The point of this campaign was to generate funding for a print run of Tales from the Cockpit that will end up on shelves in convention booths and game/book stores. That is, of course, after everyone gets their rewards for supporting the campaign. Priorities! This is what the original funding goal was based on: assume everyone who backs is going to be getting a physical copy just in case and factor in those costs, add in the cost of a print run, factor in BackerKit's cut and processing fees, add a buffer for unforeseeable shenanigans, and ta-da.
We've successfully reached that goal, which means people are going to be getting their games(s) and a print run is going to be sent off, hurray! However, the degree of that success has introduced a conundrum.
The print run can only be so big! So realistically there's actually a cap on how much of my share of this campaign can be used towards it. Right now, that means I'm going to have some money left over. I could take that spare money and save it for future projects but we're already here and, well, I've already got something in mind.
The third part in my increasingly unplanned trilogy of (mostly) solo mecha TTRPGs, and the younger sibling to Tales!
The Cog That Remains is a Wretched & Alone solo game about a mecha mechanic and their (probably doomed) effort to keep their machine in the fight and the pilot alive (you might recognize it from the add-ons), and after Tales from the Cockpit it’s the next print run project in the queue. After adding some more JJ Ariosa art to the interior, a play log from Leslie Trautman, and time spent on edits and proofreading, a proof copy is on its way to me as I write this.
So, let it be known that I’ve crunched the numbers and triple-checked the math, and that Tales from the Cockpit Print Run now has a Stretch Goal!
If we reach a goal of $1600.00 total, I’ll be able to fund a The Cog That Remains Print Run without needing to run an entirely different campaign, and as thanks for helping me get there every backer at every pledge level will receive a Print-on-Demand coupon for The Cog That Remains that’ll let you get a copy for $5.00 instead of the $14.95 it will usually cost. To point out some math, that means if you’ve pledged for The Cog That Remains PDF add-on and use your coupon, your total bespoke TCTR PDF+PoD bundle will be $12 – which is the same as the Tales from the Cockpit PDF+Print bundle in this campaign.
Thank you again for all your support so far, and let’s see of we can keep this cog turning towards greater success!
