{"id":26535,"date":"2022-02-24T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=26535"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T18:45:59","slug":"legendary-games-eight-kickstarters-in-2021-an-interview-with-jason-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/legendary-games-eight-kickstarters-in-2021-an-interview-with-jason-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Games, Eight Kickstarters in 2021: An Interview with Jason Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At EN World, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enworld.org\/threads\/legendary-games-what-they-produced-and-learned-in-2021-and-2022-plans.685178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talked to Jason Nelson about Legendary Games\u2019 2022 plans and some aspects of their 2021 experience<\/a>. We discussed so much, that there was leftover answers that I\u2019m sharing here. It\u2019s 2021, so we discuss Kickstarters and Covid.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>EGG EMBRY (EGG): In 2021, Legendary Games produced multiple Kickstarters, multiple new projects, and a variety of bundles. In other words, Legendary created a lot of fun for the gaming table. Before we get into the individual parts of the year, how would you rate 2021 for Legendary? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26545 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Mythos-Monsters-5E.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>JASON NELSON (JASON)<\/b>: It\u2019s been our best year ever! We did the <b>Kickstarter<\/b> series you mentioned, a <b>Bundle of Holding<\/b>, and nearly 100 products for <b>D&amp;D 5E, Pathfinder 1E<\/b> and <b>2E<\/b>, and <b>Starfinder<\/b>. We\u2019ve completed fulfillment on the first 5 <b>Kickstarters<\/b>, with the last two already begun. It\u2019s been a crazy busy year, but a great success by any measure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: <\/b><b>You did <\/b><b>s<\/b><b>even<\/b><b> <\/b><b>Kickstarters in 2021 <\/b><b>including <\/b><b>support <\/b><b>for<\/b><b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/verantheacodex\/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Myler\u2019s <\/a><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/verantheacodex\/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Legendary Adventures<\/b><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/verantheacodex\/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b> crowdfunding<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b><b>What were some of the highlights of those campaigns? <\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><b>Mythos Monsters<\/b><\/i><b>: 40+ Lovecraftian horrors for DnD 5E <\/b><b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/mythos-monsters-40-lovecraftian-horrors-for-dnd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/338438\/Mythos-Monsters-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>) reached 1,214 backers that pledged $31,397 in January. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Sea Monsters<\/b><\/i><b>: 60+ savage creatures of the deep for DnD 5E (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/sea-monsters-60-savage-creatures-of-the-deep-for-dnd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/351134\/Sea-Monsters-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/349204\/Sea-Monsters-Preview-PDF-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Sea Monsters Preview PDF (5E)<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>) <\/b><b>reached 1,643 backers that pledged $66,573 in March. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Legendary Adventures: Epic D&amp;D 5E<\/b><\/i><b> <\/b><b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/verantheacodex\/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/344748\/Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>) reached 978 backers that pledged $25,736 in March. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Battlemasters &amp; Berserkers<\/b><\/i><b>: A DnD 5E class expansion (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/battlemasters-and-berserkers-a-dnd-5e-class-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/357080\/Battlemasters--Berserkers?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/354729\/Battlemasters--Berserkers-FREE-PREVIEW?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Battlemasters &amp; Berserkers FREE PREVIEW<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>) <\/b><b>reached 765 backers <\/b><b>that <\/b><b>pledged $14,631 in May. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Asian Monsters<\/b><\/i><b>: 90+ magnificent monsters for DnD 5E! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/asian-monsters-90-magnificent-monsters-for-dnd-5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/362554\/Asian-Monsters-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/360554\/Asian-Monsters-Preview-PDF-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Asian Monsters Preview PDF (5E)<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>) <\/b><b>reached 1,940 backers <\/b><b>that <\/b><b>pledged $75,739 in June. