Panfilo
Existential Risk
Howdy folks! Now that I have my nifty [Publisher] tag I'm gonna try to do a thing and see if there's any interest. Basically, this is an open discussion of a previously released 5E supplement with its author... me! Think of it as a casual AMA where anyone interested can ask about the design, management, or marketing of the topic. I'll try to keep the intro short and sweet 
So, back in May of 2020, I released my second product on the DMs Guild; a collection of d100 tables and some supporting rules called Wild Magic for Every Class. It had been two years since my first outing (Last Stand: A Worthy Death, a story for another day), and I was in a very "screw it" place with my career. The new product was conceived as something not for me, but for more "chaotic", loosey and/or goosey players who just want to chomp on a prompt. I managed to wrangle the same painterly artist, Matthew Dobrich, who had worked with me on Last Stand. I learned InDesign over the course of the project, having hired a friend to do it the first time around. Ultimately, Wild Magic for Every Class would be my most successful release thus far, and my first to cross Platinum! I know we have some Adamantine best-sellers lurking around here, but for me as a solo developer, this was a big deal
There's a lot more to say about hitting daily self-imposed content quotas and pivoting from pay-what-you-want to fixed price post-launch. But before I carry on, let's open the floor to any aspiring developers, fellow DMs Guild warriors, or curious players! (he clicked the "Watch this thread..." button with baited breath)
So, back in May of 2020, I released my second product on the DMs Guild; a collection of d100 tables and some supporting rules called Wild Magic for Every Class. It had been two years since my first outing (Last Stand: A Worthy Death, a story for another day), and I was in a very "screw it" place with my career. The new product was conceived as something not for me, but for more "chaotic", loosey and/or goosey players who just want to chomp on a prompt. I managed to wrangle the same painterly artist, Matthew Dobrich, who had worked with me on Last Stand. I learned InDesign over the course of the project, having hired a friend to do it the first time around. Ultimately, Wild Magic for Every Class would be my most successful release thus far, and my first to cross Platinum! I know we have some Adamantine best-sellers lurking around here, but for me as a solo developer, this was a big deal
There's a lot more to say about hitting daily self-imposed content quotas and pivoting from pay-what-you-want to fixed price post-launch. But before I carry on, let's open the floor to any aspiring developers, fellow DMs Guild warriors, or curious players! (he clicked the "Watch this thread..." button with baited breath)
