[ Most proposals, Bastien would meet with bartering and details half designed to make the whole enterprise sound daunting, the kind of thing one really does need a professional for—paper size, ink type, length, the extent of the manual labor involved, is Riftwatch paying for this, and how does Jim feel about helping him pull a lever a few hundred times, it's great for your arms—

But this proposal, for reasons he will not be disclosing to any near strangers or to the vast majority of his friends, hits his compassion dead center.

So none of that. ]

It is not so difficult. Especially if it does not need to pay for itself. You could do a pamphlet—or more than one—and we could find some friendly booksellers to stock them. Maybe pull out a few good excerpts for broadsheets.