(ADULTS ONLY) Nymphology - Blue Magic

[thundershot]

Gah! I didn't know PODs were available yet! I remember Morrus saying something about them a while back, but never heard anything else about it...

*looks into it*

Damn, not that many books are available POD. What's the deal with that? Is there a downside to a publisher?


Chris

 

[jmucchiello]

Damn, not that many books are available POD. What's the deal with that? Is there a downside to a publisher?

The publisher has to pay for 10 books to be printed up front in order to provide POD services on RPGNow. And you are in the red until around 6-7 of them are sold. (Unless you charge a high price for the POD.) While it isn't expensive, it is a chunk of change that most e-publishers cannot afford. Those who can are the types who are going to go to print in a few months anyway.

Also, when your book falls off the front page, your sales volume plummets. Suppose you do sell those first 9 in a month, when the 10th one sells do you really want to buy another 10 copies that may not sell?

 

[Mongoose_Matt]

Seems like the first review of Nymphology is up

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_reviews_info.php?products_id=718&reviews_id=563&

 

[Mongoose_Matt]

It _actually_ got to the weekly number one slot

I would love to hear stories of this book being used in actual games. . .

 

[Urklore]

Actually the book got extensive use over the weekend. One of the more common 'delights' in the village of Homeshead (well know it is the Ruined City of Homeshard since the Dwarves took over, long story) is Necrorella.

Necrorella is um, ahem, one of the more 'entertaining' people in the village whose job is the arts of 'pleasing'. My players were shocked when they found that she was the one animatng the dead body to hone her 'craft'. When they found her book they were amuzed on the new 'magics' described therein (thanks too this new PDF). The cleric devoted to the god of wine and good times plans on taking a few levels of wizardy so he can use the spells.