Sounds like the 4E gravy train has slowed: Goodman Games may support The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game?

I saw this over at Paizo’s boards and I have to just say it, this is totally revisionist history BULLSHIT! After telling everyone how good sale are with 4E, you NOW want to support Pathfinder? OK, let’s take this one step at a time…

“2001-2004: 80%+ of RPG'ers were playing 3E. “

OK This is true.

“2004-2005: Some gamers fell off between 3E and 3.5, but still 75% playing 3.5. “

OK this is true.

“2005-2007: D20 variants multiply. Mutants & Masterminds, Iron Heroes, Arcana Evolved, Castles & Crusades, Conan, others. Most of the market is playing some version of 3E, but it's no longer all D&D. Various d20 publishers begin to release their own stand-alone RPG's (e.g., Runequest).”

This is true and don’t forget you are part of this group who wanted to develop your own D20 variant system. Does Wicked Fantasy Factory, Etherscope, DragonMech or Xcrawl ring a bell?

“2008: Most, but not all, of the RPG market converts to 4E. Market is now split between 4E and many varieties of 3E holdouts. Other systems proliferate, including Hackmaster Basic and the 1E retro-clones. "Old-school" goes mainstream. Goodman Games remains the only "d20 company" still primarily supporting WotC D&D.”

I am sorry but WTF?!?!??!?!?! Only “D20 Company” still primarily supporting WotC D&D. Joseph, I respect you as a business man and gamer, but that is complete bullshit and you know it. When you heard about 4E you we down with WOTC quicker than a $2 whore. Looks like some revisionist history bullshit to me.

“2009: Pathfinder releases. Fantasy RPG market is now split between 4E and Pathfinder, with another big chunk split to the other stand-alone RPG's (Castles & Crusades, Runequest, Fantasycraft, upcoming Dragon Age, etc.), and another chunk shopping online in the retro-clone market (which I personally have a fondness for). “

…And with that split, Paizo got support from several third party publishers who saw that Paizo did actually like it customers and third party publishers. What a crazy concept. Anyone willing to sign the 1st GSL? Anyone?

“2010: What's a module publisher to do?”

Well I supported 3.5 and then Paizo and Pathfinder, so I don’t have to ask this question. I just put out product.

“My primary love remains adventures, but the market is so fragmented that the customers who played DCC modules in 2004 are now playing 6 different systems.”

CRAP!! See this is the part that makes me laugh, those people were playing those systems back then in 2004 too. It is just you were making so much money with 3.5 you didn’t care about them. Now that 4E didn’t make the splash that you planned on and committed your entire company’s future to, you have to do some back pedaling to keep that cashflow going.

“Here's something I've been thinking about. What if a DCC were written in "native 4E" but there were downloads to support other systems? Or...what if the DCC had generic stats ("Orc, 6 hp, axe, chainmail")...and ALL detailed stats were available as a download? So if you play 4E you download the 4E stats PDF...if you play Pathfinder you download the Pathfinder stats PDF...etc. Tell me what you think.”

I think you made a mistake by supporting WOTC so early with 4E. I think you went full board with them trying to grab a section of the market. I think your sales were not what you expected, plus WOTC leaving RPGNow and the US recession didn’t help Goodman’s cashflow. 2010 looks a lot different then you though it would in 2007. I think it is a good thing long term for the industry if Goodman Games supports Paizo and Pathfinder. But don’t give me this revisionist history bullshit. You made a business decision, supported someone and it didn’t work out as you planned. Now you have changed your mind and want to make some money supporting something else. Stop trying to put a spin doctor on this and just be truthful on this. We have all made mistakes on who or what we supported in business, including me. Build a bridge and get over it. Talk to you later…

Terrible Captain America Film on Hulu!!!

A movie so bad it should be banned under penalty of death.

Webcomics.com goes from Free to paid service...

Webcomics.com, creators of How to make Webcomics, have just changed over parts of their site from a completely free website to a freemium wbsite. Read about it here!!!

Race of Obsidian Twilight: Infernal sketch

Tell us what you think about the artwork.  I Thinks she looks good.

Buisness Plans of LPJ Design for 2010....

This one is simple and to the point.  The Buisness Plans of LPJ Design for 2010 are as follows:

1) Release Obsidian Twilight
2) Release Pirates of the Bronze Sky
3) Have baby
4) Get Pyxelbox.com up and running.

That is all.  Only 4 things I plan to do this year.  Lets see how these turn out.  Talk to you later...

Keep picking at that scab and it will never heal...Zebadiah in full color

Sometimes you can be on the bad end of a battle between yourself and a Vampiric Lich and this is what you get for your troubles.  Keep picking at that scab Zebadiah and it will never heal.   Talk to you later...

$1,399 + $578 = $70,000...It's the new math...

