Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 4:02 PM
Ignatz,
Attached is a text file for what I've come up with for the back cover blurb. There are different sections which are separated by lines. I'm not sure if you want to put actual lines between them, or spaces, or maybe put some of them in boxes, or what.
The notes in parentheses are some thoughts about how I see the fonts for each section, but they're just ideas. Again, your judgment matters the most.
This isn't necessarily the final version of the blurb. It's not a ton of text, but it still might look like crap if there's too much. Other games are all over the map on the amount of text they put back there, and about how it's displayed. We can just play with it a while.
-David
Stardrifter (Same as the cover title, only a bit smaller.)
the RPG
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(This section in a distinctive font, or italics, or something.)
Were you that kid?
Was a pencil a moon rocket for you? Was it a defensive missile? A laser beam?
Were clothespins really astronauts, braving the great unknown?
Was the world a big place back then, and the sky at night immeasurably bigger?
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(This section in the regular sans font.)
Five hundred years from now, humanity has spread out along the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. A supernation collective of allied star systems competes with an empire, a massive theocracy, and a powerful corporate state; while independent freight haulers, company fleets of cargo carriers, and shady pirates hovering on the fringes of settled space all scramble to make ends meet. Artificial colonies house half the interstellar population, while terraformed planets beckon pioneers and outlaws alike.
Come play in a future where people and their choices are the ultimate frontier!
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(Same sans font, but a bit bigger, and in bold.)
Welcome to the tabletop space opera role-playing game based on the Stardrifter series of novels, short stories and podcasts.
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(Not sure about these. Dealer's choice.)
Stardrifter
LIVING A LIFE IN OUTER SPACE
Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:20 AM
David,
I've included a tentative layout of the back cover. Used the text along with your suggested font hints.
Please note that the image is only a place-keeper. It is correct as regards placement and content, but needs a bit of tweaking to give it some more 'zing'.
Cheers,
- Ignatz