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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.

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: 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.

4/2/2009 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.

4/6/2009 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.

4/18/2009 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.

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

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.

4/25/2009 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.

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.

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.

5/24/2009 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.

5/26/2009 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.

5/31/2009 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.

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.

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.

6/15/2009 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..

6/20/2009 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.

6/23/2009 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.

6/24/2009 Seamus: Module Writer
Placed this ad on en world: Bedrock Games is looking for a module writer to complete a 20,000 word mission for a Modern RPG (original rules system). Prefer someone with…
In Connections
Participants: Seamus.

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