robertsconley wrote:The biggest caution I can give is that to take a work to a professional level (regardless if you sell it or release it for free) is about the same amount of work to create it in the first place. It is the major stumbling block that most people have.
robertsconley wrote:Yoluf, Fur Trapper; AC 6[13], 3rd Lvl Fighter; HP 11; ATK 2; HTB +1; DMG 1d6+1/1d6+1; MV 120'; Save: 14; Posses: Leather Armor, Short Bow (Range 50 ft, 1d6+1), Shortword (1d6+1), Dagger(1d4+1), 20d.
FormCritic wrote:the professional feel and finished polish to the product is very importand. They typesetting, proofreading, illustration and cartography are all critical. They need to in keeping with the JG styleSo, what you're saying is that in order to meet the JG standard they need to be barely proofread, done an an amateur layout, with goofy art and then placed on an indifferent map.
FormCritic wrote:So, what you're saying is that in order to meet the JG standard they need to be barely proofread, done an an amateur layout, with goofy art and then placed on an indifferent map.
mbassoc2003 wrote:No, what I'm saying is the JG product line developed over the years
mbassoc2003 wrote:Taking them back there for the wont of a quick buck, or through a lack of interest in professionalism would be a big mistake
sauromatian wrote:Yes it would. However it would be possible to repackage the original-gangsta look'n'feel of a JG product, but in a more presentable way.
mbassoc2003 wrote:You see I don't think ..and denigrating it.
Thork N Hammer, Esquire wrote:How many DM/GM/Refs/Judges are confident enough and have the minimum level of grammar skills and balls to actually write and publish their own adventures? From my limited experience, I do not see a sea of hobbyists flooding the market with mediocre product. Perhaps I need to "get out" more... .
Thork N Hammer, Esquire wrote:But I do see a lot of serious attempts by some very skilled and educated gamers, with more nerve than they probably should have (myself included ) putting out product/s that are comparable in quality to "those old days".
Thork N Hammer, Esquire wrote:The point of the thread is, NOT to flood the market with a bunch of hobbyist crap out of fan-love, but to ask, "can we do this?" from a group of designer-writers with proven record in the OSR community.