Feels like weeks since I last sent out an update, though I’m pretty sure its only been one week.  Hope everyone has been doing well in that time.

How have I been?  Good, though I’ve been at a loss on how to get past the wall which Magus has been stuck at in its funding.  I’ve been continuing to send out personal messages to make sure everyone is aware of the funding effort, but its a long list and slow process which unfortunately hasn’t been bearing much fruit.  I still have a lot of the list to go through though, so there’s still hope.  It does reinforce what I’ve known since the beginning though, that being that I’ll need your help to reach funded status.  That of course means your orders are helpful(and greatly appreciated for those of you who’ve already ordered), but more than that it means I need your help in finding others who are interested in the story I’m telling and would want to support it as well.

Its with this in mind that I’m slowly putting together rewards, and if the book funds will be giving the rewards away.  The 10 people who have referred the most other readers to Exile, Magus will have first pick of rewards(1 choice per person).  So if you do recommend it to someone else, make sure they order through your referral link so I have a way to track it back to you.  Also, when I’m doing the final tally I’ll add 3 to the effective number of referrals for anyone who has also ordered at least one copy(e-book or paperback) for themselves.

I’m continuing to try to build up the reward pool by getting signed prints whenever I commission new art for Magus, but here is where it stands currently:

• Signed copy of Oliver J. Tooley’s "Children of the Wise Oak". (2 available)  Even if you don’t win this one you can always pick up a copy here on Amazon.
  
• Signed print of the "Buscidia vs. the Cog Monster" scene by Lizzy Perez. (3 available)
• Signed print of the Caldus family crest(the current cover art) by Rachel Donne. (3 available)
• Wild card!  (20 available)
  
• Currently in progress: new art of Talari(Exile, Magus’ other, better dwarven magus) by Lho Brockhoff.  This one’s still being worked on by the artist, but the sketches and in progress update images I’ve been getting have me super excited for this piece.  Can’t wait to actually share it with you.  There will also be 3 signed prints of this available when its ready. (Keep on eye on my Facebook page linked here for all art updates)

You’re probably wondering just what the Wild Card! entry in that list is.  Simple answer its anything that we can agree on.  In a previous update I’d mentioned that I would be willing to let people name some of the cities, rivers, mountains, forests, etc which I haven’t gotten around to naming myself yet as a possible wild card reward.  The idea of the wild card reward category started when I was sitting around thinking about gaming though, specifically D & D.

I’ve been playing D & D since 7th grade, and it wasn’t long before I moved from player to DM.  I love creating adventures, campaigns, custom worlds, custom character options, and on and on.  As I was thinking of my stacks of not yet used maps and not yet custom adventures, I was struck with what should have been an obvious idea - I could make custom D & D content as a reward.  I couldn’t plan out an entire campaign for you due to time constraints, but I’d be more than happy to create an 1-2 session adventure to your specifications as a wild card reward if desired.  My first love is 2nd edition, but I ran 3rd into 3.5 into Pathfinder for years so I could do that as well.  I never got around to trying out 4th, so I doubt I could manage an adventure for that.  Currently I’ve been hooked on 5th edition, so I could also definitely make adventures for it.

I’m going to be sharing a bit of custom D&D content in an update Friday, so keep an eye out for that as well.  I have taken up too much of your time with this update though, so for now I hope you’ll continue to help me get Exile, Magus funded.

As always, thank you for your support, keep reading(and gaming) and enjoying!