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Alright, the Compendium is free, and the work I did for my D&D game-including the Cube World pdfs-will no longer be available any other way. It will ship anywhere in the world, free.
 
Again, all this goes away Jan 1. It will not be available any more nor will any of this stuff. This is a limited edition collectors' item.
 
Here's the deal: there are a lot of you. You send messages of support, you ask for game stuff I make, you are lovely and-frankly-it's really hard to find you or talk to you.
 
So, in order to help do this, anyone who wants this Compendium should perform the following social media tasks. If this seems absolutely impossible and horrible, remember you can send me 1000$ instead and I will rush-ship the Compendium to you immediately (VenMo ZakZSmith ).
 
Otherwise-to get the book, do this stuff. If there is some specific task that is technically impossible for some reason, get in touch and we'll find something else you can do to replace that task.
 
If you're thinking "But I'm not on social media" well that's the problem: you aren't. But now you will be.
 
(Please note also that if anyone spots a mistake in the Compendium I may change it at this point, so the precise page order of the Compendium you see in the ads might be different than what you get, but all the material you've seen in the posts/ads will be there.)
 
Please follow the instructions carefully, they matter. Keep in mind the difference between a "post" and a "comment".
 
1. A lot of platforms are named below-within a week of receiving this email send me your screen names on those platforms along an email with the subject line, all-caps ******************. In the email you don't have to send anything else but your screen-names in that email. The screennames can be whatever works for you-some people like to be anonymous, some do not care. Put some kind of picture in your avatar on platforms that have avatars so people can remember you. Post what you like on these platforms but do not get thrown off.
 
2. Join the Cube World Crew Discord server, invite here: ****************** Make at least 10 posts there before December 25.
 
3. Join the LotFP Discord server if you are not already a member, invite here: ******************, whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 posts there before December 25.
 
4. Join the-formerly- Chris McDowall's OSR Discord server if you are not already a member, invite here: ****************** whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 posts there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
5. Join Reddit if you are not already a member, whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 posts (not comments, posts) on r/theOSR before Jan 1.
 
6. ���Also on Reddit: whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 comments on any subject on reddit/r/OSR before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
7. ���Also on Reddit: whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 comments on r/RPG before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
8. Also on Reddit: whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 posts on r/Lotfp before Dec 25. This place is hostile but technically they want to encourage LotFP talk, so if you reference my stuff, only do so in the context of LotFP products.
 
���9. Join RPGGeek if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 comments there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
����10. Join Boardgamegeek if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 comments there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
����11. Join theRPGsite if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 comments there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
����12. Join RPGnet if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 comments there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
����13. Join EnWorld if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 comments there before December 25 on any subject but remember, this place is hostile, so do not talk about me or my projects there right now.
 
����14. Join Twitter (aka X) - https://twitter.com/- if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 posts there before Jan 1. Make sure you follow @ihititwithmyaxe
 
15. Also on Twitter, retweet this post here: ****************** AND leave a comment underneath it
 
����16. Also on Twitter, follow all the other people who leave a comment underneath it.
 
����17. Also on Twitter send at least 10 public @ messages to the other people who like or share that post-it can be literally about anything, just interact.
 
����18. I may make or share up to 4 other posts on twitter which do nothing other than show off what's in the Compendium-share those.
 
����19. Join Bluesky (https://bsky.app/) if you are not already a member: whether you are already member or not, make at least 10 posts there before Jan 1. Make sure you follow @zakthepainter
 
����20. Also on Bluesky, reshare this post here: ********************* and leave a comment underneath it
 
21. ����Also on Bluesky follow all the other people who leave a comment underneath it
 
22. ����Also on Bluesky send at least 10 public @ messages to the other people who like or share that post-it can be literally about anything, just interact.
 
23. ����I may make or share up to 4 other posts on Bluesky which show off what's in the Compendium, share those.
 
����24. Join the Official LotFP Facebook page if you are not already a member, https://www.facebook.com/aroups/lotfp.
 
