tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post4676037128413302350..comments2024-03-29T07:35:51.362+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Expressionist dancing zombiesDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-78697460215378891522017-03-08T09:06:53.979+00:002017-03-08T09:06:53.979+00:00I'll post about it when I'm allowed to, Mi...I'll post about it when I'm allowed to, Mike, but at the moment it's being submitted to publishers so we have to keep it under wraps. I ought to add that it's probably not going to appeal to most Fabled Lands fans - it's not that kind of a gamebook - but there might be a little overlap with people who liked my Frankenstein app. Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-82527823877067144512017-03-08T00:51:27.883+00:002017-03-08T00:51:27.883+00:00Such a tease, Dave!Such a tease, Dave!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831780348561743931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91934049373067646232017-03-07T20:58:46.648+00:002017-03-07T20:58:46.648+00:00FL Quests were only one of the projects on the lis...FL Quests were only one of the projects on the list Jamie and I made up. Maybe we can fit in something before the campaign for FL8 - though not for a while, as we're currently writing an new gamebook not related to any series or genre we've done before. That's all I'm going to say for now ;-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57066893120318888492017-03-07T05:56:45.513+00:002017-03-07T05:56:45.513+00:00You'll probably want to coordinate with Megara...You'll probably want to coordinate with Megara or whoever. As I understand it, the idea is to run the KS for FL 8 after FL 7 comes out. You probably don't want a KS for Fabled Lands Quests competing with one for FL 8.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-88147600198476197452017-03-06T23:47:43.827+00:002017-03-06T23:47:43.827+00:00I think this thread began as a Kickstarter for Cur...I think this thread began as a Kickstarter for Curse of the God Kings, Mike... but Jamie and I made a list of several projects we could do. As for The Lone & Level Sands -- that's Paul Gresty's gig if he wants it. He's earned it with his fantastic work on The Serpent King's Domain.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-37008193897798327902017-03-06T23:04:59.664+00:002017-03-06T23:04:59.664+00:00Are we discussing a Kickstarter for Fabled Lands: ...Are we discussing a Kickstarter for Fabled Lands: The Lone and Level Sands? Count me in!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831780348561743931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91330882300217480562017-03-06T11:05:49.089+00:002017-03-06T11:05:49.089+00:00Certainly I need to decide which to do, Michael. A...Certainly I need to decide which to do, Michael. An app could include a lot more conditional text, micro-choices, etc. I found when I looked at turning my Frankenstein gamebook app into a physical book that I'd need to lose about 80% of it. But I think most of the people who'd back a gamebook Kickstarter would agree with you.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-58000365611459801742017-03-06T11:02:07.520+00:002017-03-06T11:02:07.520+00:00That's a very smart idea, John. Also, I realiz...That's a very smart idea, John. Also, I realized I can get backers' addresses when they support the PDF, and contact them individually later to provide an at-cost print version.<br /><br />Now I just need to find the clear month required to run a KS campaign...Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-60616261395259229582017-03-06T07:24:03.141+00:002017-03-06T07:24:03.141+00:00I'd prefer a .pdf to an app, because I don'...I'd prefer a .pdf to an app, because I don't have a machine that can run Apple software. Figure a lot more people have Adobe Reader than have Apple OS. For my part, I'll but the .pdf and the book, using the first to tide me over until the second is available.<br /><br />Plus those of us who get the .pdf can act as editors to spot small goofs to get them corrected in the physical book.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-61920125622528168422017-03-06T05:18:16.949+00:002017-03-06T05:18:16.949+00:00Or just create it as an app Dave.
