So... anyone good with layout? ;)

[ragnorakk]

Seems like with the current melt-down, it might be a good time to get some effort directed toward making some resources available (reply #52 in trollbridge.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1091&page=4 ).

With holidays approaching, I doubt I'll have much time for anything, but getting some groundwork and ideas for content and such isn't a horribly consuming process - if this is something that we could accomplish with transparency and quality, I think it's certainly something worth doing.

I don't know how I can sleep at night while TKD's weapon & armor lists remain unupblished!

Anyone ever deal with lulu? Anyone like to draw pictures of trolls! Anyone know how to do layout?

EDIT: link fixed

[machfront]

Argh!
Which thread? Where is the link supposed to point? I don't know what you're talking about and it's driving me mad!

[ragnorakk]

trollbridge.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1091

Does that work? Sorry about that - it's the Send in the Clone thread (page 4) moved into talk about putting together other stuff.

[machfront]

Ah, yes. Ok. Weird that that was the one thing I thought it may be possible that you were referring to. *cheesy 'eerie' music goes here*

But I do agree with you about the weapon list.

I'm sorry...
The WEAPON LIST of TKD's.

And the beastiary.

And the proposal of the 100 kinds of Orcs.

Etc.

[jongjungbu]

I totally forgot about this...

[Hogscape]

I'm still working on Retro Role-playing Realms but it will be a release just for us on the 'Bridge. I'm not will to tangle with unhappy IP owners. Plus I'll do my own art!
;D

[ragnorakk]

YAY!

This whole thing has made me want to put ink to paper for the first time in years - is it that hard/prohibitively expensive to get good art? I'm not trying to denigrate professional artists... I'm trying to think of particular things I'd like to see written up - I'll get a list together soon.

[lostheretic]

"is it that hard/prohibitively expensive to get good art? "

Not if you target poor university students majoring in art.

[quoghmyre]

My rates for art to order is US$100.00 for full page colour and $20.00 quarter page black and white. For a single publication print and pdf. I retain rights. For existing art its negotiable.

[machfront]

Nov 19, 2009 13:28:33 GMT -5 ragnorakk said:

is it that hard/prohibitively expensive to get good art?

Not really. Again, recall that most if not all the art in S&W and S&W:WB and the S&W Monster Book was done free or cheap, by folks who did so for love of the game.

[lostheretic]

Huh, looks like I neglected my reason for posting. I have some experience with Pages, Mac desktop publishing software.

[ragnorakk]

Nov 22, 2009 13:46:57 GMT -5 lostheretic said:

Huh, looks like I neglected my reason for posting. I have some experience with Pages, Mac desktop publishing software.

Ah good! - I've done some primitive (zine) layout with word processors and xerox machines... that's it - and my guess is that Hogscape's mac still lurks behind his new shieldbearer...

Used tubes of gouache paint for the first time last night, to try to get a feel for it - pretty neat stuff.

[koraq]

I have been using Pagemaker and Scribus to layout of rules summaries and making zines and character sheets. Pagemaker used to be one of the few reasons I booted Windows. These days I use Scribus.