r/discountdan

Just scrolling through my Google feed which is usually full of mtg, saw Discount Dan and had to share! Not too fond of the article saying that both books are extremely similar (or "The genre is already expanding thanks to Dungeon Crawler Carl’s success, though perhaps only one title stands out as Carl’s true spiritual successor: James A. Hunter’s Discount Dan’s Backroom Bargains, a Dungeon Crawler Carl-inspired adventure with a twist.") While both are litrpgs with a military MC from earth in a dungeon and a pet companion, that's where the similarities end. Love that this series is getting the light it deserves! Congrats Mr. James Hunter sir! Cant wait for book 4

Gotta make him sexy to be worthy of being compared to werewolf love interest extraordinaire from the internationally bestselling Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer 💜💜

I posted one ages ago but here’s my upgraded version 💜💜

I plan to cosplay Dan at GenCon this year. So here’s my crown. Could it be better? Sure.

But….It looked like a cheap, knock-off paper Burger King crown, made from dull yellow cardboard with the words Burger Baron printed in bold across the front. At first glance, it seemed like garbage.

So, even if it looks like garbage, it fits anyway!

Thanks to my daughter for designing the logo for me.

UPDATE: My daughter thinks I should have rounded the corners of the sticker off. So I’ll try again. I have 3 more crowns and 5 more stickers, so we’ll see how the next iteration goes.

Quick side note - The colors in the Burger Baron logo may not quite resemble modern BK colors. That’s because I had her use the colors from the 80’s logo. Felt it would be a little more appropriate for the back rooms. That’s part of the reason there’s a white border. The older BK yellow would have faded badly with the color of the crown if I had converted the transparent into the crown’s color.

Sorry about the wait on this one, but I wanted to finish all the backend work before uploading another devlog. With all the changes I made, the game is now completley (as far as I know) bugfree, feels very clean to interact with, and is so much easier to make changes/add things to.
Because of all the backend work, I only got around to adding one card this time, a Dweller card, but a lot of the fundemtnal mechanics behind dweller cards (and almost everything else) has been finished, so adding new cards should accelerate from now on.

https://youtu.be/NAe4zIcCDYA

I'm thinking about perhaps making a discord, so I can add short videos/images of in devlopment cards, prepare for future playtests, or just disscuss design decisions more regularly, but I also don't know if there's enough interest to support a whole discord (plus I'm not sure I want to admin something like that). (perhaps James would be cool with me using his art channel or something? I just don't want to spam his discord).

As always, feel free to give any feedback, or suggestions, I'm always happy to chat.

Hey everyone, James Hunter here!

I’ve been sitting on a secret for a while now and, as some of you might know ( u/DSpenceATL can testify, lol), I am truly, unbelievably, god-awful at sitting on secrets. It's a genuine problem and I might need help. But the time has finally come for me to share this secret and I’m super excited to announce that Discount Dan, book 1, is officially getting a special edition!

The prelaunch page for the Mythic-Grade Hardback Edition of Discount Dan is now on Kickstarter. This bad boy has been in the works for a while, and it’s gonna have all the fancy bells and whistles you’d want in a collector’s edition.

Brand new hard cover, sprayed and forced edges (not supposed to tell you about those), and a new dust jacket (I’m definitely not supposed to tell you about that one since it's a "stretch goal"). Plus, loads of all-new interior art, 100% created by real human artists bringing Croc, Dan, and the Backrooms to life in ways you’ve never seen before and, frankly, may regret seeing after--the one of Croc in battle-mode is genuinely upsetting but accurate.

Make sure to hit the “notify me” button so you don’t miss out on the Doorbuster Deal when this thing goes live. There's a sweet Early Bird Special--though, sadly, no actual birds are involved in the Kickstarter--and the first fifty backers will also get a limited-edition Kiosk Club Card Patch.

Link in the comments. Let’s POG!

Had a MASSIVE book hangover after DCC and landed in the backrooms with Dan and Croc. Loving my journey so far!