AMA - John R.L. McNabb, Game Designer and Creator of Morgalad Fantasy RPG.

[McNabb Games]

I am John R.L. McNabb, Owner and lead game designer at McNabb Games. I created the Morgalad Fantasy RPG. I am a self-published author/game designer, and illustrator. One year ago today I did an open Q&A over at RPGNet and so now I come to EnWorld AMA and I'll answer to the best of my knowledge.

 

[GMMichael]

Hi John! Thanks for stepping up to the mic.

Would you use Kickstarter again, knowing what you know now?

Who should use Kickstarter, and who would be better suited to more traditional funding means?

 

[McNabb Games]

Hi John! Thanks for stepping up to the mic.

Would you use Kickstarter again, knowing what you know now?

Who should use Kickstarter, and who would be better suited to more traditional funding means?

I've learned alot after our first Kickstarter and my first year as a self published game creator. One of the most important things is that Kickstarter is a great tool but make sure you already have a complete prototype ready for production before going into it as it can get overwhelming trying to finish development, test a product, and releasing the product to supporters within a limited amount of time. I like many others learned this lesson the hard way. As for ever using it again I definetly would. I met some amazing friends in the gaming industry through it and I plan to be releasing a new card game later this month through it.