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10/7/2010 mreuther: Industry Web Standards (Thoughts)
This is not entirely a rant, per se, but it's not entirely simply a point of discussion. See, I've just spent about the last six hours looking at publishing websites.…
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Participants: mreuther, Paul Czege, Chris_Chinn, preludetotheend.

10/6/2010 mreuther: Distribution Questions
Hi, I'm Mathew, and this is my first post here on The Forge. I've got a question regarding the distribution of games which was actually spawned by reading over at…
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Participants: mreuther, Ron Edwards, guildofblades.

10/3/2010 PiousFraud: Is Create-A-Space a Good Place to Publish?
So I’m a New Independent developer working on a new project with a few friends. I know a few friends who produced web comics who publish through Amazon’s create-a-space in…
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Participants: PiousFraud, Ron Edwards, Nathan P., visioNationstudios.

9/25/2010 Paco Garcia: New online magazine open to entries and articles
Hello Everyone, I have started recently an online magazine called G*M*S Magazine (http://www.gmsmagazine.com/). I have started the magazine to promote gaming and I'd love it to be a level field…
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Participants: Paco Garcia, Jason Pitre.

9/21/2010 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria RPG Latest News and Big Changes!
Big changes have been afoot since my last post about the game: the Stregoneria rulebook will now have the 'Blood on the Battlefield' supplement integrated into it and will also…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Chris_Chinn.

9/3/2010 Gunnox: Do you think I can use this mechanic legal?
Hi i'm new here to the forge and are currently working on my tabletop RPG called DrakeStrike which can be found on drakestrike.webs.com. Anyway do you think I can use…
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Participants: Gunnox, VAgentZero, Chris_Chinn.

9/3/2010 RedPissLegion: Independent Online publishing setup
Hi everyone, I play RPGs for years now (gezz, almost ten) but only recently did I decide to dwelve into the world of game design. Has a result I have…
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Participants: RedPissLegion, Chris_Chinn, Clay, PiousFraud.

9/1/2010 Stregheria Games: To Charge or Not to Charge?
I read somewhere (might have even been on this forum) that some writers give the .pdfs of their games away for free with a view to making money if people…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Eero Tuovinen, Noon, Chris_Chinn, greyorm.

8/30/2010 Stregheria Games: FREE Copies of the Stregoneria RPG PDF up for Grabs!
As a promotional offer to coincide with the release of my Stregoneria RPG, I'm giving away 3 copies of the rulebook .pdf absolutely free.. All you have to do is…
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Participants: Stregheria Games.

8/29/2010 Stregheria Games: Reviews.
My rpg is about to go into print in a few weeks time and I'm a bit confused about the reviewing process. A game without some sort of internet awareness…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, masqueradeball, Ron Edwards, greyorm, Nathan P., Chris_Chinn.

8/27/2010 preludetotheend: Free Advertising
Hey folks I just wanted to make it known here that I am testing out some Project Wonderful ads on the official m20 kobold enterprise forum and wanted to let…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Noon.

8/23/2010 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria RPG Forum
I've just finished organising the Stregoneria RPG forum and it is now open to join. It is not an open forum but one dedicated to my own role-playing game only.…
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Participants: Stregheria Games.

8/22/2010 LandonSuffered: Thank You to Everyone
My reading and posting of the Forge forums have been light the last 18 months or so as I've been working on my own blogging and publishing endeavors, mainly dealing…
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Participants: LandonSuffered, Jason Pitre, Gryffudd, Ron Edwards, greyorm.

8/21/2010 Sonja: is IndiePressRevolution website down?
I wanted to buy some ebooks, but the website seems to have been down yesterday and today.
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Participants: Sonja, Jason Pitre, epweissengruber.

8/17/2010 Jason Pitre: Use of canon characters within games
I am quite uncertain which forum is ideal for this topic, but publishing seems to be close enough. My game is built on the principle of adaptability, enough that a…
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Participants: Jason Pitre, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

8/16/2010 Amar Woods: Show me the money!!! Please...
Hey hope all you guys out there are enjoying life, I know I am. I've been working on 2 paper and pencil rpgs for a while now and it is…
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Participants: Amar Woods, Paul Czege, Chris_Chinn.

8/16/2010 Necromantis: Cost for a inDesign/Quarkexpress layout.
Hey guys. I want to start this off by saying that I started this project (my Fantasy RPG) to have something that I enjoyed playing with my group) It has…
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Participants: Necromantis, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen.

8/11/2010 Stregheria Games: Answers and Information For Those That Have Been Asking About My Game.
Sregoneria is a game that's been created to fulfill two criteria: one is to be the game that i would most like to play and two, to hopefully provide me…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton.

8/9/2010 Jason Pitre: Scribus? (split)
Has anyone been watching Scribus since the last post?  I aspire to produce my game with the program but would much prefer to go for the best version or branch…
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Participants: Jason Pitre, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Graham Walmsley, Clay, arithine, Moganhio.

8/9/2010 Necromantis: My rule book layout. an interesting new concept.
I have been thinking about how to layout my rule book. I have an interesting concept where the book is basically split into two parts. (not including spells/etc) I am…
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Participants: Necromantis, Jason Pitre, Ron Edwards.

