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<blockquote data-quote="SMHWorlds" data-source="post: 7769865" data-attributes="member: 6853809"><p><strong>Kickstarter’s</strong> February initiative, <strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/announcing-zine-quest-a-tribute-to-rpg-zines-in-february-2019" target="_blank">Zine Quest</a></strong>, promises to feature a variety of RPG zines to crowdfund. Since its announcement, we’ve been gathering requirements, talking to publishers about the projects they’ve planned for February, and <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5903-Open-Call-Kickstarter-s-RPG-Zine-Quest" target="_blank">written the first in a series of articles to raise awareness</a>. To that end, we spoke with the project’s originator, Luke Crane, Head of Games <strong>@Kickstarter</strong> and owner of the <strong>Burning Wheel</strong>, a tabletop gaming publisher responsible for the <strong>Mouse Guard RPG, Dungeon World,</strong> and, of course, <strong>Burning Wheel</strong>. We asked Luke a variety of questions about the initiative and what he hopes to accomplish with the project. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]104110[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p></p><p><strong>Egg Embry & Sean Hillman (ENW): Getting right into it, do you have a sense of the size of the publisher pool that plans to participate in <strong>Zine Quest</strong>?</strong> </p><p><strong>Luke Crane (LC)</strong>: I’ve talked to a lot of folks who are interested, but it’s hard to say who will launch projects. I have seen some very exciting previews though. </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: What actions do publishers need to take to drive their RPG zine's to succeed?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: This initiative is meant to be an easy pitch. Zines take some work, but not as much work as a full-color RPG hardback. You know? I hope to see modest goals of between $1000-$2000 with rewards set around $10. Publishers should make this one easy on themselves! </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Is this part of a larger program to bring in even more RPG business to Kickstarter?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: I’ve been personally tracking and tagging RPGs on <strong>Kickstarter</strong> for over six years. According to my research, there have been over 1,500 RPG projects, to which backers have pledged more than $65 million. These projects have an incredible 78% funding success rate. So, it is more to acknowledge the already amazing RPG community that exists on the platform. </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Are there specific types of RPG zines that you hope to see?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: I hope to see a good range, everything from complete games to articles, from comics about RPGs to bestiaries. I hope folks take the chance to do some weird stuff.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Is there a threshold that would mark this as a successful initiative for you?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: My threshold is if I get to support a few creators making weird stuff, and to add some RPG ephemera to my collection. </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: On our <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5903-Open-Call-Kickstarter-s-RPG-Zine-Quest" target="_blank">open call article</a>, EN World forum user, callinostros, asked if this initiative would only apply to print material? Would PDF-only or PODs count for this initiative? </strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: Digital rewards count, but they still have to be in the format of a zine (no cheating with color interior art!). </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Where did the inspiration come from for this initiative? </strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: I love the games community on <strong>Kickstarter</strong>. I wanted to find something that acknowledged the creative energy of the backers and creators, without asking for everyone to do too much work. Zine-format projects seemed like the sweet spot there.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Do you have a favorite fanzine either from today or from back in the 80s or 90s?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: It’s not quite old-school cool, but Vincent Baker’s <strong><a href="https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13588.phtml" target="_blank">Kill Puppies for Satan</a></strong> is a landmark achievement in zine-format RPGs.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Is there a specific word or phrase Zine Quest participants need to add to their project so it can be "counted"?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: Folks should send their project links to <strong><u><a href="mailto:games@kickstarter.com">games@kickstarter.com</a></u></strong>. We’ll tag them with <strong>#zinequest</strong> so they’re all added to the <strong>Zine Quest</strong> page.</p><p> </p><p><strong>EN WORLD (ENW): Are there any resources for publishers that you’d like to point out?</strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: If folks are looking for a good zine printer, I’ve used <strong><u><a href="https://smartpress.com/" target="_blank">SmartPress</a></u></strong> in the past. Lots of options for cover stocks and very reasonable prices. </p><p> </p><p><strong>ENW: Any chance of a Burning Wheel zine? </strong></p><p><strong>LC</strong>: Would that I had time. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Writer’s Note</strong>: If you plan to publish an RPG zine for <strong><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/announcing-zine-quest-a-tribute-to-rpg-zines-in-february-2019" target="_blank">Kickstarter’s Zine Quest</a></strong>, please contact Sean (<a href="https://reigndragonpress.weebly.com/feedback.html" target="_blank">here</a>) or Egg (<a href="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/" target="_blank">here</a>) to share any details about your zine so we can help spread the word in February.