Shout-Out: The Gamer Crafter

This post is long over due. Over a month ago, I was at a local game shop when I ran into a guy who runs the following company:

The Game Crafter

Basically, if you have a home-brew game that you would like to publish, or just would like a more finished version of it for yourself, you can go through this site. They will print whatever cards, pieces, game boards, etc. you need and package them for you. They have a large selection of various game tokens, dice, and so forth which you can pick from to build your game. Not only that, you can also sell your game through their site and, if you sell any copies, you can keep part of the profit!

I, sadly, do not have any home-brew games I would like to publish at the moment, though I'd like to give this a try sometime. However, I suspect there are some people reading this blog that have some ideas of their own and might benefit from their services.

Shout-Out #2: Nerds the Gathering

All images in this post are under the copyright of Ryu S Stemp.

I've been meaning to do a shout-out for something one of my friends, Ryu S Stemp, has been working on. It's a visual novel call Forever Alone: Nerds the Gathering. In Nerds the Gathering, you experience an engrossing story about high school nerd angst, mostly to due with the fate of the Anime and Gaming Club. The story is told through the eyes of an intelligent, witty, yet socially inept girl named Michelle, or Mike for short. What's wrong with the Anime and Gaming Club? Well, all its members have wandered off, leaving Mike short a social life outside posting on random internet forums. The goal of the game? Rebuild the club!!!

Shout-Out #1: Get Your Character Portraits!

The first shout-out in this blog goes to one of my old high school friends, Karen Leonardo. I ran into her my first year in high school at the activities fair. She was president of the Simulation Gaming Society (SGS) that year and was manning their booth at the time. I had already decided that I was going to join the chess club which met on the same day, so I politely declined to join. That didn’t stop her from chasing me down the hall, trying to get me to join, when she caught me eyeing the RPG books she had on display. As it turned out, the chess club people were less than likable and a few weeks later I joined SGS where I hung out after school, Thursdays, for the rest of high school. Thanks Karen.

Since then Karen has been to college and got her degree in art some years ago. Now, for $20, she’s offering to paint a portrait for your RPG character. Ever wanted an image to illustrate what your character looks like to your group but don’t have the skills to draw it yourself? Ever wanted a group picture for the party to immortalize that one favorite campaign? Well, here’s a link to her webpage: http://www.etsy.com/listing/99310780/rpg-character-portrait