Wed Nov 11 '20 Announcement
over 3 years ago
– Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 08:44:08 AM
I wanted to touch base with everyone to give a quick update before the holidays are fully upon us. Harp and her sister are both back to in-person and couldn’t be more excited. It’s a little nerve wracking, but they’re doing great and the schools are doing a wonderful job too.
Back in September we participated in Pedal the Cause Inspired, and the 3 of us raised a little over $10,000 for cancer research. Afterwards Harper became involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as one of the kiddos they spotlighted for their virtual Light the Night event.
Between the support all of you gave us and a grant from Magellan Health (my employer) Harper’s Heroes raised nearly $25,000 to help those with this terrible disease. We have big plans for next year too of course ?
I’ll be participating in the 2021 Lavaman triathlon virtually (https://www.lavamantriathlon.com/) and raising money for LLS as part of that event. We have two other things planned that I’m going to save for the time being, but I can say I’m chuffed (to borrow a word from my British friends) about it and never in a million years expected to be part of something like it.
Anywho, I hope you are all doing well, staying safe, and taking care of you and yours. If you’re able to support LLS in whatever way you’re able we would truly appreciate it. Our fundraising page is here:
https://pages.lls.org/tnt/gat/lavatri21/MCorley
Thank you again,
Matt, Harper, and team
Fri Aug 7 '20 Announcement
over 3 years ago
– Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 10:25:46 AM
Thanks to the timely intervention of Matt Mercer, Felicia Day, and Liam O'Brien on Twitter last weekend, and the generous support of so many fans, we sold out of all the copies of Harper's Tale that Friends of Kids with Cancer had marked for additional fundraising.
And the timing couldn't be better. All of those have been shipped and the proceeds donated to Friends of Kids. That final push was nearly $3k in addition to previous funds.
This has been quite a trip and thank you all for coming along with us. We couldn't have done it without you!
Stay safe my friends!
Matt, Harper and team.
Wed Jun 10 '20 Announcement
almost 4 years ago
– Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 08:44:08 AM
That's a Wrap!
POD Vouchers have been sent out via DriveThruRPG. Be sure to check you spam folders. Each POD backer will get two vouchers. One for the hardcover, premium color and one for the softcover color. They both look fantastic, and you can use either or both as you see fit.
The softcover gives you an option that's about 1/2 the price of the hardcover, and again it looks great (Harp's big sis actually prefers it).
I've been talking to Friends of Kids and they will be getting their books by end of month. They're all working from home so we need to coordinate schedules. They have also asked that I sell a portion of the books donated to them to generate additional donations for 2020. I will be doing that exclusively through my website.
If you know someone that would be interested in a copy of the FoK version (exact same content but with glossier paper, and autographed by Harp) have them follow me on Twitter and I'll annouce there when the store is ready. All proceeds from the FoK version will go directly to them.
Thank you!!!!
Matt, Harper, and the team
Sun Jun 7 '20 Announcement
almost 4 years ago
– Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 04:45:23 AM
One of the things we tried with Harper's Tale is an ePub format for the book. ePub (along with mobi) are the two more popular ebook formats and very few RPG books are published using those formats. I now have a better understanding of why :)
Long story short, a lot of the formatting, graphics, and layout that we take for granted with PDFs just doesn't translate well or easily to ebook. That said, Craig did a great job with it, and I'll be sending them to all backers this morning. I'm not sure if I'll release it commercially or not, only time will tell. I'm sending these via BackerKit.
And a shipping update! The books for Friends of Kids are in Missouri! They should be getting dropped off at my house this week, and I'll get them to Friends of Kids as as we're able. The POD proofs from DriveThruRPG are also in the mail, and barring any unforeseen issues will be be here in the next week too.
Thank you all and stay safe
Matt, Harper, and the team
Fri May 1 '20 Announcement
almost 4 years ago
– Fri, May 01, 2020 at 08:05:12 AM
Short and sweet today!
The PDFs are done and I will be sending out a download to everyone in the next 24 hours. Please keep an eye on your spam folder and be looking for an email from DriveThruRPG.
This is the PDF only to allow all of you to let me know if I need to make any updates prior to setting up the print files.
As an aside Harper's Tale has also been submitted for consideration for an ENnie Award :)
Thank you!!!
Matt, Harper, and Team