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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eyebeams" data-source="post: 2801701" data-attributes="member: 9225">Indeed it is crazy talk, and I say that without irony. Many, many .pdf releases are trash that ought not to grace even a free site that's been repackaged via DTP software. As someone who tries to aim for something a bit better, it's extremely disappointing to have to peddle my wares in this situation. The rise of RPGNow Edge  and DTRPG (to segment things in various ways)  has helped here, but there's still a ways to go.Part of the problem is that unless a purchaser frequents communities like this one, quality has almost nothing to do with the chance of that person buying your work. Instead, it's the appeal of the niche itself and to a lesser extent, graphic design. Look at LPJDesign's crash and burn over basic quality issues. Big mistakes, but real *pretty* ones.As long as Wizards continues to exploit third parties as a form of market research for its own releases, there will never be a consistent, bigger-than .pdf community willing to support PHB-style, mainline D20. Why the hell would I want to release a HC with genuinely good ideas that supports D&D when WotC will simply release an official counterpart next year?The irony is that things like Iron Heroes are the result of this, because they are obviously designed to be *in*compatible enough to stand as their own brands rather than part of an effort to disseminate a common approach.</blockquote>