mbassoc2003 wrote:This is one product that stands a chance of polishing up really well and making a successful entry into the market. An experienced publisher could be useful in making that leap. Black Blade for example.Good luck with Mad Mage. It has the potential to be one of the most saleable small press products to be launced to date. They need to be careful not to F it up.
Keith the Thief wrote:A post above mentioned Warhammer.Warhammer is an older game system, right?Does it pre-date the 3E/OGL era? Thanks!
A small group of myconids is fighting a losing battle in another cave complex against a crazed, exiled Drow male, Otyl Erys, who suffers from the delusion that he is a minor god of fungus.
serleran wrote:Another one worth mentioning as massive:The World of Synnibar.
benjoshua wrote:At first I thought it was just funny, but then I wondered if Carl Sargent, or somebody else on the editorial board, had some bad history with Erol Otus. Anybody else know something or had that thought?
mbassoc2003 wrote:[Castle of the Mad Archmage] is one product that stands a chance of polishing up really well and making a successful entry into the market. An experienced publisher could be useful in making that leap. Black Blade for example.
mbassoc2003 wrote:Another such product line is Pinnell's Giant series; it needs a fair amount of polish, but the structure and writing are sound, the pace is balanced, and it has the same link back to D&D heretige. Admittedly, a megadungeon is more saleable than an quest, but as quests go, it's better than a lot of the regular bread and butter work that some publishers push through the door. Certainly better in writing quality than some of the linked adventure chains put out through GG.
mbassoc2003 wrote:A publisher like Black Blade could pick up this line, give it a brief edit, bring in a good BW artist (Bradley might be the best in the industry ATM), add interior artwork, professional maps and a colour cover, and you have a strong seller that will last and not fade away (like most of GG's products do).
mbassoc2003 wrote:One thing RJK does 'get' that so many other products that are marketted to the 1E marketplace do not get, is that the final polish to the cover is king. RJK's modules deliver greater buyer satisfaction on avount of the final overall feel. And they promise this upfront on acount of displaying the quality in the cover.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:Possibly, but I would wager that it's just a nod to Otus' illustrations of the myconids for their debut appearance in A4.
grodog wrote:mbassoc2003 wrote:Another such product line is Pinnell's Giant series; it needs a fair amount of polish, but the structure and writing are sound, the pace is balanced, and it has the same link back to D&D heretige. Admittedly, a megadungeon is more saleable than an quest, but as quests go, it's better than a lot of the regular bread and butter work that some publishers push through the door. Certainly better in writing quality than some of the linked adventure chains put out through GG. Hmmm, I haven't checked those out in detail, I guess I'll have to do so. Thanks for the pointer.
serleran wrote:One could argue that the Warhammer White Box is a RPG... I mean, it certainly feels like it could be.
faro wrote:Anyhow, I gotta get a post in on a thread with both The World of Synnibar and WLD (which would've been as logical a setting/scenario IMO if they'd just photocopied all the MM entries, randomly multiplied their numbers, arranged those in ascending EL and presented that to the would-be adventurers to roll dice against without further explanation).