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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Apr 20, 2015 0:35:57 GMT -9
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Apr 19, 2015 23:57:57 GMT -9
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Oct 19, 2014 5:00:39 GMT -9
Just wrote a long and eloquent reply but got logged out - I think I'm crossing the streams with other proboards forums... Blocks variants. Interesting suggestions! They're meant to be generic, but I'd enjoy adding a whole bunch of skulls and bones to the designs. To the current pack, I'd like to add a line-art-only file for colouring-in. Also it'll be super printer friendly. I'm getting a mixed reception to the blocks. 3D modellers have high and specific preferences when it comes to scenery and yet I wanted to create something which the more clumsy of us could assemble. (Not everything has to resemble Hirst /Dwarven Forge moulded models) Also I wanted a product which might not be out of place on a clear battle-mat. Perhaps I should look into some thinner wall solutions (10-15mm) that fit the 3D-effect walls in my tiles - but thems all fiddly. The next few packs will be a return to 2D tiles. I'm currently colouring in a large set-piece for a library/scriptorium pack - a bit like The Savage Cellar, but covering four sheets (12x18sqs) plus some other bits (small rooms and a bookish corridor). This one has scenery (shelves n stuff) drawn on the tile - normally I'm against this because it can be restrictive to DMs, but I think in this case there would be too many scenery counters. I often hold back on detail because I want everything to be adaptable - that may have to change.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Oct 19, 2014 4:06:49 GMT -9
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Oct 18, 2014 16:45:17 GMT -9
Is there a standard unit of measurement or accepted distance ratio in 15mm wargames? Or does it vary from game to game? I ask the question primarily because I often design dungeon and overland maps for 25/28mm minis using 1inch=5ft grids, but I get requests for 15mm plans. I've already posed this question on the Lost and the Damned forum, but we just sort of came up with some estimates (being English, I often default to millimetres, but D&D has brainwashed me into switching back to inches and units of 5 or 10 ft)
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Oct 18, 2014 16:25:07 GMT -9
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Mar 6, 2014 12:21:17 GMT -9
Thanks for posting, Sarah. (See what I mean, thems nice guys!) -Sorry you lost your designer as well. (Rhannon - some of my tiles are very awkward to set up for print-on-demand - the Basic Pack is modular/irregular in dimensions, so I've never provided that option on the OBS sites. As publisher, only I get to decide if my store sells printed editions. My only printed product to date are cards through GameCrafter, but that will change at some point.)
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Mar 6, 2014 2:37:35 GMT -9
Thanks for the support here. I thought I'd better come on and explain what was happening behind the scenes, because these people seem to be legit guys, mainly a misrepresentation, but it's also about the fact that for now I'm keeping my life and Inked Adventures totally free of Kickstarters and all crowd funding - which is a personal choice but political enough for me not to see my brand and products associated in any way with crowd funding. IP theft seems like a harsh way to describe it but, initially, it fit the bill, I'll explain ... Order of events: I received an email from iSorcery.net asking for video footage to help in a promo for goal-stretching in the already successful kickstarter. I babble a response - I thought it was a type of trick, like being a winner of a fake competition. Further confusion, whilst they explain what they needed to show their backers - I needed context... On their website and near the top of the kickstarter page was my Inked Adventures 'basic pack' cover graphic. On the kickstarter page itself - which has already been running for sometime and has met it it's 1K target, but was promoting stretch goals, they described their company has having teamed up with other tabletop and RPG companies to produce this special package. I paraphrase, but it implied that I was a partner in planning the project. Further down was one of my Inked Adventures promo mock-ups and a description of my tiles. In summary, the project was effectively bundling together an RPG rulebook, counters, character sheets and my tiles. At some point amidst the next set of emails I fill out a Copyright Dispute form on kickstarter. iSorcery explain that they were selling the PDFs but it wasn't clear to me how it would work - but essentially it would be one purchase per pledger through the OBS sites, which