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A Function of Firepower: Schlock Mercenary Book 19

Created by Howard and Sandra Tayler

A Comic Space Opera Adventure

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Desktop Background Unlocked and New Stretch Goals
about 1 year ago – Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 11:11:57 AM

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Monkey Coins Unlocked!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 04:46:04 PM

Greetings backers, 

We've reached the stretch goal that unlocks “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” challenge coins. That means that NCO and HESH level backers each get a Monkey coin as part of your order. 

We’ve also created add-on items so that anyone who wants a coin as part of their physical package can add that coin now. We even have discounted bundles available for five and ten coins so that the people who have told us they need to be able to give Monkey coins as gifts now have options to do that. 

Thank you for such a strong start to this project. We’re looking forward to more exciting unlocks and are very grateful for your support.

Howard and Sandra

We've Funded! Thank you!
about 1 year ago – Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 09:06:22 AM

It took just eleven hours for this project to fund. Howard slept through the first three of them, which is only possible because his subconscious was completely convinced that you’re all awesome. Sandra was a little more anxious, but by the time Howard was awake the anxiety had passed. 

Thank you! It may seem like a small thing, but being able to relax and treat this like “business as usual” is very good for our mental health here at Chez Tayler.

By funding the project you’ve ensured that we can print the book. You’ve also unlocked a couple of stretch goals:  

  • the LFSMB-03 Mission Patch (“Last Four Schlock Mercenary Books”) will be available as an add-on (it’s free for HESH backers.)
  • HESH Backers will now have the option to select something other than “Artist’s Choice” for their sketched books. 

As of this writing we’re just seventeen backers short of unlocking the first set of desktop and mobile wallpapers. These will feature some art from the bonus story, along with a bunch of cool science stuff. Don’t worry, there will be text-free versions of the images for those of you who need less visual noise in your backgrounds.

We’re also very close to unlocking the reprint of the “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” coins, at which point both HESH and NCO backers automatically receive a monkey coin as part of their orders.

It’s still early in the project, though. There’s lots more cool stuff for us to make. If you’re reading this update, you’ve probably already backed the project, so the best way for you to ensure it gets made is to help us spread the word. 

But if you need to relax a bit for your own mental health we understand completely. 

Thank you again for your support.

Howard and Sandra