Well I have decided in 2010 with a baby on the way, I might want to focus on advancing my skills to help me make money. So first off I am going to purchase Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium for $1,399. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium combines Adobe InDesign® CS4, Photoshop® CS4 Extended, Illustrator® CS4, Flash® CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS4, Fireworks® CS4, and Acrobat® 9 Pro with additional tools and services. I am currently using the original Adobe Creative Suite 1 (circa September 2003) so you can see I need a bit of an upgrade. Since I am and doing this upgrade I am also going to take classes in PHP and MySQL for $578 at a local college. I have a lot of experience in basic HTML based websites but I really need to step up my skills. With nearly 20 years of graphic design skill, I can make a lot of cool things graphically but I really don’t understand the whole “back end” development of databases for websites. So with these classes, I will be a front end and a back end web developer / designer. So that should increase my pay rate to the $70,000 a year, which I will like very much. Or at least the baby will. Talk to you later…

[Pirates of the Bronze Sky] Wave your colors…

So last week I was working on Pirates of the Bronze Sky, and I came up with the three flags of the three empires in conflict in the setting. Each of the flags are inspired by real world flags so you can see why they look the way they do. (PS: The British Union Jack is my favorite flag of all times. It’s no Old Glory, but it is still bad ass.) I am still thinking over these flag so the final flags may change from these. So just enjoy them. Talk to you later…

Save Money on your flyers and advertising materials…

I just saw this today at my favorite place to get postcards, flyers and banners made. If you can wait longer on a project, www.clubflyers.com will save you; up to in some cases; up to 25% off the regular cost of printing. Just something you might want to think about since a new year is starting and you will need to start printing market collateral for the year. Just something I thought you would like to know. Talk to you later…

[LPJ Design] FREE Races of Obsidian Twilight: Khymer (PRPG) Preview released

Louis Porter Jr. Design, has released its next preview for the upcoming post apocalyptic survival horror fantasy setting, Obsidian Twilight for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Here is information on the Races of Obsidian Twilight: Khymer (PRPG) Preview:

The Khymer are descended from those killed, or at least physically destroyed, when the negative energy infused meteor struck Abaddon. The necromantic radiation emanating from the blast had many long lasting effects on Abaddon and its people but for the people of one city it meant liquefaction before the ravening light of negative energy, breaking down, losing their bodies and becoming a mingled pool of liquid, infused with negative energy and the latent remnants of that people’s native psionic abilities. The Khymer are a people reduced to a pool of alien blood, powerfully infused with psionic energy but dependent upon the corpses of the dead to provide vessels for them to travel, vulnerable as they are without bodies, exposed to extremes of heat and cold and unable to hold weapons or wear armor.

Written by Written by James Desborough with Louis Porter Jr. Available Here: http://lpjdesign.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=75134

Pathfinder and associated marks and logos are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and are used under license. See paizo.com/pathfinderRPG for more information on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

Dunking on Reindeer!!!!!

Shark Tanks Returns!!!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas...

Just a little moment of tenderness. We at Louis Porter Jr. Design want to wish you and your families  a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


Thank you for your support of Louis Porter Jr. Design and we love you too...


...and yes I know that image is a little distrubing. I just don't know what is worst: Santa of the Guy?  Talk to you later...

[LPJDesign] The First Ones: The Eternal Evils of NeoExodus released

Louis Porter Jr. Design, in association with Devil’s Workshop, has released The First Ones: The Eternal Evils of NeoExodus, the first supplement for the fantasy punk setting, NeoExodus: A House Divided usable for the Twilight for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Here is information on the The First Ones: The Eternal Evils of NeoExodus:

Also known by many as the book of complete evil, The First Ones: The Eternal Evils of NeoExodus is a tome the describes the greatest evil races that exist on Exodus, The First Ones. The evil of the First Ones is well known and documented in the world of Exodus in the blood of their victims. This book includes a detailed look of the nature of evil and terror with complex challenge of confronting the many dilemmas found in the setting of NeoExodus: A House Divided. The First Ones: The Eternal Evils of NeoExodus includes:

• All the information of the First One (Aneishi, Exodites, Khaynites, Kobura, Kroca) including Personality and Relations.
• Plus an all new Paragon Classes for the First One (Aneishi, Exodites, Khaynites, Kobura, Kroca).
• Character Sheet
• Miniature Counters
• Initiative and Monster Cards

Written by Written by Written by Joshua Cole with Louis Porter Jr. Game Mechanics by Tom Baumbach and Mark Spano. Available Here!!!

Pathfinder and associated marks and logos are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and are used under license. See paizo.com/pathfinderRPG for more information on the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

If you think your doing this as a favor to me, then you are dead wrong...

Here is an email that I got this morning in it completeness:

I am interested in reviewing said product (Race Creation Cookbook). Do you think you can send me a complimentary copy for this purpose?

