New Cards up for review
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 08:27:44 PM
As promised, here are three new character cards that have been requested. I am not really familiar with these classes, so they are up for review and input.
Artificer
Based on my reading, the Artificer has spell slots up to 5th level. They can tinker and infuse items up to their intelligence modifier, so you can use a d6 to track those. Likewise at 7th level you gain Flash of Genius up to your INT modifier. Spell storage at 11th level uses up to 2x your INT modifier, so the hole shape can use a d12 (or d20) to count down the number of charges left.
I got a nice cog image which I thought fit well with an Artificer.
Wizard: Bladesinger
The Bladesinger seemed pretty easy. Normal spells and up to 2 uses of Bladesong. You can use any die in the holes to denote those abilities and simply remove them as they are used.
Wizard: Necromancer
So, Necromancer gave me a little turn. I looked up online on how many creatures a necro can control and there were theories out there where you could conceivably control thousands of Skeletons and Zombies. After considering the *intent* of the spells and the likelihood that a necro would spend all his slots every day to maintain control over his undead army, I decided to break it down into the two spells that would most likely be used: Animate Dead and Create Undead.
Animate dead has two slots, allowing you to use d10s (or any other dice, really) to note how many skeletons/zombies were under control. With normal dice, you could actually track the number of controlled undead up to 209 with a d20 and a d10 (or I suppose 2020 with 2d20s) Create undead is much more limiting, being a higher level spell and seems to only require a single slot where you could use a d6 or maybe a d8 if multiple spells are cast at 7th+ levels.
I also found a cool skull to use as the symbol, which I think looks pretty good.
Let me know what you think. Did I miss anything? I've never played these classes before, so it is quite possible that I'm missing something.
Tracker array
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 07:34:54 PM
Below are the files for the existing classes in jpg format. Obviously, these aren't pictures of each on engraved on wood (you can see most of them on the main page), but this will let you know what you can expect for each card type.
I'll post this to the bottom of the main page as well, as well as update it for future cards that I hope to get to this weekend.
We're almost up to 70 backers since only Tuesday, so things are looking good. I'm really trying to focus more on the number of backer rather than the total raised on this project, so go out, spread the word, and share, share, share.
Thanks to everyone.
Great start! Lets let our friends know about the early bird special
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 10:11:37 AM
Nearly $2,000 in about 24 hours. This is great! But I'd like to make sure everyone who can has a chance to take advantage of the early bird special. Play in a group? Let them know about it. Play online? Let them know too; they probably like playing face to face as well.
I'm also interested in knowing if there are other classes/subclasses out there that might be able to use a card. If you have ideas, please let me know. I'll put pretty much anything together that I can right now.
Please be sure to share this project with your friends.
My weekend project list
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 09:30:49 AM
Since the COVID shutdown, I've had a good bit of extra time on my hands. All my spring/summer..heck, ALL of my conventions have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Online sales have picked up, but not to the point of making up for missed conventions. So, I've been making some fairly significant changes in my business which I hope will put me in a better footing once we are able to get back into the show circuit.
Probably the biggest change has been with my workshop. Previously, it was located in a pole building on a neighboring piece of property we own (living in the country has its perks). I've spent the last 3 weeks converting the upstairs of my garage into a workshop. One of my homeless dryads agreed to work for me this summer and she is learning all sorts of new skills (and swear words) as we ran new electrical, insulation, vented the roof, built workbenches and completely moved all the tools from the old building to the new space. Today, we moved the biggest piece of equipment, the Sawstop table saw. This is a monster of a tablesaw that easily weighs 400+ pounds. It was a tough move for an aging viking and a lithe dryad.
In any case, all of this means that I've had a much more structured work schedule than I'm used to. From about 8:30-10:00 I take care of any online orders or other computer work that needs done. The dryad shows up at 10:00 and we work in the workshop pretty solid until 3:00. From 3:00-5:30, I'm back at the computer either fulfilling orders, taking orders to the post office, or writing updates like this. In fact, I'm really trying to get in the habit of updating either this page, facebook, or instagram on a daily basis. Communication and all, you know.
In an effort to be more organized, I'm listing out the projects I'm going to work on over the weekend. Please go to the comments section to let me know if there are more things to add on to this list.
- Design new character cards including: Wizard (necromancer), Artificer, Bladesinger
- Diagram of all classes offered
- Design character cards for AD&D classes
Additionally, I have made the following changes to the project:
- Retailer level includes mix of cherry and maple as woods available
- Retailers can have their logo engraved on the cards (probably on the back)
Always feel free to make suggestions on the project comments board. I can't guarantee to implement everything, but I certainly am willing to listen to ideas. Plus, the more activity there, the better. Any activity helps with the logarithms.
Thanks to all. We are already at 60 backers. I'd love to get in the multi-hundreds of backers for this project. Keep spreading the word!
Funded in about an hour!
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 09:30:41 AM
We are funded, which really isn't that big of a surprise. Because of the extremely low overhead on this project, I set the funding goal very low. But maybe that we made it that quickly, it will help get the word around? In six years, I've never figured out what it takes to get a project to get listed high up in the search categories.
So, we made it on day one. This is great. Now lets get this project really moving. The buy-in is low, so this is something that anyone who plays D&D can afford. Tell your gaming friends, share it in your favorite groups, let everyone know about it. It only takes a second and who knows..maybe it will be your share that will make things go viral.
Coming soon: pictures (maybe a video) of my new workshop. With the stay-at-home orders in place, and all the conventions cancelled, I've been spending a lot of time moving my workshop into a smaller, more economical space. I think it will work out pretty well. I have a couple rather large pieces of equipment to move, but I have everything else almost in place.
Thanks again and spread the word!
