Post originally by Ezekiel Black at 2004-10-14 13:42:05
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The following is a very short discussion on the reasoning behind $8 for 25 pages. Glean from it what you will:

From: Ezekiel Black
Subject: The Point
To: Mike Miller

I'm going to take our discussion and post it on the message board, you may choose not to correspond with me if you wish to, I understand. You can also ask this conversation to be private, but at the very least I will post "the answer" should you supply it.

So, let's just get this out of the way: What's the answer?

Just so I don't have to repeat myself a few hundred times like the board, the question is "Why is this incomplete, 25 page game worth $8?"

If you want, it could also be phrased (more directly) "Why are you charging $8 for this incomplete 25 page game?"

Oh, and you can drop formalities, call me Zeke or EB. I already called you Mike a couple times. It's only fair.

Here's hoping you respond,

EB
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From: Mike Miller
Subject: RE: The Point
To: Ezekiel Black

Mr. Black,

You wrote:
>the question is "Why is this incomplete, 25 page game worth $8?"

With Great Power... uses a unique playing card resolution system to capture
the feel of superhero comics. In the immediate conflict scene, you'll
experience pulse-pounding battles filled with witty repartee and reversals
of fate. In the longer term, you'll be able to craft a gripping story of
exactly how your hero deals with insurmountable odds. At every turn, the
game requires you to face the question: "What are you willing to to
sacrifice to save the world?"

The 28-page Fully-Playable Preview Edition contains everything you need to
start playing right away.

Thank you for your inquiry.


Michael S. Miller Incarnadine Press
http:\incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com "The redder, the better."
With Great Power... Fully-Playable Preview Edition now available!
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From: Ezekiel Black
Subject: RE: The Point
To: Mike Miller

Mr. Miller,

Perhaps we've miscommunicated here. What I mean to say is than in the current RPG market where free alternatives are so readily available (including diceless Supers, like Super Human High School), and any gamer who is interested in Supers already owns a supers game (I own Blood of Heroes and Mutants and Masterminds), why do you ask your playtesters to pay $8? Don't you respect the people who are bothering to work out the kinks in your game?

Even better, to de-emphasize the gamers: Why do you, Mr. Miller, want $8 per copy of your game?

Respectfully Yours,
Ezekiel Black
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