Today, I bunt. I’ve got layout on my mind, in the sense that I need to get back to doing that, rather than blogging.
But it occurs to me that by this point, if you’re following this blog you know why you’re coming here.
Why is that? And what should I be writing about to keep your particular itch scratched?
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RECIPES NOM NOM NOM.
I mean, other stuff, too.
– c.
My mother’s banana bread is something I’ve been meaning to put up here. Gotta consult the wife — she’s become expert at it.
Did I mention that I made your popover recipe for Christmas lunch? INSANELY delicious! My sister ran out and bought a popover pan the next day. Thanks for your timely sharing of a great recipe!
Started because of Dresden Files RPG. Continued following because of the analysis of the business side of the RPG publishing hits my gaming geek and business geek buttons; and lastly, you are about 2 steps removed from a couple of my friends circles.
You’re an oasis of calm civility and reason in the churning maelstrom of the ever flame-prone rpg-focused internet? Something like that.
Also – it’s kind of like you’re sort of slowly writing a guidebook about the business and PR side of RPGs and I find those posts the most interesting. (Even though – or maybe especially – because I’m just a dabbler/hobbylancer in that sphere.)
I’d be really interested in reading a post about community-building. Judging by the size and tenaciousness of the Fate and SOTC online legions, you seem to have a knack for something that most everyone else in the business finds very difficult. Although, I suspect that’s not really something that can be described in a useful fashion.
Here’s a couple of things that would interest me:
1) What games are you most excited about right now and why, and by games, that could be tabletop, computer, console, card, board, whatever.
2) More about the nuts and bolts of dividing up Dresden Files into 2 volumes. Was that inspired by Hero Games 6th Ed.?
3) How has your gaming life changed as a parent? Do you plan on introducing your child to gaming, and if so, what kind of games do you think will the next generation be playing? Will they be starting on The Princes Kingdom, Monsters and Other Childish Things and Mouse Guard?
Ooh, good stuff. I’ll slap those into the brain oven.
I like what you have to say, no matter what the topic. Plus chances are generally good that it’ll be a topic of interest to me anyway, and your perspective is always authentic and interesting, so … I read your blog.
I’m hear for damn near anything RPG related you’re interested in talking about. But I enjoy most of your posts.
You say interesting things. <grin>
As to what I look forward to, well I do find your look at your own business (both as a publisher and art manager/layout) to be interesting (not that I think I’ll ever really make use of the advice you give personally), and you do raise some interesting points with the philosophy of gaming.
And you wear an Evil Hat! <grin>
Fred, I appreciate your insights in business, gaming, layout and life. I try to be loud and participate when you strike a chord with something in my mindspace. I enjoy your honesty, enthusiasm and joie de vivre. I look forward to your posts.
Thanks! Hopefully I’ll manage to keep this crazy thing going.
I come here for the blue hair.
And for the great insight into our hobby/industry.
And because I honestly like you, so what you say means something to me the same way as if we were sitting at a bar chatting.
All the more reason why Origins is where it’s at. There’s a lot of sitting at bars, chatting.
At least there CAN be. The second Origins I went to damn near lost the vibe due to an egregious amount of (frankly, unwelcome for me) karaoke in the bar that’s usually reserved for the hanging out and chatting thing.
I think it’s a fact of the universe now that I need to make it to Origins. Maybe for next year.
I read this because of the GMing section in SotC, frankly. I’m not the main GM in our group, but I’m likely the most popular for one-offs and mini-series. It’s nice to see a refined version of what I’ve been doing, especially since it’s helped make what I do that much better.
Beyond that, as a professional artist I’m always interested in that side of the business. A discussion of the rates artists can expect in the indie RPG industry would be great too (I know the rates are generally not high, but that’s never been the point).
So art, writing, game design, layout. Also recipes and the joys of being a fellow Marylander are always welcome. Toss in interesting links and it’s all a go.
Awesome to hear, all around.
I’d really love you to do some blogging about RPG design.
Any aspect or game in particular?
(As much as I know how this is not in your headspace now due to Dresden/Hero work…)
If we’re going for a wish list: stuff about games/game ideas that aren’t Dresden Files but fleetingly possible future EHP products.
(Bears repeating: see caveat above.)
Fred, I’ve heard about how you use interviews in Inspectres instead of the confessional. A post on that would be really cool, since I’ve heard good things and I love Inspectres but also know confessionals are hard for players to get used to.
I bet folks would be curious about any similar twists/variants you use with your favourite RPGs, too.
Thanks.
I’m personally way more interested in publishing-as-practice rather than publishing-as-business and, while I know those are strongly connected in the case of Evil Hat (a publishing business, duh), I would be interested to hear you talk some about the current and future state of game publishing as a place where a diverse number of publishers, many of whom are not really running businesses but doing something else, are participating and what that landscape looks like.