Hey Jeff, I would support a printed digest of all the back copies! Anyone have the knowledge required to make that happen for jeff, if hes interested that is. Eric > Ditto /Freelance Traveller/ - but since I support everything, there's > the restrictive Mongoose fanac policy to accommodate... (and I'm not > planning a print edition, the way XBoat is...) > > > On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:39:41 +1000, "Gamer Mav" <xxxxxx@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>Dang, it’s raised over $5000 USD already. And I’ve been giving my >> Fanzine away for free! >> >> >> >>From: xxxxxx@simplelists.com <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> >>Sent: Friday, 22 February 2019 5:41 PM >>To: Tml <xxxxxx@simplelists.com>; Timothy Collinson >> <xxxxxx@port.ac.uk> >>Subject: [TML] Possible SPAM Fw: Xboat for Traveller Fanzine (part of >> Kickstarter's Fanzine Quest for February) >> >> >> >>Anybody have any comments? >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>----- Forwarded Message ----- >> >>From: Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) <xxxxxx@drivethrurpg.com >> <mailto:xxxxxx@drivethrurpg.com> > >> >>To: Philip Pugliese <xxxxxx@yahoo.com >> <mailto:xxxxxx@yahoo.com> > >> >>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019, 4:58:29 PM MST >> >>Subject: Xboat for Traveller Fanzine (part of Kickstarter's Fanzine Quest >> for February) >> >> >> >>A message from Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) via DriveThruRPG.com. (stop >> receiving >> <http://www.drivethrurpg.com/newsletter_unsubscribe.php?customer=655092&publisher=4&token=41b3a931eea4a6858e0701736354c4a0> >> Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) messages.) Why did I get this email? >> <http://www.drivethrurpg.com/cmail_why.php> >> >> _____ >> >> >> >>Kickstarter is promoting February as FanZine Quest month, and Robert >> Eaglestone is doing a FanZine for Traveller. He calls it Xboat. >> >>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762366408/xboat-zinequest >> >> >> >>About Xboat >> >>This is a true FanZine, with most of the material produced by Fans who >> are participating in the Traveller5 initiative. It's about discussion, >> example, and bold ideas rather than finished product. So, these issues >> are "non-canon", although content *could* be re-used in later >> publications. >> >>Each issue is at least 16 printed half-pages (5.5 x 8.5) in a >> saddle-stitched booklet format. I'll mail the issues out in flat >> envelopes. >> >>Ian Stead's Art >> >>Yes! And the better the Kickstarter response, the more I can leverage the >> experienced and capable Ian Stead for beautifully themed artwork. >> >>Robert Pearce's Art >> >>Robert Pearce, of Starship Geomorph Deckplans fame, has agreed to do >> character artwork. Again, the better the KickStarter goes, the more I can >> ask from him. (By The Way, we're looking at getting Robert [Pearson]'s >> Starship Geomorphs printed rather than just PDFs. More on that later). >> >>Delivery >> >>Distribution is four issues, with the first delivered this summer (2019). >> "My intention is to deliver each issue quarterly thereafter, but I'm new >> to this, so it may be intermittent, and it may take 18 months before I >> deliver the last issue. In addition to delivery, I will make available a >> PDF of each issue, following the same general schedule." >> >>Shipping is extra. For example, typical shipping to the U.S. is about >> $1.30 per issue, and international is about $3.25 per issue. The >> low-cost PDF-only option gets you the PDFs and forego shipping, to cut >> costs. >> >>Is it Compatible with Version __ of Traveller? >> >>While the Traveller Fifth Edition is directly supported, these resources >> typically work with any version of Traveller, or science fiction >> role-playing games in general. >> >>Who Am I? >> >>My name is Robert Eaglestone. I've loved the Traveller role-playing game >> for decades, and have had the privilege of working with Marc Miller and >> others on Traveller. I'm raising funds for a fanzine supporting >> Traveller -- people, starships, worlds, animals, and more -- with the >> fantastic artwork of Ian Stead and the moral support of Marc Miller. >> >>For years I've been accumulating ideas about the game. So along comes >> KickStarter's 'Zine Quest -- the perfect opportunity to do homage to >> Traveller, old-school fashion. >> >>----- >>The Traveller Mailing List >>Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml >>Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com >> <mailto:xxxxxx@simplelists.com> >>To unsubscribe from this list please go to >>http://archives.simplelists.com >> >>----- >>The Traveller Mailing List >>Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml >>Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com >>To unsubscribe from this list please go to >>http://archives.simplelists.com > ----- > The Traveller Mailing List > Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml > Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=PSg1tnwNJh2wcLmlfPKAknsMUBGoEyHS
