tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post2333035393088953274..comments2024-03-29T07:35:51.362+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Death is a feather, duty is a mountainDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-86009753851037452032011-01-24T19:48:38.682+00:002011-01-24T19:48:38.682+00:00That's a very smart idea, Drackler. It's a...That's a very smart idea, Drackler. It's a project that Jamie and I would like to work on, so maybe we'll look into that.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-18105702401976066762011-01-22T22:09:08.544+00:002011-01-22T22:09:08.544+00:00If you ever want to try releasing the Legendary So...If you ever want to try releasing the Legendary Source packs again, you might want to take a look at the homeschooling market. It's not as large, but this is exactly the sort of thing that would sell well, in my opinion. And word of mouth travels fast with those folks.Dracklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046056795295772031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-40620705993355514252011-01-13T10:07:45.328+00:002011-01-13T10:07:45.328+00:00I know what you mean, Hamza. I'm mostly intere...I know what you mean, Hamza. I'm mostly interested in Heian Japan, which predates samurai and all the other baggage most people seem to love. My pet hate in all that stuff is ninja, which were pretty much invented by James Clavell in Shogun. The notion that there used to be medieval villages where people practised creeping across creaky floors, or hiding in the bushes wearing black pyjamas, is not only laughable, it's stultifyingly boring. Jamie and I had to include ninja in Tetsubo because it was being written originally for Games Workshop, but I made sure that our ninja were solitary wizard-tricksters rather than SAS types.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-30984831680840132232011-01-12T00:46:50.969+00:002011-01-12T00:46:50.969+00:00Pretty interesting story yet for some reason, I...Pretty interesting story yet for some reason, I've never really been fascinated by the whole Japanese culture/mythology (unlike seemingly everyone else).asdasdsdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818360109511670073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-27206461831500389752011-01-08T10:12:26.858+00:002011-01-08T10:12:26.858+00:00You're right, Jon - the mind boggles. There...You're right, Jon - the mind boggles. There's an amusing (and probably accurate) preview of what it'll be like here:<br />http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/keanu-reeves-is-turning-japanese-for-47-ronin.phpDave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-12810638099332887342011-01-08T08:43:36.764+00:002011-01-08T08:43:36.764+00:00Coincidentally, Keanu Reeves is about to start fil...Coincidentally, Keanu Reeves is about to start filming a Hollywood version, in 3D. One is not hopeful.Jon Mannhttp://flapp.sourceforge.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-49090085788602723922011-01-07T16:40:31.646+00:002011-01-07T16:40:31.646+00:00Hi Davide - I guess we'll see how the iPad gam...Hi Davide - I guess we'll see how the iPad game sells. A version for Android OS would be next on the list. We're also looking into the posibility of Blood Sword being turned into an iOS game. More on that if and when...<br /><br />The books are doing pretty well, but we need to sell a lot more to continue the series. If they keep on selling for another 6-8 months at the same rate as they have been, we should get the green light to continue. But we really need to get some reviews out there on blogs and websites. The reviews we've been getting on Amazon are great, but those only target people who've already heard of the books. We need to attract new readers. These next 6 months will be make or break for the FL series.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-30327842645182112932011-01-07T14:59:07.184+00:002011-01-07T14:59:07.184+00:00I know this is offtopic, but have you thought abou...I know this is offtopic, but have you thought about releasing the books to a Android Operative System so i can play Fabled Lands on the go in a tablet? That would be awesome.<br /><br />Also i would like to know if the sales of the first 4 books are going well and if more are going to be republished? :) ThanksDavide Ferreiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-83298574024914684882011-01-07T10:15:15.031+00:002011-01-07T10:15:15.031+00:00Some years later, Leo Hartas and I tried to sell t...Some years later, Leo Hartas and I tried to sell the board of Dorling Kindersley on the idea of revamping their rather twee 'n dusty edutainment line. We felt that educational and entertaining didn't have to be opposite poles. Most of the board would've gone for it, too, but the retiring chairman thought the best way to rejuvenate DK would be a return to their '80s founding principles - lol. On this subject I'm with Plutarch, who said: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled. It is a fire to be lit."Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-27199988067157537792011-01-07T09:23:10.406+00:002011-01-07T09:23:10.406+00:00Interesting - a shame the Legendary Sourcepacks ne...Interesting - a shame the Legendary Sourcepacks never saw the light of day.<br />I remember how suspicious my teachers were when they saw how much fun myself and my peers would have reading Fighting Fantasy or similar... They questioned how wholesome a book could possibly be that created so much delight and discussion so quickly, but I think the historical (not to mention literary) value in something like the Legendary Sourcepacks would have been quite convincing!Jamesnoreply@blogger.com