D&D 5E How do we know if a KS module is worth it?

[Tirateporelbalcon]

Lately I have been looking at some Kickstarter campaign to spice up my game (meaning I'm the DM and have been for a while and woulf like to get some new inspiration). I purchased one (I prefer not to say the name and was.... Disappointing. I have a new one that looks really good from a different group but now I am in doubt. How do you qualify good potential projects?

 

[Retreater]

Kickstarter is a mixed bag - kinda like any product. I guess the best way is to see if the company has released a quality consistent product in the past or has developed attached to the product with a good history. Are there previews you can look at?
But honestly, it's safer to wait until a product is released. You'll usually have the chance to buy the product after it's released and you can better discerne if it's for you.

 

[Morrus]

It’s just like buying any product… I guess the best way to tell is to look at somebody’s past products, look at previews, that sort of thing. A decently run KS should have some previews for you to look at at least.

 

[Tirateporelbalcon]

Thanks for the advice. This project is from a new publishing group, they put it out as that also. The stories look really good and the visual (drawings and so) are really great.

 

[Tirateporelbalcon]

I guess I'll wait a bit and follow their updates

 

[pogre]

There are certain authors/companies I like and will give them the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise, a new publisher better give me a big sample to read.

I also like ENWorld's KS Model where it is a preprint order and you get the pdf nearly immediately. I don't fund undeveloped cool ideas.

 

[Mannahnin]

Lately I have been looking at some Kickstarter campaign to spice up my game (meaning I'm the DM and have been for a while and woulf like to get some new inspiration). I purchased one (I prefer not to say the name and was.... Disappointing. I have a new one that looks really good from a different group but now I am in doubt. How do you qualify good potential projects?

I tend to be cautious with Kickstarters, but checking what else they've done helps.

Checking for reviews of modules by a given author or company on Reddit, or here, or Dragonsfoot for old school stuff. Tenfootpole.org has thousands of reviews of D&D modules. He's one of my favorite places to look for new stuff, especially stuff he categorizes as "The Best" or "No Regerts".

There are so many existing modules available online nowadays that I don't generally go to Kickstarter looking for those.

 

[Zaukrie]

When I Kickstart something later this year, you'll get a big preview.....