While I am waiting for some artwork to come it and a few things to get settled on the Quartermaster's Handbook, I decided to start the countdown to our next Kickstarter project, the NeoExodus: A House Divided adventure, Origin of Man. While we can't give away all the cool stuff that we have planned in this adventure, I will say that you will get a chance to meet (Did I say meet?) some of the most dangerous species that exist on Exodus Created by the First Ones, the Locari. The original pitch that JP for this adventure was great and only help expand the highly interesting and unique setting of NeoExodus. So start saving you money and get it ready to donate. This is going to be a lot of fun. Talk to you later...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ultimate Psionic Decks: Blank Psionic Power Cards for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Louis Porter Jr.
Design has released Ultimate Spell Decks: Blank Spell Cards for the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com. Here is information on this product:
Wish you didn't have
to flip through books or searching PDFs every time you want to use a psionic
power? You can't see to remember the
range, duration or Save of a psionic power off the top of your head? Wish you could introduce unique and new psionic
powers to your campaigns in an easy format.
Help is coming for you in the form of Ultimate Psionic Decks: Blank Psionic
Power Cards. For use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game players and GMs! Ultimate Psionic Decks: Blank Psionic Power
Cards are printable forms for players and GMs alike which makes managing a psionic
simple and easy. Now your storehouse of psionic
power will fit right in the palm of your hand with these easy to use,
convenient psionic power decks. Find some psionic powers you like from 3rd
Party Publishers and list that information, relevant rules and description on
each blank card. Get way to add to a psionic user’s arsenal for use with the
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. If you play
a psionic weilder and like 3rd Party Publishers spells, then you
have to have this product. Created by
LPJ Design.
Available at Paizo.com here: http://paizo.com/products/btpy8qva?Ultimate-Psionic-Decks-Blank-Psionic-Power-Cards
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Don't you wish you could get blank psionic cards for Pathfinder game...
So when Pathfinder was released many people asked about Psionic for the rules set and Paizo can in with the mind set that not one at the company championed the rules set so most likely it would not be covered. And with that in steps Dreamscarred Press. The had highly successfully supported psionics for 3.5 OGL so doing it for Pathfinder was a normal transition. Dreamscarred Press released Psionics Unleashed as their start of support of Pathfinder and have continued on with several more products. We LPJ Design have also supported them with the release of NeoExodus Chronicles: Psionic Cavian and Secret Societies of NeoExodus: Section Omega. So it was only natural to start supporting them with our PDF Ultimate Decks lines. So expect to see this and many more psionic based products on sale in the very near future to help our Pathfinder Psionic friends out there. Talk to you later...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Origin of Man rolls on to the direction of artwork...
As always with Kickstarter projects, you have to do some advance planning to make sure you can maximize your opportunity for funding. One of the most important pieces that I believe helps funding is the visuals and images you choose. The old adage of one picture is worth a thousand words still holds true in this day and age. Putting together the right combination of visuals can only help sell the experience you are looking to fund. Right now I am working on getting artwork for project with lots on cool actions shots of the Locari doing very Locari type things, which basically means killing PCs in all kinds of extremely violent ways. Plus we are going to have make several head shot images of the important NPCs for the adventure. Personally I like dong head shots, especially in color. It is a great way to add color to a project while at the same time keeping cost down relatively speaking. Why do you think you see all those head shots in Paizo products. Better yet you then can make a deck of NPC images from those heads shots images. You get to use the same image several times which actually brings down the cost of the images as a whole. Just something to think about when your putting together your next art budget. Talk to you later..
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Ultimate Spell Decks: Player Companion Spell Cards for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Ultimate Spell Decks:
Player Companion Spell Cards for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game coming soon to RPGNow.com and Paizo.com.
Wish you didn't have
to flip through books or searching PDFs every time you want to cast a
spell? You can't see to remember the
range, duration or Save of a spell off the top of your head? Wish you could introduce unique and new
spells to your campaigns in an easy format.
Help is coming for you in the form of Ultimate Spell Decks: Player
Companion Spell Cards. For use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game players and
GMs! Ultimate Spell Decks: Player
Companion Spell Cards are printable forms for players and GMs alike which makes
managing a spellbook simple and easy.
