Using Internet in Sci-fi RPGs

Science Fiction is the genre that speculates about the future and examines the impact of science and technology. Unfortunately, Sci-fi RPGs are often stuck in the past, still examining the consequences of the 19th and 20th Century technology, including the giant engines of industrialisation and atomic destruction of the cold war. Seldom does science fiction...

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Kickstarting Do & So Can You

A lot has happened since I last posted, a lot of game design on Free Spacer as I push towards the end, but more notably Daniel Solis’ Kickstarter for “Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple” has become one of the biggest things in the Indie Community. The ongoing overwhelming success of this Kickstarter is incredibly intimidating. The...

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How the Heck do you Publish anyways! Pt 2.3: eBooks

There is a lot of debate over the fair cost of PDFs these days. It seems as if PDFs are almost worth nothing, selling at a disposable item cost of $2.00 a download and PDFs over $20.00 are baulked at. Like everything else right now, RPGs are struggling through the conversion from physical to digital content. How will it all turn out? Here is my two cents. PDFs...

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How the Heck do you Publish anyways! Pt 2.1: PDF Distribution

With the mysteries of printing tackled the mountain of distribution lies ahead. Distribution is far more difficult and varied than the printing side of the equation. Nowadays, there are many different approaches to Distribution including Brick & Mortar Print, Online Print, Online PDFs, eBook services, and probably several others I managed to miss. Online PDF...

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1000 True Fans & Indie RPGs

The idea of an Artist or other Creator making a living selling directly to their fans has been around for while now. It started of a small thing called the internet, which made it possible for these Artists to reach small niche communities and become micro-celebrities, world famous to a few people. The question became, can you make money from it? One answer was...

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How the Heck do you Publish anyways! Pt 1.5: LSI Pricing Review

After the last post on printing we ran the Lightning Source gauntlet of forms and applications, which including getting ISBNs and registering my unfinished book with fictional data. We also found out that Canadians get ISBNs free through the government, but that also takes time.  If you’re going to print with them or get an ISBN make sure you do this early it...

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