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

 

 

 

Tags: forums, game designing, hobbies, hobby, role playing game, rpg

I posted at two rpg forums regarding this free pdf called Cursed Life.  The threads are at  http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=378459 and http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9077.  The posters offered good opinions on where to go with it next.  The options have boiled down into the following two options.

1.  Add more material such as npcs, adventures, artwork and more rules and then sell it as a print option.

2.  Keep the core book free and sell the supplements.

Realistically, I will probably keep the core PDF free and sell a print copy of it.  I'll probably just keep the B&W artwork in it and sell the core book print version for cheap.   I will sell the supplements, both PDF and print.   This method will be different than the one I am using to sell my other rpg line, Divinity.  

It is being sold pdf only for right now and I am selling the core book and supplements for that line.  The Cursed Life line selling method is a bit more experimential, at least to me.  The free version already has hundreds of free downloads but I also know they do not translated to a one on one sale.  In fact, for every print or pdf sale, there will be 30x to 100x more.  Therefore, thousands of copies need to be downloaded before selling the print copy and going any further.

The download link for Cursed Life is at http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=51686 or http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=51686.  If you are new to buying PDFs, feel free to try this rpg out.  It is being offered for free.  

I know, more links but here are the links for the main store sites.  They do a much better explaining themselves than I do.  www.rpgnow.com and www.drivethrurpg.com.  

Until next time...

Tags: ages gaming, cursed life, design, game designing, games, role playing game, rpg

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 finally released Cursed Life on RPGnow.com.  It is free and available for download at http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=51686

Tags: design, games, role playing game, rpg
Current Mood: accomplished

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

I am pretty happy with the results...I got to enjoy one day of freedom before a snowstorm came in and stranded me at home for two days.  In addition, I have a lot of stuff to get done.  I am looking for a new job and I need to get some writing projects done.  Some of it is for school and some of it is for my own personal sake.  My own hobby includeds a rpg supplement called Fifteen Faces, a new game called Cursed Life, and editing new editions of my own original rpg works.   I listed a number of resolutions on a site called www.therpgsite.com

1. Finish supplement filled with NPCs for my game line.
2. Playtest and publish another game.
3. Edit, re-test, publish second edition game.
4. Add more to already published supplement.
5. Start up a gaming group, play/run 3e D&D or play any game as long as a DM takes me under their wing.
6. Try and be helpful to other rpg designers and players.
7. Finish first commission for another gaming company.
8. Hopefully, have someone publish one of my short stories.
9. Continue working on novel.
10. Pray for the strength to attempt the above projects and more with 100%effort and to keep everything in balance.

With all this and life in general, I have a full plate.  Hopefully, I can eat it all with gusto.

Tags: hobbies, hobby, role playing game, rpg, writing
Current Mood: contemplative

It's been a little while since I posted a new entry on here.  My classes are actually done; I only have finals to worry about.  This will give me some time to indulge my writing hobby.   Blank screens are begging to be filled with ideas.  I will also be able to comment on the various RPG fora without feeling guilty.  Speaking of RPGs, I am waiting on some drawings to be done.  Once I receive them and "check" them off, I'll release another supplement called Fifteen Faces.  It is a write up on fifteen original gods, three from each type I described in the Divinity RPG.  Bonus material will work as a prompt for people who want to write up religions for their RPG campaigns. 

Tags: role playing game, rpg
Current Mood: hopeful