No Wayne Reynolds artwork for NeoExodus and here is why...

I bet you didn't see that one coming...

Email from Wayne Reynolds...

So Pathfinder and Paizo fans, I just got back an email from Wayne Reynolds Artworks. I wonder what that could be about. Hmmm... I wonder what it might be about...

It’s simple, $18k = Wayne Reynolds Cover for Obsidian Apocalypse

We just revealed one of the hidden goals that we have beenplanning for since we started this kickstarter; an exclusive Wayne Reynoldscover for Obsidian Apocalypse when we raise $18K. Now you see why the $20K that we are going to reach doesn’t sound that crazy now. If you know people that have NOT donated and keep asking where to find new cool Pathfinder product, contact them and tell them what we are doing. Time is running out and we have miracles to perform.  Fortune favors the bold. Donate for this kickstarter here! Talk to you later...

Ultimate Combat Playtest from Paizo hits the internet and Wayne Reynolds newest iconic images hit the RPG stage...

Maybe you didn't hear or know, but Paizo has just released the Ultimate Combat Playtest that  includes three all new classes for Pathfinder, Gunslinger, Ninja and Samurai.  Since these are playtest rules, I will let other people debate the ins and outs of them until the release of the actual product, but I will talk about one thing people seem NOT to be talking about. And that is the artwork by Wayne Reynolds.  Once again proving he is the most talented artist currently in the RPG industry, his three images in this product almost come to life with excitement.  The amount of detail that he does on these pieces of artwork, rally any piece of artwork he does, is astonishing.  Don't waste time hearing me brag about the artwork, go get a copy of the Ultimate Combat Playtest and see for yourself.  Talk to you later...

Should I get a Wayne A. Reynolds’ cover for NeoExodus or hire Monte Cook to write something for it…

Well it looks like NeoExodus is moving along a lot faster and slower than I would like and something that came to me was looking over work. Should I spend A LOT of money and get a Wayne A. Reynold’s cover or should I spend that SAME AMOUNT of money and get Monte Cook to write something cool for the campaign book? Which one of these is the better choice? If I go with the visual strength of Wayne Reynolds, that can only help my product look even more professional. But at the same time since Wayne has done so much cover work for WOTC, Paizo and various other game publishers does that like water down the impact of a “Wayne A. Reynolds” cover? Or should I spend that money to assure automatic interest in the setting with the name Monet Cook connect to the project? Which one is the best choice? Which one gives me the most “bang for the buck”? Which is the most important to get more people interested in the NeoExodus: A House Divided?
OR…

Should I just use that money in a different way to help build support the NeoExodus transmedia empire in a different way by doing a webcomic with Jeff Warmester based on NeoExodus?

Better Yet…

It’s the end of the business year, so which one of the following questions are you thinking about: How you are going to spend that extra money OR how do you get some extra money from your business to survive the next year. The better questions is why aren’t you thinking of answers for both of them? Talk to you later…

Wayne Reynolds does it again with Paizo Pathfinder covers!!!

I am not going to rant about this Wayne Reynold cover he did for Paizo's upcoming Ultimate Magic sourcebook like I did last time.  There is no need.  What do you say to perfection? All I can say is that one day, when I save up my pennies, I am getting a Wayne Reynold cover. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the guys who do my artwork, I just want to add Wayne Reynolds name to that list.  Talk to you later...

Would Eberron have been successful if it WAS NOT made by WOTC?

While working on Pirates of the Bronze Sky, I came up with this little thought.  I have to think that "No, it would have not" is the correct answer to my question.  While and exciting and interested setting, there were several other of the setting that made it to the semifinalist round and were released to smaller RPG companies but never went ANYWHERE.  DawnForge and Morningstar are excellent examples of that. Does that mean Eberron was only good because Wizards of the Coast and their marketing budget made it successful not the actual quality setting and material itself? If Wayne Reynolds had not done the covers, would it have done as well? There are 24 RPG products, 40 novels, 1 comic book and two video games based off of the material in Eberron.  Is Eberron that good or is WOTC great at just marketing anything no matter the real quality level of the products they will sell?  Any setting that WOTC makes and would consider "niche", could support a small RPG company for years, if not a decade. Just something to think about next time you are putting together a setting for you RPG Company.  Talk to you later...

[BLEEPING] Wayne [BLEEPING] Reynolds…what the [BLEEP] - [A rant by LPJ]

I can say with honestly that LPJ Design does one thing better than 95% of the PDF RPG publishers in the market today and that is our artwork and graphic design. The artistic work we do, on the budget we do it for, is AMAZING! This isn’t me being cocky. It is the truth. I make sure all the LPJ Design products look great, even though they are made on a shoestring budget and I do mean SHOESTRING BUDGET! All the artists I work with are top notch and I keep their identities on most of them hidden because their work is so good I don’t want anyone else using them. But there is one artist that when I see his work, he makes me realize no one even comes close. It is like magic on the paper. It is always THE BEST…

[Rant on] …and that artwork belongs to Wayne [BLEEPING] Reynolds. That [BLEEPING] guy is [BLEEPING] ridiculous. His artwork is [BLEEPING] top notch. No one else in the [BLEEPING] industry today even come close to the [BLEEPING] work he is doing. What the [BLEEP]! It is not [BLEEPING] natural to be that [BLEEPING] talented. [BLEEPING] Wayne Reynolds is [BLEEPING] sick. I swear, if I see him on the [BLEEPING] street, I am going to cut off his [BLEEPING] hands. He is so [BLEEPING] good, I am actually jealous of his [BLEEPING] talent. Paizo just [BLEEPING] released their [BLEEPING] Advanced Player Guide playtest with all the art by [BLEEPING] Wayne Reynolds, and even in [BLEEPING] black and white pencil sketches, they [BLEEPING] look amazing! I hate that [BLEEPING] Wayne Reynolds. He is too [BLEEPING] good. [Rant off]

Sorry for all that [BLEEPING] language. My mom reads my blog you know. Talk to you later…