RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!
How is an RPG Book Made? (Alphastream Collaboration)
Mastering Dungeons
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3 weeks ago
How is an RPG Book Made? (Alphastream Collaboration)
How is an RPG Book Made? (Alphastream Collaboration)
While Shawn and Teos are away, we share with you a recording Teos made with Scott F Gray, sharing the intricacies of the process for creating an RPG book. This recording appeared in two parts on the Alphastream YouTube channel and we are sharing it here for your enjoyment.
Contents00:00 Intro00:46 About Scott04:15 Who this video is for09:09 Starting with an idea12:54 When is my idea ready?26:53 What to know when I start writing39:04 Understanding words per page43:00 After writing and types of editors01:02:22 Development01:04:10 Sensitivity Reading01:07:10 Proofreading01:10:11 Layout01:14:47 Initial Layout Design01:19:05 Flowing Copy and Word Processor Choices01:24:39 Art and Art Orders01:36:46 Bleed01:39:26 Rewriting After Initial Layout01:45:27 Don't Write in Layout01:49:24 Final Proofread and Layout01:55:34 PDF vs PoD vs Offset Printing02:11:25 Offset Printing and Timeline02:15:20 Crowdfunding02:18:55 Rising Tide on Manufacturing and Shipping02:21:12 On Collaboration02:26:27 Support the Show
Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Mastering Dungeons
RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!
