#sale promotion

[beedokwrites]

I’m in this holiday bundle with over 20 other queer and international creators. 46 items for just $22 dollars. That’s 87% off!

The stories I included are two of my best sellers:

[citrispace]

So excited to post my final piece for @pokedogszine ! It was a joy to make and I'm so happy with how it turned out 🌠

Leftover sales for the zine are open NOW!! So much incredible content packed in it, check out the shop link posted on the zine blog! (I'll post it in the comments as well!)

And thank you so much to the team for all of your hard work, and for the opportunity to be a part of it! ❤️🐾

[theresattrpgforthat]

How To Find Cool Games: On DriveThruRPG!

So disclaimer upfront: I don’t use the DriveThruRPG website nearly as much as Itch.io. Some of those reasons are practical (there’s no tagging system, the catalogue is rather D&D saturated,), while others are more… well, shallow (the website isn’t as pretty).

However, DriveThruRPG is a very good tool to have in your toolbox when it comes to finding cool ttrpgs, for a number of reasons, the primary one being that it’s for TTRPGS and only TTRPGs! Let’s get started.

The Search Bar / Categories.

You can start by doing a basic search for a game that you already know about, or by searching for a keyword, like “pirates” or “zombies”. You’ll get titles sorted by “relevance”, so things that have the keyword in the name will show up first. One of the biggest downsides of this strategy is that everything kind of gets lumped in here: supplements, maps, expansions, adventures, character sheets… the list goes on. However, you can narrow down what you’re looking for by using the toggles at the top of the website. I personally usually narrow down search results by selecting “Product Type” and then “Core Rulebooks”.

One nice thing DriveThru has compared to Itch.io is that you can combine categories, so if I wanted to brows say, Gothic Horror Core Rulebooks priced under $20, well I can do that! My favourite categories are for genre, but another set of categories that you may find very useful once you’ve familiarized yourself with some games is the Rule System category. There are categories for systems like the Year Zero Engine, Forged in the Dark, BRP (Basic Roleplaying), OSR, and so much more. There’s also “other systems” and “any system” categories if you want to find something that’s unique or that can be used across games.

DriveThru also has a lot of games published in different languages, and you can narrow your results to see what’s been offered in your language. I think there are more options on this website than there are on Itch, although you might benefit by finding one or two publishers in your language on DriveThru, and then check the publisher’s website from there.

The Homepage

Another reason to check out DriveThru regularly is the sales and promotions. The top banner of the homepage will typically advertise a few things: the Deal of the Day, current themed sales, and special offers that DriveThru RPG wants you to know about. Their homepage also has Bestselling Titles, Most Popular Games Under $5, Newest Games, Featured Titles, and, if you scroll down enough, Personalized suggestions. Unlike Itch.io, DriveThru does a lot of work to show you what’s new, what’s hot, and what’s a really good deal right now, which can all be really helpful things!

When you land on a game, you’ll be able to see whether or not DriveThru sells physical copies, some basic information like book size, rule system, publisher & author, and a blurb describing the setting and other general information about the game. DriveThru has a side panel with “Customers also Bought”, which is great for showing you things that you might like, either because they surround the same theme, they work for the same game, or they are in a similar genre. (Another thing that Itch isn’t quite as good at.)

You’ll also be able to see (and leave) reviews for game, including the ratings left by other people who have picked it up. Occasionally I’ll find really useful information in the reviews, as reviewers might talk about mechanics they love or loathe, or recommend styles of play that they feel the game matches.

Finally, like Itch, DriveThru will let you know if you’ve already bought the game, and provide you with a download shortcut.

Publishing House Pages

Larger publishing houses typically have their ttrpg content sorted very nicely for you on their publisher pages, to help you find the things that you want. Modiphius is a great example, sorting Star Trek, Dune, Fallout, and their 2d20 games all in special categories.

Many publishers also have a Community Content section, which is great if you’re looking for assets, new adventures, hacks of a game system and some very reasonably priced (or even cheap) game additions. Similar to Itch, DriveThru has a Pay-What-You-Want feature for many games, although, unlike Itch, most PWYW titles require that you pay a non-zero amount.

Newsletters

When you create an account on DriveThruRPG, you can sign up for various different kinds of newsletters. Some come directly from DriveThru itself: this includes the Follow Your Favourites and Deal of the Day options, as well as weekly/monthly newsletters carrying information about new releases, special promotions, and (often) a free ttrpg product of the month.

However, on top of that, when you purchase a game or follow publishing pages, you can also get emails about new releases specific to those creators, as well as updates if a new version of a game you bought has been added. Often if it’s a game you already bought, this means you own the new version too - something that DriveThru has in common with Itch!

