Q: How much does the position pay?
A: This is not a paid gig; We're making a forum game, so no one is making any money.
Q: What is "Ventures by Torchlight"?
A:
See for yourselfQ: Dude, that's like 40 pages of stuff. Use your words.
A: VbT is a semi-cooperative game where players purchase and outfit adventurers who go into dungeons and have adventures. The dungeons are completely automated.
Q: Your concept seems somewhat popular, so what is wrong?
A: The game is boring. There is not enough crafting recipes, the lore* is lackluster and the world doesn't make sense.
(*) I tried to crowd source the lore, with rather predictable results.
Q: So what do you want from me?
A: Someone needs to write out the world history, so it makes sense and is fun to discover. A secondary concern is making more crafting recipes.
Q: I don't like the current setting can I make it horror/cyberpunk/modern/ whathaveyou ?
A: Yes. You will have full creative freedom.
Q: Can I add new mechanics?
A: Yes please.
Q: Cool, cool, I make all the hard stuff, so what will you do?
A: I am responsible for the engine that makes the adventures work. Anything you come up with I will code.
Q: What if I want to use this all somewhere else?
A: You will retain full copyright of your work, though I would very much appreciate a mention in the credits.
Q: I noticed VbT2 is till ongoing...
A: I will try to get that game to a conclusion the natural way, before it runs out of players. This just means we have some time to do this project properly. Not that we have to publish right away after VbT2 ends.
Q: I have another question!
A: please ask.