tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post2751430818280295072..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Reboot: Wizardry VCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86738367012984377952017-06-24T03:05:08.261-04:002017-06-24T03:05:08.261-04:00Touche. Solid arguments. Keep up the great effort....Touche. Solid arguments. Keep up the great effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13210784717415716612015-06-22T13:11:59.081-04:002015-06-22T13:11:59.081-04:00Err... came *here*Err... came *here*jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77585929363940958172015-06-22T04:42:41.683-04:002015-06-22T04:42:41.683-04:00Huh, knowing that wiz7 is great, and that wiz6 was...Huh, knowing that wiz7 is great, and that wiz6 was decent, I came hear to figure out if I should play 5. Looks like a bit NOPE.<br /><br />Thanks for being the canary, even if it hurts.jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31492487049578985382014-02-14T22:50:32.384-05:002014-02-14T22:50:32.384-05:00That is undoubtedly the case.That is undoubtedly the case.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-79293527053597576452014-02-11T12:57:16.166-05:002014-02-11T12:57:16.166-05:00I think the Bishop is supposed to get better at id...I think the Bishop is supposed to get better at identifying as he levels up, so the fear problem might be less of an issue if you grind him a few levels before stashing him in the tavern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55591125874503869022012-06-04T08:59:29.346-04:002012-06-04T08:59:29.346-04:00The Wizardry games are also much more fun than the...The Wizardry games are also much more fun than the Addict's experiences from I-IV if you allow re-loading. (Even at the time I knew Might and Magic and the later Ultimas were better games, though.)Jason Dyerhttp://bluerenga.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77223200858437762712012-06-02T14:49:13.104-04:002012-06-02T14:49:13.104-04:00Okay now that just raises the question of how it d...Okay now that just raises the question of how it doesn't freak people out when they're, well, wearing it.<br /><br />(Also I'm using my google account now because SHENANIGANS, so yeah if you see "Zinkraptor" around, it's Zink).Zinkraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375523407961506337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71748178608229683382012-06-02T13:53:14.174-04:002012-06-02T13:53:14.174-04:00The whole point of POD is that you don't pay a...The whole point of POD is that you don't pay any up-front costs for printing. When someone orders one of my books (usually through Amazon), they print it up right then, and at the end of the month, I get a check for around 40% of the sale price. Once you write the book, it's no-risk.<br /><br />I get the impression that CreateSpace makes most of its money in up-front costs from authors who never sell more than a few copies. But I have a bit of a niche market (as I would if I sold a CRPG book) that I can easily reach, so it's a perfect solution for me.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75593456204032207072012-06-02T12:55:43.822-04:002012-06-02T12:55:43.822-04:00I'm not a good person for that, doubley so via...I'm not a good person for that, doubley so via comment on his blog. I could try to skype you through it I guess.Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42706615273913473002012-06-02T12:54:23.630-04:002012-06-02T12:54:23.630-04:00Wait, how large print runs are you doing? o.0 You&...Wait, how large print runs are you doing? o.0 You'd have to sell a *lot* of copies of your book to earn that back.<br /><br />QUICK, SEARCH FOR AUTHORS NAMED CHET :DCanageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70906181312351813212012-06-02T01:34:38.433-04:002012-06-02T01:34:38.433-04:00I actually derive a decent chunk of my income from...I actually derive a decent chunk of my income from POD books that I sell through CreateSpace, an Amazon subsidiary. If you can create a camera-ready PDF, it's only a few hundred dollars to offer the book through this service. That's probably what I'd do. But I still need a compelling reason to churn out a dead tree edition of the CRPG Addict.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76036723659720270112012-06-02T01:04:40.336-04:002012-06-02T01:04:40.336-04:00Kickstarter does not handle things like printing, ...Kickstarter does not handle things like printing, shipping, etc. They are strictly an interface between someone with a project they want to fund and people who would like to fund it. Print on demand is thusly not mutually exclusive with Kickstarter. Indeed, it's probably the best bet for delivering print copies for backers unless you already have ties with a printer for large scale production.<br /><br />Also, Chet, while you may not need funds to write any prospective book, you would presumably need them to produce and distribute physical copies of said book. Kickstarting that sort of thing is perfectly legitimate. People also commonly use it for "ransoms" where they pledge to make something they've created available freely in electronic format if they're provided with a certain amount of up front financial recompense. (Greg Stolze's done a fair amount of this.)