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class="entry-content"> <p>Since we’re about out of year, I decided to hurry up and put together my post for my year in review. I’ll be comparing to 2018, which you can see <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://followmeanddie.com/2018/12/29/2018-year-of-gaming-in-review/" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> <p>You can listen here to my <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="2019 in Review and 2020 & Beyond Podcast (opens in a new tab)" href="https://anchor.fm/follow-me-and-die/episodes/Episode-170---2019-in-Review-and-2020-and-Beyond-e9sieh" target="_blank">2019 in Review and 2020 & Beyond Podcast</a>. It’s got a slightly different focus than this post.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Conventions</h4> <p>I didn’t do as much playing or running RPGs or playing any games as I had hoped. While I did attend <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Gary Con (opens in a new tab)" href="https://garycon.com/" target="_blank">Gary Con</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Marmalade Dog (opens in a new tab)" href="https://marmaladedog.org/" target="_blank">Marmalade Dog</a>, <a href="http://www.grand-con.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Grand Con (opens in a new tab)">Grand Con</a>, and <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="UCON (opens in a new tab)">UCON</a>, I had a larger challenge than normal getting in the mood to plan and run games. I did manage to submit games to run for the usual conventions I attend, Gary Con, Marmalade Dog, and UCon. As always, it went well and both I and the players had fun. </p> <p>I also participated in Procrasticon I. A bunch of Anchor podcasters threw together an impromptu 24 hour online con. I signed up to run a game, but no one signed up. I played in a couple of games and had a blast. One is the Monday night game I play in now.</p> <p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/139762/Barrowmaze-Complete?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Barrowmaze (opens in a new tab)">Barrowmaze</a> using Delving Deeper was an online game I played several sessions. My first character, a fighter, died, carried off and eaten by ghouls. My current character is a 4th level cleric. We’re on hiatus til spring.</p> <p>B/X in the Broken Lands with the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/132809/GAZ10-The-Orcs-of-Thar-Basic?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Orcs of Thar (opens in a new tab)">Orcs of Thar</a> Mystara supplements. I play a 4th level hobgoblin Monday nights.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Playing & Running RPGs</h4> <p>It wasn’t until the middle of September that I managed to get the bug to create a new campaign that I actually ran an online game. I settled on <em><a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/http://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-j-bull/delving-deeper-reference-rules-compendium/paperback/product-22746043.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Delving Deeper</a></em>, and created a campaign that I called Delvers’ Deep. The name Delvers’ Deep comes from the only thing I ever submitted to the <a href="https://www.dungeoncontest.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="One Page Dungeon Contest (opens in a new tab)">One Page Dungeon Contest</a>, <em>The Dire Druids of Delvers’ Deep</em>. I’ve run that at a few conventions. Only the name so far, exists in the campaign world. I ran it as a drop-in/drop-out game, sort of a modified West Marches. After 9 sessions players were unable to commit and then my work got busy. </p> <p>Sadly, the amount of work for the day job has gone off the charts. I ended up cancelling games, and finally putting my campaign on hold until things return to “normal”. I’ve used up so much of my creativity that I also broke the pace of my regular podcast. I went from 3 episodes a week to none. I went over a month without a podcast until I had an episode on December 6th. This has also affected the frequency of blog posts and my drive to work on my monthly PDFs.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Card Game</h4> <p>I’ve had a hard time motivating myself to do some more hard work on the card game. Playtests have been very informative, but I haven’t done as many as I wanted. I have added some detailed notes for some additional rules based on feedback from the last few playtests. I need to build test deck 3. The amount of work that is is a mountain, that I have yet to climb. I can do it in a long day. I had hoped to have it in my hands by now. I really want it in time for Gary Con. </p> <p>What about the Kickstarter? I’m really torn about this. I don’t have the new art as fast as I want. I’m also burnt out with Kickstarter, and get the impression many are. That is in addition to the way Kickstarter treats it’s workers. Also the Kickstarter user interface is very crude. I built a dummy campaign to figure out how to do what I want, and it is not easy. Part of me wants to just put the game out on Game Crafter, which is very easy. But I want to make it easily available worldwide. So I’m also considering DriveThru Cards. I need to order a deck from there to see what sort of quality it has.</p> <p>Part of me just wants it done. I’m sure many other creatives hit that same wall. I just need to persevere and do the best job I can to make the rules and the cards work. I had an idea for a Halloween themed deck of cards about 6 weeks before Halloween. I’ll see about maybe doing it for 2020, if everything comes together for the game.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Publishing</h4> <p>This time last year, I had 5 PDFs on DriveThruRPG. Currently I have 17 since I have yet to complete the PDF for December. I will finish up my December PDF and publish it before the end of the year. This will give me my first calendar year of publishing and sales.</p> <p>I now have 2 Copper Best Sellers and 2 Silver Best Sellers on DriveThru RPG. My first PDF, <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250366/Locks-Vaults-and-Hiding-Places?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Locks, Vaults, and Hiding Places</a></em> [<em>Affilate Link</em>] is only 19 paid sales away from Silver. My first Copper and then first Silver, <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257575/Caravans--Trade?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Caravans & Trade</a></em> [<em>Affilate Link</em>] , is 77 paid sales away from Electrum.</p> <p> You can check out my full list of titles at my <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="DriveThru RPG Publisher Page (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13430/Follow-Me-And-Die-Entertainment-LLC?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">DriveThru RPG Publisher Page</a>. [<em>Affilate Link</em>] </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">By The Numbers</h4> <p>Publishing: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>All Time Grand Totals:</strong> 6389 total downloads for 678 paid sales $840.85 $588.60</li><li><strong>2019 Grand Totals:</strong> 5171 total downloads for 471 paid sales $585.77 $410.04 (All included in the numbers above.)</li><li>T-Shirts on <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/follow-me-and-die" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" label="TeeSpring (opens in a new tab)" class="broken_link">TeeSpring </a>– Still 0 sales beyond what I’ve bought for friends and family.</li></ul> <p>As a DriveThruRPG Affiliate, I’ve made $113.56, all but the last $25.00 spent on new purchases. Just waiting to spend it on another game or supplement.</p> <p>On <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Patreon (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.patreon.com/FollowMeAndDie" target="_blank">Patreon</a>, I have 5 followers, up from 3 last year. I had 6 at one point, and would have 7 had 2 not had to drop off. $137.00 before fees. I’ve seen none of it since my personal and business accounts linked, it minimizes how much I pay each month for all the other Patreons I back. I really appreciate my patrons and their feedback and encouragement.