EccentricOwl
2013-01-15, 10:52 PM
The real question: Do you have any tips on publishing a campaign setting?
Between the lines: Would anyone bother to read or buy a 'historical fantasy' (inspired by the likes of Twilight of the Gods and Wuxia's blend of history and magic) campaign setting?
The Ramble
I was thinking about using the Open Gaming License for Pathfinder (I've never cared much about system but Pathfinder seems to have a big market share) but other systems are also appealing.
I've always been a 'setting guy' more than I have been a 'mechanics guy', and I have been since I first opened my copy of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
So, I took the plunge and started performing that eternal project, writing a campaign setting. I was finally inspired to try and get something published after seeing a thread about how 'settings sell and mechanics do not.' (I'm not in the business to make money, mind you.)
With the help of other players, my setting, billed as a "Historical Fantasy" set during the Early Modern period, is becoming more fully-fleshed all the time. I've been working on turning it into a true setting book, complete with art both original and commissioned, as well as the occasional public domain image.
Between the lines: Would anyone bother to read or buy a 'historical fantasy' (inspired by the likes of Twilight of the Gods and Wuxia's blend of history and magic) campaign setting?
The Ramble
I was thinking about using the Open Gaming License for Pathfinder (I've never cared much about system but Pathfinder seems to have a big market share) but other systems are also appealing.
I've always been a 'setting guy' more than I have been a 'mechanics guy', and I have been since I first opened my copy of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
So, I took the plunge and started performing that eternal project, writing a campaign setting. I was finally inspired to try and get something published after seeing a thread about how 'settings sell and mechanics do not.' (I'm not in the business to make money, mind you.)
With the help of other players, my setting, billed as a "Historical Fantasy" set during the Early Modern period, is becoming more fully-fleshed all the time. I've been working on turning it into a true setting book, complete with art both original and commissioned, as well as the occasional public domain image.