Working away, and a "deleted scene" from the book:
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 04:31:47 PM
Hey, just a quick update: I'm working on ExSpelled every day, and I'm getting close to ramping up the play testing. Exciting!
I'm definitely a "sculptor" when it comes to writing/creating my games – I write wayyy too much, and then I have to trim it back significantly. I thought I'd share this conversation between a Whimberly professor and Jam, the headmaster. It will probably confuse you, and is going to be cut from the book (or severely trimmed), but here it is!
(In case you don't know, Professor Pao is a trained panda, who "talks" by magicking green letters in the air)
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You inch toward the open window, and you can hear Jam’s voice.
You peek through the window, and see the luminous green letters that are Professor Pao’s communication.
You can’t hear Jam’s exact words over the howl of the wind, but you can see Pao’s side of the conversation, and it seems...strange.
...OPEN? BUT SURELY NO ONE WOULD BE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO ENTER.
...
OH
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OH, I SEE. THAT IS USEFUL.
..
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HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THOSE PROPERTIES?
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THAT IS UNFORTUNATE. WHY NOT POST A GUARD?
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I SEE...
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VERY WELL, JAM, I WILL BE GLAD TO TAKE A TURN. OR WE COULD JUST SUMMON SOMETHING.
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OH, YES. THAT’S AN OPTION. YOU’RE PRETTY GOOD WITH PUZZLES, AREN’T YOU? MAYBE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
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VERY WELL. YES, WE MUST PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE STUDENTS.
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YES, OURS, TOO.
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OH, PROBABLY SOME RICE AND BAMBOO SHOOTS.
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I’M A VEGITARIAN
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NO, MY WHOLE LIFE.
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YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T REALLY MISS IT.
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WELL, WE’LL JUST HAVE TO DISAGREE.
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I’M A PANDA, JAM
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More info soon! Thanks so much for making ExSpelled a reality! :-)
Andrew
VOTE ON YOUR IDEAS!
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:18:48 PM
Hey!
Your ideas are AMAZING. I've collected my favorites, and I've assembled them in a little straw poll.
andhegames.com/vote
You may vote for more than one, but don't vote for all of them. Thank you!!
Thunder?
We've got until noon tomorrow to achieve the Thunderclap goal. It's as easy as a click, and it would be a nice boost to the campaign! Only ~50 more shares and we'll be ready to go.
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/49296-exspelled-creative-game-night?locale=en
Ideas
Keep your idea hat on, because we'll be voting on some more pieces of the book. :)
(your ideas really are spectacular!)
I need your ideas for the character pack!! (+ new stretch goal)
over 7 years ago
– Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 10:14:35 PM
Hi!
First : NEW STRETCH GOAL REACHED, and NEW STRETCH GOAL REVEALED!
Woo hoo! Thank you for sharing the campaign and helping it grow!!
Thunderclap
We're about 1/3 of the way to our Thunderclap stretch goal, and we've got 7 days left. Check it out:
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/49296-exspelled-creative-game-night?locale=en
and consider sharing the campaign through Thunderclap! We'll get more stuff in the book for everyone if we can make that goal!
I'll even sweeten the pot: If we can make this goal today (Nov 9th), I'll add another whole set of designer robes to the book: and you get to choose the theme. Click the link above to join in!
Ideas?
It's that time, the best time of every Kickstarter campaign: I NEED YOUR IDEAS!
Post any and all character ideas below: we'll round up the best and put them to a vote. The top characters will be in the character pack!!!
Unleash the ideas!
New stretch goal unlocked, and a request –
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 12:23:54 AM
We are BLAZING through these stretch goals! I'm am incredibly excited about the next one that's just been revealed: a stamped foil cover. Purrr. How beautiful would that be?
A quick request
If you have a moment, could you share the campaign with one person who might really love it? Send a quick, personal message – or chat in person – reach out and share it with that one person who loves games, or fantasy stories, or creativity and coloring.
There's no need to post a bunch to social media, or tell people who aren't interested – this campaign is going to do fine without bothering people who don't want to be bothered.
But if there's someone you know who would love everything that this campaign is about, go ahead and share with them. Tell them why you're excited about the campaign. Invite them to join us – we're going to be doing so many fun things this month.
I can't wait.
Thank you again for putting your faith in me – I'll do my absolute best to be worthy of that trust.
Peace-
Andrew
Funded (thank you!!), stretch goals, and live video!
over 7 years ago
– Wed, Nov 02, 2016 at 10:07:51 PM
What? We're already funded?!?!
That's AMAZING! Thank you so much for backing, and for spreading the word about the campaign – your contributions and sharing make this campaign possible! Thank you so much for helping make my ideas into reality.
Let's get to those stretch goals!
We've already burned through two stretch goals, which is amazing. Check out the new stretch goals unlocked:
Yeah! More AWESOME STUFF! I'm really excited about the prospect of a map of Whimberly's College. :-)
Live video?
So, my contacts at Whimberly's College have notified me that they would like to make an announcement LIVE this Saturday, November 5th, at 2:00 Central Time (which, incidentally, is 169:32 Standard Mana Desert Time). I don't really know what they're going to announce, but since they retained the rights to – erm – I mean I'm glad to give the Whimberly Admissions Department time to chat with you about whatever exciting topic they'd like.
(Please, please show up. I don't want them getting upset and shutting us down. D:)
Check it out here:
https://live.kickstarter.com/andhegames/live/a-message-from-whimberlys-college-admissions-department
In fact, I might take this opportunity to announce that we'll be doing live video every Saturday at 2:00 CST. Don't know how many the college will take over, though. :-)
Clarification of PnP level –
The $3 level does come with the wand pack AND the character pack, even though it doesn't say so on the sidebar – I forgot to add it, and now I'm not able to change it.
Thanks again for sharing and being awesome! YOU ROCK. That is all.
(∩｀-´)⊃━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ
