Cilvyn
2016-07-21, 06:31 AM
Hello everyone,
I am a bit uncertian where to put this topic, but I think I am not far off by placing it here in this section.
It has long been my dream to make a pen&paper system with a rulebook and everything and already got quite alot of things on paper, but that is not the main issue I am asking your advice on. Although I am very good with history and writing (in Dutch), I lack any proficiency with digital art, photoshopping, complete system mechanics and everything to in fact make such a project happen.
So far I have want to get a better idea of how to reach people who are willing to work on such a book and artwork and what something like this would cost. My idea was to use mostly excisting art without copyright (Like paintings, which fits the system very wel), but still such pictures need to be reworked so they can be put in the book. Also I need a team of people that loves to work on building a system, test stuff, work out math for dicerolls, come up with lore and fluff and eventually write this all down.
My hopes are to get some sort of blueprint of the entire picture and try to finance this through crowdfunding, like kikstarter or something. I am not in the financial position to pay for this myself and I would want the people who would work on this to have some sort of comensation for their time and skills.
My question to you is, as fellow gamers, what would be a smart way to draft up something like this. What would be a good way to start and what am I maybe overlooking here. I am not a businessman in any aspect so this is all very new to me, but I at least want to try and see what the posibilities are.
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
- Cil
I am a bit uncertian where to put this topic, but I think I am not far off by placing it here in this section.
It has long been my dream to make a pen&paper system with a rulebook and everything and already got quite alot of things on paper, but that is not the main issue I am asking your advice on. Although I am very good with history and writing (in Dutch), I lack any proficiency with digital art, photoshopping, complete system mechanics and everything to in fact make such a project happen.
So far I have want to get a better idea of how to reach people who are willing to work on such a book and artwork and what something like this would cost. My idea was to use mostly excisting art without copyright (Like paintings, which fits the system very wel), but still such pictures need to be reworked so they can be put in the book. Also I need a team of people that loves to work on building a system, test stuff, work out math for dicerolls, come up with lore and fluff and eventually write this all down.
My hopes are to get some sort of blueprint of the entire picture and try to finance this through crowdfunding, like kikstarter or something. I am not in the financial position to pay for this myself and I would want the people who would work on this to have some sort of comensation for their time and skills.
My question to you is, as fellow gamers, what would be a smart way to draft up something like this. What would be a good way to start and what am I maybe overlooking here. I am not a businessman in any aspect so this is all very new to me, but I at least want to try and see what the posibilities are.
Thank you for your thoughts and advice!
- Cil