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Poll: Ashcan Editions for Chronicles of Darkness

Howdy all! I'm hoping to some more Chronicles of Darkness products off the ground, so I'm hoping this reaches the CofD community.

Several Storypath Ultra games have received ashcan editions to help launch them and I've seen them discussed for indie ttrpg games as well. I have contemplated doing this before and will likely be using it to release Scion: Hera's Daughters (hopefully next month). An ashcan editions for me would entail a couple of things:

​Limited art and layout beyond the title page - these would be closer to kickstarter previews of CofD products

​Reduced cost for the ashcan due to it being an early text-only release

​Errata collection between the ashcan edition and full release

​When the full edition gets released, it will be bundled so that you pay the same amount even if you purchased the ashcan early

From my end, this would chuck the workflow of books more easily and make it more likely I get products published. I also hope it would make Chronicles of Darkness more accessible to a general audience. So, my question for you is:

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Poll: Ashcan Editions for Chronicles of Darkness

Howdy all! I'm hoping to some more Chronicles of Darkness products off the ground, so I'm hoping this reaches the CofD community.

Several Storypath Ultra games have received ashcan editions to help launch them and I've seen them discussed for indie ttrpg games as well. I have contemplated doing this before and will likely be using it to release Scion: Hera's Daughters (hopefully next month). An ashcan editions for me would entail a couple of things:

​Limited art and layout beyond the title page - these would be closer to kickstarter previews of CofD products

​Reduced cost for the ashcan due to it being an early text-only release

​Errata collection between the ashcan edition and full release

​When the full edition gets released, it will be bundled so that you pay the same amount even if you purchased the ashcan early

From my end, this would chuck the workflow of books more easily and make it more likely I get products published. I also hope it would make Chronicles of Darkness more accessible to a general audience. So, my question for you is:

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Power move

Xena Warrior Princess 3.05 Gabrielle's hope

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“trans people in sports is such a complex issue” it really isn’t. make the sports skills-based instead of segregated by gender. “ohhh but so many people’s lives depend on their sports for scholarships” okay then let’s make university universally funded so people don’t have to worry about paying for it based on how well they can throw a ball. how are you not keeping up

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"You are on a path in the woods. And at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a princess. You're here to slay her. If you don't, it will be the end of the world."

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Ok, loves, so we've all got the message that joking about suicide is bad for your mental health. Now we need to get on "joking that the planet/all of humanity has no future" is bad for societal health/encouraging resistance to bad shit."

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Poll: Ashcan Editions for Chronicles of Darkness

Howdy all! I'm hoping to some more Chronicles of Darkness products off the ground, so I'm hoping this reaches the CofD community.

Several Storypath Ultra games have received ashcan editions to help launch them and I've seen them discussed for indie ttrpg games as well. I have contemplated doing this before and will likely be using it to release Scion: Hera's Daughters (hopefully next month). An ashcan editions for me would entail a couple of things:

​Limited art and layout beyond the title page - these would be closer to kickstarter previews of CofD products

​Reduced cost for the ashcan due to it being an early text-only release

​Errata collection between the ashcan edition and full release

​When the full edition gets released, it will be bundled so that you pay the same amount even if you purchased the ashcan early

From my end, this would chuck the workflow of books more easily and make it more likely I get products published. I also hope it would make Chronicles of Darkness more accessible to a general audience. So, my question for you is:

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Poll: Ashcan Editions for Chronicles of Darkness

Howdy all! I'm hoping to some more Chronicles of Darkness products off the ground, so I'm hoping this reaches the CofD community.

Several Storypath Ultra games have received ashcan editions to help launch them and I've seen them discussed for indie ttrpg games as well. I have contemplated doing this before and will likely be using it to release Scion: Hera's Daughters (hopefully next month). An ashcan editions for me would entail a couple of things:

​Limited art and layout beyond the title page - these would be closer to kickstarter previews of CofD products

​Reduced cost for the ashcan due to it being an early text-only release

​Errata collection between the ashcan edition and full release

​When the full edition gets released, it will be bundled so that you pay the same amount even if you purchased the ashcan early

From my end, this would chuck the workflow of books more easily and make it more likely I get products published. I also hope it would make Chronicles of Darkness more accessible to a general audience. So, my question for you is:

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John Oliver gets it, as usual. AI Slop is one of the best episodes of Last Week Tonight I've seen so far. Gen AI is theft. Those who use it are not authors or artists, they're grifters profiting from real creatives.

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I don't post about myself or my things often, but...

I wrote a DMsGuild supplement called Textiles of Eberron Issue 1: Five Nations.

It covers what I think the people living in Galifar's Five Nations likely wear, as well as covering Fanon content such as the Rudari, and a deep dive into the fashion of Sharn for those Sharn-only campaigns. I worked a lot on this product, doing hours of research into fashions, textiles, and culture.

It's got 2 Subclasses, the College of the Runway Bard, and the Sumptuary Law Paladin, as well as statblocks for some textiles-based animals, and some magic items and trinkets.

I hope you all enjoy!

https://www.dmsguild.com/product/496317/Textiles-of-Eberron-Issue-1-Five-Nations?affiliate_id=1462705

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So if you're just waking up, itchio took down NSFW and a lot of queer content overnight. They did this with no warning or announcement, no emails, nothing. Their statement blames Collective Shout, the same people who went after Steam, for pressuring the payment processors.

Well. Let's pressure the bastards back.

List of starting points:

This person is filing a complaint with the Australian Consumer Commission:

Phone numbers:

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372

Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111

Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911

Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440

PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000

Alternative Mastercard numbers:

Mastercard (Aus): 1800-120-113

Mastercard (US): 1-800-307-7309

Mastercard (UK): 0800-96-4767

Websites:

Mastercard:

https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/vision/who-we-are/global-locations.html

https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/personal/get-support.html

Visa:

https://investor.visa.com/corporate-governance/contact-the-board/default.aspx

https://usa.visa.com/Forms/contact-us-form.html

Remember: don't be an asshole to rank and file employees. Don't yell, swear, or threaten. You're mad at the corporate heads, not the normies. Be firm but polite in all messages you leave, no matter where they are.

If you have any other links or ideas, please reblog with them! We're all in this together. If you're queer, remember that you're pornographic to them by default. They will come for you, so strike now while we can!

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so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

you know, maybe the internet shouldn’t be controlled by payment processors and terf lobbyists. and maybe people should be more concerned about this rise of censorship on queer media.

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JourneyMon Devlog #2: Designing a Type Chart for a TTRPG

I've just released a new post on itch about one of the big design challenges of JourneyMon: building a monster "type chart" for a TTRPG. I discuss my design goals, early drafts, and a mistep that I had to delete from the game entirely!

And as always, a reminder that JourneyMon is coming soon to Kickstarter! Be sure to sign up to be the first notified when the crowdfunding campaign kicks off!