Mantic Dungeon Saga Kickstarter - Completed! $1,057,975 total, 5,963 backers

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**ced1106**

They've overshot their last SG by 15K+. Be a jerk!

EDIT: $8 each for the last resins. And not all gamers can drop $200+ with little notice in 30 days!

EDIT EDIT: 20K+

EDIT EDIT: One person dropped out 3 seconds from the end of the campaign!

**GrimDork**

Yeah that's me too now, dropped back down to 201, will invest the 50 later if I still want those things.

**edlowe**

Never thought I'd see a mantic ks run out of stretch goals!

Plus if this is the mini kickstarter I hate to think what warpaths one will end up at?

**angelofvengeance**

Wow- no kidding about people needing to calm down. Some real trolling going on in the comments. Some people just don't realise the amount of work that goes into mucking about with images etc etc.

**edlowe**

The spaced out stretches and the stretches for the updating of the dkh scenarios makes more sense now, I guess Mantic didn't want to run out of stretch goals early and played them as late as they dared. It would have been a bit of an anticlimax if they'd announced no new goals a day earlier.

**GrimDork**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQhNp7UAVKI
LOLOLOL

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Boom funded. Not bad, not bad. Now to wait for a year lol!

**angelofvengeance**

GrimDork wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQhNp7UAVKI
LOLOLOL

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Boom funded. Not bad, not bad. Now to wait for a year lol!

Bites arm! Where's my dollies?!!! lol. Guess Deadzone and 40k etc will have to keep me busy til Aug 15... The hobbyist's work is never done..

**Orlanth**

Wasntv impressed at first, then changed my mind with the stretchgoals.

However I had to hold myself back, I simply couldnt afford to buy in at the moment, so I let inertia win over and let it tick down to zero.

**angelofvengeance**

Orlanth wrote:
Wasntv impressed at first, then changed my mind with the stretchgoals.

However I had to hold myself back, I simply couldnt afford to buy in at the moment, so I let inertia win over and let it tick down to zero.

Yeah Dungeon Saga was the same for me at first. I was like meh.. and then.. Zombie Trolls!! OMFGZZ must have! That and Tyrant King Blaine!

**Yonan**

Phwew, that was fun. See you all for the $3M Warpath Kickstarter next year ; p

**GrimDork**

Indeed, hopefully not until this time next year to boot!

**Yonan**

Start saving ; p Think of all the Z'zor, Sphyr, Nameless etc. full armies we need to buy because reasons!

**Compel**

Warpath would be fine for me

I... hope.

It'd mostly be tanks I'd be going for I think, maybe some plastic Corporation marines, if I want to consider continuing my cerberus theme that I'm doing with the ones I already have. Thanks to Deadzone, I already have as many Enforcers as I'd ever need.

I'm a bit worried that I'm at too many games now, to be honest. I'm currently at:

Attack Wing
X-Wing
Dropzone Commander
Dreadball
and Deadzone

Then adding Dreadball Xtreme and Dungeon Saga to my list may cause issues.

It doesn't help that my 'least' favourite game out of the bunch, Attack Wing, is the most popular.

**ced1106**

Well, dang, if they did this, I would have pledged!

Looking forward to Warpath. I got one of their starter sets (still haven't assembled it!) and liked what I saw for the price I paid.

Does Warpath have an undead faction besides zombies? The zombies look a little silly, but survival horror in space is pretty common in movies and video games, and I'd expect some horror sf skirmish games to be quite possible. Aliens would be nice...

**GrimDork**

The plague faction via Deadzone.

Hopefully warpath is just some tanks for me.

**Chillreaper**

Am I the only person that read the thank-you list of names that went up after the finish?

I'm pretty sure that I spotted the name "Jimmy M Hewitt" there - what's the deal with that?

Hmm...

**BobtheInquisitor**

Will the novel become available in a print edition?

**The_Real_Chris**

marv335 wrote:
NTRabbit wrote:
Mymearan wrote:
Can I pledge $1 and then change my pledge to Dungeon Master in the pledge manager?

Yes you can

While you can, it's a bit of a jerk move, if you're planning to spend the money, pledge it, and help get to the next stretch goal.

Note really... mantic actively encourage people to do that so they suck every last penny out of you and don't pay KS fees on that cash...

And here of course Mantic ran out of stretch goals. Shame as many wanted to see evil dwarf dungeon, evil elf torture lair and human/elf stronghold evil heroes could raid! I wanted to see small expansion packs of a room or two, rules, mini quests/games and 1 or a few themed models.

I imagine Jake was just saying no, no more, I am but one man and you tight gits won't hire a second...

Course GW know there is no demand for this sort of game as a spacehulk style release

**Baragash**

Chillreaper wrote:
Am I the only person that read the thank-you list of names that went up after the finish?

I'm pretty sure that I spotted the name "Jimmy M Hewitt" there - what's the deal with that?

Hmm...

Presumably this was in development long enough that he worked on it before he left.

**The_Real_Chris**

Yonan wrote:
"now complete the whole collection of Dwarf King’s Hold with the scenarios from Ancient Grudge, and any of the bonus scenarios included in print magazines like Ravage, remastered for Dungeon Saga."

