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4/23/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Learning Quark
I was recently sent a copy of Quark XPress 5.0 for Windows. This is obviously a premiere piece of software -- however, it also comes with a high learning curve.…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Matt, Michael S. Miller, samdowning, Matt Gwinn, Gold Rush Games.

4/21/2003 Simon W: How to publish this (LOGB)
Ok, so I've got Lashings of Ginger Beer looking like this, so far. http://www.geocities.com/simonwashbourne/lashingsofgingerbeer.pdf with a character sheet like this http://www.geocities.com/simonwashbourne/logb_char.pdf If I want to publish for sale, then I'd…
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Participants: Simon W, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt, simon, Mike Holmes, talysman, Valamir, clehrich.

4/21/2003 ace pilot: Marketing through the Internet
Hey all, It has been said many times here and on RPG.net that internet promotion (e.g., forums, email and industry lists, etc.) is probably the most cost-effective and cost-efficient method…
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Participants: ace pilot, JSDiamond.

4/19/2003 philreed: Catalog Project
As some of you may already know I'm currently in the process of moving to a new house (which I love . . . 2,000 sq. ft. ranch house with…
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Participants: philreed, Jonathan Walton, Michael Hopcroft, clehrich, Valamir, Jared A. Sorensen, quozl, ThreeGee, Emmett, talysman, ethan_greer.

4/18/2003 JSDiamond: Site referrals
Forgites, My rpg Orbit will have a page or two devoted to "must visit" sites. If you want to have your site listed in this book, email me with the…
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Participants: JSDiamond.

4/17/2003 Garbanzo: A Deck a' Cards: $?
I think I remember a post talking about the price to print a custom deck of cards. I even think I remember points like, "Depends on the number of cards…
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Participants: Garbanzo, greyorm, Chris Passeno, clehrich, ethan_greer, ThreeGee, Andy Kitkowski, Mike Holmes, Walt Freitag, anonymouse.

4/16/2003 taalyn: layout design hints, tips, and tricks
This has probably been mentioned, started, or discussed elsewhere, but I swear for the life of me that I can't find them. Are there any good tutorials on layout and…
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Participants: taalyn, Christoffer Lernö, ethan_greer, J. Backman, philreed, Jonathan Walton, Jason L Blair, Ron Edwards.

4/16/2003 Michael Hopcroft: GenCon SoCal
I'm starting this topic for anyone who wants to plan a joint effort of any kind at GenCon SoCal this December. Basically this is for any publishers, publisher's lackeys, or…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, C. Edwards, Gordon C. Landis, quozl.

4/15/2003 Jürgen Mayer: How do we get Jason to GenCon Indy?
[quote="Jason L Blair"]Dammit.* Dammit dammit dammit.** Dammit.*** *Ron, **Man, I really wish I was going to be there this year. I hope the new booth rocks as hard as the…
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Participants: Jürgen Mayer, Jonathan Walton, ethan_greer, Jason L Blair, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

4/15/2003 Ron Edwards: GENCON 2003: April update
Hi there, The endcap booth space is reserved, under the combined aegis of Arc Dream Publishing (Godlike), Driftwood Publishing (The Riddle of Steel), and Adept Press (Sorcerer). Here are the…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Michael Hopcroft, Bruce Baugh, Jürgen Mayer, rpghost, GMSkarka, Valamir, Paul Czege, Matt Wilson, Jeffrey Miller.

4/15/2003 quozl: GENCON Catalog
Did the idea that was discussed here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5028 ever go anywhere?
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Participants: quozl, philreed, Matt Snyder.

4/15/2003 philreed: Distressed Design PDF
This was the best place I could think of for this. http://www.philipjreed.com/images/distresseddesign.pdf This is a 7 page PDF that shows how I create graphic elements for distressed design. EDIT: If…
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Participants: philreed, Jared A. Sorensen, Jason L Blair, Matt Snyder, rpghost.

4/15/2003 Kester Pelagius: What's a newbie need to know?
Greetings All, I hope this isn't out of place. In another thread Andy Kitkowski observed that "At the Forge, you have the ernest newbies, meaning here folks that really want…
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Participants: Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Valamir, GreatWolf.

