Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Ideas for the NeoExodus Novella Kickstarter rewards

So last night I spoke to Robin D. Laws about the upcoming Kickstarter project, NeoExodus Novella. I gave him some additional information about the setting in the form our gazetteer for NeoExodus. We spoke a little bit about the type of story I wanted him to write, and what influences he could use to help with the feel of what I wanted from this project. At the end of the call, we both felt good about the project and what we wanted. He had his assignments and I has mine, and one of mine was to write up what rewards should we give out for this project.  So I thought it would be best to start out to see what others have done use them as a basis. After a few hours I came up with the following rewards. While none of these are solid in stone, here are some ideas that I think will help people see what we think is reasonable.  Take a second a see what you like, don't like or what we could do better.  Any and all constructive input in welcome.


NeoExodus Novella Pledge Levels:
Pledge $1 or more 
  • A heartfelt thank you from all of us from LPJ Design.
Pledge $5 or more 
  • If you ever meet me in person, Louis Porter Jr. owes you a free hug . . . but just one.
Pledge $10 or more - Friend of NeoExodus
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
Pledge $20 or more - Fellow of NeoExodus
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • If you ever meet me in person, Louis Porter Jr. owes you a free hug . . . but just one.
  • You get listed in the ePub and PDF version credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
Pledge $50 or more -  Citizen of NeoExodus
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • If you ever meet me in person, Louis Porter Jr. owes you a free hug . . . but just one.
  • You get listed in the ePub and PDF version credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to you directly from LPJ Design.
  • Backers, please add $5 for shipping for U.S. residents, $10 for International shipping for pledges at this level.
Pledge $100 or more - Imperial Alliance Citizen
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • You get listed in the ePub and PDF version credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to you directly from LPJ Design.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to the library of your choosing (provide shipping address). We will note that you are the donor if you wish. You may pledge for multiple copies for the library or libraries.
  • Backers, please add $5 for shipping for U.S. residents, $10 for International shipping for pledges at this level.
Pledge $200 or more (Limited to 5) - Imperial Alliance Special Operative
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • You get listed in the ePub and PDF version credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to you directly from LPJ Design.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to the library of your choosing (provide shipping address). We will note that you are the donor if you wish. You may pledge for multiple copies for the library or libraries.
  • Backers, please add $5 for shipping for U.S. residents, $10 for International shipping for pledges at this level.
Pledge $500 or more (Limited to 3) - Imperial Alliance Senator
  • You get listed in the online web page credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • You get listed in the ePub and PDF version credits for your patronage with special thanks from us.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to you directly from LPJ Design.
  • A hard cover full color Print-On-Demand limited edition copy of the will be shipped to you directly from LPJ Design signed by Robin D. Laws and Louis Porter Jr.
  • A soft cover Print-On-Demand copy of the will be shipped to the library of your choosing (provide shipping address). We will note that you are the donor if you wish. You may pledge for multiple copies for the library or libraries.
  • One hour group Skype video call with Robin D. Laws and Louis Porter Jr. which we will record to place on the LPJ Design website.
  • Backers, please add $5 for shipping for U.S. residents, $10 for International shipping for pledges at this level.
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

1 comment:

  1. AndyJuly 25, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    I'm no expert on this sort of thing, but since you ask for feedback:

    My immediate sense is that these tiers, particularly the higher-level ones, aren't as enticing as they could be. Here are some ideas I've seen in other kickstarter projects:

    * Give high-level supporters some creative input into the project. For instance, let them create a character to appear in the novella, define a minor sideplot that is worked into the story, etc.

    * Let higher-level supporters see early drafts or outlines of the story and provide feedback.

    * Exclusive extra content: high-level supporters get an RPG adventure that ties into the novella, a short story or extra chapter written exlusively for them, "extra" material or chapters that are cut from the final product, etc.

    * High-level supporters get their game group's PCs (from the RPG) mentioned in the novella.

    I'm not sure if any of those are feasible on your end, but one or two of them would make the higher-level tiers more interesting to me.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)