There hasn’t been an update posted by the IronOak Games team as yet, but as of just a few minutes ago, the For The King Kickstarter campaign reached and exceeded the $95,000 CAD threshold, which means that the Minstrel character class will be added to the game.

For a reminder of what that entails, here’s how Minstrels were explained in the penultimate update posted to the For The King Kickstarter page:

The Sound of Music will add musicians and musical instruments to the game along with some potentially awesome mechanics. Primarily a support class, musicians make everyone around them better through their inspiring songs and ballads.

We’ll be experimenting with some unique mechanics for this class like having them guarantee a successful slot for other party members if they successfully play an inspiring ballad. However if they miss a few notes it may have the opposite effect, so you’ll have to use this ability wisely. They can potentially use the reverse of this ability against their enemies, forcing them to fail a slot. In this manner they can neutralize enemy special attacks and critical strikes if they’re on key.

Different instruments will allow for different abilities so the option will also be there for them to play ballads of destruction doing AOE type damage to groups of enemies. Think Fire Lutes! We’re really excited about this class and can’t wait to share our ideas and progress on it with you.

The First Age of Update: As one might expect, the stretch goals list on the Kickstarter page has been updated:

As well, do be sure to check out today’s update from Colby, which discusses what the gameplay experience is like, and also announces that there are a couple new pledge add-ons available:

(In case you haven’t been following the campaign, the T-shirts and physical Adventuring Guide are the new additions here.)

Congratulations, again, to the IronOak team.