Trying to figure how you came to your conclusion that the $75 and $55 are the "exact same rewards".





The addition of a T-shirt in my eyes makes them not the "exact same rewards".
While yes the Detonator level does come out to be 13.75 a figure, the Bombkit level does drop it a bit, it gives you the three choices, the Mechanic, and the three Relics, that is about 9.16 per figure and a $20 T-shirt. You can then swap the T-shirt out for two more figures making it 9 figures for $75 or $8.33 a figure as well as 3 weapon sprues. I see a difference between the Det and Bomb levels not sure how you can say they are the exact same reward.

Anyone else looked at the Dredd miniatures Kickstarter yet? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/199 ... -block-war

I thought I had enough, but I like these minis quite a bit, especially for non-fantasy minis. Plus I've read the basic rules of the game and it seems pretty solid. (Isn't this the descendant of Gangs of MegaCity 1?) And the $150 and $300 levels come with a ridiculous amount of minis.

Because they only recently added stuff to the Bomb Kit. Until they did so the two were exactly the same.

They have since added stuff - not much to interest me, but enough that I am no longer grumping about it. I was not the only one complaining, but they listened - which is more important. Listening is good.

Still not much that makes me giddy with excitement, other than the steampunk lasses. So, I am still unlikely to Pledge, but I no longer have anything to complain about.

Now that Steampunk Kickstarter on the other hand... if I had the money I would so be getting the guy in a wheelchair!


The first time I ran my Steampunk setting (using the OGL Steampunk rules by Mongoose, with the limb loss rules from Swashbuckling Adventures and the E N Publishing/Ronin Arts rules for Prosthetics) one of the PCs lost both legs in an explosion.

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Reaper is adding a reset button to their manager, so if you suddenly decide that you must add a nekkid Sophie on motorcycle*....

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* Pretty much any time I poke fun at this Kickstarter the Nekkid Sophie on Motorcycle is going to be the monkey.... My nekkid Sophie has become a clothed Sophie and a bottle of paint. (And then more money was added to pay for the rest of the paints in the set. And some more dragons. Oh, and that elemental looks cool....)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/173 ... u?ref=live

Watch that and tell me if you are reminded of anything...

Yeah, that text seems very familiar!

Imitation, or homage?

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It looks like pure plagiarism given they're a) canvassing for business and b) haven't acknowledged their source (or hadn't in the parts I read).

This is begging to be used as a plot device/prop in an early 1900's steampunk campaign. I am in for $20 to give it that opportunity.

The Reaper paint delay is a big bummer for me.

I guess I can just keep buying and painting little by little along the way.

Yeah but on the upside, A mountain of figures at an unheard of price!

Absolutely! No worries for me!

The project passed its goal, with just hours left to run - so, if you want cuddly stuffed rust monsters, now is your chance.

At this time there are 13 hours left to run.

The Auld Grump, I should mention that the video on the Kickstarter site is pretty cute.

Heh - turns out that everyone in my group upped their pledges in the Bones Kickstarter. Generally by between $50 and $100.... The lowest was $15, mine was the most at $140.

My final damage:
Vampire x1 $100

Fire Giants x1 $10

Ebonwrath x2 $20

Frost Giants x1 $10

Mind Your Manors x1 $10

There Be Dragons x2 $30

Demons x1 $15

Haunts x2 $12

Deathsleet x2 $20

Undead Giant x1 $10

Clockwork Dragon x1 $15

Red Dragon x1 $10

Fire It Up! x2 $10

Spider Centaurs x1 $10

Fire Giant Warriors x1 $10

Forces Of Nature x1 $15

Jabberwock x1 $10

Nethyrmaul x1 $25

Deep Dwellers x1 $7

Hydra x1 $15

Kaladrax Reborn x1 $10

C'thulhu x1 $10

Mythos Monsters x1 $10



Shipping Soon:

Undead Paint Set x1 $18

KS Sophie x1 $25 (Why this has a price... I dunno - it is the Sophie that comes with the Vampire pledge.)

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I upped my original Bones Kicksarter as well, by $72 to get the 4 paint sets. I would have liked to have gotten a few more of the minis - hydra, demons, couple more dragons and others - but the wallet wouldn't let me.

Auld Grump: remember our little motorbyke riding succubus is *metal* not just the plastic like the rest of the Bones series - hence the higher price. As to why it had a price: a) it had a redeemable value for those who really didin't want it - they could trade it back in for $25 credit for other stuff, b) I'm not sure, but I think you *may* have been able to buy another... don't quote me on that... [I didn't say this, I was not here...]

Grump - you're getting your paint set? That's cool.

I thought I'd read that Reaper said they were delaying all paint sets, since they had to produce some 300k extra bottles of paint. Maybe they're shipping some early after all? (I hope so, I don't really want to wait until March for it. Had I known, I probably would have ordered more minis.)

I upped my pledge by about $50 -- for a while it was much more, but then I realized that I was buying duplicates of things that I MIGHT want another of, rather than things that I had to have. I decided that even though they would cost more, I should get one, paint it, and then decide what else I needed, even if it cost much more.

