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Welcome to the second News Roundup in a 2026 that has already felt about six months long. ZineMonth is three weeks away, and I've already collected some interviews to promote projects; if you're participating in this year's ZineMonth and want some promotion please get in touch with me and I'll...

We don't carry Goodman Games products in store anymore, and I also don't promote DCC products as part of the News Roundup.

The most recent slow-funded project I can think of is Colin le Sueur's Midnight of the Century (a love song to late 90s murder mysteries in the Pacific Northwest) on itch (he's the guy who wrote We Deal in Lead and Runecairn). He's super responsive and I'm sure would be happy to talk to you...

There are some other intriguing methods for raising funds for art, as well. I've seen a number of projects "slow-funding" on itch (and a few on Drivethru), that are released in an early, ashcan edition, with set goals to commission art, editing, and layout. There are a few smaller distributors...

I mean, I haven't done, like, a double-blind study or anything, but I've just entered my fourth year publishing a weekly newsletter covering OSR and indie ttrpg releases, so am reasonably plugged into the scene. Not as much as, like, the folks at IPR or Exalted Funeral, but it's not my first rodeo.

I might be in something of a bubble, but absolutely none of the indie publishers I am aware of have any interest in AI, and in fact are extremely vocal about avoiding it. It would be like a punk band made up of cops.

Welcome to the first News Roundup for 2026. The holidays (in the US, at least) are over, and we're heading towards ZineMonth in a matter of weeks. I've already got some interviews lined up, and just want to remind folks that if you're participating in the event, and want some free press, there...

You're asking what you should do? You should either follow the Drivethru guidelines and disclose that your product used AI in the creation or you should hire a professional editor. I'm not a huge publisher, but I've got an editor that I've worked with for the past seven years. He's worth every...

I think something missing from this discussion of editing in terms of AI is that an editor is not just a glorified spelling and grammar checker. Editing is as much an art and skill as writing or illustrating, and two different editors can produce two different versions of the same book. It's...

Drivethru's AI Guidelines very clearly state that yes, you're required to disclose the use of AI tools.

Can you please not use the word "lame" in this fashion? My daughter has cerebral palsy, and she pointed out to me how it's really offensive to the disabled community.

I use Worldographer. You can manually generate maps or do so randomly, with various degrees of control.

This is the way.

If 3rd edition is your jam, you might want to check out Bree-YARC, my heartbreaker mash-up of 3.x and BX. It uses the BX engine with 3rd edition customization. Right now only the Quickstart and some various free add-on classes and ancestries are available, but I hope to release the full version...

Strong no on AI for me.