Just a quick note.
I've given a great deal of thought to the notion of publishing an RSE book in a couple of different established game systems.
I have no problem freely admitting that there are plenty of great game systems already out there. I am a big fan of several. I don't claim to be some kind of wiz bang game designer either.
The issue is freedom to publish material when and how I want to publish it and when you bring in a 3rd party for any reason there are always complications that arise.
My goal in birthing an RSE book with its own system is that I can then decide to offer the PDF as a free download and not worry about giving someone else a cut and charging money for it. I can do things like off print on demand for cost or maybe a buck a copy into my own pocket. I don't have worry so much about rising to someone else's high bar for production value or listen to a lot of hassle and criticism over this or that spin I have on the setting.
I can open the thing wide up for anyone that wants to write for it without seeking the blessing of a third party that Joe's book or Jim's book or Sally's book meets with executive good graces.
For now I just want to start small. Get a simple rules set out there. Get a more clear setting book out there as part of the rules. I'm thinking a simple, 100 to 150 page book that includes rules, setting and a short adventure. Everything you'd need to jump off and run your own games and write your own stuff.
So this is the direction.
More rules ideas to come soon.
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