</p><p> </p><p><em>If you like what we do here at EN World (the Forums, Columns, News, ENnies, etc) and would like to help support us to bring you MORE please consider supporting our </em><em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/enworld" target="_blank">Patreon</a></em><em>. </em><em>Even a single dollar helps! This article was contributed by Sean Hillman (<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6853809-SMHWorlds" target="_blank">SMHWorlds</a>) and <a href="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/" target="_blank">Egg Embry</a> as part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMHWorlds, post: 7769865, member: 6853809"] [B]Kickstarter’s[/B] February initiative, [B][URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/announcing-zine-quest-a-tribute-to-rpg-zines-in-february-2019"]Zine Quest[/URL][/B], promises to feature a variety of RPG zines to crowdfund. Since its announcement, we’ve been gathering requirements, talking to publishers about the projects they’ve planned for February, and [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5903-Open-Call-Kickstarter-s-RPG-Zine-Quest"]written the first in a series of articles to raise awareness[/URL]. To that end, we spoke with the project’s originator, Luke Crane, Head of Games [B]@Kickstarter[/B] and owner of the [B]Burning Wheel[/B], a tabletop gaming publisher responsible for the [B]Mouse Guard RPG, Dungeon World,[/B] and, of course, [B]Burning Wheel[/B]. We asked Luke a variety of questions about the initiative and what he hopes to accomplish with the project. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]104110[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] [B]Egg Embry & Sean Hillman (ENW): Getting right into it, do you have a sense of the size of the publisher pool that plans to participate in [B]Zine Quest[/B]?[/B] [B]Luke Crane (LC)[/B]: I’ve talked to a lot of folks who are interested, but it’s hard to say who will launch projects. I have seen some very exciting previews though. [B]ENW: What actions do publishers need to take to drive their RPG zine's to succeed? LC[/B]: This initiative is meant to be an easy pitch. Zines take some work, but not as much work as a full-color RPG hardback. You know? I hope to see modest goals of between $1000-$2000 with rewards set around $10. Publishers should make this one easy on themselves! [B]ENW: Is this part of a larger program to bring in even more RPG business to Kickstarter? LC[/B]: I’ve been personally tracking and tagging RPGs on [B]Kickstarter[/B] for over six years. According to my research, there have been over 1,500 RPG projects, to which backers have pledged more than $65 million. These projects have an incredible 78% funding success rate. So, it is more to acknowledge the already amazing RPG community that exists on the platform. [B]ENW: Are there specific types of RPG zines that you hope to see? LC[/B]: I hope to see a good range, everything from complete games to articles, from comics about RPGs to bestiaries. I hope folks take the chance to do some weird stuff. [B]ENW: Is there a threshold that would mark this as a successful initiative for you? LC[/B]: My threshold is if I get to support a few creators making weird stuff, and to add some RPG ephemera to my collection. [B]ENW: On our [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5903-Open-Call-Kickstarter-s-RPG-Zine-Quest"]open call article[/URL], EN World forum user, callinostros, asked if this initiative would only apply to print material? Would PDF-only or PODs count for this initiative? LC[/B]: Digital rewards count, but they still have to be in the format of a zine (no cheating with color interior art!). [B]ENW: Where did the inspiration come from for this initiative? LC[/B]: I love the games community on [B]Kickstarter[/B]. I wanted to find something that acknowledged the creative energy of the backers and creators, without asking for everyone to do too much work. Zine-format projects seemed like the sweet spot there. [B]ENW: Do you have a favorite fanzine either from today or from back in the 80s or 90s? LC[/B]: It’s not quite old-school cool, but Vincent Baker’s [B][URL="https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13588.phtml"]Kill Puppies for Satan[/URL][/B] is a landmark achievement in zine-format RPGs. [B]ENW: Is there a specific word or phrase Zine Quest participants need to add to their project so it can be "counted"? LC[/B]: Folks should send their project links to [B][U][EMAIL="games@kickstarter.com"]games@kickstarter.com[/EMAIL][/U][/B]. We’ll tag them with [B]#zinequest[/B] so they’re all added to the [B]Zine Quest[/B] page. [B]EN WORLD (ENW): Are there any resources for publishers that you’d like to point out? LC[/B]: If folks are looking for a good zine printer, I’ve used [B][U][URL="https://smartpress.com/"]SmartPress[/URL][/U][/B] in the past. Lots of options for cover stocks and very reasonable prices. [B]ENW: Any chance of a Burning Wheel zine? LC[/B]: Would that I had time. [B]Writer’s Note[/B]: If you plan to publish an RPG zine for [B][URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/announcing-zine-quest-a-tribute-to-rpg-zines-in-february-2019"]Kickstarter’s Zine Quest[/URL][/B], please contact Sean ([URL="https://reigndragonpress.weebly.com/feedback.html"]here[/URL]) or Egg ([URL="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/"]here[/URL]) to share any details about your zine so we can help spread the word in February. [I]If you like what we do here at EN World (the Forums, Columns, News, ENnies, etc) and would like to help support us to bring you MORE please consider supporting our [/I][I][URL="https://www.patreon.com/enworld"]Patreon[/URL][/I][I]. [/I][I]Even a single dollar helps! This article was contributed by Sean Hillman ([URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6853809-SMHWorlds"]SMHWorlds[/URL]) and [URL="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/"]Egg Embry[/URL] as part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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