FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about what this site is—and is not.
Is Zine Crate a subscription box storefront?
No. It is an orientation desk about TTRPG zine making, reading, and distribution literacy. We do not list fake prices or inventory.
Where should a brand-new player begin?
Read Getting Started, skim the glossary, then finish one eight-page ashcan brief. Public primers like Zine Wikipedia help with lineage.
Do you host actual-play video?
Not on this domain. We point to community and publisher channels from the Resources and Community pages.
Can I reuse these articles?
Quote briefly with attribution and a link back. For wholesale reuse, email [email protected].
How do you pick outbound links?
We favor encyclopedias, official publisher pages, and established hobby blogs such as DriveThruRPG blog.
Is this affiliated with the trademark holders of every game mentioned?
Mentions are descriptive for orientation. Check each publisher's licensing pages before publishing your own commercial work.
Good zine culture comes from shared credit and honest page budgets, not hoarding every PDF template.
For one issue: one constraint from the jam brief, one playable procedure, one honest credit block.
If a layout ornament adds three hours and hurts readability, cut it. Usable pages beat sacred spreads.
Guides when layout is stuck; Glossary when jargon stalls; Resources for outbound craft. Then staple and ship.
Related desks in this neighborhood
OSR and Borg crates are natural neighbors when your staples bind doom or dungeon procedures.