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Old 04-18-2020, 03:43 AM   #1
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We're making some of The Fantasy Trip books available through Amazon's print-on-demand program.

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Old 07-20-2020, 09:26 AM   #2
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Added the Labyrinth Planner and Deluxe Character Journal to the list of available print-on-demand titles.
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Old 07-21-2020, 05:30 PM   #3
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Cool; I got one of each of those just to sort of see what they are like, and quickly decided I should just grab a stock of a half dozen of each.
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Old 07-22-2020, 04:11 AM   #4
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Cool; I got one of each of those just to sort of see what they are like, and quickly decided I should just grab a stock of a half dozen of each.
Both of those books of forms -- Labyrinth Planner and Deluxe Character Journal -- are the sort of tools that GMs and players may want in multiples. If you're running a campaign, the Labyrinth Planner can be used as one book for each dungeon that you design.
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Old 07-22-2020, 08:02 AM   #5
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Both of those books of forms -- Labyrinth Planner and Deluxe Character Journal -- are the sort of tools that GMs and players may want in multiples. If you're running a campaign, the Labyrinth Planner can be used as one book for each dungeon that you design.
Yes, I grabbed both in a recent order and they seem designed with focus and detail in mind. You'd likely want a fresh book for each character or dungeon.
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Old 07-22-2020, 01:52 PM   #6
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There is an irony somewhere here because a simple starting character in TFT, even for roleplaying play, can seriously fit on a post it note. But the heart wants what it wants, and I want my favorite continuing characters to have a big journal where I can keep track of all their pets and friends (and pets who are friends) and contacts and alternate gear and so forth.

I've been doing a lot of home-crafted dungeons this year, so will get a lot of use out of the labyrinth planner and agree that one book per substantial dungeon is the way to go. But note that one thing we don't have in the product line is sheets of hex paper that are big enough to really hold the floor plan of the entirety of a dungeon level that is roughly the size of a typical D+D dungeon, at a scale where your map can be read and perhaps contain small written notes (e.g., 'H4' next to a hidden door). We have the 8.5x11 sheet of small-scale graph paper, but I've found myself spilling over onto multiple sheets pretty often. I wonder if there is something that could be done with a big rolled or (more plausible for a shipped item) blank folded map sheets with a scale of 1/4" or even 1/2" per hex or so.
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Old 04-09-2021, 05:31 PM   #7
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Thanks for the information, I will try to get more T.F.T books and expansions, I already have the The Fantasy trip in the labyrinth book, I enjoy it a lot, I play when I ever get the chance of free time.
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Old 04-10-2021, 04:19 AM   #8
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Thanks for the information, I will try to get more T.F.T books and expansions, I already have the The Fantasy trip in the labyrinth book, I enjoy it a lot, I play when I ever get the chance of free time.
Our pleasure! Good to hear you're enjoying the work.
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Old 04-11-2021, 06:29 PM   #9
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Anyone who has the Labyrinth Planner want to offer advice about the best way to make maps in it? The paper is pretty thin so even my thinest, lightest sharpie-style wet marker bled through like crazy. I've fallen back on colored pencils, but they are a bad choice for anything you want to be bold or well defined.
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Old 04-11-2021, 10:49 PM   #10
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Anyone who has the Labyrinth Planner want to offer advice about the best way to make maps in it? The paper is pretty thin so even my thinest, lightest sharpie-style wet marker bled through like crazy. I've fallen back on colored pencils, but they are a bad choice for anything you want to be bold or well defined.
I haven't tried yet but I have a small collection of various manufacturers artist pens and I will give them a test to see which ones work best.

I don't mind if I use up the Planner as I expect I will never use it for anything else
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