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Boricubos: Latin American Monsters and Adventures<\/b><\/i><b> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/boricubos-latin-american-monsters-and-adventures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/367373\/Boricubos-The-Lost-Isles-Preview-PDF-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Boricubos: The Lost Isles Preview PDF (5E)<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/366898\/Latin-American-Monsters-Preview-PDF-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Latin American Monsters Preview PDF (5E)<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>) <\/b><b>reached 2,045 backers <\/b><b>that <\/b><b>pledged $113,925 in August\/September. <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i><b>Mother of Monsters<\/b><\/i><b>: DnD 5E adventure inspired by Greek myths (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/legendarygames\/mother-of-monsters-dnd-5e-adventure-in-ancient-greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/376131\/Mother-of-Monsters-Free-Preview-PDF-5E?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>Mother of Monsters Free Preview PDF (5E)<\/b><\/i><\/a><b>) <\/b><b>reached 601 backers <\/b><b>that <\/b><b>pledged $33,004 in November. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Sea-Monsters-5E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26544 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Sea-Monsters-5E-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Sea-Monsters-5E-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Sea-Monsters-5E.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a>JASON<\/b>: We actually participated in one more <b>Kickstarter<\/b> project, supporting Miguel Colon\u2019s <i><b>Cloudsea<\/b><\/i> project for <b>5E<\/b>. Miguel was the lead designer for the <i><b>Boricubos<\/b><\/i> project and did a ton of work on several of our other projects, and we were delighted to help promote his first solo <b>Kickstarter<\/b>, which succeeded very nicely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[AUTHOR\u2019S NOTE: Adding this for uniformity.<br \/>\n<i><b>Cloudsea: (5e) 5th Edition Primer to Living Atop the Clouds<\/b><\/i><b> <\/b><b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/mcolon\/cloudsea-a-primer-to-living-atop-the-clouds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/369581\/Cloudsea-5e?affiliate_id=814082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>) reached 164 backers that pledged $4,335 in July.<\/b>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: With your Kickstarter campaigns, are you doing Stretch Goals anymore? Do you feel it impacts backer interest when you don\u2019t offer Stretch Goals? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JASON<\/b>: Sure, we\u2019ll do them sometimes, when it\u2019s the right project for it. As a general rule, though, I\u2019m not sure how much stretch goals really help you as a project creator. I\u2019m a huge <i><b>Order of the Stick<\/b><\/i> fan, and Rich Burlew ran I think one of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/599092525\/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">million-dollar gaming <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/599092525\/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Kickstarters<\/b><\/a> way back in what, 2013 or so. To the best of my knowledge, there are still stretch goals from that project that have not quite been completed. I backed it at one of the basic levels and got my stuff, and everything Rich does with it is terrific, but it\u2019s also a great cautionary tale about how a project can get away from you. [AUTHOR\u2019S NOTE: To head off comments, <i><b>The Order of the Stick Reprint Drive<\/b><\/i> campaign ran in January, 2012, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/599092525\/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive\/comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comments section<\/a> points towards several outstanding deliverables.]<\/p>\n<p>I think in the days when <b>Kickstarter<\/b> was mostly a \u201cventure capital\u201d kind of platform, where you\u2019d pitch an idea, see if it had support, and then build up the project to the level at which it was supported, stretch goals made sense. Heck, it still makes sense for projects like that, where you really don\u2019t know what the market is going to be like for whatever it is you\u2019re making.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26543 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Legendary-Adventures-Epic-5E.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>For a lot of projects, though, you\u2019ve got a pretty good idea of what it\u2019s going to be like, especially if you\u2019ve done a lot of them. I think we are up to around 17 completed <b>Kickstarters<\/b> now. You then have to think about your overall workflow and the opportunity cost of each choice you make. Do you want to have one large, amorphous, and uncertain project that sprawls out and you never quite know when it\u2019ll be done? What you designed as a ladder could turn into an anchor that follows you for years as you keep chipping away at something. It also could require extra writing or playtesting or editing, or it might require you to wait on additional contributors (sometimes including fan contributions), or new art, and definitely on finalizing layout.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, would you rather have a tightly focused, coherent project that knows exactly what its scope and scale is and that you can turn around and deliver right away? <b>And then be able to move on to the next project!