Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
NeoExodus Chronicles: Quartermaster’s Handbook (PFRPG) Now available
Louis
Porter Jr. Design has released its newest product for their NeoExodus
Chronicles line, Quartermaster’s Handbook (PFRPG) for the NeoExodus: A House
Divided (PFRPG) campaign setting at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com. Here is information on this product:
In
the world of Exodus, scientific knowledge and might and arcane influence and
power can often be one in the same. The Quartermaster Handbook only expands on
this idea. Quartermaster Handbook is
add-on reference full of pages of magical and mundane items, from common adventuring
equipment to unique magic artifacts. Quartermaster Handbook is the must-have
companion to the already impressive Pathfinder RPG SRD listed equipment and
best of all, this is completely specific for NeoExodus: A House Divided
Campaign Setting. The Quartermaster Handbook includes:
- A dozen new pieces of general equipment including a ball and chain, gossamer line and trace paper.
- Forty new pieces of adventuring gear including bugblight, forged papers, scent bane and sounding rock.
- Over 20 new and different poisons including Black Venom, Medusa’s Hair and Spirit Touch.
- Nearly 30 new Special substances and Items including Allure Musk, Coating Flame, Flash Sphere and Memory Ink.
- Nearly a dozen Tools and Kits including Dire Bear Trap, Springsaw and Trap Thumper.
- Nearly a dozen Special Material including Black Coral, Petrified Wood and Thornwood.
- Nearly 20 new spells including Cloth Armor, Halt Constructs, Summon Firearm and Wall of Mithral.
- And much, much more…
Monday, March 25, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Wish you could have Iconics for Way of the Wicked and the upcoming Throne of Night from Fire Mountain Games?
Gary McBride of Fire Mountain Games was kind enough to give us permission to do Adventure Path Iconics versions of their Way of the Wicked and Throne of Night. I wonder what kind of crazy ideas well will come up with. I am guessing there will be a Dalrean iconic in Throne of Night. This is will be basically mandatory for this adventure path. Talk to you later...
Monday, March 18, 2013
And now it is OVER!!!! $6,351 raised with 140 donors raised for our Kickstarter!!!!!!
I want to, first and foremost, thank everyone who helped
make our Free RPG Day 2013 NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter a
success! We could not have done this
without you. And just to hit the ground running on this project, you can expect
to see the rough draft of “Temple of the Forbidden God” adventure sometime this
week. I also will be sending out he retailer rewards this week also so we can
start to build additional interest in the NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign
setting. I expect to send the rough
draft to the editor later this week and we should be in layout and to press by
mid-April most likely. As I said, we are moving like a freight train with this
one. Once again thanks for your support on what we are doing here at LPJ
Design. Without our fans we are nothing. Talk to you all VERY, VERY soon!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
[LPJ Design] Free RPG Day 2013 NeoExodus Kickstarter Ends today!
This is it! The last day to support the Free RPG Day 2013 NeoExodus Adventure for the Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter. We have said it over and over that last 40 plus day but NOW time is running short. You have less than 16 hours to donate for this kickstarter. If you like NeoExodus, LPJ Design, Free RPG Day or Pathfinder, then you should support us. Thanks to everyone who has helped us this far and to everyone who is about to help us.
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Ten Day $1,000 Kickstarter AKA Blitzstarter!!!
I have had an idea of doing a very super short, HYPER focused
kickstarter for a Pathfinder project. Ten days to complete and reach the goal. That
is it. I don’t even want to call it a kickstarter; I want this to be called a "blitzstarter". What kind of product can I
make with $1,000? Well let’s see:
- 35K words written (roughly 50 pages) at 1 cent a word: $350
- 35K words edited at 1 cent a word: $350
- 3 Half-page pieces of artwork: $200
- Graphic Design & Layout: Free
- Amazon’s 10% Cut: $100
Now the fun part let’s say this is a 50-page full color product.
