ROOK UPDATE — NOVEMBER 30, 2025 AFTERNOON#
THE BEHEMOTH IS COMPLETE#
🎉 MAJOR MILESTONE: ALL PATENTS FILED#
| Filing | Application # | Innovations | Claims | Filed |
|---|
| Bag #1 | 63/925,672 | 37 (#1-37) | 123 | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Bag #2+3 | 63/927,674 | 16 (#38-53) | 82 | Nov 30, 2025 |
| TOTAL | | 53 | 205 | COMPLETE |
Conversion deadline: November 30, 2026 (12 months from Bag #2+3 filing)
SESSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Today)#
- ✅ Bag #2+3 provisional patent FILED — Application 63/927,674
- ✅ “How Many People Does It Take to Escape?” article created — Math behind 1,000 = escape velocity
- ✅ Voiceover script updated — “More than me” language refined
- ✅ Letter to My Children updated — Scripture section, “bitty” reference, The Scientist connection
- ✅ Golden Tickets system documented — Vote-based (not dollar-based) stretch goals
KICKSTARTER STATUS#
- Submitted: Nov 26, 2025
- Expected approval: Dec 1, 2025
- Does NOT auto-launch — Manual “Launch” button required
- Campaign duration: 30 days
KEY THRESHOLDS#
| Members | Status | Meaning |
|---|
| 50 | Crew | Proof of concept |
| 250 | Pioneer | Bills paid, sustainable |
| 500 | Homesteader | Jobs created |
| 1,000 | Escape Velocity | Self-sustaining, “More Than Me” |
| 5,000 | Guildmaster | Nodes, expansion |
| 20,000+ | Movement | Replicating |
GOLDEN TICKETS (Vote-Based)#
| Votes | Ticket | Unlocks |
|---|
| 100 | #1 | First Golden Wrapper location |
| 250 | #2 | Second Wrapper + bonus clue |
| 500 | #3 | Third Wrapper + Reference Web hint |
| 750 | #4 | Fourth Wrapper + founder story |
| 1,000 | #5 | THE FACTORY TOUR — Founding Era complete |
Every pledge = 1 vote (regardless of amount)
VIDEO PRODUCTION STATUS#
Video #1 (Office Video)#
- Source: Founder-Office-Messy.mp4 (3 min)
- Music: “Moonshot” by BRUCK’LYN (4:03)
- Voiceover: Ready to record (script in VOICEOVER-SCRIPT-3MIN-OFFICE-VIDEO.md)
- End card: Medallion + Dad’s audio + Little Red Hen
Files Ready:#
VIDEO-1-PRODUCTION-INSTRUCTIONS-COMPLETE.md — Full editor instructionsVOICEOVER-SCRIPT-3MIN-OFFICE-VIDEO.md — What founder says- Medallion QR code for end card
Still Needed:#
KEY FILES IN /mnt/user-data/outputs/#
Core Documents#
| File | Purpose |
|---|
BEHEMOTH-COMPLETE-53-INNOVATIONS.md | Master innovation registry (UPDATED) |
PROVISIONAL-PATENT-BAG-2-3-COMBINED.md | The patent just filed |
VIDEO-1-PRODUCTION-INSTRUCTIONS-COMPLETE.md | Complete video production guide |
VOICEOVER-SCRIPT-3MIN-OFFICE-VIDEO.md | What to say |
Letters#
| File | Purpose |
|---|
M.Scott-Letter.md | MacKenzie Scott letter (7 initiatives) |
LETTER-TO-MY-CHILDREN-Why-Im-Afraid-And-Doing-It-Anyway.md | Personal legacy letter |
LETTER-USAA-Gratitude.md | USAA story + SSL connection |
Articles#
| File | Purpose |
|---|
ARTICLE-How-Many-People-Does-It-Take.md | NEW — Escape velocity math |
ARTICLE-The-Scientist-Overwatch.md | The Scientist persona |
ARTICLE-Expected-No-Tried-Anyway.md | Underdog philosophy |
ARTICLE-Picasso-Letters.md | Why writing creates value |
Systems#
| File | Purpose |
|---|
GOLDEN-TICKETS-STRETCH-GOALS.md | Vote-based stretch goals |
MORE-THAN-ME-Sustainability-Thresholds.md | Threshold explanations |
INNOVATION-ARTICLES-REGISTRY.md | All 53 innovation article shells |
THE 7 INITIATIVES#
- Let’s Make Dinner — Neighbors feeding neighbors
- Let’s Get Groceries — Volume purchasing
- Defense Claws — Product & legal defense
- Let’s Go Shopping — Group buying
- Lifeline Medications — Cheap prescription access
- Liana Banyan MSA — Medical savings accounts
- “This is NOT Pudding” / SSL — Community-vouched micro-loans
FOUNDER PERSONAS#
| Persona | Signature | Use For |
|---|
| Crewman #6 | “By Grabthar’s Hammer” | Galaxy Quest / startup |
| The One Who Fought Anyway | “Expected No, Tried Anyway” | Underdog stories |
| Amateur Engineer | “1,200 prototypes” | Technical papers |
| Wannabe Academic | “Check the math” | Economic papers |
| Army Ant | “One of us winning = ALL of us win” | Patent giveaway |
| Bridge-Builder | “For my children” | Legacy |
| The Scientist | “No plan survives first contact” | Overwatch requests |
REFERENCE WEB (Recent Additions)#
| Reference | Source | Connection |
|---|
| Escape Velocity | Physics | 1,000 members = self-sustaining |
| Empire Records | “Guided by force greater than luck” | Watermark system |
| Krull (1983) | “You are my Krull” | USAA gratitude |
| The Grinch (2000) | “This is NOT Pudding” | SSL naming |
| 9 (2009) | The Scientist | Overwatch persona |
| Charlie & Chocolate Factory | Golden Tickets | Vote stretch goals |
WATERMARK SYSTEM (Anti-Cheating)#
For article verification contests:
- Each article has a Watermark number at bottom
- Number changes when article is re-uploaded
- Proves reader actually read CURRENT version
- “I’m guided by a force much greater than luck — and I want to know you are too.”
NEXT PRIORITIES#
- Record voiceover — Script ready, founder needs to record
- Hand off to video editor — Mikey or hired editor
- Kickstarter approval check — Expected Dec 1
- Deploy 53 landing pages — HTML templates ready in /innovations/
- Fill in article shells — Start with innovations that have origin stories
CRITICAL CONTEXT#
- Mortgage on the line — Diana believes. ALL IN.
- Dec 1 target — Kickstarter expected to approve
- Family team of 7 — Wife + 5 kids + Founder
- $65 patent filing complete — BEHEMOTH secured
KEY PHRASES#
- “Help each other. Help ourselves.”
- “Expected no. Tried anyway.”
- “More than me.” — 1,000 = escape velocity
- “No plan survives first contact.” — The Scientist
- “This is NOT pudding.” — SSL
- “You are my Krull.” — USAA gratitude
- “I’m guided by a force much greater than luck.”
Updated: November 30, 2025 ~12:30 PM CT
THE BEHEMOTH: COMPLETE
FOR THE KEEP ⚔️