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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 1447913" data-attributes="member: 10177">One thing you probably are not aware of is that the main reason why it is hard to find any new "small" modules coming out is that the distributors and a lot of LGS's refuse to carry/distribute them because the profit margin isn't big enough.So companies, like Necromancer, are looking at doing an "adventure anthology" type of approach, where one book would contain several adventures of various types that may have a connecting theme/plot or may not.Another thing, one of the owners of Necro posted on their messageboards a few days ago that they made a whopping $4.00/hour off of Necro production work last year. That is why they keep their day jobs. These guys, i believe, are the "biggest" publishers of modules out there. They do this for reasons other than money.Also, when i buy modules, it is knowing that I probably will not use it as written. If I am lucky I may leave as much as 85% of content unaltered. Usually it is 70%. It is also knowing that I will have to add the appropriate terrain/setting to my campaign world for it to work. That is why I like lots of "empty" areas on my world maps. Considering scale, it isn't hard to add in module locations to a world.That changes when you do what I am currently doing, base my whole campaign on a series of modules as its "core" story line. Modules which I have connected together using various plot hooks of my own design. So now I am using 90%+ of the content. Really all i have to change are the names of deities referenced. The only other work I had to do was create a "master map" that shows the geographical relationship of the various module locations.I have plenty of city/town/village sources to use for surrounding geography. So the only other work i have to do is to develop plots that grow out of the events that happen in the game. I can't ask for an easier game to run.</blockquote>

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