First of all: THANK YOU!

This has been a great campaign and it absolutely exceeded my expectations. It's also been one of the most fun that I've ever ran. Y'all were a blast. I loved the comments and the voting.

As you know, the campaign was a success! Everyone is going to be getting some minis!

We've sent 90% of the files to our manufacturer already and hope to get the last ones in this coming week. We'll keep you posted when we have an ETA, but we're pretty sure it'll be long before the times we listed in the campaign.

In a few weeks, I'll launch the pledgemanager. That's where you'll get to pick your minis and pay for shipping. All of the single minis unlocked during this campaign will be available there as well, so if you wanted an extra cultist or a few more demon hunters, you can grab them there.

Now, I know some of you are sad that we didn't hit the achievements for the Tiefling or Orcus. I feel you. They were pretty rad.

The dark ones have been banished from our mortal plane for now, but don't worry - those infernal ones act in the shadows. They're never truly gone. 👀

Talk soon,
-James

PS. Sorry this is a day late. I've been unpacking in my new place and I am wrecked. 

The end is nigh! With but a few hours left, we have hit another achievement - 

We're getting quite the end of campaign push right now, so anything is possible. Up next at $20,000 is the Tiefling. We're creeping in that direction - let's see what happens!

But there is one last stretch goal and now is the time to reveal it.

**Cue the Infernal Trumpets**

I have been informed that our last Achievement is not some sort of infernal whale, but instead is the one, the only...

To my knowledge, this is the BEEFIEST miniature we've ever made. I absolutely love Mustafa's take on this guy - he looks so evil. This thing is nightmare fuel.

Now I know $25000 seems far away, but for those who haven't used it before, Backerkit has this neat feature. Every time someone pledges during the last ten minutes of the campaign, it extends it. This can go on for hours, or even days. We might just see a miracle of the damned yet.

If you wanna see this guy, post about this campaign anywhere you can. All backers are getting at least six free minis at this point. This is wild!

Let's see how things go as the clock ticks away the minutes 'til the unholy hour of midnight.

-James

 

Tomorrow is the last day for Bekir’s Battlers - Hell Unleashed.

That's right - we're almost to the final 48 hours.

I wanted to check in with you all and tell you what everyone who backs this campaign is getting for free. It's wild to see it all in one place. 

Not only that, we’re starting to hit the end of campaign bump. We’re SO close to two more of our stretch goals - the Chaos Lord and the Tiefling!

(Not only that, but we have one more stretch goal to announce - and this sucker is MASSIVE)

Want a clue? It's a certain whale. I think. I don't know, someone told me they wanted a whale.
(If you REALLY troll through the comments on this campaign, you might figure out who I'm talking about.)

If you tally up all those free minis, that’s more than an extra set for free. We really went overboard on this one.

If you're seeing this and you haven't backed it yet? Lock in your pledge today before it all goes away.

Talk soon,
-James 

Hey, folks! All the creators from the various OSE month projects are doing an AMA over on the Old School Essentials Discord!

After thinking about it, I'm going to let the Demon Dollars go til the end of the second session. I know I said I would end them at midnight - I hope you'll forgive me.  I'll be busy tonight, so I probably won't be in the first session much, but I'll be there for tomorrows! Bring your questions about Bekir's Battlers!

Session 1: Weds May 20th, 7:30-9:30 PM ET,
Session 2: Thurs May 21st, 9:00-11:00 AM ET

Link to the Discord: https://discord.gg/8GVfus9fV3

See you there!
-James

I love how excited folks are about the new set! Thanks so much for grabbing those Demon Dollars to grab it (details in the last update). 

Unsurprisingly, because of the excitement, we've smashed through another Achievement. 

You've unlocked the third free extra demon, but just like the previous ones, I'm going to need you to work for it. 

And by that, I mean I need you to vote on which one you want! The poll is attached to this update. Who will number three be?

And we have more Achievements coming up, of course. 

Absolutely not based on anything by Michael Moorcock. Certainly not the Elric saga. Please don't put words in my mouth.

We're steadily marching towards this achievement, and with more than half the campaign to go, I'm pretty sure we're gonna get there. 

But what new achievement shall we reveal? 

If you're on my email list, you likely saw we had a little vote before this whole campaign started on which mini we should give away for free for early backers - the Tiefling or the Cultist. You likely saw that the Cultist won.

There were some folks who were disappointed - understandably so! The Tiefling was rad! Don't worry, though. If we hit the 20,000 stretch goal, the Demon-Born Tiefling will inflict their darkness upon the world. 

The Tiefling first came about during AD&D 2E, introduced in the Planescape Boxset (one of my favorites). Released more toward the end of TSR DnD, it's interesting to see what's stuck around and kinda become modern day DnD cannon and what was left behind.

There are many folks who seem to think that the Tiefling is a modern invention, that it came about during the WotC era. They've actually been around for quite a few decades. Whenever I think about them, I often think about these freaks too.

Drawn by the amazing Tony DiTerlizzi, the Bariaur answered the very important question of "What if Centaur, but goat?" These dudes were apparently running all over Sigil, yes we don't see them in modern renditions of the game (that I know of). We certainly see Tieflings, though!

I guess the offspring of a human and demon was more exciting then goat centaur.

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Anyway, thanks again for coming along on this ride, folks. I really appreciate you and I'm excited to hit these next goals!

Now I know I asked you a lot already, with the voting and all that, but I wish to pose to you a question - what would you love to see from this campaign that you haven't already? Any favorite demons you haven't seen? Or any other demon related things? I'm curious what we've missed!

Talk soon,
-James

P.S. The moving truck was delayed, so I was able to get this update out. Wish me luck today. I'm already ready for a nap.