Ah cool, then i shall pick that up alongside the hardback in the new year then

Quote from: estar;712114@Loz When should we expect our books in Northeast USA?

It looks really good, great job!

Books are still going out, and not all the USA ones have been sent yet. I would hope by end of next week.

Quote from: Loz;712140Books are still going out, and not all the USA ones have been sent yet. I would hope by end of next week.

Considering you have sold-out of softcover editions and that the hardcover campaign has been successful, has this ignited any exciting RQ6 plans for further Indiegogo or kickstarter campaigns (which I hate; though for RQ I'II make an exception)?

QuoteConsidering you have sold-out of softcover editions and that the hardcover campaign has been successful, has this ignited any exciting RQ6 plans for further Indiegogo or kickstarter campaigns (which I hate; though for RQ I'II make an exception)?

There's the possibility of Kickstarting or Indiegogoing 'Adventures in Glorantha' but we haven't made any firm decisions on that one.

We're very wary of crowdsourcing. They're a huge amount of effort, and the expectation levels that seem to be set, necessitating ever-increasing add-ons and stretch goals are, I think, quite dangerous. The more ambitious and complex the project becomes, the higher the risks of delay and failure. I don't need to cite examples, but having spent two years building up a reputation for high quality and reliability, Pete and I are not about to risk all that for the sake of a kewl-n-sexy Kickstarter.

Personally, I prefer to cost the project based on realistic capabilities and timelines, do all the necessary work, and then, when the manuscript is at the printer, open for pre-orders to ensure that all the bills get paid. We have working capital; we have very good ideas of pre-order numbers: this means we can cost the book accurately without inflating expectations and placing an enormous delivery burden on ourselves. Its very nice to see a Kickstarter reach stratospheric values, but I think its also a potential liability too. And if there's a danger of personal and brand reputations being damaged, I'd rather not do the project in the first place.

Quote from: Loz;712156There's the possibility of Kickstarting or Indiegogoing 'Adventures in Glorantha' but we haven't made any firm decisions on that one.

We're very wary of crowdsourcing. They're a huge amount of effort, and the expectation levels that seem to be set, necessitating ever-increasing add-ons and stretch goals are, I think, quite dangerous. The more ambitious and complex the project becomes, the higher the risks of delay and failure. I don't need to cite examples, but having spent two years building up a reputation for high quality and reliability, Pete and I are not about to risk all that for the sake of a kewl-n-sexy Kickstarter.

Personally, I prefer to cost the project based on realistic capabilities and timelines, do all the necessary work, and then, when the manuscript is at the printer, open for pre-orders to ensure that all the bills get paid. We have working capital; we have very good ideas of pre-order numbers: this means we can cost the book accurately without inflating expectations and placing an enormous delivery burden on ourselves. Its very nice to see a Kickstarter reach stratospheric values, but I think its also a potential liability too. And if there's a danger of personal and brand reputations being damaged, I'd rather not do the project in the first place.

Couldn't agree more. Further, I do cringe somewhat when I see thousands and thousands of pounds/dollars pledged on tat (for want of a better word). With that said, if you ran a campaign similar to the last then I'd go for that.

Perhaps you could construct a poll - and see what gains the most responses. I know you aren't favourable to splat-books but there is room I think for a companion book or something similar; more creatures; more spells (especially necromantic). Perhaps you could present it via way of bounded adventures featuring horror, high fantasy, sword and sorcery, Napoleonic, Stone age, Sc-fi, etc)?

While you're here, Loz, do you think there might be a softcover RQ6 reprint soon (with errata corrected, presumably)? I'm a pdf customer but would like to pick up a hard copy sometime.

QuoteCouldn't agree more. Further, I do cringe somewhat when I see thousands and thousands of pounds/dollars pledged on tat (for want of a better word). With that said, if you ran a campaign similar to the last then I'd go for that.

If we do Kickstart/Gogo* 'Adventures in Glorantha', then I dare say it will be along similar lines as the hardcover campaign. Modest stretch goals that add real value, are controllable, have very low impact on the delivery time, and can be controlled easily. All the stretch goals for the last campaign could be handled by our printer, which made life very easy. Its when you start introducing goals that require multiple, or complicated, assembly, logistics, distribution and shipping that you start to come undone.

*I enjoyed working with Indiegogo. They're smaller than KS, but they release funds once the funding goal is reached, which provides working capital across the life of the campaign, if the funding goal is reached early. This helps enormously. They're also independent and not controlled by Amazon. This also makes their fees cheaper too: 5% rather than 10%. And those fees have to be factored into the funding.

QuotePerhaps you could construct a poll - and see what gains the most responses. I know you aren't favourable to splat-books but there is room I think for a companion book or something similar; more creatures; more spells (especially necromantic). Perhaps you could present it via way of bounded adventures featuring horror, high fantasy, sword and sorcery, Napoleonic, Stone age, Sc-fi, etc)?

We will only ever crowdfund projects where we know there's a real degree of advantage in doing so. AiG is a good example. We don't need to, and wouldn't dream of, crowdfunding smaller books. Our business model is based on being able to produce several books in our pipeline based on revenue generated through sales. We don't want to have to rely on Kickstarters to sustain our activities.

You're right: we're not fans of splatbooks at all. However, providing additional material such as spells, cults and so on, is welcomed and we have two avenues for doing this. First, as free PDF downloads, like our Firearms supplement, which we produce quickly and cheaply but can add real value to RQ players' campaigns. Second, as part of a setting/source book like 'Monster Island'. We're not interested in saturating our own market with hastily assembled splatbooks, or attempting to throw-out 8-10 releases a year in the same way some companies do. Instead we'd rather focus on a smaller set of quality releases that we've planned-out according to our resources and what we can see being reflected in the customer base.

Quote from: Loz;712224... Instead we'd rather focus on a smaller set of quality releases that we've planned-out according to our resources and what we can see being reflected in the customer base.

Absolutely, and looking forward to Mythic Britain. In relation to downloadable PDFs, are you taking freely submitted articles; so long as they pass quality control?

QuoteIn relation to downloadable PDFs, are you taking freely submitted articles; so long as they pass quality control?

Its a little more than just quality control, but yes: if you've something you'd like us to consider for publication, drop us a line with a 500 word synopsis and we'll take it from there.

Just the let you guys know I just got my copy and it is looks great!

Good job!

Well with the Black Friday sale I got the book in pdf. I'll give it a read over the holidays and if I like it I might dish in and get the hardback. I hope it's meatier than Legend.

Quote from: Mostlyjoe;712535Well with the Black Friday sale I got the book in pdf. I'll give it a read over the holidays and if I like it I might dish in and get the hardback. I hope it's meatier than Legend.

If you think RQ6 isn't meaty enough, I have 20 volumes of Rolemaster Standard System to sell you which might just give you enough to chew on.

My copy also arrived. I'll post some pics as soon as I get a minute or three. Beautiful.

I got mine on Wednesday. It did turn out very nice. Over the weekend, I did some side-by-side comparison of the changes to the interior art.