2026-03-18
Summary
Panat & Carrie workshopped membership tier naming, brand identity direction, event pricing strategy, and near-term logistics. Key decisions and open threads below.
Membership Tiers
- Agreed: gender-neutral naming, D&D/fantasy themed
- Explored options: monk titles (Novice/Initiate/Disciple/Master), metal ranks (Goblin Slayer style), adventurer guild ranks
- Locked in: Iron → Silver → Gold → Mithril
- Copper reserved for internal use or future free tier expansion
- Staff title: Guildmaster
- Worldbuilding concept: Dungeon Books is an adventurers guild specializing in recovering rare books from dangerous places
See membership-program for full reference.
Brand Identity
- Panat pushing to move away from sleek/modern IG aesthetic toward wizard/RPG adventurers guild visual identity
- Reference: Brain Dead as aspirational brand energy
- Carrie’s first draft poster exists but Panat wants a redesigned version that leans into the guild theme
- Panat will handle graphic design; needs a 4-hour block, targeting Friday 2026-03-20
- Goal: poster so cool people want to share it organically
Event Pricing
- Tom’s Mazes game has only 1 signup (Nate) — decided to make it free
- Tom agreed to free pricing
- Nate to be refunded
- Broader principle: unknown indie RPGs should be free or very cheap to remove friction for curious newcomers
- Revenue from these events comes from book/supplement upsells, not ticket sales
- Carrie raised valid concern: free late-night events caused burnout and arguments last year (Reno airport incident)
- Panat’s counter: membership program changes the math — memberships subsidize discovery events
See event-pricing for pricing framework.
DM Notes
- Tom: great at intro games for indie systems; Mork Borg events can sell out; random/obscure games need free pricing
- Teresa (Daggerheart): 20/player if employable
- Jonah: want him back for Mausritter/Land of Eem when summer picks up; currently dealing with career transition (left daycare, doing accelerated online course), hasn’t been around
Timeline
- T-shirt orders via Punkcat: payment due 2026-04-01
- Membership poster: Panat targeting 2026-03-20 (Friday)
- Membership launch: timed with t-shirt drop
Action Items
- Panat: design adventurers guild membership poster (Friday)
- Panat: refund Nate for Mazes ticket
- Panat: blast free Mazes event on OSR Discord for last-minute signups
- Carrie: talk to Tom about free/cheap pricing going forward
- Panat: finalize membership tier names
- Panat: reach out to Jonah about summer games
- Panat: make final call on April event pricing before posting