Do you have a scanner?

A camera with reliable lighting that takes photos clean enough to edit out the grain afterwards?

>>117120
Nope. Not that I know of, anyways.

Actually, I have an idea, and another poll ready for you; should I do a text quest instead of waiting for an artist to partner with? Either way, I won't start until I have at least three votes in either direction on this and the poll I already stated before.

But then, I do have a few friends on the outside that might be willing to team up with me. It'll be a first time experience for them, though, for sure. What do you guys think I should do?

The single most important thing is thread-start images. Even if you've got no other art, that's what people will see when they're browsing /quest/, so that's a major part of what attracts the potential readers, and reinforces the interest of people who've already started to participate. Make sure it looks good, and by "good" I don't just mean pretty clip-art (though that can work, if you choose it carefully). Something distinctive, memorable, uniquely relevant to and representative of the content of the quest.

I'm speaking from experience here as somebody who runs a multi-thread text quest. I haven't always measured up to that standard, but it has always been the thing I'm aiming for, and getting closer always leads to better results.

>>117154
Already been told that, but thanks for the advice!

Although, I'm a little concerned with how no one has answered either of my polls, so I'm thinking I'll clearly restate them here:

POLL 1: SHOULD I GET AN ARTIST?
- Cast that line out, and see who in the community bites (even if it takes a while)!
- Maybe call in one of your friends to help, even if they've never quested before either!
- Nah, just do a text quest! I'd still read it!

POLL 2: HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR MYSTERIES?
- Colombo style; We know exactly who did it - and how - from the start. The why is still a mystery though, and the fun part will be more in road leading to the culprit's capture; I'm confident you can make solutions that are interesting enough even if we already knew them from the start!
- The classic; the sleuth doesn't get any prior hints, and we have to figure out the who, how, and why all on our own; I'm confident you can craft a setup that's fair to us!

>>117170
Do the art yourself, or pay someone actual cash money to do it for you. If you can't manage either of those, do a text quest. Begging someone to illustrate for free a project they're not really passionate about will end badly.

Classic mystery, not Columbo-style. Just be careful about choke points when you're designing the scenario. http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1118/roleplaying-games/three-clue-rule

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I wouldn't mind helping out with some illustrations. I'm fairly busy already, however lately feeling tempted to try questmaking again, it'd be nice to have something to warm up on. Just posting on my phone at the moment too, if you're still looking I could post examples later.
Mindy time is a bit limited so daily posting may not work.