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10/9/2010 Gunnox: I don't know where to start...
I dont know what I should write at the first page with text... Should I start with "Enter the fictional world of..." or "LichScape is a..." or what do you…
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Participants: Gunnox, mreuther, Ron Edwards, KeithBVaughn.

10/11/2010 Calithena: Distribution Lists?
I am curious whether any folks around here might have access to, or be able to point me to a place where I might get access to, lists of active…
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Participants: Calithena, Jason Pitre, mratomek, Nathan P., MatrixGamer.

10/12/2010 preludetotheend: Need some help with wikis
Hello I know some of you folks are technically inclined and was wondering if anyone knows much about wikis. I am looking to have a platform that I can restrict…
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Participants: preludetotheend, Adam Dray.

10/14/2010 Valamir: Universalis Monthly Sales since 2002
As a note of general interest to those not in the habit of scanning the publisher forums, I just started a thread on Universalis sales down in the Uni forum. …
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Participants: Valamir.

10/16/2010 Jason Pitre: The Steps to Design an RPG
I just produced this article over on my website; http://www.genesisoflegend.com/2010/10/steps-to-publish-an-rpg/  and I think it might be of particulare interest to some of you folks over at the Forge.  It's far…
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Participants: Jason Pitre.

10/19/2010 drkrash: Indie Sales Numbers
Hey, all.  I haven't posted here in a long time because, well, I've been working on my game.  But I was curious about something I read this week. I released…
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Participants: drkrash, Adam Dray, mreuther, Ron Edwards, Valamir, Noon, Gryffudd, Gregor Hutton, Frank Tarcikowski, Pelgrane, Vulpinoid.

10/25/2010 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria RPG Release Date Monday 15th November.
The pdf of the Stregoneria fantasy rpg is being released on Monday 15th November. The rule book will be published shortly afterwards once customers are happy with the electronic product.…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, mreuther, Ron Edwards.

10/28/2010 Chimaera: Advice for Self-Publishing
Hi,   I've developed an RPG with two others, and we are trying to figure out how to proceed with publishing.  I currently have my own publishing company which I…
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Participants: Chimaera, Jason Pitre.

11/6/2010 Danny2050: Self Publish with Fraxion Payments
Hi folks. I've been roleplaying since shortly after the first D&D brown box was published. I have played a number of indie games and I am a big fan of…
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Participants: Danny2050, mreuther, preludetotheend.

11/13/2010 Doug Law: Best way to make a powers list?
I'm putting together a booklet for my homebrew game for a playtest group. Who knows, someday it might go on RPGNow. In any case, I want it to look at…
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Participants: Doug Law, Jason Pitre.

11/20/2010 Stregheria Games: Going Universal.
My game Stregoneria is about to be released (proofreading is over 2/3 the way through now) and I've started extracting the mechanics out of it and compiling them into a…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Jason Pitre.

11/20/2010 Ben Lehman: An Experiment in Sliding Scale Pricing
Hey all. So I'm trying out a new thing! I've decided that my eBooks are going to be priced not based on what I think they're worth, but on what…
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Participants: Ben Lehman.

11/21/2010 Stregheria Games: Tetractys Engine (IGL)
I will be releasing the core mechanic on which my Stregoneria rpg is built upon as a free independant document under what I'm calling an IGL (Independant Gamin License.) This…
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Participants: Stregheria Games.

11/29/2010 Andy Kitkowski: Looking for recommendations for Virtual Storefront software/services
I'm looking to create a storefront to sell at most 2-3 products through Paypal (something a little classier than just the "Paypal Link") from my site (basically, I want to…
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Participants: Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Ron Edwards, RPGCI.

11/30/2010 drkrash: Taxes
Usual disclaimers: You're not an expert, consult a real lawyer, etc., etc.  I know.  Just looking for advice. I'm an American and Divine Madness Press did pretty OK this year. …
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Participants: drkrash, Ron Edwards, MatrixGamer, guildofblades.

12/3/2010 matthijs: Publishing model: iPad subscription
Here's just an idea: With the iPad, it's very easy to publish your game as a living document, with a subscription. Some cool things: - Low entry fee makes it…
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Participants: matthijs, ShallowThoughts, Peter Nordstrand.

12/5/2010 one_monkey: Shadow Cities RPG release
In anticipation of those of you who may read our news feed at www.nodicerpg.com and are thinking that it is still December 5th we would answer that in the land…
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Participants: one_monkey.

11/28/2010 DaveSlam: I swinging for the fences! II (split)
I suppose it's time I stopped lurking in the e-shadows and posted... A friend and I are at a similar point in developing our first game as Amar is with…
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Participants: DaveSlam, Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards.

12/7/2010 Ron Edwards: Welcome to the Independent Publishing forum - please read here first
This forum is for a wide variety of discussions about publishing role-playing games. The topics can be how-to, or what-you-have-done, or how-does-it-work, or what-about-this, or just about anything. The only…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

12/16/2010 daranp: VAT question
Like so many before me I am about to venture into the world of RPG publishing. I plan to produce a small print run and also make the game available…
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Participants: daranp, DJ Ghost, Unforgivingmuse.

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