Basic Adventuring 101 LARP Webseries Season 1

Adventure, Fantasy

Series

Columbus

Basic Adventuring 101 is a story about LARPers--by actual LARPers. This campaign will support Season 1 of a fictional webseries that represents LARPers the way we WANT to be represented.

Wishlist

Use the WishList to contribute cash and loan items - or - Make a contribution by selecting an incentive directly.

Make Up Artist

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costs $400

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Makeup Kit

Contribute a pair of elf ears or tattoo kit! We also need green makeup and prosthetics for goblins.

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costs $300

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Weapon Rental

We use actual steel weapons when our characters are In-Game, which we rent for filming.

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costs $100

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Cinematographer

Hiring a cinematographer would make all the difference! Help us get all our filming done in a week.

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costs $1,000

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Director

Madison Macklin deserves some loving!

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costs $600

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Gas

People will be coming from all around! Let's make that possible by providing transportation.

$500 to go

costs $750

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Camera Operator

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costs $400

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Fight Director

In addition to Madi, we're also bringing in Director Adam Caudill for our fight scenes.

$400 to go

costs $450

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Producer

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costs $600

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The Gingerbread Haus

We've found the most adorable cabin where we will be filming!

$1,075 to go

costs $1,900

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Colorist

In-Game and Out-of-Game requires more color correction than normal--we use different looks for each!

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costs $300

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Composer

A beautifully written soundtrack delights our ears AND yours.

$975 to go

costs $1,000

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Motion Graphics

FIRE MAGIC! Also other things that don't exist.

$375 to go

costs $400

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Meals

We will be feeding around 20 people for 9 days! Even with thrifty spending, that's a lot of food.

$750 to go

costs $1,000

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Writer

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costs $500

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Actor/Actress

Sponsor an actor or actress! <3

$2,675 to go

costs $3,200

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Gaffer

Filming at night can be tricky without someone who knows what they're doing to light everything!

$375 to go

costs $400

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Marketing Expenses

We don't want to show up at festivals and cons empty handed!

$800 to go

costs $800

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Mo Mo's Flight from Canada

Fly Mo Mo O'Brien down from Canada, eh?

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costs $400

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Manfrotto MVH502A head & 546B tripod Kit

$150 to go

costs $175

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Redrock Field Cinema Deluxe

$325 to go

costs $325

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Ikan VH8 8" Camera Monitor

$175 to go

costs $225

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Festival/Convention Fees

Want to see us at your favorite con or festival? :3

$1,000 to go

costs $1,000

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Limelite Mosaic Bi-Colour LED Panel

$175 to go

costs $225

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Goblin LARP Weapons

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costs $200

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Tavern Utensils

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costs $50

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Goblin Camp Tidbits

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costs $50

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Taversia's Costume

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costs $200

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Mo Mo's Costume

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costs $200

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Saker's Armor Rental

$50 to go

costs $70

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Goblin Costumes

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costs $300

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Amulriel's Costume

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costs $200

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Fog Machine

A few of our scenes require a nice, spooky fog effect.

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costs $50

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Kristin's Chainmail

The chainmail shirt we borrowed last year is no longer available! We need something to match!

$25 to go

costs $200

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Fight Choreographers

Plays with Swords have been our fight choreographers & weapon masters. We want them back!

$250 to go

costs $300

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G-Technology® Hard Drive ($300)

G-Technology® is the gold standard for storage solutions specifically designed for content creators. We’ll get a storage grant from them when we get the Green Light!

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costs $300

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$10 USD

You will receive early access to Season 1, as well as a digital download of the entire season.

Claimed: 11 of 'Unlimited'

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$25 USD

You will receive a high-resolution digital download of Season 1, digital download of the soundtrack and access to exclusive extra content such as bloopers and behind-the-scenes.

Claimed: 32 of 'Unlimited'

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$50 USD

You will receive a set of BA101 paper puppets, so you can act out your own LARP adventures for us all to see! Also receive a copy of Season 1 on DVD, and everything above!

