No big deal here but I have been playing around this free core program called dazstudio 2.  It lets you manipulate 3d images and more.  The only real thing it can't do is actually create new images.  Anyway, if you want to know more, just google dazstudio 2 and it will let you in on stuff I am just learning about.

The main purpose is post what I have done and get some critiques.   Ack, not as big as I like but I hope the general idea behind the pictures are there.

        

Tags: 3d artwork, divinity, game designing, role playing game, rpg
Current Mood: accomplished

I  discovered that I was able to actually get onto www.story-games.com  This site is devoted to indie rpgs in all of the various ways they can be viewed.  Additionally, I actually found a site that is trying to become a playtest area, www.playtesting.co.uk.  Two more awesome places for discussing games and talking about how to make them better.  The first site must have changed their admission policy because I wasn't able to get on them before.  The second site, to my knowledge, isn't exclusive although they seem to have games with a narrative bent.  

At this point, I'll go ahead and tell the other sites I use when talking about rpgs.   I go to forum.rpg.net and I also to www.therpgsite.com.  The first site has a stronger area for publishers to go to and discuss the actual creation of games while the second one gives you a very honest opinion from a player's perspective.  That said, both sites cross-pollinate, even though some over at www.therpgsite.com prefers the "hands off" approach to moderation.  Therefore, I get very different flavors from each forum instead of vanilla forums.  

There are some other good ones but I don't frequent them a lot because of time management.  For instance, www.enworld.com is a very good for "d20 people" but I don't create games using that set of rules.  Posting there is a less efficient use of my promotion time.  Other sites have a much lower membership that doesn't justify a lot of time in them.  

I have limited partnerships with a few other rpg publishers.  I have "friendly" status with http://basicroleplaying.com/ and I have cross promoted with www.arcnusmagicus.com  http://www.sanestudios.peregrinedruids.com/, www.legendaryquest.com and www.rpglinks.net/ There are some rpg news sites that I use to post announcements about my own products.  Those sites include www.gamingreport.com , www.gamewyrd.com , http://www.rpgnews.com and www.onebookshelf.com

My next goal is to join www.yourgamesnow.com.  This site sell PDFs of rpgs but they use a co-op method for selling their games.  Anyone who wants to sell there has to be voted in by the present membership.  I also want to trade links with other websites because that can raise the exposure for both parties along with increasing their rank in the search engines.  Finally, all of the above have to thank me for talking about their sites now.:)

P.S. I barely skimmed the surface about the available website, blogs, forums, etc. devoted to rpgs.

Tags: ages gaming, divinity, role playing game, rpg, rpgs
Current Mood: thoughtful

I am happy to note that Fifteen Faces  will be released in the month of Feburary.  Additionally, I am working on a short PDF featuring one hundred quick ideas for adventures.  Specifically, the assumption is that the PCs have the power of gods or other divine creatures.   The working title is 100 Divine Ideas.  I'll probably change it because a title like that is asking for trouble.

Tags: ages gaming, divinity, role playing game, rpg
Current Mood: thoughtful

I don't have a lot to say at this point but I wanted to wish everyone well (with this being the holiday season and all).  Divinity continues to grow....it has went from 60 pages to 92 and I am not done yet.  I need to add some additional explainations for seeing how powers relate to the nature of divinities.  More clip art is needed as well since one of the biggest things I added were some bonus rules for a miniatures based wargame.  

The 92 pages do not include the art I took out...I will have to do the layout again and I know page length will grow from that as well.  I easily see a total of 100-110 pages (8.5' by 11" with 1' inch margins...classic settings for paper writing).  I also need to buckle down and finish my sample npcs so that I can begin soliciting ads (I am thinking about giving Cursed Life away in order to fulfill a promise and to create promotional opportunities).

I'll ask about it in the rpg forums but I wanted to post my initial thoughts here first.

Tags: divinity, games, hobbies, role playing game, rpg