Topic: Is it OK to talk about non-commercial game ideas here?
Started by: Danny_K
Started on: 5/27/2005
Board: Site Discussion
On 5/27/2005 at 9:43pm, Danny_K wrote:
Is it OK to talk about non-commercial game ideas here?
OK, I've made my share of faux pas in this forum, so before I make one more I'm going to ask in the appropriate place.
I have a game idea I've been kicking around on RPG.Net for a week or so now, for a variation on the Wushu Open rules. This started off as a conversion, but I'm now thinking I'd like to make it a free-standing flavor of Wushu, which I could then publish online or as a PDF. I don't believe the Wushu Open license allows one to charge for it, and I honestly don't think I'd want to.
This is probably as close to being a "real game designer" that I'll ever get -- is this an acceptable subject to post on in the Indie Design Forum?
On 5/27/2005 at 11:41pm, Valamir wrote:
RE: Is it OK to talk about non-commercial game ideas here?
Having a published game simply means making it available for other people whom you don't really know to play. Posting a completed game on a website for free is totally within the scope of the Forge.
That said, I'm puzzled by your differentiation of this and a "real" game designer.
What more do you think you'd need to do before you'd feel "real".
Design a game, make it available for people to play, people play it.
Seems pretty "real" to me.
On 5/28/2005 at 12:18am, Danny_K wrote:
RE: Is it OK to talk about non-commercial game ideas here?
Thanks for the quick reply. Now for the hard work of having something worthwhile to say.
On 6/3/2005 at 2:14am, ReverendBayn wrote:
RE: Is it OK to talk about non-commercial game ideas here?
In point of fact, the Wushu Open license _does_ permit commercial publication :)
There's no "Share Alike" clause, either.
L8r, --Dan
P.S. If you're talking about the God-Fu setting, I'll have to start checking these forums more often!