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Update and request for tabletop RPG playtesters.
almost 4 years ago – Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 09:43:02 AM

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What I will do with the FERMI RESOLUTION RPG worldbook.
almost 4 years ago – Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 06:19:13 PM

The Fermi Resolution RPG manuscript has been updated and expanded, and rules for GUMSHOE added.  However, the manuscript still requires text on how to handle necromancy, enchantment, and alchemy; and the whole thing needs to be blended. There's also art to be included, and a lot of playtesting. A whole lot of playtesting.

Accordingly, what I'm going to do is get the magic stuff blocked out, do some preliminary fixes based on some stuff that I've already gotten feedback on, and rough-format a PDF once I've gotten all the art. It'll be a playtest copy that I'll distribute to my Kickstarter backers (and playtesters); then, based on the feedback I get on it, I'll have the real layout work (and the other stuff that I've budgeted for) done at a later point*.

I feel this will fulfill the requirements of the stretch goal found here. But if folks (especially including my backers) have a strong opinion on the subject, feel free to let me know. [UPDATE: my wife points out that Kickstarter backers should get a digital copy of the commercial version, in PDF form. This is reasonable.]

Moe Lane

*This will be part of a print run for the worldbook, which is why I've been going round and round on this in the first place. I don't want to pay for two layout jobs, and I can't see how releasing this commercially before a print run can reasonably avoid that.

Books are away!
almost 4 years ago – Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 05:30:50 PM

Well, unless you haven't filled out your survey (FILL OUT YOUR SURVEY). But the books have been mailed out today! You should start getting them... when the Post Office delivers them. Out of my control, alas.

Now I keep working on what's left. Which is mostly the RPG supplement, honestly. Oh, and the sonnets. The audiobook is out of my direct control, but things are going well there, I deem.

07/11/2020 Update (We have books!)
almost 4 years ago – Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 05:18:58 PM

We have books, we have envelopes, we have plastic wrap, we have (most of the) labels, and we have tape! Huzzah!

The books will start getting prepped tomorrow, and mailed out over the next week. I can print most of the postage via Backerkit, but the multiple copies and international shipping will require a more extensive visit to the post office. But that's cool; once it's done, it's done.

In other news, the audiobook proceeds well and the first draft of the expanded RPG worldbook is almost ready. But, obviously, I'm going to be spending a lot of the next few days getting the books out.

Short story sampler away!
almost 4 years ago – Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 09:45:55 AM

If you're a backer, you should be getting an email with a link to the short story sampler at any moment. It's in .mobi, .epub, and .pdf form. A few things to note:

• This sampler has been edited, but not professionally. It will be, when the stories become part of the larger short story collection that I'll be doing after this project is over. I've done a few pass-throughs and had people beta-read it, but think of this as an advanced reader copy. Typos and whatnot may be present, and there may be changes later.
• It's thus not commercially available. This is the only place you're going to be able to read the original short story until I do the full collection (which will have at least one more original story in it).
• If there are any issues, let me know!

And that's mostly it. Next up: the books! They're supposed to arrive any day now.