Righting a wrong with Freja Ilyanovka...

When I first created the NeoExodus: A House Divided iconic, Freja Ilyanovka, I used the movie, Brotherhood of the Wolf as my inspiration for visually what I wanted to see. The artist I assigned took my idea and ran with it. The image that he came back with was the one that you see here. 

While it is a nice piece the one thing that REALLY stand out with it is the now infamous "boob window". When I first saw it I was like, "Oh yeah! That is what I am talking about!" because I like many men I know are fans of breasts and thighs and this image has both. And I used this image over and over for years. But after time, I noticed that women didn't really seem to like this image. And many women called me out for being sexist. I found this odd due to the fact NeoExodus has women in control in five out of the six major empires and we have an equal amount of male to female iconics. 

But after a while, I didn't feel as good about the image of Freja Ilyanovka. So when we did her chapter opener image and covered up the boob window and made her more empowered WITH her clothes on. With all this today, I spoke to one of my artists that we are going to change the iconic image of Freja Ilyanovka. This is what I wrote him:

I need to do a character design image of the following image. But I what her in a stronger pose. This one makes her look like she is skipping along. I want to give her a traditional "tough guy" pose of Wolverine / Batman / Punisher. Looking cooler and tougher and LESS overt sexual. I also want to cover her "boob window" thanks. Please let me know.

And with that, I can't wait to see the new artwork for Freja Ilyanovka. So remember, when I do stupid things, I want people to tell me they are stupid. Because I know eventually I will get it. I am always a work in progress and I am sorry if you were offended by that artwork. Talk to you later...

Seven days left in Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter

With 7 days left in the list of the second stage stretch goals that we have planned which include Dreamscarred Press, Little Red Goblin Games LLC, Hammerdog Games, Purple Duck Games, Drop Dead Studios, First Ones Entertainment, Sasquatch Game Studio, Storm Bunny Studios, Lost Spheres Publishing, Playground Adventures, Fat Goblin Games, Flaming Crab Games, Adventureaweek.com and Dias Ex Machina. We can still reach all these goals in just 7 days. It is not like we are trying to raise $500K, but only $60,000. Thanks for your interested and support Pathfinder RPG, Third Party Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition fans!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lpjdesign/crisis-of-the-world-eater-for-pathfinder-rpg

DawnforgeCast interviews LPJ Design about Designing and Publishing Adventures and Crisis of the World Eater

Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter Update - March 20 update

Week three and we have reached out $9,000 goal and gained 300% more than our initial asking. I call that an amazing feat! Let’s take a list of the current rewards:

And now we are on to the next threshold goal of $12,000 which is 5th Edition of Dungeon & Dragons Conversion of Alpha Adventure PDF. That is right, we are going BIG TIME with this conversion for 5th Edition of Dungeon & Dragon.

As we are entering into our fourth week we are having our next Bonus Backer Objectives. This week we want you to Tweet your favorite 3PP or Pathfinder Class! #3PPClass OR #CrisisOWE. So spread the word and help us reach even higher rewards! This is the best, easiest thing you can do for us to make become even more successful.

Don’t forget about the Creative Contributions! For as little as $50, you can sponsor to name a person, place, or thing in the Crisis of the World Eater! And for as little $100 you sponsor the artistic interpretation of a character, creature, or action scene illustration in an adventure of your choice. These are two great rewards for those who want to get MORE involved with the kickstarter and be immortalized in a gaming product. Not a bad deal for $50.

With just over two weeks left, we are hoping that we make this even bigger than everyone thinks or expects. Let’s do the amazing and make Crisis of the World Eater even more entertaining than you imagine it will be! As always, thanks for your support!

DawnForgedCast supports the Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter

A fun and creative adventure in the hands of a highly experienced publisher, with over twenty other publishers in support, already fully funded, but with stretch goals you'd actually want? Sign up to support Crisis of the World Eater today!

$9,000 is reached. Now on to supporting 5th Edition D&D

$9,000 is reached!!! With that, we reached Omega Adventure Goal is reached! Thanks to everyone who have supported the Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter! Now we moving to the next threshold of support for 5th Edition D&D, So if you are a fan of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and epic adventures, go now and support this Kickstarter. We can't do this without your support.

More cool artwork from by Dio Mahesa

Here is the development of character design for the iconic, Chimi for Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter by Dio Mahesa. What do you think of this headshot?

Support the Crisis of the Wolrd Eater Kickstarter Here!

Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter Update - March 14 update

Two weeks in and it is going GREAT!!! Let’s take a list of the current rewards:

And with less that $750 until we reach out next threshold goal, you know we are going to keep adding amazing things to this Kickstarter. And with this new updated we are adding ANOTHER reward level:$399 - Amazing Level Reward

As we are entering into our third week we are having our next Bonus Backer Objectives. This week we want you to tweet your favorite 3PP or Pathfinder art! #3PPArt OR #CrisisOWE. So spread the word and help us reach even higher rewards! This is the best, easiest thing you can do for us to make become even more successful.

