Fans unite--show your support

CHRISTOPHER: IF YOU'VE STUMBLED INTO THIS TOPIC, STOP READING NOW. I'M DEAD SERIOUS.

NO JOKE, BROSKI. SECRET PLANS ARE BEING MADE HERE.

LET US HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION. WITH EVERYONE.

NOT TO WORRY; NO MALICIOUS INTENT. ONLY GOOD INTENTIONS.

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Alright, is he gone? Paul and Adam, don't tell him about this. I'm hoping some of us fans can do something nice for him. I'm posting this here so it reaches the maximum number of fans who want to help.

I think we all need to surprise Christopher by sending him something nice. In case you guys missed it, he made a rather lengthy post about how much effort goes into this company, and how much he's been doing to please us. He said that last week he put in about 140 hours into work at the GTG office. Do you realize how insane that is? This man essentially lived and breathed for us last week. And the week before, too.

We need to show some mega-appreciation. I seriously think those of us who can should get him some small gifts and send them to the GTG office. I don't care if it's cookies, flowers, a "thank you" card--anything. Let's just do something nice. It's the least he deserves.

Anyone want to join me on this? I think it would mean a lot to him if a lot of us sent things to him. We can make posts on here about how grateful as much as we want, but I think it'd show way more how much we love SotM and the things these guys have done for us if we send physical gifts.

So yeah, these gifts can be anything. Seriously, whatever you can do. Paul and Adam will also be recipiants of these gifts as well (though by now it's less of a surprise for them), but I think it'd be a great gesture for Christopher to emerge from weeks of non-stop work to find a loving fan response.

Someone please tell me they want to join in on this. We'll coordinate what we should send and when.

Evan,

I'll be in but the time lag of me ordering things and them arriving given I'm in the UK could make the cookies a bit stale. Any way for the international fans to buy into this?

Oh my yes! This is an adorable plan, and one I say we do, forthwith. We can make cartoons. I never sleep anyway, so there's plenty of time!

PM me an address and I'll throw in something cute via Amazon or Think Geek... still trying to build up good karma and talk about a deserving recipient.

Yeah, I missed Christopher's post, but I agree - these guys are killing themselves to make us happy.

I think this is a great idea, evandan55!

Does anyone have the >G office address? I didn't keep the labels on the shipping boxes I've received and I'm at work so I don't have the game boxes in front of me to know if it's there, but I want to make sure we all have it available.

Suggestion: For international folks, it would probably work for them to pick a person who's indicating they're going to participate that they trust. They can then provide that person some amount they're willing to kick in for a gift and the two of them can decide to either combine that with the receiving person's own gift (giving appropriate credit, of course!) or send separate gifts (if the two amounts are sufficient). We could try to designate a person to manage the activity for all the international folks, but I don't want us to tell people who they can and can't trust.

Now I need to come up with something interesting and entertaining for all parties involved…

https://greaterthangames.com/store/shipping

There's the addr :)  I used it to send Christopher a gift last year, and he received it.

Great, I also just got the address from Christopher on Facebook. He gave me his word he hasn't read this thread, so this is all still a secret.

Amazon gift cards can be virtual, and are thus quick to ship.  Great idea.

That's an awesome idea, Amnachaidh - thanks! Gift cards in general, such as Simon Mall cards (there are two Simon malls in St. Louis: Lincoln Crossing and Regency Plaza), would also work well.

Not a bad idea. I was actually thinking of sending a copy of my favorite non-SotM game. Now not sure what to do.

That's the thing: I say we all just send whatever we want. Just as long as you send something. Like I said, we could even just send thank you cards. But I know that I will be sending something of substance. What that will be, I haven't decided. I'm inclined to think cookies or something, but I might have something more creative than that.

How about as a rule, no matter what you send, at least send a thank you card if you're an America-based fan. International fans can use Amazon gift cards; that's a great idea too.

Once we've got a decent amount of people that are willing to join and have a gift to send (or can get and send) we can decide a general ship-by date for all of these. It'd be nice if most of them arrived for them around the same time.

Actually i just had an idea. Let's chip in to get a giant Fathead of one of the characters for their office.

A what?

Fathead.com It is like a life size character/poster that sticks to the wall.

Ooooh, that would be a nice thing for a few people to send. Anyone know Photoshop that can crop out some characters?

I think the website does it for you. We just need a digital picture.

A really high resolution digital picture

For sure. The ones on here are pretty high-res, but are they high enough, you think? Anyone adept at this sort of thing?

