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<blockquote data-quote="Heap Thaumaturgist" data-source="post: 342178" data-attributes="member: 4516">I think a cut for the author is in order.&nbsp; I'd also say the contest should be modified from the WotC one.&nbsp; There's alot of work that'll be going into that, and I think it's more work than the people here will be able/willing to do for free.I'd suggest a one-page proposal followed by 10 people selected to do 15 page expanded briefs.&nbsp; Then of those ten, select only one to do a slimline setting book.&nbsp; You'll need to design templates, I think, for the 15 pagers AND for the finished book.&nbsp; I'm sure WotC has a template for the three finalists to write their 100 pager on.&nbsp; And I'm also sure that wouldn't work for a pure &quot;Setting&quot; ... they're looking for art, minis ideas, maps, etc etc.&nbsp; If you slim the book down, give a structure that can be used directly for a D20 Setting you'll get a smaller book that can be published and usable.I think the 100 page &quot;Bibles&quot; that are being produced for WotC are NOT the finished product.&nbsp; The authors won't see their books in print, they'll see their ideas, and are only given &quot;preferential treatment&quot; as to being selected to write the Bob's World Guide or whatever will be the main book for the new setting, etc etc.Even not needing to find artists and produce ideas outside of RPG setting context ... I think producing a final setting draft will be alot of work.&nbsp; Many many man-hours.&nbsp; So you're definately going to need to pay the author something.&nbsp; I'm sure alot of people on here are thinking:&nbsp; &quot;It's for charity!&nbsp; And I'll be published!!&quot; but you'll find about two months in that trying to write a finished BOOK while working and having a home life, and knowing you're not getting paid anything for it, that you'll be putting it farther and farther behind.&nbsp; We all have lives, I don't think many of us can set aside everything to produce a full sized and USABLE campaign setting for free.I'm as up for charity as the next guy, but with school, work, paid projects, and maintaining friendships, I know I wouldn't have the time or energy to produce a quality product of that size for free.Now, that 20K Wizards was handing out?&nbsp; That I could do.&nbsp; Getting a sort of royalty on something I've produced ... I can do that too.&nbsp; That's also incentive to produce the best work I can.&nbsp; Good work = Good sales.&nbsp; Good sales = Money for Charity AND Money for Food.&nbsp; It's no good producing something for charity if doing so means YOU'RE the charity.--HT</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heap Thaumaturgist, post: 342178, member: 4516"] I think a cut for the author is in order. I'd also say the contest should be modified from the WotC one. There's alot of work that'll be going into that, and I think it's more work than the people here will be able/willing to do for free. I'd suggest a one-page proposal followed by 10 people selected to do 15 page expanded briefs. Then of those ten, select only one to do a slimline setting book. You'll need to design templates, I think, for the 15 pagers AND for the finished book. I'm sure WotC has a template for the three finalists to write their 100 pager on. And I'm also sure that wouldn't work for a pure "Setting" ... they're looking for art, minis ideas, maps, etc etc. If you slim the book down, give a structure that can be used directly for a D20 Setting you'll get a smaller book that can be published and usable. I think the 100 page "Bibles" that are being produced for WotC are NOT the finished product. The authors won't see their books in print, they'll see their ideas, and are only given "preferential treatment" as to being selected to write the Bob's World Guide or whatever will be the main book for the new setting, etc etc. Even not needing to find artists and produce ideas outside of RPG setting context ... I think producing a final setting draft will be alot of work. Many many man-hours. So you're definately going to need to pay the author something. I'm sure alot of people on here are thinking: "It's for charity! And I'll be published!!" but you'll find about two months in that trying to write a finished BOOK while working and having a home life, and knowing you're not getting paid anything for it, that you'll be putting it farther and farther behind. We all have lives, I don't think many of us can set aside everything to produce a full sized and USABLE campaign setting for free. I'm as up for charity as the next guy, but with school, work, paid projects, and maintaining friendships, I know I wouldn't have the time or energy to produce a quality product of that size for free. Now, that 20K Wizards was handing out? That I could do. Getting a sort of royalty on something I've produced ... I can do that too. That's also incentive to produce the best work I can. Good work = Good sales. Good sales = Money for Charity AND Money for Food. It's no good producing something for charity if doing so means YOU'RE the charity. --HT [/QUOTE]

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