<br /><br />I'm not entirely sure what a printed book would offer over your site, but print collections of blog postings are not unheard of (I own one that collects Neil Gaiman's early online journal entries surrounding his signing tour for American Gods, and I believe my mom has a couple from a knitting blog), and if enough people want one...malkav11https://www.blogger.com/profile/06785046340353526574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15811217644859516712012-06-02T00:42:40.737-04:002012-06-02T00:42:40.737-04:00Kickstarter could certainly prove whether there wa...Kickstarter could certainly prove whether there was interest in a book, but I don't think it's a good idea to use it for that reason. The purpose of the service is to generate capital for something that you need capital for. I don't need any funds to write a book. And if I did it, I'd feel like I was taking on an obligation.<br /><br />Canageek, I really appreciate your willingness to help. But I'm with Amy on this: I just don't see what I could offer in a book that isn't already on the site. (And Amy, I would never delete material on the site for that purpose.) It would just be a re-packaging of exiting material. If I had any original ideas that could go into a book, I think I'd just rather write them as blog articles.<br /><br />I'm not completely closed to the idea; I just need a compelling reason. Why would a printed book offer anything better than my existing blog? What would I put into it?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-958390486562092742012-06-02T00:36:27.545-04:002012-06-02T00:36:27.545-04:00Zink, I doubled over laughing at this. I was readi...Zink, I doubled over laughing at this. I was reading it on my iPhone on the street, and everyone was staring at me like I was a madman.<br /><br />The best part is, when the bishop fails to identify the item and subsequently gets AFRAID, the alert is: "YOU TOUCHED IT!" Apparently, people trying to identify magic items are supposed to keep their hands off. I got a picture of a drill bishop at bishop school.<br /><br />"RULE NUMBER ONE OF IDENTIFICATION: DO NOT TOUCH THE ITEM! RULE NUMBER TWO OF IDENTIFICATION: DO. NOT. TOUCH. THE. ITEM!"<br /><br />My bishop apparently flunked out.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7084495610216537572012-06-01T19:32:21.890-04:002012-06-01T19:32:21.890-04:00Can you learn me to use Mercurial? I kinnae unders...Can you learn me to use Mercurial? I kinnae understand the tutorial, and ye make it seem so useful...williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32465476065229423212012-06-01T17:54:55.378-04:002012-06-01T17:54:55.378-04:00"From Beyond", I believe.
But combinin..."From Beyond", I believe. <br /><br />But combining Lovecraftian stuff, maybe bishop consult their holy book to for reference. Necronomicon holds all the answers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73665396980685169412012-06-01T17:43:02.254-04:002012-06-01T17:43:02.254-04:00I'm still voting that you should use some vers...I'm still voting that you should use some version control software. I like mercurial myself, so you can right click on the save folder, hit backup, type "Level 8, returning to town' and back things up. Then later you can go back to any point to try things out, test bugs, kill Lord British and so on.Canageekhttp://canageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89042967170718774772012-06-01T17:40:32.562-04:002012-06-01T17:40:32.562-04:00Have you read the Dresden Files books? Imagine if ...Have you read the Dresden Files books? Imagine if to identify the gloves the Bishop has to open his site to the Astral. He does so, goes to take a look at his gloves and realizes there is a Lovecraftian horror right in front of his face. <br /><br />Ahh, what was the Lovecraft book on that topic? About the guy who built a machine to see into the places humans normally could not?Canageekhttp://canageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80253314887666659712012-06-01T17:37:58.397-04:002012-06-01T17:37:58.397-04:00The problem is putting a book together is a lot of...The problem is putting a book together is a lot of work; It would take me several weeks of evenings and weekends to compile this blog into printed form using LaTeX (which I know pretty well), even if I had all the source images sorted by post already. <br /><br />Double that if if I want to change anything, such as add in posters comments as marginalia, format the Addicts old blog entries to the same standard as his new one and so on. <br /><br />I'd be willing to do it (The challange sounds intresting, and I've got a fair bit of extra time these days) provided I didn't have a hard deadline and was paid (a cut of the profits; we are talking about a hundred hours of work or so), but it would take a long time. <br /><br />Now remeber, I already know LaTeX. If the addict wants his book to look good he is going to either pay someone (like me) or learn something like InDesign