The Follow Your Favourites announcements will line up with whatever you’ve chosen to follow on the website. I’ve asked for updates about new Core Rulebooks, and I also get updates from the Onyx Path and a few other places where I found games I really liked. I also check the Deal of the Day offers fairly regularly; sometimes there are really really good deals offered and if it’s a game you know or like, then you don’t want to miss out on a sale!

Wishlists

DriveThru allows you to add games to wishlists to look at later, and even gives you the ability to sort your wishlists, although the process feels harder to look through than Itch does; I think it might be a UI issue.

However, because it acts like a wishlist, you can move games from the wishlist into your cart and vice versa, as well as move the games to another list. One really nice thing about the wishlist section is that DriveThru will alway show you when something you want is on sale, and how much it is normally - Itch does this too, but in this case, DriveThru is much easier to read!

I mostly sort my wishlists into Core Rulebooks and Supplements, because I don’t have nearly as many games bookmarked on DriveThru. If it exists on Itch, I store it on Itch - but there are plenty of other, “someday’ games, that I want to be able to find again in the future.

Your Library

DriveThruRPG has an app that you can download onto your computer or your phone, and it basically acts as a library that you can look through. In both the webpage and the app, you can sort your purchases alphabetically, from new to old, by publisher, by whether or not they were updated, and using similar categories as the search bar on the store front.

Free things can definitely be found here, even if they’re harder to look for. On DriveThru, most free products are things like character sheets, playtest games, or Quickstarts. However, some publishers do put up their stuff for free. Whenever I can get a Quickstart of something interesting, or if I find something being offered for free, I add it to my library. Free games are how I got started in ttrpgs, and QuickStarts are wonderful introductions to a system that usually give you a good idea of what the game is going to feel like.

Conclusion

Overall, DriveThruRPG is great for folks who like certain big publishing houses, and folks who like a good deal. I personally usually end up on the site because something in my emails caught my eye, which is the opposite of how I navigate Itch. DriveThru was my home base before I discovered Itch.io, so I still have a little fondness for the website, even if looking through it is a little bit of a slog.

One thing that might be a bit of an annoyance is that if you own something from a certain company, they might be able to send you a lot of emails for every sale and new product. If this becomes too much, you can choose to opt out from those publishers.

If you don’t want to have to actively engage with the website as much as say, Itch, DriveThru’s email system is also a big help. You can customize your subscriptions to match what you’re interested in, and then just check your emails once in a while to see what’s on offer. After a while you’ll also learn about yearly events, like the Summer Sale, which often provides big discounts on a lot of different games.

DriveThru is also a great place to start if you’re looking for print versions of games: I don’t know what shipping is like to places outside Canada, but I definitely appreciate that it’s an option, and sometimes all you need to do is find a game or publisher - once you know that it exists, you can google that publisher, check out their website, and figure out the best place to order from there.

[lazer-t]

August Sticker Club design: Maned Wolf!

Join before September 1st to get this design!

By joining my sticker club for $15 a month, each month you will receive:

x1 Standard Vinyl Sticker (5.5 x 9.5cm)

x1 Large Vinyl Sticker (9.5 x 17.5cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Standard Vinyl Glow in the Dark Sticker (5.5 x 9.5cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Large Vinyl Glow in the Dark Sticker (9.5 x 17.5cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Mini Print (12.5 x 20cm) printed on coloured card + signed on the back

x1 Single-use Code for 10% off your next BigCartel store order

A hand-written thank you note from me

x1 Random mystery sticker from my store!

The design of the stickers and print will be a different animal each month!

More info below the cut:

Comes with standard untracked shipping included.

You can join and quit my Sticker Club membership whenever you like. If you are a continuous subscriber, your rewards for each subsequent month will be dispatched 1-3 days after your billing date (approximately the same date as the one you joined each month).

I also have a 1$+ tier available on my ko-fi with no specific rewards, for anyone who would like to support me otherwise.

If you would prefer just the standard sticker without the subscription, it can be bought individually through my store here.

Large and glow-in-the dark stickers of this design remain exclusive to the Sticker Club and will be unavailable after August 31st.

September 2024's design will be revealed later this month.

[david-tennant-in-chairs]

Not quite my idea of "going to bed with David" but "beggars and choosers" and all

Absolute Radio (2009)

[nextstopwonderland]

In which that BCC group chat continues to sound like the best thing in life.

