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11/18/2005 nikola: Pricing and marketing your games and mine
I have a hard time keeping it in my pants on others' threads, apparently, so I'll open this as a thread of my very own. Parden the splurge of questions…
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Participants: nikola, Ben Lehman, demiurgeastaroth, Joshua BishopRoby, talysman, Arturo G., jasonm, Victor Gijsbers, Iskander, daMoose_Neo, Andrew Morris, Clinton R. Nixon, Frank T, Ron Edwards, LordSmerf, Valamir, Blankshield, timfire, Roger, Graham Walmsley, greyorm, abzu, guildofblades, Malcolm, Jasper Polane.

11/13/2005 preludetotheend: Whats the best software on a small budget?
I am looking to publish my role play game legends and lore (working title) and would like to know what software I should have. I am thinking the adobe products…
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Participants: preludetotheend, timfire, Trevis Martin, Joshua BishopRoby, MatrixGamer, Victor Gijsbers, TheLe, madelf, JoeJohaneman, nikola, Kevin_Brennan, Clay, JarrodHenry, jerry, Clinton R. Nixon, Roland.of.Gilead, talysman, Adam, abzu.

11/13/2005 Tony Irwin: Scanning line art
This relates to this thread: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=15427.0 Thanks to everyone who replied to that one. I have nearly 100 images for Shoujo Story, all black and white line art. I had…
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Participants: Tony Irwin, timfire, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, Rossum, talysman, nikola, madelf, Jake Richmond, Emily Care, Ron Edwards.

11/8/2005 jeremycoatney: Comb vs. Paperback
-Hello,     I have been working on the solid format distribution of my first RPG book for some time and have recently switched to a comb binding instead of…
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Participants: jeremycoatney, Andrew Morris, Matt Snyder, Trevis Martin, MatrixGamer, LloydBrown, madelf, Tim Alexander, Dirk Remmecke, nikola, resistor, Roland.of.Gilead.

11/5/2005 Ron Edwards: November Ronnies! Start your engines for the 6th
Hello! Here are the dates for the November Ronnies: 12:00 AM (beginning) of November 6, 12:00 PM (ending) of November 16. I feel bad about the Octobers, because I'm still…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Gregor Hutton, talysman, greyorm, JakeVanDam, James Holloway, Rob MacDougall, Remko, TonyPace, Halzebier, Dantai, Tobias, Victor Gijsbers, Dumirik, Sydney Freedberg.

11/4/2005 daMoose_Neo: PDF sales & distro sites...
I'm looking around to see what vendors deal with PDF sales & distribution. I could go the site route and sell right through myself via Paypal, but I don't have…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, davidJ, philreed, smokewolf, jeremycoatney, Ben Lehman, Dantai, Trevis Martin, LloydBrown, madelf, Emmett.

11/1/2005 daMoose_Neo: Halloween & Spreading the word
Just thought I'd share an interesting experiment I'm attempting- While preparing for what would be a rather fun evening of sharing sugary goodness with all manner of ghouls and goblins,…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, Joshua BishopRoby, philreed, Blankshield.

10/29/2005 preludetotheend: Depending on Donations?
Alright recently I have landed myself a good, job that can more than pay the bills and gives me a decent amount of free time so I have been thinking…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Mike Holmes.

10/27/2005 matthijs: Government funding and RPGs
This thread is for exchanging information and experiences wrt getting funding for RPG design and publication. (It might be a bit euro-centric, since we're all a bunch of socialists over…
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Participants: matthijs, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Eirik Fatland, Jonas Karlsson, mindwanders.

10/21/2005 JasonPalenske: Adventures in Wiki!
As I was beginning to put together the Frontier Wikipedia I came upon the realization that it was becoming an extremely valuable editing tool. Normally as I do revisions it…
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Participants: JasonPalenske, Mike Holmes, MatrixGamer, talysman, Nathan.

10/18/2005 TheBulge: Legal Ramifications
My apologies as I'm sure this is a repeat post, but I don't even know what to search under.  Did my first P&P RPG last year and immediately began working…
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Participants: TheBulge, jrs, nikola, ukgpublishing.

10/18/2005 Ron Edwards: [Ronnies] October winners
Hello everybody, Yup, the second round's judging of Ronnies is now concluded. The third round will come in November, because I'm really jazzed about the terms combination that's scheduled next,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Eero Tuovinen, Jared A. Sorensen, hix, Arturo G., CSBone, Dantai, greyorm, Ben Lehman, talysman, mrteapot, majcher, Dumirik.

10/18/2005 Denise: Indie RPG Awards?
Hey all! I'm creating a new web site for the ENnies (rough version is at http://www.vankleek.net/SEKRIT/ennies06/index.html if you'd care to take a gander- comments welcome), and want to include links…
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Participants: Denise, Michael S. Miller, jdagna, Emily Care.

