by VolcanoLotus

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The pricing makes sense to me; it tells me that their priority is playing.

I think of Metatopia near New York City. Player badges start at $20, but designer badges start over $100; this is because the focus is on unpublished games, so they want to encourage as many testers as they can get, while still being able to pay for the event (and, presumably, make a profit).

I’m not going to be able to bring my game there this year, and while I’d of course prefer to spend less money, I think their approach makes sense: it encourages more people who are totally free to play others’ games vs running their own stuff, and it also weeds out designers who aren’t serious by asking for an upfront investment. (The downside is that it likely also weeds out designers who are serious without the means to afford it, but no scenario would be without compromise.)

I went to Gen Con this year, as well as a small local con. The latter, I’m not sure what they charged, but there were something like 4 vendors there total; I could’ve easily stood in one corner and thrown a tennis ball beyond the other of the exhibit area. But that wasn’t the focus of that con; they were trying to maximize space to play games.

by SeaofStars

Do characters have families (or similar) that they come from? How can you best use family ties to spur interaction, roleplay, and adventure? Do you have examples of using family well -or poorly- in a game?

Thinking a bit of Burn Notice here where the main character's mother is a reoccuring character, causing problems and drama but also pointing the way to jobs, and his brother is a source of trouble, having to be rescued from his poor choices more often than not.

by Albia

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chromatine wrote:

This is very enticing, thanks for sharing! :)

You're very welcome! Another post is coming up. So much is happening in this world! Really a fun time.

by MhidDa

JLongden wrote:

It's been shipping for a little while now, bit by bit. From what I've seen, it looks like European fulfilment is ahead of North American.

Okay, that makes sense. I forgot about it multiple times (when I backed it, the son I backed it with still lived at home...has since moved out :)) and when we got the emails this summer about confirming addresses, I figured I should start watching my tracking apps....and radio silence since then. good to know it has arrived somewhere, gives me hope I may see it this year after all (unlike Cyberpunk 2027 the board game)

by Derang3d

Microlite20, Microlite20: Purest Essence.

Somebody started a single dungeon but I think we tarried so long he lost all steam and we never even made it in, tho the bar setting was fun, for me at least.

Then I started a run elsewhere and did a whole bunch of prep work and lost steam the very moment they stepped into the bit I'd actually prepped for - tho the improvised bits before that were fun, again, for me at least. I think Kirby liked it, too - mostly.

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