It's January once again, a time for reflection, and projection. 2006 was a good year for Expeditious Retreat Press on many fronts. We released A Magical Society: Silk Road, our fourth title in the Magical Society Line as well as a revamped second printing of A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (which sold out of its original print run at the end of 2005). Monster Geographica saw the release of its fifth and final title along with the custom Counter Collections from Fiery Dragon Productions, and a new line was born: 1 on 1 Adventures. We produced our first True20(tm) product Liber Artefactorum and began producing OSRIC(tm) material. On the e-front, we had more products in Seeds, an adventure-builder line, and began World Building Library, a series of articles for the creators in us all.
In addition to our growth in production, we expanded our distribution, took home a silver metal for Best Adventure at the ENnies Awards, and had our best Gen Con Indy ever. All in all, XRP experienced major growth in 2006.
So what's the future look like? What's in store for XRP in 2007? Unfortunately, we will not be releasing a new Magical Society book this year. Our next Magical Society book is big--real big-- and we will anticipate a 2008 release. However, that does not mean we are slowing down in 2007. We have more action-packed titles in store for 1 on 1 Adventures, as well as OSRIC(tm) adventures for the old-schoolers. We are releasing more True20(tm) material, including the Lands of Nevermore and the thrilling adventure creator Joseph Miller ran at Gen Con Indy 2006. We have more Seeds, more issues of Old-School Gazette, and more World Building Libraries in store for 2007. We are adding new titles to an old line, Party of One, inspired by a dedicated fan who took the time to stop by our booth at Gen Con to tell us how much he enjoyed the first title, Party of One: Leda. And as the saying goes, "civility must be rewarded." We are also embarking on a new line, Pozas Art Packs, producing affordable, quality stock art with the talented Claudio Pozas.
In addition to expanding XRP, Joe and I have embarked on a new project, www.YourGamesNow.com, a cooperatively-run sales site for electronic products designed with tabletop gaming in mind. What does this mean for our fellow games publishers and customers? Publishers selling product at www.YourGamesNow.com have the benefits of a multi-vendor environment with nigh-direct-sales profit margin, and customers who shop at www.YourGamesNow.com are supporting publishers in a more direct fashion while also benefiting from a mall environment. To celebrate the launch, we are releasing a new XRP product every 3 days in January and February. Stop by www.YourGamesNow.com, shop, and help support your favorite publishers.
Good Gaming,
Joe and Suzi
XRP