</p> <p>A few months ago, I decided to enable ads on my podcast. I have yet to go through the back catalog and insert a spot for ads. I’ve made a whopping $14.67.</p> <p>Amazon Affiliate. I’m an Amazon Affiliate, but have yet to have anyone buy anything. They give you 180 days for a qualified purchase or they drop you. This is my second go around at this. I don’t expect to get rich, but would love for enough to negate my expenses for web space, domain name, art, etc. I’ve got 12 years give or take before I retire, and I need to achieve at least a net 0 expenses to maintain all the things I hope to be doing when I can give up my day job. Here’s a link to games. I’d greatly appreciate anyone using this link as it helps me out without any expense to you.</p> <p>Here’s one for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Dungeon Crawl Classics (opens in a new tab)" href="https://amzn.to/2PTcF91" target="_blank">Dungeon Crawl Classics</a>. [<em>Affiliate Link</em>]</p> <div class="alignleft"> <script type="text/javascript"> amzn_assoc_ad_type = "banner"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_placement = "assoc_banner_placement_default"; amzn_assoc_campaigns = "game_downloads"; amzn_assoc_banner_type = "category"; amzn_assoc_p = "12"; amzn_assoc_isresponsive = "false"; amzn_assoc_banner_id = "1E4PWPPRW5PGAVT70H82"; amzn_assoc_width = "300"; amzn_assoc_height = "250"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "fmad20-20"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "d81a50e8f0d4d1184bd2259ecdfaab3c"; </script> <script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&Operation=GetScript&ID=OneJS&WS=1"></script> </div> <p>[^ <em>Affiliate Link</em> ^]</p> <p> So I’ve made $1,106.08 before fees, leaving $849.98. That does not cover the expenses it took to earn it and I waited to collect the publishing payout for 2018 until 2019 for tax purposes. It’s pennies per hour for all the effort and still less than the net of one regular paycheck. This should illustrate why it is so difficult to make money online, even just a little extra. </p> <p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="YouTube (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Followmeanddie" target="_blank">YouTube </a>– 474 subscribers up 240 from last year, 71 videos up 7 from last year. With over 40,000 lifetime views. My series<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" Roll20 For The Absolute Beginner (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7cQu33X53NTBN167wOnaGwuK8WCf6w6" target="_blank"> Roll20 For The Absolute Beginner</a> is the most popular. I started a new series in 2019 – <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="How To AD&D 1e (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7cQu33X53ODvqdm_cSJyJvBaKH3cPvy" target="_blank">How To AD&D 1e</a>. I plan to keep adding to each series. Over 425 subscribers to go until I can think about ads, since one of the criteria is a minimum 1,000 subscribers.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/followmeanddie1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" label="Twitter (opens in a new tab)" class="broken_link">Twitter </a>– 1092 followers up 372 from last year.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FollowMeAndDie" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="FB (opens in a new tab)">FB </a>– 143 Likes up 79 from last year and 145 Followers up 80 from last year.</p> <p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Reddit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FollowMeAndDie/" target="_blank">Reddit </a>– Karma of 480 up 408 from last year.</p> <p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Instagram (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.instagram.com/followme_anddie/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram </a>– I started Instagram on June 26, 2018, but didn’t mention it in last year’s post. I ended 2018 with 67 followers and am up to 128 followers.</p> <p>Blog posts 52 published posts, down 69 from last year, and 2 new drafts, down 4 from last year for a total of 25 drafts.</p> <p>Total blog posts 797 counting this one you’re reading.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasting</h4> <p>I have 11,886 total plays among my 170 episodes, for an average of 69.9 listeners per episode. 6 episodes are over 100 listeners. My first episode is at 150 listeners. I plan to do a year end podcast so the final 2019 numbers will change.</p> <p>Last year’s hiatus due to work and family drama saw my podcast’s trend for growth smacked down. The proliferation of new RPG podcasters on Anchor has made it easier to get lost in the noise. No one has time to listen to all of them consistently. </p> <p>I wonder how much longer I’ll maintain the effort.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Kickstarters I’ve Backed</h4> <p>I still backed way too many Kickstarters in 2019. 5 that should have delievered in 2018 arrived in 2019. Of 10 Kickstarters that should have delivered in 2019 that did deliver in 2019, 1 was early, 1 was on time, and 8 were late. This is the source of my disillusionment with Kickstarter. I want it when they say they’ll deliver, not months or years later. I go in for Kickstarters that I’ve never used or read the game. I know I’m not alone in this.</p> <p>12 more Kickstarters are supposed to deliver in 2019, and only 2 of those appear on track to meet that goal or only be a couple weeks late.</p> <p>I have 19 overdue Kickstarters. I hate to think how much money that is. I have not updated my page here on the blog where I track the Kickstarters I’ve backed. I want to help my friends with their projects, but when so many of them are late. Some do a great job of explaining things and are late for good reason, and do a great job of making sure things go at ASAP. Others do a terrible job of communicating and are late and when they do communicate, it is sometimes more frustrating than silence. I’ve learned which publishers/creators I’ve backed that I’ll never back again because of how late they were. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">My Tips For Those Running Kickstarters:</h4> <p>I’ve backed 77 Kickstarters that funded, and only 3 that did not. So my track record of picking the ones that will fund is very good. As for picking those that deliver on time, not so much.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>If you’re always 6 months late on delivery of a Kickstarter, add 6 months to the delivery date of future Kickstarters.</li><li>If you’re not good at communicating and keeping backers informed. Don’t launch a Kickstarter. If you do a Kickstarter anyway, suck it up and communicate. </li><li>Don’t wait to deliver bad news.</li><li>Do the work BEFORE you click Launch!</li><li>Pay the artists, layout and others as soon as you have agreed to/when the money arrives.</li><li>When the money arrives, pay all the bills/vendors to minimize the tax burden. </li><li>Get along with your team until delivery is complete. Don’t have interpersonal, legal, whatever nonsense. Get it done. Be Professional.</li><li>Minimize the points where things can go wrong.</li></ul> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Final Thoughts on 2019</h4> <p>I didn’t meet all my goals. That’s a realistic occurrence. However, I did well on the goals I met. I’m still here and I’m not quitting. The nature of my day job with it’s busiest time of year in December and more so in January forces me to pull back from spending time on my hobbies. </p> <p>I’m also working on a review of the stats of the blog, such as the most popular topics in 2019. That will be another blog post that will take a bit to pull together.</p> <p>One of the coolest RPG things I ever did was participating as a player and DM for the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT7cQu33X53NqQsIVFyi-VJ5qSZzTRgHZ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="first ever livecast of a D&D game (5e) from Gary Gygax's old house (opens in a new tab)">first ever livecast of a D&D game (5e) from Gary Gygax’s old house </a>to benefit Extra Life. Having a video of all four games allows me to relive it a bit. Seeing how I run a game is also a helpful teaching tool to help me get better.