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<blockquote data-quote="ThatGuyThere" data-source="post: 5508193" data-attributes="member: 36764">Well, there's the question, then.&nbsp;Is it, &quot;Should I pay the 'usual gang of idiots' more money?&quot;. If that's the question, I - and I suspect, most here - are pretty unqualified to answer it (except maybe diehard LPJ fans).&nbsp;Is it, &quot;Should I hire a better gang of idiots?&quot;, we can discuss writing versus layout versus art, an interesting conversation that can go many ways.&nbsp;Or is it, &quot;If I up my freelance rate, do you think that would attract better writers, or produce better product?&quot;. Because this can be an interesting conversation, too - albeit, one I'm not really qualified for.&nbsp;I've bought two LPJ products in the past, re-writes of the OGL sections of the Kingmaker adventure path. Rules were excellent, but that was Paizo; the writing was... ... ...let's go with &quot;non-intuitive&quot;. But the material was interesting, and I'm probably willing to buy from them again.&nbsp;So, if you're asking me, &quot;Should I pay my writers more&quot;, I'd tend to say &quot;No&quot;*, sorry. If you're asking, &quot;Should I try to get better writers&quot;, my answer is yes - but I'd answer that to every RPG company and every RPG book I've ever read**.&nbsp;&nbsp;* - Note that I said above I was unqualified to give this answer. I stand by that statement.** - Alright, not literally &lt;every&gt;. But certainly &lt;most&gt;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThatGuyThere, post: 5508193, member: 36764"] Well, there's the question, then. Is it, "Should I pay the 'usual gang of idiots' more money?". If that's the question, I - and I suspect, most here - are pretty unqualified to answer it (except maybe diehard LPJ fans). Is it, "Should I hire a better gang of idiots?", we can discuss writing versus layout versus art, an interesting conversation that can go many ways. Or is it, "If I up my freelance rate, do you think that would attract better writers, or produce better product?". Because this can be an interesting conversation, too - albeit, one I'm not really qualified for. I've bought two LPJ products in the past, re-writes of the OGL sections of the Kingmaker adventure path. Rules were excellent, but that was Paizo; the writing was... ... ...let's go with "non-intuitive". But the material was interesting, and I'm probably willing to buy from them again. So, if you're asking me, "Should I pay my writers more", I'd tend to say "No"*, sorry. If you're asking, "Should I try to get better writers", my answer is yes - but I'd answer that to every RPG company and every RPG book I've ever read**. * - Note that I said above I was unqualified to give this answer. I stand by that statement. ** - Alright, not literally <every>. But certainly <most>. [/QUOTE]

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