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8/22/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Supernormal powers in HeartQuest
I'm trying to put togetehr a liost of 30 or so concievable supernormal powers for HeartQuest. These are the sorts of things that are likely to appear in shoujo stories…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, NinjaBoy.

8/19/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Ghost Tamer Miyaki needs YOU!
One of the core campaigns in HeartQuest is Ghost Tamer Miyaki, and we are doing a supplement based on this campaign. But to do this we will need playtesters, demonstartors…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/19/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Musical Mistresses Update
We now have the manuscript for our first supplment, Musical Mistresses. This is a mini-campaign sourcebook for HeartQuest that is like your favorite magic girl manga, only slightly wackier. We're…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ferry Bazelmans.

8/17/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Our Ongoing Projects
Just thought some of you might be interested in what some of our current projects are here at Seraphim Guard and their status. Title: Musical Mistresses Description: 48-page mini-campaign sourcebook…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/17/2002 Michael Hopcroft: New forum
I have been informed that there is now a Seraphim Guard forum in the Independent Games Forum section of the Forge. Aside from the question of whether this means I've…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: What is On Topic for this forum
When a company is as heavily involved in niche genres as mine is, I can;t help but wonder what I should consider on-topic for my forum. I basically decided to…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: A New Forum! Huzzah! Now POST!
Yes, it's true. Seraphim Guard, publishers of HeartQuest and Fuzz: the Furry Police RPG, has a forum on the Forge! I don;t know whether this means I've arrived or not.…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Le Joueur.

8/16/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Portfolio-building Opportunity for Manga-style Artists
I have a portfolio-building oppotunity for manga-style artists. My newest HeartQuest supplement, Musical Mistresses, os going to need art in very short order. I'm looking for artists willing to forgo…
In Connections
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Zak Arntson, Ferry Bazelmans, Silver Bear, xiombarg, ejh, Clinton R. Nixon, Trevor Curtis.

8/15/2002 Michael Hopcroft: GenCon 2003
Has anyone thought about reservations for GenCon 2003 yet? Just asking.
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Zak Arntson, Clinton R. Nixon.

8/15/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Getting licences to old games
Someone on the GPA list was recently told that Tri-Tac's founder is shopping around the rights to one of his old games, Fringeworthy. I have a lot of good ideas…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, xiombarg, Eugene Zee.

8/14/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Is this the right kind of popularity?
I've been running into a very bizarre situation ever since GenCon -- about once every two days I'm approached by someone who wants to write for me. And that doesn't…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, Adam, Clay, Ron Edwards.

8/14/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Looking for editors who need practice
I'm looking for skilled but not neccesarily experienced copyeditors who need credits and experience before they can move on to bigger and better things, to help Seraphim Guard make its…
In Connections
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, quozl, Ron Edwards, simon, efindel, Rich Forest, xiombarg, Adam, Trevor Curtis, rafael.

8/13/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Online Play
Since I'm going to be rearching online play for HeartQuest Online anyway, I thought I'd ask if anyone on the forum had any war stories regarding play by chat, e-mail…
In Actual Play
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Paganini, greyorm.

8/13/2002 Michael Hopcroft: 38 Copies Sold, 25 given out, 85 Consigned -- 940 to go?
Well, the grand debut of HeartQuest wass what most indie puiblishers would describe as moderately successful. I sold 38 copies of the game at my first convention and gave out…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Eugene Zee, Jake Norwood, Ron Edwards.

8/5/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Last-MInute GenCon Advice
This year's genCon will the the first time I run a booth at a convention. It will be 26 hours before I leave to go to SeaTac airport and fly…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Matt Gwinn, GreatWolf, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards.

8/2/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Controlling the Effects of Bad Press
As some of you may know, GamingReport.com gave me a less than glowing review. In fact, they were savage. This is not the end in itself -- there will be…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Demonspahn, Chris Passeno, Ron Edwards, Le Joueur, Valamir, hardcoremoose, Matt Gwinn, Roy, Reimer Behrends, Clay, Marco, Jack Spencer Jr, pigames, tdenmark, John Wick.

8/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Since someone mentioned Beast Wars
Are tape requests (trade or otherwise) on topic? I am looking for copies of Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jared A. Sorensen, stormwerks, James_Stubbs.

8/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: You know, it's really weird, but....
Even when a game is "finished" there are people who want to add to it. One of my supplement writers wants to add a lot of new rules material to…
In Indie Game Design
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Mike Holmes, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.

7/31/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Is this usual?
I got my printing invoice today from my printer and it included a 100-copy overrun (10% of the run) for which I was held responsible. It turned out to be…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, xiombarg, Matt Gwinn, GreatWolf, Chris Passeno.

7/26/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Swag
As long as I'm going to GenCon, a lot of people are going to ask me for free copies of my game for review or in return for their games.…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Dav, Jared A. Sorensen, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair, Jürgen Mayer, Adam, Clay.

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8/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Is this ghost too much?
I was just testing out the ghost-generation system for the upcoming Ghost Tamer Miyaki sourcebook and came up with something that frightens even me. I was wondering what some of…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Valamir.

