The Zinequest 2 for Kickstarter is long over. I backed way more than I should have. The consulting company data-scientist-AI-guru that detected February as a slow month for TTRPG projects did a great job, since the amount of zines, paired with the usual FOMO of us obsessive collectors, made it a financial success with a myriad of options on the menu.
But do they bring some quality to the table? Do I see myself using some of the contents in my own games? Whereas some of the creators were known faces, others are complete strangers to me. Products are slowly arriving to my mailbox. As an international backer in the heart of Europe™, I had to contempt myself with digital copies in most cases.
| Kickstarter | Format Backed | Paid | Received? | My Impression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Stranger Chambers | PDF |
8 AU$ |
No | TBD |
| Adventurer's Guide to the Yol'Najj Forest | 5 US$ |
Yes | TBD | |
| Best Left Buried: Zinequest Quartet | Print + PDF |
50£ | Yes | TBD |
| Dungeons & Dilemmas | PDF |
7 US$ |
Yes | TBD |
| Gourmet Street: Fantasy Street Food Adventuring Zine | Print + PDF |
10 US$ |
Yes | Review |
| Hunters in Death | Print + PDF | 8 US$ | Yes | Review |
| Madam Maze's Cabaret of Carrion Delights | 5 US$ |
Yes | TBD | |
| Old School & Cool | PDF |
5 US$ | Yes | Review |
| Sinister Red | 5 US$ |
Yes | Review |
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| Sphinxes: the First of Sages | PDF |
5 US$ | Yes | Review |
| Ten People You Meet in the Undergarden | 5 US$ | Yes | Review | |
| The Bone Age | Print + PDF | 16 US$ |
Yes | TBD |
| The Phylactery | 5 US$ | Yes | TBD | |
| The Waking of Willowby Hall | Print + PDF |
15 US$ |
Yes | TBD |
| They Cried Monster | PDF |
5 US$ |
Yes | Review |
| THEY FEED ON FEAR | Print + PDF | 25 CA$ |
Yes | TBD |
| Willow | Print + PDF | 14 CA$ | Yes | TBD |
My aim is to give an overview/review of the content, one by one, about what I liked and where I think it failed short. Not to roast anyone. But to give a fair and constructive overview. It will also help me see other folk's work critically, and with the digested zine format it should go faster than a full module. It might will also keep me up at night seeing how much money I splurged on things I'll never have the time to run.
I <3 Oldschool & Cool. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the zine.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually the first one I want to write about. They delivered a lot of great and varied content. A very pleasant surprise.
DeleteJust ordered OS&C looks great!
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