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2/28/2005 Ron Edwards: Meatbot Massacre update
Hiya, I was thinking about Meatbot Massacre, which was discussed in Meatbot Massacre and the ransom model. You can read about it through the links, but basically, what's going on…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Bob Goat, Brendan, groundhog, gobi, abzu.

2/27/2005 Dev: [Dead Inside] Good use of advertising
Go check out the popular webcomic Something Positive, and you'll see the ad for Dead Inside there. This is awesome, because: It's the right market. (SP has in its…
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Participants: Dev, Space Cowboy, Paul Czege, chadu.

2/25/2005 Jasper: [TotG: Distilled] Comments wanted on a text
Howdy, I'm working on a rewrite of Trials of the Grail, which I'm calling Distilled (for now). The original version's text was wordy and stuffy, and I'd like to rectify…
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Participants: Jasper, Bardsandsages.

2/23/2005 Matt Gwinn: Google Ad Words & PPC campaigns
I was just wondering if anyone had tested the usefulness of the Pay per Click campaigns at Google and Overture? If so, how has it worked out for your sales…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, Ben Lehman, Matt, daMoose_Neo, Paul Czege, Mernya, ffilz.

2/23/2005 T'oma: RPG (Community) Legal System Defence (Fund)
This is by No Means how I planned on introducing myself to this group, but I have a sense of (possibly paranoid) urgency that far outweighs my hesitation. (This is…
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Participants: T'oma, Ron Edwards, jerry, Sean, Bardsandsages.

2/22/2005 Simon W: The Great Dreamscape Name Debate
Okay, last year I wrote Dreamscape as part of the 24-hour RPG challenge. Since then, I have invested a lot of time and money into producing a pdf for sale.…
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Participants: Simon W, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Andrew Morris, jdagna, quozl, ffilz, GregS, Andy Kitkowski, timfire, T'oma, etherworld, Valamir, GMSkarka.

2/22/2005 smokewolf: Looking to collaborate with map/tile publisher
I am looking to partner with a tile/map publisher for a new product I am coming out with. What I am looking for: Two story, Victorian style house Modern, though,…
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Participants: smokewolf.

2/17/2005 etherworld: [paid] writing proposals for books ABOUT the RPG industry
Etherworld is expanding its publishing arm and is now accepting writing proposals for books ABOUT the RPG industry and not necessarily FOR the RPG industry. If you are a professional…
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Participants: etherworld.

2/17/2005 daMoose_Neo: 2Q: Fact or Fiction first? & Mentioning another game...
Hmmkay, two questions (2Q from above): 1) Fact or Fiction first? My latest project is an expansion on my card game Final Twilight. As I'm putting together the book for…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, Bardsandsages, jerry.

2/17/2005 Ampere: Advertising revisited
This is really separate from the previous PR kind of inquiry. Advertising. The con season is coming up and we want to make a splash. Maybe stickers, T-Shirts, flyers... Any…
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Participants: Ampere, TonyLB.

2/17/2005 Ampere: Getting material reviewed/ PR/ Advert
I looked this one up and didn't see anything in current history so...here goes. Lets say I have a game product (or a few) which are completed and up for…
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Participants: Ampere, TonyLB, abzu, Michael S. Miller, Bardsandsages.

2/15/2005 Space Cowboy: Trading Links for grassroots marketing
Hey all, On the “History of Sorcerer as an Indie Game” (http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/brochure.php/history.html), one thing that Ron Edwards suggests for would-be publishers is to trade links with other independent games. For…
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Participants: Space Cowboy.

2/14/2005 GregS: The GAMA Trade Show from a Freelancer's Perspective
With GTS just around the corner I've been heavily weighing the idea of going as a Freelancer (as both a mechanics content and fiction writer). The problem is I'm totally…
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Participants: GregS, philreed, Paul Czege, balrog21.

2/13/2005 coxcomb: Does anyone ever have reliable stats about the "industr
So I regularly read the news at Hero Games, and recently they announced that they are tightening belts for the future. Among the usual reasons they cite the general downturn…
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Participants: coxcomb, b_bankhead, Tav_Behemoth, Vaxalon, MisterPoppet, ffilz.

