Bones Kickstarter #3 Discussion

[Talae]

Numbers Based on 2100-2200 Reaper time today:

Total Gain Today - $49,343

Total Gain 24 Hours $54,289

Total to Next Goal - $3,562

New Backers This Hour - 9

Gain in last Hour - $1,979

Current Average Pledge - $129.28

Average Hourly Backers Today - 8.2

Average Hourly Backers 24 Hours - 8.2

Average Hourly Pledges Today - $2,243

Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours - $2,262

Hours to next goal based on gains this hour - 1.8

Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg - 1.6

 

Current Total Pledges $1,306,438

Current Total Backers 10099

Previous Hour Total Pledges $1,304,459

Previous Hour Total Backers 10090

[Disciple of Sakura]

Sold two of my three painted minis auctions of the gnolls & bugbears from Bones II for just over $70, so that's extra fun money for this one. Using the Pledge Calculator, I'm currently over $200 on my current pledge, which is higher than I went last time. I may or may not be able to pull all that off by the time the Kickstarter ends, but I can at least keep "shopping" the KS after the fact, if I have to.

 

Surprised that the half-orc oni thing wasn't part of the Eastern set. I'd have liked her more than three different tengu, but I really like the look of the Oni itself...

[Talae]

Numbers Based on 2200-2300 Reaper time today:

Total Gain Today - $50,723

Total Gain 24 Hours $52,549

Total to Next Goal - $2,182

New Backers This Hour - 3

Gain in last Hour - $1,380

Current Average Pledge - $129.36

Average Hourly Backers Today - 8.0

Average Hourly Backers 24 Hours - 7.9

Average Hourly Pledges Today - $2,205

Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours - $2,190

Hours to next goal based on gains this hour - 1.6

Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg - 1.0

 

Current Total Pledges $1,307,818

Current Total Backers 10102

Previous Hour Total Pledges $1,306,438

Previous Hour Total Backers 10099

[Disciple of Sakura]

Ive used maybe 4 of the bases from bones 2, still happy to get more. With Basius 2 coming soon, I'll be making up a carp ton of bases for personal use and exchanges and BoG.

I missed the Basius kickstarter by, like, 3 days. I keep checking their website, hoping I'll get the chance to order one or two, because I'd love that over how I currently manage my bases.

 

I'm actually almost out of the 1" bases I got in Bones II. While I also like to glue two 1" washers together as a base (what I was doing prior to the Bones II bases), I'd prefer a slightly more uniform arrangement from the Bones bases. They're very nice, though they require a penny counter weight on particularly off-balance models, like the Shadow Demon...

[Kroas]

Seems like we may hit my hope of 2 million by campaign end. Will be a tight squeeze.

 

Okay now they literally are doing the options at $10......but I wanted the sandworm next.....so could you fix that?

Edited July 18, 2015 by Kroas

[Lochar]

I'm much more impressed by Part 2 of the Expansion than part 3, but I'm definitely not arguing.

[SamuraiJack]

I've become less enamored with the expansion the more they have revealed, but I'm probably still in for it

[Talae]

Numbers Based on 2300-2400 Reaper time today:

Total Gain Today - $54,676

Total Gain 24 Hours $54,676

Total to Next Goal - $38,229

New Backers This Hour - 14

Gain in last Hour - $3,953

Current Average Pledge - $129.46

Average Hourly Backers Today - 8.2

Average Hourly Backers 24 Hours - 8.2

Average Hourly Pledges Today - $2,278

Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours - 7

Hours to next goal based on gains this hour - 9.7

Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg - 5461.3

 

Current Total Pledges $1,311,771

Current Total Backers 10116

Previous Hour Total Pledges $1,307,818

Previous Hour Total Backers 10102

[phantom1592]

Just to go on record... if there's anyone buying the expansion but not interested in Temple Dragon, Behir, Bear, or maybe Iron Golem... I'd be glad to take them off your hand a year from now... I'm sure we can come with a fair price and everything.

The set is cool... and if I had a bottomless wallet I'd jump on it, but for those four... that $50 will go toward the add on dragons.

 

 

But yeah, if there are other people buying but not liking all of it, I'm sure there are others who like some but can't get all...

[zoroaster100]

Part 3 of the expansion was not as much interest to me as part one or two, but seeing as it was already worth $50 to me before part 3 was revealed and part 3 is just a nice bonus in my book, I am certainly still getting it.

[zoroaster100]

It's exciting how much stuff and what I variety of stuff is getting unlocked and is in reach of getting unlocked.

[Lidless Eye]

Are these the first Merrow and Vegepygmies to actually see miniature form?

[Toasty]

Are these the first Merrow and Vegepygmies to actually see miniature form?

Vegepygmies were promised in the Tome of Horror kickstarters and got to the sculpt stage, but it's anyone's guess as to whether or not they'll ever actually be released. As for merrows Pathfinder battles had a bog giant which is to merrows as hill giants are to ogres. So kinda on both counts,

[Brennor]

 

 

Story:

 

I wrote out the opening to the Story for the maps. 
This story Ends at precisely the moment the first KS map begins.
 
