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  1. M.T. Black

    TSR The Making and Breaking of Deities & Demigods

    Thanks, Jim! I love that book, and it has one of the best covers TSR ever did. We really enjoyed the heroes section, and it was fun to compare our characters to King Aruthur etc.
  2. M.T. Black

    TSR The Making and Breaking of Deities & Demigods

    Thanks, Jim! I love that book, and it has one of the best covers TSR ever did. We really enjoyed the heroes section, and it was fun to compare our characters to King Aruthur etc.
  3. M.T. Black

    Dragon Reflections #21

    Also, I'm thrilled to share with you that I was one of the writers on "Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus" https://twitter.com/MTBlack2567/
  4. M.T. Black

    Dragon Reflections #21

    Sorry guys, I'm not Merric - that's another Australian :-)
  5. M.T. Black

    The New Dungeons & Dragons Storyline for 2019 Leaked Ahead of Live Stream

    Some of you follow my columns here on EnWorld. I'm thrilled to share with you that I was one of the writers on "Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus" https://twitter.com/MTBlack2567/
  6. M.T. Black

    Dragon Reflections #21

    My pleasure guys - I took a couple of slots out to publish my articles on freelance gaming rates, but will look to resume normal schedule now.
  7. M.T. Black

    Dragon Reflections #21

    The Dragon Issue 21 was published in December 1978. It is 30 pages long, with a cover price of $2.00. In this issue, we have lots of board game reviews and the return of Monty Haul! Editor Tim Kask acknowledges that this issue will be controversial due to the substantial article about the...
  8. M.T. Black

    Paizo To Make Kingmaker Bestiary... For D&D 5E!

    The other issue with a bloated product line is that it makes it harder for new players to onboard. Mike Mearls spoke about this as one of the reasons behind the constrained 5e release schedule. Would-be new players were simply overwhelmed by the amount of content they had to navigate through...
  9. M.T. Black

    Paizo To Make Kingmaker Bestiary... For D&D 5E!

    I think Jester is right on the money here, and I think Paizo probably want to hold their nerve with 2e. There's possibly another factor to consider. I still hang around in OSR circles a bit, and its really striking now how *old* everyone is compared to my 5e circles, which have a big range of...
  10. M.T. Black

    Paizo To Make Kingmaker Bestiary... For D&D 5E!

    There is easy money on the table for Paizo, converting some of their classic APs to 5e. It would self-fund via crowdfunding and they could contract out the actual work to Kobold etc. I suspect the only thing stopping them is that their existing fan base would revolt, possibly seeing it as the...
  11. M.T. Black

    Young Jim Ward and the Dice Monster

    I'm really enjoying these, Jim, and I look forward to more! From the above, it seems like you were quite removed from the decision makers. This surprised me, because I thought you were regularly gaming with Gary Gygax and Brian Blume at this stage (at least, that's the impression I get from...
  12. M.T. Black

    TSR Young Jim Ward and the Dice Monster

    I'm really enjoying these, Jim, and I look forward to more! From the above, it seems like you were quite removed from the decision makers. This surprised me, because I thought you were regularly gaming with Gary Gygax and Brian Blume at this stage (at least, that's the impression I get from...
  13. M.T. Black

    The Washington Post Weighs In On D&D!

    More interesting to me is the estimate the article includes of the current number of D&D players worldwide - 40 million!
  14. M.T. Black

    The Washington Post Weighs In On D&D!

    They are not LARPers. "Girls Guts Glory" are a D&D group who like to cosplay.
  15. M.T. Black

    A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 2 (Layout, Illustration, and Cartography)

    I’ve created this guide to help RPG creators understand the current market rates for freelancers across a range of activities. I recall how hard it was to find this information when I was starting out, so I think there is clearly a need for this sort of a guide. In this installment, I include...
  16. M.T. Black

    A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 1 (Writing and Editing)

    Ok, I spoke to Daniel, and he gave me the following information and permission to share it here: However you slice it, he has done incredibly well.
  17. M.T. Black

    A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 1 (Writing and Editing)

    I got those figures from Daniel himself. I suspect he must be including dtrpg sales as well - ZWEIHÄNDER is an adamantine best-seller, which means it has sold at least 5,000 copies. Daniel might be willing to clarify further, but that is up to him.
  18. M.T. Black

    A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 1 (Writing and Editing)

    I think a lot of folk work like you do, with a day or two of downtime leading up to a huge writing burst. For myself, I tend to be a bit more slow and steady, even though I am a fairly fast typist.
  19. M.T. Black

    A Guide to RPG Freelance Rates: Part 1 (Writing and Editing)

    Multiple draftings (which I assume most people do) certainly complicate the "average words per day" scenario. I'm curious about your experience, if you don't mind sharing. Let's say you wrote 6,000 words of "first draft" quality material. How many more hours, on average, would you spend on it...
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