Well first I sell it at RPGNow.com, DriveThruRPG.com, Paizo.com and
D20pfsrd.com for a sale price of $5.99. I then go over to CreateSpace.com and
send my PDF files to POD printing for a sale price of $15.99 direct to
customers and 60% off the consumer cost for traditional distribution for retailers
for a sales price of $6.40 per book. CreateSpace will charge me roughly $3 a book
to make and ship to buyers.
OK, did you understand all of that? Good. Now he is the fun
part, since you did the blitzstarter you already paid for the cost of your
product to get produced. Anything that you sell at this point on is 100% PURE
PROFIT!!!! You sell the PDF = Profit!
You sell the POD to customer directly = Profit! The retailer sells the POD to customer =
Profit. Profit!!! Profit!!! Profit!!! Ta-Da!!!!!
Blitzstarter does not sound so silly anymore now does it? Well maybe it
does. But at least you can laugh your way to success AND the bank. Talk to you
later…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
3 days left in the Kickstarter and I just got the printer’s print quote in!
I just go the official print quote in from the printer and
everything is moving in the right direction. I can expect to see the quote from
the tote bags, dice T-Shirts sometime next week and once we get the real final
donor numbers we will be ready to go.
I am glad we have done as well as we have, But I still hope
we can make the $10K threshold goal!!!! There are still SO MANY COOL THINGS
that are available at the threshold goals. So if you know anyone who has not
donated yet, then help them get on board on what we are attempting to do. We
can do it. We only need a little more than $4K to do it and we still need your
help! Get your friend to help and donate.
[LPJ Design] Adventure Path Iconics: Path of Jade (PFRPG) Now available
Louis
Porter Jr. Design has released its newest product line, Adventure Path Iconics
for the Pathfinder Asian focused adventure path and the NeoExodus: A House
Divided (PFRPG) campaign setting at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com. Here is information on this product:
This
book provides eight complete pre-generated characters specifically designed for
use in an Asian caravan-themed adventure path. Each character comes with a full
stat block including campaign traits, a detailed background and personality,
along with tips on advancement through 4th level. Just pick one that strikes
your fancy and you’re ready to play. These iconics have been built using a
20-point buy making sure that would be all rules-legal and fully compliant. In addition, each comes with instructions on
how to adjust the stats to a 15-point buy, should your GM wish to use the
standard adventure paths or if your group enjoys an epic fantasy feel for their
characters, adjustments up to a 25-point buy are also included. There’s a
little something for everyone. Whichever buy you choose, with a few minor
adjustments your PCs will be ready to go!
The
iconic consist of four human characters and four unique races from the
NeoExodus: A House Divided campaign setting such as:
- Cynean: These beings of living crystal are masters of magic. Crystalline scholars of all things arcane, the cyneans are as mighty in mind as in body.
- Enuka: The most primal and barbaric of the savage humanoids have nothing on the enuka. Enuka are ferocious creatures with instincts for battle and the hunt, animalistic predators blessed with humanoid form and intelligence.
- Gevet: The gevet – or tiefling – claim to be the first to have mastered magic and that it is their descendants that ruled their lands.
- P'Tan: These feline looking, created from the primordial shadows and former slaves rose up and overthrew their harsh masters with their ability to cast black lightning.
These
iconic consist of:
- Chan-Ona: Male cynean wizard
- Colm Durban: Male human alchemist
- Dorozan Alned Jawal: Male gevet (Tiefling) witch
- Horse-Breaker: Male enuka fighter
- Saiyeth Inissi: Female human monk (zen archer)
- Talar Meda: Female prymidian cleric of the Goddess of Travel
- Valentina Yeris: Female human rogue (acrobat)
- Vash Kandar: Male human samurai
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Has kickstarter created the “Privatiation of retailing for customers”?
