During the process of game development I learned a few things. This post is about the different audiences that are involved in table top roleplaying games and how this effects this games development.
First of all some people collect roleplaying games as a hobby. I think these people like great quality products and great art. At least I do because I collect roleplaying games.
The second type of collector collects miniatures. I’m also this type of person. I don’t know why I like it, but it doesn’t really matter. So over time I’m going to develop miniatures.
The third type of person likes to play roleplaying games around a table with either theatre of the mind or miniatures or a combination of both depending on the situation. I fall into the last category. I want to develop the game so that it can be played solo and then up to a large gaming club. West Marches style gaming is best when there are many players playing in the same world.
The next audience likes to play online. For this crowd I’ll set up something on Fantasy Grounds most likely. Largely because I’m familiar with it, but later on there will be more. I like to play online. It’s not as fun as in person, but it’s pretty close with the right people.
The next audience is those that like to watch people play for entertainment. I like to watch people play roleplaying games on YouTube sometimes for educational purposes and other times for fun.
The last audience is people who like to look at literature and various other types of entertainment. I will work on this as well.