1000 True Fans & Indie RPGs

Posted on Feb 10, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments

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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RPGs Make Gorgeous Books

Posted on Nov 18, 2010 in Blog | 3 comments

I must admit, taking on the art and visual design for an entire RPG is an intimidating task. Looking at the scope of designing a book is huge enough, but an RPG is more like my old high school Biology textbook done up as an artbook. I am no stranger to artbooks; as an avid collector I have over a hundred in my collection. After picking many of the gorgeous...

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Size Matters

Posted on Nov 8, 2010 in Articles | 2 comments

I’m sure as you stroll threw your Friendly Local Gaming Store, you’ve noticed there have been a subtle change in some of the game books populating the shelves. Since the 1980′s these RPGs have been published as the standard 8.5 x 11 format hard or soft cover books. The first book I had in an alternate format was the one off RPG for the Dark...

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RPG Tools & Tech could kill Streamlined Mechanics

Posted on Sep 3, 2010 in Articles | 3 comments

Today I listened to a Podcast by the entire Pulp Gamer Media Network at GenCon. Near the end of the segment they started talking about new technology in RPGs: D&DI, Smart phone Apps, iPad Apps, and the amazing, but cost prohibitive Microsoft Surface. These tools are awesome! Even now, I am putting together plans for virtual tools for Free Spacer, why not?...

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Rules are the basis of Setting

Posted on Mar 28, 2010 in Articles | 0 comments

Can you play a social game with 4th edition? Or use WoD for a dungeon crawl? Does System Matter? Of course, you can use any system to play any sort of game, but should you? Cross Purposes Is it so bad to play at cross purposes; most systems are designed to have mechanics to handle any situation. So why does it matter? Well, take D&D 4e for example; when you...

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