Old-School Solo Adventures
A project in Lakeville, MN by Douglas H. Cole000days
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Four programmed adventures written for Old-School Essentials. Play them Choose-Your-Own style, or with a referee.
Backers: 803
Average Pledge Per Backer: $48
Funded: $38,818 of $3,000
Dates: Aug 4th -> Aug 27th (24 days)
Project By: Douglas H. Cole
Backers: 803
Average Pledge Per Backer: $48
Funded: $38,818 of $3,000
Dates: Aug 4th -> Aug 27th (24 days)
Project By: Douglas H. Cole
$38,818
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 27 @ 21:02 -0400 GMT
1293%
of goal
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Latest News
And that's a wrap! 
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all for a spectacular warm welcome back to the Old-School D&D space. This was my most backed, most followed campaign, and I still feel like there's room to grow here. In short, I'm thrilled...and I'll be back. But first, need to finish... (Read More)
One Hour Left!
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
It’s been a great campaign so far and there’s a single hour remaining. If you’ve been following…this is your moment! If the timing is poor, a $1 pledge ensures you’ll get all the Backerkit emails and surveys. No surprises and no price... (Read More)
Last 12 Hours...today is the day.
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the final day of the campaign. A Success No Matter What No matter what, I can comfortably call this a success: We funded in the first hour There was never really a "doldrums" period in the funding progress We beat the number of followers... (Read More)
We're #1! OSE Solos is officially my most-backed Kickstarter!
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to Steve, who was the 686th backer, we have now surpassed my prior best-ever project, the Nordlondr Ovinabokin (Nordlond Bestiary and Enemies Book), in backer count. But we're definitely not close to done. There are still 1,180 people... (Read More)
100 More Starter Set Hardcovers Available!
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to Cristin at Exalted Funeral, our allocation for the $85 OSE Hardcopy Starter Kit (US Hub) reward level has been increased by another 100 books, to 200 total. This should cover all reasonable expectations of demand. It will even cover... (Read More)
59 Hours and Counting in Old-School Solos
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about to enter the last phase of the campaign. Tonight at 8pm Central, Kickstarter will send out the 48-hour warning bell, and we'll be in for the wild ride that so frequently ends crowdfunding campaigns! As we roll in, I wanted to bring your... (Read More)
Project Ends Saturday, Aug 27 at 8pm Central
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the final days of the project. I wanted to recap some highlights. Home-Stretch Goal and Add-ons In Update #14 I announced a "home-stretch" goal. If we hit 900 backers or more by the time the Kickstarter ends, everyone gets PDF copies of the... (Read More)
Home-Stretch Goal added at 900 backers or more!
August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The campaign ends on Aug 27 ... and to help bring the project to a successful conclusion, Gaming Ballistic is introducing the project's only stretch goal. Call it a "home-stretch" goal if you would. If the project hits 900 backers, every backer shall... (Read More)
Gaming Ballistic Weekly Update - Week ending Aug 19
August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This week was mostly head-down on the Old-School Essentials project, but also a bunch of playtesting done on two different Dungeon Fantasy RPG projects. Complicated by my wife being away and then arriving home on a delayed flight that landed at... (Read More)
NPC and Monster Reference Cards -WIP Preview
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a preview of the quick reference card design that will be available as an add-on for the campaign. The cards will be available as 3.5 x 5" (both wider and taller than standard tarot size) printed by a professional card printer (if you've got... (Read More)
Halfway there...and a new goal approaches
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dark Lord's Doom - Laid Out! First is a bit of progress. Dark Lord's Doom is ready for final read-through and playtest. I converted all the things (I think...that's what the final read-through is for!), and all the art is in place, and it fits nicely... (Read More)
Ballistic's Report for Week Ending Aug 12
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I may be the only person at Gaming Ballistic, but it's still a business, and I like to keep folks up to date on what I'm doing now, and doing next. This was an odd week this time, with some amazing "just keep hitting F5 until you believe it" and... (Read More)
New Pledge Level: Build Your Own Physical
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
A quirk (though a useful one) of Kickstarter's pledge system is that physical add-ons can only be made to pledges which are tagged as having physical or physical-and-digital rewards. The first pledge tier with physical rewards isthe "all four solos"... (Read More)
Live Podcast Tonight! Talking Crit with Erik Tenka
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Erik and I have been friends for years now, ever since we became acquainted during my early blogging days and I joined him in his game, on the invitation of my other friend, co-author, contributor, and all-around good guy Peter Dell'Orto (coauthor of... (Read More)
First Batch of Starter Kits Almost Full ...
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
... but dont' worry, we won't run out. Seeing that the $85 starter pledge level is one of the most popular, I contacted Exalted Funeral to see if they'd allocate me another 50. They said yes. So I've boosted the US hub allocation maximum from 50 to... (Read More)
Changing Pledge Tiers or Add-ons...
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Just for the case of being explicit. To change your pledge, you'll first click on the "Manage My Pledge" button that comes up at the top of your screen when you go into the PC website, or at the bottom of your screen with the Kickstarter application.... (Read More)
I'll take "Meaningless Milestones" for $200, Alex...
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign has just surpassed every other prior campaign of mine for total number of followers. One hidden thing: there are more than 820 followers who have not (yet!) backed the campaign. So things could get really interesting near the end.... (Read More)
Looking ahead to Shipping
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Wait, what? It's DAY 3 and already I'm talking about the end of the project? Yeah. Making the stuff is, in a way, the easiest part of the project. I just completed a similar one, and wanted to give an idea of past shipping charges, as well as the... (Read More)
More Interior Previews: Maps!
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
As I have mentioned, I'm maybe 20% done with the work on the four adventures. One of them, Till Death Do Us Part, is essentially done. Rob Conley of Bat in the Attack even wrote a very short review. Beyond that, Enzo in the comments posted a question... (Read More)
Ballistic's Report - What's going on at GB this week
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
It's Friday, and that means it's time for another Ballistic's Report. This talks about everything going on with GB, Kickstarter or no, since the last update. This weeek? A hard week, but a pretty good one. Till Death Shipping has all packages,... (Read More)
Funded in an hour! That's ... wow.
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
What a screaming start! Thanks to James, we crossed over the funding line in a single hour. That's amazing to see, and is the first time something like that has happened here at Gaming Ballistic...so thank you! What Comes Next? With funding out of... (Read More)
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