Now your storehouse of magical power will fit right in the palm of your
hand with these easy to use, convenient spell decks. Each card contains the
significant and relevant rules and description of a different spellcaster's
arsenal for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. If you play using the spells from the
Pathfinder Player Companion books, then you have to have this product. Created by LPJ Design.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Machinesmith development rolls along...
We have been working on the Machinesmith base class for the upcoming Quartermaster's Handbook for the NeoExodus: A House Divided setting, and it looks like this little base class has expanded to now include the original base class, a prestige class (the name of this prestige class is pending) and a few archetypes to go along with it. I have also send over this cover as inspiration for the artist to do the character design for this class. The best part about working on this has been putting it up on the Paizo website and getting input back from the Pathfinder fan base. It can't be said enough, they are the reason Pathfinder is doing so well and their acceptance of 3PP is awe inspiring. I am hoping to have the latest version of the Machinesmith availbale on line by this weekend. So come over to the Paizo messageboards and give is you ideas and comments on it. Every little bit helps us make the best products possible. Talk to you later...
Monday, January 23, 2012
We did it! The Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter Project is funded!!!
I have to admit, there were times that I thought we were not going to make it, but we did. I am happy to say that we have completely funded our Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder! I would like to thank everyone who supported LPJ Design through this project. So what does this mean now that the project us completely funded? It means on Free RPG Day you will be able to have access to ANOTHER FREE Pathfinder adventure; Undying Legacy of the First Ones; placed in the setting of NeoExodus: A House Divided at your local neighborhood gaming stores that participate in this event. I have to thank every one over at Jon Brazer Enterprises for being the inspiration for doing this proejct. I would also like to than Steve Russell At Rite Publishing who really helped me understand what made using Kickstarter different from releasing a regular product. I would like to thank the fans of Pathfinder who supported up by donating to this project so they could help expose more people to Pathfinder, especially to a 3rd Party Publisher like me. I could not have do this without your love and support. We have already send out our first email to donors and they can expect to see many more int he future with lots of cool stuff for Pathfinder and NeoExodus.
Now with all this excitement for getting our first successful Kickstarter project, we at LPJ Design have decided to do ANOTHER kickstarter project starting March 15th. The Origin of Man NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder will be an adventure for level 3rd - 5th. Here is the quick blurb on it:
Now with all this excitement for getting our first successful Kickstarter project, we at LPJ Design have decided to do ANOTHER kickstarter project starting March 15th. The Origin of Man NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder will be an adventure for level 3rd - 5th. Here is the quick blurb on it:
The Armans and the Nasians share a number of common
traits. They are taller and share the characteristic blonde hair. However they
live on opposite sides of NeoExodus. One man thinks he holds the key to proving
that both share common ancestry. All he needs is a group of adventurers to
escort him. What's the worst that can happen...
So get your donations ready for March 15th for more NeoExodus excitement and adventure. Talk to you later...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
More stolen good ideas from the video game industry to use for table top RPG companies...
Here are some videos of DLC (Downloadable Content if you didn't know) for various video games that would work well for tabletop RPG companies to think about doing as marketing add-ons for their big ticket items like a setting projects. We have done this with the Psionic Cavian race release and Races of Obsidian Twilight: Uzamati for example. Small little cool items that we planned to release witht he original prodct but not may have fit that make a great add-on. Just something to think about for the future when you are working. Talk to you later...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Working on stone monkeymen for Xao: Island of Iron and Silk
So I have been kicking around ideas of what races we are
going to have in Xao and I keep coming back to the same place. Stone monkeymen with sticky lava for a breath
weapon. I KNOW these sound more like a
monster or NPC then a PC race, BUT I can’t get them out of my mind. You can blame JP Chapleau and Igoo from theHerculoids for all for this. I like the concept of them. I like that they have sticky
lava breath weapon. I like it even more
they can’t swim (no buoyancy, they are mad out of stone) and they live AKA
trapped on this island. You then add light
powered P’Tan (Yes we do need another name for them) and Khaynites who have
taken over the island and hidden it from the rest of Exodus (which
means they have been in control of this hidden island since the defeat of the
First Ones) and it only get crazier from there. Add
some cool Central & Southeast Asian influences in here and we can have a
lot of fun here. Lots of cool ideas with Xao now I have to work
on the updated outline for this. Talk to
you later…
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
We made our Free RPG Day kickstarter goal, now on to the threshold goals!
