Category Archives: Run Up

2016 in Review

With little over a week left in the year, I thought I would do some analysis on the company. How’d we do? Well, we released a total of 11 new products this year (plus 4 d66 lists, but we’ll talk about that later). In previous years, we tried to release one product every two weeksContinue reading “2016 in Review”

Pathfinder: The Fractured Fortress of Gear’s Gate

Tomorrow sees the release of Shadowsfall: Shadow Plane Player’s Companion and we could not be more thrilled! This book we have been working on and planning for over a year now is going to see the light of day. All week long, we are giving you an early peak into the land of eternal darkness.Continue reading “Pathfinder: The Fractured Fortress of Gear’s Gate”

Calm Before the Storm

Right now, I’m preparing for a number of announcements we will be making next week. It is going to be a busy week to say the least. But frankly, everyone at JBE is really excited. You can almost feel the palpable anticipation through your daily, sometimes hourly, emails. It is the calm before the stormContinue reading “Calm Before the Storm”

The Right Font for the Right Job

Last night I was working on the cover to the next Book of Beasts. Placing the logos is a lot more time consuming than you’d think. “Does it look good here or should I move it over 2 pixels?” is a common question. Yes, being that nitpicky really is that important. So I came toContinue reading “The Right Font for the Right Job”

JBE and the 2012 Pathfinder Announcements

So GenCon is over for the year. The news coming out of the great gamer con is exciting as it always is. Most exciting for us is Paizo’s Pathfinder announcements. Incase you had not heard, the word is that Paizo will be releasing Ultimate Equipment as their GenCon 2012 release and the AP after theContinue reading “JBE and the 2012 Pathfinder Announcements”

Coordination, Not Timing, is Everything

When you’re going to do something big, you have to time it just right. Striking while the iron is hot is important, but so is being coordinated. At the end of the day, coordination is more important. Even a slow economy can work to your advantage. Being as professional as possible by meeting deadlines, havingContinue reading “Coordination, Not Timing, is Everything”

Tonight’s Traveller Game

As part of my writing regiment, I write out my material for a given role playing game. So for Traveller, I write out my patrons, I write up a description of a planet, the goods for sale, places for the players to buy drinks and so on. Previously, I just came up with a listContinue reading “Tonight’s Traveller Game”