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6/23/2009 Seamus: Illustrator Programs for making diagrams
I need to draw some diagrams of the combat grid and miniatures for our combat system. I believe I need an illustrator program to do this. But we can't afford…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Wordman, Selene Tan.

6/20/2009 Seamus: Copyright: Naming characters from movies, television and books
Is it okay to mention the name of a major character from a television series, film or book to illustrate a point. In the character creation section of our rule…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Tyler.Tinsley, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, guildofblades, David C, Gregor Hutton, RabbitHoleGames.

6/15/2009 Seamus: Problems in INdesign
I started my first real attempt at a layout on INdesign, and encountered some problems the manual does not appear to cover: 1) Single Line being segregated from rest of…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, Carnifex, Airafice, Nathan P..

6/12/2009 Seamus: Page count and word count
I am trying to calculate the page count of our first book. Its about 36,000 words right now, will probably end somewhere between 40,000-50,000. I know for novels the average…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, David C.

6/8/2009 Seamus: Affordable art resources
I am trying to find affordable art resources for publishing. Basically we can pay for a minimal amount of art, but can't afford enough to fill most of our books.…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, preludetotheend, slingshot, Selene Tan.

5/31/2009 Seamus: Photoshop: Do I really need it and why?
So I am getting ready to layout my first book in INdesign. Done several dry runs without art. Our illustrations and cover art will be ready soon. People tell me…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, reason, Ben Lehman, Vordark, greyorm, Eero Tuovinen, Double King, Carnifex, guildofblades, Ron Edwards.

5/26/2009 Seamus: Master pages and Text Frames in INdesign
I am trying to create Text Frames in my master page that will repeat thoughout the document so that I can add text. But the program won't let me. If…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Ben Lehman, Luke, Wordman, Eero Tuovinen.

5/24/2009 Seamus: Vehicle Rules
This is the first time I have really posted a rule here. Sorry if I didn't post the correct way: Working on some vehicle rules for a modern skill based…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, Warrior Monk, Devenger.

5/15/2009 Seamus: Looking for playtesting group
Hi all, Looking for people to playtest our counter terrorism RPG. It is getting to the final stages, and we are looking for gaming groups to run it and let…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus.

5/8/2009 Seamus: Draw Straight Line in INdesign
How do I make straight lines in INdesign. They always come out crooked.
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, jasonm, Matt Snyder, Carnifex.

4/25/2009 Seamus: Font and Font size for 8x11 book
I know nothing about typography and layout, but I have 6 months to figure it out for our first release (if I can't do it in that time, I guess…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Vulpinoid, Luke, Wolfen, Gregor Hutton, mjbauer, David C, Carnifex, Graham Walmsley, btrc, Eero Tuovinen.

4/24/2009 Seamus: "you" versus "your character'
So I am designing a few rule books that I am going to publish myself. I am so accustomed to using other peoples' style guides, it is a bit a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, Vulpinoid, Egonblaidd, ShallowThoughts, Luke, Monk, mjbauer.

4/22/2009 Seamus: Impressions Advertising and Marketing
Anyone work through them before. Good or bad experience?
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, preludetotheend, guildofblades.

4/18/2009 Seamus: RPG Style Guides
One problem I keep having as a writer for RPG products is figuring out when to speak in the 2nd person and 3rd and who to address. Sometimes it feels…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Willow, Luke, Ashirgo, ShallowThoughts.

4/6/2009 Seamus: LULU.COM
A few publishers have recommended Lulu.Com. Does anyone here have experience with lulu?
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, rafael, iago, greyorm, Calithena, xenopulse, Graham Walmsley, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, jerry, April L. Hamilton, redalastor, guildofblades.

4/2/2009 Seamus: NEW PUBLISHER BUSINESS PLAN
I am creating a business plan for a small publishing business. We have one project in the works we want to focus on, and hope it will be successful enough…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, preludetotheend, Paul Czege, greyorm, guildofblades, xenopulse, Noclue.

4/1/2009 Seamus: New Publisher With Questions about GSL and OGL
Just getting started in the publishing world, and trying to decide if I should go 4E or OGL. We will have an original system or two in our lineup as…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Luke.

4/1/2009 Seamus: How important is system to success?
Hello All, I am new here. Hopefully this is the correct place to post this. If not, I apologize. I am starting my own game company later this year, and…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, whiteknife, David C, Egonblaidd, greyorm, Noon, Luke, Eero Tuovinen.

