[Tyhm]

(There have been objections to me calling all these things How To Save Graal, as though it's a foregone conclusion that the death of Lifetime Classic is the death of Graal. I figure it is, some figure it isn't, so)

The advertising thread spawned a new branch - Merchandising. Moonie made a homemade Graal bumper sticker for her car, there's been talk that the shop needs to be updated with less "Anime rendition of five characters that don't exist on Graal, BUY ME NOW!" and more "Your character here", etcetera...I don't have the alternate designs handy. T-Shirts, Mugs, Bumperstickers, Book Covers, etc; the ideas have pretty well run the gamut.

There's also been a big push towards "TShirts are dumb, you'd have to pay me to wear a Graal TShirt, I'd never accept a sticker in a million years" - though these people have (largely) yet to explain themselves beyond "Lolz u=dum".

Is it possible to make merchandise that will appeal to Graal's players?
If so, how - by making really good mass-produced artworks? Commissioning an art contest, winner goes on the shirt? Customizing each shirt: They all say the URL, but have your character with your name saying your slogan? You walk into a room on Classic to take a screenshot? Or perhaps get artistic renderings of the standard-issue body and heads, then paperdoll-composite them? Ditto the bumperstickers and mugs? Market it as a retro game, or try and keep it mainstream?
Sell it for profit, or sell it at cost to get the word out? On the latter, Post the images on the website so players can print their own?