Indie Developers? They named the DOG indie...

Ok ok, lame title, I know, but it just illustrates my point even more, how impressive indie game developers really are.  I just went to a gaming convention recently and I really thought I'd share something that surprised me.  There are a LOT of indie developers out there.  I mean some are pretty rough around the edges, but then again sometimes White-wolf publishes a lemon, and seriously, have you looked at D&D 4th?  But other ones are really gems.  Sometimes they need to be cleaned up and polished, sometimes they're just about there, but even the iffy ones I really have to give my respect to.

You guys are going to so much work, often years and years of your life dedicated to it.  Working your ass off to write, design, test, redesign, retest, reredesign, and so on.  Trying different dice mechanisms, randomizers and mechanics, changing stats, and doing so much more work with a game than most of us do at our real jobs.  So this is to all the private and public indie game writers out there, whether it's a paper game or computer, designed for a 4 hour session or year long campaigns, my hat goes off to you.

I can't say enough how much I love going to those indie booths and looking over the new games, and skimming the content, reading the flavor text and setting, and hearing about new mechanics.  Keep up the good work, designers, and if your'e a gamer, get to some of those cons and really meet the people behind the games, maybe even support their efforts.  I promise you that you'll be glad you did.