[onthewaytosomewhere]

thanks ever so much for the tags today @sophie1973 @caterpills & @tailsbeth-writes

so do ya ever wake up the morning after ya post a lil smutty thing read it (and after fixing a few silly mistakes that you somehow missed after looking at it a zillion times) think "damn, i don't write that bad of smut"

well that's where we're at today yesterday i was inspired by this art by papiercranes and well I MAY HAVE WROTE & POSTED SOME SMUT

so that's what today's sentences are going to be (and go figure i actually used periods in the bit i chose so it's actually 9 sentences lolz)

tags and smut under the cut - BUT IF UR SEEING THIS AND U WANNA DO THIS - THIS IS AN OPEN TAG 💚

Alex pauses a moment over Henry’s cock, taking a moment to appreciate the way his foreskin has slid down to the bottom of the head. He pulls it back the rest of the way and licks at the spot revealed on the underside. He sucks the head of Henry’s cock into his mouth and savors the salty taste of the pre-come lingering at the tip. He slowly glides his lips down and moans around the feel of Henry’s cock on his tongue. The “Alex’ that warbles out of Henry’s mouth between moans makes Alex swallow around his cock. This brings a litany of curses from Henry’s mouth, and Alex feels his own cock pulse in his sweats. He knows Henry’s close, and it won’t take much to make him come, and he’s not far behind. Henry’s hand, not holding the stick from the consumed Helados, finds its way to Henry's curls, making Alex moan. The way Henry throws his head back in ecstasy tells Alex he’s close, so he puts that lack of gag reflex to work and swallows around his cock as he takes him all the way to the root.

(no pressure) TAG UR IT! (if ya haven't already) @adreamareads @anincompletelist @bitbybitwrites @blueeyedgrlwrites @dragonflylady77

@duchessdepolignaca03 @england-would-fall @firenati0n @firstsprinces @forever-fixating

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@thinkof-england @tinyarmedtrex @typicalopposite @everwitch-magiks @cricketnationrise

@cha-melodius @emmalostinwonderland @porcelainmortal @judasofsuburbia @captainjunglegym

@eusuntgratie @bigassbowlingballhead @doublecheekedkinard @stratocumulusperlucidus

[mjfass]

I keep thinking that AEW’s problem is about publicity. You had something like Ospreay vs MJF in a one hour match FOR FREE, you have the unbelievable great Toni/Mariah storyline, as well as Britt Baker vs Mercedes Moné, you have Swerve vs Bryan Danielson at the main event of All In, you have Hangman and The Elite telling a wonderful story, Christian Cage with the best gimmick in the entire industry… They have the talent, they have the dream matches, there’s a market for wrestling… but they still don’t have the ratings/tickets sales they deserve. The only mistake they are making is the way they are advertising their product. I swear that gif makers here make a better job at promoting AEW than they do. It’s frustrating when you are a fan and you know they have a quality product.

[majunju]

Where’s even if tempest? Is it only available in jpn?

it's an otome game available on the switch! it's also available in english :D it's one of my fav otoges ever so u shld 100% try it out if u can

[starsfromtoulon]

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997), Terrence Mann as Citizen Chauvelin

[mrthenarrator]

Hello everyone! Glad to finally be granted access back into this account if only for a few minutes.

My blog is still on hiatus however, but I figured I return if only for a few posts here and there just to satiate you all with my presence. Lord knows how much you may have missed me after being away for so long! The people must be craving for more Narrator in their lives, and who am I to deny you all of such an easy request? 😊

With that being said, I have very important news to share with you all!

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is now on sale on Steam for 40% off for the rest of the week!

Now I may not know what that may amount to specifically in your local currency. However, I do know that 40% off is a pretty good deal.

While the game may only have been out for two years already, who am I to quit promoting my game to the masses? My love towards The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is long lasting, and able to withstand the trials of time In addition, I still need to make enough money to buy back every road trip attendee's third swimming pools back after all.

So, go out and buy the game if you are financially able to if you haven't yet. Or convince your friends who haven't played it yet to go and buy it. Drag them into it. Push them down the infinity hole. Do whatever!

And that concludes my announcement! Don't forget to go and buy the game.

I'll see you all sometime later in the future, at least whenever I'm free for the next two months. A road trip doesn't manage itself! 😊💖

[lazer-t]

September Sticker Club design: Striped Hyena

Join before October 1st to get this design!

By joining my sticker club for $15 a month, each month you will receive:

x1 Standard Vinyl Sticker (7.5 x 6cm)

x1 Large Vinyl Sticker (13 x 10.5cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Standard Vinyl Glow in the Dark Sticker (7.5 x 6cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Large Vinyl Glow in the Dark Sticker (13 x 10.5cm) (Sticker Club Exclusive)

x1 Mini Print (18 x 14cm) printed on coloured card + signed on the back

x1 Single-use Code for 10% off your next BigCartel store order

A hand-written thank you note from me

x1 Random mystery sticker from my store!

The design of the stickers and print will be a different animal each month!

More info below the cut:

Comes with standard untracked shipping included.