10/18/2005 Lycaon_wolf: Names Under Copyright
Ok so heres the thing, I am more or less done with the general system i will be using and i am getting ready to start testing.  What I want…
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Participants: Lycaon_wolf, daMoose_Neo, greyorm, MatrixGamer, mrteapot, shehee, Ron Edwards, Sean, Jack Aidley, jerry, Mike Holmes.

10/13/2005 darrick: good reviews not enough?!?
hey guys, i finally got a really great and thoughtful review for Empire of Satanis.  and my Lulu numbers have budged a grand total of 3 over the whole week…
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Participants: darrick, Ron Edwards, Jack Aidley, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, chadu, ukgpublishing, nikola, daMoose_Neo, abzu.

10/9/2005 Eero Tuovinen: [Polaris tour] Book tour experiences
Ben Lehman visited Finland for a month just now. Ben's just published a game, Polaris, so what we did was to try something new: a special book tour around Finland…
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Participants: Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, J. Tuomas Harviainen, talysman, Ben Lehman, Sydney Freedberg, Revontuli, matthijs, humis, Montola, LordSmerf, Eirik Fatland.

10/6/2005 tj333: Web Hosting
I'm currently looking a web hosting for RPG that should be going live around March. I'm thinking host the document on it, a forum, and some other small stuff. What…
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Participants: tj333, Joshua BishopRoby, jerry, resistor, Nathan, Heraldic Game Design, guildofblades.

10/4/2005 Ron Edwards: [Ronnies] October contest begins!
Hello, All right! The October Ronnies are among us. Here are the new-ish rules, or rather, the current version. I've discovered that running this things is a lot like a…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, Dantai, Paka, Ben Lehman, jasonm, Jared A. Sorensen, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, Troy_Costisick, Mark Johnson, Andrew Morris, Matt Wilson, BlU_sKrEEm, majcher, greyorm, Blankshield, Rossum.

10/3/2005 Joshua BishopRoby: [CtH] Microgame Marketing Thingy!
So, experimenting with microgame publishing, I've put Conquer the Horizon into a tiny (5.5" x 4" profile) format that can probably fit into your back jeans pocket.  The registration of…
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Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, MatrixGamer, nikola, guildofblades, Mike Holmes.

10/3/2005 Troy_Costisick: Ronnies October
Heya, The next Ronnies contest will begin October 2 and the submission time will end October 12. Have I missed the post on this? Peace, -Troy
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Participants: Troy_Costisick, Ron Edwards.

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11/19/2005 Ben Lehman: [rant] Copyright, Creative Commons, and Artistic Freedom
Hi.  This is a spin off of <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17645.0">Pricing and Marketing your game and mine</a> Also, since we're talking about legal issues here: I am not a lawyer.  This is…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Victor Gijsbers, resistor, jerry, axonrg.

11/20/2005 Ben Lehman: Making money, making a living
This is another split from <a href="http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17645.30">Pricing and Marketing your games and mine</a>, to avoid derailing it further.  I welcome further discussion on the issues brought up in this thread.…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Victor Gijsbers, LloydBrown, TonyLB, timfire, Jasper Polane, Joshua BishopRoby, Jonathan Walton, Andrew Morris, nikola, contracycle, Ron Edwards, axonrg.

11/22/2005 seanpatfan: Challenges and Solutions for the RPG Market
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends..." Long have I heard the muses whisper of this place, and long have I listened to the bards tell tales of the magic…
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Participants: seanpatfan, abzu, nikola, Ron Edwards, rpghost, Adam, LloydBrown, Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, Bankuei, Michael S. Miller, Bob Goat, guildofblades, Ben Lehman, Paul Czege.

11/25/2005 guildofblades: Stores ordering from multiple sources
>>Based on the credentials you've presented, you have no idea what you're talking about.  Even dealing with just 4-6 distributors instead of the 400 vendors I carried in my store…
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Participants: guildofblades, JarrodHenry, daMoose_Neo, abzu, Ron Edwards, LloydBrown.

11/25/2005 chadu: There *is* a problem: PoD distro into retail
The previous thread was closed before I read it and could comment. As I understand the process, here, I have started a new thread. This may be especially apt, as…
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Participants: chadu, Bob Goat, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, nikola, abzu, rpghost, guildofblades, joshua neff, Polaris, Sydney Freedberg, LloydBrown.

11/25/2005 lumpley: The Very, Very Basics of Pricing Your Game
Hi. This comes mostly out of a conversation I had with my little brother (Drew Baker, and check out me namedropping) when I was deciding how much to charge for…
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Participants: lumpley, Valamir, TonyLB, Michael S. Miller, Roger, Troy_Costisick, Jared A. Sorensen, inthisstyle, Ben Lehman, timfire, Victor Gijsbers, nikola, Joshua BishopRoby, Levi Kornelsen.

