tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post3790190267623793768..comments2024-03-26T02:03:33.336-07:00Comments on Mazirian's Garden: Through Ultan's Door Issue 2: Nearly ThereBen L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-66343084275840086392019-07-04T12:57:25.233-07:002019-07-04T12:57:25.233-07:00Alistair, are you outside the US? If so, you'l...Alistair, are you outside the US? If so, you'll be ordering from the Melsonian Arts Council webstore. Shipping from the UK should be considerably cheaper than anything I can manage from the US. Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-20178744738925099382019-07-04T01:21:06.068-07:002019-07-04T01:21:06.068-07:00I am hoping I’ll be able to afford the shipping. I...I am hoping I’ll be able to afford the shipping. I had the pdf of issue 1 and then got the physical copy and wasn’t disappointed. There is something about a real old fashioned ‘zine that pixels on a screen don’t do. Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-9750293832346177062019-07-01T11:50:22.289-07:002019-07-01T11:50:22.289-07:00I may well take pre-orders in the future. We'l...I may well take pre-orders in the future. We'll see. Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-9765308717098306772019-07-01T11:49:59.438-07:002019-07-01T11:49:59.438-07:00I haven't take pre-orders for two reasons both...I haven't take pre-orders for two reasons both having to do with shipping. (1) because I haven't been confident about pricing for domestic shipping. And (2) I am having Melsonian Arts Council distribute my zine outside the US. And I don't know what their pricing for shipping to different places in the world will be. But you won't have to wait very long. The zines will go on sale both in the US and elsewhere on 7/8. Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-1839047139916095112019-07-01T03:35:52.970-07:002019-07-01T03:35:52.970-07:00I am excited to see issue #2 and get a print copy ...I am excited to see issue #2 and get a print copy of issue #1. Why not take pre-orders? You don't have to charge until the item ships (no pressure) and you would have a better idea of demand.squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-29551543186394447892019-06-29T22:12:17.550-07:002019-06-29T22:12:17.550-07:00Woo! Excited for this to go on sale, I'm cross...Woo! Excited for this to go on sale, I'm crossing my fingers for a copy of each of them!!Vi Huntsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652303237285001733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-29315027022573509232019-06-28T23:50:56.524-07:002019-06-28T23:50:56.524-07:00Thanks, it wouldn’t have been possible had they no...Thanks, it wouldn’t have been possible had they not find masks of the hung bodies in the first room. That’s actually very clever, having an object immediately tied to one faction while antagonizing another.<br />Speaking of Dreamlands style, I made a humble Pinterest board with inspirational images for Wishery:<br />https://pin.it/graoa4x5gh4x2gShahar Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634595916850412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-40383825680527279562019-06-28T15:41:59.562-07:002019-06-28T15:41:59.562-07:00Good eye! That sounds like a blast Shahar. I espec...Good eye! That sounds like a blast Shahar. I especially love that they had tea with the explorers and had their fortunes read. That seems like a very dreamlands thing to happen and warms my heart. Issue 2 is just about to go on sale so at least there won’t be too long a wait.Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-78207133793165217292019-06-27T14:05:30.266-07:002019-06-27T14:05:30.266-07:00I ran The Inquisitor’s Theater to some fellow DMs ...I ran The Inquisitor’s Theater to some fellow DMs not familiar with the OSR (being that Israel tends to be about 2d4+1 years late to catch up on trends) and we had a blast! They managed to avoid the swine altogether, got in a fight with some of the Guildless, ate enough byzantine fruit to burp out some Cruel Legalese (I made a random table of mock-terms with vicious twists on existing terms. “A hung jury” for example). They slew some Ravens of Perjury that lived between the pages of dusty confessions. They found themselves having tea with the explorers and their giant caterpillar, getting their fortunes read to them in tea leaves & seeing enough of the future to avoid an ambush by Shadow puppets, desperately burning candles in a circle around themselves to fend off said puppets while running away, and finally descending into the dark pit in search of the white jungle. And all this within about 3.5 hours of play.<br /><br />I can’t wait to see what shenanigans they’ll be getting into now issue #2 is near!