Chatty jumps from an unexpected cliff… and catches an updraft.
Last week I was prepping for a one shot D&D 4e game.
I got this really good idea and it started eating my brain as good runaway ideas are wont to do.
I sat down to write a blog post about it when my nascent buisness sense chimed in.
You see, after Gen Con, the guys at Critical Hits and I agreed to send one submission each to a RPG publisher (namely Dragon or Dungeon Magazines) before the end of September.
So instead of making a blog post with the idea, I re-edited it and made it into a submission proposal. I sent this proposal to Goodman Games.
While waiting for the answer I tried my concept in our one shot game.
It worked beyond my wildest expectations!
Early last week I got an email from Harley Stroh who works at Goodman, saying that my idea was cool enough to make it into an adventure anthology, provided Goodman Games did a second one (There’s one planned for December).
This morning he chimed back in saying the project was approved!
So come Gen Con 2009, I will likely hold in my hands a hardcover RPG product with my name in the writing credits!
Joy!
I owe a lot of this to you all dear readers. I’m just bummed I probably won’t be able to share my idea with you before then.
Have a great weekend, I’m spending mine playing D&D with my buddies tomorrow night and playtesting 2 sessions of Kobold Love Saturday.
The Chatty DM is the "nom de plume" of gamer geek Philippe-Antoine Menard. He has been GMing various versions of D&D and other RPGs for nearly 30 years. A renowned RPG blogger, game designer and published author, he squats a corner of Critical Hits he affectionately calls "Musings of the Chatty DM." (Email Phil or follow him on Twitter.)
Awesome. Congratulations.
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CONGRATS!!!
Here’s the obvious noob question: So… is this to say that any idea previously blogged about (even vaguely) would generally NOT be eligible for submission to a publisher like Goodman or WotC? At what point does a blog post become “too much” and suddenly unsuitable for submission?
BEST OF LUCK! looking forward to it!
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No, not at all. But since this is all news to me and I have not seen the paperwork, I’m playing it super safe!
Huzzah! Congratulations, Phillipe. Kobolds everywhere will be praising your name beside Kurtulmak and Gaknulak.
From your official roadie-stalker-minion I will once again say you rock! Congrats dude. You’ve earned it!
Thanks guys! You help gather my courage to try these things!
Congratulations Phillipe! Well done.
That sounds awesome! Congratulations!
Now I’m really imagining when it will be my turn…
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Congrats!
Awesome!
I met Harley at Gen Con a couple years ago, and really, he’s just one of the nicest guys I’ve met in gaming.
Be sure to talk about the process once you’re published. I’d love to know the ins-and-outs.
When you’re a big fancy-pants RPG developer some day, don’t forget us little people!
So, what’s your idea?
Congratulations! It sounds like things are really picking up, between your Chatty Studios work and freelancing success.
Of course, that means you have to go write it all up now. I guess there’s a drawback to everything– though pay sounds like a nice compensation.
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Congrats! Though I imagine it must be hard keeping track of all these projects… still, fun stress beats monotony, right?
Awesome news! Congrats!
Also, you’re a terrible, terrible tease. Can’t wait to hear more about it.
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I dunno, Asmor, I think he’s a great tease.
Congrats Chatty!
Well done! I can’t wait to put a copy on my own shelf. I hope it spawns future opportunities for you as well.
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Grats, Phil!
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Thanks one and all.
I really don’t want to jinxs anything by revealing too much. But I will keep you informed of the steps revolving around dealing with a publisher and such.
well done! I am surprised unsolicited submissions would be accepted. It must be very good!
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That is awesome Chatty, congrats, huzzah and all that!
Congratulations, Chatty! It’s good to see another blogger out there getting noticed.
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Welcome to the blog Fresh and Monkey.
As I mentioned on a writing blog I read, my success so far has been part talent, mostly hard work and way too much guts for my own good.
Awesome! You are officially an industry professional – expect 6-12 weeks for delivery of your +10 ring of sneaking up on people.
@Tavis: Ha ha ! Very funny! I shall await that ring with trepidation!
w00t!
I consider it an excellent omen that the captcha I just got was a d20