The biggest issue of late about kickstarter has been the
issue of Kickstarter “taking the cream off the top of the sale” business
model. But what if Kickstarter has
caused the “ Privatization of retailing for customers”? Privatization as defined by Wikipedia is the
process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency, public
service or public property from the public sector (a government) to the private
sector, either to a business that operate for a profit or to a non-profit
organization. What many have been accusing Kickstarter of is doing something
similar to that. Kickstarter is taking the “ownership of the sale” from the
retailer and placing it in the hands of the manufacturer. This places the manufacturer in the sale role
as the retailer, which of course upsets the retailer. Who owns the customers,
if a product can never/will never be sold in a retailer location and only from
the manufacturer directly?
Many retailers have complained with manufacturers becoming
retailers (but many retailers don’t seem to have this same complaint with Apple
doing this) but with the recent release of Marvel Comic new Marvel InfiniteComic line, I have to wonder what might be the future of retailers in the comic
space which of course would come to the gaming space. If Marvel has decided that the “infinite
canvas” is the future of their products, where does that leave the retailer? While I think of the whole infinite comic
look reminds me a little too much of the late 1960s Marvel Comic cartoon where
they use the artwork and simulated motion to make it “animated”, many feel this
is the way of the future. What is old is new again. The Infinite comics give
you the “perception” of movement but without those costly animators.
Now here is something that will sound even crazier, but what
if Marvel Comic started doing retail stores? Now many retailers are laughing right
now saying it would never happen. But what if Marvel copied the Best Buy / GeekSquad business model? Marvel open stores inside of other retailer store
locations. Maybe 500 sq.ft to a maximum of 1,000 sq.ft is this locations size.
These stores only focus on selling the “best” of the new comics and graphic
novels only. Marvel gets to sell in stores; the store get comic fan base as
customers; Marvel make a better percentage selling direct to customers; The
store gets a percentage of the sales from Marvel. And where does this leave the
current retail model? Video game companies have been doing something like this
for years in GameStop. Why could this not work in coming and gaming stores?
Maybe Marvel stores in Disney stores?
The part that really makes this whole think interesting to
me is that Kickstarter and the other various online crowd funding copy cats are
the real power in all of this. They use the “Hostage” or “Patron” business
model and updated it for the 21st century. So if you have a good
idea, can make a good video, have a large enough “tribe” of followers, and can
amplify you messages “loud enough” then you can success at this over and OVER
again. While many of these Kickstarter do have retailer rewards, I have heard
responses from retailer saying they would not support Kickstarter projects (see my post on February 6, 21013 labeled “Angry retailer tells me how he feelsabout Kickstarter, Paizo, Free RPG Day and his customers…”). It looks like Kickstarter,
retailers, and manufactures are headed to a showdown that somebody is going to
win and somebody is going to lose it all. So what do you think? What do you
think about the “ Privatization of retailing for customers”? Talk to you later…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Support our Kickstarter that ends in 5 days!
Remember that first time that you face a killed a dragon?
Remember you first
time you finished a dungeon crawl?
Remember the first time you played Pathfinder?
LPJ Design wants to celebrate those memories with out by
providing you with the best and most innovated Pathfinder setting on the market
today – NeoExodus: A House Divided. NeoExodus has been described as Game of
Thrones meets Babylon 5 by players and we have described it as our fantasy love
letter to Babylon 5. So if you want to support great fantasy setting go over to
RPGNow and check out our full line of Pathfinder supporting products here and check out our bottom banner link to
our kickstarter event that we have going on. If you like quality Pathfinder
products and you want to see LPJ Design succeed; stop by RPGNow.com and purchase
one of our top selling products or make a donation to this kickstarter. Every
little bit helps.
And once again remember what it felt like the first time you
were able to slay the dragon and take the gold. Thanks for your support!
Monday, March 11, 2013
The last donor threshold goal reached - 115+ donors
We just hit out latest and FINAL threshold donor goal of getting 115 donors for this Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG kickstarter. With still 6 days left those guys at the Imperial Men-at-Arms ($35) level just received their last threshold goal.. But if you were at the Imperial Elder ($50), you would still be in the running for LOTS of cool stuff (Hello Sub-dungeon Level written by Owen K.C. Stephens!!! for example!). So thanks to all the Imperial Men-at-Arms ($35) level donors and higher that have helped make this whole kickstarter a success. Talk to you later...