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">What’s Ahead in 2020</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Release my card game whether through Kickstarter or directly via Game Crafter or DriveThruCards.</li><li>Continue one PDF a month for my Patreon that is also released on DriveThruRPG.</li><li>Evaluate my podcast and determine if it is worth my time to resume when work slows down.</li><li>Attend conventions and run and play games.</li><li>More regular blog posting.<ul><li>I’d like to read more blogs like I indicated at last years round up post, but I didn’t do very well.</li></ul></li><li>More videos on YouTube.</li><li>Run and play more games in person and/or online.</li><li>I’ve been invited back to the next round of live cast RPGs from Gary’s old house, so I’m letting ideas tumble in the back of my mind. </li></ul> <p>2019 was overall a great year. I let my thoughts and self-judgement get in the way of enjoying it as much as I should have. The older I get, the more I realize, no one else will ensure I have fun. It’s up to me. </p> <p>For 2020 Gary Con, I’ll bring my card game for pick up games, and bring some stuff to run or play pick up games. I will focus on playing some wargames and a few other things. I don’t want to pack my schedule, as I want to enjoy things as much as I can with the con more crowded than prior years.</p> <p>As with last year, I look forward to the changes and opportunities that lie ahead in 2020. I hope it is a great year of growth and opportunity fulfilled for all of you. May you play often, roll well, grow rich and powerful, and save or destroy the world as is your wont. </p> <p></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/podcasting/" rel="tag">Podcasting</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/self-publishing/" rel="tag">Self Publishing</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/year-in-review/" rel="tag">Year In Review</a></span></footer></article> <article id="post-6959" class="post-6959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rpgs tag-business tag-card-games tag-copyright tag-game-publishing tag-ip tag-patent tag-trademark"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/21/ip-the-ogl-game-publishing/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1038" height="576" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IP-OGLGamePublishing-1038x576.png" class="attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width size-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IP-OGLGamePublishing-1038x576.png 1038w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IP-OGLGamePublishing-672x372.png 672w" sizes="(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px" /> </a> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/category/rpgs/" rel="category tag">RPGs</a></span> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/21/ip-the-ogl-game-publishing/" rel="bookmark">IP, The OGL, & Game Publishing</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/21/ip-the-ogl-game-publishing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2019-12-21T19:16:17-05:00">December 21, 2019</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://followmeanddie.com/author/admin/" rel="author">admin</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/21/ip-the-ogl-game-publishing/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">PREFACE</h4> <p><strong>IANAL </strong>–<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <strong>I A</strong>m <strong>NOT A L</strong>awyer</span></em>. This means do your own research and consult your own attorney(s). This is my notes on the topic that I thought others would find helpful. I welcome constructive criticism. That is, if you tell me I am wrong, please give a <strong><em>source citation, with a link to this information</em></strong>. <strong>NOTE:</strong> I am a citizen and resident of the USA, so the following primarily concerns U.S. Law. Those in other countries will need to research the rules for your country.</p> <p>I had to do research for releasing my own PDFs on <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13430/Follow-Me-And-Die-Entertainment-LLC?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="DriveThruRPG (opens in a new tab)">DriveThruRPG </a>[<em>Affiliate Link</em>] and for figuring out what I needed to do for eventually publishing my card game. (You can sign up for the Kickstarter announcement email list <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://followmeanddie.com/sign-up-for-kickstarter-updates/" target="_blank">here</a>. It will only alert to the Kickstarter launch.)</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">RECOMMENDATIONS</h4> <p>I suggest you check out the following two resources:</p> <p><strong>Matt Finch’s YT Playlist:</strong><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptTCxApuRIgObYc2zwMqwLa5WNFJl224">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptTCxApuRIgObYc2zwMqwLa5WNFJl224</a> </p> <p><strong>Frylocks Copyright of Statblocks Series:</strong><br> Part 1: Copyrightability of #RPG Stat Blocks #DnD #copyright #iplaw<br><a href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/part1statblocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/part1statblocks/ (opens in a new tab)"> https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/part1statblocks/</a></p> <p>Part 2: Copyrightability of #RPG Abilities and Spells #DnD #copyright #iplaw<br><a href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/part2abilitiesspells/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/part2abilitiesspells/ (opens in a new tab)"> https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/19/part2abilitiesspells/</a></p> <p>Part 3: The Damage Done by the Otherwise Ineffectual Open Gaming License #DnD #copyright #iplaw #ogl<br><a href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/part3ogl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/part3ogl/ (opens in a new tab)"> https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/part3ogl/</a></p> <p>Part 3.5: A Mild Retraction That Makes Matters Worse for #WotC #DnD #copyright #iplaw #ogl<br><a href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/part35retraction/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/part35retraction/ (opens in a new tab)"> https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/part35retraction/</a></p> <p>Part 4: FAQ/FRI #DnD #copyright #iplaw #ogl<br> <a href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/09/02/part-4-faq-fri-dnd-copyright-iplaw-ogl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/09/02/part-4-faq-fri-dnd-copyright-iplaw-ogl/ (opens in a new tab)">https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/09/02/part-4-faq-fri-dnd-copyright-iplaw-ogl/</a></p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">3 parts of IP (Intellectual Property)</h4> <p>It is very important to understand the differences between these three things as they are often confused, especially when they are all discussed in the same article.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Patent</li><li>Trademark</li><li>Copyright</li></ul> <p><strong>PATENT:</strong> </p> <p>Expires in 14 years for a design patent and 20 years for a utility patent . Can only be renewed by an act of Congress in the U.S. Apply for them <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.uspto.gov/patent" target="_blank">here</a>. There is a fee that varies on the exact type of patent.</p> <p>Game mechanics are extremely hard to Patent.</p> <p>WOTC had a patent on “Tapping A Card” for <em>Magic The Gathering</em>, which is now <strong><a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US5662332?oq=US5662332A" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">expired</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong><em>A patent application is very complex. I would not attempt one without a lawyer. </em></strong></p> <p><strong>TRADEMARK:</strong></p> <p>In addition to Federal trademarks, which you can apply for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademark" target="_blank">here</a>, each of the 50 states have their own trademark laws. There is a fee to register and depending on specifics Federal Trademarks are renewed every 5 or 10 years. A defacto trademark exists without registering it, but someone else can then register for a trademark and most likely own the trademark. Thus a registered trademark (R) or ® offers more protection than an unregistered trademark ™. <strong><em>This is so complex, you definitely want a lawyer’s help.