Funding for any project takes a brilliant marketing strategy especially when the niche is very unique and in the minority. When getting funds for a game like ROK II it is even more difficult because the concept is new and not widely known. See what I wrote via the Text Role-playing Game Blog: Funding Your Awesome Text Role-Playing Game.
Raising Funds For ROK II (Hover)
If there was some way to get on to people that are familiar with this kind of gaming you would probably get a lot more players interested in helping. I know I love ROK II and wish I could do more. I definitely want to see it go far. I can still remember when getting a job and some skills was all we can do and it was like a total highlight. The game has went way passed that now and I can only imagine how much further it could go.
I do not have the money for a huge advertising campaign which is what new games need so I really on my own ability to post it wherever I am allowed as well as the word from Players like you. Monetary support also means I can add a lot more to the game so the more Backers the better.