I hope it works out for you. Freelance publishers are the lifeblood of TTRPGs. WoTC often seem to follow ideas that the community develop first. Encourage you to keep at it. I’ll start following how things work out for you.
Sorry to hear this project did not provide a return as you may have expected, certainly sucks not achieving the goal you may have sent out for yourself.
I came back into the hobby of TTRPG's and specifically into D&D 5e after a 30+ year absence of playing. I have also come in the hobby from a totally different niche to sell and make some $$$>
My scope is very, very small in terms of selling to start
Since I am virtually unknown this is my goal over the bext couple of years
Learn about being a DM in the modern game and teach what I learn to Novice DM's over the next 1-2 years and mainly build community on Twitter, & Ko-Fi
Sell some creations over this time but community build is the main drive.
Also building a weekly newsletter here on Substack.
From year 3
World build and sell products based on that world.
Introduce YouTube and a podcast
Build and drive the community to follow as a member on Ko-Fi, therefore allowing for a monthly membership. Provide value, products, services, guides, artwork, maps, etc for the community.
Years 4-5
Plan 3 large scale products for Kickstarter
Build the indie team to 2-3 more people.
So the plan is to build community, start with a few products and incrementally build over time.
I hope it works out for you. Freelance publishers are the lifeblood of TTRPGs. WoTC often seem to follow ideas that the community develop first. Encourage you to keep at it. I’ll start following how things work out for you.
Oh boy,
Sorry to hear this project did not provide a return as you may have expected, certainly sucks not achieving the goal you may have sent out for yourself.
I came back into the hobby of TTRPG's and specifically into D&D 5e after a 30+ year absence of playing. I have also come in the hobby from a totally different niche to sell and make some $$$>
My scope is very, very small in terms of selling to start
Since I am virtually unknown this is my goal over the bext couple of years
Learn about being a DM in the modern game and teach what I learn to Novice DM's over the next 1-2 years and mainly build community on Twitter, & Ko-Fi
Sell some creations over this time but community build is the main drive.
Also building a weekly newsletter here on Substack.
From year 3
World build and sell products based on that world.
Introduce YouTube and a podcast
Build and drive the community to follow as a member on Ko-Fi, therefore allowing for a monthly membership. Provide value, products, services, guides, artwork, maps, etc for the community.
Years 4-5
Plan 3 large scale products for Kickstarter
Build the indie team to 2-3 more people.
So the plan is to build community, start with a few products and incrementally build over time.