Finally the Obsidian Apocalypse Kickstarter is over and it is a great success!!!

So after 40+ days, our Obsidian Apocalypse Kickstarter is over and we raised $11,592 with 195 donors from our original request of $5,000. Thank you to everyone who supported us through all of this. Now we have to get started on getting this finished and out by August 2013. Here is the official add-on rewards that donors will be receiving from this kickstarter:

This marks LPJ Design 3rd kickstarter attempt and our most successful kickstarter for us to date. Once again thanks for your support! Talk to you later...

With a little over 60 hours left, we just reached 160 donors!

With a little more than 60 hours left we have reached another donor threshold with 160 donors. Ghast ($35) and up now get the four iconic added to this rewards. It seems that we have had a interest from retailers who have discovered this kickstarter and started supporting it in droves. So with the remaining time we are still attempting to reach 200 donors which seem very possible with the time remaining. Please tell everyone you know who is a Pathfinder fan, post-apocalyptic genre fan or a horror fan about this kickstarter. Don’t be one of these that said I WISH I would have supported it. As always, thanks for your support on this project. Click here to submit a donation!

4 Days Left: New Donor and Benchmark Thresholds and Reward Add-ons

The end is near as they say. We have been running this Obsidian Apocalypse kickstarter for over a month and soon it will be nothing put a pleasant memory. With less than 100 hours left I am still pushing for the goal of $20K and with that we have added new Donor and Benchmark Threshold s and Reward Add-ons to keep you who have already donated interested in this kickstarter, and to push those who have been on the fence about it.

For those interested in the full color version of Obsidian Apocalypse the only way you will be able to get it is during this kickstarter. We are not making extras to sell in store or even sell at the LPJ Design website POD Store, so don’t expect to see them there. You might do a little better with the B&W version, but if your local store didn’t order it, most likely they will not be getting a copy. Obsidian Apocalypse is a special gift for the fans of LPJ Design and Pathfinder RPG. We want the right people to support this kickstarter. We want you who love Pathfinder, survival horror, zombies, undead, post-apocalypses, Dark Sun and Ravenloft to support us on this kisckstarter. As I have said it many times with NeoExodus being my love letter to Babylon 5; this is my love letter to the original Dark Sun and Ravenloft campaign setting from TSR. So go out and tell all the gamers you know that this kickstarter is coming to the end and now is the time to donate. Don’t be one of these that said I WISH I would have supported it. As always, thanks for your support on this project. Click here to make this project a success and be part of it!

6 Days left: There is nothing more important than your name…

So we added a new little add-on that name of you will be interested in. For an addition +$20 and Ghast ($35) or higher, we will name a spell after your character, in the same fashion as the spells named after the historical spell casters. There is no better way to immortalize your character then to have a spell that PC will use named after them. So if you every wanted a spell named after your PC, then this is the add-on to have to donate to. As always thank you for your support in this kickstarter!

9 Days to go: JP Chapleau is joining Obsidian Apocalypse!!!

Some people just can’t take “No” for an answer and JP is one of those people.

 About a month ago while working on NeoExodus in general and getting everything ready on several project that we are working on there, he told me that he want to work on Obsidian Apocalypse and I said no. The reason being is that I didn’t want to burn him out on so many different projects going on at the same time. But JP did care and every opportunity he had he kept bring it up that he wanted to work on Obsidian Apocalypse. Now after 25 days of him doing this, I have finally decided maybe I should bring him on. I mean let’s be honest he knows Pathfinder rules backwards and forwards, was a Venture Captain for Pathfinder Society and he has done great work for me. So looking at it now, it seems silly to keep him off a project he wants so badly on. So let’s take a second and thank JP for joining up with this fantastic project. I know you are only going to bring excellence to this. As always, thanks for your support on this kickstarter! Click here to support us!

We just reached our $7,500 goal. Next $8,500 and the world poster…

With 11 days left, we move to our next threshold goal of $8,500 and with a poster sized map of the world of Obsidian Apocalypse, Abaddon. As you can already see if you have donated at the $50 Wight level you are going to be receiving a lot of goodies with this kickstarter. Best of all there are still MORE hidden goals added so expect to see more cool stuff on this kickstarter. As always thanks for the support! Talk to you later...

With 15 Days Left, we’re only 20 donors a day away from our goal!

Based on our current standings, we are looking to add 20 donors a day for this kickstarter. We currently are adding 4 donors a day on average. That is right; we are looking to increase our donor rate by a multiple of five. Best of all, and I know many of you will think this sounds crazy, but I know we are going to reach that number of donors. The reason why I know? It is simple. People want fun Pathfinder RPG settings to play in. There are TONS of kickstarter Pathfinder adventures attempting for funding and people have supported them, but there are only a few campaign getting for Pathfinder (NeoExodus being one of the best). Obsidian Apocalypse is a sequel/update to an ALREADY successful Pathfinder campaign setting.

