-speaking walk-on role in The Gamers: Hands of Fate, in which you will be a player in a massive LARP. You will also be invited to the wrap party in Seattle – after all, you’re a member of the cast. (Transportation and lodging not included).

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    The MERCHANTS OF ESH. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also have your game featured somewhere in the movie – as a poster, placed on a table, or on a store shelf. Please negotiate placement with us prior to reserving this package.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)

    Option A: THE HUJEM CRUSADE. You will receive the $500 package. You will also sponsor a piece of original card art and receive an exclusive print of the art you made possible.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    2 backers Limited (2 of 4 left)

    Option B: THE CULT OF SHAD-HUJEM. You will receive the $500 package. You will also get to spend a day gaming with the cast in one of our locations in Washington! Matt Vancil will GM a Pathfinder session set in the world of Countermay with you and several cast members in a luxurious gaming dungeon. (Transportation and lodging not included).

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option A: THE DISPLACED ARMY. You will receive the $500 package. You will also play a speaking role in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. You will be on screen—in costume, forevermore a member of the Gamers 3 cast—and will be credited as such on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Your day on set, including lunch with the cast and crew, will be photographed and chronicled. As this scene will take place during a massive LARP, you may have the option of bringing your own costume, pending approval from Matt Vancil. You will also receive an invitation to the wrap party in Seattle. (Transportation and lodging not included.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (8 of 8 left)

    The HOME STATES OF THE DISPLACED. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also be one of our online sponsors. In the credits for the episodes, you will be presented as a sponsor with your logo taking ¼ of the screen under the words "This Episode Brought to You in Part by"

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option B: THE DISPLACED ARMY. You will receive the $500 package. You will also play a speaking role in The Gamers: Hands of Fate. You will be on screen—in costume, forevermore a member of the Gamers 3 cast—and will be credited as such on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Your day on set, including lunch with the cast and crew, will be photographed and chronicled. Your scene will take place in the real world portion of the movie: in a game store, the convention hotel, a tournament, or AFK Tavern. You will also receive an invitation to the wrap party in Seattle. (Transportation and lodging not included.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    The SUNKEN PYRAMID OF IXHASA. You will receive the $500 package. You will also become a character in our fantasy world with a corresponding card in the CCG. You will work with Matt Vancil to create a character and card, submit a photo of yourself, and we will develop a painting of your character for use in the game and the movie. You will also receive an original, exclusive print of the art you made possible and join us on set to appear in the movie as the character you created. (Lodging and transportation not provided.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    The ETERNAL EMPIRE OF IXHASA [UNIQUE ITEM]. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also have your game featured prominently in the movie, being played in a scene by the main characters. Please negotiate placement with us prior to reserving this package.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (4 of 4 left)

    The DREAD ARMY OF IXHASA. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also be one of our online sponsors. In the credits for the episodes, you will be presented as a sponsor with your logo taking 1/2 of the screen under the words "This Episode Brought to You in Part by"

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
  • Pledge $7,000 or more

    2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)

    THE COMBO PACK, v1.0. You will receive the THE CULT OF SHAD-HUJEM, THE DISPLACED ARMY Option A, and THE DISPLACED ARMY Option B. Also, Trin Miller (Natalie) will bring you a plate of her fresh-baked cookies on set.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    0 backers Limited (4 of 4 left)

    DEFENDER OF COUNTERMAY. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also be one of our primary online sponsors. In the credits for the episodes, you will be presented as a sponsor with a full-screen credit under the words "This Episode Brought to You in Part by"

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option B: GRANDMASTER OF MILITARY. You will receive the $500 package. You will be listed as a Co-Producer in the end credits of each episode, and on IMDB. You are welcome to visit the set and hang out during the filming. You will receive an invitation +4 to the wrap party in Seattle, and you have a standing invitation to appear at any and all screenings and festival events. You will also join us in Seattle to record an official DVD commentary track for Hands of Fate with several members of our cast. (We will do our best to schedule cast members of your choice, but reserve the right to choose the final participants.) Lodging and transportation not included.

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    Option C: GRANDMASTER OF PROSPERITY. Your Own Gamers Convention! You will receive the $500 package. Matt Vancil will attend your 2-day Gamers event anywhere in the US or Canada. You’ll cover Matt’s hotel and travel costs, and dates will need to fit his existing commitments, so factor that in, and please talk to Matt directly before you pledge! Matt will bring a large stack of giveaways, run events, talk about upcoming projects, sign things, and other general convention stuff. Or you can do it as a house party and only invite a few people. Your call.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option D: GRANDMASTER OF RENOWN. You will receive the $500 package. You will be listed as a Co-Producer in the end credits of each episode, and on IMDB. You are welcome to visit the set and hang out during the filming. You will receive an invitation +4 to the wrap party in Seattle, and you have a standing invitation to appear at any and all screenings and festival events. You will also become a character in our fantasy world with a corresponding card. You will work with Matt Vancil to create a character and card, submit a photo of yourself, and we will develop a painting of your character for use in the game and the movie. Additionally, we will shoot a five minute short film with your character—played by you!—to be featured on the DVD release of The Gamers: Hands of Fate. (Lodging and transportation not included.) You will also receive an original, exclusive print of the art you made possible.

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    HERO OF COUNTERMAY. Sponsor Option! You will receive the $500 package, minus the Red Card. You will also be one of our DVD sponsors. Your logo will appear on the back of the DVD case. Please negotiate placement with us prior to reserving this package.

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    HISTORIAN OF COUNTERMAY. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive the original Wayne Reynolds poster painting—there is only one in the world! Matt or Ben will hand-deliver it to any location in the United States, screen the movie for you and your friends, and make terrible puns at your expense.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Option A: CHAMPION OF COUNTERMAY. You will receive the $500 package. You will also receive an Executive Producer credit. You will be listed as an Executive Producer in the end credits of the movie, and on IMDB. You are welcome to visit the set during filming, attend rehearsals, hang out with the cast and crew, and review cuts of the film as it progresses through post production. You will receive eight tickets to the premiere in Seattle, an invitation +4 to the wrap, and you have a standing invitation to attend any and all screenings and festival events, and accompany the director to premieres. Whatever you want—you’re an executive producer! (Transportation and lodging not included.)

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013