Overseer 3D team is glad to announce a new initiative for RPG community. We decided to combine the best of our digital 3D maps and best RPG systems  in  Open City initiative. We are offering the upcoming release of City Overseer 3D as an opportunity for aspiring RPG and D20 authors to publish their adventures to thousands of people, using our City Overseer 3D CD-ROM as publishing media. If you have a city-based adventure and can convert it to electronic format (PDF, RTF, DOC) - we can include your map & module along with our software. We have about extra 150 MB space on CD, and we want to offer this space to any author who wants  to distribute his or her work at no cost to the author. The benefits of this initiative are obvious: 

• Authors get to reach a huge audience, and have a chance to get people interested in their storylines.
• Overseer 3D offers new format of 3D maps and integrated adventurers.
• Players get immediate modules they can play in these cities with help of cutting edge 3D technology

Our installer will add links to authors' sites and so players can have access to additional materials. If you have a full-blown adventure ready - consider separating  first part of it as your "Starter module ". With accompanying 3D map this will be a very innovative way to usher players into your world. This initiative is not exclusive and you fully retain your Intellectual Property rights - in other words, you are free to market your module through other channels at the same time. In summary this is clear win-win situation for everyone involved!

 

Prerequisites

In order to qualify for this initiative:

• Your module must comply with OGL and D20 licenses and you must include clear indication what part of your product is contributed as OGC.  Modules for other RPG systems must comply with appropriate licensing requirements for their systems. Preference will be given to modules with good maps.

• You must be able to convert your module to electronic media format. 

• Your module must be based in a city, town, village or similar location that can be represented as a 3D map. Multiple town-like locations with an overland map connecting them are acceptable as well.

• You must be ready to provide 2D versions of your map(s) in City Designer 2 or Campaign Cartographer 2 format.
  
  
• If your adventure uses any proprietary graphics, worlds, names, characters, etc. - anything that can be considered "Product Identity" under OGL - you must provide proof that you have a license to use these parts in your module. 

Want to see how some of the "Open City" adventures look? Check our current Adventures Index. And your adventure can be there as well! If you want to participate, or have any questions, send us email to info@overseer3d.com  with "Open City Initiative" in subject line!

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