Ralts Bloodthorne
First Post
Forget reviews. I don't care who reviewed whose review of whose reviews of whose review of what...
3.5 is coming out. The changes to the SRD will be posted soon.
That's when things get interesting.
See, I like to pretend I'm an RPG writer, that means that I need to understand the rule changes, and have a firm grasp of the mechanics.
How many changes are going to affect my products, those already out, those awaiting art and room in the production schedule, and those undergoing final revisions?
I will have to go over the Damage Reduction rules with a fine toothed comb, make sure I fully understand them, then adjust ANYTHING that I wrote that has DR in it.
Decide whether or not to follow the 3.5 focus and eliminate all Save or Die spells, or merely put in a sidebar that gives the damage conversion for the save or die spells?
{I will be following the latter convention}
Are the changes going to be sweeping enough to warrant a new release of my product, or merely a free, downloadable erratta at RPGNow?
What will the changes in 3.5 do to my printed products?
Will I have to charge for updates, or will I be able to do them for free?
How will the SRD changes affect those who are more concerned with "balance" and "sacred cows" and all of the other BS than having fun?
What will the SRD changes do to the apparent power level and balance of the things I am producing already and will produce?
How much time will my products have to be sidelined while my production crew and myself go over the SRD changes with a fine toothed comb, and learn them in and out?
What will this do to my profit margin, my schedule, my vision, and the works I wish to put out?
What companies will be 3.5 compliant, AU compliant, 3.0 complaint, or Hybrid 3.25 complain?
What do my customers want? How can I increase my customer base? What things will now be untouchable, and what will be off limits as far as spells, magical effects, monsters, psionics, etc?
What changes will have to made to existing templates and monsters? How will it affect the power level of the campaign?
For me, it's not how it will affect my home game, it involves the changes to my writings, my products, my playtesting groups.
Yes, I accepted that they were going to change things, and do it differently than I did. The changes are sweeping enough to make me have to triple check everything now, instead of double check, and make me have to make some serious decisions, but not complete enough to be secure that everything will be different.
I have to figure out exactly what the changes did to the game as a whole, not just the bits and pieces that are new.
Some of you may think I'm overdramaticizing it.
But, it's the way I view it.
It not's good. It's not bad.
It just is.
Deal with it, or die.
Just don't interrupt my studying with your snivelling.
My crew and I have work to do.
3.5 is coming out. The changes to the SRD will be posted soon.
That's when things get interesting.
See, I like to pretend I'm an RPG writer, that means that I need to understand the rule changes, and have a firm grasp of the mechanics.
How many changes are going to affect my products, those already out, those awaiting art and room in the production schedule, and those undergoing final revisions?
I will have to go over the Damage Reduction rules with a fine toothed comb, make sure I fully understand them, then adjust ANYTHING that I wrote that has DR in it.
Decide whether or not to follow the 3.5 focus and eliminate all Save or Die spells, or merely put in a sidebar that gives the damage conversion for the save or die spells?
{I will be following the latter convention}
Are the changes going to be sweeping enough to warrant a new release of my product, or merely a free, downloadable erratta at RPGNow?
What will the changes in 3.5 do to my printed products?
Will I have to charge for updates, or will I be able to do them for free?
How will the SRD changes affect those who are more concerned with "balance" and "sacred cows" and all of the other BS than having fun?
What will the SRD changes do to the apparent power level and balance of the things I am producing already and will produce?
How much time will my products have to be sidelined while my production crew and myself go over the SRD changes with a fine toothed comb, and learn them in and out?
What will this do to my profit margin, my schedule, my vision, and the works I wish to put out?
What companies will be 3.5 compliant, AU compliant, 3.0 complaint, or Hybrid 3.25 complain?
What do my customers want? How can I increase my customer base? What things will now be untouchable, and what will be off limits as far as spells, magical effects, monsters, psionics, etc?
What changes will have to made to existing templates and monsters? How will it affect the power level of the campaign?
For me, it's not how it will affect my home game, it involves the changes to my writings, my products, my playtesting groups.
Yes, I accepted that they were going to change things, and do it differently than I did. The changes are sweeping enough to make me have to triple check everything now, instead of double check, and make me have to make some serious decisions, but not complete enough to be secure that everything will be different.
I have to figure out exactly what the changes did to the game as a whole, not just the bits and pieces that are new.
Some of you may think I'm overdramaticizing it.
But, it's the way I view it.
It not's good. It's not bad.
It just is.
Deal with it, or die.
Just don't interrupt my studying with your snivelling.
My crew and I have work to do.