</em></strong></p> <p>An example of trademarks are company names and names of products. For example, Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) and <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>. Variations of the names may also be copyrighted, such as WOTC and <em>D&D</em>.</p> <p>If a trademark is not renewed, then others may claim it. For example, WOTC let the trademark for TSR lapse. TSR was the company that released the original D&D and variants prior to being acquired by WOTC. Since the trademark to the name of the historic company was not renewed, a new company registered that trademark, so there is a living company, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="TSR (opens in a new tab)" href="https://solariangames.com/" target="_blank">TSR</a>, that published the former <em>Gygax Magazine</em>, has a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="podcast network, (opens in a new tab)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191107000229/http://tsrpn.com:80/" target="_blank">podcast network,</a> and a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="blog (opens in a new tab)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210812011311/http://multiverse.world/" target="_blank">blog</a>. [I write for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="Multiverse.world (opens in a new tab)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210812011311/http://multiverse.world/" target="_blank">Multiverse.world</a>.]</p> <p>Game trademarks have expired and been claimed by others. For example, <em>Top Secret</em>. The new TSR has a new version of Top Secret by the original author, Merle Rasmussen. <strong>NOTE:</strong> that while the trademark allows use of the name of the original game, the copyright for <em>Top Secret</em>‘s original rules is still held by WOTC.</p> <p> In the case of some games, WOTC let the trademark lapse and allowed the original authors to reclaim their rights to the copyright. Examples are <em><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/50526/Metamorphosis-Alpha-1st-Edition?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Metamorphosis Alpha (opens in a new tab)">Metamorphosis Alpha</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>], which is why Jim Ward can have multiple companies with various Kickstarters, and why the format of the original rules with the name of Jim’s company is available on <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/50526/Metamorphosis-Alpha-1st-Edition?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="DTRPG (opens in a new tab)">DTRPG</a>.</p> <p>Rick Krebs, the original author of <em>Gangbusters </em>recovered his rights to the name, but WOTC must retain rights to the copyright of the original rules, or Mr. Krebs did not re-release them. Mark Hunt acquired the trademark to <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292055/Gangbusters-B-X-version?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Gangbusters </a></em>[Affiliate Link] and a license from Rick Krebs to re-do <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292055/Gangbusters-B-X-version?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Gangbusters</a></em>.</p> <p><strong>COPYRIGHT:</strong></p> <p>The words one publishes, such as books. It is a limited monopoly to exploit all the rights to an individual work. Current copyright law does not require official registration for a copyright to be in effect. As long as one adds (c) or © and the year, in the U.S. it is copyrighted. <strong>NOTE:</strong> Registering a copyright has a small fee and gives the owner more easily defensible rights. I have not yet registered a copyright, but as I understand it, the process is easy enough that most are able to do it without a lawyer. <strong>Obviously, if you can’t make sense of the forms, hire an attorney. </strong></p> <p><strong>PUBLIC DOMAIN:</strong></p> <p>When a copyright expires the work enters the Public Domain. This means that anyone can publish the work and charge for it, or even modify it enough to make a new work that can then be copyrighted. <strong>NOTE:</strong> This does <strong>NOT </strong>extend to TRADEMARKS. That is, a book in the public domain published by a company that still exists means you can’t publish under the name of that company without violation their trademark.</p> <p>An author may wave all their rights and release a work directly to the public domain. If this is done, there is <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">nothing </span></strong>the original author can do to enforce what others do with it.</p> <p>Currently, in the U.S., any work published in 1923 or earlier is definitely in the Public Domain. Every January 1st, increment the year by 1. So on January 1, 2020, all works published in 1924 are add to the list of works definitely in the public domain.</p> <p>Any work <strong>not </strong>renewed after 1923 and before 1963 is in the public domain, but one must verify that it was not renewed. It is easy to verify if a work was renewed, but proving the negative is difficult. The New <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="York Public Library has a project (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/05/31/us-copyright-history-1923-1964" target="_blank">York Public Library has a project</a> to digitize all the volumes from the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Library of Congress (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>, which is in charge of copyrights. It is only up to 1952, so the last 10 years of the period are not yet digitized. Works after published on or after January 1, 1978 no longer have to renew and are good for 75 years. Books already renewed before that date will expire 75 years after original publication.</p> <p>Images of all the copyright renewals from the Library of Congress for each year through the 1970s are available on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Internet Archive (opens in a new tab)" href="https://archive.org/" target="_blank">The Internet Archive</a> <strong>here -></strong> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Catalog of Copyright Entries (opens in a new tab)" href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Library+of+Congress.+Copyright+Office.%22" target="_blank">Catalog of Copyright Entries</a>. </p> <p>Once you verify a work is in the Public Domain, you are free to use it. <strong>NOTE:</strong> Works out of copyright in the U.S. may still be under copyright in other countries, so it may not have blanket worldwide public domain. So it is important to <strong>do your research</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Fair Use:</strong></p> <p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Fair use (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use" target="_blank">Fair use</a> is part of U.S. copyright law that allows users to use limited parts of copyrighted works without seeking permission.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of sections <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code">17 U.S.C.</a> <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106">§ 106</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_17_of_the_United_States_Code">17 U.S.C.</a> <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106A">§ 106A</a>, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:<sup><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#cite_note-larson-6">[6]</a></sup></p></blockquote> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li>the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;</li><li>the nature of the copyrighted work;</li><li>the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and</li><li>the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.