Kickstarter has changed the roleplaying industry. The Shadowrun Kickstarter has raised $1.7m and may hit $1.8m before closing. That’s millions. Millions for roleplaying nostalgia. This shows the power of geeks and gamers. This shows the power of native geeks. Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games launched a Kickstarter few days ago. He was asking for […]
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One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 16th February 2012 and was described as "L5 is a sci-fi mini-series that was crowd funded on Kickstarter. Just. It raised $10,400 of the $10,000 it needed...".
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The Women of Geekdom coming to a wall near you
This is the story of a successful Kickstater. Actually, at the time of posting “The Women of Geekdom” 2013 calendar still has a few days on the clock – so that means you can pick the donation level you want knowing the money will change hands and you’ll get your perks. Shaun of Shauncastic is […]
Dragons Vs Unicorns – can there be a winner?
Last month Geek Native directed you to a Kickstarter for Zombies Vs Werewolves and asked which side you would back. Turns out that not many of you back either side; the campaign only raised $3,400 of the $7,500 goal. Step forward another challenger – and this time they need to raise an incredible $45,000 in […]
Would you back zombies or werewolves in a fright to the death?
Here’s another Kickstarter to tempt you. This time Chuck D Yager is asking you to back Zombies vs Werewolves. Which is scarier? Zombies or werewolves? The debate will rage. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2024261727/zombies-vs-werewolves/ So, the goal of Zombies vs Werewolves is to find out which is scarier. From that brief demo it looked like the Werewolves had the […]
Help build an Elder God
Here’s an interesting use for Kickstarter – help build an Elder God. Imagine the scenario. You’re out of your mind and want to summon an Elder God. What do you do? You turn to your friends for help! Of course. Here’s the catch. What if your friends then betray you and push on ahead to […]
Kick start Robot 13 and loot stuff worth collecting
I’m happy to recommend the Robot 13 comic series. I read it on my Android. Now Black List Studios are trying to take their mysterious hero to the next level. The goal is to go beyond the digital editions and do a 100 page, English language, paperback (with corrections). Needless to say the team are […]
Forbeck’s Shotguns & Sorcery novels kickstarts
Matt Forbeck is a well established RPG author. He co-founed Pinnacle Entertainment Group, worked for Human Head Studios and now successfully freelances full-time. Game and author credits include the designer on Brave New World: The Roleplaying Game, Designer on Marvel Heroes Battle Dice, Co-Designer on Genestealer and on Mutant Chronicles: Second Edition RPG and he’s […]
The Kickstarter funded sci-fi mini-series: L5
L5 is a sci-fi mini-series that was crowd funded on Kickstarter. Just. It raised $10,400 of the $10,000 it needed from 132 backers. For $5 you would have had a mention on the site. For $10,000 you would have had a host of goodies including a spacesuit from the filming. The series paints a typically […]
Shroud of the Ancients Fantasy RPG
Time is running out to support Dark Tavern Press’ The Shroud of the Ancients adventure for the D5 roleplaying game. At the time of posting the Kickstarter campaign had 24 backers and just over $1,500 raised of a modest $5,000 total. There are 6 days to go. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1643151566/shroud-of-the-ancients-fantasy-adventure-d5-rpg/ The Should of the Ancients is set […]
The Quantum RPG is coming
Just a few days ago this blog covered the attempt to crowdfund a new RPG called Quantum. The project spearheaded by Joshua Frost, needed money, but was being run by a guy who had both game design and marketing skills. A few days into the attempt to raise the full $13,000 and the total has […]