Having said tha...Or just create it as an app Dave.<br /><br />Having said that, I'll always prefer a physical book over a pdf.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820212330098297211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-90670619362002464472017-03-05T23:30:36.069+00:002017-03-05T23:30:36.069+00:00It is possible to buy gift cards on Amazon to send...It is possible to buy gift cards on Amazon to send to friends, and Amazon runs its own promotions with codes, but I'm not sure whether the publisher of a book can get codes from Amazon that would allow the book to be purchased at a discount. I'll look into that. Our goal would be that the Kickstarter backers could buy the physical book at cost (ie just printing & shipping) having backed the PDF.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-7539827453893145112017-03-05T22:16:24.941+00:002017-03-05T22:16:24.941+00:00I just ordered Dr. Strange and there was a point a...I just ordered Dr. Strange and there was a point at checkout where I could enter a gift card or promotion code. You'd need to check with Amazon to work out the details, but presumably you could link a discount to a promotion code that backers could use on the physical book. I'd wait to send out that particular reward (the code) until the books are ready to be sold so the code doesn't get spread around the internet. Or not. As long as the book makes money even with the discount, a bunch of people buying it is a good thing. Up to you.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-19586315430363090382017-03-05T18:08:49.812+00:002017-03-05T18:08:49.812+00:00A discount code would be ideal. Do Amazon (or Crea...A discount code would be ideal. Do Amazon (or Createspace) do those? They *ought* to...Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-87963006895598938322017-03-05T13:59:02.906+00:002017-03-05T13:59:02.906+00:00I don't know how it would work for Amazon, but...I don't know how it would work for Amazon, but Drivethrurpg frequently offers a discount for those who buy the print and pdf versions of a product. Maybe a higher reward could be .pdfs of one or more other Fabled Lands books or one of Keep of the Lich Lord. And included for those who get an extra pdf is a coupon or discount code that can be used toward the purchase of the physical book(s).johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57778820854971612612017-03-05T10:04:14.883+00:002017-03-05T10:04:14.883+00:00If we do a Kickstarter I'm thinking it would h...If we do a Kickstarter I'm thinking it would have to be for a PDF. The trouble with Kickstarters for physical products is that almost all the money goes on printing and shipping rather than creating the content. But once the PDF was done we could put a print version on sale on Amazon... but would backers feel short-changed by that? I guess there's only one way to find out.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-147663173103098582017-03-05T03:15:03.771+00:002017-03-05T03:15:03.771+00:00The Serpent King's Domain was funded August 3,...The Serpent King's Domain was funded August 3, 2015. The now laughably optimistic delivery date was June 2016. Anyone funding anything like this knows that even when they're funded, it's going to take a good long while for them to be written, illustrated, edited and delivered. <br /><br />I figure run the thing. Make sure the initial goal is enough to make it worth the while of those involved and set a more realistic delivery date. Like if you run it in May say it might be delivered by March 2019, but no hard promises and it might get done earlier.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-25610346716938503842017-03-05T01:25:20.125+00:002017-03-05T01:25:20.125+00:00Jamie does keep saying we should do a Kickstarter....Jamie does keep saying we should do a Kickstarter. I don't think he's read previous posts on the drawbacks of that, though. If there were a way to do it, I agree it would fit well as a Fabled Lands Quest in western Ankon-Konu.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-27246908182790476852017-03-05T01:18:06.224+00:002017-03-05T01:18:06.224+00:00I'd love to see this done as a Fabled Lands Qu...I'd love to see this done as a Fabled Lands Quest. It could be set in The Plains of Howling Darkness in or around the Peaks of the World. Alternately this could be set in western Ankon-Konu as a preview of The Lone and Level Sands. Heck, I'd like to see it in Chrysoprais or Attilica, too. johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-78048636367273658022017-03-04T11:50:22.327+00:002017-03-04T11:50:22.327+00:00Hi Dave, sorry to interrupt the undead interpretiv...Hi Dave, sorry to interrupt the undead interpretive dance troupe, but you asked me to remind you to pitch "Curse of the Godkings" at some point and this talk of gamebooks has just reminded me ! John Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249152658906641154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-57177017770101232032017-03-03T23:23:09.332+00:002017-03-03T23:23:09.332+00:00The only map for GD4, Michael, was the one I drew ...The only map for GD4, Michael, was the one I drew when I ran it as a Tekumel scenario (http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/last-of-golden-dragons.html) and that didn't need detailed maps of any of the building interiors. I assume when I wrote the gamebook I just did it all from memory.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-34712197974724580352017-03-03T20:24:58.784+00:002017-03-03T20:24:58.784+00:00I never bothered with mapping back in the day, tho...I never bothered with mapping back in the day, though should have given many of the crazily difficult FF bookd. Or indeed your GD4 Dave; do you have a map for that one in your archives?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820212330098297211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-13542442009546577062017-03-03T13:10:31.959+00:002017-03-03T13:10:31.959+00:00Thanks, Ron. I remember the first ever time I went...Thanks, Ron. I remember the first ever time I went into a dungeon in a game. I had no idea that it was what we'd be doing for the next few hours, so I didn't even think of making a map. By the time I twigged that it was a *big* underground area, we were already lost. Getting out again was an experience!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-19187115078741100342017-03-03T11:02:02.077+00:002017-03-03T11:02:02.077+00:00Definitely more of a barnstormer, the BFA was alwa...Definitely more of a barnstormer, the BFA was always Plan B. :) But we tried to keep line maps so that we could at least find our way out, and occasionally find that secret room. Nice post!<br />--Ron--rredmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763363624372117238noreply@blogger.com