We have been able to reach our donation goal to create a
free NeoExodus: A House Divided adventure, Undying Legacy of the First Ones,
for the Pathfinder rule set for Free RPG Day. We have decided to raise the
stakes and offer even more prizes. With
only FIVE DAYS LEFT, we still have hopes to raise additional donation to add
even more interesting rewards to this project.
So please stop by our Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for PathfinderRPG Kickstarter project and donate. Even
if it is a dollar, that will help us to give the best free RPG product for fans
of Pathfinder. We need your help and
there isn’t a lot of time left. Please
donate!
Monday, January 16, 2012
We did it!!! We made our goal for our Kickstarter project!!!
We did it!!! We made our goal!!!
I would like to thank everyone who supported LPJ Design on doing this kickstarter project. We are very glad to know that we will be able to share the excitement of Pathfinder to even more people with Free RPG Day. Better still, we have 6 more days until this officially closes and we hope to raise even more money on this porject which in turn we will gain some of the additional threshold goals that we placed for ourselves. Thank you for your support of getting us here! Support the cause! Support 3rd Party Publishers of Pathfinder!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
2nd 4-star review for NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Setting
Looks like NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Setting is moving in the right direction with it's second 4-star review. And here is the line that really says it all for me:
Overall an inspired product that I would recommend as a new campaign or (as I plan to do) an add-on to an existing campaign. The rpg community needs fresh ideas and concepts, which push the bounds of the "norm". And this pdf does just that. A solid effort.
Talk to you later...
Overall an inspired product that I would recommend as a new campaign or (as I plan to do) an add-on to an existing campaign. The rpg community needs fresh ideas and concepts, which push the bounds of the "norm". And this pdf does just that. A solid effort.
Talk to you later...
Saturday, January 14, 2012
I was interviewed for
I was interviewed by Gamer Lifestyle about the Kickstarter project we currently raising money for to create Undying Legacy of the First Ones. Read the interview here and enjoy! Talk to you later...
Friday, January 13, 2012
We don't make bits you play with, we build worlds you play in...
When we first came out supporting Pathfinder, we started
doing the same things we did when working on 3.5 OGL. We made small / short PDFs
that focused on feats or spells or magic items or whatever. These things are great to get people
interested in you as a company while at the same time generating some quick
cash. This is one of the tactics that I used to grow very large, very quickly
in the PDF world. It’s a solid business
strategy and it works well. Except that you only have “bits” of something. Just little bits and pieces of something. Now
it is not a bad thing, but it is just a small bits of something, often not connected
in anyway.
When doing NeoExodus for Pathfinder is started with this
same plan in mind, make small bits and then build the world. But it the middle of discussing what people
would want to see in the the setting I decided that doing small PDF for NeoExodus
may not do as well due to the story we are trying to build with the setting. So
we decided to change up ore business focus a little bit. We made the monsters for the setting short
small PDFs (5 of less pages), while the other source material like adventures
and sourcebooks would be medium sized (at least 12 pages) sized PDFs. Making this change made doing NeoExodus a
little more risky, but in the longer term for the setting it would be the best
business move.
Right now, with the excitement of Pathfinder picking up,
there are more and more 3PP coming into the arena with them focusing on smallPDFs to gain interest in their company.
In this day and age I would not even waste time like that. If you are a small start up 3PP, I would
focus on medium sized PDF and give small short PDF away for free at RPGNow /
DriveThruRPG / One Book Shelf, but NOT at Paizo. The reason for this is on RPGNow /
DriveThruRPG / One Book Shelf you get direct access to the email address to people who
give free products away to. While on Paizo you don’t get that. Getting the
ability to potentially connect with a future customer is AMAZINGLY powerful and
should be exploited. Better yet giving it
away from free reduces the risk to the purchaser and if they like it makes it
easier for them to be customers in the future.
