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<blockquote data-quote="Living Legend" data-source="post: 5561075" data-attributes="member: 6668383"><p>That is why I'm doing this. I too had a huge shelf of unused books, and I just felt like none of those games were being written by people that were really asking the right question... </p><p></p><p>"how does this product make the experience of the people at the game table easier, or better, or more enjoyable?". </p><p></p><p>My day job is running a manufacturing business, and I have to constantly adapt my product and how it is used to make it better for the customer. I have to make sure that I think of every detail of how the customer will use my product so I can make sure I am meeting every need he has... or I will lose a customer. </p><p></p><p>So that is what I'm bringing to the table. When I design a game mechanic I make sure I keep in mind that while a player on has to run one character, and DM has 5 or 7 bad guys to run all at once, so the mechanic has to be easy to use in both situations. When I design a power I think is really cool, I make sure I take into account how hard it will be to track the duration or effect of that ability, so it isn't a chore for the player to use his cool tricks. When I think about the printed product, I try to keep in mind how annoying it would be for your rulebook to keep flipping shut because it isn't laid out properly.</p><p></p><p>I can't guarantee that Blood, Wits & Steel will be a success, or even that I will make back the money I have put into it. But what I can guarantee is that no one will be more devoted the customer and their game experience than me. From what I've learned from my time in the business world, that should count for something.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and thanks for the sentiments, I need all the good luck I can get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Living Legend, post: 5561075, member: 6668383"] That is why I'm doing this. I too had a huge shelf of unused books, and I just felt like none of those games were being written by people that were really asking the right question... "how does this product make the experience of the people at the game table easier, or better, or more enjoyable?". My day job is running a manufacturing business, and I have to constantly adapt my product and how it is used to make it better for the customer. I have to make sure that I think of every detail of how the customer will use my product so I can make sure I am meeting every need he has... or I will lose a customer. So that is what I'm bringing to the table. When I design a game mechanic I make sure I keep in mind that while a player on has to run one character, and DM has 5 or 7 bad guys to run all at once, so the mechanic has to be easy to use in both situations. When I design a power I think is really cool, I make sure I take into account how hard it will be to track the duration or effect of that ability, so it isn't a chore for the player to use his cool tricks. When I think about the printed product, I try to keep in mind how annoying it would be for your rulebook to keep flipping shut because it isn't laid out properly. I can't guarantee that Blood, Wits & Steel will be a success, or even that I will make back the money I have put into it. But what I can guarantee is that no one will be more devoted the customer and their game experience than me. From what I've learned from my time in the business world, that should count for something. Oh, and thanks for the sentiments, I need all the good luck I can get. [/QUOTE]
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