Steve Long Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter do I have to pledge something to buy a copy of the book at a later date? Not specifically, no. However: 1. There's no guarantee a Kickstarter will succeed. If it fails, the book in question may never get created. If you don't back the Kickstarter on the assumption that "I can buy the book later," you may end up contributing to a project failure that means you'll never get the book. If you want to maximize your chances of getting a book that Hero is Kickstartering, your best bet by far is to back the project. 2. Even if a project succeeds, you don't necessarily know how many copies of the book the Kickstarter creator (Hero Games in this case) plans to print with the money. The plan may simply be to print enough to satisfy the backers and no more (thus avoiding inventory costs). Again, your best bet for making sure you get a copy of a book you want is to back the project. Now of course, the BotE Kickstarter is a little different, since you know the book's already been created -- it's not like Hero's saying, "If we get the money we'll start writing the book." At the very least it's safe to assume that a PDF of BotE will eventually go on sale regardless of how the Kickstarter does. But you shouldn't assume that for any future projects, where that won't be the case. Going forward the failure of a Kickstarter for a new book means "no book at all, in any form." So your best bet overall is to back Kickstarters and keep that from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndreare Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Supporting the kickstarter project is risk free. If the goal is not met then you loose nothing. If it is met, you essentially preordered a book at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Hey folx! Earlier this week I had a great time talking to the guys at the BAMF! podcast about The Book Of The Empress and related coolness. Stop on by and give it a listen: BAMF Podcast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter I'm a minion. Appropriate, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Pledged for $80 would have gone for $200, but Christmas tapped me out. Three months from now though. Imperial Viceroy: As “Imperial Herald” QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter I just didn't need a signed copy with that high a number. This is a book that I read once and put on the shelf. On the bright side, I'm also the guy who dumps tons of money on Hero to make sure all my players have copies of the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter This lowly Battalioneer wishes to report that total conquest is close to fruition ahead of schedule. With just One Hundred and Forty Six more of your Dollar units*, we will have achieved victory and pleased the Empress. All hail V'han! * as of this post anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Quantum Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter All is as I have foreseen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Quantum Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Someone just canceled a pledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Someone just canceled a pledge. Much sadness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter hehe...well I got some extra money this month from my aunt for working on her computer. Bumped my pledge to the $80 variety. Go Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter I plan to pledge too...as I want the book..just not sure how much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Looks like we need less than 100 at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter That's great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter $10,014! Goal met! Congrats to HERO and its fans This project will be funded on Monday Jan 30, 12:00am EST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter That's even better news! Congrats to all. Be interesting to see the final amount pledged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter With all these people kicking the Empress, it's no wonder she wants to conquer Earth. Cut it out already! Er, I mean congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter We did it! Thanx to everyone who's pledged their support so far. There's still 21 days to go so hopefully the hits will just keep on comin'. We're already discussing some potential freebies and bennies we can offer all the backers as we strive to meet new secondary goals -- we'll have more information on that soon hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorax300 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter If I may ask what happens to the extra cash when a Kickstarter surpasses it's intial goal? Can it be funnled into another Kickstarter? And congratluations! hopefully we can see more successful kickstarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Extra Cash to Fund Kickstarter Project 2 maybe. idk QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter If I may ask what happens to the extra cash when a Kickstarter surpasses it's intial goal? Can it be funnled into another Kickstarter? The extra money, like all the other money, goes to the project creator (Hero Games, in this case), who can decide to do whatever he wants with it. It's not uncommon for creators to use extra money to improve the product, often by using the improvements as an enticement to meet secondary goals (as in, "Now that we've reached our goal of $X, if we reach our new goal of $X+2,500 we'll make the book a hardcover" or "we'll add a new chapter covering Y topic" or "we'll change the art to full color"). Another possibility, if the creator wants to do future Kickstarters, is to bank the money and in effect use it to reduce his desired goal for the next project. But it's his money, and if he wants to blow it all on a trip to Aruba, he can do that too. I don't know for certain what Jason et al. are considering doing with the BotE revenue beyond $10,000. However, I feel safe in saying that it will be something responsible and useful, and not a trip to Aruba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Good to know that we've reached our target. (And there was much rejoicing :celebrate:celebrate:celebrate ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Steve posted a link to a PDF of the Table of Contents for BOTE on the Kickstarter Updates page, and it looks pretty awesome! Besides all the well-thought-out details for V'han and her empire, it includes a ton of cool stuff that looks to be useful for Champions campaigns that don't even use her. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herogames/the-book-of-the-empress/posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Steve posted a link to a PDF of the Table of Contents for BOTE on the Kickstarter Updates page, and it looks pretty awesome! Besides all the well-thought-out details for V'han and her empire, it includes a ton of cool stuff that looks to be useful for Champions campaigns that don't even use her. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herogames/the-book-of-the-empress/posts Malvaworld? Hello yet more uses for Champs Beyond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Re: BOOK OF THE EMPRESS Kickstarter Malvaworld? Oh yeah, baby -- Malvaworld. MWAH hah hah hah hah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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