Re: Submissions to Compendium...

>From: Patrick Stutzman
>
>Static wrote:
>>         I have a proposal for this list to try and solve some of the
>>above problems.  Let's drop this elaborate and official process we've
>>got.  Nobody seems to want it -- not even me, and I wrote the damned
>>thing!

<snip>

>Personally, I don't think that the submission guidelines were all that
>strict.  However, if revising the submission guidelines will help foster an
>environment that will inspire people to submit their works, then we should
>do so.
>
>The first thing that I would like to know is what people are looking for
>regarding submission guidelines and what is thought to be fair.
>

The submission guidelines should make clear that any new official material
is an addition, not a revision, to the setting and must not invalidate what
has been published. The discussions concerning real-world physics, alternate
species roles, technology and so on are most interesting, but let's face it,
they are not compatible with official Spelljammer.

Personally, and with no offence at all intended to Rian, I think the
published rules already have more than enough gunpowder weapons. What do
other list-members think of closing off this topic to Compendium? Likewise
Athas-Space and other published D&D settings not already described for
Spelljammer? I just think these topics are both too easy and too much of a
distortion to the game.

2e and 3e material should be separated, but remain convertible, until the
time (near or far off) when a 3e conversion is complete and the official
site no longer supports 2e. This decision will be painful, but I believe
inevitable.

Jim C

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