Change to TAS Conditions - Use of AI

[Terry Mixon]

It's not 1977, though. People accepted a lot back then: we're not so keen on unjustified right text, pictures that look like they were drawn by the writers' children (AD&D 1e PHB I'm looking at you), female characters with stats penalties, 100% honky male illustrations surreptitiously traced from comic books and more.

It doesn't change things though. Pay for a human creative to sell under the TAS license, or use no art. What people do for free or on their own is their business, but Mongoose has chosen to stand with the creatives. Does that impact people that can't afford to pay for art? It does, just as it has since time immemorial. No free lunch.

 

[Arkathan]

As I have pointed out numerous times, one of the guys who makes lists and uses AI "art" does not include that art in previews... Meaning that no one is making a decision to purchase his stuff based on that "art."
Paint Shop Pro is capable of using Photoshop brushes. Plenty of free ones out there. Not much skill needed with those to make top and bottom page borders.

 

[Enkelas]

someone said in the forum and if recall well, this post, that he had some free art for tas traveller to use.
so if you want to create some tas things and have no much money, use it.
and for what im reading from people that complains about the no ai rule, is purely economic. most dont want to pay a person to do a thing.
for me and with all respect is a bit greedy.

 

[Zarpaulek]

someone said in the forum and if recall well, this post, that he had some free art for tas traveller to use.
so if you want to create some tas things and have no much money, use it.
and for what im reading from people that complains about the no ai rule, is purely economic. most dont want to pay a person to do a thing.
for me and with all respect is a bit greedy.

You’re calling us greedy? Do you realize how many freelance illustrators survive off their drawing income?

It’s got the lowest upfront cost of almost any freelance job and it’s not dependent on passive royalties the way writing or music is, so it’s frequently the only option for people who can’t get a traditional job like many neurodiverse people.

So we’ll talk again after UBI and fusion power and for now shut your greedy ableist mouth.

 

[Terry Mixon]

You’re calling us greedy? Do you realize how many freelance illustrators survive off their drawing income?

It’s got the lowest upfront cost of almost any freelance job and it’s not dependent on passive royalties the way writing or music is, so it’s frequently the only option for people who can’t get a traditional job like many neurodiverse people.

So we’ll talk again after UBI and fusion power and for now shut your greedy ableist mouth.

I believe he was referring to the people that don't want to pay creatives, not the creatives.

 

[Zarpaulek]

I believe he was referring to the people that don't want to pay creatives, not the creatives.

I might have gotten them and Endie mixed up.