Just did a test print of TL Tachyon from one of the original art files at a scale that I think would be pretty close to life-size. There is some pixelation but it isn't too bad. 

It might work as is. 

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Well I am willing to try, we just need to decide what pic. Is there any pic anywhere that might be a higher res?

There's actually some high-quality art from the original Core set that the >G folks have shared with some folks for use in projects like Spiff's. (I received it at one point but I'm not sure where it ended up.) Depending on what we're looking for, there might be something there we can use.

I'll see if I can find my copy - and maybe someone else will do so before I do...

I've got all the art.  What exactly are we looking for, again?

I'd vote, if anyone has it, that we use the image of Legacy, et al, at the barbecue. I know its actual usage in the cards is in the saddest possible context, but it feels like a picture with a very strong "community" subtext on the face of it. I know he posted the image in a KS update a while back; is that resolution good enough?

Also, Chris told me a while ago what his favorite whisky was. I'm going to see if I can dig that info up, and if I can and can find a bottle, is anyone willing to go in on a PayPal collection to send him one? (I have never attempted to ship alcohol before so I have no idea if that's viable, but I thought I'd mention it.)

We were thinking of getting a life size character/poster from Fathead, but we need a high res pic that can be blown up. Of who or what hasn't been decided.

That sounds like a good idea. I'd chip in some money if we can get a price on that.

Christopher also does silversmithing as a hobby, though I have no idea what kind of gift you'd get a silversmith. 

One thing I'd caution is looking at the local state alcoholic beverage laws when attempting to ship alcohol.  It might be easier if there is someone in St Louis who could deliver it to him

Could we organise a Trio of Promo heroes? I would love to have a Paul, Adam and Christopher promo cards
They are the real superheroes of the multiverse

Edit: we could totally do the work for them so they don't have to ... they just have to approve them :)
p.s. this should be ok as i believe Paul, Adam and Christopher already own the trademark to themselves?

True. Also, even though I'd love to chip in money for this, I'd have to be careful about funding the purchase of alcohol since I'm under 21. Just a concern.

Aren't Paul, Adam and Christopher already on cards? I know Christopher is Anvil…not sure about the rest (though I think Adam uses Hammer as his avatar, doesn't he? So is that him?).

Yes Christopher is Anvil and Adam is Hammer. Though I don't think Paul appears on a card yet, but Legacy is named after him. I know a few of the ten heroes are named after people they know in real life. Only one I know for sure is Absolute Zero as he is a Admin on here. I think I seen Wraith's in the original Sentinels of the Multiverse Unofficial Fan Club, not sure if that was just coincidence or not though.

The art I have is from the character cards, so I don't have Anvil or Hammer.  Also, the art from the character cards doesn't show the character's legs, so it may not be useful.

I was thinking about making a print of a Freedom Five poster I made and sending it as some nice wall art. I'll attach it, tell me what you guys think of it in terms of being one of the gifts we send.

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Paul is on there too. I can’t remember which one, though I’m thinking it is Dare.

Would he be the original Dare? As I don't really see the new one being him...

I’m not sure it’s even Dare, I just remember all three being a citizen, and also having Christopher sign his card, and forgetting to get Adam and Paul do the same thing.

Ok here's another idea (I just don't know how to do it). Why don't we take all the art from the cards and put them together to make a big picture of the GtG team (I think it's called a photo mosaic, http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=photo+mosaic&FORM=HDRSC2).

that sounds pretty awesome

No idea if this is the best place to go, but http://www.designamosaic.com/.

Ok so they are in the cards ... i would still like to make hero decks for them ... they are my heroes :)

Anyway I can get a bunch of card images to try out some of these mosaic sites? Also, is there any pictures of all 3 of them together besides on the website? Anyone at PAX want to take one for me?

@Ax kidson

But who wouid their nemesis be?

Typhoon Vicente? Or was it Ferdie?

I thought their nemesis would be anyone with a name starting with anything after J .

A photo mosaic would be incredible. But can we get all of the art off a lot of the cards that aren't online? Would it require a high-quality scanner and a lot of scanning?

I think we should make a deadline for when we should have the gifts we're getting finalized. That way we don't spend forever just coming up with ideas; we force ourselves to act.

I think GtG gave Spiff a bunch of the art so he could make his awesome stuff. We still need a picture of the GtG team though (the one of the website is a little grainy. So if someone at PAX wants to snap a pic that would be great!