I went 2xVampire, 1 of each of the add-ons, case, orcapalypse, fire it up, spectres, and 2xclockwork dragon.

I think that's the list. I wanted paint, but I honestly have so much paint that I decided to just try to use it all up.

Steve

My final total was $150, I traded in my Sophie, so ended up with...


Vampire x1 $100
Deathsleet x1 $10
Frost Wyrm x1 $10
Hydra x1 $15
Red Dragon x1 $10
Orcapocalypse x1 $25
NOVA x1 $5

It was a hard decision but I was finally satisfied.

Heh - I'll believe I got the paints when I see 'em.

If you really want to change your order to avoid the wait on the paints then I think that you can still ask to have your choices reset. Let me look... Can't find it now, but you can try e-mailing bryan@Reapermini.com

They are experiencing a run on paints right now... looks like everybody wants to get some practice in for some reason....

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Ah - I just clicked on my pledge manager link, and I see what you copy and pasted. Mine also says my paint is "shipping soon". Not holding my breath, but I'm content to wait for it.

This is what mine said:

Shipping Later:

Vampire x2 $200
Fire Giants x2 $20
Ebonwrath x1 $10
Frost Giants x2 $20
There Be Dragons x1 $15
Demons x2 $30
Deathsleet x1 $10
Mythos Monsters x1 $10
Red Dragon x1 $10
Spider Centaurs x2 $20
Fire Giant Warriors x2 $20
Frost Wyrm x2 $20
Jabberwock x1 $10
Deep Dwellers x2 $14
Hydra x1 $15
C'thulhu x1 $10
Kaladrax Reborn x1 $10
Orcapocalypse x1 $25
Mind Your Manors x2 $20
NOVA x2 $10
Undead Giant x1 $10
Swamp Things x1 $5


Shipping Soon:

Undead Paint Set x1 $18
Starter Set 2 x1 $18
IMEF Paint Set x1 $18



I'll never paint it all, but it will look impressive. That and the 7K DDM minis I already have (repainting, one at a time). And the new Dredd minis. And the Demons and Devils. And the Eyeballs and Tentacles. And the Tidal Wave.

Crap, I better stop going to Kickstarter.

Hmmm, a Kickstarter that might go well with Arena Works -
Dwarf Gladiators!







They also have a dwarf concubine....

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And another painted Bones master -


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Got my copy of Rappan Athuck today....

RA pretty much sums up everything that I don't like about mega dungeons.

Nevertheless, I have always liked the place.

It just takes me back to the very first games I ran, in a dungeon called The Timeless Tunnels. (One of the encounters allowed the PCs to kill... me. If they got a twenty on their to hit roll I went 'Ack!' and fell face down on the table. Then I mumbled something about the world turning grey and starting to fade around the edges... the PCs then had three rounds to save the dying DM. If they failed then the world ended.)

The Auld Grump, RA on the other hand has... the Dung Monster....

Just because I keep referencing it elsewhere, I figured that I should post this here:

My order:

I feel like this one misses the point of Kickstarter. They are not offering anything new. They are instead just using Kickstarter as a means of marketing.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/751 ... ickstarter

Yeah, I don't see that one staying up. They aren't launching anything!

Nice paint jobs, but... yeah - I kinda expect the KS folks to give this one a shove out the airlock.

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Another Kickstarter from Frog God Games - starting Christmas, 2012:
Nick Logue's Razor Coast.

Folks may remember this bit of RPG vaporware - great looking illos on the Sinister Adventures site, a veteran - and in my opinion, gifted - writer, and some nice dark vibes.

Then SA suffered a cash crunch, and things went pear shaped, with neither Razor Coast or Ebon Shroud seeing the light of day.

Other folks may remember the ill considered April Fool's joke by another publisher. (One that I have not made any purchases from since.)

Well, now Frog God is preparing to make the run - with their first full color book

What is really nice, and something that the good folks at Frog God should be admired for - they are honoring paid preorders from Sinister Adventures. If you preordered the book, and didn't request (and receive) a refund, then you will be getting your book once the Kickstarter is successful.

And, as an aside, it will give folks a chance to use these minis....



Weresharks are an integral part of the setting.

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You know, I remember back in the day, the varied versions of Were' people, and the oceanic varieties never made sense to me. For one, most were's are made due to a bite. Wereshark would seem to be very difficult to survive. Two, when the moon is full, what happens if you are on land? Three, unless you are running an underwater campaign where your characters are essentially merfolk, why would they ever be used. And D, as previously stated, they look like "street sharks"...

Yet oddly enough there are myths about shark shape changers. Not 'were' - for example, the moon does not matter to Nanaue, just being in the ocean. And for the record, his father, the Shark King, didn't want him to run around eating people. Mind you, Nanaue did run around doing so, pretty much every time that he went for a swim....

I do not know if the Rokea of the old White Wolf werewolf game were based in mythology as well, but there is precedence.

There is at least one more tickling the back of my memory, it will come back sometime when I am not trying to remember it.

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