In the beginning of 2017, I returned to Dungeons & Dragons after not really playing much since the 90’s…
I was quickly exposed to the 5e Rules, which I thought were aweseome
Shortly after, I started a Dungeon Master Vlog, and with it I began discussing my process when creating a Homebrew Campaign
This led to the creation of an Adventure called ‘Frost Rhealm’, which was based on an ‘Icy’ Fortress which lay between mountains in an extremely cold region
By the middle of the year in 2017 I began considering Self Publishing the Adventure, and even planned doing a Fund Raiser to pay for Art and Editing if needed
But what really stood in my way, was a concern that by Publishing a D & D Adventure, I might turn my favorite hobby into, ‘work’
I battled it for months, and in the end, sat it aside as I took a break from Social Media, which was where I had connected with the Dungeons & Dragons Community
The reason I took a break was personal, nothing to do with Dungeons & Dragons, or the Community, they were great
During that time I continued to play D & D, but did not work on ‘Frost Rhealm’
In January 2019, missing the D & D Community, I returned to Twitter
At that same time, I picked up ‘Frost Rhealm’, and for the next 10 months I worked on it
Including hiring an Artist to do art for me
All the while I was still a bit nervous about crossing that line between selling something, and playing the game
But on November 8th, I published, and have not regretted it
I also realized that, to a degree, Self Publishing Content for Dungeons & Dragons might have become a bit of a saturated market, in regards to we the D & D Community (Not the ‘Wizard’s of the Coast’ Company, who couldn’t generate enough, they do great work)
Why, because Dungeons & Dragons has really taken off
None the less, as much as we’d all like/love to make some money doing something we love, such as Writing/Creating Content for the greatest game on earth, the main reason I created ‘Frost Rhealm’, and will create other content, is because I’m a Storyteller, and want to share the Stories in my head with those that might appreciate it
Nuff Said,
DORAGON
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