Rolld20.net and Kickstarter

Is there any reason why we can't allow a forum to start that has peoples Kickstarters in it, as long as they relate to table top role playing games? I think it's a great way to get more of that stuff funded and at the same time, give people who are interested in the genre a chance to make a difference in the games that are made. For instance, there is a kickstarter that came up a few days ago where someone is producing a new campaign setting for Pathfinder. It looks great, it's expertly done by professionals that have been working in the actual field for a long time, and by funding the kickstarter you get to effect some of the world itself! I pledge enough money that not only do I get the release book itself when the campaign comes out, but a ton of goodies including being able to create a small part of the world and a character that will be printed in the book and used in future material for the campaign! THATS AWESOME!!! Anyways, I have to be truthful and say that I also have a kickstarter up where I am trying to make Area Of Effect markers that are worth having when doing actual table top play...but I digress. I'll just leave the links below and you decide for yourself if you would like to be told about more of these cool things before they are in the store...if you would like to have a chance to help build the worlds you love to play in. -Levi Clark

Please contact Nolan before posting a fundraiser. You can contact him via <a href="mailto:nolan@roll20.net" rel="nofollow">nolan@roll20.net</a> &nbsp;If he says you may post it feel free to do so at that point.&nbsp; I have deleted the relevant links.&nbsp; - Gauss

"Can I post a Kickstarter?" &nbsp;"Will you advertise my Kickstarter?" &nbsp;"Can we offer something Roll20 related as a reward in my Kickstarter?" As a successful Kickstarter, we get these questions a fair amount. &nbsp;Our feelings on the issue are actually somewhat complex. We were really careful about our own eighteen day campaign. &nbsp;We posted only on forums that allowed such fundraising, and we had a product where we REALLY needed feedback so we were highly involved in answering questions and taking suggestions. &nbsp;We weren't drive-by spamming. &nbsp;We don't have the time currently to vet Kickstarters or the community members posting them, so it's simpler to draw a bright line. &nbsp;Also, we sought no endorsements--we simply showed what we were hoping to do. &nbsp;In a large way, we'd appreciate if others did the same. Beyond that, there is a fair amount of things that fall under competition for us. &nbsp;We made a very honest effort for months to contact gaming Kickstarters to bring content to Roll20, and these efforts went nowhere. &nbsp;We love physical products, but we think a digital product is also appropriate in 90% of cases, and companies that are actively pushing against that are actively pushing against us. &nbsp;We think that digital products are going to INCREASE the amount of physical games in the future and keep the hobby strong, and as such we take a hard line here. F rom time to time, we HAVE spoken up on behalf of friends of the program (Devin Night being an example, and I know of another one coming up soon). &nbsp;But we cannot guarantee the results of those we don't know in terms of endorsement, and in terms of utilizing our community. Our Kickstarter wasn't even a year ago. &nbsp;We're still determining the course of where we'll go together. &nbsp;We took on another Kickstarter to support the community of just in the last month by bringing on the Tabletop Forge community as if they'd pledged to our campaign. &nbsp;We're actually planning on doing a series of blog posts later this year highlighting the many projects we in the Orr Group have donated to in the past year, because we are active fans of the Kickstarter platform. &nbsp;And I also think there's a day you'll see us doing something new and exciting via Kickstarter. There will very likely be a day when we allow some form of limited posting here by those we don't have a relationship with... but we're not there yet.