I mentioned in the last post that I plan to do something called Last-Minute Game Master #1: SubHex Wilderness Exploration, or a subtitle to that effect. And I mentioned "other LMGM booklets".
I should explain this.
A long time ago, I planned on doing a zine. But the concept didn't quite gel. It was more like writing a book than a zine, too much work for any kind of regular schedule.
I had been planning to write some books later, specifically some crazy-big books of tables for random generation. A monster book called The Last-Minute Menagerie. Another book for hex mapping called The Last-Minute Wilderness, and its dungeon companion, the Last-Minute Labyrinth. Maybe one for magic called The Last-Minute Grimoire.
It would be nice, though, to lead into these with a series of smaller booklets. Too big for a zine, but smaller than those lofty goals. The subhex wilderness procedure is a good candidate; about 20-22 easy-to-use tables, with a couple pages of intro on how to use them in a couple different ways. Other good candidates would be random ruins, random castles, random towns.
Since times are tough, I'm considering selling these. They are going to be a lot of work. They will probably be print-on-demand only, since what I'm planning will really work better in print, but I've thought about the possibility of Patreon and free PDFs, or perhaps instead a delayed release of PDFs as pay-what-you-want. Or maybe just put a tipjar on the blog. Not really sure what I want to do.
But first, the free PDFs. Before I start charging for stuff, I need to produce something as an example of what I can do.
I'm laboring to produce the referee's guide to my game (all currently in play test). Generative mapping of the wilderlands has its own chapter. But to be honest, it could be its own 32-page booklet.
ReplyDeleteThere's a couple reasons why I picked the number 32, not all of which will make sense until people see the finished product. But I know, for example, that if I add more tables, I have to go all the way to 31-32 tables and a 48-page book. I'm assuming here that saddle stitch stapled through spine must be in multiples of four.
DeleteGo for it. I have been reading your blog for a while and like your work.
ReplyDeleteA book or series of books each with asimplified crawl engine as its theme would be great.
I would buy them.
Go for it. I have been reading your blog for a while and like your work.
ReplyDeleteA book or series of books each with asimplified crawl engine as its theme would be great.
I would buy them.