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3/3/2011 kensanata: One Page Dungeon Contest 2011
I'm not sure whether there are any independent games published that allow for dungeon crawling adventures. None of the ones I tried seemed to afford (suggest, encourage) it. Nevertheless, I'd…
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Participants: kensanata, Ghostlight Games, Enker.

2/26/2011 MrNay: Making a game
I am a bit curious. This is a bit longwinded, sorry about that, I am not sure where to start. I having been playing rpgs for a while now, starting…
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Participants: MrNay, Ron Edwards, Jason Pitre, ssem, Chris_Chinn, Nathan P., Airafice, Arauka_Gurtha.

2/21/2011 Ben Lehman: Printers: who to use?
Hey, folks. I'm nearing the end of a project and I'm realizing I have no clue which printers are any good anymore. The last "who's a good printer" thread was…
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Participants: Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Nathan P., Elizabeth, Pelgrane.

2/18/2011 lumpley: lumpley games' 2010
Hi. Here's how 2010 went for lumpley games, business-wise. I'd be happy to talk about it here, if anybody has any questions or observations. -Vincent
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Participants: lumpley, Eliarhiman6, Miskatonic, Ghostlight Games, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, Chris_Chinn.

2/14/2011 Prunella Frump: Need New Web Site Feedback
I have recently launched a new web site for Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century. I am looking for some feedback on the new site. Send anything you have to me:…
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Participants: Prunella Frump, Ghostlight Games, Eero Tuovinen, Ron Edwards, davidberg.

2/4/2011 BunniRabbi: Wargame Testers
(I'm hoping this is in the right section, because the better place for it seems to be under "Connections", but there isn't an apparent way to post there.) I'm looking…
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Participants: BunniRabbi, Ron Edwards.

1/27/2011 Ghostlight Games: Online Markets
Has anyone around here ever compiled a list of websites that sell indie RPGs? (The emphasis here isn't necessarily as much on "sell" as it is on distribute.)I looked around…
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Participants: Ghostlight Games, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Nathan P., Elizabeth.

1/23/2011 DorkThoughts: Ronnies 24 Hour RPG artist!
Hey All (especially folks who participated in the Old, Skull, Soldier, Sword 24hour Ronnies) This dude Michael does really cool old school looking art. I am trying to get him…
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Participants: DorkThoughts.

1/20/2011 MatrixGamer: Exanded Indy Convention Center opens today
Just heard on the news as I drove to work that the convention center is openning up the new parts today. I'll have to drive up to Indy and check…
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Participants: MatrixGamer.

1/19/2011 darkveil: New Indie RPG released - The Blight
Hi I have just released a new indie RPG for electronic download - The Blight www.theblight.org A fantasy world but with a frightening twist of reality where you play a…
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Participants: darkveil, Chris_Chinn, Ron Edwards, Gregor Hutton, Nathan P., Ghostlight Games.

1/10/2011 jreyst: www.d20openrpg.com looking for developers/testers
[b]What is this about?[/b] [url=http://www.d20openrpg.com]http://www.d20openrpg.com[/url] [b]Introduction/Background[/b] D20 Open RPG is a 100% free, community built and maintained desktop roleplaying game inspired and expanding on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game created by…
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Participants: jreyst, Ron Edwards.

12/17/2010 drkrash: Intuit Websites
Anyone have any experience with Intuit websites? I was wondering if $5 a month for what they offer would be a simple solution to creating a simple company website. At…
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Participants: drkrash.

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.

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.

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.

12/5/2010 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.

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.

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.

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.

11/21/2010 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.

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3/16/2011 Jonathan Walton: Fantastic New Printing Option: Scoutbooks.com
So I've been watching the awesome folks at <a href="http://www.pinballpublishing.com/">Pinball Publishing</a> for a long time.  They're an eco-friendly print shop based in Portland and do really amazing work with 100%…
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Participants: Jonathan Walton, Eero Tuovinen, Jason Pitre, Airafice, Vulpinoid, CSBone.

3/19/2011 Chris Chambers: Quick question
I was looking at incorporating a previously published system as my system mechanic,however I cannot find who owns the property now or how to contact them.  The system in question…
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Participants: Chris Chambers, KeithBVaughn.

3/27/2011 KeithBVaughn: Creating a Website???
To the Group, I'm asking for a few resources and some of your hard earned experience. I'm getting ready to release a game and want to set up some form…
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Participants: KeithBVaughn, Eero Tuovinen, Vulpinoid.

3/8/2011 Enker: Re: I don't know where to start...
I personally like some flavour text before entering the main book. Perhaps a single page story or moment within the head of a character in the games world setting that…
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Participants: Enker, Airafice, Ron Edwards.