So when you get to the size of LPJ Design with over 500 products, you can
make worlds that people play in, being long term customers and not worry about
fighting over the scraps of the bits that people can play with. Only dogs worry
about scraps. Talk to you later…
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Playtesting for the Machinesmith base class for NeoExodus
So the last few days over at the Paizo messageboard we have showing off the new playtest version of the Machinesmith base class for the upcoming Quartermaster's Handbook for NeoExodus: A House Divided. So if you you want to comment, make changes or even suggest something better, just let us know. We want to know so we can create the best products on the 3PP for Pathfinder market. Thanks for the help. Talk to you later...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Marketing and selling strategies I like Mass Effect Pre-Ordering
Here is something that might surprise you to know, I don’t have a video game system to play video games on. I don’t even have any games on my home personal computer. Not Skyrim. No KOTOR. No Splinter Cell. Nothing. But anyone who knows me that I spend A LOT of time watching video game trailers. I LOVE game trailers and the business strategies that companies use to get you interested in their products. One of my favorite video game series to watch is Mass Effect. They know how to make a trailer. Something else they know how to make is a cross over marketing strategy for two products for example The Mass Effect / Dragon Age cross over marketing:
Better yet, I love when the do the Pre-order special with Gamestop like these:
So after looking at all these video I am thinking, why aren’t RPG companies doing pre-order specials like these? Just something to think about. Talk to you later…
Better yet, I love when the do the Pre-order special with Gamestop like these:
So after looking at all these video I am thinking, why aren’t RPG companies doing pre-order specials like these? Just something to think about. Talk to you later…
Monday, January 9, 2012
My comment on WOTC and 5E Dungeons and Dragons...
My feeling on WOTC and 5E Dungeons and Dragons are similar to my ex-girl friends; What do I care what they do, our relationship is over and I have moved on. Talk to you later...
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Only 2 weeks left and less than $350 from our Kickstarter goal
Here we are in the last two weeks of our Free RPG DayNeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter project with just under $350
to go to get funded. I hope that those
who have not donated yet take a second out to donate to this project. It only
means good things for Free RPG Day and the Pathfinder RPG since we will be able
to not only provide all new free adventures to players, but we get to expand
the influence of Pathfinder to more fans. With Paizo doing MMO and comic books
the influence of Pathfinder is only getting biggest and LPJ Design wants to
help grow that influence. So go now and donate for this project. Support the cause!
Support 3PP of Pathfinder! Talk to you
later…
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Review and playtest our upcoming Machinesmith base class for NeoExodus: A House Divided
So we need you help. Take a second and head over to the Paizo messageboards and read our playtest our upcoming Machinesmith base class for NeoExodus: A House Divided. Please feel free to comment in the thread of what you like, don't things we should change and things you would not change. Thanks for you help with this. Talk to you later...
Friday, January 6, 2012
Two upcoming projects for NeoExodus: A House Divided
Just because we have been focusing on our Kickstarter project doesn't mean we have not been working on more new NeoExodus products. Here are the covers of two projects that well be releasing soon. In addition, I am still waiting to get back the new base class, Machinesmith soon that will need to be playtested. So as always we are busy, busy and more busy. Talk to you later...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Only 17 days left on our Free RPG Day Kickstarter project!
I must say that this is the exciting part of this whole Kickstarter process. We are very close to meeting out goal with only 17 days left. I am hoping we can raise higher then the amount we have asked for to add on some fun threshold goals that we have planned. So if you could do us a favor and stop by and donate some money to this project. Every little bit helps and best of all, this will give us the ability to help spread the excitement of Pathfinder to more people. So as always, thanks for the help and support!
Wish you had a free sheet for your Animal Companion, Cohort, Eidolon, Familiar, etc…
We at LPJ Design have just created a record sheet for Animal Companion, Cohort, Eidolon, Familiar, Followers, Mount, Summoned Monster, etc in addition to the other the other freebie sheet we have created for fans of Pathfinder. So stop on by, read our post, grab a few of the NeoExodus freebies and enjoy yourself. You have earned it. Thanks for your support. Support the cause! Support 3rd Party Publishers of Pathfinder!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
LPJ Design Business Judo: DC Comics' Second Feature Idea and how LPJ Design used it
On November 16, 2009 I wrote a blog post called DC Comics'Second Feature Idea. So with this basic idea I used it to do something similar
with it the NeoExodus product line. For
example we have Enemies of NeoExodus: Folding Circle and connect with that
product we have Heroes of NeoExodus: Brelin Swift. This was my first attempt of doing a Second
Chance for LPJ Design. It was an easy
way to make one product into two. Better yet this gave me the opportunity to
sell the same products two different ways: as separated products or and joined bundled product. Each product has its
own separate price but if you purchase the bundle, you get them both for the
same price as the larger product. So fans of NeoExodus can purchase the bundle
and save money. While first timer customers can “test us out” by purchasing the
“Second Chance” product first at the lower cost and if they like it they can
purchase the larger, more expensive add-on.