is reasonable I guess, but they weren't specific about this (third party sites, RPGNow DTRPG OBS not named). They were offering backers printed tiles, I was not linked in with that. I currently don't sell any 25/30mm pre-print tiles, I have turned down two other companies who wanted exclusive rights to sell pre-printed Inked Adventures tiles. I'm also sometimes hesitant about them being bound to a single system or being part of a total tabletop/RPG game system (I don't mind bundling, like with Grey Matter Games, where it's still clear that the PDF is from my store/stock). In an email they explained that due to number of orders to date that my substantial payment would be guaranteed, so we were all winners, so to speak, and that their own profits were minimal - after all, this was just a promotional sideline for their PDA game (herein lies the rub, they were coders perhaps? Less experience with pen and paper publishing?) There was an offer to take my tiles out, along with references to IA - and to take down banner graphics - but I had no way of knowing that I wasn't being stalled. They didn't understand why they couldn't just print tiles for backers - in fact I started to doubt myself for a moment. All this on top of the fact that I'm often uncomfortable the endless promotion of Kickstarters and I had read that customers might sometimes have less rights for refund after payment, meant that I'd been really outspoken in the past on this, favoring existing POD systems for Pen and paper RPGs, and had also turned down numerous kickstarter participations (etc.) - So it was made worse by the fact that I hadn't been asked (not sent any detailed plans or contracts) and that the KS was now at a stage where orders destined to go to print. They explained that they were big fans of my work, but that they would take the graphics off. They then replaced my tiles with Paizo GM tiles (wow, suddenly very flattered) - I thought this was the PDFs - which would also be problematic when it comes to making printed copies for backers - but later they made it clear that they would be buying packs from a local shop. By this time my friends were rallying (destroy the monster! burn the windmill!) - just about the same time that the company was offering olive branches of website banner exchanges and so forth. Then Kickstarter enacted it's Disputed Copyright procedure - BAM - no follow up or checking, blast doors come down, just hid the project! I was hoping that Kickstarter might actually ask me to clarify a bit more first (the form was very basic). I think this was a step too far for iSorcery, who's tasty PDA game promotion now had a sour taste, so they then cancelled the kickstarter. At this moment I was sending an email to kickstarter .com explaining "it's okay, everything fine now..." which I think led to the KS project becoming unhidden again but now it was no longer active. Definitely not "skullduggery" but a lot of time and energy lost when earlier correspondences and some clear terms and conditions would have been better. The funny thing is, I'm actually warming the kickstarters a little now... I tempted to add extra blerb to all product descriptions, but "for personal use only" plus "contact me" has always covered most "common sense" situations. I'm destined to die poor ...
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Dec 2, 2012 16:57:26 GMT -9
I haz bin cre-a-tin'
bit.ly/IAgeomorphReview copies on request - include email address (actually email me at billiambabble@yahoo.co.uk to be sure in case I forget to check PMs)
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 18, 2012 12:34:43 GMT -9
She looks great. They're aren't enough decent cleric figures - never mind female. Ace.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 18, 2012 12:32:57 GMT -9
I haven't had a look at these yet, but congratulations on the product launch!
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 17, 2012 10:34:15 GMT -9
I've decided that I don't like the doors in this. They're okay (if you fold them right!) -they need to be taller and grander - and some need to be stone. They are borrowed from my Modular sections Basic Pack, where the stone doors have frames - but I wanted these doors to be without frames so that they can be placed as as if open or closed - perhaps. Matt / Bane on Facebook suggested proper openable doors in frames, but I'm trying to go for an easy-to-assemble approach. *indecision*
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 15, 2012 22:25:36 GMT -9
Thanks guys. Gigglestick, I think I was very influenced from the looks of those sets! I regret never buying the larger map sets.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 15, 2012 14:23:39 GMT -9
This is such a gorgeous thread. GM64 I am in awe of your designs. I'm also loving all the art and photos people are posting. Bellisimo!