4/13/2003 Matt Gwinn: GENCON Registered Games
I was checking out the registered games over at theGENCON site and noticed that there are very few indie games registered. Unless I missed some, it looks like the following…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, samdowning, rafael, Michael S. Miller.

4/10/2003 rpghost: RPGMall.com Indie/POD Sales?
Hey Guys, not sure who to bounce this off of, but I just got the domain "RPGMALL.COM" - mainly to keep competitors off of it. But I was brianstorming for…
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Participants: rpghost, Valamir, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege, Tundra, Gold Rush Games, samdowning, Sylus Thane, Jared A. Sorensen, abzu.

4/10/2003 Paul Czege: saddle-stitching and page counts
Hey, Can anyone tell me maximum reasonable page counts for saddle-stitch bindings? I'm trying to determine if I need to adjust my page design to reduce page count. Thanks, Paul
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Participants: Paul Czege, Clay, Ron Edwards, jrs, quozl, Chris Passeno.

4/10/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Sponsorship page?
I was wondering if anyone has ever tried raising money for layout and printing costs for their book by taking sponsors ala online comic strips? My idea was to take…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, quozl, Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 Ron Edwards: DemonCon II
Hey, It's a Go!! DemonCon II is happening, May 24, at the DePaul University campus in Chicago. It's basically just a little one-day opening gaming thing, with both scheduled games…
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Participants: Ron Edwards.

4/9/2003 Valamir: Green Goblin Holy Shit Some Serious PDF Useage
Got a piece of unsolicited email today from a group I'd never heard of. But unlike the other 300 assorted spams I get, this one was from a game company.…
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Participants: Valamir, szilard, ThreeGee, Clinton R. Nixon, Jonathan Walton, samdowning.

4/8/2003 Marco: Where to promote new release?
We just came out with two new books and I'm looking for sites that do RPG news. I had a list but: a) it was on my old computer. b)…
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Participants: Marco, Othyem, xiombarg, Matt.

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4/23/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Is the FLGS obsolete?
I was thinking of starting a game store when i graduated from business school, but now I'm starting to wonder whether the FLGS we grew up with has been rendered…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Scorpio, anonymouse, samdowning, JSDiamond, Andy Kitkowski, Tundra, Valamir, wyrdlyng, HinterWelt, Ron Edwards, Ryan Wynne, Emmett, b_bankhead.

4/24/2003 Gold Rush Games: Gold Rush Games: Third party publishing
For those following the development of our Third Party Publishing and Distribution program through Gold Rush Games, I've posted a breakdown of the costs associated with POD production and sales.…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games, anonymouse, Jonathan Walton, Walt Freitag, Ron Edwards.

4/25/2003 philreed: Self-Doubt
I'm constantly arguing with myself, trying to determine if what I'm doing currently is going to be the thing I release that sucks. I probably spend more time thinking about…
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Participants: philreed, Ron Edwards, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Valamir, Jonathan Walton, Paka, Gold Rush Games, Bruce Baugh, Sidhain, Michael Hopcroft.

4/25/2003 rpghost: [PR] ePublisher Guide Released!
The ePublisher Guide has finally been released! Thanks to everyone for their help! Hope to see/hear some feedback (good and/or bad) so we can update before the POD version goes…
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Participants: rpghost, Jonathan Walton, busling, Michael Hopcroft, Sturn, iago, Valamir, Adam, xechnao, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Partners, Incorporation and Working Capital
I'm thinking of aquiring some additional working capital by changing the structure of Seraphim Guard. This is more a matter of not wanting to run it as a sole properietorship…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Valamir, Gold Rush Games, Dav, samdowning, Malcolm.

4/26/2003 Gold Rush Games: Review Criteria for RPGs
As part of our new Eureka! Publishing & Design Program I am going to be providing a review/critique of submissions. Each topic/element reviewed will be given a rating from 1…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games, Sylus Thane, Jack Spencer Jr, Ron Edwards, Kester Pelagius, HinterWelt, busling, taalyn, Walt Freitag.

4/27/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Will there be a CyberCon 2003?
Are there any plans for online conventions for 2003? If anyone wants to run one, I'd like to fffer my assistance, and if nobody is running one I'd like to…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, rpghost, Gold Rush Games.

