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Message: <blockquote data-quote="morrigan" data-source="post: 3132981" data-attributes="member: 18169">No this is not a d20 game per se.  It uses our Omni System mechanics whose origin comes from the work Jonathan Tweet did on Talislanta 3rd edition. It uses a simple unified mechanic for all resoltuions and uses a single twenty side die. Memorize the 5 line Omni Table and you shouldn't have to open the book during game play.As to the business questions, yes we know that many retailers will opt not to carry the game because they won't be able to get from their usual distributor.  We are aware of that but it comes down to the fact the existing 3-tier dirstribution system used for RPGs is, in our opinion, hopelessly broken. Its unfortunate, but for Morrigan, as a small press, we have to act in the best interest of the company and maximize our revenue as best we can.  As everybody knows, few people are getting rich in this industry so this move is our way to maximize the profits we do make to enable us to continue to produce new books and new games. As to sharing our results, sure, we'd be happy to.  Just so everyone is clear on the model, we're essentially looking at amazon.com as our primary distribution source for this game.  That offers a few benefits to us as publisher and you as customers while yes, it does tend to cut out the FLGS and the dustributor. There's nothing we can do about the distributor end of the equation but, as I said, we are more than willing to work with retailers who wish to carry the game by offering industry standard terms direct.For us, we get a higher cut of the MSRP from amazon.com than we do through traditional distribution.  That means we make more money from each copy fo the game sold.  For fans, amazon.com automatically discounts everything they sell, so while we make X% of MSRP, the customer is actually also receiving X% discount off MSRP so you get the game cheaper and we still make more per unit sold than we would through normal distribution channels.So, we'll see how this experiment plays out.  Our biggest regret is not having the book on shelves of FLGS but, frankly speaking, most FLGS carry liitle more than WOTC, WW and some GURPS and Palladium books anyway. As an example, our recent release, Spacecraft 2100 to 2200 AD was made available through traditional distribution as well as to the book trade and amazon.com.  So far, the amazon orders are exceeding the FLGS orders so... as a small press, what are we to do?  We want to support the other tiers in our industry but at the same time, we want to stay in business too.Cheers,Scott AgnewMorrigan Press Inc.</blockquote>

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