</li></ol> <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#U.S._fair_use_factors">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#U.S._fair_use_factors</a></p> <p><strong>Licensing:</strong></p> <p>Copyright is a blanket, all rights reserved. A short list of some of those rights are: use, re-use, copying, movie rights, book rights, re-print rights, etc. Each of those rights can be licensed for a term or sold outright. For example, some authors sell the movie rights outright if they don’t think a movie will ever be made. Others, like the Tolkien estate license for a limited term the movie rights and rake in the big bucks.</p> <p>Licensing in the form of the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="OGL (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Game_License" target="_blank">OGL </a>from WOTC and other similar licenses from other publishers were influenced by the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="GPL (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" target="_blank">GPL </a>(GNU Public License) from the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) movement. Version 1 of the GPL was released in 1989. </p> <p>The OGL was released in 2000 as a way to allow and encourage third party publishers to create content for D&D 3e. Matt Finch used it to help develop <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="OSRIC (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/" target="_blank"><em>OSRIC </em></a>as a clone of <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17003/Players-Handbook-1e?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">AD&D</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] since one can’t mention the name of the game it clones, etc. Matt Finch also used the OGL to develop <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Swords & Wizardry (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/86546/Swords-and-Wizardry-Complete-Rule-Book?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">Swords & Wizardry</a> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] in all it’s flavors. The official OGL in RTF format is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160302062643/http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/OGLv1.0a.rtf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> D&D 4e is NOT under the OGL, but D&D 5e is. </p> <p>The <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Open Gaming Foundation (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Open Gaming Foundation</a> is a non-profit that provides information and links to various open source game licenses. They have a<a href="http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/ogl.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" page with the OGL (opens in a new tab)"> page with the OGL</a>.</p> <p>In 2001, the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Creative Commons License (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons" target="_blank">Creative Commons License</a>, also inspired by the GPL, was released. The <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="CCL website (opens in a new tab)" href="https://creativecommons.org/" target="_blank">CCL website</a> explains the different forms of the Creative Commons and what rights a creator is retaining while allowing some form of copying. Some forms of this license allows non-commercial copying, i.e. for personal use, and even sharing with attribution. Other forms allow commercial use. </p> <p>I have not done an analysis, so I am not sure if any of the Creative Commons licenses could be used with the OGL. The OGL probably prohibits it. In general, one license should be more than enough in my opinion. <strong>NOTE:</strong> One can use artwork in an OGL work where the artwork is under a Creative Commons license. I have done this with multiple PDFs.</p> <p>A license is only needed if you want to give up some of your universal rights under copyright, while retaining a degree of control. As always, if you are not clear on how to apply a license to your work before publishing, consult an attorney. It’s easier to get it right the first time, because if you do it wrong, you may not have a second chance. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">OGL</h4> <p>I recommend you refer to the links in the PREFACE above and watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptTCxApuRIgObYc2zwMqwLa5WNFJl224">Matt Finch’s You Tube playlist about the OGL</a> and read <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Frylock's blog posts about the OGL and copyrights in relation to games (opens in a new tab)" href="https://gsllc.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/part1statblocks/" target="_blank">Frylock’s blog posts about the OGL and copyrights in relation to games</a>.</p> <p>It is critical to copy the OGL EXACTLY and indicate the information you are <strong>NOT </strong>releasing to the OGL to preserve your rights. This is critical for text, art, and other ideas. It is easy to accidentally give away rights you want to retain. Once released under the OGL you can’t take it back. I think you can revise and re-release your own work without the OGL, but anything already released is fair game for any other publisher to use.</p> <p>The OGL is basically a promise by WOTC not to sue over the parts of a game that fall outside of copyright. You can make a clone of D&D without the OGL, since game mechanic can’t be copyrighted. As long as you avoid trademarked terms and use your own words for explaining the rules, you can do it. Just don’t mention D&D. I will remind you, IANAL and <strong>do your own research before jumping in</strong>.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">ART & ARTISTS</h4> <p>It’s unfortunate that I need to say this, but credit your art/artist and pay for art. Unless it is art in the public domain or released under a license that permits commercial use without attribution, you must give attribution. I suggest always giving attribution to <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="CYA (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass" target="_blank">CYA</a>.</p> <p>Don’t offer to pay an artist with exposure. That’s not how it works. Exposure is a bonus of a product well done and advertised well. </p> <p>Don’t try to get art with payment after the Kickstarter or sales roll in. If you can’t afford to pay in full and the artist won’t work on a part now, part later arrangement, either wait until you have the money, or find another solution. There are plenty of public domain art resources online. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" label="Pixabay (opens in a new tab)" href="https://pixabay.com/" target="_blank" class="broken_link">Pixabay </a>and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Unsplash (opens in a new tab)" href="https://unsplash.com/" target="_blank">Unsplash </a>are two great examples of free art, mostly photos released in the Public Domain. The background image I found on Pixabay.</p> <p>If you use art without permission, you are not a nice person. The artist has copyright to their art just like you will have copyright to your words. Don’t expect things to go well if you treat an artist other than you expect your copyrighted work to be treated. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FORMING A COMPANY</h4> <p>Related to IP and doing the work of creating games, is forming a company. For example, an LLC is one of the simplest and it separates one’s personal property from that of the business and affords legal protections. If one is sued personally, the assets of the business are unaffected. I used the online resource Legal Zoom to form my LLC, as I anticipated launching my card game much sooner. It involves getting a Federal TaxID Number or FEIN, and registering as a business with the state. In some states, one also has to license a business with their municipality. </p> <p>The Tax ID number will expire according to IRS rules if it is not used on a Federal Tax return 5 years in a row.