Don’t forget about the Creative Contributions! For as little as $50, you can sponsor to name a person, place, or thing in the Crisis of the World Eater! And for as little $100 you sponsor the artistic interpretation of a character, creature, or action scene illustration in an adventure of your choice. These are two great rewards for those who want to get MORE involved with the Kickstarter and be immortalized in a gaming product. Not a bad deal for $50.

And new we are SO CLOSE to adding 5th Edition material to this kickstarter I can taste it! Let’s do the amazing and make this kickstarter even greater that we imagined! As always, thank for your support! Support Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter Right here!!!

Rough draft of newest NeoEoxdus Iconics - Shani Bennu

One of our newest artist, Zefanya Maega, just sent us our latest rough draft to our newest NeoExodus iconic Spiritualist, Shani Bennu. We based the visual concept of Shani off of a picture of Satine Phoenix that I thought was an amazing image. As always, I wanted to throw in an exotic look that you would not find in typical European fantasy setting, so I when with an Egyptian influence. And with that, Zefanya can up with this rough image which looks amazing! I am really happy with what I saw and giving him so much freedom to surprise me. What do you all think? Talk to you later...

A little help from our friends...AdventureAWeek.com!!!

Our friends at Adventureaweek.com were kind enough to offer an additional reward to all donors at $49 and up of our Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter: 1 free month subscription to Adventureaweek.com!!!! We will send out the code for the free subscription after the Kickstarter ends! If you ever wondering about trying our Adventureaweek.com, now you have a good FREE reason! Enjoy! Support our Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter here!!!

Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter Update - March 10 update

We are into week 2 of this Kickstarter and we are moving forward to glory!!!!. Let’s take a list of the current rewards: 

And with less that $2,000 until we reach out next threshold goal, you know we are going to keep adding amazing things to this kickstarter. And with this new updated we are adding ANOTHER reward level:$299 - Incredible Level Reward:

• You get a collected full color hardcover printed version of complete Crisis of the World Eater campaign serial. 
• You get PDF copies of all the adventures and side treks of Crisis of the World Eater.This rewards include all stretch goals that are reached. 
• You design a random encounter event and get your name in the credits of a published adventure. LPJ Design will work directly with the donor to create a theme-specific random encounter! Monster? Trap? Natural Hazard? NPC Interaction? You decide! These events appear in the encounter deck stretch-goal (when unlocked). 
• You will be able to pitch your ideas for future 3PP original content over Skype and you'll join the ranks of fully credited designers in the Crisis of the World Eater book. 
• Also you will to submit up to three (3) feats, three (3) spells, three (3) magic items and / or three (3) monsters (subject to design review, see FAQ) for Crisis of the World Eater book OR future LPJ Design or 3PP release. Final decisions on the creative content will be made by the design team.
• Limit 15 people

As this is our second week we are having our next Bonus Backer Objectives. This week we want you to tweet a photo of your 3PP or Pathfinder Stuff. #3PPStuff OR #CrisisOWE. So spread the word and help us reach even higher rewards! This is the best, easiest thing you can do for us to make become even more successful.



Don’t forget about the Creative Contributions! For as little as $50, you can sponsor to name a person, place, or thing in the Crisis of the World Eater! And for as little $100 you sponsor the artistic interpretation of a character, creature, or action scene illustration in an adventure of your choice. These are two great rewards for those who want to get MORE involved with the kickstarter and be immortalized in a gaming product. Not a bad deal for $50.

So let's keep it going and continue to make this kickstarter an even greater success! Talk to you later...

Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter for Pathfinder RPG - March 6 update

Only a week into the Kickstarter and we are moving like a rocket. Let’s take a list of the current rewards:

Moving along with a machine, I am very happy for all the support that everyone has been showing us for this. And with this new updated we are adding ANOTHER reward level: $199 - Remarkable Level Reward

As this is our second week we are having our next Bonus Backer Objectives. This week we want you to tweet a photo of your 3PP or Pathfinder Stuff. #3PPStuff OR #CrisisOWE. So spread the word and help us reach even higher rewards! This is the best, easiest thing you can do for us to make become even more successful.

Don’t forget about the Creative Contributions! For as little as $50, you can sponsor to name a person, place, or thing in the Crisis of the World Eater! And for as little $100 you sponsor the artistic interpretation of a character, creature, or action scene illustration in an adventure of your choice. These are two great rewards for those who want to get MORE involved with the kickstarter and be immortalized in a gaming product. Not a bad deal for $50.

So let's keep it going and continue to make this kickstarter an even greater success! Talk to you later...

Crisis of the World Eater for Pathfinder RPG - March 3 update

Only a few days into the Kickstarter and we are moving at an amazing pace. First off let’s look at our current rewards:

Not bad for a start, but we have so much more to go. And one of the biggest things to help that along is that we are adding an all new reward level: $99 - Excellent Level Reward. This level consist of:

With all this going on have the best way to support this kickstarter is with social media with our Backer Objectives Rewards. This week we are focusing on tweeting your best 3PP or Pathfinder memory. #3PPMemory #CrisisOWE. So spread the word and help us reach even higher rewards! This is the best, easiest thing you can do for us to make become even more successful.

