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<blockquote data-quote="Cam Banks" data-source="post: 7719282" data-attributes="member: 3817"><p>Nobody in this business is rich. In fact, this is why James' success is notable and why the claim that he is no longer indie is so common to many gamers - he's able to hire freelancers and artists and cartographers and layout and carry out marketing in the form of hardcover books to be given away as part of Free RPG Day, on top of all of the other expenses. You might not be surprised to hear it but many would, and that's that a great many RPG publishers are just one or two guys and gals and a ton of freelancers and artists.</p><p></p><p>So you're preaching to the choir, here. However, as I said, the conversation about what's indie and what isn't has and does literally take up thousands of posts on forums based on all kinds of opinions from people both ignorant to the publishing world and those who aren't. So instead of having that conversation, and instead of quibbling about whether LOTFP is indie or not, better to celebrate that people are getting such a ridiculously broad selection of games of all types and that these are being recognized in the media and at tables and online play forums around the world, AND that people like James are finally paying people better wages for their work.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Cam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cam Banks, post: 7719282, member: 3817"] Nobody in this business is rich. In fact, this is why James' success is notable and why the claim that he is no longer indie is so common to many gamers - he's able to hire freelancers and artists and cartographers and layout and carry out marketing in the form of hardcover books to be given away as part of Free RPG Day, on top of all of the other expenses. You might not be surprised to hear it but many would, and that's that a great many RPG publishers are just one or two guys and gals and a ton of freelancers and artists. So you're preaching to the choir, here. However, as I said, the conversation about what's indie and what isn't has and does literally take up thousands of posts on forums based on all kinds of opinions from people both ignorant to the publishing world and those who aren't. So instead of having that conversation, and instead of quibbling about whether LOTFP is indie or not, better to celebrate that people are getting such a ridiculously broad selection of games of all types and that these are being recognized in the media and at tables and online play forums around the world, AND that people like James are finally paying people better wages for their work. Cheers, Cam [/QUOTE]
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