OSRIC 3rd edition is crowdfunding on Backerkit and I pledged my support to it. I am not part of the team the wrote it and I have no affiliation with Mythmere Games. I backed it because I value the game and the people who produced it.
Category: crowd funding
A Grumpy Musing About “supporting the community”
The people who believe they deserve "support" from "the community" purely on the basis of being part of "the community" irritate me.
A Lesson Not Learned By the Gaming Industry
At some point in the 80's, someone at a game company called TSR noticed that there were more players than game masters. They came up with a hypothesis: If you make books for players instead of game masters, you can sell more books. That seems obvious but it turns out that this is not a very good long term strategy.
A Conversation with Justin Jordan Part 3
I interviewed comic book writer, Justin Jordon. He has written for DC and Image comics. I learned about his work from the comic book Reaver. Reaver is one of the best dark fantasy comics I've seen. You can read the first issue here. It's packed with brutal combat, unspeakable sorcery and colorful characters reminiscent of …
A Great Example
I've written recently about what I look for before I will support a crowdfunding campaign. Just a few days ago, a campaign that checks off all the boxes hit Kickstarter and I want to share it with you. It funded the first day it was live and has hit 10X its goal within 3 days. …
Another Thought About Crowdfunding
Another thing that I look for in a Kickstarter is a reward that only supporters will get. If I am going to help you get your thing off the ground, at least give me a discount or a something of value as a show of appreciation. If I think I will be able to buy …
Thoughts on Crowdfunding RPG products
Crowdfunding, primarily through Kickstarter and Patreon have replaced bootstrapping in the table top RPG scene. Creators are going directly to their fans to get money to get a project made. Anyone paying attention knows this and probably has their own thoughts about how this has come about. I want to share a few of the …
Grumpy Wizard 
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