11/25/2005 preludetotheend: How do you wiki?
I have been trying to do different things with wiki lately and was just wondering if any one had found any ways to use it to push their company or…
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Participants: preludetotheend, J B Bell, axonrg, Ron Edwards.

11/26/2005 LloydBrown: Distribution
Does anyone here have actual RPG distribution experience?
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Participants: LloydBrown, Eero Tuovinen, abzu, Ron Edwards, guildofblades.

11/27/2005 lampros: An Observation from a Bookseller
Hey, I'm reading through the "infamous five in order" and am currently on the "Mainstream: A revision"(http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?t=4223) I'm currently working for Barnes & Nobles and thought I'd offer a few…
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Participants: lampros, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, LloydBrown, Bankuei, daMoose_Neo, MatrixGamer, nikola.

11/27/2005 lampros: On Pricing
This started as a reply to Ben's thread "Making Money, Making a Living" (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=17668.0). After I typed the reply I saw that the thread was on hold, but I thought…
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Participants: lampros, Victor Gijsbers, Joshua BishopRoby, Gregor Hutton, guildofblades.

11/29/2005 CSBone: How would you publish and market a "Rules Lite" system
As I have been working on my Space Ranger RPG, I realized that I actually had two different design goals. One was to create a solid, low handling, character driven…
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Participants: CSBone, Paul Czege, talysman, chadu, timfire, cpeterso, Ben Lehman, nikola.

11/29/2005 guildofblades: Reply about Margin from the multi source thread
Hi Lloyd, >>First, how many Best Retailers do you have?  That's a fairly significant buy-in for most stores.  Your regular discount is 55%, not 60%, and the retailer pays shipping--probably…
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Participants: guildofblades, LloydBrown.

11/29/2005 seanpatfan: Challenges and Solutions, Take Two
Hello again, everyone. I do hope that the holiday was a pleasant one for everyone. As promised, I am now posting the larger document that I referenced numerous times in…
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Participants: seanpatfan, Bankuei, timfire, abzu, Bob Goat, LloydBrown, Ben Lehman, Valamir, madelf, MatrixGamer, Troy_Costisick, komradebob, Ron Edwards, daMoose_Neo, Eero Tuovinen.

12/1/2005 nikola: Lines vs. Authors
Several times in recent threads, store owners, large publishers, and distributors have pointed out that game lines sell, where single books don't. I'm not going to debate that. I think…
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Participants: nikola, GreatWolf, John Burdick, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, chadu, Blankshield, Adam, timfire, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen, inthisstyle, guildofblades, James Holloway, LloydBrown, Roger, Michael S. Miller, Nathan P., Troy_Costisick, Jonathan Walton.

12/1/2005 Ron Edwards: [A PUBLISHING STORY] The emissary
[b]Second in a series. I don't know how many yet.[/b] They call him a freelance negotiator, and maybe he even believes it. Sometimes they think they're journalists, sometimes attaches or…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Troy_Costisick, Brand_Robins, Bob Goat, abzu, nikola, Jared A. Sorensen.

12/3/2005 Dev: Changes at Pandemonium Books (Cambridge, MA)
Many of you stock your games with Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, MA. (I've picked up quite a few independent titles there over the least few years.) I just heard today…
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Participants: Dev, abzu, nikola, Mike Sugarbaker, Ron Edwards.

12/4/2005 Andy Kitkowski: Ptolus and new methods of distro for setting-rich games
So, today I learned that the $120 Huge Bundle Thingy ("Preorder Special") for Monte Cook's upcoming D&D setting called "Ptolus" (more at : http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?mpress_Ptolus ) includes this huge whopping core…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, komradebob, Nathan P., Tony Irwin, ukgpublishing, Joshua BishopRoby, MatrixGamer, Andrew Morris, tetsujin28, Troy_Costisick, Iskander, Calithena, Keith Senkowski, Ben Lehman.

12/5/2005 Montola: Getting a cool real job by making indie games
After reading the pricing discussions, I was left wondering if some of you guys have gotten a games-related real job (a half-time or full-time job with sensible working hours and…
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Participants: Montola, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Joshua BishopRoby, LloydBrown, Jake Richmond, gains, Miskatonic, drnuncheon, D. Woolsey, joepub.

12/6/2005 dindenver: What belongs in a demo version?
Hi!   I want to put a "Lite" or demo version on the web, but what belongs in it?   Is it the background that will entice the reader of…
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Participants: dindenver, Valamir, GreatWolf, MatrixGamer, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby.

12/9/2005 jasonm: Packaging cards
Some advice from those of you who have published any product with cards, please... The Shab-al-Hiri Roach will ship with a set of 40 cards, and I'm trying to figure…
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Participants: jasonm, Veritas Games, timfire, joepub, Joshua BishopRoby, nikola.

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