Spoiler:

Are these form the original DKH?

edit: $970K, 5521 backers.

They need to add the Dwarf drill to the addons otherwise you can't play some of them.

Sooo...

If money is no object my final pledge manager tally will be...

$95 Early Bird
$25 Orc expansion
$25 Demons
$25 Dragon
$25 Black Fortress
$30 Dungeon Raiders
$10 Resin counters
$15 Acrylic Counter Upgrade

$250 - Hmm, might need to re-think that!

Maybe
$8 Dungeon traps
$8 Bone jester
$8 Dungeon critters
$30 Doom Guard

$54 - unsure about doom guard, will there be scenarios for them? Don't really have any CD models any more that haven't been used for Blood Bowl.

If I win lottery
$10 Hero dice
$10 Dungeon Dice
$5 Dice bag
$8 Twilight kin assassin
$65 Legendary Heros

**Slinky**

I would just like to say that I predicted the total correctly

I am predicting just over $1m.

Aug 28 2014 on Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King's Quest.

**angelofvengeance**

Slinky wrote:
I would just like to say that I predicted the total correctly

I am predicting just over $1m.

Aug 28 2014 on Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King's Quest.

The naysayers must be kicking themselves pretty hard right now lol.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
For those of you wanting some extra gubbinz in your dungeon and maybe a few different heroes... check this lot out- Click the banner in my sig and have a look at the rest of the stuff on offer. Only 40hrs left...

**overtyrant**

Yeah those heresy are nice but I prefer tge reaper bones stuff. This thread git shot down here real quick, seems tge FW rumourthreads last much longer then the KS ones......

**The_Real_Chris**

Yep... The Reaper stuff doesn't have price on its side, I guess it comes down to what you want the model for. Bones are great gaming models for something that will rarely be used for more than 1 campaign.

**Yonan**

Pledge manager in 1-2 months with a couple extra things supposedly.

Update #58 - Sep 12 2014
What happens next...

Hi all!

Well the shock hasn’t quite worn off yet – that was meant to be the small one! So, we’ve funded a ton of stuff and have already started writing and sculpting. But what next for you?

Well, in about 1-2 months time we will release the pledge manager. We need a bit of time to add all of the products to the system and bug test it for any errors. On this system you will be able to:
- Enter and/or change your address details.
- Select and/or change your pledge level.
- Nominate which add-ons you want to spend your pledge amount on.
- Add additional extras on, which will be charged via paypal or credit card.

This system will be live before the end of the year, we’ll keep you updated on progress as and when we have information to share. There will be a few new things on the pledge manager as well – some of you have asked for the dragon to be made available separately and there will be the Soft Cover Adventurer’s Compendium as well. We know some of you also missed the last few add-ons as well – you’ll get opportunity to pick them up then!

Until next time adventurers!

**The_Real_Chris**

Yes I had zapped them a note asking how people could get the dwarf drill that is needed in a couple of scenarios and they said they would add it. I imagine other bits like that and some of their other 'characterful' models.

Hopefully chaps like these...
http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/mantic-points/kings-of-war/product/25-mantic-points-orc-shaman.html
http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/mantic-points/kings-of-war/product/25-mantic-points-keris-shaarlyot-and-dogs.html

**Red Viper**

I missed the kickstarter, and haven't had the chance to dig through all the features.

Does this game support warband fighting, or is it just a straight Heroes vs Villains with one player controlling the villains (like Descent).

I'm looking for a grid-based fantasy skirmish game.

I think DKH had warband fights (like dwarves vs undead vs elves vs orcs), but I'm not certain. I'm wondering if this has a similar possible set up.

**Tyr13**

Well, backers get the classic DKH scenarios adapted to the new rules. So it would probably sort of work on a warband level... at least with some work. It all depends on how things develop though, last I heard, balancing custom scenarios was to be based on something like a points system... but who knows?

**Compel**

Try thinking of it this way.

Dwarf Kings Hold = Space Hulk in a Dungeon
Dwarf Kings Quest = Heroquest / Warhammer Quest / Descent

However....

There is a currently untitled thought going about right now for Mantic to be making a Games system that is going to bed more warband-ish, like Mordheim or Deadzone/Necromunda. The thought process behind this one is the concept of a Skirmish game set in the grounds of a castle.

**Red Viper**

Compel wrote:
Try thinking of it this way.

Dwarf Kings Hold = Space Hulk in a Dungeon
Dwarf Kings Quest = Heroquest / Warhammer Quest / Descent

However....

There is a currently untitled thought going about right now for Mantic to be making a Games system that is going to bed more warband-ish, like Mordheim or Deadzone/Necromunda. The thought process behind this one is the concept of a Skirmish game set in the grounds of a castle.

Thanks for the info.

That last game sounds perfect. I like the ruleset of Deadzone a lot, but my group has always been fantasy so it never took off. Imperial Assault coming out pretty much killed any momentum I was building with Deadzone.

However, we still have that fantasy itch to scratch..