My first big pro sale was in 2007. The game was published in 2009. I was paid in 2012. In that time I picked up other work, mostly for smaller companies, only two of whom ever paid. I had one contract where I screwed the maths up on the game system so hard they told …
The first thing you need to make your peace with when you’re writing an RPG module is that no plan survives contact with the players. Once you’ve realized that they will not only capture the Imperial survey vessel they’re sent to find but then auction it off to both their employers and it’s previous owners …
I learned how to write RPG modules by writing them. It’s an awful bullshit truism I know but, like the really annoying truisms, it’s…well…true. It’s also all Vampire’s fault. I roleplayed from my early teens and most of that time was spent at the Isle of Man-based RPG club that was conveniently located about ten …