<br /><br />(BTW pretty Passover cup, and prettier embroidery)Shahar Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634595916850412548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-1275019790690911732019-06-18T14:58:57.183-07:002019-06-18T14:58:57.183-07:00Your zine is a thing of surpassing craftsmanship a...Your zine is a thing of surpassing craftsmanship and individual vision - can't wait to add the new issue to my collection of oddball artefacts.Mr Ballistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555726545137232408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-51465992519591304022019-06-18T08:05:31.294-07:002019-06-18T08:05:31.294-07:00Yes, Issue 1 and Issue 2!Yes, Issue 1 and Issue 2!Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-68447790674859285892019-06-18T07:48:23.530-07:002019-06-18T07:48:23.530-07:00When it goes on sale, it will be available in the ...When it goes on sale, it will be available in the US at my Big Cartel store: https://throughultansdoor.bigcartel.com/<br />For people outside the US, it will (at least initially) be on sale through the Melsonian Arts Counsel webstore: https://www.melsonia.com/Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-64969202597895386212019-06-18T05:59:00.502-07:002019-06-18T05:59:00.502-07:00So how do we order this time? Think last time some...So how do we order this time? Think last time somehow involved G+ that was.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-71868782601732165322019-06-17T14:10:16.085-07:002019-06-17T14:10:16.085-07:00Are you sending some Issue 1s to Dan as well? Is y...Are you sending some Issue 1s to Dan as well? Is your shop then US only? Also, looking forward to (hopefully) getting both issues.Derek Kinsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231286659794390960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-27580723601154804922019-06-16T20:33:36.636-07:002019-06-16T20:33:36.636-07:00Such a pleasure to be involved in such a worthy pr...Such a pleasure to be involved in such a worthy project. I think a little number stamp with a red ink pad would do a fine job of making those already printed maps into "limited editions" quite quickly.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-64197429496273736932019-06-15T06:24:20.595-07:002019-06-15T06:24:20.595-07:00OK!OK!Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-1250279096126943132019-06-15T06:24:09.823-07:002019-06-15T06:24:09.823-07:00Absurdly, Canada is no easier for me to ship to th...Absurdly, Canada is no easier for me to ship to than Australia (cheaper, but not easier). So yes, Daniel will be shipping to Canada. I'll certainly email you when they go on sale there. And you can always reach out to me if there is a problem. As a credited playtester I'll make sure a copy gets to you even if they sell out at Melsonian Arts. (This is all new to me, so there are bound to be some kinks along the way.)Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-88783624436019882772019-06-15T06:21:47.148-07:002019-06-15T06:21:47.148-07:00Thanks for catching this, and for everything else....Thanks for catching this, and for everything else. I'll enter those numbers by hand on the stock I have, and we'll fix the PDF. Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-65088487769205035122019-06-14T22:32:51.990-07:002019-06-14T22:32:51.990-07:00Take my money!Take my money!Michael Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814549625838944634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-59886103631202221012019-06-14T17:42:19.452-07:002019-06-14T17:42:19.452-07:00Ohhhhh MAN this is sweet. Are you shipping across ...Ohhhhh MAN this is sweet. Are you shipping across the way to Canada, or is Daniel handling those too?HDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506175636615989219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-17007451137700400722019-06-14T15:18:56.907-07:002019-06-14T15:18:56.907-07:00Wooooooh!
I can't wait. It's a really fun ...Wooooooh!<br />I can't wait. It's a really fun dungeon and I'm excited to see the completed zine.Erik Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455329125080075550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-25442036246051034942019-06-14T13:48:18.726-07:002019-06-14T13:48:18.726-07:00Very much looking forward to seeing this! Gus'...Very much looking forward to seeing this! Gus's maps are a really good fit with the mood of the setting.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493700749333105771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-51444499057271830342019-06-14T13:34:20.791-07:002019-06-14T13:34:20.791-07:00Very much looking forward to #2, Ben!
Allan.Very much looking forward to #2, Ben!<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-12064703249834799802019-06-14T10:42:47.526-07:002019-06-14T10:42:47.526-07:00Also the '18'Also the '18'Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-38465905702885192522019-06-14T10:41:40.234-07:002019-06-14T10:41:40.234-07:00I note you missed adding the "7" in the ...I note you missed adding the "7" in the circle on the map... which I am glad you enjoy.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.com