So lots of people have questions about the Compendium! Here's a newer flip-thru video:
Apparently many people are thrown by the fact this 400+ page book is free! And still available--but only until the end of the year.
Basically all you have to do is join a bunch of social media sites I describe and be active on them. You are under no obligation to talk about me or the book, just be there. (This detail seems often missed.) This helps there be a lower proportion of psychotic trash internet people in RPG spaces. Or, if you don't wanna, pay 1000$. (Some people did that.)
Email me for details: zakzsmith AT hawtmayle dawt calm
Many people (including some in charge of internet platforms named) had the appropriate response:
Many were shocked and alarmed that people wanted this book.
Adam Muszkiewicz asks:
No, Adam, if you don't wanna get on social media, the Compendium is 1000$, not 100$.
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| That's my VenMo, Adam |
Also Adam, what does "subverting social media" mean?
Will aka "Rivetgeek" asks:
Uh, Rivetgeek, California--where I live and have successfully sued--is noted for having particularly strong Anti-Slapp laws. It's the first state that comes up when you Google "strong anti-Slapp laws". Anti-Slapps have been brought against me and they lost because I am not Exxon and some gamer who lies about abuse in my field to my potential allies, business contacts and customers is not a random member of the public, they're committing textbook defamaton. Or, as they call it in the UK trade libel.
I've been a defamation plaintiff longer than I went to art school at this point. Don't play internet lawyer with me.
On Something Awful, Malcolm Sheppard asks his fellow goons:
They're....not getting paid Malcolm. And they don't have instructions to post anything other than whatever they want.
I am not sure you understand the concept of "obedience". You're such a rebel.
On the same site, Dwarf74 asks:
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The folks who want The Compendium helped take this blank map and turn it into a crowdsourced dungeon on our discord.
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Email me if you want it: zakzsmith AT hawtmayle dawt calm. We're working on a hexmap now.
Claytonian asks:
Clay, I think you made a mistake, the Terrible Take contest was a contest--contests aren't mandatory! If you thought you had to enter, then I'm super sorry. Please contact the office for a free fruitcake.
As usual, the OSR Discord is an endless source of fascinating questions!
mtb asks:
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1. When someone in your community lies on the internet, we should let that go
2. We keep letting it go so they eventually lie about something real important, like rape
3. You spread that lie all over the internet
4. Their victim loses everything because of the lie
5. The victim meekly accepts this, then begins a new life as a right-wing pundit
6. If they don’t do that and instead point out that you lied and try to get their life back, you call them a narcissist
Go fuck yourself.
Hey everybody else: get a book.
29 comments:
Miss A sounds like she's hot. Also, claiming that she doesn't exist is kind of a dick move... but somehow I doubt that this person is what she had in mind when she talked about pictures of "bigger dicks".
It's weird for sure that people make this out to be some nefarious ploy. It's a book with a community around it.
I cannot believe how much drama you attempting to grow social environments is receiving.
I am having reading many of your responses to these folks recently, and this is one of my favorites because it is showing how little thought and rationality there is being in most of them.
Being of an aside, congratulations on being selling 10 books!
That book looks beyond cromulous! It embiggens my hearts desire to read
Im pretty surprised about all this drama too. Maybe I shouldnt be. This is reminding me why I stopped using social media in 2016. People are absolutely nuts about absolutely nothing.
Even though it is so clearly written and not malicious, the people that should read this and accept it are not going to. But forever applauding to Zak for not giving up.
Aye, congratulations Zak!
It shows how many mentally ill people are around. The community around this book who are happy about it has got some really good folks in it.
Haters gonna hate Zak, I wouldnt put that much effort into responding to them and put it into creative endeavours
@ecowatcher
Then they would smear you, you would do nothing, the smear would spread to where it affects your life, everything worth living for in your life would be taken from you and you would either live out a then-joyless existence while you watched any hope of justice die or you would kill yourself.
So it sure is a good fucking thing this hasn't happened to you.
Think before you speak.
It makes me sad that we live in a time that people will not accept the truth at any cost.
I hope this works out. The community dungeon is great, the book is great. People want to see you write more stuff, that's why they're doing this. Looks the people who actively smear you don't understand this part.
dumb question but what is the image after "Enough people that:" it isn't loading for me
its a mistake in the post
Youtuber: don't forget to like and subscribe
Chuds: what's your angle here? this is suspicious
Don't really see how mental illness relates to this. It really just shows that a lot of people aren't smart enough to look into things on their own and put the info they've read into context.
It's crazy, especially because the post requests are to post about anything really, besides a couple Twitter shares and posts here, it doesn't even need to be about the Compendoum or Zak at all.
I have nearly all the CW pdf and I did not recognize them in the compendium shown in the video. It looks as if all the images have been "cleaned" and completely re-organized (for the best). Sure this book will be a milestone in RPG history (for me at last). How much time did you spend to edit it ? Do you sleep more than 2 hours a day ?
@Peggy
Many have been revised, redrawn and re-laid out for clarity.
I have been working on it, in one way or another, since I was cancelled just before Valentine's Day 2019.
I perhaps sleep more than you think--there are a lot of hours in the day when you're unemployed and living solely off your friend's charity.
Well, as I’m not familiar with ‘Cube World’, this would be a tremendous introduction. (FYI I may get some ‘inspiration overload’ and malfunction for a bit, but I’m all for it). 😅
Based and epic rant. I'm doing the thing. Yes, I want the book. It might even be easier to pay. But it's a novel idea, and hardly bribery. Offering payment or value for doing something entirely ethical and legal is at worst, commerce. Corrupt intent is required for bribery. Otherwise everyone who runs an add, every influencer that features a product, they are all criminals too. I think this is an awesome way to come back, and at no small cost.
It is disappointing to see the emotional (and I can only say emotional because it sure isn't logical) backlash to this product/project. Several groups are going ban happy just at the idea that because of Zak people have become aware of their existence (free advertising!) that he wants people to be active an not lurkers (building communities). And those that poo poo it as a bribe- they would have nearly the same reaction if there was no book involved. I've been excited to see more new ideas in gaming, and at the same shocked at the level of toxicity that I've waded into.
Zak's not making anyone do anything they don't want to. For the record I'm doing this stuff because I want to (also because of the sweet book)
The book definitely helps!!
The Internet never changes. It was a cute idea to bring new blood in stagnant resources but It turned out as usual
@CandideIn
"turned out" implies it's over and it definitely is not
I think it's turning out to be a pretty cool experiment. As a sample size of one, I can say that I've engaged with social media and sites that I didn't spend much (if any) time on in the past. They each have their own purpose, scope, and personality, and it's fun and useful to learn about them.
I think it's a clever campaign and a great PR scheme. Some cabal of losers out there won't ever like you Zak. To hell with them. The fans rejoice.
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