Raistlin1040
2011-06-03, 07:18 PM
So, Bahamut willing, I will be approved for my Senior Project in the next week or so, which will free up my summer to work on it and (hopefully) make a decent dent in the work load. I'm planning to make a campaign setting like Forgotten Realms or Eberron, complete with world history, new classes and spells, new monsters, and flavor. I realize this is a bold project, but I should be able to work a lot this summer and decently over the next year as well. I have a basic idea on what I want to do and I've lined up a few friends to do art for me and such.
However, the one part of my project that I am missing is a mentor. Now, I don't know the duties that a mentor will have to do, because the administration keeps the whole project fairly secretive for some reason. Here's what I do know. Anyone interested in helping me out will need to keep in reasonably frequent contact with me for the next year or so. Emails or messages back and forth will need to be used as proof that I actually did my project. Towards the end of the project, I will need a mentor-authored letter that basically says what the mentor did, what I did, and what my project is, quality wise, compared to similar works.
So, because I'm doing a 3.5 D&D setting, fluency in the system is sort of important. I play a lot of D&D, but I've only done a little Homebrew, so balance will be a big issue mechanically. I don't know exactly what the mentor requirements are, so if anyone actually works for a gaming company, or has in the past, that would be a huge plus, but simply having done a lot of homebrew and/or campaign design would probably be enough.
I realize this is asking a lot for basically no reward, so I won't feel bad if no one wants to help. I'll be watching this thread to answer questions, or I can respond by PM. Thanks in advance.So about a month ago, I posted this thread in Homebrew. Since then, a few developments have occured. Firstly, my project was semi-approved, on the condition that I make a few small revisions to my proposal (easy) and find a Mentor. Mentor requirements are fleshed out and are as follows. The Mentor and I will need to be in contact at least once a month, though more often would be lovely. The Mentor needs experience writing and playing D&D to a level of competency. The Mentor needs to evaluate my final project around next April or May and write a letter about it to my school. The Mentor must have a High School Degree.
I figured this might be a better place to go, since my book will probably be more fluff than crunch and the people will actually have world-building experience. Thanks in advance, I know this is asking a lot.
However, the one part of my project that I am missing is a mentor. Now, I don't know the duties that a mentor will have to do, because the administration keeps the whole project fairly secretive for some reason. Here's what I do know. Anyone interested in helping me out will need to keep in reasonably frequent contact with me for the next year or so. Emails or messages back and forth will need to be used as proof that I actually did my project. Towards the end of the project, I will need a mentor-authored letter that basically says what the mentor did, what I did, and what my project is, quality wise, compared to similar works.
So, because I'm doing a 3.5 D&D setting, fluency in the system is sort of important. I play a lot of D&D, but I've only done a little Homebrew, so balance will be a big issue mechanically. I don't know exactly what the mentor requirements are, so if anyone actually works for a gaming company, or has in the past, that would be a huge plus, but simply having done a lot of homebrew and/or campaign design would probably be enough.
I realize this is asking a lot for basically no reward, so I won't feel bad if no one wants to help. I'll be watching this thread to answer questions, or I can respond by PM. Thanks in advance.So about a month ago, I posted this thread in Homebrew. Since then, a few developments have occured. Firstly, my project was semi-approved, on the condition that I make a few small revisions to my proposal (easy) and find a Mentor. Mentor requirements are fleshed out and are as follows. The Mentor and I will need to be in contact at least once a month, though more often would be lovely. The Mentor needs experience writing and playing D&D to a level of competency. The Mentor needs to evaluate my final project around next April or May and write a letter about it to my school. The Mentor must have a High School Degree.
I figured this might be a better place to go, since my book will probably be more fluff than crunch and the people will actually have world-building experience. Thanks in advance, I know this is asking a lot.