Under the Hood – A Matter of Depth

A Matter of Depth By The Warden We’ve talked about it before and it bears repeating. One of the best features of roleplaying games is their versatility. Not between individual games – that’s always up for debate and varies from player to player, ironically yet another sign of RPGs’ versatility – but across the entire industry. There’s little end to what you can pretend...

Letters to the Industry – Describe, Describe, Describe

Describe, Describe, Describe By Aaron T. Huss You’ve just released a new product and can’t figure out why it’s not moving well. After ensuring you marketed the product appropriately and announced its release, take a deep look at your product description. In an industry where PDF and Print-on-Demand purchase is so popular, you can’t exactly hold a book in your hands before...

Letters to the Industry – The Importance of Layout

The Importance of Layout By Aaron T. Huss When you open your favorite role-playing book, not PDF, what do you notice? The book has a definite layout, format, and structure to it that presents the reader with visual appeal, ease of reading, ease of referencing, and well-placed illustrations. This is the result of layout, a very important part of publishing that many new publishers neglect. Why is...