2/11/2005 jbskaggs: Fantasy E-xine looking for small adventure modules
HI Im an editor for a small fantasy/horror ezine. I was wondering if any one here has written mini- or small adventure modules for open gaming licenses (such as D20,etc)…
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Participants: jbskaggs.

2/11/2005 Bob Goat: Poster Printing
So I want to print up this bad ass poster I worked up, but dunno where to get this done. I was thinking something with grommits so that it can…
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Participants: Bob Goat, timfire, Paul Czege, jdagna, Thor.

2/7/2005 GregS: My Lulu.com Report (One Monkey's Experience)
So I've been promising a report on my Lulu.com experience for weeks but, due to some initial irregularities, I wanted to get a second copy in my grubby little paws…
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Participants: GregS, Bob Goat, greedo1379, komejo, Space Cowboy, Del, Scrubilicous.

2/7/2005 tzunder: Open source methods (split)
A man after my own heart! I uninstalled Microosoft Office a fortnight (14 days) ago and have been flying OO alone ever since! For our Gwenthia project we have been…
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Participants: tzunder, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/5/2005 Tav_Behemoth: Books Sold with a Free PDF
This is the beginning of a list of games for which a free PDF is provided to buyers of the print edition: A Swarm of Stirges (Masters and Minions Horde…
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Participants: Tav_Behemoth, Michael S. Miller, Jared A. Sorensen, Veritas Games, smokewolf, posterboy, Bob Goat, Paul Czege.

2/4/2005 Andrew Morris: PDF Piracy Revisited
After reading this thread on .pdf piracy issues and why indie games don't seem to be as prevalent on filesharing networks, the issue's been on my mind. While I agree…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, daMoose_Neo, TonyLB, Paganini, jdagna, inthisstyle, greedo1379, clehrich, Tav_Behemoth.

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3/1/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Looking for RPG Design/ Gaming-topical Blogs
Totally being serious here, this isn't just a "fun thread'. Recently, I've seen a lot of interesting gaming discussion go down on various weblogs like 20x20 Room and the like.…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Matt Snyder, Bankuei, Ben Lehman, Bob Goat.

3/1/2005 Bardsandsages: Book Exchange
Of the many little projects I find myself pulled into, I'm participating in a poetry book exchange through the Poetry Super Highway. Basically I agree to send a stranger a…
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Participants: Bardsandsages, jdagna, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

3/2/2005 Bardsandsages: Legal Information for Publishers
As I promised, here is a collection of very useful websites for publishers who are trying to navigate the legalities of publishing. DISCLAIMER: these sites are not a substitute for…
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Participants: Bardsandsages, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, ffilz, Thunder_God, drnuncheon.

3/3/2005 Veritas Games: Registering for copyright (split)
[quote="Space Cowboy"][quote="Valamir"]If you are not registered you can't sue...so while technically you are copyrighted just from writing it down, you can't actually enforce your copyright without being registered. [/quote] I…
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Participants: Veritas Games, Ron Edwards.

3/11/2005 bacon_x: A free game industry newsletter - Would you support it?
Hello There, After viewing the thread about getting the word out about one's creations, I realized that there may be a way to gain free publicity for new and existing…
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Participants: bacon_x, Ron Edwards, jdagna, axonrg, Polyman.

3/16/2005 Dev: Security Advice (& other advice) for your Websites/Forum
I'm continuing from this (closed) thread in Site Discussion about advice for securing your own websites and forums. Rob Carriere had some excellent advice, which I'm reposting. A key part…
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Participants: Dev, jdagna.

3/16/2005 Dev: Marketing, Word-of-Mouth, and other buzzwords
I've seen some mention of "viral ads", "word-of-mouth" and other such things in relation to our industry, so I thought I'd way in. I have the pleasure of working at…
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Participants: Dev, Ben Lehman, matthijs, abzu, Valamir, jdagna, Solly Brown, Domhnall, philreed, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, Allan.