I am also planning to
do something similar to this when we start releasing new products for
NeoExodus. One big book with a smaller book attached to it. While it is not a revolutionary idea, it is
proven and one that does work. While DC Comics might have stopped using it due
to the rising cost of printing, since I am digital based it really cost me
nothing to do, helps lower the production cost on a product and makes LPJ
Design more streamlined and profitable. And that is what is best for up long
term. Talk to you later…
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
LPJ Design Business Judo: Doing the Clockworker right for NeoExodus
A few weeks ago, we at LPJ Design were also discussing about
adding a steampunk influenced class to the NeoExodus setting since the Arman Protectorate with their golems and warmachines seemed having it only
logical. While in the middle of our
discussion, Headless Hyrda Games came up with the product the Clockworker. This was a class they were looking to use in
their Mor Aldenn setting to add the genre of steampunk to their setting. This was perfect for us. This would give us a chance to see what the
Pathfinder fanbase wanted to so, compare some good ideas based on what they did
and what worked and what didn’t. Initially it got some 4 and 5 star reviews
that got me very interested, but then there were some comments on the Paizoboard that got me little worried about this actual quality of the product. But then the one name in reviews that I always
trust, Thilo Graf, commented on the product giving it a 2 star review.
Now I have been on the receiving end of Thilo Graf 2 starreview many times (hard but honest and fair reviewing) so that was enough to
interest me to purchase the product. Now
while there were issues, I did find enough quality material to see where the designer
was going and what they wanted to do. So
based on the work that was done, the reviews and commentary, I decided that we
would use the Clockworker as our guide to create our "steampunk" influenced class.
While I like steampunk as a genre and
concept, I never really though it made sense in a magic based setting. So instead of focusing the “steampunk”
quality of it, I wanted to focus on the engineering and scientific methodology of
the technology as the magical element. I
was inspired by the Marvel comic series S.H.I.E.L.D. which focuses on the great scientific minds in Earth's history including Galileo Galilei, Leonardo Da
Vinci and Nikola Tesla as the basis for the story, in turn as a basis for this new class. And with the quote from
Authur C. Clark, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic.” I knew this would be great for the creation our new base class, the
Machinesmith.
Best of all with using the Clockworker’s OGL material as the
basis of the Machinesmith class I could avoid a few of the missteps that were
discovered during it first draft that Headless Hydra Games release. Sometimes it’s better to be second. Talk to you later…
Monday, January 2, 2012
A new year with an absolute focus on LPJ Design
2011 was a good year. I am happy for what happened in LPJ
Design business wise. We did as well as I expected. Released most of the products we said we
would. All in all, a good year for us.
But 2012 is going to be different. 2012 is going to be an
AMAZING year for us.
The reason that is it going to be an AMAZING year for LPJ Design
comes down to one little phrase: When in doubt, proceed.
Last year I was worried and doubted a lot of things when I
was making products. I let my fear hold
me back on what I was going to do, how I was going to do it and what I was not
going to do. Never make decides out of fear. It is a time waster and only slows
you down from making the right decision.
So in the year of 2012 we are living the idea of when in
doubt, proceed. That mean things I might
have said or done out of fear and safety last year are now null and void. It means LPJ Design is ramping up what we
do. It means we are going to do a many
things that are going to shock, surprise and amaze a lot of you out there. We are going to cross the lines we said we
wouldn’t. We are going to take on people you never thought we would. We are
going to team-up with the last people you would expect we would. If we hear
about a good idea, no matter where it is from, and we think when can use it
then we are going to use it. We are killing any and all sacred cows that we
once held. Nothing is safe. Better yet if it is safe, then it is dead to
us. Deadly precession is what LPJ Design
is going to be now. The next quest you have to ask is where do you
think LPJ Design is going to start with?
When in doubt, proceed.
Talk to you later…
Sunday, January 1, 2012
4-star review for NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Setting!!!
They like us! They really like us! We just got our first review for NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Setting and it is a 4-star review!!! Take a look at it here for yourself! What a great way to start off the new year!!!
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