A few posts today on some end-of-year troubles from some of the publishers I follow. Roll for Combat is a fantastic company with incredible products, and they go through their problems with Diamond Publishing's bankruptcy in the above video. Now is the time to place orders, support their crowdfunding, and show them some appreciation for being one of the best cross-platform publishers for 5E and Pathfinder 2E.
I am on their latest crowdfunding projects, and I will do my part to help. They are amazing creators who put out top-quality, full-color books that are crowd-pleasers suitable for the whole family.
Every time they share an update on this situation, my heart goes out to them. They are too good to have this happen to them.
And the complete opposite!
James Raggi is facing some steep tax bills and put out a call for help on his store's website. Lamentations is still one of the most original horror games on the market, an OG OSR game, and I support it. If we can support movies like Terrifier, then Raggi's books are nowhere near that level and are actually quite reserved and held back. They are well-written, high-quality, imaginative books, and I would hate to see Lamentations go away.
If you see his works as horror movies punishing Age of Sail colonizers, carrying out unholy retribution for the sins of defiling and exploiting the New World, you will understand them on a deeper level. Yes, there are undertones, but many horror movies go much farther.
The hobby is full of eccentric personalities, and they help make this a crazy, wonderful, and enjoyable place. I would love to review some of these new books, but I can't get through Raggi's spam filter, and there is no way to reach out.
I can't think of two more polar opposites than this, and times are tough for many companies. Everyone is hurting, and this cross-section covers everything on the fringes and in between. If you can help pick up a few things, now is a good time.
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