There are a series of special projects I would like to be able to do for this blog and for the OSR in general. It would also be nice to have a means of raising some scratch toward future OSR publishing projects like Crackhelm which was mentioned in one of my campaign write-ups earlier.
One of those projects is my "Support Your OSR Artist" idea, where I pay an OSR artist for a piece and display it here, talk about the artist's other work, etc.
To be able to afford it as an ongoing concern is going to cost some money and getting it was a bit of a puzzle until the idea occurred to me to sell stuff online.
This in mind I decided to open a Zazzle store The Dice Are A Lie store. (Hopefully I will soon figure out how to add this link just below the logo. I have no current HTML-Fu.)
The first two things in it are the wonderful logo above by Mark Allen, and the picture I took of the battlemat with the silver and gold coins spilled onto a dungeon map. Eventually these should be joined in the store by other images.
Feel free to call me a choice name or three in the comments or tell me the idea is tacky if that is how you feel, or just for fun. It won't hurt my feelings. It might sadden me if the idea for featuring and paying the OSR artists doesn't get off the ground, but I shall be fine otherwise.
Speaking of featuring artists, I'm hoping to do a multi-parter for Mark Allen, showcasing the process of developing the logo, and highlighting his work. I have to remember to email Mark and see if he will have time to do an email interview.
Please take time to check out the store. Currently Zazzle are celebrating their birthday and having daily sales on different items. Tuesday was 60% off cards, yesterday was $6 off each t-shirt, today is $6 off each mug when you use the coupon code listed at the top of their page.
Let me know your thoughts, good, bad, or indifferent.
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