En5ider FAQs

[Connorsrpg]

I cannot find where to post these? There doesn't even seem to be anything here in the EN Publishing about Ensider?

How can these be "frequently asked" questions when there is no place to ask them? (Obviously there is, i just haven't found it yet. Sorry).

Anyway, I have a question

What about conversions? Are conversions appropriate, or are we looking for completely original ideas?

I am not talking about, "hey, here is a big list of monsters". But could you do an article on a type of monster covered in D&D's past and include new stats for them for eg?

 

[Morrus]

That would depend on the legal situation of the critter. If it's one of WotC's own IP (beholders, mind flayers, being obvious examples) then no. If it's a conversion of a critter that is already in mythology, then sure. If it's of one that has been in the 3.x or Pathfinder SRD (even if for a different system) then that's fine.

What did you have in mind, exactly?

That said, I don't think conversions would be top of our priority list.

(They're frequently asked because people email the editors with proposals and queries; this forum is as good as any for "home base", I guess!)

 

[Connorsrpg]

Thanks Morrus.

That is what I figured. I have nothing specific in mind (at this stage ). I just was just testing the water as to whether you guys would accept old classes converted to subclasses (or feats), new race write-ups and monsters. Obviously, some monster stats will come in adventures. I was looking at more Ecology-styled articles (but with emphasis on an environment or location and then adding in the creatures' stats if they haven't been done).

I guess the follow up question is, "How will this relate to the Databases?" Some people have some great conversions there that would make great articles if touched up and illustrated, combined etc.

Can this sort of stuff make an article now (instead of posting on the Databases)?

And/or, would you expect more? Eg full race write-ups obviously, but something like a detailed monk school of fighting with info as well as the subclass features.

 

[Rune]

While on the subject, how extensive or abrieviated would you want stats in an adventure to be? Full MM style? Old 1e/Basic-style stat lines? Something in between?

 

[Morrus]

While on the subject, how extensive or abrieviated would you want stats in an adventure to be? Full MM style? Old 1e/Basic-style stat lines? Something in between?

Generally the same as used by the official game adventures (for whichever game).

 

[Rune]

Generally the same as used by the official game adventures (for whichever game).

Follow-up questions: if a submitted 5e adventure includes monsters already published by WotC, should stats be included? If so, verbatim? Completely reworked stats?

 

[Morrus]

Follow-up questions: if a submitted 5e adventure includes monsters already published by WotC, should stats be included? If so, verbatim? Completely reworked stats?

Talk to the editor about writer guidelines. But the short version is - on no account reproduce text from WotC's products. The editor will provide more info on how to handle such things.

 

[Rune]

Okay, thanks.

 

[jamesjhaeck]

To answer the monster question for now, simply include the monster's name in bold. "When you enter this room, three goblins leap from the rafters..."

For unique creatures whose stat blocks were created for this article/adventure, do the same, but also cite the what page their stat block is on. When submitting a manuscript in this fashion, write "(page ##)." I'll edit that to be the correct page in my final pass, or our layout artist will handle it. "When you enter this room, three neo-goblins ​(page ##) leap from the rafters..."

 

[Rune]

Thanks!