League of Extraordinary FoundryVTT Developers•3y ago

❓About Commissions

Do not post commissions in this thread. This thread is for discussing the commissions process, guidelines, pricing, etc.

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Unknown User•3y ago

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zeelOP•3y ago

Check the guidelines in #commissions, then create a new post there.

zeelOP•3y ago

Daniel Thorp•3y ago

Could we copy the template into this channel and pin it? It's not possible to copy paste it from the guidelines on mobile devices

zeelOP•3y ago

Commission Tempalate Thread title: (either the name of the system, a name or simple description of a module, or a short description of a macro) Thread content:

**Type**: [macro, module, system]
**Short Description**: A one or two line description of the commission.
**Long Description**: This should include as much detail as possible about the specific functionality and features you would like. For systems, it's good to provide attachments or links to documentation/books about the system you want implemented. For systems and modules, you should include a basic list of requirements.
**Budget**: Please include a budget range

**Type**: [macro, module, system]
**Short Description**: A one or two line description of the commission.
**Long Description**: This should include as much detail as possible about the specific functionality and features you would like. For systems, it's good to provide attachments or links to documentation/books about the system you want implemented. For systems and modules, you should include a basic list of requirements.
**Budget**: Please include a budget range

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Daniel Thorp•3y ago

No, that's completely fine! Go ahead 🙂

zeelOP•3y ago

There's nothing wrong with that as long as everyone else involved is on board with it. I would start by talking to the person who posted the initial commission and make sure they don't have any problem with you also contributing.

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Magus•3y ago

How to close a completed commission post?

zeelOP•3y ago

Add the Closed 🚫 tag. And/or edit the original message to indicate this in the text. If you didn't open it, ask the commissioner to change the tags, or you can ping a moderator. (If you were asking in reference to <#1025864013663457280>, I've already added the tag)

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Daniel Thorp•2y ago

Yeah, for sure. If you want to discuss your particular commission, that should be in separate post though Yeah, that might be best to move to a different post. An example of a question that would be appropriate for this post would be something more general like "How much does it usually cost to have a character sheet module commissioned?". We're not super strict though

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EndlessNights•2y ago

Sure, and you can always edit the tags if need be based on the details.

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Rabulias•16mo ago

If a module has not been updated in a long time (like 18 months+), is it ok to post a commission for someone else to update it? Or is that considered rude?

Mantis•16mo ago

I don't feel like that would be rude, if the module is in limbo (no official announcement of stopped support but no activity whatsoever) and its code is available, I think you should just go ahead. If you want to be especially mindful of the original author, you could try contacting them and asking if they have plans to continue support.

Rabulias•16mo ago

Thanks for the thoughts -- they match mine, so it's validating to hear.

Leo The League Lion•16mo ago

@Rabulias gave :vote: LeaguePoints™ to @Mantis (#335 • 1)

zeelOP•16mo ago

First check the license the module is distributed under (usually found on the Github/Gitlab page for the module). If there is no license, then the answer is simply no you can't ask someone else to update it without getting explicit permission from the original developer. If there is a license, and that license allows others to use, extend, and redistribute the code then someone may update it as long as they adhere to the terms of the license. That being said, some licenses have stipulations regarding commercial use of the original code. It might be permissible for someone to update it, but it might not be permissible for them to accept money for doing so. I would generally recommend at least trying to contact the original creator one way or another, but if doing so is not possible the license will outline what you may/may not do with their code. But try to be respectful, and if the dev does come back it's generally nice to offer control of the module back to them along with creating a pull request so that they can incorporate the changes if they so wish. I can't speak for everyone in terms of being "rude" but generally speaking is someone uses an open source license, they probably wanted this to be an option for others and will be okay with it. YMMV.

Rabulias•16mo ago

Many thanks for the detailed response!

Leo The League Lion•16mo ago

@Rabulias gave :vote: LeaguePoints™ to @zeel (#2 • 957)

Nedrapter•5mo ago

Are there guidelines for pricing on commissions? How do I estimate a price?

Unknown User•5mo ago

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Nedrapter•5mo ago

I can't seem to find the book icon you refer to. I'm on mobile.

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Nedrapter•5mo ago

Thank you, found it. So a module starts at a minimum of $300.

Leo The League Lion•5mo ago

@Nedrapter gave :vote: LeaguePoints™ to @kid2407 | Sullivan Orbspire (#30 • 90)

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