Battlefield Press launches emergency discount sale following publisher Adam R. Thompson’s hospital stay

Adam R. Thompson, publisher of tabletop studio Battlefield Press, has launched an emergency 20% discount sale on DriveThruRPG following a week-long hospitalisation in Louisiana for severe, unexplained blood pressure spikes. The flash discount across the studio’s digital catalogue aims to cover immediate living expenses after the medical emergency halted Thompson’s gig-economy work.

The Shreveport-based publisher relies on contract gig work to fund daily living expenses while seeking full-time employment, leaving no financial buffer when illness strikes. While impending American hospital bills remain a deferred liability, the loss of regular gig shifts created an immediate cash shortfall for essential monthly bills.

Adam R. Thompson, Publisher at Battlefield Press, said on social media:

I just spent a week in hospital due to an unexplained spike in my blood pressure. For those that don’t know me well I pay my expenses using gig work while working on returning to full time work.”

Battlefield Press Emergency Sale Details

Micro-Press Independence and Gig Economy Precarity

Thompson took stewardship of Battlefield Press following the death of his brother and company founder, Jonathan M. Thompson, in February 2023. Keeping the imprint operational has run alongside independent contract driving and gig shifts. This arrangement reflects a widespread reality across independent roleplaying games publishing: small presses frequently function as secondary pursuits funded by unpredictable hourly work, rather than self-sustaining commercial enterprises with corporate sickness coverage.

Operating an emergency price cut presents distinct logistical trade-offs for a recovering creator:

• Marketplace Deductions: DriveThruRPG retains standard marketplace fees between 30% and 35% on digital purchases. Adding those fees to a 20% price cut reduces net revenue per sale, requiring higher purchase volume to cover an immediate personal deficit.
• Physical Dispatch Demands: Physical book purchases and retailer stock orders yield stronger margins by cutting out third-party digital storefront fees. However, direct distribution requires packing, lifting, and postage handling for someone recovering from acute cardiovascular distress.
• Geographic Isolation: Based in the Shreveport–Bossier City region of north-west Louisiana, Battlefield Press operates outside major metropolitan industry hubs. Creators in secondary regional markets often lack immediate access to organised local creator mutual-aid networks, so they turn to digital catalogue sales as their primary safety valve.

Battlefield Press Imprint History

Battlefield Press established its footprint during the d20 boom and later produced adaptations for Savage Worlds and fifth-edition rules. The publisher’s back catalogue covers historical fantasy, Victorian gaslamp horror, and literary adaptations, including Gaslight Victorian Fantasy and Sherwood: The Legend of Robin Hood.

The digital discount is currently active across the publisher’s DriveThruRPG catalogue, while physical stock and retailer trade packs remain available by contacting the press directly.

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