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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMSkarka" data-source="post: 4041083" data-attributes="member: 763">That's rapidly becoming the big question (or the "$5,000 Question", actually).    Speaking generally, to release print product in time for GenCon, it has to be finalized and sent to the printer by mid-June at the latest (unless you want to risk the "having it shipped to the convention" nightmare).As of right now, that gives you a total of about 90 days to: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get the license from WOTC, and make your decision.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Send WOTC the $5K</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wait for delivery of the core rules manuscripts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Read the rules thoroughly, to get a full understanding of them</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Write the product</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Playtest the product</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make revisions based on playtest</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Commission artwork, and give time for the artists to complete their work</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Give the text its final editing pass</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lay out the product with art</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Package for prepress and sent to the printer</li> </ul>Some of the above can be done in advance of getting the GSL and the rules, but you're partially committing yourself at that point.Plus, you also need to solicit distribtion, which, for products releasing in August, needs to be done in the next month or so.So, yeah.    YIKES.</blockquote>

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