Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Greetings,
In this thread, I'll be posting information on upcoming interviews published in my blog, so readers can see what's coming, and new interviewees will know how long the queue is at any given moment.
Since the queue is currently a few weeks long, it's not necessary to send me the answers many weeks in advance. Instead, you can pm me and I'll reserve the next available spot for you. I'll assign a due date which is generally 4 days before the scheduled publication date.
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [confirmed]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press [estimated]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [estimated]
21 June: [free]
28 June: [free]
Kickstarters are exempt from my 1/week rule -- because timing can be very crucial for the success of a Kickstarter, I'll post a Kickstarter interview whenever the interviewee wants it to be posted (though I'll try to space them as evenly as possible, and Wednesdays my preferred day of the week for them). So far, I only have one confirmed Kickstarter interview:
21 May: Mike Myler on the Snow White Kickstarter
I'll be posting updates on the schedule whenever new interviews come in.
Lastly, here are the standardized questions once more. I'm leaving this thing open until further notice, so if a 3PP wants me to interview them later, just contact me.
A few notes to the interviewees, please read first!
- Unless you are the owner of the company (or Kickstarter), please check with them that you are authorized to represent the company (or Kickstarter).
- Only one interview per company / Kickstarter. The main purpose of these interviews is to introduce the 3rd-party publishing companies. Note: If your Kickstarter is affiliated with a 3rd-party publisher, you are allowed to do a separate interview for the Kickstarter even if your company is also getting interviewed. Also, I'm conducting interviews with individual designers and freelancers later this year, and I'll gladly interview several people from the same company. More about that later.
- However, Kickstarters are more time-critical and I'm going to make an exception with them: I'll publish any Kickstarter interviews a.s.a.p. They won't affect the schedule for the other interviews anyhow; i.e. they won't push back other interviews in the queue. Instead, they're posted as bonus content in addition to the 1/week interviews.
- Notes and placeholders are marked with blue. They won't appear in the published interviews.
[Questions about you as a person and publisher/freelancer]
Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
How did you get into RPG design and what kind of projects have you been working on? What have been your best experiences?
In your opinion, what makes a good Pathfinder RPG compatible product?
[Questions about your company or Kickstarter]
When and how did [your company or Kickstarter] get started?
How did you join [the company or Kickstarter] and what is your role or position? [Note: this question is optional -- if you are a founding member, you can talk about this when answering the previous question!]
What can you tell about [your company's products or the Kickstarter]?
Can you give us an exclusive teaser about [a future product or the Kickstarter]? Note: Because NDAs may limit your ability to answer this one, the question is optional]
What are the best things about [your products or Kickstarter] and what type of players or GMs would you recommend it/them for?
What are the current goals for [your company or Kickstarter]? What are the biggest challenges?
Is there anything else people should know about [your company or its products, or the Kickstarter]?
[Questions for publishers that hire freelancers]
Note: While these questions are mainly about writer/designers, please also discuss illustrators, cartographers, editors and other freelancers if applicable.
How do you generally find new freelancers to work for you? What is the application process like?
What are the main requirements for a freelancer to work for you? What other skills and/or experience are useful?
Can you describe a typical assignment you give to new freelancers? What steps does the process typically include from the freelancer's point of view?
What advice would you give to aspiring freelancers?
[Questions for self-publishers and Kickstarters]
In your opinion, what are the most important things to consider when starting [self-publishing or a Kickstarter]?
What skills, tools or other resources do you consider to be the most important in [self-publishing or running a Kickstarter]? [Note: This question is more about skills/tools/resources needed over the long term as opposed to the previous question which is about the startup.]
What do you find most rewarding about [self-publishing or running a Kickstarter]? What about least rewarding?
Is there any further advice you would give to someone interested in [self-publishing or running a Kickstarter]?
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Added two more interviews to the schedule:
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [confirmed]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: [open]
12 July: [open]
19 July: [open]
26 July: [open]
Kickstarters (no changes):
21 May: Mike Myler on the Snow White Kickstarter
theheadkase RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32 |
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
One interview added, another confirmed.
