Adept Press thoughts and projects for Sorcerer
Ron Edwards:
More thoughts.
1. Finnish translation of the annotated version.
2. Annotations to be made available on the website, no charge.
3. Some kind of actual-play emphasis with instant-arrival access on the website.
4. Better links with a focus on independent role-playing publishing, and definitely some help on how to organize a links page so it's fun to visit and not a mess.
5. Art on the website. I need help with this too. I don't have most of the files or originals for the art used in the books.
Best, Ron
Ron Edwards:
6. T-shirts. Maybe posters.
7. That cool coin-as-business-card the guy had at GenCon. I liked it a lot. But I'd like to use them in some utterly neat and fun way, and not in some stupid 1990s corporate way like "turn it in for a discount" or that even stupider 2000s way like "your tenth cup of coffee is free because we made a huge killing on your first nine and kept you away from our competitor across the street while pretending to be your friend." Which is less stupid only than the people who participate in it.
8. Little plastic/hard-rubber demon creatures. I have one from decades ago and have no idea who made it or for what; he has no lettering on his ass. I wonder how much he costs to make?
9. Serious in-store promotion, especially at the really good game store in Chicago. Probably regularly, with boot camps.
10. On the website, testimony from well-known gaming names? This is kind of cheesy, but the fact is, at GenCon this year even more than usual, people made a point of coming up to the booth and talking about how Sorcerer changed their role-playing, how the game broke open the design community, et cetera. I'm kind of torn between capitalizing on the "names" who are apparently willing to talk like this without prompting and staying focused on the "we are all gamers here, 'names' are meaningless" mind-set. The latter suits me better and will probably win, but money tempts me too.
10'. Don't try to talk me out of the 'names' thing. That will piss me off and make me want to do it after all. I am my only moral compass, thanks. I'm talking to you, Eero. And Raven. And Darcy. And ...
11. Music. Ages and ages ago, Peter Seckler did an electronic song called "Pig Iron Demon" for Sorcerer. Wish I had a copy. So, that aside, I should talk to Marshall or anyone else who might be interested in putting together an album. My God, this is so 1970s. I will never escape that decade. I even owned that sort-of "rock opera Spider-Man" album which was fucking lame. There was a song on it called "It's Such a Groove to be Free." Not kidding.
Best, Ron
Paiku:
Cool, gettin' serious! For #8, check out the wide range of little rubber demon-like things available from Spawn, see if they don't suit your needs.
I love #11! I'm a (very) amateur bass player, and I've written exactly 1.0 songs. I'm sure you can find more capable people to work with, but if I can help at all then do hit me up!
-John
Finarvyn:
Quote from: Ron Edwards on August 09, 2010, 04:33:36 PM
6. T-shirts. Maybe posters.
9. Serious in-store promotion, especially at the really good game store in Chicago. Probably regularly, with boot camps.
As to #6, I would love t-shirts. Every time I go to a game convention I make a point of wearing a t-shirt of whatever game I'm "into" the most at the time. I love gaming t-shirts! :-)
As to #9, which is "the really good game store in Chicago"? I'm from the western suburbs and occasionally venture north to a great game store in Mount Prospect, but I don't know where the good stores are in the city.
Ron Edwards:
Chicagoland Games, or the "Dice Dojo," 5550 N. Broadway. The owner's name is J.P. and he's totally into showcasing independent games.
We live in the same area. It is stupid not to get together to play games. Send me an email.
Best, Ron
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