</p> <p>The state registration requires annual renewal with a small fee in most if not all states. Sales tax withholding and reporting will be required if you handle sales directly, such as using a sales portal on your own website. Sales through a third party site, like DriveThru RPG collect the sales tax and pay you a royalty, so your only concern is if the royalty is within the parameters requiring you to report it on your tax return. </p> <p>Municipalities with a business license ordinance are renewed annually for a small fee. If no business is conducted on premises, you may not need a business license. Check with your municipality.</p> <p>See a tax preparer or tax attorney if you don’t want to figure out preparing business taxes. They are basically self employment taxes. You pay both the employee and employer share of Social Security and Medicare, and then the Federal, State (if any), and local (if any) income taxes. Withholding should be sent in quarterly, or you can send it in as a lump sum when you file your taxes. Plan on setting aside 30% as a general rule of thumb. <strong>NOTE:</strong> Qualified business expenses reduce the tax burden. Most tax programs, I prefer <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Tax Act (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.taxact.com/" target="_blank">Tax Act</a>, can easily handle the Schedule C and other forms that may be needed for filing self-employment taxes.<em> I recommend Tax Act over any other company like H&R Block or Intuit/Quicken’s program. It is cheaper and personal experience makes me avoid the other two.</em></p> <p>I had a job 20+ years ago that was considered self-employed, so I figured this out in the days before tax programs were as ubiquitous as today. I prefer a program as I can pull in the information from last year that didn’t change and just enter the information off my W-4 and any 1099s I get.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">CONCLUSION</h4> <p>I have covered a lot of material above. My intent it to clarify things. These are complex topics due to the nature of laws and their minutia.</p> <p>As long as you know the difference between a patent, a trademark, and a copyright and when you need each one, you should be good. In general, 99.99% of game developers won’t ever need a patent. Unless you have an idea that will be as big as <em>Magic The Gathering</em> with new ideas for game mechanics, you won’t need one.</p> <p>For trademarks, you might not need one for your company, but you may want one for your game’s name since you can’t copyright a name. You don’t need a formally registered copyright if you use the copyright symbol and the year of publication.</p> <p>The big thing to remember is that you can’t copyright the mechanics of a game, only the words used to explain it. this means that anyone can copy any game if they use their own name for the game and unique terms and their own words to express the rules.</p> <p>Licenses are something you need to understand, since if you use something that falls under a license, you need to adhere to the terms of that license yourself. </p> <p>Art is at the very heart of RPGs and other games. Artists deserve a fair deal. I only mention it as it is an integral part of RPGs and too many artists get too many amateurs asking for free art, or art with no upfront payment, or exposure. That’s not the way a serious publisher, whether an amateur or a multi-person company does business.</p> <p> One does not need to form a formal company to do self-publishing of games, but if you expect or hope to make enough money that you want to protect the business from any issues in your personal life, it is well worth it to form an LLC. </p> <p>As with each of these items, if you can’t make sense of it, please contact an attorney. I am not an attorney, so don’t trust anything I have said. Check the links I have and do your own research. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/business/" rel="tag">Business</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/card-games/" rel="tag">Card Games</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/copyright/" rel="tag">Copyright</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/game-publishing/" rel="tag">Game Publishing</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/ip/" rel="tag">IP</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/patent/" rel="tag">Patent</a><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/tag/trademark/" rel="tag">Trademark</a></span></footer></article> <article id="post-6929" class="post-6929 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-rpgs tag-conventions tag-hommlet tag-modules tag-ucon"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/category/rpgs/" rel="category tag">RPGs</a></span> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/06/ucon-2019-post-con-post/" rel="bookmark">UCon 2019 Post-Con Post</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/06/ucon-2019-post-con-post/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2019-12-06T23:56:05-05:00">December 6, 2019</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://followmeanddie.com/author/admin/" rel="author">admin</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/12/06/ucon-2019-post-con-post/#comments">3 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>UCon 2019 ended on Sunday, November 24 and I am finally writing about what happened. I mentioned what was on my schedule in my <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2019/11/21/ucon-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="last post (opens in a new tab)">last post</a>.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Pick Up Games</h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6935" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-300x225.jpg 300w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-768x576.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpCardGame-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Brendan LaSalle, Clayton Williams, Laura Pirkola</figcaption></figure> <p>I met up with friends Thursday night and we had a pick up game of my card game. Laura Pirkola and Clayton Williams invited me to join in a pick up <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/101050/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-RPG?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">DCC </a></em>[<em>Affiliate Link</em>] game with Brendan LaSalle. It had a hard start time so we didn’t get through the full card game as we had many interruptions. The most important of which was ordering a pizza. This was critical as I got so busy with packing and so forth before the two hour drive, that I didn’t have lunch.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6936" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-300x225.jpg 300w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-768x576.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PickUpDCCGame-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Brendan describing the situation. </figcaption></figure> <p>The <em>DCC </em>scenario was play testing something that should be appearing as a new module sometime in the future. I don’t recall if there was a specific time frame or not. We ended up playing two characters each, until we were joined by another husband and wife who joined in at the halfway point. It was a great time, as always with Brendan. </p> <p>I stayed up way too late visiting with friends in the lounge. I didn’t get to my room until 2:30 AM, and took forever to fall asleep. Then I kept waking up. Part of the issue was being dehydrated as I hadn’t had enough water during the day, then had a tall glass in the bar, after a short glass during <em>DCC </em>and pizza.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Hommlet</h4> <figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="829" height="1024" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-829x1024.jpg" alt="" data-id="6931" data-full-url="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-scaled.jpg" data-link="https://followmeanddie.com/?attachment_id=6931" class="wp-image-6931" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-829x1024.jpg 829w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-243x300.jpg 243w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-768x949.