Blog – New Ways to Buy (or just support me if you want) – 2-12-18

In my last update I said be on the look out for me setting up an online store in the near future (in addition to Amazon) and I’ve delivered. Now, if you want to buy my books and other things I have created (while supporting me a little more directly) you can buy them from this Storenvy page. It’s a little Spartan right now, but over the next few weeks I’ll be adding more books, and stickers, and postcards, and all sorts of neat things.

In a similar vein, if you’re in Alpine Texas and want to have a look at some of my books they are now at Vintage Antiques and Snazzy Things (or VAST) right on main street! (and some of my postcards are at the Marfa Museum Thrift Store if you’re in the area).

Finally, if you’re interesting in helping me out directly without the intermediary of a book (I know plenty of people that don’t like physical objects or have room), I now have a Patreon page (a voluntary subscription platform) set up. Again, things are likely to change over there as I figure things out, with any luck it’ll turn into a pretty cool place, and every dollar is very much appreciated.

-Austin

New Books Available!

There is still (probably) time for you to order PoD from Amazon and still have it arrive by Christmas, and I’ve just put out 3 new books you can get there.

Home? (2nd Edition) – A revised and corrected version of my novel “Home?” featuring a new cover in a smaller, easy-to-carry size.

RPG LTE: Swords and Sorcery – BETA – A print version of the beta available on the “Downloads” page for those who prefer that or would like to support the idea with your dollars (though it is basically being sold at cost because it is a beta)

Stickies: The Collection (10th Anniversary Edition) – All 250 Stickies comics (and even some fun extras) collected together in glorious full-color for this volume on the 10th anniversary its inception.

If you like what I do, please consider buying a book; I love it when physical copies can reach new places.

(If you are short on cash because of the holidays but still want a book, you might want to wait until early next year when I hopefully {it’s not like I usually over-commit myself or anything} will be setting up an online store separate from the Amazon one where not only my books, but many of the other cool ephemera I have created will be available.)

-Austin

Blog 9-27-17 – Breaking Down

It is now deep in September after a wonderfully productive July and August. Over those previous two months I was able to keep up a good posting record of almost every day, with basically four art supply reviews a month. Now in September I’ve missed more than half the days and most of the posts have been comics and not written posts (not that the comics are bad: I love doing them), and I feel like I should explain myself.

The long and short of it is that I started school again, and I’m now grateful that I didn’t attempt to bring back an actual posting schedule in the last few months. My goal is still to post something every day, but lately I’ve been sort of creatively zapped. I am recovering, though, (I know it doesn’t look like it, but I am) and I should be picking up the pace soon (“should”). I hadn’t anticipated that this would be much of a problem, but I haven’t been back to school in several years, and it appears I just didn’t remember.

And on a bit of a tangent, as part of my “recovering” I am beginning to work on project for the Alpine Artwalk 2017, so be on the lookout for updates and new things becoming available.

-Austin

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RPG LTE Supplements – 7-14-17

8 supplements, covering areas from item shops to spells, for RPG LTE S&S are now available at the download page, and can be found below. These supplements were previously only available in the printed Beta book, but are now here for everyone to try out!

Remember RPG LTE is still in beta; let us know what you think here: rpglte@dragoncompany.org

Animals, Vehicles, and Hirelings [Supplement 1] (PDF) Beta

Merchants and Stores (Expanded) [Supplement 2] (PDF) Beta

Potions and Liquids [Supplement 3] (PDF) Beta

Spells (Expanded) [Supplement 4] (PDF) Beta

Character Classes (Expanded) [Supplement 5] (PDF) Beta

Character Races (Expanded) [Supplement 6] (PDF) Beta 

Defining Key Terms (Expanded) [Supplement 7] (PDF) Beta

Empty Monster Stat Blocks [Supplement 8] (PDF) Beta

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Truckiness

Dragon Co. has launched a Kickstarter project that can be viewed here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonco/the-truckiest-truck

“What is this project about?” I hear you ask. Well, have you ever been looking with your eyes, seen a truck and thought, “that truck looks really trucky, but is it truckier than the other trucks?” That is a question that calls out to be answered. And now it finally can be with this project, which will fund a website where photos of trucks can be submitted and rated by viewers to finally determine which truck is more trucky (may change with additional trucks).

-Austin