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s room in a company\u2019s ecosystem of work for both models, but of the projects we did this year only one had stretch goals. It did the best overall of the projects we launched, but it also required the most work before, during, and\u2014especially\u2014after the <b>Kickstarter<\/b> to get it completed. We also kind of split the difference on the <i><b>Boricubos<\/b><\/i> project in that we released \u201cbeta\u201d versions of the PDFs without the stretch goal material right after the <b>Kickstarter<\/b> ended, followed by the final versions of each PDF as they were completed. Print fulfillment, of course, had to wait until after everything was done. It was still a pretty quick turnaround, just a few months, but it was a delay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: You\u2019re not an exclusively Kickstarter company, you continue to release projects outside of KS. What have been some of those highlights for 2021? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Battlemasters-Berserkers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26542 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Battlemasters-Berserkers-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Battlemasters-Berserkers-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Offering-Battlemasters-Berserkers.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>JASON<\/b>: We used to do just one or sometimes two <b>Kickstarters<\/b> a year, but with more coherent, focused, quick-turnaround <b>Kickstarters<\/b> we did far more of them this year than ever before, but as you said we also have kept turning the crank on a wide array of products for all three systems as we mentioned above. The biggest release of the year was the <i><b>Aegis of Empires Adventure Path<\/b><\/i>, capping off a <b>Kickstarter<\/b> project from last year with a massive 600-page adventure saga for <b>D&amp;D 5E<\/b> and <b>Pathfinder 1E<\/b> and <b>2E<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s kind of a cheat, though. As far as non-<b>Kickstarter<\/b> projects, we are excited to be closing in on completing our \u201cLegendary Heroes\u201d product line of <i><b>Pathfinder RPG<\/b><\/i><i> <\/i>class revisions with new class supplements for hunters, monks, sorcerers, bloodragers, and coming soon oracles and druids. We\u2019ve been working on that product line for quite a while and it\u2019s exciting to have it so close to completion. We\u2019ve also been spreading our class design wings with new ninja and shaman classes for <b>5E<\/b> and new mesmerist, cabalist, shaman, and cartomancer classes for <b>PF2<\/b>! We\u2019ve got a ton of terrific class options for all three systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: Was Legendary Games able to return to the convention scene in 2021? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Preview-Boricubos-The-Lost-Isles-Preview-PDF-5E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26540 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Preview-Boricubos-The-Lost-Isles-Preview-PDF-5E-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Preview-Boricubos-The-Lost-Isles-Preview-PDF-5E-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-LG-KS-Preview-Boricubos-The-Lost-Isles-Preview-PDF-5E.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>JASON<\/b>: Nope, no conventions for us this past year. Just too much COVID going on for me to feel good about doing that, on top of the expense of running a booth vs. the sales prospects at a diminished convention. We\u2019ll see how things shake out in 2022. I\u2019d like to get to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gama.org\/page\/gama-expo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>GAMA<\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gama.org\/page\/gama-expo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> trade show<\/a> in March to show off our various new lines, but it\u2019s still hard to feel great about conventions even with booster shots. We\u2019ll see how things are going later on in the year like <b>PaizoCon<\/b> in May and <b>Gen Con<\/b> in August.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EGG: Thanks for talking with me. Where can fans follow Legendary Games? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>JASON<\/b>: You can find us any time on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeyourgamelegendary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>[Our] <\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makeyourgamelegendary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/makeyourgamelegendary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegendaryGamesJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/LegendaryLoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Patreon (5E)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/LegendaryGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Patreon (Pathfinder\/Starfinder)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">Or if you ever have a question, hit us up at [<a href=\"mailto:makeyourgamelegendary@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our email<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26538 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e-227x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e-774x1024.png 774w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e-768x1016.png 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Cloudsea-5e.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>Thanks for having us on and all the best to all of our friends and fans in 2022!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games\u2019 Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. 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