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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 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 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 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.

4/28/2003 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.

4/27/2003 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.

4/26/2003 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.

4/26/2003 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.

4/25/2003 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.

4/25/2003 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.

4/24/2003 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.

4/23/2003 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.

4/23/2003 Valamir: Columbia Games dumps distributors
Columbia games, publishers of Harn, some d20 stuff and a lot of block wargames just announced that they are going 100% direct via web and phone mail order only. details…
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Participants: Valamir, Michael Hopcroft.

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.

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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.

5/8/2003 b_bankhead: The Dancey Ratio and the Strange Case of the Missing Gamers
Ryan Dancey has repeatedly quoted the number based on WOTC marketing research that there are 1.6 million active players of D&D in America. This is people actually sitting around tables…
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Participants: b_bankhead, szilard, cruciel, Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Jack Spencer Jr, GMSkarka, Valamir, Matt Snyder, Ron Edwards, Balbinus, Cyberhawk, clehrich.

5/8/2003 Matt Gwinn: Gamer Mailing List
The recent topic "The Dancey Ratio and the Strange Case of the Missing Gamers" has got me thinking. The company I work for derives a great deal of business from…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, Matt Snyder, Matt, Mike Holmes, quozl, Ron Edwards, Andy Kitkowski, Clay, C. Edwards, ace pilot, Valamir, clehrich, talysman.

5/8/2003 Gold Rush Games: Eureka! Publishing & Distribution Program
[url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][img]http://eureka.goldrushgames.com/images/Eureka120.jpg[/img][/url] The [url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][b]Eureka! Publishing and Distribution Program[/b][/url] web site is up and running now, with some updates. The [url=http://eureka.goldrushgames.com][b]Eureka! Publishing and Distribution Program[/b][/url] is our new third party publishing program…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games.

5/12/2003 Ron Edwards: To GenCon game-release publishers
Hello, Ken Hite asked me to post this here. He's looking for blurbs about the new games that will be available at GenCon. Peter Adkison has asked me to put…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Paul Czege.

5/13/2003 Gold Rush Games: Action! System in the Queen's English!
[a href="http://www.action-system.com"][img src="http://www.action-system.com/images/banners/action-banner06.jpg"][/a] I'm pleased to announce that we now have a U.K. English edition of the [url=http://www.action-system.com/downloads.html#opencontent]Action! System Core Rules, ver. 1.1[/url]. Thanks to the work of Phil Brennán,…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games, J. Backman.

5/13/2003 Gold Rush Games: GRG releases Instant Action! (OGL)
[size=18px][color=red][b]GRG Releases INSTANT ACTION! Quick Play Rules[/b][/color][/size] [i]May 13, 2003[/i] (Elk Grove, CA) Are you looking for a super streamlined set of role-playing game rules to play or to use…
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Participants: Gold Rush Games, Michael Hopcroft.

5/14/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Advising Writers
One of the roles of a publisher who works with writers, I'm finding, is advising them. I wonder how those of you who manage writers handle this delicate task. In…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Andrew Martin, Mike Holmes, Dav, samdowning, wyrdlyng, Matt, clehrich.

5/15/2003 Jack Spencer Jr: Discussion of marketing strategies.
From the d20 Push thread, I've been thinking a bit about how RPGs are produced and marketed and what works or not. Currently what seems to be the main strategy…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, samdowning, busling.

5/15/2003 Simon W: Lashings of Ginger Beer layout/design help
I admit it, I'm stuck. I've decided to go the whole route with Lashings of Ginger Beer, probably through RPG.Mall or similar. I have got an artist on board (Allan…
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Participants: Simon W, rpghost, Jonathan Walton, Michael Hopcroft, max.lambertini.

5/6/2003 Bob McNamee: Marvel RPG publication date
What's the release date on the game? Bob McNamee
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Participants: Bob McNamee, Evan Jones, Michael Hopcroft, rpghost, efindel, Adam, Ron Edwards.

5/16/2003 Kester Pelagius: Setting up a small-press 'zine. . .?
Howdy, Does anyone here know how hard it would be to do? What sort of capital/licenses does one need going into such a venture? Is it even worth considering in…
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Participants: Kester Pelagius, Mike Holmes, Matt, jrs, Jack Spencer Jr, Bankuei, Adam, Clay, Christian Walker.

5/19/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Paying the layout guy -- by the project or on retainer?
Right now most of the money I make at Seraphim guard is going sttraight into the pkcet of the layout guy. There's been a dry spell between products, and now…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Matt Snyder, Dav, Adam.

5/20/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Why the Sponsorship Program is failing
As I get ready to tske down the sponsorhip link for HeartQuest Diceless (due to the book's imprending release, after about Wednesday I would not be able to put sponsor's…
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Participants: Michael Hopcroft, ethan_greer, Clay, Valamir, wyrdlyng, ace pilot.

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