PJ Coffey

Yes, it's been quite nice, thank you.

Yes, it's been quite nice, thank you.

I am enjoying this. I'm pleased for you. This is good. At least four people backed it.

I am enjoying this. I'm pleased for you. This is good. At least four people backed it.

read out the headline that might help people get some context for what's going on uh it's time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud subtitle the dragon is wounded and it's time to throw yourselves into the breach which is gonna ruffle some feathers

read out the headline that might help people get some context for what's going on uh it's time for independent tabletop role-playing games to get loud subtitle the dragon is wounded and it's time to throw yourselves into the breach which is gonna ruffle some feathers

I imagine the article perhaps reflects the headline. That's why I'm saying how these things are supposed to work. But I interrupted. Please, please tell us more.

I imagine the article perhaps reflects the headline. That's why I'm saying how these things are supposed to work. But I interrupted. Please, please tell us more.

without getting a response or yeah so you know it's not like they're not trying yeah yeah like um rascal for instance is uninterested in things that don't affect north america um which yeah oh yeah yeah no um they they're just not interested it's like reached out myself um i know some people who've reached out with quite impressive stuff like um

without getting a response or yeah so you know it's not like they're not trying yeah yeah like um rascal for instance is uninterested in things that don't affect north america um which yeah oh yeah yeah no um they they're just not interested it's like reached out myself um i know some people who've reached out with quite impressive stuff like um

basically an indie role playing game with quite a bit of community behind it. And they've also been rejected in fairly uncompromising terms.

basically an indie role playing game with quite a bit of community behind it. And they've also been rejected in fairly uncompromising terms.

But when the indie role-playing game site is rejecting your articles, it's like, well, what are you going to do? How are you going to get the gumption to speak to Ian Wells or indeed the Polygons? Yeah.

But when the indie role-playing game site is rejecting your articles, it's like, well, what are you going to do? How are you going to get the gumption to speak to Ian Wells or indeed the Polygons? Yeah.

It's incredibly difficult to get any traction in this regard. The default setting for Made Conversations is to refer to things in terms of D&D, because it's especially fifth edition. It is the lingua franca, the common language. And persuading indie RPG creators to not talk about things in terms of D&D is challenging, to say the least. Basically, the problem is one of anchoring.

It's incredibly difficult to get any traction in this regard. The default setting for Made Conversations is to refer to things in terms of D&D, because it's especially fifth edition. It is the lingua franca, the common language. And persuading indie RPG creators to not talk about things in terms of D&D is challenging, to say the least. Basically, the problem is one of anchoring.

Yeah. I will say that back in the bad old days when I was working in sales, they were very clear to me that if I was going to talk to people, what I didn't do was I didn't mention the competition. Because if you mention the competition, then people think about your product in terms of the competition. Because then they're thinking about competitors, not about what you're selling.

Yeah. I will say that back in the bad old days when I was working in sales, they were very clear to me that if I was going to talk to people, what I didn't do was I didn't mention the competition. Because if you mention the competition, then people think about your product in terms of the competition. Because then they're thinking about competitors, not about what you're selling.

I do try and explain that, but I am one small persistent.

I do try and explain that, but I am one small persistent.