Spiff has all the character art only... so... 18 heroes, 18 villains, 12 promo heroes, 2 promo villains... front and back... plus Greatest Legacy... that's 101 images... plus another 20 or so released on the kickstarter websites. That should be enough, I think. 

That could work unless someone wants to ask Adam or Paul. If they are reading this then no problem, otherwise we might want to keep it a surprise. We can always repeat some pics also.

100 images isn't nearly enough to make a photo mosaic. That's a 10 x 10 grid of photos, even if they all align perfectly to form a larger picture, which they won't. You need hundreds of pictures to make a photo mosaic, chosen from hundreds more so the right ones can be used. 

That would be awesome. If anyone would work on this and come up with an estimated cost for a paypal donations for this said mosiac. I'd pitch in for it also.

Edit:also regarding the worry about more cards. You can always do a few dupiclicates as long as they are spread out enough. I'm sure they would understand seeing a couple that are the same. 

The hues and tones of the pictures can be manipulated to create the necessary shades for a mosaic as long as the contrasts work, it's part of the service provided by some of the mosaic makers. Granted it may still not be enough, but I think it can be done, it'll just have a lot of duplicates. 

Maybe other than just photo collages of art from in-game.

People could also take photos of maybe their own Sentinels storage system, their own games, their spot they store their SOTM. 

I mean there is a lot of custom artwork on BGG as a way to showcase how >G has provided a cool fun time for their fans.

Just my 2 cents.

Here are mine : why not a mosaic made of photograph of us, the thousand fans, disuised as superheroes, spelling the word "thank you >G", or something like this ? Of course we'd need to be a lot of participants.

Another idea : we could work on a "Fans of the Multiverse" environment, with cards like "Playtesting Squad", "Kickstarter support", "Game archives", "Wild Speculations" or "The Randomizer" ? Full of targets who try to help but tend to cause problems by getting in the way

I've been wondering for weeks what kind of gift I could give them, knowing I am poor and bad at crafting things, so I would be happy to participate to anything.

just a quick note: if you want to make a photo mosaic (great idea btw), you do not need high res scans. Low quality ones can also work

Well, I have scans of all the cards, of varying quality, if people want them for this project.

I don't think the cards as a whole word work with all the text box. However, if people want to vounteer their time and cut out the images from those cards that would work.

Something else to keep in mind though. While I would prefer to keep all 3 of them in the dark, we might run into some legal issues. Some sites might not let use send images of copyrighted work. Point is, if we need to bring in one of them, maybe he can give us images of all the art.

Regardless of what we get them, maybe someone should be working on the card. I am thinking it would include all the fans name and their usernames on the forum so this would take some time.

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I would be happy to spend some time cropping scans of cards, if we go ahead with that plan.

When you say "all the cards", do you mean ALL of them? That would be perfect. We'd need to take some time to crop out all of the artwork, but having all of the cards would make this mosaic idea a lot easier.

Yes, I do mean ALL of them. front and back for the character cards. Some (IR and ST) are taken from the proofs so will be reasonable quality. The EE cards are at a smaller size so may need to be rescanend as they were taken from the smaller proofs. RC was scanned in and is a bit granular owing to my scanner settings.

EDIT: Of course they're also fairly hefty in terms of disk space at 30Mb in total.

Assuming this is something (or at least one of the things) we are doing, Let's start dividing up the work. A couple of things though:

-Anyone want to show me how to crop photos?

-What is our time frame here? I am quite busy the next few days.

-Are we getting more than one thing? How will we coordinate them arriving?

-Do we just want to ship the items, or do a few people want to hand deliver it? I live in Chicago and don't mind driving in on a Sunday (I could also pick up the whisky then).

-Someone have a good idea for the card?

Pwatson - if you can send the pictures my way I'll start cropping :D

(i havent really been follwoing... to oooo much to read during my weird schedule)

however. I live in cbus. If its ready by Origins, I can hand deliver. (thats early june, june 12th to be exact)

Meerkat, PM me with an e-mail address and I'll send them over.

Any ideas on what the big picture will be?

Think the ending of the kickstarter photo of the BBQ is someone stated earlier.

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Edit: Also the more I look at this image, we are defiinitely going to have to reuse some of the art I think to make it work. I also don't know if it will fit on the $150 dollar canvas size. Maybe the other photo in a previous post where its the long quick snaps of the freedom 5?