Claimed: 9 of 'Unlimited'

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$75 USD

Receive your own exclusive BA101 T-shirt and also receive everything above!

Claimed: 4 of 'Unlimited'

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$100 USD

Receive an 11’’ x 17’’ production poster signed by Kristin, AJ, Brad, Chloe and Saker. Also have your Season 1 DVD personally signed by the cast or crew member of your choice! You'll also get exclusive cast and crew Hang W/ sessions during filming. Join us LIVE--maybe while setting up a scene, eating lunch, or disclosing our inside jokes. Finally, you will also receive everything above!

Claimed: 14 of 'Unlimited'

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$250 USD

Receive a BA 101 Production Book featuring character sheets of the entire cast, original storyboards, script drafts (with margin-filled comments), photos, and artwork. Also receive a 22''x28'' production poster signed by the entire cast, as well as everything above!

Claimed: 8 of 'Unlimited'

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$500 USD

Be invited to feast with the cast and crew of BA 101 at our Red Carpet event in beautiful Hocking Hills, Ohio! A full in-period feast will be provided. In addition to this lavish meal, you will receive Associate Producer credit, an original watercolor portrait of you or a character of your choice by Kristin Brumley, and everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio on a date to be determined by the backers and our team.

Claimed: 4 of 'Unlimited'

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$1,000 USD

Play a role in Season 1 as a background actor (and have first dibs to audition for a supporting role in Season 2)! Also receive Co-Producer credit, and everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio during filming dates.

Claimed: 2 of 'Unlimited'

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$1,500 USD

Work with our fight choreographers and be filmed performing an epic fight scene. Practice your new skills by having your own walk-on death scene in one of our episodes! On top of these great rewards, you will also receive everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to our filming set in Ohio, and to the fight choreography workshop and filming in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Claimed: 0 of 3

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$3,000 USD

Be invited to our Red Carpet event feast along with 7 of your friends to meet the cast and crew in beautiful Hocking Hills, Ohio! A full in-period feast will be provided before the premiere of Season 1. After the festivites, spend the night in The Gingerbread Haus, where all the filming took place!

In the morning, enjoy a breakfast prepared by Producer Kristin Brumley...who makes some pretty mean french toast.

In addition to all this, you will also receive Producer credit and everything above!

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio on a date to be determined by the backers and our team.

Claimed: 0 of 2

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$5,000 USD

Become a VIP member of our crew as an Co-Executive Producer! Spend time with the cast and crew on the set during filming, sharing our meals and meeting everyone involved. You will be invited to every cast and crew event, while also receiving every incentive you get at $1500.

(Travel within the U.S. included; lodging available).

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'
The Story

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About The Project

We don’t need to write a story about LARPers murdering each other or fighting magical beasts who have escaped into the real world to entertain people. We only have to write a story about what it really feels like to LARP.

That is why we have created this project. We are producing the first season of our web series, Basic Adventuring 101: Die Loudly or Die Permanently, and we want to produce it in a way that makes our fellow LARPers proud to be called LARPers. We feel that through this sort of positive media we can attract new people to the hobby, introducing a new generation of LARPers who can take as much joy out of the experience as we do.

What is LARPing?

LARPing stands for Live Action Role Playing. Players create characters and, unlike traditional table-top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, assume the role of the character they have created. This involves everything from dressing up and creating props to fighting enemies and acting out the choices that this character would make. It’s a very dramatic gaming system, and one that lends itself well to the television medium.

Strong stories are essential to LARPing. People -- from the players and merchants to the staff and non-player characters -- work together to build larger stories out of their own in-game background and actions. This series will focus on the tale of a first-time LARPer, Karen.

Incentives

In return for your amazing support, we've got some great rewards for you when you pledge. It works a lot like Kickstarter in that if you give a certain amount, and you get the rewards from that tier.