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Preview of Adventure Path Iconics: Path of Jade
Here is the rough draft preview of the Adventure Path Iconic: Path of Jade Vash Kandar Male Human Samurai . We thought many of you might like to see it to get an idea of what we are looking to do with this new product line. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Four threshold goals left, less than $4,000 to go with only 10 days left on this kickstarter…
This is very simple: We need to raise just under $4,000 in
10 days to get the remaining four threshold goals for the Free RPG Day 2013NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter. We know we can do this with your support. We
want those who get our adventure for Free RPG Day to remember back what it was
like the first time they first played a role playing game. All the excitement
you remember. All the fun you remember.
The great time you had. That is what we are looking to build with this
kickstarter, more fantastic memories for what gaming should feel like. So we are asking for your help. Help spread
what makes RPG exciting with Free RPG Day, while also being rewarded with unique
rewards for your donations. Help expand the RPG world by supporting Free RPG
Day and this kickstarter. There is only 10 days left to help. Just follow the linkto donate for this kickstarter. Once again thanks for your support!
Dreamscarred Press gets added to the threshold rewards!
With less that a week left week in our Free RPG Day 2013 NeoExodus Adventure for Pathfinder RPG Kickstarter, we have added the last of our threshold goals with the addition of Dreamscarred Press's Jeremy Smith including a sub-dungeon level to this adventure. I wonder what kind of psionic terrors he can add to this adventure. I guess we will find out when we reach this threshold goal. Here we come $9,250!!!!
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
My updates to the Island of Xao
Just to let you know I am always working on parts Xao, I modified the map and added cities. I liked the original map but it need some changes due to some of the changes I have made with the history of the island. This is a little some thing to let you know that I am still working on it. Just don't expect it anytime soon. I have a few other projects to finish first. Talk to you later...
Sunday, March 3, 2013
$5,500 Threshold Goal UNLOCKED: Reward added to the Imperial Elder ($50) donors and up!
Looks like the Imperial Elder donors and higher are getting another
great reward in the way of a PDF version of NeoExodus Legacies: Cold Visitor. With 14 days left it is looking
there they might be no end to all the great rewards we are going to be giving
out. So If you like LOT of great stuff,
you should donate at the Imperial Elder level. The rewards are well worth it.
Talk to you later…
Saturday, March 2, 2013
What do Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed and NeoExodus have in common?
For those that are video game fans the Ubisoft title, Assassin’sCreed, is one of the better known and
respected game tiles. Recently two of Ubisoft’s writers on Assassin's Creed
III: Liberation won the Writers Guild of America award for outstanding achievement
in video game writing. One of those writers was Richard Farrese. Richard worked for LPJ Design as a writer in the past including working on
the NeoExodus Campaign setting and the upcoming Xao: Island of Iron
and Silk. So when I started this kickstarter for Free RPG Day it only made sense to get in touch with him to
help out and of course he did.
So with
that our $10,000 threshold goal is that of a NeoExodus novella eBook written by
Richard Farrese exclusively for our Imperial Elder ($50) donors and higher.
So if you are a fan of Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed, NeoExodus
and cool fantasy fiction in general, now is the time to support this kickstarter. There are only 15 days left. Don’t miss out on even MORE cool
rewards we have planned. Talk to you later…
Friday, March 1, 2013
What you get for $50 in this Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventure kickstarter…
Remember that first time that you face a killed a dragon?
Remember you first time you finished a dungeon crawl?
Remember the first time you played Pathfinder?
For those who are not noticing, here is the current list of
products that you get at the $50 donation level of this kickstarter:
That is a LOT of stuff you are getting for only $50. Better
still, the more money that we raise and the more threshold goals we keep
reaching, the more stuff we are adding to this reward level. Talk about a sweet
spot. So if you are still on the fence,
DON’T WAIT. Support this Kickster NOW!!! This kickstarter ends this month and you do want to miss out on
supporting Paizo, Pathfinder and Free RPG Day. Talk to you later…
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