Here's the custom art of Freedom 5 (Originally posted by  evandan55) on first page of the thread.  https://greaterthangames.com/sites/default/files/forum/attachments/Freedom%20Five%20custom.jpg

Also I was just thinking if we do need a bigger canvas depending on how many people can help pitch in. We could do a multiple canvas layout where each corner is one part of the photo to. What do you all think?

I thought we were using an image of the >G team, though if we're using game art I can't think of better than the BBQ.

That Freedom Five poster I made might actually be a good idea as the mosaic base.

And really I think we should send as many gifts as we can. If you can send more than one, great. I figured we'd just have all of these mailed. 

Alright, I'll go ahead and say I think we should have the gift finalized by the end of April to send. That gives us a little over a month, which is plenty of time.

If you guys go ahead and start cropping those photos, we can get this mosaic moving.

I was thinking of using a real photo too (assuming the colors work).

I have no problem with getting more than 1 gift. For another one, I was thinking we get a photo from everyone here and fit that into a SotM picture.

I think the biggest question is how much money do we have to play with. Are we saying everyone chips in X, and we get as much as we can with that amount. Or are we getting 1 or 2 things and splitting it evenly between everybody?

According to http://www.designamosaic.com/ (we don;t have to use this site just one that I found), the biggest one is 30" X 45" and is 169.99 on a canvas. It needs 50 - 3000 pics.

Also a quick way to double the pics we have is to invert them (curious to see if GtG would know which ones are inverted).

Oh that is awesome too! I like the idea of all the fans having a favorite photo of theirs implemented into a mosiac image ^^ Either way I'm in for either or.

Edit I also think what we could do is like I stated before to do a multiple canvas display spread across multiple canvas' that they hang up together to form a big picture. Maybe we could try and get an estimate of like 4 for example and do 2 that are diagonal from each other of say the bbq pic and that F5 pic then the other 2 could be mosiac pictures of 1 being the 3 guys out of mosiac and the other maybe SoTm Fans (then have all of our pictures used for this one?

Making >G  an environment deck would be interesting. Something like Christopher coming out to clarify a rule would thematically work to help or hinder heroes by making their situation tougher/easier. Also would be a great way to throw in [REDACTED] a running trend on the forum.

Maybe then it gives >G some time to rest and let us come up with something. 

Artscow has 20% off and free international shipping until 31 March, if that helps.

How much are we cropping? The text needs cutting off, obviously, but what do we do about the title, and in particular the overhang of the hit points box?

Are we thinking of having each of us submit a photo for the mosaic of our respective groups with our favorite Sentinels swag?  Because my group would be more than happy to jump in on this.

Also, could we include some of the fan art or cosplayers that have posted on here?  I know that the real life Thiago cosplayed himself.  I bet the >G guys would like some of the fan stuff inserted in as well.

I got started early on this by bringing Christopher a little something special from Canada, for PAX East. No worries, I didn't spoil anything related to this thread =)

Image attached: Christopher with his bottle of Glen Breton Rare.

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Nice!

The iPads w/ Sentinels Sidekicks have been a hit at the booth. A couple of people who are happy w/ the tokens didn't want to give them a try, but everyone who has seemed to like it. Biggest complaint? No way to track +1, etc.

I think it might be time to figure out how much $ we have to deal with. I don't think we should just post the numbers in the forum. I think we should desigante a single person who everyone can PM with how much they can give. That one person can then say how many posters, other items, etc. we are able to get.

I've finished cropping the pictures, so I can send them to whoever needs them.

Well as soon as we get a pic of the guys (arenson9 already put one up), we can send all the photos to the site I mentioned above. I think they send back a proof before they print it, so whoever sends it should be able to post what it will look like.

Please note that the picture I linked to is one of many (similar pictures). Many of these are blurry or the guys have poor expressions. Which one is the best depends on whether you want more of a serious or a silly expression on Christopher's face.

Thanks for getting the pics.

Not much activity here. I am hoping this is still on.

Great job cropping, BlueHairedMeerkat. Was there anyone else cropping pictures? Otherwise I want to send the stuff in so we can seen how it will look?

I'm still here and totally behind this. So, if we've got all the cards cropped, where do we proceed from here?

It's the middle of April; where do we stand, gentlemen? Will we be ready to send the pictures to the website soon? Or has this already been done?

I got all the cropped pictures from BlueHairedMeerkat (everyone say thank you!) and got the pic of GtG from arenson9 (everyone say thank you!).

I uploaded all the pics to the site (that took sooooo long), and have been emailing them some questions before I sent in the order.

The order is officially in, and as soon as they send me a preview to approve, I will (somehow) show everyone here.