4/1/2009 Seamus: PLAYTEST IN BOSTON AREA
Greetings, I am developing a modern RPG for publication and need playtesters. Hoping to hold playtests on Sundays. Please feel free to send me a message if you are interested.
In Connections
Participants: Seamus, Artanis.

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7/7/2009 Seamus: Stock Art Download Problem
I just purchased some stock art on RPGNow. It is affordable, which is good. But when I finished my download all the images were under 100 dpi (they are B&W…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen.

7/12/2009 Seamus: Editors, how many do you use for each project
Just curious how many editors others normally hire for their projects. Is it okay to have a single editor take care of big edits and the copy edits?
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Adam Dray.

7/17/2009 Seamus: Lightning Source and Files
Has anyone here sent in files to lightning source. Any advice? I looked at their file creation sheet, and am a little unclear. For example, the sheet makes it look…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, RabbitHoleGames, reason.

7/22/2009 Seamus: Embedding Fonts and Images- INdesign
In INdesign, do how do I embed the fonts and images before making a PDF? Does INdesign do it automatically when it created the PDF file?
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, hoefer.

7/27/2009 Seamus: POD Printing and color interior
Does anyone know a POD publisher that lets you have a few color interior pages, without charging color for the whole book?
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus.

8/20/2009 Seamus: Advertising
We're putting out our first book in December, a modern RPG with it's own system. Not sure the best place to put ads for this sort of thing. Also not…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Luke.

9/4/2009 Seamus: Need Color Texas Flag at Reasonable Price fast
Hello, We are getting a little over budget and need a cover for one of our modules. I can do the whole cover design, I just need a half page…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus, Paul Czege.

9/12/2009 Seamus: printing in Color and Black and White
We are putting out a fantasy setting and have some color maps we'd like to use in the first few pages. But most printers I have talked to told me…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, pigames, MatrixGamer.

9/30/2009 Seamus: Looking for people to run demos
Bedrock Games is looking for people to run Demo's of Terror Network: a counter-terrorism roleplaying game, at their local gaming stores. If interested contact me through PM, or go to…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus.

10/2/2009 Seamus: Macs and publishing
I have been thinking of investing in a Mac later next year, but wanted to hear first hand what problems Mac's might present with publishing. I have a PC, but…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Trevis Martin, Eero Tuovinen, Nathan P., Nathan, Jasper Flick.

10/14/2009 Seamus: Horror RPG
About to design a Horror RPG for our Network setting (there is a little on it at my website: Bedrockgames.net). All I know is I want to do modern horror…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Seamus, Anders Gabrielsson, Catelf, nikola.

10/15/2009 Seamus: NH Game Demo at the Game Castle
Bedrock Games will demo it's counter terrorism RPG, Terror Network, at the Game Castle in Londonderry NH. The event will be held 1-5 pm at the following address: The Game…
In Endeavor
Participants: Seamus.

10/19/2009 Seamus: Product Release, looking to advertise
Our first book is available to order online. It is a counter terrorism role playing game, and I am looking to get the word out without spending too much money.…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus.

10/23/2009 Seamus: Cover Color and Texture
Is there an easy way to make covers backgrounds that are more textured and softer in tone than the default color swatches? My art looks great, but the backgrounds could…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, David Artman.

12/3/2009 Seamus: web site hits
So we have a website and some product out. On a good day we get about 17-20 unique hits (usually when I make an announcment on a forum or run…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, Luke, Eero Tuovinen, Sebastian, Szandor.

12/7/2009 Seamus: Reviews
Any advice on seeking reviewers. I want to get more reviews of our game, but am concerned about sending it to people who may not be objective.
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, Jasper Flick, Luke.

12/12/2009 Seamus: Need NPC faces done cheap
We need some NPC portraits, preferably not too expensive. Any artists out there willing to lend a hand? Willing to trade writing services.
In Connections
Participants: Seamus, CaptainImpressive.

12/19/2009 Seamus: movie and tv references
I know this subject has been addressed before. But I am working on the final edits of our next book and wanted to get some peoples' thoughts on the subject…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Ken, Jasper Flick, Ron Edwards, Eero Tuovinen, Troy_Costisick.

12/21/2009 Seamus: Microsoft Word: Problem with tracking changes
I just encountered a very strange problem with tracking changes on microsoft word, maybe someone here knows what the source is. My editor sent me back an edited manuscript (no…
In Publishing
Participants: Seamus, Eero Tuovinen, David Artman.

10/19/2010 Seamus: Anyone else been getting wierd spams from chinese IP
I mention this on the forge because a number of the emails I received, when I click view email source, looks like they were sent to RPG related emails (and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Seamus.

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