or LaTeX. <br />Or, if we all wanted to chip in, I could make up a template that you just copy-pasted the text and file names of his blog posts into, then use a master file to compile them into one document. Then people intrested in helping out could each do a blog post or two. Many hands, light work and all that. I could probably do something like that for a free copy of the final book, or at least a very small cut (Depending on how much work it turned out to be, and if it was a straight copy or needed lots of editing and enhancements on each entry). <br /><br />Anyway, what I'm saying is that it would be a lot of work, and even if he went POD and thus risk-free, there isn't much point if he doesn't think he will make money. I think POD is a better way then Kickstarter as whle he will get less per book, he isn't limited to print runs, so he can keep getting money over time. DriveThroughRPG/RPGNow (Owned by OneBookshelf) has pretty good POD terms, and very good B&W print quality. I can also link you to some comparisons of them and Lulu if anyone wants. <br /><br />Also; If you are intrested Chet I could probably make up a sample post from your blog, so you could see what it looks like formatted as a PDF.<br /><br />--Canageek, posting from a computer he doesn't trust with his blog or email passwords.Canageekhttp://canageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18382989552206267532012-06-01T17:22:40.418-04:002012-06-01T17:22:40.418-04:00I love how identifying items has a chance, for som...I love how identifying items has a chance, for some INEXPLICABLE reason, to scare the ever-loving shit out of a bishop.<br /><br />I just have this image in my mind of the party approaching the bishop, just carrying a pair of gloves or something. They casually toss it to the Bishop, as politely ask if he can figure out what they do. "Sure thing!" he says, picking up the gloves to take a look. <br /><br />Suddenly, his eyes widen. "What's wrong?" one of the party members ask, but there is no answer. He continues to stare at the glove, his eyes widening even further. His mouth slowly opens and he lets out a strange, low noise that soon transitions into a never-ending scream.<br /><br />The other party members stare in horror as he throws the gloves to the table and covers his eyes. They try to get him to calm down, but to no avail. Eventually, after some shenanigans involving items and magic, they finally get him back into the realm of sanity.<br /><br />"Good god, we thought you went mad!" The party leader says. "What the hell was on the gloves?"<br /><br />"The Gloves?" the Bishop says. "I... I don't know... Let me take another look at them." He quickly raises them again for another glance before the party has a chance to protest. "Oh, they've got fire resist on them," he says, tossing them back to the party. "They're probably worthless, really. Have fun out there."Zinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65103475903510081502012-06-01T13:39:11.842-04:002012-06-01T13:39:11.842-04:00That's why I think kickstarter would work. He...That's why I think kickstarter would work. He will basically be pre-selling copies of the book, and will know roughly how much revenue it would generate before he devotes the time and effort into it.UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21011781554586567062012-06-01T12:40:56.957-04:002012-06-01T12:40:56.957-04:00The thing is, unless CRPG Addict generates quite a...The thing is, unless CRPG Addict generates quite a bit of additional content to the book, it may not sell that well. Word will get out that one can read all the material for free on this blog. Unless, of course, he deletes the posts that are included in the book. That would make quite a few sad pandas out there.Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-80478611379811023782012-06-01T08:47:39.051-04:002012-06-01T08:47:39.051-04:00We have brought up the book idea on so many differ...We have brought up the book idea on so many different posts that I don't feel bad about bringing it up again instead of finding an old topic.<br /><br />In the past you have said what holds you back is the thought that you would have nothing new to offer in book form and that no one would really be interested in said book. While following the successes and failures of many kickstarter projects and it hit me today that would be a good way for you to see the amount of interest in you writing a book, and generating the funding to do so. <br /><br />The goal of this post is to plant the seed deep enough in your mind to grow and bear fruit :-)UbAhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447678457902055799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-77434883076081315902012-06-01T00:23:55.573-04:002012-06-01T00:23:55.573-04:00I'm leaning towards insane. 0_0I'm leaning towards insane. 0_0Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62887025329653893932012-06-01T00:14:44.724-04:002012-06-01T00:14:44.724-04:00Please write it down if there's even one genui...Please write it down if there's even one genuinely funny joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com