The only problem with an adventure is that they are built with an ending already in mind. Slay the dragon. Steal the treasure. Save the princess. Whatever it is, there is going to be an ending. Obsidian Apocalypse is built to be played and keep growing for as long as you want it to. Why support adventures that you play one and never see or play again OR a campaign that you can play for years even decades that is always different and changing? With some of the high cost companies and people place on kickstarter donations, which one sounds like the best deal for you and your money? Thanks for the support and tell your friends of the great stuff we are doing here. Click here to go and become a donor.

It’s simple, $18k = Wayne Reynolds Cover for Obsidian Apocalypse

We just revealed one of the hidden goals that we have beenplanning for since we started this kickstarter; an exclusive Wayne Reynoldscover for Obsidian Apocalypse when we raise $18K. Now you see why the $20K that we are going to reach doesn’t sound that crazy now. If you know people that have NOT donated and keep asking where to find new cool Pathfinder product, contact them and tell them what we are doing. Time is running out and we have miracles to perform.  Fortune favors the bold. Donate for this kickstarter here! Talk to you later...

Want an extra full-color, Limited Edition of Obsidian Apocalypse for $15?

Since so many kept asking, I created Reward Add-Ons to this Kickstarter. So far we have two, but it’s the two everyone seems to be asking about, but in the near future we plan to keep adding additional ones. So if you wanted a full-color, Limited Edition of Obsidian Apocalypse and you donated at the Ghast ($35) level or higher OR you wanted a softcover Black & White edition of Obsidian Apocalypse and you donated at the Skeleton ($10) or higher, now is your chance. Talk to you later...

The real difference between the $25, $35 and $50 Obsidian Apocalypse Kickstarter donation…

The real two questions to me about the Obsidian ApocalypseKickstarter is, “Do you want a physical copy or not?” and “Do you want a color copy or not?”  That really determines it all for me. At $25 donation, you already get the PDF. But if you spend just $10 you get the physical B&W softcover version. Now this version will cost AT LEAST $20 if you purchase it through a retail store, but you can get it here of only $10. So now you have to ask yourself do you want to pay 50% for a book? If money is not an issue, then you should purchase the physical B&W softcover version from your local store and stick with your $25 donation. But if you can afford $10 more I would get the physical B&W softcover version. Not a bad deal for $10

Now the $50 donation, gives you not only a physical B&W softcover version, but you get a limited edition (meaning it will not sell in ANY retail locations including online) full color softcover version. The color version is for those, with a little extra money and need something very special and unique to remember this kickstarter. While it might not be for everyone, it will be nice to know that you will have two version of the Obsidian Apocalypse book (one for play and one to collect). If you are a collector of RPGs I would suggest the $50, if you are looking for a cool campaign setting to play over and over with and would like to save a little money, then I would suggest $35 donation. 

The bottom line for us at LPJ Design is to provide you with the best experience when using our products no matter which one you get. Talk to you later…

Here are the rewards we have reached so far with our Kickstarter...

With less than 25 days left in our kickstarter, we though it might be best to remind you what project goals we have achieved and are going to be giving away at the current level of success with this kickstarter. I am hoping we can go higher, because we have additional things that we would like to add to this kickstarter. But even still I am very impressed on what we have done so far.  It is hard enough to hit your asking for amount and even harder still to surpass it.  So come to our kickstarter and donate. You will be glad that you did. Talk to you later...

We hit $6,000. Now on to $7,500 and 115 donors!

We are cruising along at a solid speed picking up new donors and surpassing our original goals and this makes me feel good. Thank you to so many of you that have supported us to this point. I am glad to see so many people excited about Obsidian Apocalypse as I am. With our next donor threshold of 115 we are doing an Action & Plot Deck: Obsidian Apocalypse, our version of GameMastery Plot Twist Cards from Paizo, so you can only guess what kinds of crazy and exciting twists this is going to add to your game. In addition, when we reach $7,500 we will add four Iconic characters to the Obsidian Apocalypse setting. This is another great goal for donors for a great project. Plus we STILL have another hidden goal that we will reveal when we hit $7,500. All this going on and we have 24 days to go! So keep going out there and telling people of all the great stuff going on with this kickstarter. Thank you for your support and plus help us reach our next goals! Talk to you later...

WE DID IT! We made our $5,000 goal at Kickstarter!!!!

First of all, a hearty THANK YOU to everyone who has pledged so far. We at LPJ Design love and are very thankful for our backers. The level of passion and enthusiasm that you're showing really makes us feel that this has been MORE that worth the creation and development of this project. We've been developing Obsidian Apocalypse & Obsidian Twilight for several years now and seeing the response we've gone live has really been an amazing experience.

