tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post1292991364193877866..comments2024-01-16T19:15:41.816-08:00Comments on There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road: Gareth-Michael Skarka is full of crapF. Douglas Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-19340200199177136732010-10-27T07:03:30.516-07:002010-10-27T07:03:30.516-07:00Nah, Mikey. People aren't having a problem fin...Nah, Mikey. People aren't having a problem finding it that I'm aware of. My point was that the modern RPG publisher operates in a different world compared to 10-15 years ago, but GMS seems to be drawing his conclusions based on outdated standards.F. Douglas Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497140550892192807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-48925558732116940862010-10-27T06:19:21.213-07:002010-10-27T06:19:21.213-07:00Maybe the problem is more that the Dresden Files R...Maybe the problem is more that the Dresden Files RPG cannot find its audience. The only place I've seen the game in print was in a particularly indie friendly game shop. And they sure didn't strike when the anvil was hot, how long ago was the Dresden Files TV show cancelled? I know Jim Butcher keeps cranking out the product, but I think even his stuff is getting swallowed up in an over-saturated urban fantasy market.<br /><br />Finally, have you seen those books? Each one is massive tome unto itself. It's probably too much of an investment for folks to make, even the ones that would want to, so they pass on it. <br /><br />In the end I think Skarka is right to try to diversify his own company and to setup as many revenue streams as possible. That's just the world we live in, it's interesting that this is only now sinking in. <br /><br />I think a better attitude towards the digital media economy and how to be a creative person and get paid for it is exemplified by <a href="http://www.stormwolf.com/" rel="nofollow"> Michael Stackpole.</a> Yes, at times he has a bit of the huckster about him, but I'm conscious of that. And I'd rather deal with a huckster than a pundit that thinks the sky is falling any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833068321597231910.post-58650094146402741072010-10-27T02:40:50.352-07:002010-10-27T02:40:50.352-07:00Nice post.
Of course, Malcolm Sheppard has to bac...Nice post.<br /><br />Of course, Malcolm Sheppard has to back up Skarka with <a href="http://www.mobunited.com/mobunitedmedia/2010/10/25/the-zombie-rpg-industry/" rel="nofollow">more foolishness</a>.<br /><br />Hobbyists can game without industry genius consultants. People who really love classic RPGs <a href="http://oldguyrpg.blogspot.com/2010/10/retroclones-have-taken-me-back-to.html" rel="nofollow">can return to the source</a>.<br /><br />Skarka and Sheppard should find more <i>constructive</i> ways to spend their time.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.com