I'm delighted to report that Open Design has tied for the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. My co-winner is Jason Morningstar, for Grey Ranks.
I'm
very, very happy about this, of course. Thank you to everyone who has
supported Open Design to date. Obviously, I couldn't have done it
without you.
Here is a quote from The Diana Jones Award Press Release:
Open Design/Wolfgang Baur
Open Design began as an experiment in funding the development of roleplaying game supplements. Wolfgang Baur—a highly respected, long-time Dungeons & Dragons editor and designer for TSR and then Wizards of the Coast—went back hundreds of years to dig up the concept of patronage, add a few modern twists to it, and apply it to the problem. He posts a project and publicizes it along with a monetary threshold. When the funding his patrons chip in reaches that threshold, he starts on the project in earnest. Baur supplements his exemplary work by letting his patrons suggest various directions for each project and then allowing them to look over this shoulder as he works. Each project becomes a master-level class on adventure design for those privileged to be a part of it.
Open Design Blog News
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If you haven't heard already, the ENnie Awards voting booth is now open. Please go and vote for our nominees in the Electronic Book category, and support your favorite nominees across the board! Mind you, you don't have to vote at all in categories...
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And at first glance, the GSL is absolutely terrible for Kobold Quarterly . I'm not sure it will matter much for Open Design, as the Wrath of the River King will be in a separate product line. I was hoping for better. Bah.
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