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jeff37923

#60
October 08, 2013, 06:19:55 AM
Quote from: dragoner;697384Marketing 101 says nobody will buy your product if they have never heard of you, Mongoose Infantry is good, but sending out catalogs and brochures to retailers would be a big help.

-Rob

I completely agree with you here.

I think that Mongoose is taking a unique approach now. It sells PDFs of their latest book first to gauge the response from the market, then those which have gotten a good response will be made into actual paper books.
"Meh."

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#61
October 10, 2013, 01:05:20 AM
Quote from: Arturick;696645Unless I've missed something, it's been fairly thoroughly agreed upon that...

Supplements = Power Creep For Munchkins

Campaign Settings kill creativity.

New game systems are either crunch for the vidja game munchkins or rehashing of the perfection that is OD&D.

Minis and maps are for rules lawyers with "character builds" and the sick atrocity that is the 3.0 Rogue + flanking.

The only thing more bizarre (from an outsider's perspective) than an RPGSiter buying some sort of game material would be an RPGSiter writing something and expecting someone to buy it.

You clearly have been reading the threads from some made-up place you've mistaken for theRPGsite.

Also, your last point is particularly laughable given how many successful game designers hang out here per capita, which is to say probably more than at any other gaming forum.

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#62
October 10, 2013, 02:48:21 AM
Quote from: TristramEvans;696656I think you'll find that therpgsite has posters with a vast amount of differing opinions on such things, and that it's functionally impossible to derive an archetypal "rpgsiter" stereotype that could possibly fit more than 5% of the board's posters at any given time.
That's why we argue all the time here.

And I contest your point - most archetypal rpgsiters are more than willing to argue ;-)
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Bill

#63
October 11, 2013, 01:22:58 PM
Quote from: Lynn;698131And I contest your point - most archetypal rpgsiters are more than willing to argue ;-)

We are NOT willing to argue!

Benoist

#64
October 11, 2013, 04:06:51 PM
Quote from: Lynn;698131And I contest your point - most archetypal rpgsiters are more than willing to argue ;-)

No we aren't. Prick. :D

jeff37923

#65
October 11, 2013, 06:13:51 PM
Quote from: Lynn;698131And I contest your point - most archetypal rpgsiters are more than willing to argue ;-)

Quote from: Bill;698492We are NOT willing to argue!

Quote from: Benoist;698519No we aren't. Prick. :D

You're all wrong.
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Black Vulmea

#66
October 11, 2013, 07:07:45 PM
Quote from: Bill;698492We are NOT willing to argue!
Quote from: Benoist;698519No we aren't.
Oh look, this isn't an argument! It's just contradiction!
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One Horse Town

#67
October 11, 2013, 07:11:07 PM
Quote from: TristramEvans;697439Incredibly successful children's book writer/illustrator. The Spiderwick film from a few years back was based on a series he did with Holly Black. His blog is awesome and his art makes me want to cry and give up drawing.

Highly HIGHLY recommend getting a copy of the Spiderwick Field Guide. Best-looking beastiary I've ever seen.


Ooh, that's pretty.

Dirk Remmecke

#68
October 13, 2013, 09:21:25 AM
Quote from: Omega;696959I am still trying to finish off my Star Frontiers collection. Few modules to go.
Sadly the minis are disintegrating in the boxes.

What...?
Swords & Wizardry & Manga ... oh my.
(Beware. This is a Kickstarter link.)

GameDaddy

#69
October 13, 2013, 10:36:14 AM
The old minis are made of lead, a very, very, soft metal. Over time gravity distorts the lead, pulling it earthward. The sharp edges soften, and finely crafted sculpts droop. Eventually the lead will eventually become just a puddle.
Lead is soft and bendable,  has a low melting point, and was popular in the early days, however it is very toxic and overexposure leads to illness and neurological disorders, so it has been discontinued for use in manufacturing minis.

Most newer metal minis are made of a Pewter alloy (Tin mixed with lesser amounts of Copper, Antimony, or Bismuth) that is much firmer, that holds up much better, and retains the original miniature mold details.  Plus it's not poisonous.
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dragoner

#70
October 13, 2013, 08:27:28 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;697531I completely agree with you here.

I think that Mongoose is taking a unique approach now. It sells PDFs of their latest book first to gauge the response from the market, then those which have gotten a good response will be made into actual paper books.

I'm not sure what their metric is for the creation of printed books is, I've read the threads as I'm sure you have as well; sometimes it doesn't even look like there is a metric. But for them to be at the FLGS shelf, it would sell better than if there was just a few books. Even though, if they are selling that, or pdf, the core rules are too expensive for a game that has been out as long as it has. Either way, get the core rules in people's hands and it will generate other sales of other material, I know mong does a $5 sale every once in a while, that should be permanent.
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#71
October 14, 2013, 04:36:23 PM
Quote from: One Horse Town;698575Ooh, that's pretty.

It is. I was never a fan of the visual aesthetic of Planescape; I thought it was wrong for the D&D planes, but I can't deny the guy is an astounding artist.

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Dirk Remmecke

#72
October 16, 2013, 09:31:22 AM
Quote from: GameDaddy;698959The old minis are made of lead, a very, very, soft metal. (...) Eventually the lead will eventually become just a puddle.

Oops.
I wonder what my old TSR minis look like (that are in storage since the turn of the millennium)...
Swords & Wizardry & Manga ... oh my.
(Beware. This is a Kickstarter link.)

1989

#73
October 17, 2013, 01:06:08 PM
Quote from: Mistwell;697438I believe they've officially stated they will start with 5 settings, and some of those were previously mentioned.

That would be awesome. Would love to see the return of Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Al Qadim, and Planescape, if the artwork was good.
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