How to write a Free RPG - P1 Inspiration - Feedback please!

[Corone]

I'd suggest that when you have an idea, pitch it to your friends.
Not only will that help you form up the idea by actually describing it, but some input at this stage will do you good.
If they think it sounds cool then get to it, if they don't think hard about whether you really have a good idea.
(note that your friends may also not see something great when they have it put to them!)

Its easy to get too inside your own ideas, marvelling at their brilliance when to interest others you need a short and interresting hook that will inspire them. It s like novels, you have to hook them by the end of the first paragraph, otherwise they'll never get to the end and see how good it is.

I'd also suggest that having an idea you want to turn into a game so you can play it is really the first step.
If you don't love your own idea, and want to play your own game,
you can't really expect anyone else to.

Also, when you sit down to write it, really think about whether it is something new.
Is your fantasy game another D&D clone, or does it make more sense as a setting for an already produced system?
To figure this out you have to follow the other best advice, play a lot of games.
There are some games you see people advertising that they seem to think are completly new but only really serve to show they've only ever played D&D.

[Rob Lang]

Excellent feedback there, Corone! I shall certainly build that into the first part.

[Demiror]

Thanks again, Rob, for sending me this way. I'll try to keep some of these things in mind as I head down this road.

[Rob Lang]

Demiror, welcome! Don't take my word for it, get the opinions of the Monkeys here on 1km1kt. It's important that you garner lots of opinions.

[vulpinoid]

This is absolute rubbish...

No, just kidding.

I think this could be a great series to keep working on. I don't have a whole lot more to add after reading other people's feedback comments, I just wanted to add my support.

Good work Rob.

[Rob Lang]

LOL, vulp. You make me laugh. I am now converting all the plain text into blogger, which is a step in the right direction.