It's awful, being that I am not a great writer, but I had fun and I hope you do too.
 
 
THE SEARCH FOR MR. BONES
It had been a long night. As the sun began to rise to the east, across the Forlorn Mountains at the edge of the world, Mrs. Bones locked the front door to the manor and hung her golden sword over the mantle. Mr. Bones propped his scythe against the wall and kicked off his boots. The graveyard was silent now, and the ferry service was closed for the day. After sunset the spirits would need to be quieted again and Mrs. Bones would go on patrol, and Mr. Bones would go to work for Mr. Charon but for now, they could rest in each other’s arms.

Mr. Bones pulled the curtain closed just as the first rays of the morning sun hit the opposite wall, and he crawled into bed beside his beloved Ulna. Dim, warm light from the gaps in the drapes filled the room as they drifted off to sleep, cold beneath their scarlet covers. The lights in their eyes dimmed, and the only sounds to be heard were the occasional rattle of their gentle breathing. Hours passed.

A dark shadow passed over the bed, blotting out all light. A great din erupted as the great window shattered, the glass ripping the heavy scarlet damask curtains into tatters. Shards of glass and crimson cloth filled the air and the shadow covered the bed in darkness that was palpable, not just blocking the light but absorbing it. Ulna jumped up, searching the chaos to find her husband, but she could see nothing in the blackness, feeling only the glass against her cheekbones and something soft drifting through the air.

The shadow receded and as light returned Ulna tried to make sense of the scene. Glass was everywhere, mixed with bright red streaks, and tufts of fluff floated through the air. The sun bathed the room in intense hot light, overwhelming her. The bed was ripped asunder. Giant rends streaked through the black-swan-down filled mattress, black streaks through rivers of crimson.

What she could not see was her dear Vomer. Her eyes flared red as she reached into her bed stand to grab a strength potion. Taking a quick second to grab her cloak to protect her from the hateful sun and a small pack, she ran down the hall to follow the trail of the thing that stole her husband. She knew she’d need her weapons, so she couldn’t leap foolishly out the window after them. She ran down the hall, emerging into a disused chamber with empty bookshelves and discarded bones - they’d always wanted to make a child, but their careers kept them both pretty busy.

An armored warrior burst through the doorway, brandishing a laughably small knife. For over two centuries Ulna had patrolled the cemetery at World’s Edge, this human warrior was no match. Ulna stopped, adjusted her cloak, and waved the soldier on. He paused briefly, not expecting his target to be so calm, but seeing she was unarmed, he grew emboldened. He lunged towards her, thrusting his dagger towards her grinning face. She extended her left leg, sweeping his ankle out from under him. As he hit the ground, she dropped, planting her knee across the back of his neck. She reached out and twisted the knife from his hand, flipped it across her palm, and thrust it into his back.

He did not scream or twitch. His head twisted around, and as he spoke his lips and eyes turned black. “You’ll never defeat us all. You will fall before us, and your power will be ours. Vomer Bones is already lost. You have already lost.†The words dissolved into unintelligible burbles and bubbles as the soldier dissolved into a gooey pool of black. That was no human, but whatever it was was the same dark shadow-stuff that had invaded their room and stolen her husband.

Standing, Mrs. Bones held the new dagger before her, straightened her shirt, and blew her bangs out of her eyes. The soldier could not have been more wrong. She would not lose...

Maps 1-10

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#9

We got jumped and lost a life! At least Bonehenge gave us a diamond.
#10

Maps 11-20

#11

Mrs. Bones got all ogre smash and started kicking corpses all over the place!
#12

New map! Outdoors & line of sight. Looks like we get an extra life at 1 million plus a helmet instead of a hat.
#13

... and outside!
#14

More townsfolk!
#15

More weapons!
#16

#17

We've used a red potion, but have picked up a blue one.
#18

#19

Horned Platypus is a cannon!
#20

Oni revealed
#21

 

 

Dang, no item changes this time, hopefully #23!   

We got access to the cannon and the thespian and temple dragon!   Not only that, but now we can see upcoming naga. Looks like it'll be a great naga mini.
#22

 

[Talae]

Numbers Based on 0000-0100 Reaper time today: 

Total Gain Today - $4,812 

Total Gain 24 Hours $57,182 

Total to Next Goal - $33,417 

New Backers This Hour - 11 

Gain in last Hour - $4,812 

Current Average Pledge - $129.67 

Average Hourly Backers Today - 11.0 

Average Hourly Backers 24 Hours - 8.3 

Average Hourly Pledges Today - $4,812 

Average Hourly Pledges 24 Hours - $2,383 

Hours to next goal based on gains this hour - 6.9 

Hours to next goal based on 24h Avg - 14.0 

 

Current Total Pledges $1,316,583 

Current Total Backers 10127 

Previous Hour Total Pledges $1,311,771 

Previous Hour Total Backers 10116 

Note: There are only a couple of us currently entering data and we could use some help. If you want to offer some data entry help, please PM me.

 

That was the biggest 12-1am hour since day 1! It earned $4812 (first day was like $7k).