What Systems Need More Adventure Content?

Retreater · Dec 13, 2020

I'm currently in the playtesting stage of a campaign adventure I've been working on for nearly a decade. It started in 3.5, but I've run parts of it in 4e, 5e, Dungeon World, but I'm currently running it in an OSR compatible system.
The longer I go, the more it seems I'm going to be self-publishing this one instead of going with the publisher who initially expressed interest.
So I'm considering other systems instead of the OSR system for this company.
Is there a fantasy system that could use more adventure content that has an OGL? Would going through 5e be the best route to get it in the hands of gamers? Maybe PF2 needs more material?
I don't know at this point, but I'm considering options.

Argyle King · Dec 14, 2020

Various flavors of GURPS could benefit from more adventures:

Dungeon Fantasy RPG

If you can tweak your adventure to be post-apocalyptic, After the End is an option.

Just stock GURPS (fantasy) would work too.

Alternatively, maybe TFT. It's worth noting that the pay rate for writing for either was recently raised. That can be seen here.

Retreater · Dec 14, 2020

Johnny3D3D said:
Various flavors of GURPS could benefit from more adventures:

Dungeon Fantasy RPG

If you can tweak your adventure to be post-apocalyptic, After the End is an option.

Just stock GURPS (fantasy) would work too.

Alternatively, maybe TFT. It's worth noting that the pay rate for writing for either was recently raised. That can be seen here.

I have TFT, but I would really need to wrap my mind around the system to get it to work. It's odd that I have such a mental block around how TFT works in mechanics, since it's supposed to be such a simple system. (I've written for 3rd edition through 5e, and get confused by TFT. Weird.) Great suggestions, though.

Argyle King · Dec 14, 2020

Retreater said:
I have TFT, but I would really need to wrap my mind around the system to get it to work. It's odd that I have such a mental block around how TFT works in mechanics, since it's supposed to be such a simple system. (I've written for 3rd edition through 5e, and get confused by TFT. Weird.) Great suggestions, though.

I haven't tried TFT yet, but there seems to be a community of folks writing for it.

Some of them can be found here: http://www.warehouse23.com/products?taxons%5B%5D=558399705-sb
The bottom of that page has 4 adventures. Picking one up (for $5) might be worthwhile to get a feel for the writing format.

Ace · Dec 14, 2020

Johnny3D3D said:
Various flavors of GURPS could benefit from more adventures:

Dungeon Fantasy RPG

If you can tweak your adventure to be post-apocalyptic, After the End is an option.

Just stock GURPS (fantasy) would work too.

Alternatively, maybe TFT. It's worth noting that the pay rate for writing for either was recently raised. That can be seen here.

I want to add that if you can meet the fairly tough criteria, SJ Games is great company to write for. I wrote a few D20 things for them back in the day and they treated writers with respect and pay on time in full.

Its not a surprise that they have been around for decades. SJ's people are professionals.

aramis erak · Dec 14, 2020

Pretty much anything BUT OSR, PF 1e/2e, and D&D.

Morrus · Dec 14, 2020

5E has an infinite amount of third party adventure content, with more released every single day than you could probably use in your lifetime. If anything it short of material, it ain't that.

aramis erak · Dec 14, 2020

Ace said:
I want to add that if you can meet the fairly tough criteria, SJ Games is great company to write for. I wrote a few D20 things for them back in the day and they treated writers with respect and pay on time in full.

Its not a surprise that they have been around for decades. SJ's people are professionals.

Their editors are really good, too. The experience of getting an article in Pyramid was, while not painless, very much a case where what went out was better than I had submitted initially.

aco175 · Dec 14, 2020

I chose 5e, mostly because it is all I play at the moment. There is a lot of 3pp stuff, but most is ok at best. I mostly want to see shorter modules from Wizards and from more quality 3pp, like Kobold Press. I do not mind modifying some, but wholescale changes is not what I want/need.