The below is a list of RPG Related Kickstarters that were estimated to ship (I am using the ship date for the physical item, not the PDF if there is one) April 2013 or earlier. I was going to add Indiegogo projects to the list, but they are so few (and this list got so long) I'll summarize as follows: LotFP stuff that I supported over the summer has not shipped, but Indiegogo doesn't force an estimated shipping date . Barrowmaze II shipped on time!
Updated 3/26/13
Small side note - I find that the longer a Kickstarter goes past it's due date, the less I care about the product. Running long leads to apathy and kills good will.
Colors for Actual Ship Date are as follows (note - coding has changed since last update):
Red: Hasn't shipped and is a year or more overdue. This includes projects that the creator has stated are for all intents and purposes dead. This is the zone where you can expect to lose your money. No updates for 3 or more months will also land you here
Orange: Late by more than 3 months but not quite a year
Green: Shipped on time. Holy Shit!
Nystul's Infinite Dungeon
Goal: $2,000 Total: $16,017 Funded: June 3, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: September 2012 DEAD
Read here for the horror story
Axes & Anvils
Goal: $1,000 Total: $35,000 Funded: August 11, 2012
Far West
Goal: $5,000 Total: $49,324 Funded: August 25, 2011
Estimated Ship Date: December, 2011 Actual Ship Date: Not Shipped (and has missed interim ship dates)
after 4 weeks of updates we've knocked off:
10% of Chapter 6's editing
5% of Chapter 7's editing
5% of Chapter 8's editing
5% of Chapter 9's editing
5% of Chapter 10's editing
10% of incidental art
1 portrait (1% progress)
2 colds
1 flu
1 con
20" of snow
Just think, at this rate it has an outside chance of releasing nearly 2 years late:
The Limited Edition hardcover of the Adventure Game, as well as the Ebook, Kindle and PDF, will be available in December 2011. Electronic versions will be sent to donors at the same time the book is sent to the printer. (I'd be impressed with a Summer 2013 release)
Know what the sad thing is? I've gotten to the point I no longer care. This will be going directly to a shelf. Nice concept but unable to produce a finished product
Quantum Roleplaying Game
Goal: $13,000 Total: $47,747 Funded: December 30, 2011
Estimated Ship Date: April, 2012 Actual Ship Date: Not Yet Shipped
Quantum RPG - last update 3/25 I suspect when it ships it's going straight to the bookshelf if not traded away. I'm beginning to see a trend here. I seem to no longer care about shit I already paid for, because publishers can't get their shit together. Still no new estimated completion date. But hey, we're already being told the list of products to follow, if the core book ever gets published.
My favorite quote is from February: "If you truly do not want your rewards when the game is finished and being shipped out to backers, I will refund your money then. I'm not a monster."
Josh, just so you know, the reason why the city book never got funded on Kickstarter has nothing to do with it being a city book, and everything to do with trying to fund another product for a line that was funded with Kickstarter and STILL has yet to release.
Appendix N
Goal: $1,000 Total: $18,893 Funded: July2, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: July, 2012 Actual Ship Date: Not Yet Shipped (New Estimate Late September November December ? 2012 Pick a card, any card...)
Appendix N - Last Update 3/22- - Brave Halfling is like your cousin who is always late to appointments - whether it's a Kickstarter or a pre-order, the quality has so far been excellent, the timeliness has been poor. PDF versions of the releases look to be on time or close to it going forward - physical products are going to be a wait n see in my opinion.
The first batch of adventures should be shipping in
Dwimmermount
Goal: $10,000 Total: $48,756 Funded: April 14, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: August 2012 Actual Ship Date: Not Yet Shipped (No longer giving an estimate)
Raise Dead Project was successfully cast by Tavis. James failed his save and relinquished funds and the IP (well, the IP soonish we hope)
Myth & Magic Player's Guide
Goal: $5,000 Total: $24,076 Funded: May 7, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: August 2012 Actual Ship Date: Not Yet Shipped
Myth & Magic Player's Guide - Last Update 3/4.
Hardcovers arrived in Boston a month ago (supposedly). No word on shipping. Pics of a single HC were shown. This might be moving to the dead pile soon, as I strongly suspect there is no money to ship the goods. This project has gone "dark" for extended periods of time in the past.
CHAMPIONS OF ZED: Zero Edition Dungeoneering
Goal: $4,600 Total: $8,077 Funded: June 16, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: August, 2012 Actual Ship Date: Not Shipped
Layout MAY be completed by the middle of February as per the latest update 1/31 (1 month after the previous update) - so sad I no longer care, but might get good value in trade for this.No updates in nearly 2 months - may make no updates in 3 months a "Dead Project" criteria
Race To Adventure
Goal: $40,000 Total: $52,117 Funded: July 24, 2012
Estimated Release Date: Dec, 2012 Actual Release Date: Early March 2013 (?)
Maelorum, an epic Gamebook
Goal: $5,000 Total: $8,444 Funded: November 19, 2012
Estimated Release Date: January, 2012 Actual Release Date: Soonish?
