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<blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 3723428" data-attributes="member: 22882"><p>Er... I'm not going to address the rest of your issues, since they're pretty standard, but this one just blows my mind. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> </p><p></p><p>Speaking as another freelance author, albeit not one who was 'jerked around by' 3.0, I'm really at a loss to see how a new edition can be anything but a massive windfall for me.</p><p></p><p>All the products released during the original d20 glut? They need new versions and new authors to write those versions. OK, 'need' is probably too strong a term for a lot of these books. Better to say 'they have the opportunity to be done right, or at least better.' 4e won't have a hundred Books of Tieflings or Quintessential Guides to Warlords when it releases (and we don't have those now) - it also won't have hundreds of Books of Elves or Quintessential Guides to Fighters. Huge freelance opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Wizards' own books will need to be revised and updated for the new edition; from what we've seen so far, Complete Warrior will be far more fully stricken from the canon than Sword and Fist was. Huge freelance opportunity.</p><p></p><p>All the content released in Dragon? I know I, for one, intend to start revising a lot of my crunchier pieces as soon as I get a better grip on 4e. Huge freelance opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Whatever new design space, either system-wise or setting-wise, 4e opens up? From the looks of the changes, there will be quite a bit. Huge freelance opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Quite a few players apparently don't intend to make the switch to 4e, which means there's a whole market WotC will no longer be supporting but d20 publishers can. Huge freelance opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Of all the people who should be frolicking in the streets at the announcement of a new edition, freelance writers should be leading the pack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoogleEmpMog, post: 3723428, member: 22882"] Er... I'm not going to address the rest of your issues, since they're pretty standard, but this one just blows my mind. :confused: Speaking as another freelance author, albeit not one who was 'jerked around by' 3.0, I'm really at a loss to see how a new edition can be anything but a massive windfall for me. All the products released during the original d20 glut? They need new versions and new authors to write those versions. OK, 'need' is probably too strong a term for a lot of these books. Better to say 'they have the opportunity to be done right, or at least better.' 4e won't have a hundred Books of Tieflings or Quintessential Guides to Warlords when it releases (and we don't have those now) - it also won't have hundreds of Books of Elves or Quintessential Guides to Fighters. Huge freelance opportunity. Wizards' own books will need to be revised and updated for the new edition; from what we've seen so far, Complete Warrior will be far more fully stricken from the canon than Sword and Fist was. Huge freelance opportunity. All the content released in Dragon? I know I, for one, intend to start revising a lot of my crunchier pieces as soon as I get a better grip on 4e. Huge freelance opportunity. Whatever new design space, either system-wise or setting-wise, 4e opens up? From the looks of the changes, there will be quite a bit. Huge freelance opportunity. Quite a few players apparently don't intend to make the switch to 4e, which means there's a whole market WotC will no longer be supporting but d20 publishers can. Huge freelance opportunity. Of all the people who should be frolicking in the streets at the announcement of a new edition, freelance writers should be leading the pack. [/QUOTE]
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