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-1243x1536.jpg 1243w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyHommlet-1658x2048.jpg 1658w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px" /></figure></li></ul><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-caption">My copy of Village of Hommlet</figcaption></figure> <p>I slept as long as I could before going down for breakfast before my morning game, where I ran <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17067/T1-The-Village-of-Hommlet-1e?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">Village of Hommlet</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>]. I realized I had forgotten to grab my 1e DM screen when I packed up all my table copies of the Player’s Handbook. It seems I no longer had the PDF of the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17004/Dungeon-Masters-Guide-1ey?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="DMG (opens in a new tab)">DMG </a>[<em>Affiliate Link</em>] on my Dropbox nor my I got on my Google Drive. So I got on my DriveThruRPG account, since I purchased the PDF, I can just download it again…. NOT. </p> <p>For some reason, I could not find it in my library. Next, I tried pulling up the PDF on its listing. Turns out I found a bug in the mobile site. On the desktop version of the website, you can click on the product listing for something you’ve already purchased, and it gives a link labeled, “Click to get it.” I got on Discord and mentioned it to the DriveThruDiscord and they said to report the issue, it’s probably a bug. [Which reminds me, I need to report it if it is still an issue after I finish this post.]</p> <p>I only needed it for the combat charts. I then looked up the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Target 20 System (opens in a new tab)" href="http://www.oedgames.com/target20/" target="_blank">Target 20 System</a> mechanic. When we were at the table, one of the players had the DMG on their tablet, so I used that to track combat, turning undead, etc. I planned on 8 players, but one person really wanted in, so we squeezed in nine players plus me around the table. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="910" height="1024" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-910x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6933" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-910x1024.jpg 910w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-267x300.jpg 267w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-768x864.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-1365x1536.jpg 1365w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MyPHB-1-1820x2048.jpg 1820w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px" /><figcaption>My PHB I got for Christmas the year it was released.</figcaption></figure> <p>All of my other preparations were in place. I had five table copies of the <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17003/Players-Handbook-1e?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Players Handbook</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] for players, plus my copy. I had them all sign my copy. This is the original, well-worn copy I got for Christmas back in the day. I’ve also gotten it signed by several TSR notables from back in the day. Sadly, not Gary or Dave. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="730" height="1024" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-730x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6934" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-730x1024.jpg 730w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-214x300.jpg 214w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-768x1077.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-1461x2048.jpg 1461w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HommletPlayers-scaled.jpg 1826w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px" /><figcaption>Players in the Hommlet game.</figcaption></figure> <p>I also have 18 AD&D Characters I created. I have form-fillable PDF character sheets for each one, and I update their information for each level. So I always have a stock of characters for whatever AD&D adventure I run at a con. </p> <p>The players had a great time. I started them at the gate house instead of making them start at the edge of town and figure out where to go. Most of my rolls were in the party’s favor. Things such as surprise, finding secret doors, etc. While they did not manage to find the big bad and his minions, they did find the ghouls and it was a near fought thing. The best fighters were getting paralyzed and they were just not hitting the ghouls. In the end, they bested the ghouls and we were out of time.</p> <p>In the various instances of combat, some had been knocked down and I used the -10 HP is death in AD&D. They were stabilized and clerics were able to give them enough HP to have positive HP. I handle negative HP as serious and the player is unconscious for one hour per point of negative. This forces characters to be encumbered with an unconscious character, if they push on, or having to find a place to rest in relative safety. They were all experienced players and chose to hole up and rest each time players were incapacitated. </p> <p>During the ghoul fight, several characters went into negative HP. They were pretty chewed up, but had find some nice treasure. I didn’t keep track, but I don’t think it would have been enough XP for 9 characters to level.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Boot Hill</h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6937" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-300x225.jpg 300w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-768x576.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BootHill-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Boot Hill sequel to last year’s game. The two in the middle played last year.</figcaption></figure> <p>Last year, I ran a <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240118/Boot-Hill-Wild-West-RolePlaying-Game-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Boot Hill 2e (opens in a new tab)">Boot Hill 2e </a>[<em>Affiliate Link</em>] game, <em>A Posse For The School Marm</em>. All of the players asked for a sequel for next year. So I brought a sequel, <em>Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch</em> , that we played Friday night at the same table as Hommlet that morning.</p> <p>Two of the players from last year made it, and brought their character sheets. The group played smart and rolled well. The rules for <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240118/Boot-Hill-Wild-West-RolePlaying-Game-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">Boot Hill 2e </a>[<em>Affiliate Link</em>] are very light. I realized I was not using an option that would have made the gunfights last longer. I made the big bad tough, but not fast enough. The players grabbed the pregens that had the fastest characters, which I forgot I rolled some really nice scores for the pregens. (Why can’t I roll that well for my own characters?)</p> <p>We had a lot of fun and there were requests for another sequel, so I will have to scratch my head on that one. I didn’t have a ready made scenario like I did after last year.</p> <p>I ended the day in the bar, but went to bed earlier. I was able to sleep in as I didn’t have my first scheduled game until 8:00 PM Saturday.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Macchiato Monsters</h4> <p>I slept in Saturday and got in on a game of <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264169/Macchiato-Monsters?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Macchiato Monsters</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] ran by Brett Slocum. I had a play games all weekend pass, which makes it easy to slip into games with openings. </p> <p>I had never played <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264169/Macchiato-Monsters?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">Macchiato Monsters</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] , but it is described as a cross between <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/178359/The-Black-Hack?