The Power Of Disloyalty+Top 10 Posts of 2011

So, first:

MySpacebarIsBroken.ThatMeansItIsATremendousEffortToNot
WriteAllScrunchyLikeThis.

Second:

DIY D&D (AndAllOtherIndependentRPGPublishers) ShouldDo this.

Basically,OfferIncentives(likeFreePDFs)ToCheckOutOtherPublishers
LikeThem.

Like,SayIfYouHaveProofOfPurchaseFrom BuyingAFrogGodGames
ProductAndAnLOTFPProductYouGetAFreeGoodmanGamesProduct.

Etc.

TheNiceThingAboutThisIs:

WeAllKnowTheOnyWayToCompeteWithWalMartIsFor
IndependentsToStickTogether.

ButStickingTogetherIsAnnoyingBullshit. There'sPolitics
AndResourceProblemsAndTasteDifferencesAndAll
That. ThatIs,AfterAll,WhyTheyWentIndependent
InTheFirstPlace:TheyDon'tGetAlongWithOtherPeople.

WithIncentivesLikeThis,EverybodyIsHelpingEverybody
Else,ButWithoutHavingToActuallyWorkTogetherAnd
ThingsDon'tGoAllAltamontAllOfASudden.

ISuggestThatThePoolOfPublishersParticipating
ShouldBeRelativelyLarge,ButTheNumberOf"Proofs
OfPurchase"YouNeedToGetAFreebieBeRealtively
Small. Like:20PublishersParticipateButYouOnlyNeed
2ProofsOfPurchaseFromAny2DifferentOnesOfThem
ToGetAFreebieFromAThird.

ThisWayYouDon'tHaveToBeAnInsaneOSRJunkie
ToCollectOnThePrize.

Now,Top10PostsOnRPGBlogsThatICanRememberAbout
LikingIn2011:

one--D100 table from Scrap Princess

Token Jeff post to stand in for 60% of all Jeff posts

This worked wonders for my game and you can do it too, only $0.00!

Rolang's Bring It Series

Huge Ruined Scott knows how to keep the old reliables interesting

Small But Vicious Chris has an even rarer skill: making an on-the-face-of-it-niche-translation between 2 extremely similar systems into the first fun-to-read-rulebook-plus-commentary-on-that-rulebook in history.

Am I cheating, putting another download here? fuck it. Challenge of the Frog Idol is impressive, ladies and fellows

It's easy to lose track of how things actually get figured out and understood and new useful pieces of verbal technology get created after long discussion and lines being drawn, but it does happen once in a while. -C getting all pissed about the Quantum Ogre and sparking off other posts on it all over got some shit explained this year.

The Emiras Necklace is an impressive distillation of the wondrous persian-miniature beauty of Teleleli

Jeremy the Underdandy is a dab hand with tables. (yes that's more than one table and thus more cheating. Fuck off with your rules.)

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Proof of Concept:

If your comment below provides evidence that you read at least 3 of the links above, I will write a short holiday-themed couplet in your honor, absolutely free.