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [confirmed]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: [open]
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: [open]
26 July: [open]
The Kickstarter interview has been published!
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
Note: The interview now also has a link to the Facebook page and to a sneak peek video of an advance copy of the Rise of the Drow. :-)
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Kiel: Same here! I'm very glad to make acquaintance with so many designers, artists, publishers, etc. There'll be quite many self-publisher interviews, which may explain why you haven't heard of them just yet.
Blackerose: Thanks, I'll contact you later when I'm starting the freelancer interviews.
Mike Welham Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012 |
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Chuck Wright Layout and Design, Frog God Games |
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Just wondering if you've reached out to Bill Webb at all.
Chuck, I definitely want to publish an interview about Frog God Games. But to answer your question, no, I haven't discussed this with Bill Webb just yet.
When I announced my intent to do 3PP interviews, I got many replies right off the bat, and while I noticed that many well-known 3PPs like FGG, Raging Swan and RGG were still missing from my list, I didn't want to send out inquiries before the queue got shorter.
But I'll get to that sooner or later, probably in June. Of course, if you (or any other 3PP representative reading this) want me to do an interview about a Kickstarter you are currently running, please let me know. We can arrange an interview a.s.a.p.
Also, readers, if you hear about some really interesting PF RPG project that you'd want me to conduct an interview about, please tip me off about it and I'll see what I can do!
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
A few updates: An interview with Marc Radle was published yesterday -- apologies for the late notification! Please have a look. :-) Also, I added SagaRPG on the list.
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: [open]
26 July: [open]
Kickstarter interviews:
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
New Kickstarter interview published!
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
3PP interviews:
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: [open]
26 July: [open]
Marc Radle |
A few updates: An interview with Marc Radle was published yesterday -- apologies for the late notification! Please have a look. :-)
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
Thanks for the opportunity - hope everyone enjoys :)
Marc_Tassin |
New Kickstarter interview published!
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
Thanks for giving me the opportunity talk about the World of Aetlatis project. I really appreciate it, and I hope that it helps other freelancers and project designers!
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Both Marcs (and everyone else who I've interviwed or will interview), thank you for providing quality content for my blog! The blog's view ratings have soared since I started publishing these interviews. :)
One new 3pp interview booked!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [confirmed]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: [open]
2 Aug: [open]
9 Aug: [open]
16 Aug: [open]
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
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New interview published!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: [open]
2 Aug: [open]
9 Aug: [open]
16 Aug: [open]
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
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Added an interview to the list, confirmed another!
Note: I'm going to add a new requirement, or more accurately, state it more explicitly: I only want to publish interviews about products intended for the Pathfinder RPG and companies that make such products. System-agnostic products may be ok if they are particularly well suited for PFRPG and the interviewee discusses them mainly in the context of PFRPG. Companies that make both PFRPG products and other products are perfectly fine as long as the discussion stays mainly on PF. However, products originally intended for another gaming system are not within my scope even if they are technically compatible (e.g. minis, dice, etc. intended for another fantasy RPG).
Note: I think I'm going to reserve my August slots for other type of articles, but I'll continue with the 3pp interviews in September.
Anyway, updated list:
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist, Chief Creative Officer, Dreamscarred Press [confirmed]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
2 Aug: n/a
9 Aug: n/a
16 Aug: n/a
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
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New interviews!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [confirmed]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
2 Aug: n/a
9 Aug: n/a
16 Aug: n/a
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
4 June: Joshua Wardrop & Arcknight Fun Virtual Tabletop Tokens Kickstarter [published]
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
New interview published, now with the new NEW! tag to make it easier to see which interview(s) are new.
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published] [NEW!]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [confirmed]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
4 June: Joshua Wardrop & Arcknight Fun Virtual Tabletop Tokens Kickstarter [published]
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Jason Nelson RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games |
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
A new interview is up!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [published] [NEW!]
