[Achtung! Cthulhu] Kickstarted but what Stretch Goals Next?

RPGPundit · February 21, 2013, 10:30:43 PM

Quote from: ChrisBirch;630169Well of course the spirit of Kickstarter is to see if people want something enough by putting their money down so in some cases the point is you haven't produced it yet, but of course the more finished you can look or the more you can show off the more people are going to trust you

That might be the "spirit of kickstarter", but that doesn't mean its the best way to do something like this vis a vis RPGs.

Any game that you wouldn't get out anyways without a kickstarter probably shouldn't be made with one.
Let me ask: if Achtung's kickstarter hadn't funded, would it really not have seen the light of day?

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ChrisBirch · February 22, 2013, 03:59:00 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;630788That might be the "spirit of kickstarter", but that doesn't mean its the best way to do something like this vis a vis RPGs.

Any game that you wouldn't get out anyways without a kickstarter probably shouldn't be made with one.
Let me ask: if Achtung's kickstarter hadn't funded, would it really not have seen the light of day?

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The core books would have been released eventually, the fans have helped us release them sooner than they would have, and in full colour hard covers which may not have been possible given the big costs involved

Swiss Toni · February 22, 2013, 04:36:07 AM

Personally, I'd like to see some adventures/campaigns.

I think we see to few of these in the hobby since setting books became more popular. Pathfinder seems to be a leading light in putting out decent campaigns that get generally positive reactions.

I would have thought that a good campaign/series of adventures is a good way to hook people into the game as there's plenty of people out there that struggle with time to put decent adventures together for games like this.

ChrisBirch · February 22, 2013, 04:42:49 AM

Quote from: Swiss Toni;630860Personally, I'd like to see some adventures/campaigns.

I think we see to few of these in the hobby since setting books became more popular. Pathfinder seems to be a leading light in putting out decent campaigns that get generally positive reactions.

I would have thought that a good campaign/series of adventures is a good way to hook people into the game as there's plenty of people out there that struggle with time to put decent adventures together for games like this.

We have the surprise stretch goal 98 page Part 1 of the Shadows of Atlantis campaign, and the rest (the full 248 page campaign) will be unlocked next.

Then we have a HUGE campaign to unlock, possibly the most infamous of them all...

Swiss Toni · February 22, 2013, 05:41:10 AM

Quote from: ChrisBirch;630861We have the surprise stretch goal 98 page Part 1 of the Shadows of Atlantis campaign, and the rest (the full 248 page campaign) will be unlocked next.

Then we have a HUGE campaign to unlock, possibly the most infamous of them all...

Awesome, I'll defo be contributing for that.

ChrisBirch · February 22, 2013, 07:26:10 AM

Quote from: Swiss Toni;630868Awesome, I'll defo be contributing for that.

Fantastic! You already get the 98 Page part 1 of Shadows of Atlantis free if you pledge at the PDF Master Bonus £35 level and upwards (you get both core books printed if you go for £40)

RPGPundit · February 23, 2013, 11:35:17 AM

Yeah see, I know that anything I would put out on kickstarter is something I'd put out anyways.
So I'd always have at least the first-draft manuscript done before even starting the kickstarter; because its not work lost anyways.

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ChrisBirch · February 24, 2013, 12:58:15 PM

Massive update today - we unlocked the full colour hard cover Investigator's Guide and can show off more of what we've been working on - the Eastern Front DRAFT cover..

and the first our Miniatures range we've been working on, lots more to announce about that...

RPGPundit · February 25, 2013, 10:38:03 PM

That cover is freaking awesome!

Benoist · February 25, 2013, 11:43:34 PM

Wow. That cover is indeed really, really cool.

Don't fuck this up guys. Make a real Cthulhu RPG out of this, please.

ChrisBirch · February 26, 2013, 05:56:20 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;631832That cover is freaking awesome!

thanks - Dim our artist really is a genius!

Quote from: Benoist;631838Wow. That cover is indeed really, really cool.

Don't fuck this up guys. Make a real Cthulhu RPG out of this, please.

We won't! PLenty of hard work ahead though

3rik · February 26, 2013, 03:48:17 PM

I'm also getting a bit of a Hellboy vibe from this material. I understand that isn't exactly the basic idea of this setting, but would you say it's possible?

ChrisBirch · February 26, 2013, 04:21:59 PM

Quote from: HombreLoboDomesticado;632098I'm also getting a bit of a Hellboy vibe from this material. I understand that isn't exactly the basic idea of this setting, but would you say it's possible?

oh totally in fact the experiences of the army unit at the beginning of hellboy inspired me to work on a miniatures supplement and campaign that would let you play our their side of the war, with strange allied creature/s on their side too!

ChrisBirch · February 26, 2013, 05:40:06 PM

wow we just smashed the latest stretch goal a day early and already a third of the way to the next

We also just announced a bonus for everyone - hooked up with the Interface Zero 2.0 team to create a cross-over book - Achtung! Cthulhu - Interface 19.40 which is free on PDF for all £35 backers and up - more details here

RPGPundit · February 27, 2013, 04:52:40 PM

I'm very much looking forward to a review copy...