#etherean

Ozrian “Oz” Zolanova • etherean • sinner rogue • he/him

An updated chart of all my D&D characters, past and present 🥰

Coal art by @felinetrickster

Bruny, Etterheim, Jolene, Folly, Oz, & Minnie art by @topbanana-art

Vida art by @rbillustration

Hybrid is going through an expansion phase in which I am looking to produce a comic book, a video game and a free book web campaign in both English and Spanish.  I would also like to show the on-demand production fashion and arts merchandise and the action figure dolls.  The comic book will be titled “Legends from Utopia: Ta-ha-rai of the Jungle and the new book Utopia, which is already out, will get a new cover and ISBN title, Legends from Utopia: Taharai, an Amazon Hybrid.  In order to get these formats developed I will need to pay contributing artists and crowdfunding is the only way I know to try other than out-of-pocket.  Despite the odds and knowing it will cost me to launch a good campaign but I will have no guarantees, I am willing to try either Kickstarter or Indiegogo.

ICOs or Initial Coin Offerings seem to be the new rave in crowdfunding.  Braid is the first feature film to be funded through an Etherean Crowdsale in the US. An ICO which is a like an IPO but with coins or crypto, which basically means equity.  There is a return on the investment with an ICO, but I thought there was also an ROI on a Kickstarter or Indiegogo pledge.  Why would just a fan invest $30,000 or more on a film if not for the equity? But my research proves me wrong.  It’s a revolutionary new way to get funded and everyone wants it.

With the advent of blockchain technology, a new crowdfunding model has emerged that allows fans and investors alike to contribute to a film’s funding in exchange for equity participation. This type of crowdfunding is called an ICO or Initial Coin Offering. Ben Arnon of The Huffington Post describes the ICO funding model as “the next frontier of film finance via crowdfunding.”

Every ICO is a little bit different, but typically there’s a time limit for the sale, and a set number of maximum tokens that will be sold. Once those limits are reached, the sale is done, and the owners can use their tokens as they please.

What is Ethereum?

Ethereum is a platform for creation of decentralized applications running on blockchain, through the use of smart contracts.Since its launch on June 30, 2015, it has been steadily gaining popularity. Starting from late January 2016, it has experienced a surge. In its first year it had $1B market capitalization. It is similar to Bitcoin

These new ways of funding and money across the web are new and strange to me but worth the try.  At least I will learn more

about it.