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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 4602163" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>The original concept of the patron funded adventures are that they are adventures <strong>for the patrons</strong>. Wolfgang has drifted a bit from this after the first project, but part of the draw of these projects is that they are very limited adventures created with input from the creators. Having a big marketing strategy runs counter to that concept.</p><p></p><p>That being said Wolfgang typically allows patrons of the next project access to the previous project (with only <em>Steam & Brass</em> being completely exclusive to the original patrons). However, since it seems Wolfgang may not be doing another 4E project, this might be a bit tricky.</p><p></p><p>I stuck with Wolfgang's projects up to Nic Logue's. Unfortunately, Wolfgang's patrons have seemed to largely prefer 3.5, and I am almost certain I won't ever be running 3.5 again. I also had cash flow issues when the 4E project started, so wasn't able to get in. If he ever does another 4E project I am likely in, the quality is great! However, it seems unlikely since Wolfgang has seemed to attract much more of the crowd of people staying with 3.5 or anti-4E (which aren't synonymous), so I might be out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The concept of the Open Design project is that you are paying a craftsman to create something for you (in the sense of "you" being a group, to keep things affordable) and show you how he does it. If you want a mass market project that you can look at and buy off the shelf, there are plenty of those already out there. He has moved a bit towards that direction (which is a shame, in my opinion), but it's still patron driven.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 4602163, member: 53"] The original concept of the patron funded adventures are that they are adventures [B]for the patrons[/B]. Wolfgang has drifted a bit from this after the first project, but part of the draw of these projects is that they are very limited adventures created with input from the creators. Having a big marketing strategy runs counter to that concept. That being said Wolfgang typically allows patrons of the next project access to the previous project (with only [I]Steam & Brass[/I] being completely exclusive to the original patrons). However, since it seems Wolfgang may not be doing another 4E project, this might be a bit tricky. I stuck with Wolfgang's projects up to Nic Logue's. Unfortunately, Wolfgang's patrons have seemed to largely prefer 3.5, and I am almost certain I won't ever be running 3.5 again. I also had cash flow issues when the 4E project started, so wasn't able to get in. If he ever does another 4E project I am likely in, the quality is great! However, it seems unlikely since Wolfgang has seemed to attract much more of the crowd of people staying with 3.5 or anti-4E (which aren't synonymous), so I might be out. The concept of the Open Design project is that you are paying a craftsman to create something for you (in the sense of "you" being a group, to keep things affordable) and show you how he does it. If you want a mass market project that you can look at and buy off the shelf, there are plenty of those already out there. He has moved a bit towards that direction (which is a shame, in my opinion), but it's still patron driven. [/QUOTE]
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