The thing I like about zines is their obtainable.
You could make an RPG zine.
Yes, I’m talking to you. You right there. The one with the coffee stain on your shirt.
I came across this today. A zine about zines. Zine-ception.
I haven’t gotten a change to look through it in-depth yet, but it looks really promising for a zine making 101!
And then there is this beauty: Nathan D. Paoletta’s RPG Design Zine. The first link is a great for making zines. The second is great for making games to make into zines.
And then, of course, there is Mixam. For folks in the US at least, it’s a pretty good place to get ‘em printed.
So there you have it. Go out and make some zines.
And then send them to me for free because I’m so helpful. 😎
(But seriously, if you have any questions about it, leave a comment below and I’m happy to tell you what I know!)
Another reason I like zines? Because I grew up going to punk rock shows.
They were my very first intro to self publishing and they left a big impact.
(This was before the internet was what it is today, because I’m pretty much a dinosaur at this point.)
It was like reading someone’s personal blog, but with so much more intention. And the person who wrote it usually handed it to you. Obviously, I put out a few as a teen, too. How could I not? I didn’t combine zines and RPGs until many years later.
I think this is also something I find really cool about Mork Borg. It’s encouraged a huge way of DIY materials like so few other things have.
The community around it is amazing and creative. It’s one of the benefits of having a minimal rules chassis – you can strap whatever you want onto it.
But anyway, I ramble. The page above is for another Mork Borg adventure I’m working on. The format is absolutely inspired by Tower of the Devil-Born Magister. Lots of random encounters, lots of tables to play with.
Long live zines. And punk rock.