Wow.  Not even a "hello" , "my name is..." or "I really am a fan of your products...".  Here was my response:

I don't give out free copies of products for people to review. If people are really interested in the product they purchase it then review what they purchased. To me, if you purchase a copy you can tell if people were really interested in the product that they purchased or just want a free copy of your product. Thank you for your time.

...Are you [BLEEPING] kidding me?

Why do people think they are doing me a favor by asking for a free copy of my PDF products and tell me they will review it?  Why don't you let me spend your paycheck and tell you if I bought good things with it.  WTF?!?!?!?!?! 

Just to be fair and give him something for free, I did send him a full page ad for Obsidian Twilight.  I think he will enjoy that.  Talk to you later...

Every great villain, need a great hero...or least a sketch of a great hero...

It must be tough being an angel trapped in a world controlled by undead monsters where they have already beaten the crap out of you and don't fear you at all.  That is the situation Zebadiah is forced in.  Accidently trapped on Abaddon, here we have a character who should feel in they are in heaven getting a chance to smite the large numbers of undead.  But instead of whooping ass, he gets his ass whooped by them.  If you look at his face and arm you can see what happened to him the last time he faced Calix.  Sometimes even the angel has to run and retreat.  Talk to you later...

I am going to help your RPG business make $500 a month and here is how I am going to do it...

Starting in  2010, I am going to purchase a "stake" (business talk for a percentage ownership) in 12 small RPG companies and turn them around from making little to no money ($0 to $250 a month) to getting them making at least $500 a month.  Now $500 a month isn't a huge amount of money, but if your RPG business is only making $100 a month and I am willing to help you increase that number by 500%.  A "great business" is one that gains 15% increase in revenue a year.  And before you ask I am not going to get a percentange in your business larger than 15% ownership.  I don't want to take over and be in charge of your business.  I just want to help you make MONEY which in turn will help me make money.  So if you want to make actually money and profits, send me an email and let's make you some money!!!  Talk to you later...

If you think the black & white version of the Pirate picture was too sexy, well here is the full color version...

And since I am an equal opportunity person with sexual appeal, I have to working of the "sexy" male pirate.  I am more than willing to exploit both sexes.   Have a good weekend.  Talk to you later...

Setting up the motivation of Pirates of the Bronze Sky…

When I build gaming setting, I normally focus on events and build the setting around what happened in those events. With Pirates of the Bronze Sky, I have decided that the setting will be inspired by the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Here is how I have broken down the “players” in this setting based on their real life counterparts:

The Monarchy: Based off of Great Britain and the United Kingdom at the height of their power. The Monarcy is in direct long term conflict with the Tyeis Reigme.

The Tyeis Regime: Based off of France during the time period of the Three Musketeers. The Church and Government have developed an incestuous relationship. Tyeis Regime is in direct long term conflict with the Monarchy. The Regime are allies with the Pyxie (New Race for the setting) ;who work as terrorist / Freedom fighters called the Maquis Blanc.

The Empire of Artemisia: Based off of Spain. The smallest and new empire in the setting. While they do not have the same physical might as the Monarchy or the Tyeis Regime, they more than make up for it with their spies and political intrigue.

Kaylethon (New Race for the setting): Based off of Scotland. They are Scottish Mercenaries who live by a warrior code of honor. They are willing to work for either the Monarchy or the Colonist but not for the Empire of Artemisia or Tyeis Regime. They find them to be “without honor”.

Winged Ape Men (New Race for the setting. No real name yet): Based off of Native Americans (Indians). They are the “common” race to the setting and have been drawn into conflicts with the Monarchy and the Tyeis Regime due to their expansionist attitudes in their lands. They have allied themselves with the Empire of Artemisia.

Colonist: Still working them out but they are inspired by the American Colonist who revolt and declare independence from Great Britain.

More to come. Talk to you later…

Splinter Cell Conviction Goes All Riggs & Murtaugh

Pricing yourself out of the market…

I have been thinking about this one for a few days and I think I might have made a major decision in my life. Here goes…

I think I am going to stop collecting comic books.

After nearly 30 years of collecting comics I think the current prices of $2.99 to $3.99 for 22 pages (and some cause 30 pages) of monthly stories, the price is not justified. I LOVE COMICS!!!! Everything about comic I love, but the price increases (sneaky as many of them have been) and the lack of quality in many books make me want to quit buying comics. I bought 4 comic books on Wednesday and it could be nearly $16. FOUR. COMIC. BOOKS. Comic books cost too much. We can debate the quality of the work until the cows come home, but $2.99 for 22 pages (13.5 cents per page) is too much. Shonen Jump is the size of a small phone book and only cost 4.99 for 352 pages (1.4 cents per page). I don’t care that it is black and white comics. I care that for me to get the same amount of comic content I will need to spend around $32 - $33 in US comics. WTF???????

I love comics, but I think I can find something else to love if I have to and I will save that money to use for something else. You just priced yourself out of the market for me. Talk to you later…