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 15, 2012 14:17:42 GMT -9
Excellent! Thanks for the review as well! ___ Oh dear, well this is embarrassing ... I missed out three tiles ... Oh well. Time for a freebie! Some free 4×4 rooms to supplement the Inked Adventures Square Dungeon Tiles set. Free on DriveThru / RPGNow / Wargames Vault et al. bit.ly/4x4bonusIt also works well as a sample of the style of the tiles in the main set (found here)
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 14, 2012 10:08:35 GMT -9
Long time no post - apologies for my ignorance. Presenting... Inked Adventures Square Dungeon TilesInked Adventures Square Dungeon Tilesbit.ly/squaredungeontiles(Product page on RPGDriveThru) Reduced Price at $5.50!I finally gave into to gamer pressure and have decided to supplement the Inked Adventures Modular Sections range with geomorphic style square tiles. Perfect for random play! (Incidentally I still plan to release the Tombs, Crypts and Catacombs pack and other modular sets but it is cursed with a spell of self- doubt and mud-slow!) Review copies available upon request.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 30, 2012 11:37:07 GMT -9
I've finally got around to doing a decent mock-up of my floor plans. Since my photos are always rubbish! Apologies for size - photobucket is being awkward tonight. Whaddyathink?
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 18, 2012 12:36:36 GMT -9
These look great!
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 18, 2012 12:35:06 GMT -9
These are looking excellent. I keep musing the idea of making square tiles, but then I get all confused about having the doors as part of the design and so on. I'm a fan of stand up doors - really adds a level of 3D when there's no walls.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 18, 2012 12:29:56 GMT -9
Oh wow. I think you're really onto something with these.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 18, 2012 12:25:53 GMT -9
I've just seen these on the DTRPG news feed. They look great. Good luck with sales / downloads.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on May 5, 2012 15:50:21 GMT -9
Spur of the moment free product! This was partly inspired by the Going Last’s May of the Dead Carnival, but also it’s a chance for me to share with you some graphics from the seriously long overdue Crypts, Tombs and Catacombs pack. Presenting The Crypt Room (with door)… The Crypt Room available on DTRPG now bit.ly/CryptRoom (Free download)
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Mar 4, 2012 12:36:10 GMT -9
The Savage Cellar Floor Plan Tile is now available on all good Onebookshelf sites (DriveThru, RPGNow etc.) Suitable for fantasy and horror, this two-level room will be ideal for those interdimensional encounters! bit.ly/IAcellarCurrently on sale for just over a shiny dollar.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Dec 16, 2011 7:45:51 GMT -9
I love your Lich King, he's ace. Thumbnails of the pages in the pack:
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Nov 27, 2011 17:45:39 GMT -9
Official spiel follows.... Encounter Lairs 4 Barrow Tomb now on sale at DriveThru, RPGNow and other OneBookShelf sites. Reduced starting price! A mere $1.99!Description: A Dungeon Section “Barrow Tomb” by Billiam Babble of Inked Adventures With Printable Miniatures by Dave “Kiladecus” Wears Suitable for most RPGs or tabletop wargames in a fantasy setting using 1 inch grid (28-30mm minis) bit.ly/EL4BarrowTomb
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Oct 19, 2011 12:55:02 GMT -9
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 17, 2011 6:41:53 GMT -9
Nice logo!
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 16, 2011 15:47:15 GMT -9
12 Figures by Dryw and 1 floor plan by me.
$2.95 on DriveThru. Review copies available on request. bit.ly/templarchapel
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 15, 2011 14:19:37 GMT -9
Square bases with tabs! Excellent. Thanks Cowboyland! I've got a few different types of bases kicking around - it may be time soon to collate them in one place.
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Post by BilliamBabble Inked Adventures on Jul 9, 2011 15:33:26 GMT -9
Really, really impressive.
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