3/18/2005 Nathan: RPGNow + LuLu
Yup, I don't think the announcement is completely official yet, but I hear it is going up soon. RPGNow is switching their POD services to go through LuLu.com. This means…
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Participants: Nathan, daMoose_Neo, madelf, Valamir, rpghost, Solly Brown, Lxndr, Bardsandsages, Ron Edwards, jdagna.

3/21/2005 Dantai: [Piledrivers & Powerbombs] 24hr rpg published!
Evening all. I'm pleased to announce that Piledrivers & Powerbombs, my 24 hr rpg offering has been tarted up and is now available at rpgnow. plug plug ;-) http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=4459& Its…
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Participants: Dantai, Andy Kitkowski, timfire, Jeph.

3/21/2005 MarktheAnimator: Getting your game into stores
So what is the best way to get your game into the local game stores? I've heard that the big distributors don't want to deal with you unless you have…
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Participants: MarktheAnimator, Ron Edwards.

3/22/2005 Andy Kitkowski: "Mech A RPG Design Contest" (Free Art)
Hey all, this was a thread going over on RPGNet that I got behind. Basically, Fellow A was going to write a Mecha-Themed RPG. He had $300 worth of art…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, daMoose_Neo, contracycle, timfire, Tobias, Eero Tuovinen, xenopulse, philreed, Jasper Polane, Bogie_71.

3/23/2005 Lynn: Usage of 3D Art
Almost all of the art I see in game books look like they are just ink illustrations or sometimes a painted color plate. I work extensively in 3D (http://www.meshbox.com) and…
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Participants: Lynn, Trevis Martin, Michael S. Miller, daMoose_Neo, jdagna, greyorm, contracycle, ukgpublishing, Illuminarch.

3/24/2005 Sean: D&D Publishing Information
This relates to some discussions I've had with Ron and may have some mild interest and utility for today's indie publisher, at least as food for thought. From "It's only…
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Participants: Sean.

3/24/2005 dysjunct: To read or not to read?
So, for the past several weeks I've been bitten by the "get-off-your-@$$-and-design-an-RPG" bug, and have been diligently putting things through my mental centrifuge and seeing what sticks. However, as I've…
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Participants: dysjunct, matthijs, Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, jdagna, Solly Brown, abzu, paulkdad, MatrixGamer, killacozzy, philreed.

3/26/2005 greyorm: Help with ORX Press Release Text
Heya all, I plan on submitting a press release about Orx to a couple gaming sites over the next few weeks to (hopefully) generate interest, and I am wondering if…
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Participants: greyorm, Andrew Morris, Sean, Valamir, hix, jdagna, Alan, xiombarg.

3/29/2005 xiombarg: Free Desktop Publishing...
Okay, kids, can anyone reccommend a decent, FREE (or very, very cheap, like less than $40) desktop publishing program that works on Windows 98 andor Windows XP? Feel free to…
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Participants: xiombarg, spawky, madelf, Trevis Martin, Dev, MisterPoppet, Victor Gijsbers, Clay, nikola, Doug Ruff, jerry, MatrixGamer.

3/31/2005 Andrew Morris: Business licenses, trade names, and similar legal hassles
I'm just now looking at buying a domain name, building a web site, and eventually selling my games online. While doing this, I started thinking about the legal issues of…
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Participants: Andrew Morris, xenopulse, timfire, Valamir, jdagna.

4/2/2005 darrick: Satanis via Lulu
hey guys, thought you might be interested in a report from a first time rpg designer/self publisher. i just received a copy in the mail. it's my Empire of…
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Participants: darrick, greyorm, Jasper, Grand_Commander13, MatrixGamer, madelf, Andrew Morris, paulkdad.

4/5/2005 daMoose_Neo: [Imp Game] Nearing the finishline, layout q's
Alright! Feeling geeked, getting my first RPG wrapped up! The Imp Game Homepage - this here is the homepage, 0.5 draft of the rules, and links to some AP Threads.…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, Jasper, Tobias, Jasper Polane, jrs.

4/6/2005 GregS: UPC and ISBN...one, the other, or both?
Okay, so the subject is slightly misleading. I, in my ever infinite wisdom, screwed up some time ago and paid for UPC registration before I knew better. Now the question…
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Participants: GregS, jdagna.

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