Goodman Games publisher Joseph Goodman joins Judges Guild alumnus Jennell Jaquays to discuss their next project and thoughts on Judges Guild. View the complete video here.
As a longtime fan of Goodman Games and your various products, thanks for being upfront and informing us on the decisions made in regards to this unfortunate situation. It seems like this is the best path forward all things considered.
Robert Conley of Bat in the Attic's wife here: how would this effect Rob's work? He too has worked on these projects for many years and was willing to chuck it all to do what was right. Pretty sure he can't ask Bob, as Bob has blocked him.
Solution: Buy the Judge's Guild property lock stock and barrel and disassociate the Bledsaw's from the equation. Continue making great works. This is a win for all parties and the Bledsaw's can go back to their posting of whatever they want free and clear. Also this 'donation' scenario doesn't work as as JG/Bledsaw2 has promised all proceeds were to goto finishing their 5 year late Kickstarter. How does donating to charity help finish that project?
Agreed... I would like to see Goodman buy up the IP as well. So that Bledsaw is out of the picture, and these works do not get lost to time due to not being able to publish.
I was saddened and astonished to see the postings from Robert Bledsaw II and III on Facebook. I finally had to unfriend them it got so bad. I understand why the greater community has decided to break ties with them. But while I am no longer a part of Judges Guild, my reputation has been tied with theirs so I hope the baby is not thrown out with the bath water. I neither condone nor defend any of RB II's comments or actions nor so I agree with them.
Has the kibosh been put on the Vol. 2 project entirely? If so... so sad that work done and desired by many would be trashed because of ugly words associated with a business label... which are really not part of the work itself.
This is some kind of virtue signaling or something, you could you have just said what you said directly to him in private. And stated your public opinion in less than a minute.. I am unaware of what was said, and many people are in the same boat.
I don't believe there is any redemption possible. Once you have said it it's done. You can't unsay it. Usually people who retract statements are faking it to do damage control rather then out of a genuine belief that they were wrong.
in the current year you're not allowed to have certain thoughts. if you do the ministry of truth will do every thing in their power to realign your thinking to what they deem as the right thoughts. eventually the ministry of truth will have thought police, and those thought police will be able to arrest you if you've had too much to think. remember diversity of thought is a bad thing. it may even lead to having your own thoughts. we just can't have people in the current year walking around having their own thoughts unless they've been approved by the ministry of truth. remember don't think, and if a thought should pop into your head make sure the ministry of truth approves it first. this psa video was brought to you by the ministry of truth. ignorance is our strength, war is peace and freedom is slavery. big brother is always watching you.
I mean... aren't people allowed to choose what they support? Free speech is free speech but if people don't like what a person is saying they can choose to not support their business.
Sure, and companies should be forced to do business with another business, the owner of which demeaned Jewish folks and PoC, let's all ignore that and go on some sort of misinformed Orwellian diatribe, you never read the man, it's obvious. The truth is he said some stupid shit, he is free to do so, he is also free to be responsible for what he said and Goodman Games also has the right to free speech. You losers should actually be honest and stop supporting idiots whose free speech was not infringed upon. You should also actually read Orwell.
I and my gaming group support Judges Guild 100% and will continue to buy and use their great products. we will always stand by and support actual Gamers and hobbyists against soy-drenched infiltrators and currupters the likes of which you can [unfortunately] see in this here video.
Last time I checked, I was living in America; where everyone has the right to their personal opinion, and, the freedom to express that opinion - be it odious or delightful to the sensibilities and sensitivities of others. However, what I am seeing here out of Goodman and Jaquays is nothing short of the worst form of Cultural Fascism imaginable; wherein the cry to publicly charge, judge, condemn, and shame the Bob Bledsaw for expressing himself honestly - while making a tacit appeal for "the villagers to pick up torches and pitch-fork and route-out the enemy-of-the-state" by destroying Judges Guild and Bledsaw financially - is nothing short of scary in a post-WWII world; as Goodman and Jaquays are not simply expressing their personal distress with Bledsaw's expressed opinion, but by taking a strategy right out of the book of Heinrich Himmler, are seeking to due physical, emotional, and financial harm to another human being, who THEY have labelled as not part of the cultural agenda they personally endorse. Goodman and Jaquays are actively engaged in very harmful behavior here. Unlike Bledsaw, who simply offered out thoughts through words, Goodman and Jaquays are calling physical action, and tacitly asking YOU to support, stand-by, and join in the attack to hurt Bledsaw by eventually starving him out, financially; and crippling his ability to feed himself and his family through profits of Judges Guild products. Perhaps Goodman and Jaquays would like to sew a yellow symbol on Bledsaw to identify him to others as "the enemy" of their cultural agenda? Where does it end? What would Goodman and Jaquays choose as their plan for "The Final Solution" regarding the consternation over "The Bledsaw Question". Sadly, their answer is expressed clearly in this video. While I might not agree with Bledsaw's opinions as expressed in his comments, I definitely do not endorse the aggressive fascism engaged in by Goodman, Jaquays, and that Bat-in-the-attic guy - and therefore, will be boycotting them for their fascism, and anti-liberty stance and tactics; by you do what you like - America is supposed to be about freedom to choose, express, and be protected from the tyrannical aggression of those who would punish he who will not conform to the personal agenda and cultural ideals of others. So, Bob gives up his royalties, as "a first step", in seeking "redemption" in the eyes of Jennell (formerly Paul) Jaquays? These two would be wholly laughable, if they weren't so convinced of their self-righteousness.
Dude posted some crazy shit on his Facebook. People dont like it. You're going to force them to continue to business? Keep complaining and throw about the cultural fascism phrase to spin the story but face it dude, you're complaining because some gamers don't want to do business with the dude
... well: Endorsing a reversal of victim an perpetrator isn't a sound thing to do. Especially since the Nazi party did kill people that didn't fit their sense of normality (cis het Aryan). ... eh what people did Bob degrade and direct his hate towards, again?
America, where people and COMPANIES have the freedom to not be forced to do business with other businesses. Also, it's free-market ideology. Cultural fascism lol, honestly.
so, the freedom to do and say only goes one way, eh? someone belches out extreme hatred and it’s “freedom” someone speaks against it and it’s an attack on freedom? nice hypocrisy there.
5:02 "oddly enough there was a lot more diversity in games forty years ago" I'd really, really would LOVE to read about that. Maybe you can team up with say Liz Danforth, Terry K. Amthor, Mike Pondsmith, Lee Gold and others ... to produce something.
I recently spent a few hundred on your excellent books and have been enjoying your youtube content but this clip is political. I just want to enjoy your RPG material. Let those without sin cast the first stone. Are you guys perfect? We should not sit in judgement of other people and embrace this cancel culture. I am still buying your products but just wish I could avoid political material.
@@Insomnolant1335 How was that an Epstein reference? You may want to google the phrase "rope to hang yourself with". It doesn't mean what you think it does
And yet you continue to chase the cash cow in your latest KS. Nothing more American than ignoring the worst in people if there's enough money to be made.
