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Originally Posted by Anders
Will there be new professions added or do you intend to keep it simple?
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At SJ Games: Undecided at this time.
At Gaming Ballistic: Already decided in the affirmative. I'll let Doug Cole speak for himself.
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Originally Posted by tbone
Out of curiosity, what do you call titles like Denizens or Treasures within the GURPS Dungeon Fantasy series? A sub-series?
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Yes. The general progression is this:
Line (e.g., Car Wars, GURPS, Munchkin, Ogre, or TFT)
Series (e.g., GURPS Dungeon Fantasy, GURPS Hot Spots, GURPS Monster Hunters, or all the supplements supporting a given core book, like GURPS Magic)
Sub-Series (e.g., GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Adventures, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Settings, or GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Treasures)
Lines have line editors, top-level web pages ("title.sjgames.com" will find the game), and distinctive trade dress (logos, typefaces, colors, page designs, etc.). This is the only level with significant commercial importance, in that we hire people, register trademarks, offer event support, etc. in the name of lines.
Series might have lead creators or developers, but those are roles, not job titles – they're essentially honorary. Series lack top-level web pages, though they may have landing pages in their line's web hierarchy. They share their line's trade dress with only minor variations in title typeface.
Sub-Series lack almost all of the above. At most, they share a title graphic that gets stuck in front of the title of all the products (e.g., a specially styled "
GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Treasures"), and perhaps a distinct section on their series landing page.
Gamers often say "line" when they mean "series," and sometimes vice versa, but SJ Games staff are instructed not to do that. There is a certain legal and commercial importance to getting that right. But even staff often say "series" rather than "sub-series," as any sub-series is by definition a kind of series (and "sub-series" doesn't roll off the tongue).
People are free to say what they want, of course! We're equally strict about avoiding "book" when referring to a PDF (the one you're reading or another). We prefer the more generic "item," "supplement," "volume," or "work," or simply "PDF." That's because "book" has a formal meaning in the market and the courtroom: something printed on pages and bound between covers. But we understand that fans will refer to PDFs as "books."