����25. Join the Tabletop RPG One Shot Group Facebook page if you are not already a member, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tabletoprpgoneshot, whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 comments or posts before Jan 1. Keep in mind if you have your own projects that there are limits on self-promotion posts in the rules.
 
����26. Join the Old School TSR Gamers Facebook page if you are not already a member, here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osts, whether you are already a member or not, make at least 10 comments before Jan 1. Keep in mind posts there must be about TSR-era stuff and you gotta answer a few simple anti-bot questions to get in.
 
����27. Join every OSR and tabletop RPG group you can on Facebook. I can't enforce this, but l am asking you to and it helps.
 
����28. Make a Tumblr account if you don't already have one, follow https://zaksmith.tumblr.com/ retumbl at least 5 of my things before Dec 25.
 
29. Leave a comment on this post on dndwithpornstars: https://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2024/11/it-will-be-here-it-will-cost-0-and-then.html
 
����30. Leave 10 other comments on dndwithpornstars on any posts.
 
����31. Sometime before January 8th you will receive a NEWS UPDATE marked ZAK NEWS UPDATE. After getting this, make at least 2 comments on each of these platforms.
 
Ground rules:
 
- Don't post anything that makes my life worse. Don't get thrown off any platforms. Don't say anything that isn't true. Be nice to your fellow Cube fans. They love games.
 
�- If there is any major positive news from me, you will get an email from me. If so, and if this news is discussed in any of the places above, write helpful comments in all the places above where it is being discussed.
 
- �If you want two copies, then all these things have to be done by 3 different people, 3 sets of accounts etc..
 
32. Before Jan 8th, send me an email with the subject line, all-caps ******************. It should contain screencapped evidence you've done the things on this list and the address you want your book sent to. I will then have the book shipped to you, anywhere in the world.
 
If you want to pay for shipping, be my guest.
 
-Z

I guess if true, you forgot that some people like this "hostile" site, even among those who like your books.
And sadly, from here on people who post nice things about your work will be under the shadow of doubt as to whether they're just doing it for merch.

Also, why the fuck would you need a bunch of proxies on this website?

Wow, that's hilariously lame.

Imagine needing to bribe people to say nice things about you...

That's a creative marketing scheme, at least.  Though I'm not sure about its efficacy; if the same couple dozen people keep jumping in to praise him on whatever site, I'd think it would be quickly suspicious to the regulars there.  Maybe not on the unwashed masses places like twitter or reddit, but the smaller forums I expect would notice the trend.

Also in the grand scheme of things, RPGsite is downright friendly to Zak; he hasn't been run out of town with torches and pitchforks like almost every other place on the net.  It's a little unkind to label this site as hostile.

The devil here is in the details where did it come from and who made it thats the two questions that needs to be asked to find the truth.
I'm not trying to advocate for any side just seeking truth.

Yeah, this really needs to be verified as true or false. It is almost too neat and could be a false flag operation.

Note that I'm not trying to defend Zak, but this looks like a tar baby and I wouldn't want anyone to get stuck to it.

Wow.  That is some densely organized sheeeeeite.

It's also a lot of work on many cross-platforms that I don't want to bother with new usernames and passwords. Yeah, not gonna happen on my part. It'd be cheaper in terms of time and effort to just buy what you'd want, I'd think.

Whether it is an opposition operation against Zak or a bemusing bunch of hoops to limit the giveaway, it definitely looks like more effort to dream up, compile, and post than to be worth it. I'd like to at least think Zak is busier with creating new product than watching people prance for freebies. Or at least I'd like to think so after all the drama of recent years.

Not really going to dwell long on such things. As much as I enjoy a good fictional drama I don't seek it in my own real life. So water off a duck's back for me. Have fun everyone sussing out the truth.

You guys aren't very smart.

Every time there's a conspiracy theory on here someone gets sued over it and there's a thread and y'all end up having to stop repeating it--haven't you noticed the pattern yet?

So:

There's a lot of people who are fans and want my stuff (apparently).

