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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8223174" data-attributes="member: 42040">I got bummed last week when a new Kickstarter from a well known author was announced. I had been writing a campaign for publication and this basically took all the winds out of the sails because it is so darned similar in theme, monsters, and even the proper nouns. I'm sure this is coincidence, but it stings to have to put this project (currently at 150+ pages) on the back burner until I see the high profile release myself and make sure it's not just a retread of another creator's work.I'm at a loss at what's something that isn't frequently tackled in the hobby. Undead? Orcs? Goblins? Devils? Pirates? Giants? Drow? Duergar? I feel like all of them have been done to death. How do I go about trying to make something unique? What's something you'd like to see? Like you were wanting an adventure about X but just didn't find much published about it. At this point I don't want to stay in this defeated mindset about my writing, but I am at a loss of a direction.</blockquote>