Don’t forget about the Creative Contributions! For as little as $50, you can sponsor to name a person, place, or thing in the Crisis of the World Eater! And for as little $100 you sponsor the artistic interpretation of a character, creature, or action scene illustration in an adventure of your choice. These are two great rewards for those who want to get MORE involved with the kickstarter and be immortalized in a gaming product. Not a bad deal for $50.

In the realm of YouTube video, we have had an remarkable interview with the guys from Nerdarchy about this kickstarter. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/crXOhZKDSeM

Also we just celebrated the 100 episode of Transparency Agenda. This is a little celebration of what we have been doing with this series plus, of course we talk about this kickstarter. You can watch it here: 

So let's keep it going and continue to make this kickstarter an even greater success! Talk to you later...

Nerdarchy's Live Chat with Louis Porter Jr. a Tabletop RPG 3rd Party Publisher

I just did a Google hangouts with the guys at Nerdarchy about Louis Porter Jr. Design, the Crisis of the World Eater Kickstarter, Pathfinder RPG, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and many other gaming and comic related material. Go give it a watch!

Crisis of the World Eater is NOW LIVE at Kickstarter!!!

Crisis of the World Eater is NOW LIVE at Kickstarter!!!  

Click on this link NOW and support this amazing kickstarter!!!

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Start saving your money. This is going to be a LOT of fun!!!

What the difference 24 hours makes ... in graphic design...

So when I have ideas for new layout, I try them out BEFORE the actually see the light of day on paper of on a computer. I am guess that is very typical for graphic designers and art directors like Rick Hershey, @Marc Radle at Kobold Press or Sarah Robinson at Paizo. So instead of keeping that progress in the dark, I thought I might show you and cover idea are am working on with a new adventure series tentatively called Strange World.

As you see it is kind of a split cover where you could use one piece of art and split it OR take two pieces of art and use it. But like I said I am just working out some ideas here. Who knows what the final version will look like. Enjoy!

See what the difference 24 hours can make...

Talk to you later...

[LPJ Design] For a Limited time, Crisis of the World Eater Prequel - A Warning Too Late is PAY WHAT YOU WANT!!!

For a limited time, Louis Porter Jr. Design’s Crisis of the World Eater Prequel - A Warning Too Late for The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com is PAY WHAT YOU WANT!!! Here is information on this product:

All across the world, an unexpected psychic broadcast seeps into the mind of every living thing, filling their minds with portents of death and destruction. Tens of thousands of people, especially those attuned to magical forces, are driven to suicide. The Confederated Nations, the world’s most bountiful empire, immediately launch an investigation, tracing the broadcast back to the Kray Wasteland. The wasteland is the result of the Kray Comet striking the world just over a century ago, a thousand miles south of the Capitol of the Confederated Nations. Officially, it is too irradiated to enter safely, but facing the possibility of another deadly broadcast, they have little choice.

Instead of a crater, however, the supposed impact site is home to a squat, grey complex. Decades ago, this now-abandoned laboratory was used to endow a dedicated group of warriors with extraordinary abilities. Only three of these super-warriors remain: the powerful Vault, the clever Synapse, and the raging Ozone. Drawn by the same broadcast that killed so many others, they have returned to the Complex. They know what lies at the center - not a meteor, but a powerful entity from another world, who arrived here nearly a century ago with a grave warning.

But the PAY WHAT YOU WANT pricing is limited until February 28. So if you are interesting and want to pick this up for an amazing price, NOW IS THE TIME!!! Don’t wait and miss out. 

Available at RPGNow.com here!!!

And finally, the ALL NEW cover of NeoExodus Campaign Setting...

BOOM! [Drops the mic...]

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The process of creating amazing artwork

Here is some amazing artwork we got in and we wanted to see what happens with the process with LPJ Design. Enjoy!

Transparency Agenda January 2016 Special with Gary Ray

I would like to thank Gary Ray​ of Black Diamond Games​ who was kind enough to answer some interesting and informative questions during this interview. If you want to learn more about what retailers have to do with in the process of selling game and how to do it, this episode of Transparency Agenda is for you!

Less than a week until Transparency Agenda January 2016 Special with Gary Ray of Black Diamond

I have noticed only a few of you have signed up for the upcoming Transparency Agenda January 2016 Special with Gary Ray of Black Diamond and there are some who have not signed up to watch it. Let me tell you, if you are a table top game designer and/or publisher and you are NOT going to watch this, then YOU ARE AS A DUMB AS A BRICK and your company is going to fail. Period.

Are you kidding me?!?!?!?? I am getting one of the TOP gaming stores in the USA let alone the world and I am going to go complete BEAST MODE on him asking tough questions and getting to the heart of the retail / publisher issues like:

Why do retailers hate Kickstarter so much?

Or Why do retailers never want to support small publishers in the start, then complain when they can’t get their stuff in the store?

Or even, How much does it suck that Cards Against Humanity doesn’t care about dealing with retailers and shouts them out of making money?

I am sure there are some real tough questions you would like to ask a retailer and get an honest answer, and NOW is the time to ask them. Even though you will be able to see this later on YouTube, not one might ask the question you want to hear. So sign up and make sure you are going to be there. Hope to see you on Saturday!