Also, I put my house as the shipping address (wasn't sure if I should send it straight there). I figured is someone was making a card, they could get that to me too, and we could send everything together. Another possibility, a bunch of us go to Origins and present it there.

Some of us are going to be working the booth with Christopher at Origins, so if you need anything (like for us to make sure Christopher is there at a specific time or something), let arenson9 and/or I know.

And how do we pitch in to help pay for this? Did I miss that in the posts, above?

I am hoping to use this an an excuse to go to Origins (not the best time for me). If I go it will probably only be on Sunday. If I don't go, I will be sure to deliver it to someone else.

This isn't the only way to deliver it, but if a bunch of us are there, I think it would be the nicest.

We haven't discussed how to pay yet, and we also haven't discussed how much. The  print (i got the biggest on canvas) was $169.99.

Someone also had the idea of fans sending in their own personnal pics of SotM. We could do this too if we had the money.

Any ideas about the card?

I'd be willing to pitch in money.

Me too

I have found paypal to be a good way to collect money from people. If you go that route, be sure to have people mark their payments as personal/gifts (or something like that) in order to keep a fee from being charged.

Paypal doesn't like my cards.

Ill be at origins too, if need be, and working the booth at least half the time (more like ... all the time)

Meaning it doesn't like your credit cards?

I would love to contribute, but broke college kids are broke

No pressure, Chaosmancer! This is just something folks came up with to express our gratitude to >G - they'll know we all love what they've created for us, no matter who is pitching in financially.

Ok. You can't zoom in much, but here it is. When I sign in with my account, it allows me to zoom in only on one corner, but you can see the pics clearly.

EDIT: I can still request some changes, but if everyone thinks it is good, I will tell them to ship it.

Looks pretty good to me. I'll PM you about contributing to the cost. 

Here is the issue with the money. Are we simply figuring out how many people can pay and each will give an equal share (or what they can)? Or will people simply say what they can give, and as soon as I hit the amount (minus my share) I stop collecting?

I'd say either way works. Just pick one and go with it. I imagine people won't give more than they can or less than they feel the gesture is worth if they can give. 

As long as the cost gets covered I don't think we need to worry about giving evenly. 

Regardless of who actually contributes it will simply say "from your friends at the forums" or something like that, right? I'd hate to exclude people because they aren't in a position to contribute financially. 

I agree with jagarciao, on all counts. Pydro, let us know how you want it handled and we'll get you reimbursed.

Yeah, for some reason, I can never use them with Paypal. Amazon and Google Wallet work just fine though.

I already had to pay for it upfront, so no real timeframe on paying me back (so we can set something up).

Any thoughts on the pic?

LOOKS AWESOME!!!

ahem Sorry - too much?

Seriously, I love it. It'd be cool to see a close-up (like the corner you described), but honestly I think this is just beautiful. Thanks, Pydro, and everyone else who helped out on this - it really is appreciated!

Ok here is the corner blown up (those 2 pics are all I can see).

I think that anyone who wants to can be on the card (not just people who payed). We are all fans trying to show our support regardless of financial situations. If someone strongly disagrees with this, please speak up so we can discuss it.

I think I prefer the method where people just tell me how much they want to give, once we have it paid for, I will tell you to stop. If there are still people who want in, we can also get something else.

If I am in charge of the money, I have 2 conditions:

1) I will NEVER tell who donated and who didn't.

2) I will NEVER tell how much anyone donated.

I realize this could cast some suspicion on me (after all how do you know I won't pocket something), but I refuse to do it without these conditions. If you don't agree, then someone else can collect the money and pay me back.

I have no issues with that approach, personally. I'll send you a private message (probably tomorrow, to be honest) to work out payment details.

Seriously that corner shot is absolutely awesome. It's going to be so cool to see this!

That looks amazing. This is also my first look at the guys who made this amazing product, could we get a left to right so I know who's who?

I am going to wait a day or two before approving the image. This should give everyone a chance to check it out and say if it is ok.

The guys, L to R, are Paul, Christopher, and Adam.

Pydro, I think it's a great idea for you to do as you've said you would -- collect the money, not say who has contributed or how much, and let us know when you have all you need.

Also, I think the image is FANTASTIC!! I am not just saying that. I really love it.

I love it! Sorry I disappeared; had a few crazy nights. But anyways, I absolutely love the picture. I think it's perfect. Can't wait to see this printed.