8/30/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Promoting Your Web Sales
I've gotten only three web orders this month. This is the first month, and that bothers me. I feel I need to do something to get people to the website,…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, rafael, Clinton R. Nixon, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Matt Gwinn, Christian Walker.

9/1/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Seraphim Guard at Anime Oasis 2003
Seraphim Guard is negotiating a presence at Anime Oasis 2003, an anime convention that will take place March 21-23, 2003 in Boise, Idaho. It looks like I'll be doing panels…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

9/2/2002 Michael Hopcroft: RPGNow Plan for POD
RPGNow recently announced that it was taking a survey on whether there would be enough interest to justify them doing a Print-On=Demand business for the game products they retail. Essentially…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, pigames, rpghost, Fnork de Sporg.

9/8/2002 Michael Hopcroft: A Publicity Effort gone Completely Kerblooie
I had planned to give a signing at my colcal hobby store, url]www.bthobbies.com, next weekend. That's Bridgetown Bobbies & Games in Portland for those who don;t want to click on…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, wyrdlyng, Matt Gwinn, Le Joueur, Valamir, Adam, Ron Edwards, Misguided Games, Cynthia Celeste Miller, Clay, Roy, JSDiamond, contracycle.

9/20/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Short-notice promotion
I am of two minds about my upcoming magic girl supplement Musical Mistresses for HeartQuest. ON one hand, I hate to see a finished product sitting on the shelf. On…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, kevin671, Clay, Ron Edwards.

10/18/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Seraphim Guard Products at RPGNet Mall -- NEW BOOK!
Gentles, Seraphim Guard games are now available at RPGNet Mall. http://mall.rpg.net/ now carries SG's electronic books, including the HeartQuest rules (which I strongly recommend as it's a great game) and…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Jason L Blair.

11/3/2002 Michael Hopcroft: I'm moving
I'm moving into a new apartment complex to be closer to my day job. Sadly I am not officially allowed to run a business out of my new apartment. So…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Clay, Bob McNamee.

11/3/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Seraphim Guard Moving to new ISP
I am moving to a new apartment complex, and will need a new e-mail address. I will pass it along when I get it, but in the meantime the current…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Andrew Martin.

11/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Review needed
I need reviews of HeartQuest and Musical Mistresses right away up in RPGNet and other forums. Since I trust my fellow publishers both to be honest and to be fair,…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

11/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: I need reviews NOW.
I need to get my new and current e-books into the hands of reviewers who will post fair reviews to RPGNet and other forums that puvblish game reviews. What is…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, geekspeakweekly, Andy Kitkowski.

12/7/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Finally getting into the retail chain
I think I've foinally arrived: Wizard's Attic is actually carrying my game at http://www.wizards-attic.com/SeraphimGuard.HTML and tell me they've made some sales. Now the question is -- will Alliance…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards.

12/18/2002 Michael Hopcroft: System Choices
I'm trying to choose the system for my next game and it isn't easy. My distribution arrangement for HeartQuest heavily ties me into FUDGE, as its publisher is backing me…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Maurice Forrester, wyrdlyng, Ron Edwards, Jeffrey Miller, xiombarg.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Coming in 2003 from Seraphim Guard
[b]Coming in 2003 from Seraphim Guard[/b] [i]Fuzz: the Furry Police RPG[/i] See the Fuzz webpage for more information on this new game coming in late 2003. ON a world like…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: Will the Forge have a table at GenCon and.or Origins
Will the Forge have a table or set of tables at genCon and.or Origins in 2003? If so, I would like to participate and wonder who I should send money…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Ron Edwards, Jürgen Mayer.

12/28/2002 Michael Hopcroft: 2003 -- What does it hold for us?
Gentles, Just wanted to know what you guys thionk the future holds for us small publishers in 2003? Will we thrive, fall by the wayside, continue to be productive? Will…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Jason L Blair, Cynthia Celeste Miller.

1/8/2003 Michael Hopcroft: When Real Life Shoots You in the Foot
It's kind of hard for me to concentrate on publishing right now. I just lost my day job after only three months, my rent comes due on the first of…
In Publishing
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Andrew Martin, J. Backman, Ron Edwards.

1/16/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Big news coming
Just wanted to let people know to expect a major announcement from Seraphim Guard in the next week. It's going to be controversial, but I think in the long run…
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Paganini, Andrew Martin, Le Joueur, wyrdlyng, xiombarg, BPI_Jonathan, Adam, quozl.

1/16/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Review of Musical Mistresses
I was just sent word of a review of Musical Mistresses in GameWyrd Webzine and I was wondering what people thought of the article. Oh yes, buy the book.
In Seraphim Guard
Participants: Michael Hopcroft.

1/16/2003 Michael Hopcroft: Using CAH for Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
This was probably my favorite 90's Ameritoon this side of Batman. I feel it was grossly underappreciated in its day and it is rarely shown now. Needless to say, I…
In Cartoon Action Hour
Participants: Michael Hopcroft, Eddy Fate, Jason L Blair, Slant.

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