3/30/2011 theweirdn8: 2D Game Marketing Survey, Results will be released soon!
I had no idea where to put this, I was expecting a general discussions for Game Design and Distribution Board, but the Independent Publishing seems best. I'm conducting a survey…
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Participants: theweirdn8, Ron Edwards.

3/30/2011 Davik of Kent: Fantasy Map Collection
I am publishing my Fantasy Map Collection on CD and also making it available for download via my website. The actual CD is listed in my eBay store here: http://cgi.ebay.com/Fantasy-Maps-and-Tiles-CD-D-D-RPG-Pathfinder-/360355100424?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e6d67708.…
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Participants: Davik of Kent, Ghostlight Games.

4/2/2011 Danny2050: Fraxion Payments II (split)
Hi Folks, things have been proceeding a pace at Fraxion Payments. We have recently released the ability to assign royalty slices to others for articles on your web sites. The…
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Participants: Danny2050, Ron Edwards.

4/12/2011 CSBone: [Nanolite6] From Ronnie to reality… in 5 years… or so…
This weekend I got a table at UBCon 22: Eternal Struggle 2011 and sold 40 (HOLY SHIT!!?!?!?!) copies of my game engine Nonolite6. With the 10 copies I comp-ed to…
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Participants: CSBone, JackTheOwner, Gregor Hutton, Ghostlight Games.

4/13/2011 buffaloraven: Announcing Fall of Granada by Dionysius Games
Hey folks, first foray into non-Game Chef posting! Fall of Granada, my submission for Game Chef 2010, has been vastly improved and is at the printers as we speak!  I…
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Participants: buffaloraven, Ron Edwards, Nathan P..

4/27/2011 daranp: Getting reviews
Hi all, I've been a lurker around here for quite some time now and, firstly, just want to say thanks to everybody that takes the time to write up all…
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Participants: daranp, CSBone, Tokala, Zala, Ben, Mike Sugarbaker, Hailen, Seamus, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2011 MatrixGamer: Cool news about Engle Matrix Games and the Australian Army
Just got word on Facebook that there is a professional article on how the Australian Army is using Engle Matrix Games. Very cool. <A HREF="http://www.dodccrp.org/html4/journal_v4n3.html">Link</A>
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Participants: MatrixGamer, Ron Edwards.

4/28/2011 Brazen Saint: Kickstarter: Invulnerable RPG
My super hero roleplaying game, Invulnerable RPG, is written and in playtesting now.  You can have a look for yourself at my site http://www.imperfekt-industrees.com/ or see the game on Scribd…
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Participants: Brazen Saint, Zala.

5/3/2011 Ben: Online PDF Retailers (who did what and why?)
As the time of publication draws near, I find myself in a quandary about which online store (I have a short list of them) to go with. I was curious…
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Participants: Ben, Pelgrane, Davik of Kent.

5/12/2011 Vulpinoid: [FUBAR] Director's Cut Now Available
[size=15pt][b][url=http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=91382&filters=0_0_0_0&free=1]FUBAR Director's Cut[/url] [/b][/size] To the many of you who have downloaded my game FUBAR (and the few of you who have offered constructive criticism and useful feedback), I have…
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Participants: Vulpinoid.

5/15/2011 ChristianAndersson: Music for RPG Games: New Epic/Trailer/In-Game
Hi Guys, Here's an up-front-no-fake-voice short heads up for my available RPG-style music, for licensing, 40€ - 200€ per song. Latest RPG project - Main Title Track for Abydos Online…
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Participants: ChristianAndersson, Ron Edwards, Artanis, Seamus, Stregheria Games.

5/18/2011 Seamus: Ink Density Problem for Lightning Source
Hello, I have a problem with one of our covers which will be printed using lightning source. They changed their total ink coverage (also heard this called ink density) to…
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Participants: Seamus, Vulpinoid, Artanis, Eero Tuovinen.

5/21/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria RPG Released May 30th 2011.
A while back Ron said i could announce the arrival of my game here. I realise that this is not a site purely for advertising one's product, so anyone that…
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Participants: Stregheria Games, Mike Sugarbaker.

6/4/2011 Stregheria Games: Stregoneria is Go!
Beta release version 1.0 is available for purchase and download from the Stregoneria website:- www.stregoneriarpg.com Please note the following points before considering purchasing:- 1) The website does not allow for…
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Participants: Stregheria Games.

6/7/2011 ODDin: [Project Dreamland] Looking for playtesters
Project Dreamland is a role-playing game I've been working on with a good friend of mine for about two years now, and now we're looking for playtesters. What Is Project…
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Participants: ODDin.

6/9/2011 Jbmannon: Boarsdraft Playtest Available
Boarsdraft is a game where you play teen witches and wizards trying to make friends, learn spells and pass classes while evil tries to destroy your school, friends, and life. …
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Participants: Jbmannon, Hailen, Ron Edwards.

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