Ultramyth Design announces to the world at large, or rather, anyone who will listen, that we're going to be developing our Shades of Grey Campaign setting online, that is, as a website, and free to the general public.
Do we expect to eventually release this as a book, even if it's made free? Yes.
Are we crazy? Yes... well, maybe... you decide.
Why are we doing this? Simple. We are a d20 pdf pubisher. From industry standards, campaign settings sell as one of the poorest of d20 system products. We believe one of the problems is that they can't preview what they're getting, not in the way that you can pick up a book off a shelf and browse through it.
Our tactics here is to build a fanbase, before the campaign setting is ever released, and then further support it, by building a community where the 'fans' can influence the development of the project.
Though there's not much up there yet, the Shades of Grey website is coming together quite nicely. I should mention that it is a setting I've had in the pipeline for many years, in fact, since high school actually, which was a good seven or so years ago.
It is a fantasy campaign setting, with sci-fi elements, and will use the modern rules, although it will be made compatible with the PHB as well.
I've not heard of this being done before, and I'm keen to hear what other publishers, as well as buyers, think of this.
More information, should, be available on the website:
http://www.ultramyth.com/shades
Note: This is was also posted in the d20 publisher forums, however, it was recomended that it also be posted here, since it is free, and everyone here is welcome to take a look at what goodies you may be able to use in your own d20 campaigns.
Do we expect to eventually release this as a book, even if it's made free? Yes.
Are we crazy? Yes... well, maybe... you decide.
Why are we doing this? Simple. We are a d20 pdf pubisher. From industry standards, campaign settings sell as one of the poorest of d20 system products. We believe one of the problems is that they can't preview what they're getting, not in the way that you can pick up a book off a shelf and browse through it.
Our tactics here is to build a fanbase, before the campaign setting is ever released, and then further support it, by building a community where the 'fans' can influence the development of the project.
Though there's not much up there yet, the Shades of Grey website is coming together quite nicely. I should mention that it is a setting I've had in the pipeline for many years, in fact, since high school actually, which was a good seven or so years ago.
It is a fantasy campaign setting, with sci-fi elements, and will use the modern rules, although it will be made compatible with the PHB as well.
I've not heard of this being done before, and I'm keen to hear what other publishers, as well as buyers, think of this.
More information, should, be available on the website:
http://www.ultramyth.com/shades
Note: This is was also posted in the d20 publisher forums, however, it was recomended that it also be posted here, since it is free, and everyone here is welcome to take a look at what goodies you may be able to use in your own d20 campaigns.