Book Format for ENWorld's Setting Search

[seasong]

This is my first poll, and I apologise if I am stepping on any toes! My hat is in the ring for (E), but I will try to be as impartial as possible here.

(A) formats have been proposed by jgbrowning, trix, Zappo.
(B) formats have been proposed by Morrus, TwentyQuestions.
(C) formats have been proposed by Krug, jgbrowning, fuindordm, Maraxle, Morgenstern.
(D) formats have been proposed by AmerginLiath.
(E) formats have been proposed by Tiefling, Morrus, TwentyQuestions, The Cardinal, The Grumpy Celt, seasong, KDLadage, bret.

Proposed Formats
In order of posting, from the Charity Fundraiser - our own setting search! thread.

I included a quick summary of the many proposals here as a quick reference, since it takes a while to go through the 4 pages of other stuff to get at the format proposals! If I mistated someone's proposal (I tried to make it as brief as possible), please let me know and I will correct it here.

Krug
Collection of 10 page proposals
* Authors can expand to 100 page setting later.

jgbrowning
two books:
1 winning setting book
1 collection of 10 page proposals

Tiefling
Book should include runners up as well. WotC's example indicates there might be 7 10-pagers and 2 100-pagers.

AmerginLiath
Three or four 64-page books.
Three 64-page finalists & one book of 16-page semifinalists.

trix
200-page Player's guide
200-page DM's guide
(developed by several of the participants, one setting)

Morrus
"The final book could have (say) 1 large setting, 3 ten-pagers and 10 one-pagers."

TwentyQuestions
"10 one-pagers, 3 ten-pagers and one 24-page winner would make a nice 64-page book."

fuindordm
Multi-setting book!
* more likely to buy
* no one's put out one of these before
* more likely to be published quickly
128-pager with 8 top settings of 10-20 pages

The Cardinal
144-page book w/18 settings
32-pages for 1st place
16-pages for 2nd - 6th place
2-pages for 7th - 18th place
8-pages for index, introduction, etc.

Maraxle
128-page book w/3 settings
40-pages for each of top 3 settings
8-pages for index, introduction, etc.

Morgenstern
Don't include 1-page entries in the final book
10-page settings may not be good
96-page book w/2 or 3 settings
either two 48-page settings
or three 32-page settings
Possible: Volume II (same format)

The Grumpy Celt
96-page book w/3 settings
48-page winner
two 24-page runners up

seasong
128-pages w/10 settings
6-page intro, ToC, etc.
50-page for 1st place
8-page for 2nd - 10th place

(alternate size)
64-pages w/4 settings
6-page intro, ToC, etc.
34-page for 1st place
8-page for 2nd - 4th place

(alternate size)
256-pages w/10 settings
8-page intro, ToC, etc.
100-page for 1st place
16-page for 2nd - 10th place

KDLadage
160-page book w/3 settings
80-page for 1st place
40-page for 2nd - 3rd place

(alternate size)
320-page book w/15 settings
80-page for 1st place
40-page for 2nd - 3rd place
20-page for 4th - 7th place
10-page for 8th - 15th place

bret (added in this thread)
128-page book w/4-5 settings
64-page for 1st place
either 16-page for 2nd - 5th place
or 20-page for 2nd - 4th place

Zappo (added in this thread)
Two books, One setting
30-40 pages for player's book
200-250 pages for DM's book

 

[bret]

My preference would be 128 page book:
64 page winning setting
either 4 sixteen page settings or 3 twenty page settings with a few pages of filler.

 

[Maraxle]

3 settings, 40 pages each, 8 for intro/other stuff

 

[seasong]

bret:

I've added your proposal to the list.

Maraxle:

I'll try to make it clearer that that is what you meant.

 

[Bagpuss]

One setting only, I'd rather buy a book and use as much as possible (IE: the whole setting) or not buy it at all (don't buy the book).

All the other options have wasted pages if like part of it. The missed proposal people can try and get published elsewhere. If its any good there are plenty of opportunities, what with D20 publishers on every corner and PDF format.

 

[Maraxle]

Maraxle:

I'll try to make it clearer that that is what you meant.

Oh, it's plenty clear enough. I was just reiterating my position, while providing a BUMP.

 

[jgbrowning]

well

am i a bad person for voting for what i didnt propose?

ah well...

joe b.

"I am large, I contain multitudes." Walt Whitman.

 

[seasong]

Re: well

am i a bad person for voting for what i didnt propose?

Well, that depends... did you vote for what I proposed?

 

[Zappo]

My view is: one setting, 30-40 pages players' book + 200-250 pages DM's book.

 

[KDLadage]

BUMP