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Hi, gang!
That was an exciting vote! So, so close the whole time. Take heart those of you who didn't get the die you wanted most in the vote, there will be more opportunities to unlock the one you wanted the most! That's one of the reasons why I also include Stretch Goals that are only for existing, unlocked dice.
Here's the screenshot I promised with results:
As some of you may have already seen, we posted 2 more Stretch Goals—1 for an existing, locked die, and 1 for both existing locked dice and new designs, including the Underkill D6 Black and White die, an Overkill D6 Red & White and an Overkill D6 Black with White.
Voting and Sharing: The voting is there if you want it, but of course you don't have to vote. We think it's fun and want you guys to have more choices. It literally only takes a few seconds to vote. If you love all the dice like we do, then it's not a big deal, but if you are itching for a particular die, voting is your best bet. You are more likely to end up with exactly what you want if you share the campaign link, so we reach more Stretch Goals for more votes, and if you vote! I know some of you have shared, and I'm grateful for that. Thanks so much, all of you, for going on this wild ride with QT Games. It has been exciting, and it's not over yet!
We are coming up on our next vote very quickly—we're less than $150 away from unlocking another Stretch Goal and another vote!
Cool ideas: You guys have also been awesome for sharing your thoughts in the Comments section and in PMs. I was talking with one of the backers the other day—Ary Rausch, who was designing a really neat D&D 5E adventure heavily featuring the Harbinger D12—and to very good effect. I was impressed with the concept Ary came up with, and would love to hear what you all think about the dice and new options for using them!
New PDF and New Game: I mentioned in the comments that both the Underkill and Overkill can make very good use of the existing pdf on the Kickstarter page, and that I'm working on another pdf, this time for the Harbinger. I also mentioned I was working on a new board game that I'll be offering you a free version of as Print-N-Play to use with the Harbingers when it comes in the mail. If nothing else, checking it out should give you a good idea on how to use the Harbinger in games and why it has become a flagship die for us in several of our board game designs and an upcoming roleplaying game set in our Toonaria universe! To those of you who are fans of my fiction—don't worry, I'm still creating content for our Cosmoverse universe!
The board game will just be a rough draft, since it takes a lot of time to flesh out and playtest, so when I polish it up, I'll issue a new version for those who want to play it with the Harbingers (3 Harbingers is ideal for using the D12s in most of our games, but you can also play with just 1. I'm doing a bit of playtesting on it now, in between everything else.
I have a feeling the next Update will include a link to vote on Stretch Goal #4! Take care, my friends, and talk with you soon.
Cheers! — Bob
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We smashed through 3 Stretch Goals and have some back to back voting to do (More on that, below.) Fellow warriors of the realms, you guys are awesome!
The Underkill D20 has landed the #1 spot winning Vote #1! The other dice from Stretch Goal #1 therefore move up to Stretch Goal #2 and are added to the dice offered there. This Update is public. The link to vote will be put in Update #4B, momentarily.
Stretch Goal #2 & 3: You will have about 24 hours to vote on Stretch Goal #2 (At 8:30 pm PST Friday night, I will take a screen capture, announce the winning die, and we'll go straight into voting on Stretch Goal #3 (Voting time for #3 is up to 3 full days. If we manage to destroy Stretch Goal #4 fast, you may have less than 3 days to vote. We'll play that by ear.)
Stretch Goal #4: Later tonight, I will post Stretch Goal #4, and update Stretch Goal #1 to show locks on dice that are locked, etc. Stretch Goal #4 will include some new dice, based on your feedback in the Comments and PMs!
Comment Section on Main Page: That's your treasure chest. You can give feedback and post your ideas for custom dice that you want QT Games to make. If enough people love an idea, we'll put it up for a vote! I also bear in mind your comments about colors and such and sometimes revise my own designs to use a color backers have mentioned. It's to your benefit to use that section. Thanks so much, those of you who have chosen to do so! If you have ideas for additional uses for some of these dice, I'm all ears for that, too! I respond very quickly when I'm awake.
Re: Voting Isssues — As those of you know who backed early, there have been several hiccups with voting services. I did research on why the latest one failed and apparently you can't force it to end at a certain time, as it gives you no control over the time zone, nor tells you what time zone it is using. I could research it/test it more than I have already, but that will just put us further behind.
I'm not sure when it went down today. I'm guessing about 8 hours early, but not sure. Like you guys, I don't ever want this happening again, so I will not assign a deadline to the actual poll (I'm just writing it in the description and listing it here. I will just do a screen capture when it should have ended and we'll announce the winning die. Sorry again for the absurd polling problems. I have lost backers every time a poll has gone down. I'm so sorry about the polling issues in the past, but we should finally be passed that.
Will our Dice be Available Post-Kickstarter: We might use BackerKit as a store for a short period of time (Not sure yet) for those who missed the campaign and for backers that want to add on more dice. Frankly, I have a very full plate this year with 2 completed novels waiting for me to find time to format them so I can put them on Amazon and worldwide. I also have work to do to finish a 4th book, as well as work on several game design projects that I'm excited about, and artwork for my two universes: The Cosmoverse and Toonaria. As such, I'm not sure when we'll get around to doing another Kickstarter, or whether we'll open a store long-term on our site or elsewhere for dice, fiction and games anytime in the next year (unless this Kickstarter blows up way bigger that it is currently projected for.) So, if you would like to see more of these dice become a reality, please consider sharing the campaign link with your friends. Thanks so much!!!
Cheers — Bob
P.s. Have you visited our website or Facebook Fan Page? You are welcome to, and I'd love to talk with you more about dice, our universes, fiction, games and art! We have 1 book on Amazon so far (The Shadow Reaper) and it's a wonderful tale that blends science fiction, fantasy and horror in ways you've likely never read before. If you enjoy those genres, I'm sure you'll love it!
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