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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

2019.01.01 End of 2018 Snapshot of Ken "Whit" Whitman's Kickstarters

Another year and no real progress on the Ken "Whit" Whitman front. Although there have been promises of some pencils being shipped in 2018 and a valiant 3rd party effort on the KoDT: LAS DVDs, Ken "Whit" Whitman has shown zero progress on fulfilling his Kickstarter fundraising obligations.

A quick snap-shot of the 6 outstanding Kickstarters isn't pretty:







Castle & Crusades: Beyond the River
     Kickstarter Ended November 1st, 2014
     $6,001 Officially raised*
     Last update was July 17th, 2016
     Last backer comment was August 2nd, 2018
     1522 days with backer's money
Deck Dice
     Kickstarter Ended April 6th, 2015
     $5,197 Officially raised*
     Last update was August 20th, 2018
     Last backer comment was October 29th, 2018
     1366 days with backer's money
Knights of the Dinner Table: Live Action Series
     Kickstarter Ended February 4th, 2014
     $69,525 Officially raised*
     Last update was August 31st, 2016
     Last backer comment was January 1st, 2019
     1792 days with backer's money
Pencil Dice
     Kickstarter Ended February 27th, 2015
     $38,161 Officially raised*
     Last update was October 2nd, 2018
     Last backer comment was December 29th, 2018
     1404 days with backer's money 
RPG Pencil Dice
     Kickstarter Ended March 9th, 2015
     $8,623 Officially raised*
     Last update was September 11th, 2018
     Last backer comment was November 9th, 2018
     1394 days with backer's money
Spinward Traveller
     Kickstarter Ended July 14th, 2014
     $49,588 Officially raised*
     Last update was September 11th, 2016
     Last backer comment was December 17th, 2018
     1632 days with backer's money


Total Funds Officially Raised* is $177,095
Total days with backer's money is 9110 days (or 24 years, 11 months, and 9 days)






*On several Kickstarters there were add-on sales through the D20 Entertainment website. Thing like GenCon parties, Resin models, KenzerCo product, and the fictional KoDT 20 Years of Covers softcover book.


4 comments :

  1. DraconianJanuary 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM

    I do not believe there is any other option but Class-Action Lawsuits, and an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service for why he did not declare the money as income if he kept funds but didn't use them for their collected purposes. Even the youngest Kickstarter is approaching 4 years unfulfilled.

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  2. DraconianJanuary 7, 2019 at 4:42 PM

    LAGGARDS AND LAWSUITS RPG
    Character Sheet

    Character Name: Kenneth "Whit" Whitman
    Sex: Inappropriately
    Alignment: Chaotic Immoral
    Class: No class.

    STRength: 13
    DEXterity: 11
    INTelligence: 8
    WISdom: 4
    PROcrastination: 18/99
    CONstitution: 11
    CHArisma (Darkside): 17

    Spell List:
    Level 1: Cure Light Complaints, Audible Arrogance, Tenser's Floating Money-Disk, Spelling Bee (75% chance of misspell)
    Level 2: Chain Updates, Blow Smoke 10"
    Level 3: Conjure Claims of Progress

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  3. DraconianJanuary 24, 2019 at 12:15 AM

    Ken Whitman seems to have done a 7th unfulfilled Kickstarter:
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kenwhitman/knights-quest-family-card-game

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  4. DraconianFebruary 22, 2019 at 9:49 AM

    ...and this 8th Kickstarter:
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kenwhitman/dice-omatic

    ReplyDelete

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