Latest Update March 25th - PDFs are released, books are slowly being shipped
tremulus: a storytelling game of lovecraftian horror
Goal: $5,000 Total: $62,723 Funded: October 2, 2012
Estimated Release Date: January, 2012 Actual Release Date: ?
Latest Update March 25th - no firm date yet - still plugging away
Tales From the Fallen Empire: Sword and Sorcery Setting
Goal: $4,500 Total: $12,435 Funded: July 18, 2012
Estimated Release Date: January, 2013 Actual Release Date: ?
Last updated 3/26- Book is still in edit. Judges screens are in and look great.
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DungeonMorph Dice
Goal: $5,000 Total: $20,620 Funded: May 22, 2011
Estimated Ship Date: July, 2011 Actual Ship Date: December, 2011
Adventurer Conqueror King System
Goal: $4,000 Total: $11,648 Funded: August 6, 2011
Estimated Ship Date: November, 2011 Actual Ship Date: April, 2012
Adventurer Conqueror King System Player's Companion
Goal:: $4,000 Total: $20,622 Funded: March 16, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: July, 2012 Actual Ship Date: January, 2013
C&C Classic Monsters
Goal: $4,000 Total: $9,108 Funded: December 2, 2011
Estimated Ship Date: January, 2012 Actual Ship Date: May, 2012
Artisan Dice
Goal: $300 Total: $91,542 Funded: April 7, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: April, 2012 Actual Ship date: May, 2012 and still ongoing completed now I do believe - this suffered from overwhelming response. If you are going to be late, let it be because you have too many customers ;)
Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea
Goal: $6,000 Total: $13,216 Funded: January 15, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: April, 2012 Actual Ship date: July, 2012 and still ongoing completed I believe
Adventures Dark & Deep
Goal: $2,500 Total: $7,459 Funded: April 15, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: July, 2012 Actual Ship Date: Shipped September, 2012 - I was only in at the PDF level, but congrats for hitting the ship date ;)
Story Forge
Goal: $12,000 Total: $21,736 Funded: March 20, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: July, 2012 Actual Ship Date: July, 2012
Fantastiqa
Goal: $10,000 Total: $23,580 Funded: August 9, 2012
Estimated Release Date: Oct, 2012 Actual Ship Date: November 2012
I need to find time to play this with my family. Box weighs a ton and a half ;)
Dwarven Adventurers Boxed Set
Goal: $1,250 Total: $136,487 Funded: July 25, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: September 2012 Arrived 12/3
King For a Day
Goal: $800 Total: $4,844 Funded: May 1, 2012
Estimated Ship Date: September 2012 Actual Ship Date: Shipped March 2013
Swords & Wizardry
Goal: $10,000 Total: $78,000 Funded: September 4, 2012
Estimated Release Date: November, 2012 Actual Release Date: shipped
Tabletop Forge
Goal: $5,000 Total: $44,413 Funded: July 9, 2012
Estimated Release Date: August, 2012 Actual Release Date: Not Yet Released (Beta Released) Merged into Roll20
TTF recently announced it is merging into Roll20. Goodbye TTY, we hardly new ya.
If I missed any I'll post them, then add here for the next update.
Not due yet, but funding is complete:
Horror on the Orient Express: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium
Numenera
Magicians: A Language Learning RPG
Boss Monster: the Dungeon-Building Card Game
Dungeon Heroes - Your Lunch Break Dungeon Crawl
Agents of Change: The Time Travel RPG
Spears of the Dawn
FATE Core
To Be or Not To Be
Adventures Dark & Deep Player's Manual
The Skies Over Danbury
Adventures Dark & Deep Player's Manual has already delivered its PDF - ahead of schedule. And it looks like it'll see print ahead of schedule as well.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Spears of the Dawn ship, too?
ReplyDeletedid you support the LEGENDARY REALMS TERRAIN kickstarter? we've been casting & painting like demons to avoid being on this list...
ReplyDeleteyep, i'm in fairly steep ;)
DeleteI'm looking a two projects right now, and I'm so tempted. Then I look at this list and despair.
ReplyDeleteMr. Bloch I'd give my money if he did something in my field of interest. Anyone else? I'm no longer so sure...
Do elaborate, Andreas; I've got a few things in the pipeline. What are you looking for?
DeleteI'm not sure what I want right now. Otherwise I would elaborate. ADD was not my cuppa, but it surely made me trust you to deliver, though.
DeleteHow about you offer your services to these Achtung Cthulhu guys? Maybe you could do some consulting to make it happen on time? I would love to chip in, but do I dare? ;)
I think you need a new color for year + late.
ReplyDeletesuggestions?
Deleteblinking.
DeleteYou know, this list says, don't fund RPG kickstarters.
ReplyDeleteAppendix N Adventures was the first project I was really interested in but passed on. Having pre-ordered the S&W Whitebox and Delving Deeper and waiting a long time for both I decided I'd wait for the final product. (Plus I was still waiting for Delving Deeper when Appendix N Adventures was Kickstarted). That said, I've enjoyed all the BHP products - just gotta be prepared to wait...
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