"Who playtests your published rules?" Topic
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 John the OFM  | 17 Jul 2026 1:03 p.m. PST |
If you're going to charge any amount of money for them, may I suggest that it not be done "in house"?
This applies if it's printed or an online PDF. If it's just you and your buddies, it's just a bunch of dudes who already think they're perfect.
You definitely NEED outside perspective. Having a YouTube video showing "the gang" playing the rules they write is hardly instructive. They already, maybe subconsciously (?), know the rough edges and gloss over them. A "famous" 🙄 English company, who I shan't name, regularly issued new revisions of their rules, bragging about "the most heavily playtested set of rules ever". Then a month later, out came the full page "amendment sheet". |
| Micman | 17 Jul 2026 1:34 p.m. PST |
Totally agree. Your group needs outside perspective. |
| TimePortal | 17 Jul 2026 2:13 p.m. PST |
I did the majority of my play testing at conventions |
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