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Title: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 21 June 2013, 02:20:42 PM
Hi!

I'm in the process of self-publishing a rulebook for a Dungeon-Crawling game I made up using Pendraken figures, and since the I use Pendraken figures pretty much exclusively and they were what I used to write the book, can I mention the website in the rules and add a link in the back of the book along with my own twitter and blog etc?

Thought I'd better ask before going ahead!
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Leon on 21 June 2013, 03:10:30 PM
No problem at all, any links are much appreciated at this end!  If there's anything we can do to help, let me know, and feel free to let everyone here know about the rules as well.

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Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 22 June 2013, 06:32:59 PM
Will do, thanks! Gonna make the PDF free, and publish a pocket 40-page rulebook through Lulu.com. Don't suppose you have any suggests where I could find free artwork for the cover do you? I was thinking as an alternative choice to have a photo of a game in play, but obviously that will mean having painted figures on the cover, would that be okay? If I'm gonna make a few pence profit if someone buys a hard copy I want to be above board and professional!

Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Leon on 22 June 2013, 07:10:20 PM
Quote from: TheKatanaDan on 22 June 2013, 06:32:59 PM
I was thinking as an alternative choice to have a photo of a game in play, but obviously that will mean having painted figures on the cover, would that be okay? If I'm gonna make a few pence profit if someone buys a hard copy I want to be above board and professional!

Completely fine with us, it's nice coverage for the range!

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Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Last Hussar on 23 June 2013, 08:57:37 PM
As far as I know Leon and Dave haven't yet instituted a GW style IP clause.  I'm all in favour of protecting IP, but the "don't stick any one elses stuff to ours is ridiculous"
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Hertsblue on 24 June 2013, 10:46:02 AM
A lot of mine are also Pendraken.

http://rulesdepot.net/index.html (http://rulesdepot.net/index.html)

I didn't ask, though  :-[
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 25 June 2013, 10:27:43 AM
Thanks for the replies!

It's now on Lulu on private status awaiting making public after I've playtested it!

I'll be posting the PDF of the rules in the Dungeon Discussion part if anyone would like to volunteer playtesting it?
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Luddite on 25 June 2013, 11:19:03 AM
Looking forwards to giving them a go TKD.

:)
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 25 June 2013, 08:43:29 PM
The PDF is too big to attach to an entry, any ideas anyone? Don't really have a website to link it to as it's still beta and don't want random people downloading a work in progress, just enlightened chaps like yourselves who can help me make sure the game is coherent and playable!
Also, didn't notice my name made such a cool-sounding acronym, TKD Games has a great ring to it!
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Leon on 25 June 2013, 10:37:44 PM
Quote from: TheKatanaDan on 25 June 2013, 08:43:29 PM
The PDF is too big to attach to an entry, any ideas anyone? Don't really have a website to link it to as it's still beta and don't want random people downloading a work in progress, just enlightened chaps like yourselves who can help me make sure the game is coherent and playable!

If you can send it through to the Pendraken email, I can upload it to our server if you like?  Then people can access it through there?

:-\
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: HPFlashman on 25 June 2013, 10:51:45 PM
I`ve used http://www.dropbox.com (http://www.dropbox.com) to host some downloadable commom domain books earlier, works a treat.  :)
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Last Hussar on 25 June 2013, 11:06:33 PM
I used dropbox to give my 'beta-readers' access to my 300 page novel.  My daughter in law can make edits and leave that copy in the same place.  Only those you give the link to can get it.
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 26 June 2013, 09:37:17 AM
So if I send the PDFs to info@pendraken.co.uk, that'll work? Then you can add them to this topic? Shall I start a new topic in the Dungeon Forum for them to be added to as well?
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: Leon on 26 June 2013, 03:01:03 PM
Quote from: TheKatanaDan on 26 June 2013, 09:37:17 AM
So if I send the PDFs to info@pendraken.co.uk, that'll work? Then you can add them to this topic? Shall I start a new topic in the Dungeon Forum for them to be added to as well?

Thanks for the email, I'll get those uploaded later today and send you the links for them.

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Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 26 June 2013, 03:21:27 PM
That's great cheers!
Title: Re: Linking to Pendraken website in my self-published rulebook?
Post by: TheKatanaDan on 27 June 2013, 01:17:45 PM
Hi again!

So, the awesome lads at Pendraken are now hosting the files for my game, Heroes & Heretics, I've posted the rules in the following forums;

Rules Forum
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,7773.0.html

Dungeon Forum
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,7774.0.html

Have a go and let me know what you think!