Gaing Frontiers as a Publishing Outlet?

[JoeGKushner]

One of the things I've pondered is has any publisher approached Gaming Frontiers about using them as a vehicle to publish a normal book through a series? Take Mongoose. Some of their products are 32-64 pages. If it covered four issues, it would be 8 pages to cover a 32 page module. Something like this might be perfect for a smaller company with a limited budget, or one whose main focuse isn't D20, but has valuable material to contribue to the system. I guess that thought struck me as I ponded SkeletonKey Games and their upcoming Orcs, Savage Legacy book. Most of their goods aren't really D20, but the material from GF 2 was in my opinion, pretty good so I'm wondering, are there other publishers out there who can't really afford the cost of publishing? Viking Games, from their post, sounds like they might fall under that category with their high price tag to make up for low print run.

Well, just tossing out ideas.

 

[DungeonKeeperUK]

I like the idea but percieve the problem bien with its release dates, GF is a quaterly publication aint it (I really should know this ) so it would not really be right for a series of adventures, and source material would have to be very selective to allow DMs to wait 3 months for the next installment... waiting a year for a 32page publication..
Shame as it would be a nice idea

 

[Cergorach]

If there was a big interest in something like this, one could increase the publication to bimonthly (or even monthly, could be overkill though). Maybe some publishers could pull together and publish something akin to Dungeon Magazine...

 

[JoeGKushner]

I like the idea but percieve the problem bien with its release dates, GF is a quaterly publication aint it (I really should know this ) so it would not really be right for a series of adventures, and source material would have to be very selective to allow DMs to wait 3 months for the next installment... waiting a year for a 32page publication..
Shame as it would be a nice idea

It might be a long wait but...

Lets look at a magic book.

Introduction Section with PrC's and feats. 8 Pages first issue.

New Spells & Magic Items 8 pages second issue (note, the PrCs are going to have to be able to operate without the new spells but notes on incorporating these abilities should be made in the 2nd section.)

Monsters & Magic Items 8 Pages

Using this in your campaign and bonus material 8 pages.

Each is seperate onto itself but when taken together... what's the word? Gestalt or something?