I'd be very interested in that as well. Ash On 22/02/2019 13:28, Eric A. Rhude wrote: > 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://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=vNMe2rJ3rvwoJrFOemsXovVHBj25CXWi