And of course, I will gladly send some money your way for this, Pydro. I'm happy we got this all done. Great work team, we've almost finished this. I know they're going to love it.

Are we going to compile the names of everyone who contributed into a card of some kind? It'd be impractical to mail it around, but I think it'd be nice to send them a large "thank you" card somehow.

This might sound a little silly as far as "signing" a card, why not send a small enough photo of one self (or with friends/playing groups/etc) that shows said person with their copy of Sentinels (and expansions and anything else relevent) in a thumbs up or thank you type pose? While the mosaic project looks like it took a lot of time, assembling a collage of fans with the game shouldn't take as long

...unless of course you turn THAT into another mosaic (if you do I suggest the picture from Iron Legacy's "Former Allies" but more like when it was displayed in the Kickstarter than the end result...)

That pic is very cool :D. I don't know how big a US quarter-dollar coin is (presumably shown for size comparison in that close-up) but I'm guessing that's one pretty big poster ;).

I hope you give it at origins! I wanna be there to see it all

Ameena: I think a quarter is pretty much the size of a ten pence piece :)

A mosaic of fan pictures would be awesome (if we can raise enough money), but would require lots and lots of fan pictures...

The picutre is 30" x 45".

If we don't have enough fans pictures, they will simply duplicate the ones we have. We also don't need to get the biggest size.

Here by the way are some options to change:

I wish:

the tiles were smaller.

the tiles were larger.

I could change the background.

I could add more photos.

I could remove some photos.

the mosaic was black and white.

the mosaic was sepia toned.  (?)

the mosaic was full color.

some other changes (with a text box).

I'd be glad to send a picture of me and my gaming group in a large collection of fan pictures. I think it'd be a lot simpler to send them as just a collection rather than another mosaic. Now I need to get together ten people for a picture... Seems simple.

That looks pretty great. The close up is fantastic, as mosaics are wont to be, after all. I don't know what to say next. This is a nice community to be a part of, though.

As long as everyone thinks it is ok, I am going to finalize the mosaic. If possible, maybe I can have a google hangout when it comes to show people, or I will just take pics. Actually should I open it? Should we get it framed?

If all the fans send in a photo of their group, does it have to be something printed? Can someone make a screen saver, or maybe everyday videos themselves for 10 seconds showing their game and group?

Go for it!

I think opening it is a great idea, if nothing else just to make sure it's all good. I wouldn't recommend framing it, though, as we don't know how they want to hang it, etc. You could get some donations over the limit (say ~$50 or so) and include that as framing money for them, though.

How big is it again? $50 won't go far in framing costs

Depends on what kind of frame you buy, but that's a good point. We probably want them to put it in something nice (not a cheap plastic poster-frame).

A quick check online for frames ~30" x 45" shows prices ranging from ~$120 on up to $250 and higher. My suggestion, Pydro, is for you to just collect whatever you can. I have no idea how much you're going to get, but if folks donate that much (plus whatever you want to include), I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Do we have a set method of collecting money at this point?  I'm happy to contribute.

It looks great, Pydro.  You've made us proud!

If you are interested in helping out, just PM me.

Also, to make sure credit is given when credit is due:

BlueHairedMeerkat cropped the pictures and arenson9 got the GtG photo.

After finalizing the order, I got to look at the full image. I can share it with anyone if you want to PM me your email address. Or someone can make an email address taht everyone can access and I will share it with that.

Would love to have it. I can easily host an image and post the URL, if you/we feel comfortable sharing it. There won't be any security on the URL, so it would just be security through obscurity. My email address is arenson (at) spatzel.net

That's the issue I am running into now. In order to share it I need to make it (and every pic public). I tried saving it but that doesn't work since it is interactive and each pic pops up. Should I still make it public?

EDIT: Ok if i make it public, any body who knows the link can just click it. What should I do?

That's probably fine, as it's not a link someone's going to just stumble on. Yeah?

Here's the link:

http://www.designamosaic.com/i/95018-gtg-gift

Think someone can find it?

This link takes me to a place to log into a website, not to an image. Am I doing it wrong?

Nope I haven’t shared it publicly yet. Since all the art was there, once it is public anyone can put in the link. Is this something I should be worried about?

nah i wouldn’t be worried. that’s like someone randomly stumbling into the stat documents.

Everyone should be able to access it now. Here is the link again:

http://www.designamosaic.com/mosaics/95018-gtg-gift/interactive_html5

That is NICE.

Your photo mosaic has shipped!

