GiantLands: Edition Zero Boxed Set

A project in Madison, WI by Stephen E. Dinehart IV
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A Tabletop Role-Playing Game Made by TSR Game Designer James M. Ward & Stephen E. Dinehart
Backers: 77
Average Pledge Per Backer: $104

Funded: $8,001 of $100
Dates: Nov 29th -> Dec 14th (15 days)
Project By: Stephen E. Dinehart IV
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Latest News

Elite Council Membership - for Limited Edition Boxed Set ($100 Tier) Backers!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
For those of you that pledged at $100 level, I'm happy announce a new perk. You'll not only get a signed edition with all the stretch goals also become part of the first GiantLands Council. An elite membership which gives you 10% off our products for... (Read More)

Our Offer Ends Today! Stay tuned!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to pre-selling this game on Kickstarter I won't have to take out a loan, or accept a bad investment deal, for the production of this limited edition. I've put my whole life into this game. Over the past year I have been living on food stamps... (Read More)

Talking with Larry Elmore, Jeff Dee & Diesel LaForce - 34 hours Remain!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting times!Spent the morning talking to three legends about our project - Larry Elmore and Jeff Dee and found an old TSR map maker who I'll be signing hopefully next week to generate some of our maps. It gives me tingles to communicate with these... (Read More)

Wantan adventure module included? Help us raise 3k more.

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Onto the next stretch goal! If we can raise another $3,0000 USD we'll include an adventure module with the limited edition GiantLands boxed set! Help us spread the word? GiantLands.com/Kickstarter  (Read More)

6k Reached- Jeff Dee Unlocked!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all! Nobody breath! We broke 6k this evening! Not bad for 10 days with a new game! Thanks to each and everyone of you for your support. It means a lot to me and the team! Big hopes we see some backers picking up the slack, once we get closer to... (Read More)

Thanks to our 50+ backers! Only 4 Days Remaining!

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm humbled to see all the people that have come out worldwide to pledge for our project. We have over 50 backers from around the world. From friends and family, to industry associates and mentors, to fans looking for something new from classic... (Read More)

$5000 Stretch Goal Reached - Character Sheets Unlocked!

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Too cool! We just broke the 5k mark with 44 backers! Thanks all. We'll now be including blank character sheets in the box and a character creation guide. Below is one of the 9 prototype characters I created for our demo sessions & playtests. ... (Read More)

Stickers & Buttons for All!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're so close to that 5k mark to unlock our stretch goal for  character sheets that we added a $5 tier for stickers & buttons and are now including them with all our higher tiers as well!  (Read More)

TGIF! One Week to Go!!

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
One week in & one week to go! Thanks to you all for pledging. This set is going to be great fun and a solid original edition of the game. I call it "edition zero" because we'll be releasing a 1st Edition in 2020. Following in the spirit of TSR.... (Read More)

New TSR Artist & Our Digital Version is Selling Like Hotcakes!

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
All kinds of exciting stuff this morning. Late last night I decided to go ahead and give everyone a digital version of the core rules and offer a lower pledge tier. We've sold one! Hot dog!!! I also just got off a call with an investor, no firm deal... (Read More)

We're getting the TSR band back together!

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Do you love Dungeons & Dragons, Gamma World or other classic TSR RPGs? Our designer created "Legends & Lore", our editor edited the original Dungeons Masters Guide, our production coordinator is E. Gary Gygax Jr, VP of the animated series.... (Read More)

Been a Slow 24 hours - 5 Cancellations

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, my mind has been racing with things I can do to help better sell this dream and get more folks to support, but it seems in my effort the opposite has been happening. We've actually lost about 5 backers in recent days, terribly disappointing.... (Read More)

New Gameplay Video & Section Written by James Ward

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
GiantLands Kickstarter Designer Notes from James M. Ward I've been designing fantasy and science fiction games for over 40 years. I designed the first science fiction game called Metamorphosis Alpha in 1974. I designed the first apocalypse game,... (Read More)

New Trailer & Digital Possibilities

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
I spent a lot of time yesterday cutting a new version of the trailer. Let me know what you think! I've also been catching some heck for not having digital elements in my campaign. While I'm still not prepared to release the books in pdf format, most... (Read More)

Day 4!!!

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, we'r doing great! I've done a lot of updates since I lost posted a proper update, if you haven't check out the latest trailer and the new material on the campaign page you might be pleasantly surprised. I've also posted a new tier that's for... (Read More)

Day 3!

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We spent the day yesterday plastering the town with some simple posters and signs we printed at Kinkos. The Madison, Wisconsin area has more than 5 game shops these days. We managed to cover them all. We began with Pegasus Games, a long time staple... (Read More)

Over 2000% Funded!

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much all! We've passed 2k, that's huge. If we can hit 10k we'll not only include character sheets but a map of the GiantLands world and that's just the start! I want to make this the best boxed set I can, and thanks to James we have a load... (Read More)

Thanks all!

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We're technically 1287% funded! For a small project with a lazy Black Friday launch that ain't bad! Thanks for being part of it. I wish Kickstarter had two levels, a goal and a field goal or some such. I'd like to pull down at least 10k with this and... (Read More)

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