4/28/2003 Sylus Thane: How do I get my game in a chain store?
After reading the thread on "Is the local FLGS obselete?" I got curious. I noticed stores such as Borders, Barnes and Noble, mentioned many times. What I'm wondering is how…
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Participants: Sylus Thane, Gold Rush Games, Gordon C. Landis, Jeffrey Miller, Dav, clehrich, samdowning.

4/30/2003 Michael Hopcroft: I got my first license!
I secured my first license this week! It may be from a small Ameri-manga publisher, but it's a LICENSE darnit and it's something I got! The cointract has been sitting…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jeffrey Miller.

4/30/2003 Chris: The World of China Mieville
I've been thinking about working on a system/setting based around the works of China Mieville (Perdido Street Station, King Rat) - very original, very dark fantasy/sci-fi/steam-punk (though he hates genres…
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Participants: Chris, taalyn, GMSkarka, Malcolm, Matt.

4/30/2003 Dav: Unfortunate Destinies... Violence Future
Yeah, yeah... I'm back. You can all hit me at least once, twice if you're cute, and three times if you're into it. Anyway, Violence Future should be up soon,…
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Participants: Dav, Paul Czege, Valamir, hardcoremoose, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

4/30/2003 Nev the Deranged: Pointers please?
Hey! I have given some thought lately to publishing a miniatures game I have written in PDF form, possibly making it available via website or submitting it to a major…
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Participants: Nev the Deranged, Michael Hopcroft.

4/30/2003 Matt Wilson: Digest size printing
Offline, Ralph has told me that he had some difficulty getting Universalis printed in Digest size. Can anyone else comment on their experiences? I think for the amount of text…
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Participants: Matt Wilson, Dav, HinterWelt, Valamir, rpghost.

5/2/2003 Gold Rush Games: GRG Releases Action! System Under OGL
ACTION! SYSTEM RELEASED UNDER OGL May 1, 2003 (Elk Grove, CA) Gold Rush Games announced today that it has released the popular Action! System Core Rules version 1.1 under the…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games.

5/2/2003 rpghost: RPGMall opening soon!
We are pleased to announce the soon to open to the public RPGMall.com site. This new site specializes in Indie/Small Press printed works and merchandising. Our goal is to increase…
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Participants: rpghost, Matt Snyder, Valamir, Michael Hopcroft, Andrea Gualano, abzu, Matt, Walt Freitag, Adam.

5/3/2003 greyorm: Effects of "the D20 Push" on Indie Industry
[url=http://www.enworld.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=ENNews&file=index&newsdate=2003-05-01]Yesterday on EN World[/url], Ryan Dancey was championing the glory of the OGL and the benefits the market will reap from its existance. It got me wondering what it actually…
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Participants: greyorm, Dav, Jack Spencer Jr, GMSkarka, Bruce Baugh, Ron Edwards, clehrich, Gold Rush Games, Valamir, Sylus Thane, Clinton R. Nixon, C. Edwards, Matt Snyder, philreed, samdowning, Ryan Wynne, efindel, JSDiamond.

5/5/2003 OblioDanger: World-building -- getting strated
Hello, all. I've got a question... can anyone recommend a good piece of software for starting world-building? I'm looking for software where I can lay out coastlines, map out terrain…
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Participants: OblioDanger, J. Backman, Brian Leybourne, Jason Kottler, talysman, The Gentleman, simon_hibbs, Sturn.

5/5/2003 Ron Edwards: The word on Demon Con II, 2003
Hello, As mentioned in the Demoncon II thread, the little con here in Chicago is on! The date: Saturday, May 24 The place: DePaul University campus, Chicago, IL The time:…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Dav, Mike Holmes, szilard, Tim C Koppang.

5/6/2003 Ron Edwards: How does one find and make use of a good editor?
Hello, Opsimath has some questions. They were originally presented in Any freelance RPG editors out there?, but things got confusing - it turns out that his goal is: a request…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Opsimath, Matt Wilson, Dav, Valamir.

5/7/2003 Ron Edwards: Thor the Barbarian & RPG promotion
Hello, There is a fellow in the New York area who runs a local TV show called "Thor the Barbarian." Its topic is nothing other than the DIY independent vision,…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, lumpley.

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