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Trial of the Clone: A Choosable Path Gamebook by Zach Weiner by Zachary Weiner. What's All This?

Trial of the Clone: A Choosable Path Gamebook by Zach Weiner by Zachary Weiner

It's a choosable pathway gamebook, just like those books you played as a kid (whose name is now trademarked), but with the bonus that you can collect weapons, fight monsters, and use your powers. About the Project I’ve been making a comic called Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal for the last ten years, and have been very fortunate to see it grow into a nice little community. As it’s grown, it’s gone from mostly short one-liners to longer strips to full-blown stories. As a result, I’ve had a lot of people request that I write a book. Since I was about 12, it’s been a dream of mine to write an adventure game like the old Lone Wolf books by Joe Dever. The book will also have over 20 illustrations by the amazing Chris Jones, some of which we’ll be showing off here. Our initial goal ($15,000) is listed in the upper right.

What Stuff?! We have a number of levels at which you can contribute, all of which are commensurate with what it costs to make the product. Bonus Levels. Marian Call European Adventure Quest!!! by Marian Call. Hello!

Marian Call European Adventure Quest!!! by Marian Call

It's me, Marian! I want to go on a European Adventure Quest in order to make some art! You don't scare me, Ocean. UPDATE: I AM going on a European Adventure Quest in order to make some art! Now we are deciding where I will play and hitting stretch goals! You have asked me for cover songs for a million years. . $40K: Reading Rainbow Theme Song$42K: "Conjunction Junction" (with special guests!) If you have pledged at the $35 level or above these new songs will be added as an automatic supplement to your "complete works" collection when they are released. Dear Reader: I am a traveling singer-songwriter living in Alaska. I plan to record for you a LIVE ALBUM this year. I wish to record it in Europe and the UK. The plan is to travel in autumn, October-November, with the utterly staggeringly amazing guitarist (and songwriter in his own right) Scott Barkan. So this Kickstarter is how you guys pre-order your live album, MARIAN CALL LIVE IN EUROPE, no matter where you are in the world.

CLANG by Subutai Corporation. Hi, Neal Stephenson here.

CLANG by Subutai Corporation

My career as an author of science and historical fiction has turned me into a swordsmanship geek. As such, I'm dissatisfied with how swordfighting is portrayed in existing video games. These could be so much more fun than they are. Time for a revolution. In the last couple of years, affordable new gear has come on the market that makes it possible to move, and control a swordfighter's actions, in a much more intuitive way than pulling a plastic trigger or pounding a key on a keyboard.

CLANG will begin with the Queen of Weapons: the two-handed longsword used in Europe during late medieval and early renaissance times. At first, it'll be a PC arena game based on one-on-one multiplayer dueling (which is a relatively simple and attainable goal; we don't want to mess this up by overreaching). "How will this be different than SoulCalibur? " Low-latency, high-precision motion controller: Critical to a satisfying sword fight is fast, accurate response.

Thanks to: Nanda.