War of the Burning Sky - Updated 1/18 with discussion of the Player's Guide

[catsclaw227]

Quick question,

Will you be taking advantage of all the great d20 third party material out there? I know that in another thread James Jacobs talked about how Dungeon can't use any third party OGL material.

There's so much great stuff by other publishers, I am hoping that some of it gets used.

 

[Morrus]

Quick question,

Will you be taking advantage of all the great d20 third party material out there? I know that in another thread James Jacobs talked about how Dungeon can't use any third party OGL material.

There's so much great stuff by other publishers, I am hoping that some of it gets used.

Only if we have space to actually reproduce the material in the adventure - we're running very tght on word count. And we can't say "OK, hope you enjoyed Adventure 4, but now to use Adventure 5 you need to buy X from Company Y first".

So, we'll see - no promises either way.

 

[catsclaw227]

Only if we have space to actually reproduce the material in the adventure - we're running very tght on word count. And we can't say "OK, hope you enjoyed Adventure 4, but now to use Adventure 5 you need to buy X from Company Y first".

Fair enough.

Sorta off topic -- in a PDF document, why is word-count such an issue, unless you plan on making it to print at the same time? Will this series is sold as PDFs and then a combined HC at the end, or as individual print items?

I can see making up any wordcount issues in the HC with additional text that comes from the MASSIVE wealth of real-life play testing all us pre-subscribers will be giving it with our playing groups.

 

[Morrus]

Fair enough.

Sorta off topic -- in a PDF document, why is word-count such an issue, unless you plan on making it to print at the same time? Will this series is sold as PDFs and then a combined HC at the end, or as individual print items?

Because writers have this pesky habit of asking for money in exhange for their services. Yeah, I hate it too! One day they'll all write for us for free, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they will!

 

[catsclaw227]

Because writers have this pesky habit of asking for money in exhange for their services. Yeah, I hate it too! One day they'll all write for us for free, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they will!

Oh yea. Well there's that....

but if you were writting the stuff yourself, page count isn't a big deal then, right? (this is sorta theoretical, of course). In normal publishing paradigm, page count isn't an issue with PDF outside of writer payments, right?

 

[Morrus]

Page count isn't an issue for us, no - just word count!

 

[catsclaw227]

Page count isn't an issue for us, no - just word count!

ooops my typo --- I meant word count. I ask because I may dip my toes into self-publishing an adventure for d20, and I wasn't sure about the particulars. Maybe the PDF police would come by and arrest me for excessive word count or something.

Do you recommend, or have you read, the Adamant Entertainment/Ronin Arts e-Publishing series?

 

[RangerWickett]

Only if we have space to actually reproduce the material in the adventure - we're running very tght on word count. And we can't say "OK, hope you enjoyed Adventure 4, but now to use Adventure 5 you need to buy X from Company Y first".

So, we'll see - no promises either way.

Actually Russ, I've talked about this with one of the writers, and we agreed that if he wants to use something 3rd party, he's welcome to reproduce it, and just not count it toward the adventure's word count. I figured that would be fair, and he seemed happy with it. And I plan to use at least a few of EN Pub's own products in the ones I write.

 

[catsclaw227]

I know that Wolfgang Baur has done this for the Open Project things he has done (I am a patron of the current project), and it really shines.

 

[crow81]

Books I plan on using for the War

First and Foremost

Thanks for the dialog it is rare to be able to speak with the writer/editor of a work in this manor.

Second

I subscribed to the whole shebang you got me hook line and sinker.

Third

Being somewhat of a purest I plan on using the following books:

For character building

PH
PHII
Spell Compendium
The Complete Books (All of them)
The Miniatures Handbook
Heroes of Battle

The last 2 for their military feel

I will try to keep the level dipping to a minimum

I plan on giving the players only enough of the world as they need. I build a few world maps once I see the material

Thanks again

Rich