You can join and quit my Sticker Club membership whenever you like. If you are a continuous subscriber, your rewards for each subsequent month will be dispatched 1-3 days after your billing date (approximately the same date as the one you joined each month).

I also have a 1$+ tier available on my ko-fi with no specific rewards, for anyone who would like to support me otherwise.

If you would prefer just the standard sticker without the subscription, it can be bought individually through my store here.

Large and glow-in-the dark stickers of this design remain exclusive to the Sticker Club and will be unavailable after September 30th.

October 2024's design will be revealed later this month.

[semisocialporcupine]

OPENING COMMISSIONS!

Hallo! For this summer i set myself the goal of reaching $400 DOLLARS!! SO- I’m opening itty bitty chibi commissions!!

SLOTS: (0/10) for now

Im mainly doing anthro, but i’ll also draw feral characters and pets! I particularly love warrior cats so give me your warriors ocs……..

[apolline-lucy]

✨ KINDLE DEAL ✨

to celebrate its 8-month release anniversary, THE SILVER BIRDS is FREE for 48 hours! May 27-28 only—grab the ebook on Amazon now!

🖤 On a cursed island where birds steal hearts and blades of grass cut sharper than knives, two young women driven by revenge take on solving a series of mysterious deaths. 🖤

‪if you love witches, plant magic, sapphic enemies to lovers (where they do actual hate each other), gothic woods, and terrifying birds with a penchant for stealing hearts, this dark fantasy novel is for you!

[squarebracket-trickster]

Sorry guys, rant incoming. I considered deleting this but I put too much effort in.

"girlboss" "girl dinner" "girl math" "boy math" "gen z are making fun of us for wearing x" "here's how to dress like gen z:" "girlies" "girl's night" "boy's night" "me and the boys" "90s kid"

"I don't feel like an adult" "I'm 34 and I can tell you, I still don't feel like an adult either." "My parents seemed like real adults when they were my age." "I still feel like a teenager."

Maybe you'd feel more like an adult if you started calling yourself one. Maybe you'd feel more like an adult if you stopped trying to dress like a teenager. Maybe you should move your bed out from the wall and get a wallet. Maybe find a calendar app that works for you.

You are an adult. Even if you live with your parents. Even if you do part-time shift work at minimum wage. Even if you haven't graduated college. Even if you are single. These are adult things to do. Because you are doing them. And you are an adult. Start treating yourself like an adult. Fake it 'till you make it if you have to.

In other, writing-related, news:

That trend on TikTok of 20-40 something women authors (and writers yet to be published) promoting their books like,

"Omg! I can't believe I've sold X number of copies!! I never thought I would!" "Ahhhh imagine publishing your book and all your dreams come true and now you get to meet famous authors and work with big names in the industry!!" "Would you read a book where [proceeds to list a bunch of oversaturated tropes that tell me nothing about the actual plot]?"

It reeks of infantilization. If you didn't believe anyone would want to read your book, why should I? You made it on the NYT bestseller list! Stop acting like a mega-fan who got to meet a celebrity. You are their peer! "Would you read a book--" What if I wouldn't? Why does it matter to you what I think of your book? And for the love of god stop hiding behind tropes you know are already popular. "Here is my book: This is what it is about." Have some goddamn confidence.

It is fine to mention in passing "this idea was really far-fetched so I didn't know if it would appeal" or "I was struggling with self-esteem when I wrote this". It's fine to fan a little bit. It's fine to discuss the tropes in your book. But why are you building your brand as an author off of your inferiority complex? You are using your poor self-esteem as a marketing tactic to seem "humble" and "relatable" but it's coming across as unprofessional and desperate for reassurance. You are an adult. You are competent. The more you act like it the more you will believe it.

And of course, I haven't seen a man promote his book this way...

On another note, do any of the 20-40 something women writers who do "write with me" videos on TikTok actually enjoy writing or are they just doing it for the aesthetic?

They all have gorgeous minimalism writing spaces full of white and pink and a macbook beneath a window. Their makeup is done and they are conventionally pretty to start with. But their entire video is just them talking about how little progress they made, how many pages they deleted, how often they got distracted, how frustrated they are. And like, yeah. We all have those days. But what about the good lines you can't wait to share? The days when the words just flow? The cool stuff you learned while researching? Why don't you ever make videos about that?

Is this some other attempt to seem "relatable" by only talking about the "bad" side of writing? Because again, it's coming across as lacking confidence at best and, at worst, that you don't actually know how to write. And that is not the brand you want as an author.

Again, its always women. Why must women market their self-esteem issues in order to sell their art? Why must we be perpetually awestruck children (girlies, book girls) in over our heads?

[tomoleary]

José Luis García-López - Promotional Art for Sales (1979) Source