More in the southwestern corner - Clinch Mountains and Rural Retreat region.
I used to love to still hunt; I'm out of shape now.
Nice pics Dave!
More in the southwestern corner - Clinch Mountains and Rural Retreat region.
I used to love to still hunt; I'm out of shape now.
Can I use creatures like the beholder and mind flayer, which the OGL lists as “product identity,” in my DMsGuild title?
Yes. Product identity exclusions apply only to publishing under the OGL. Product identity has no meaning under the DMsGuild program. Throw in a beholder, make it two!
Same.
I'm familiar with Encyclopedia Hârnica; though, I didn't learn of it until recently, and well past when it was actually being published.
No, absolutely! That was very much my plan.Leitz wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 12:12 amThe key point is to publish more than just maps; add world flavor, prices, legends, etc. By broadening your topic list you're increasing the size of your market. Anyone can do a random map, but coming up with legends, heroic tales of ages gone by, chivalric orders, etc, lets you capture the interest of a broader customer base.
Bree-yark wrote:I would recommend a mix of set encounters and random. Basically like a dungeon.
I joined HarnQuest for the half-off PDFs... I picked up over 130 titles and 34 of the Atlas Harnica maps over the month or two I subscribed. Which, I admit, was kind of insane considering I've still never actually played the game.Rex wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 4:40 amI own everything Columbia games has ever published for Harn and HarnMaster all the way back to the very beginning. Hard copies not PDFs, but I do have some stuff on PDF too. I also own most of Kelestia games stuff too. I am a member of HarnQuest so when something new comes out they just ship it to me.
This is helpful, thanks. I will definitely need to give some thought to map scale.
I feel like this depends.
For the bullywug idea, because of copyright/IP restrictions.
dmw71 wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 11:28 pm Update:
I have wasted spent many hours researching the legality of publishing content using the bullywug and/or froghemoth.
Because neither are included in the 'Systems Reference Document (SRD)' (neither the Creative Commons (CC-BY-4.0) or the OGL 1.0a version), the only way to do legally do it will be to publish the adventure on the Dungeon Masters Guild which operates under its own license:
A search on the Adventure Lookup website for "bullywug" and the AD&D ruleset returns seven results, with five being TSR-published modules and the remaining two appearing in Dungeon Magazine (Issues 22 and 69; both of which were published by TSR).Can I use creatures like the beholder and mind flayer, which the OGL lists as “product identity,” in my DMsGuild title?
Yes. Product identity exclusions apply only to publishing under the OGL. Product identity has no meaning under the DMsGuild program. Throw in a beholder, make it two!
The same search updated for the 3.5 rule set returns two bullywug adventures; both also published in Dungeon Magazine.
It's not the search includes 5e titles that you begin to find any third party publishers
Yes, it is extremely unlikely that I would encounter any issues if I went ahead and published them anyway, my mind just does not allow me to assume that risk.
With that said, for this specific idea, I have no choice but to shift focus and publish it for 5e on the Dungeon Masters Guild website. (And, no, publishing a 1e variant won't be possible if/when I do commit to this route.)
So...
I could (though, not without (extremely minimal) risk). And that was my initial plan.
Very much so, since the first few dozen revisions will make the idea a lot less fresh. Doing what you enjoy helps keep you going long after the newness has worn off.
Preach it, brother! I go down so many rabbit holes it's a wonder I get anything accomplished.
This! Baby steps.Starting small is a way to get the ball rolling, motivating yourself, and having attainable goals you can succeed at.