They avoid a lot of existing online RPG spaces because they are full of psychotic trash internet people.

So: I created a book. https://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2024/11/it-will-be-here-it-will-cost-0-and-then.html

In order to get a book you either have to give me 1000$ (which 7 people have so far) or participate in building RPG community that isn't all psychotic trash people.

If you actually read the instructions there's nothing suggesting anyone say anything nice about me or praise the work. You guys made that up because I guess you're complete morons.

How did you guys get this stupid? Can you read?

Read it. It's hilariously lame.

A way of finding out would just be to look at the /OSR, a calm and placid reddit, and observe the posting activity and the users over the last period.

See this one for example, would be a positive indicator (joined over the last 8 days, /OSR, /theOSR, /Lotfp, /rpg all at the same time
https://www.reddit.com/user/shirleyishmael/

And this one (first porn posts and goth bisexual stuff for years, suddenly joins theOSR, Lotfp, /OSr and /rpg and asks the same question across multiple platforms)
https://www.reddit.com/user/Objective-Act9127/

And this one (joined 11 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period.
https://www.reddit.com/user/EngineerGreedy4673/

This one has been interacting for a while on some fora seem to have increased his posting frequency across the aforementioned platforms. and has been a fan of Maze of the Blue medusa. Ufo-watcher. Alone its nothing, but in context, another interesting datapoint.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Ecowatcher/

Reactivated account after 2 year hiatus, last post cheering on Zak S courtcase, now posting on several of the mentioned reddits EXCLUSIVELY in the last 11 days
https://www.reddit.com/user/dvar/

Only started posting on OSR in the last 9 days, 'dipping my toe' same story, responds to Zak smith post, Lotfp, TheOSR, /rpg, /osr. Before that/rpg only and light posting activity.
https://www.reddit.com/user/belphanor/


This one seems to be legitimate, active before the period on /theOSR, only minor increase in posting frequency, a good anti-pattern
https://www.reddit.com/user/CELFRAME/

Joined 7 days ago, Lotfp, /TheOSR, /osr, /rpg
https://www.reddit.com/user/Gnostic_Goblin/

History of Onyx path publishing, Coc. First time posting on /lotfp, /osr, /theosr and /rpg for the first within the last 11 days.
https://www.reddit.com/user/riquezjp/

History of bloodbowl. No rpg posting history. First time simultaneous posting on /lotfp, /osr, /theosr and /rpg for the first within the last 4 days. Same post posted across multiple platforms.
https://www.reddit.com/user/crumpetflipper/

And this one (joined 7 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Parking_Back_659/

And this one (joined 7 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Gannaeg/

And this one (joined 10 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. Multiple articles reposted. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Ombre29/

And this one ((joined 13 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Severed_Fane/

Last activity arguing Zak S court case in OSR reddit 4 months ago. Then 11 days ago crossposting across all mentioned reddits. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Ok_Dragonfruit7102/

And this one (joined 10 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. Multiple articles reposted. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Particular_Ad_6734/

Last post 1 year ago exclusively non-OSR, activity. (joined 10 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Altruistic_Low2393/

Comprehensive /DnD activity before. Then 12 days ago, comprehensive posting activity begins. theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp. Unlike most of the sleepers, this guy seems to enjoy guitar and seems to have been active frequently on rpg related reddits so I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.
https://www.reddit.com/user/The_Last_radio/

And this one (joined 11 days ago, theOSR, /OSR, /rpg and then of course /lotfp). All in the same period. Posts consist of mindless enthusiasm and encouragement, a fine match for Reddit. No other reddits joined.
https://www.reddit.com/user/Perception-Stock/

Notice also no other reddits not included in the instructions are joined in the same period. These people are not very smart and their opsec is bad. I can post the screenshots of the same topic being posted across the aforementioned reddits at the same time but I cant figure out how to embed (I am also not very smart).

This seems to be all of them. 18 sleepers.

Interesting choice of a first post...

Quote from: HappyDaze on December 14, 2024, 07:33:58 AMInteresting choice of a first post...

When in Rome...