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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 4149767" data-attributes="member: 53">Then these aren't what you are looking for.  They are an experiment (yes, even still they are being tweaked from project to project).Here is Wolfgang's brief explanation on the concept of these projects.There are primarily 3 reasons to choose these over more traditional methods.1)  To have input into the design process.  Essentially you are paying a professional game designer to write an adventure for you.  The catch is that you are part of a group and it's not just for you (Wolfgang has hinted he'd be willing to do a private commission, but the price would be measured in thousands of dollars - you are paying him for months of work).2)  If you want to see professional game design from the inside.  Wolfgang, and similarly Nic,  gives peeks at their design process, with higher level patrons getting more inside information (I've always been in at the lowest level).   If this is all you are interested in, I'll point you to the standalone <a href="http://wolfgangbaur.com/blogs/open_design/archive/2008/03/11/the-kobold-guide-to-game-design.aspx" target="_blank">KOBOLD Guide to Game Design</a>3)  If you want a very limited project.  Each of these projects has a very limited circulation amount.  It has become watered down since the first project (which only the original patrons have), but even now there is a very limited number of copies of each circulated.Castle Shadowcrag (which you can read a review of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/reviews.php?do=product&productid=190796" target="_blank">here</a> had the highest circulation, I suspect.  Wolfgang not only offered to sell copies of the adventure to patrons of Empire of the Ghouls, he also offered to sell it to early subscribers to <a href="http://koboldquarterly.com/" target="_blank">Kobold Quarterly</a>.  In fact, the first project, Steam & Brass, had exclusivity as a selling point.  As Wolfgang got towards the end of the project you could tell he was having second thoughts about this.  I suppose that a creator naturally wants to share his works with as many people as possible.  He softened that stance to later projects and while he mentions limited circulation he seems to have an "I'm making no promises" stance.  He has even mentioned nasty, threatening emails from some who are offended that they can't get a copy of Steam & Brass.The minimum level was lower for the first couple of projects (I believe $5 for Steam & Brass and $10 for Castle Shadowcrag).  This got you a PDF copy of the adventure, design essays and some discussion of the adventure.  You also got some input.  For the first couple of projects you got to vote on the project (there were typically several adventures to choose from).For everything but the first project you had the option to order a print copy from LuLu, at cost.  It was over & above your patron fee, but it was a nice option.  The other patrons have started pricing me out of that option, I have to admit.  They keep insisting on slicker production values with drive up the price.  The first project was a mere $9 +S/H, while the last was $22 + S/H (about $50 for a softcover & PDF of a selection of mini-adventures).</blockquote>

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