drifter-bob23
First Post
Hi folks
I'm an occasional writer of RPG material, I wrote a book for Riddle of Steel RpG and one for Pelgrane Press out of England among other smaller projects. I have actually been on Enworld on and off for years but I couldn't figure out how to reactivate my old account because my email has changed several times since I was last on here.
I am a HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) practitioner and have a combat rules suppliment for 3E D&D that was developed over the last few years, and has been playtested and edited, and has illustrations etc. I want to put it here, on RPG .net or somewhere and make it available as a PDF for download for a few bucks. All the tests have gone very well and feedback has been excellent, so I'd like to get it out there for a wider audience. The only thing holding me back is that the guy I used to work with on D20 stuff has kind of retired from the business. I don't want to go through any publisher for this , I prefer to do it independently, but I don't understand the D20 or OGL licensing. I know you have to do various things to stay in compliance, it's not just a matter of slapping the license agreement to the end of your PDF.
I have friends who play RPGs but they are old folks none of whom have any patience for strict interpretations of rules, let alone grasp the legal nuances of OGL or D20. I need to find somebody who can help me put my document into compliance so I can release it, preferably quickly since it's ready to go. I was going to just put a notice up at the FLGS but who knows what kind of response I might get or from whom. This forum has always been a place I've found good advice on RPG projects, I was hoping someone here direct me to where I might find a solution to my dilemma.
I'd be willing to share whatever income the project generates, if any, with whoever could help me with this. Other than that I don't have a budget for this project, it's really an experiment. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
DB
I'm an occasional writer of RPG material, I wrote a book for Riddle of Steel RpG and one for Pelgrane Press out of England among other smaller projects. I have actually been on Enworld on and off for years but I couldn't figure out how to reactivate my old account because my email has changed several times since I was last on here.
I am a HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) practitioner and have a combat rules suppliment for 3E D&D that was developed over the last few years, and has been playtested and edited, and has illustrations etc. I want to put it here, on RPG .net or somewhere and make it available as a PDF for download for a few bucks. All the tests have gone very well and feedback has been excellent, so I'd like to get it out there for a wider audience. The only thing holding me back is that the guy I used to work with on D20 stuff has kind of retired from the business. I don't want to go through any publisher for this , I prefer to do it independently, but I don't understand the D20 or OGL licensing. I know you have to do various things to stay in compliance, it's not just a matter of slapping the license agreement to the end of your PDF.
I have friends who play RPGs but they are old folks none of whom have any patience for strict interpretations of rules, let alone grasp the legal nuances of OGL or D20. I need to find somebody who can help me put my document into compliance so I can release it, preferably quickly since it's ready to go. I was going to just put a notice up at the FLGS but who knows what kind of response I might get or from whom. This forum has always been a place I've found good advice on RPG projects, I was hoping someone here direct me to where I might find a solution to my dilemma.
I'd be willing to share whatever income the project generates, if any, with whoever could help me with this. Other than that I don't have a budget for this project, it's really an experiment. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
DB
