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| Zherog |
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Unless I'm reading it wrong, the expert level gets to pitch:
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| For $50 expert membership for OGL or 4th Edition, you get access to the essays, design discussion, a PDF copy and may contribute complete design material for direct consideration (spells, items, rituals). You’ll have access to the playtest draft of the manuscript when it’s ready. At your option, you may also pick up a print-on-demand copy of the completed book, at cost. |
Unless there's something I just don't understand. (which wouldn't be surprising...)
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| Daigle |
| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| You do, however with Senior Patronage you get to pitch adventure bits and get access to playtest material, something your mechanical mind would be perfect for. |
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| Wolfgang |
| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Experts totally get to pitch. But think in terms of smaller pieces (Npcs, monsters, items) rather than entire levels or subsections of the Halls.
I'll be posting to the Expert group shortly, but the initial swarm of new patrons and brainstorming has me a bit swamped today.
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| Daigle |
| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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To clarify, do seniors get to see and participate in expert stuff?
Gorgon was my first OD project and I pretty much just sat in the back seat and watched the adults drive. I enjoyed throwing in when I did for Tales, and intend on participating more with Hall. |
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| Wolfgang |
| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Daigle wrote: |
| To clarify, do seniors get to see and participate in expert stuff? |
Well, Halls is (if it works and the commission is met) the biggest project since Empire of the Ghouls.
In the past, there was no expert level; or maybe there was once, but it didn't pan out. This time, experts are explicitly the playtest-draft folks (so they get extra access to the manuscript) and they pitch material in a different way.
I guess seniors should get to see and participate in it, it's just that I don't want to lose focus on the main adventure pitches yet. I'll make sure that senior patrons see the expert post, when it goes live (Sunday, maybe).
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| Daigle |
| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the speedy reply Wolfgang. As much as I enjoy adventures, I also really dig the individual component parts like traps, critters, pretty items and NPCs. |
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| terraleon |
| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:20 am Post subject: |
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I'm in... can't wait to pitch.
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| The_Livewire |
| Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| .... I was a bit surprise when I saw the direction you were taking it this morning. When I last checked, the undersea adventure idea had a sizable lead in the polls and I had just assumed it was going to win because of its novelty and potential. |
Well, it did win, but as a Pathfinder RPG project in the Golarion setting. Which means I need to 1) wait for the rules to be finalized and 2) come to an agreement with the Paizo folks about licensing or alternate publishing arrangements. It may be a somewhat different Open Design project, frankly, but it will start up in Spring or early summer.
In the meantime, I figured I'd try something else. |
*jawdroppickupoffthefloor* Blast, I'd better not get laid off. I must have this. Pathfinder. Underwater. Awesome. |
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| Qwilion |
| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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I signed up for the major donor level of access and had the same secuirty issue and now my Chrome browser is having an issues signing into the forums, but I am having no problem with my IE browser.
I was also thinking about the DRAGON idea but how to avoid the Tolkien cliches. So thinking of it as a trope (I love TVTropes).
Basicly in the Hobbit you have a dragon that has invaded the halls, we have seen this time and again. What bugs me is the colossal dragon makes his home in the small folk's house, This often reminds me of the Balrog destorying half the hall to get from Point A to Point B.
So I was thinking invert the trope of the dragon waiting for the adventures, and actually have a dragon who is "adventuring". Delving the halls, serching for treasure for its horde, possibly looking for a suitable lair. It makes for an event encounter: The dragon enters after the party. I can quickly see The Dragon becoming The Rival instead.
This also drives the creation of an NPC rather that the players can interact with on multiple occasions rather than just during the final conflict.
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