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Black Hack</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] and <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/buy/" target="_blank">White Hack</a></em>. I’ve played <em>Black Hack</em> and have both 1st and 2nd edition. I’ve never seen nor played <em>White Hack</em>.</p> <p>It has a great deal of freedom in character creation and requires players to be creative, as one chooses a self-defined character within the parameters set by character creation.</p> <p>It was a fun time and a full table. We all played as a team and ended with a whirlwind wrap up by the GM, as there was more module than time would allow, but we got a feel for the rules. It is much more reliant on role play but dice do come into play. Creativity and an open mind are key. I’m definitely intrigued and will look into picking up both <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264169/Macchiato-Monsters?affiliate_id=203222" target="_blank">Macchiato Monsters</a></em> [<em>Affiliate Link</em>] and <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/buy/" target="_blank">White Hack</a></em>.</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> White Hack is only available on Lulu and does not have a PDF.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Playtesting The Card Game</h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6938" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-300x225.jpg 300w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-768x576.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CardGame-WaitingForPlayersForPlaytest-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Ready and waiting for the players.</figcaption></figure> <p>While I have had lots of playtesting of the card game at two game stores, two Gary Cons, two Marmalade Dogs, and now two UCons, this was the first time I had a playtest on the official schedule at a con. This was also the first time I had played in the board game area. I had strolled through it just to see what was going on in prior years.</p> <p>I had one person pre-registered, and two other players for the first round of playtesting. One player, the youngest, in his 20’s left before the first hand was played. He went to join a game one of his friends was running. I had one person walking by who we invited to join the second game.</p> <p>The consensus was that they all liked it, but felt it needs something more. The big thing is the game lasted nearly an hour. This is because the end condition for the game is dependent on how long it takes for a <em>control card </em>to come up twice. In this case, it was very late in both halves of the game.</p> <p>While I understand the suggestions, it runs the risk of either breaking something that works, or making a very simple game more complex. It is interesting that about half the players who have played it, likes the rules as is, and the other half want something more.</p> <p>I have some ideas for how to have two ways to play, a <em>simple rules </em>default and a <em>full rules </em>option. </p> <p>In the current rules, each card does one thing. That is the strength of the rules. The challenge is to have additional rules and options for some cards that will not break the game or make it overly complicated. </p> <p>I also honed my elevator pitch for the card game: <em>Each player is building their own army in the midst of challenges. The player with the largest army (most points) wins.</em></p> <p>All in all, I had great feedback from people who play a lot of games, and one of them also designs his own games. He had a WWII war in the Pacific naval simulation that I and another player from the playtest played after the time was up. It was a lot of fun and while it needs a bit of polish, I look forward to seeing it again next year.</p> <p>The game developer player’s game partner stopped by midway through the WWII game and they are working on a space combat game that they have been playtesting at conventions for several years, including Gencon. They had a game slated for the next morning and invited me to join. I was very intrigued by their description.</p> <p>[Earlier today I got the first piece of complete line art in preparation for the coming Kickstarter. I’ve got concept sketches for over a dozen cards, and hope to have many more soon.]</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Space Combat Game</h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-1024x768.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6940" srcset="https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-300x225.jpg 300w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-768x576.jpg 768w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SettingUpForSpaceBattle-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Setting up for the battle.</figcaption></figure> <p>The name of the game is <em>Star Blast</em>. This was the last play test prior to publishing. Their plan it to put the rules on DriveThruRPG to get it out there, then do a Kickstarter to make a board game out of it.</p> <p>They use Excel to make the ship sheets. Each ship has sensors, power, shields, weapons, etc. This very loosely reminds me of the original <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fleet_Battles" target="_blank">Star Fleet Battles</a></em> from the mid 80s. I played a lot of <em>Star Fleet Battles</em> with my brother, Robert, and our friend Darryl.</p> <p>Another player and I were space pirates out for resources. The other team represented the system with the resources. We had a railgun battle cruiser and a torpedo cruiser and a beam cruiser. They had a carrier with two fighter squadrons and a frigate. Our ships outclassed theirs.</p> <p>We won almost all of the rolls to determine turn order. The first turn we elected to let the other team go first, so we could react to them. We then tried to move in and find a clear shot. There were lots of asteroids and gas clouds that limited the effectiveness of long shots.</p> <p>I commanded the torpedo cruiser and beam cruiser. I moved to intercept and fired on their frigate and got a long range hit. Their carrier moved to a certain range and released fighters, then it got behind a gas cloud. The fighters and the frigate did some damage to one of the light cruisers, but damage control repaired it. </p> <p>Our side focused on the fighters before they could get back to the carrier to get more torpedoes. We managed to hurt them a bit. Another few shots on the frigate and it had “fires”. Since a fire in space could easily be put out, it was explained that fire was shorthand for cascading system failures.</p> <p>The damage control rules required a certain roll on a d6 to repair. One either failed to repair, or the roll revealed that damage control discovered the system was irreparable. The problem with fires is if you don’t put them out, there is a chance they spread.</p> <p>That is what too out the frigate. It had a huge number of fires and eventually it fell apart. </p> <p>My torpedo cruiser took a few hits as it went in to help the battle cruiser against the carrier and the fighters. The battle cruiser just couldn’t line up a killing shot on the carrier. We managed to shrink one fighter squadron, but the weapon on the carrier plus the speed and torpedoes of the fighters started fires on the torpedo cruiser and those fires multiplied until it was weakened enough that it basically fell apart.</p> <p>We reduced the fighters some more, but time ran out before we could line up fatal blows to the carrier. The pirates won the scenario as we had the most ships remaining.</p> <p>The frigate was no match for our ships and was better suited to screening the carrier than trying to face us. The fighters with their speed and torpedoes were killer if the carrier was in a safe position to launch and able to recover them for re-arming with their tough weapons. Fighter also had beams, but had to be in close.</p> <p>I had a lot of fun, and had not played any sort of miniatures battle since the early 90’s. I am looking forward to seeing this released. 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