Now that we've reached the $5,000 successfully funded level at Kickstarter, now we can focus on our many higher and more daring threshold goals, since we still have nearly 30 days left on this kickstarter. If you look down to our Benchmark Threshold Goals we still have several benchmarks at $5,500 thru $10,000 and two more additional hidden goals planned. So don’t think this is over, it is just the beginning as we bring you MORE AND MORE excitement with kickstarter. So once again I will say, thank you all that have supported us to this point and the many more that will be supporting us in the future.

Doing some social good with Kickstarter!

Since it looks like we should be hitting our goal of $5,000 for this kickstarter very soon, we at LPJ Design have added 3 more Benchmark Threshold Goals with two of them being focused on socially responsible goals. While when we reach $8,500 we will be providing a poster sized map of Abaddon for donor lever wight and up.

At the $7,500 and the $10,000 levels when we reach them will be donations that LPJ Design will make to the American Red Cross; an organization I have been supporting for over 10 years; in the way of $750 or $1,000 donations when we hit those goals.  When we originally released Obsidian Twilight we gave away free PDF copies to those who donated blood, so this time I wanted to do something a little more direct and something that actual can save a life. So once again thank you to everyone who has supported us so far.

If you would like to donate to this kickstarter , pleaseclick the link!

Pledge Benchmarks Bonus Goals for reaching $5,500 and $6,000

If you have stopped by the Obsidian Apocalypse kickstarter is a few days you might have missed the few changes we have added to the project, including the two all new Pledge Benchmarks Bonus Goals for reaching $5,500 and $6,000. In addition you can also see where we have a [HIDDEN GOAL] in wait if we hit the $5,500. So what could it be? A Wayne Reynolds cover? Campaign Encounters and Sidetreks? Additional pages of content? More devilish and fiendish monsters for the settings? What could it be? Help us hit the $5,500 and you will find out for yourself.

As always, thank you for your support of this project! To Help us and learn more about the Obsidian Apocalypse kickstarter, please click here!

We reached our 2nd Donor Level Benchmark!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped us reach our goal of 50 donors! This kickstarter is really becoming a success as we march to our goal of $5,000! Now for our 3^rd Donor Level Benchmark we are trying to get 75 donors which we will give away a set of 5 Wallpapers for your computer screens for donor level Ghast ($35) and up. Only 24 more to go and always thank you for your support of this fantastic project! If you have supported us yet, please come by and donate and make ObsidianApocalypse the premiere Post-Apocalypse Survival Horror for the PathfinderRPG!!!

Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter Project Starts!

Starting today, LPJ Design is starting their Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter Project.  This adventure, Undying Legacy of the First Ones, will be released on June 16, 2012 during the international gaming event known as Free RPG Day.  Undying Legacy of the First Ones will serve as an introductory adventure and showcase of the NeoExodus: A House Divided campaign setting with its unique differences from all the other gaming campaign on the market for the Pathfinder RPG. This uniquely exceptional adventure will only help draw interest to NeoExodus and in turn, helping to support the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game created by Paizo Publishing.

Undying Legacy of the First Ones is being written by the Pathfinder Society Denver Venture Captain and NeoExodus Creative Designer, JP Chapleau with the project is being overseen by LPJ Design Owner Louis Porter Jr. Porter has been involved in the RPG industry for the last decade starting with the creation and development of Haven: City of Violence campaign setting. This setting is the only RPG to receive a movie option by Radical Comics owner, Barry Levine, even before the setting was released to the general public. 

The reason for this kickstarter project is to generate the funds needed to pay for the cost of production, printing and delivering this adventure to the premiere retail gaming stores to giveaway during Free RPG Day. This adventure will help increase the interest in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game which in turn will increase their interest in 3^rd Party Publishers like LPJ Design and the NeoExodus: A House Divided setting.

Those interested in learning more about the NeoExodus: A House Divided setting can check out NeoExodus Chronicles: World of Exodus completely for free.

Those interested in supporting this kickstarter project candonate here!

Thanks for your support of Pathfinder RPG, 3^rd Party Publishers and the NeoExodus: A House Divided setting.   

Doctor Without Borders Flood Relief from RPGNow.com

From the RPGNow.com website:

Record monsoon rains caused flooding that left almost 2,000 people dead and 20 million homeless. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani estimates crop losses at $3.3 billion, total damage of about $7 billion. People displaced by the flooding that began at the end of July are still living in temporary shelters, such as schools, or in tents. Doctors Without Borders continues to provide medical care, clean water, and relief materials.

Following the success of our previous fundraisers for DWB during the Haiti Earthquake Reponse we have decided to put together a new charity effort to raise funds for relief efforts in Pakistan. Several publishers have donated some very cool items to help us raise funds for Doctors Without Borders. The bundle will be available until 10:00 AM EST, Monday, October 25th. Click here to donate $25.00 and receive over $700 in RPG titles. I think this is a good cause, and if you can help, maybe you should.  Talk to you later...