Your order was shipped on Mon. Apr. 22 and should arrive within 3-5 business days. Your order was shipped via USPS priority mail and you can check the status of your shipment using the tracking number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (it arrived). If you have any questions or comments please let us know!

A note about your canvas print:
Your canvas order is printed with a mirrored border. We take two inches from the edge of the image on all sides and mirror them. That way when the canvas is wrapped the edges will still appear to be part of the image but the front image will not lose any critical detail.

You may order reprints of your photo mosaic at 40% off the original price at any time by going here:
http://www.designamosaic.com/mosaics/95018-gtg-gift/reprint

Sincerely,
Kevin, Michael, Elliott,
and the rest of the Design A Mosaic Team

Hooray! I'm so happy this is turning out well. They're going to love this.

I feel like this has brought us closer together as fans. Internet group hug!

*HUG*

That is really cool!

*HUG*

Wow. Ok it says it is out for delivery. I won't be home until late tonight, but I will try to get pics up asap.

The pics I took are too big to upload. Any suggestions?

Upload to a photo-sharing site of some description, possibly?

Some pics that arenson9 put up for me (THANKS!!!)

http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231236.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231240.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231245.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231252.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231257.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231308.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231322.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231338.jpg
http://spatzel.net/arenson/20130424-SentinelsGift/20130424_231611.jpg

If you want some more or a specific shot, just ask and I will see what I can do.

Yeah...that's completely awesome.  Good work Pydro and evandan!

We have the price covered.

Also, if you look at the last pic, I put an actual card next to the image so you can compare them.

Now, about the card...

Oh, the goodness! It's a feeling full of feels.

Let's say our goal is Origins, are we getting a card too?

Pydro and I are discussing now the delivery of the 'Item'  << >> [Redacted] JUST cause even though chris (hopefully) has the wp to stay out of this topic, I want to use it BACK IN HIS FACE :P

Anyways. he's unforutnately probably not going to make it to Origins so he's going to ship it  to me. I'm going to aim to be there and deliver it to the >G guys early Weds Morning  - we want it to be on display the entire con. Now im also a lazy bugger and  its likely i wont be up till 10 or 11am that morning :P So depending on how im scheduled at the >G booth for working the con, let me know if you want to be there and we'll arrange a time to have it presented where the most amount of fans can be there to give support.

And ill pick up a card too.

FYI: I will actually be with Christopher and Adam for the drive to the con and setting up, so I'll be with them the entire time. If you want me to make sure they make it someplace at a specific time or if there's anything else I can do, let me know - I'm happy to help.

unless i get a lot of information that says otherwise, i say make sure theyre all at the booth around 11am Weds morning? (assuming they will be there at that point? Do you know when you guys  plan on arriving and setting up?

The booth won't be open to the public until Thu. Will you have a way into the dealer hall on Wed?

Im volunteering with the booth for at least half time. I dont know if that means i will be in or not on weds :P In any case I live in columbus, so waiting till thursday morning to deliever it is not a problem if yout hink that will be easier - it will probably be far better for more people to see it happen!

And don't worry, Christopher assured me on Facebook that he's staying away from this forum topic. All words here are safe!

Okay! Origins is this week!

Any of you who are there, Thursday morning around 10am  I will be delivering the gift! If you want ot be there to see its unveiling, show up! It will hopefully be able to fingure out a way to put it up for anyone who stops by the booth to see as well.

Cool, will you be able to film (or get someone else to film) the handover and then upload the vid online somewhere so we can all see the reaction from the >G guys? :D

I'll have my camera and definitely try to get footage. We'll see how busy the booth is at that point, how the lighting is, etc.

I'll try to also upload the outakes from Christopher's GSF Kickstarter videos - keep meaning to do that and not making the time…

ill have my phone, we'll see how well /that/ goes :P

Great! Happy to see this has all come together so well! Can't wait to see their reactions!

We handed this off to Christopher and Adam this morning. They were estatic and loved it very very much. Rabbit has video he will be posting after the con. 

Good work everyone! Christopher was floored that we put something together for them like this!

Wow, cool :D. Looking forward to the vid!

Excellent work everyone!

Yes!! Great work!! Can't wait to see the pics and videos posted. 

Mission accomplished. Good work, team.

Hey, folks. This week has been out of control. I finally had a chance to get the videos uploaded. While we Lynkfox was initially giving the gift to Christopher, we were interrupted, so there are two videos. The other caveat is the noise level - the exhibitor hall was insanely loud. But watch Adam's facial expression when he sees it (in the second video). That's awesome stuff.

