PDF Product Ideas

[d20Dwarf]

I think this is ok here, rather than buried in E-Publishing.

I'm thinking of putting some pdfs together to raise some airfare funds for Gencon (in another thread I explained how our road trip was rudely pulled out from under us a few days ago (for good reason, I say rude with love ). Which of the following ideas do you like the best? Keep in mind that I'll likely be putting out several of these, keeping them rather short and cheap.

-A pdf detailing a boss monster and his minions, perhaps with a sample lair, perhaps not. You could drop it into any dungeon complex, or build a story around him.

-A pdf with monsters with class levels at different stages, like the ones on the WotC site...Fight Club? This would be a pure utilitarian package probably, with something like "here's a gnoll with 1,3,5,7,9, and 15 levels of fighter. "Here's a goblin with 1,3,5,7,9, and 15 levels of rogue."

-A pdf of templated or variant monsters: oh look, a fire otyugh! It's a celestial treant! This would be another utilitarian bit, a companion to idea #2.

Thanks!

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I think this is ok here, rather than buried in E-Publishing.

I'm thinking of putting some pdfs together to raise some airfare funds for Gencon (in another thread I explained how our road trip was rudely pulled out from under us a few days ago (for good reason, I say rude with love ). Which of the following ideas do you like the best? Keep in mind that I'll likely be putting out several of these, keeping them rather short and cheap.

-A pdf detailing a boss monster and his minions, perhaps with a sample lair, perhaps not. You could drop it into any dungeon complex, or build a story around him.

I think this is a great idea.

-A pdf with monsters with class levels at different stages, like the ones on the WotC site...Fight Club? This would be a pure utilitarian package probably, with something like "here's a gnoll with 1,3,5,7,9, and 15 levels of fighter. "Here's a goblin with 1,3,5,7,9, and 15 levels of rogue."

Ryan Dancy reccomended this, I believe. Sounds good to me.

A pdf of templated or variant monsters: oh look, a fire otyugh! It's a celestial treant! This would be another utilitarian bit, a companion to idea #2.

Does CMG's statblock book cover this? I haven't gotten around to picking it up. Anyway, I think it's a fine idea.

 

[Crothian]

all those should be good ideas. Just make sure the stats are good and that they are all easy for DMs to drop into their campaign.

 

[d20Dwarf]

Does CMG's statblock book cover this? I haven't gotten around to picking it up. Anyway, I think it's a fine idea.

I don't have it either, so I don't know if it covers it or not. Heck, it might cover both #2 and #3 for all I know.

 

[d20Dwarf]

Just make sure the stats are good.

You mean like 18s across the board?

 

[Crothian]

You mean like 18s across the board?

Ya, like that.

 

[TheLe]

But how would it sell? Is another monster book going to do well, even in the pdf market?

I dunno.

`Le

 

[d20Dwarf]

But how would it sell? Is another monster book going to do well, even in the pdf market?

I dunno.

`Le

The idea must be gold if pdf publishers are invading my thread to poo on the ideas!

 

[TheLe]

The idea must be gold if pdf publishers are invading my thread to poo on the ideas!

LOL. I am not poo pooing the idea. As a matter of fact, I have a monster books in the works as we speak, but my sales expectations are very low.

If you really want a book that sells, I would recommend something else.

But I dunno, I have yet to try and sell a monster book.

The impression I get from people, though, is that there is a huge glut of monster books already. And for God's sake, don't make a prestige class book.

~Le

 

[d20Dwarf]

LOL. I am not poo pooing the idea. As a matter of fact, I have a monster books in the works as we speak, but my sales expectations are very low.

If you really want a book that sells, I would recommend something else.

But I dunno, I have yet to try and sell a monster book.

The impression I get from people, though, is that there is a huge glut of monster books already. And for God's sake, don't make a prestige class book.

~Le

I was just kidding. I'm not creating a pdf company here, i'm just trying to raise a little cash. I think they'll sell well enough for that. The reason i'm shooting for utility products is precisely to differentiate from "just another monster book." I'm trying to create time-savers, things DMs might buy and use again and again.

I'll be sure and report to interested parties, though.