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<blockquote data-quote="Spell" data-source="post: 3999975" data-attributes="member: 19718">as far as i'm concerned, i would really have to admire the previous work of an author A LOT, if i buy his books for systems that i don't plan to use. and/ or, as in the case of mr. baur's gorgon module, it has to give me the chance to get more than a simple module/ rulebook (in that case, i would find the essays interesting).unless you use the 3e ruleset, what you are buying, effectively, is the idea.that is risky. you have to compete with years of TSR modules and supplements at 5$ each. you have to compete with tons of free sources of RPG related ideas online. and you still have to design whatever the product deatures for a (let's face it) quite rule heavy system.the patron model is the only way to go, i think. you can't assume anymore that just because it's 3e, it will sell. there's too much stuff out there that is interesting and grabbing, both if you want old school and if you want something different.especially if a publishers pdfs are not selling dirty cheap (no more than 5$), it's going to be hard to move out of the thinking chair and into the market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spell, post: 3999975, member: 19718"] as far as i'm concerned, i would really have to admire the previous work of an author A LOT, if i buy his books for systems that i don't plan to use. and/ or, as in the case of mr. baur's gorgon module, it has to give me the chance to get more than a simple module/ rulebook (in that case, i would find the essays interesting). unless you use the 3e ruleset, what you are buying, effectively, is the idea. that is risky. you have to compete with years of TSR modules and supplements at 5$ each. you have to compete with tons of free sources of RPG related ideas online. and you still have to design whatever the product deatures for a (let's face it) quite rule heavy system. the patron model is the only way to go, i think. you can't assume anymore that just because it's 3e, it will sell. there's too much stuff out there that is interesting and grabbing, both if you want old school and if you want something different. especially if a publishers pdfs are not selling dirty cheap (no more than 5$), it's going to be hard to move out of the thinking chair and into the market. [/QUOTE]

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