• Video 1
• Video 2

Looks great. Congrats you guys on the mission.

PS. the AZ banner looks pretty sick.

Hmmm....can't access the second one, says it's private.

Maybe fixed already? I could see it just now.

Yep, I can too. Thank you for pointing that out.

Wheee, cool :D.

Yippee times! What a fun plan this was, all the way to fruition!

I am only posting it here in case it would be a nice surprise for GtG, but it doesn't have to be (or we might need GtG's permission).

Would anybody be interested in trying to make a short SotM radio show like the old Superman/Batman/Shadow ones? Not sure the best way to approach it, but I like the idea.

Sounds like something I could get behind. I could probably help out with the writing and possibly some voice acting.

Sounds fun.

Sounds awesome! I could possibly help write; I would also do voice acting, but the English accent may be a problem...

Let's try to anticipate the major issues. 

1) Get a list of how many people want a part, so that a script can be made.

2) Write the script.

3) Have each actor record each of their lines.

4) Combine the lines into a single audion file, and add sound effects (Is there an easy way to do this part? Does anyone already know how?)

This is probably an oversimplification, but I just wanted a starting point.

Sentinels Radio Plays?

Yes and yes.

Where do I sign up?  I already have a small, underdeveloped premise for an episode.

I'd like to take part in recording, but I do live very far away from most of the rest of you, and I'm worried that might make things difficult.

I would also do voice acting, but the English accent may be a problem...

English accents are never a problem! They are awesome!

The same goes for Australian accents

Paul, an issues with pursuing this idea?

Sign me up! It sounds fantastic!

I would be up for it! let me know if there is anything anybody needs help with!

@Pydro

Any issues there could be are certainly overcomable as long as it is not used for commercial purposes, etc. If you're interested in going forward with this, send me a quick email and I'll talk to our attorneys about some sort of license agreement thingy.

I did have to do a bit of translating occasionally though

Just wanted to double check that this is really something worth pursuing before we get the attorneys involved. Although, based on the enthusiasm here, it seems like it will be worth it.

My unholy ACTING TALENT! is yours to command... what's my motivation?

I am in.

So we need a script, a casting director, etc.  Would we do recordings over skype or try it without any interaction?

Also we need some epic theme music.  I have a nose flute.

I got a trumpet and a tenor horn, but haven't played either in years :)

YES PLEASE

I fancy myself a pretty good voice actor. I can also help contribute to scripting, if need be. Particularly for one specific character that may or may not have been released yet.

On the radio topic, I own a ProTools rig for any sound designing needs. 

Oh cool, that would be epic fun I think...if I could be in it that would be cool. See, this is why we need more characters in the game with English accents, for us over here to play in the radio version :D.

I've been running an audio sketch comedy podcast for the past year. I'm not especially adept but I do have a bit in the way of the recording/editing/directing skill set.  I'd also love to be part of the writing/acting segement. 

I'd like to offer my voice too, so there's even more demand for British characters... ;)

Might I recommend listening to something along the lines of Decoder Ring Theatre for reference? They do a crackline of sories, one of which is a 1930s/40s pulp hero called the Red Panda, worth listening to even if you don't want to use their style for SotM Radio

This sounds like something I'd be interested in.  Though, given my lack of experience in the matter, and the over enthusiasm of the others, I don't see a place for me.

Join anyways.

Yeah we need more for the voice actor deathmatches.

Fine.

I'm tentatively interested. If someone is willing and able to organize the collection and merging of audio files and a good script is produced, I would be very happy to provide voicework. I have a decent mic purchased exactly for such purposes, though it has not been put to much use, sadly.

Nielzabub and I split a $200 USB mic from Best Buy a few years ago.  I'm currently in possession of it.  I've yet to use it for much, but he said that it was of pretty decent quality.

Excited about this!  I edit audio in my free time, though I've never done a project like this.  What I'm trying to say is, if you want help there, get in touch.  Also, I'd be willing to voice a character.  I am probably capable of voiceing a male character or a female character.

Oh, I also have a good quality mic someone could use to record, if they could get to St. Louis to do it. 

Also, I should note, I work for Greater Than Games, but that itself is not a reason to include me or give me preferential treatment, so please don't.

I do voice work. I would love to audition! When you get the script done  let me know. I signed up on the google doc but you can shoot me an email a pms.ibyte@gmail.com.  I'm soooo excited for this! :3

The script is done: https://greaterthangames.com/comment/69667#comment-69667