My New (Old-School) Job Title

One of the great things about being your own boss is that you can decide your own job title. For the last eight years or so, I have been simply: Publisher, Raging Swan Press. But no more.

Behold, I am now the:

Publisher of Useful Items

I changed my title for four reasons:

I love the robe of useful items. For my money, it was one of the most useful, slightly oddball, items in the original Dungeon Master’s Guide (perhaps the greatest of all gaming books). It was one of those items that was so much more than a mere bonus; it made you think creatively. I have many happy memories of using robes of useful items over the years!
I fancied a change.
It occurred to me recently that essentially at Raging Swan Press, we publish useful books (do you see what I did there?) designed to make the GM’s life easier. My job title should reflect that.
I can order some new business cards for UK Games Expo.

Inevitably, this has got me thinking about job titles for my freelancers. Given they all work on a variety of projects, I’m thinking about bestowing them the title:

Henchmen of Many Things

What do you think?

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Creighton is the publisher at Raging Swan Press and the designer of the award winning adventure Madness at Gardmore Abbey. He has designed many critically acclaimed modules such as Retribution and Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands and worked with Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, Expeditious Retreat Press, Rite Publishing and Kobold Press. View all posts by Creighton

11 thoughts on “My New (Old-School) Job Title”

Red Dice Diaries says:

March 28, 2018 at 12:41

Sounds cool 🙂 Talking of freelancers, I was wondering whether or not you were once again accepting writing submissions?

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1. Creighton Broadhurst says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 13:33
  
  I’m hoping to run a new open call competition soon for the new Languard Locations line!
  
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  1. Red Dice Diaries says:
    
    March 28, 2018 at 14:00
    
    Excellent, I’ll keep my eyes peeled for it 🙂
    
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    1. Creighton Broadhurst says:
      
      March 28, 2018 at 14:25
      
      Have no fear. I’ll be splattering the news everywhere!
      
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      1. Christopher Weaver says:
        
        March 28, 2018 at 22:03
        
        Both sides of the pond? Us Yanks can hope…
      2. Creighton Broadhurst says:
        
        March 29, 2018 at 07:08
        
        I’ve deleted you as per request, Christopher!
        
        Also, I will be posting the open call prominently. I–also–don’t care where submissions come from!
Attila Varadi says:

March 28, 2018 at 13:41

Your new job title should be a badge or patch.
“Seal of approvement – the Publisher of Useful Items” also sounds neat.

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1. Creighton Broadhurst says:
  
  March 28, 2018 at 14:26
  
  Thanks! I have looked into Swan velcro patches, but haven’t got anywhere yet.
  
  ;0(
  
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Gareth Hughes says:

April 5, 2018 at 07:53

Ahhh so does this mean you will be present at the UK Games Expo? This would be cool, I have been a regular visitor there for the past few years and will be there from Thursday onwards this year. I will have to keep my eyes peeled to get one of those business cards 🙂

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1. Creighton Broadhurst says:
  
  April 5, 2018 at 09:22
  
  Yup! I’ll be there (barring disaster) and I’ll even have some of my cards with me!
  
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