We brought back a few from last year that were favorites and also added a few new exciting items like our Production Book (which includes the BA101 drinking game!) and BA101 Paper Puppets, so you can act out your own adventures.

Incentives

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$10 USD

You will receive early access to Season 1, as well as a digital download of the entire season.

Claimed: 11 of 'Unlimited'

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$25 USD

You will receive a high-resolution digital download of Season 1, digital download of the soundtrack and access to exclusive extra content such as bloopers and behind-the-scenes.

Claimed: 32 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$50 USD

You will receive a set of BA101 paper puppets, so you can act out your own LARP adventures for us all to see! Also receive a copy of Season 1 on DVD, and everything above!

Claimed: 9 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$75 USD

Receive your own exclusive BA101 T-shirt and also receive everything above!

Claimed: 4 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$100 USD

Receive an 11’’ x 17’’ production poster signed by Kristin, AJ, Brad, Chloe and Saker. Also have your Season 1 DVD personally signed by the cast or crew member of your choice! You'll also get exclusive cast and crew Hang W/ sessions during filming. Join us LIVE--maybe while setting up a scene, eating lunch, or disclosing our inside jokes. Finally, you will also receive everything above!

Claimed: 14 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$250 USD

Receive a BA 101 Production Book featuring character sheets of the entire cast, original storyboards, script drafts (with margin-filled comments), photos, and artwork. Also receive a 22''x28'' production poster signed by the entire cast, as well as everything above!

Claimed: 8 of 'Unlimited'

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$500 USD

Be invited to feast with the cast and crew of BA 101 at our Red Carpet event in beautiful Hocking Hills, Ohio! A full in-period feast will be provided. In addition to this lavish meal, you will receive Associate Producer credit, an original watercolor portrait of you or a character of your choice by Kristin Brumley, and everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio on a date to be determined by the backers and our team.

Claimed: 4 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$1,000 USD

Play a role in Season 1 as a background actor (and have first dibs to audition for a supporting role in Season 2)! Also receive Co-Producer credit, and everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio during filming dates.

Claimed: 2 of 'Unlimited'

Select This Incentive

$1,500 USD

Work with our fight choreographers and be filmed performing an epic fight scene. Practice your new skills by having your own walk-on death scene in one of our episodes! On top of these great rewards, you will also receive everything above.

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to our filming set in Ohio, and to the fight choreography workshop and filming in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Claimed: 0 of 3

Select This Incentive

$3,000 USD

Be invited to our Red Carpet event feast along with 7 of your friends to meet the cast and crew in beautiful Hocking Hills, Ohio! A full in-period feast will be provided before the premiere of Season 1. After the festivites, spend the night in The Gingerbread Haus, where all the filming took place!

In the morning, enjoy a breakfast prepared by Producer Kristin Brumley...who makes some pretty mean french toast.

In addition to all this, you will also receive Producer credit and everything above!

You are responsible for travel and any expenses to Hocking Hills, Ohio on a date to be determined by the backers and our team.

Claimed: 0 of 2

Select This Incentive

$5,000 USD

Become a VIP member of our crew as an Co-Executive Producer! Spend time with the cast and crew on the set during filming, sharing our meals and meeting everyone involved. You will be invited to every cast and crew event, while also receiving every incentive you get at $1500.

(Travel within the U.S. included; lodging available).

Claimed: 0 of 'Unlimited'
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The Team

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(From top left to right: Whitney Bland, Kat McConnell, Saker Alexander, Zach Knox, Nate Barton, Ryan Schultz, Brandon Grant, Brad Eick, AJ Nold. From bottom left to right: Tammy Meyer, Liz Stong, Kristin Brumley, Chloe Mlinarcik, Madison Macklin, Eric Kociecki. Not pictured: Maria & Rob DeHoff, Chris Andrus, Corey Hinshaw, Sarah Krause)

Basic Adventuring 101 is produced by Cake Golem Productions LLC, which was founded in 2013 by Kristin Brumley and specializes in online marketing strategies for the geek community.
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