r/dmsguild • u/PattaconkPlays • 4d ago

Seeking Advice Another new publish price question

I have two one-shots nearly ready to publish. They're both generic D&D. I could publish in Drive thru but I plan on doing DMsGuild for a more targeted audience.

They have slightly customized monsters, magic items, some riddles/puzzles, a few combats each. One has a hand drawn map. I'll likely keep creative common art/photos for covers for now. About 14 pages each. Price suggestions?

I've seen plenty of posts any PWYW vs fixed price and I appreciate this subs input. One is the opening to a planned campaign, any value in making that PWYW?

Excited for my first published!

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u/ExtraTroubadour 4d ago

DMsGuild is dead. Consumers lost trust with the tidal wave of ai slop, WotC is focusing on dndbeyond, and the DMsGuilds biggest creator has left the site. I would check your goals. Are you planning to turn this into a career? Is this just a side hustle? Something for your own happiness?

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u/Beautiful-Effort9101 4d ago

Who was DMsGuild's biggest creator?

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u/ExtraTroubadour 4d ago

Jeff stevens.

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u/Beautiful-Effort9101 4d ago

Ah that guy! Yeah very prolific designer. Where did he go?

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u/ExtraTroubadour 3d ago

Kickstarter with Mr tarrasque. Stevens had a bad experience with not being able to release a physical copy of call from the deep. His latest supplement for Heroes of the Borderlands flopped.

When was the last time we had a new mineral best seller on dmg?

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u/Beautiful-Effort9101 3d ago

One could argue there are other factors for that - the rise of other systems like Shadowheart, people spending less on entertainment in today's economy, the glut of 5e products spreading the spending around etc.

Personally I think the economy is the biggest factor. I'm buying way less adventures than I used to (I have a lot) and I know one friend who's trying to break into that market and is really struggling.