28 June: Bret Boyd, President, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
5 July: Lars Lundberg, Co-founder, SagaRPG
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
4 June: Joshua Wardrop & Arcknight Fun Virtual Tabletop Tokens Kickstarter [published]
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
We will have a huge announcement in early July
That sounds really interesting! I'll gladly interview you about it if it's a Kickstarter or something like that.
I'd love to reply in proper Finnish, alas, that is the only Scandinavian language I do not speak - kudos for getting a complete sentence in German absolutely correct - it's harder than it looks! :D
Thanks! I did study German for 3 years but haven't really been using the language since. I recently picked up a novel to brush up my skills and apparently I still can read German pretty well, but I fear speaking won't be quite as easy... going to Bavaria and the Alps in a week...
:D
Heh Google Translate is pretty random, you might get really funny translations that way...
Looking forward to our interview slot, both to talk about the already completed MYTHIC MANIA Kickstarter and the rest of what Legendary Games is doing, but also to look forward a bit to some exciting developments for the future!
Looking forward to it! Sounds good.
Just a reminder to the next two interviewees, please send in the answers by the 23rd -- I gotta do the editing, layout, etc. before my vacation. :)
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Serpent wrote:Doing mine now! :)
Just a reminder to the next two interviewees, please send in the answers by the 23rd -- I gotta do the editing, layout, etc. before my vacation. :)
I've scheduled the interview to be automatically published on Saturday. Thanks for the interview, Bret!
Unfortunately, I won't be around to post a link here, but I hope someone can do that for me.
As my vacation is only two days away, I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to publish the 5th July interview as scheduled. If not, I'll try to post some other content instead and re-schedule the interview if necessary.
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
So, I've got three new interviews scheduled to be published automatically. I won't be able to add the links here because I'm away, but please check out the interviews regardless (and feel free to add a link here).
28 Jun: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
1 Jun: The Deft and Deadly Kickstarter
5 Jun: Curtis, Lars & Nick of SagaRPG
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Here's the newest interview: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Serpent's back from the Alps! Here are the links to the latest interviews.
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [published]
28 June: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing [published] [NEW!]
5 July: SagaRPG [published] [NEW!]
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
Kickstarters
21 May: Mike Myler & the Snow White Kickstarter [published]
27 May: Marc Tassin & the World of Aetaltis Kickstarter [published]
4 June: Joshua Wardrop & Arcknight Fun Virtual Tabletop Tokens Kickstarter [published]
1 July: The Deft and Deadly Kickstarter [published] [NEW!]
Jason Nelson RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games |
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A new interview published!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [published]
28 June: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing [published]
5 July: SagaRPG [published]
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press [published] [NEW!]
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
A new interview published!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [published]
28 June: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing [published]
5 July: SagaRPG [published]
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press [published]
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games [published] [NEW!]
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
Jason Nelson RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games |
Mikko Kallio RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 |
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Aaaaand published!
17 May: Frank Gori, Publisher, the Flying Pincushion [published]
24 May: Marc Radle, Art Director, Kobold Press [published]
31 May: Richard Develyn, Publisher, Four Dollar Dungeons [published]
7 June: Andreas Rönnqvist & Jeremy Smith, Dreamscarred Press [published]
14 June: Steven D. Russell, Publisher, Rite Publishing [published]
21 June: Michael Tumey, Publisher, Gamer Printshop [published]
28 June: Bret Boyd, Tricky Owlbear Publishing [published]
5 July: SagaRPG [published]
12 July: Morgan Boehringer, Publisher, Forest Guardian Press [published]
19 July: William Moomaw, Publisher, Mór Games
26 July: Jason Nelson, Publisher, Legendary Games [published] [NEW!]
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The series is definitely bearing fruit Mikko - a fantastic set of answers from Jason Nelson - a wealth of experience and a keen eye for the ups and downs of the industry, the possibilities and pitfalls for 3PPs and the requirements of being a good freelancer...
As I have said elsewhere, I have no Legendary Games products, but I will be getting any and likely all of their Iron Gods AP plug-ins.
I just hope they do Mythic justice to my two humble Deep Magic spells...