Some bad news from the
Stakeholders Report;
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Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game - We have now sold the majority of what we printed. This should instantly slide the game into the "highlights" category . . . and it would be there if not for being so very late, costing more to produce than is healthy, and requiring so much of our upper management team's time and sleep. As it is, the game will likely be sold out at our primary warehouse before the end of the first quarter and will not be reprinted. The current market doesn't leave room for a game like this to succeed, and it's a great thing that we cut our planned print run by 30% or we would be stuck with copies for years to come.
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First, I do truly appreciate that SJGames took the chance on such a beautiful product, and I do understand that they cannot produce it at a loss. This thread is not intended as place to vent about it's unfortunate commercial failure, but what can be done to use the material we have.
Options, as
I see them, feel free to add your own;
1) Ignore the market, just make MORE!
Hopeful post that is very unlikely to happen.
2) Move DFRPG to the .pdf with POD option that GURPS in general appears to be moving to.
Best option we are likely to get. a) Keep as separate line
b) Integrate into the existing DF line, even if it's just a quick short .pdf showing how to add currently released material, and printing all new material in DFRPG style, as opposed to rewriting everything to date. Note that rewriting everything to date will cut new material for a while, with little profit.
c) Release what SJGames already have, and any projects in the pipeline, then end additional production.
3) Sell out what they have, and end further production.
Worst cast scenario, that does not involve bankruptcy.
Assuming that some version of 2) will be done, what can we do to help?