A NEW HERO Approaches! Here's What We Could Unlock Next!!
about 2 months ago
– Tue, Oct 01, 2024 at 12:05:15 PM
We've got a little over a week left to go in our campaign, so to really go out with a bang, we wanted to share the next batch of stretch goals and stretch goal add-ons we have planned.
And surprise!!!! It's another Hero for Hire! But you've actually seen him before. In fact, you might have even met him during Heroes of Barcadia...
Meet Brewtus, the Bartender
We made sure to talk about Brewtus back when the first Heroes for Hire announcements went out. We even sacrificed some excellent copy (that's industry talk for words) to ensure we identified him by name when we had really strict word count limitations... all for this moment.
Was it worth it? Hell yeah. Because at $775,00 we're offering him as a stretch goal add-on. We'll also release his Glass Character Cup at $800,000, and a free STL file for all backers at $850,000!
But who is Brewtus? What's his story? To answer that, let's take a peek behind the curtain.
Here's the FIRST version of the copy we included in the early Heroes for Hire announcements (in case you missed it):
The only soul in the tavern is a frustrated organizer, the burly bartender named Brewtus Pintsmasher, a hulking Ogre. Brewtus explains that some of the heroes from the original base game escaped the dungeon to spread the word about the Die of Barcane Chaos. And he's here to find and hire adventurers who specialize in countering chaos.
We knew from the original planning phase of this expansion that Brewtus was special. In fact, he might even be the most important character in all of Heroes of Barcadia. After all, he's why everyone came together in the first game before the Grand Drink Guardian attacked the Plastered Pony and stole all the drinks. He's also the one who brings the Heroes for Hire together by reaching out to them.
But realizing his desire to become a hero himself seemed like a great next step for Brewtus. Talk about a character arc! And beneath his gruff exterior is the kindest Ogre you've ever met. It's even reflected in Brewtus' signature cards.
So there you go! That's Brewtus. Our next few stretch goal add-ons will be centered around unlocking various milestones for Brewtus: his plastic Character Cup, Glass Character Cup and Sparkle die, and STL file.
Even though we haven't unlocked Brewtus yet, we want to go ahead and explain the price difference between Brewtus and Voodoo Ranger. The Voodoo Ranger character is a licensed product created in collaboration with Voodoo Ranger (the company) at a set price, while Brewtus is our own character and comes with additional freedom and flexibility. Because of this, we’re offering a special discount on Brewtus' items to our backers during our Kickstarter campaign. Supporting our Kickstarters is always the best way to secure the lowest prices, so if you know anyone considering it, spread the word! Once the campaign ends, the prices on Brewtus' items will revert to the retail price for those who didn’t pledge at least $1.
Please give Brewtus a warm welcome by sharing your go-to drink of choice for playing Heroes of Barcadia in the comments section. As a bartender, he needs to be prepared.
Fun Fact! Brewtus is our copywriter's favorite character, and if we don't unlock him, our writer will be incredibly sad.
