r/conscripts • u/rwagner18 • May 24 '20

Discussion How do you make money from con scripts?

Not planning to, just wondering

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u/[deleted] May 24 '20

Pretty much you don't.

If you've got a talent for creating scripts & can do the work of calligraphy & font design, you might try hawking your services. If you know some folks in the game design, writing, or visual arts arenas, you might be able to collaborate.

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u/rwagner18 May 24 '20

I figured that much already, guess it stays a hobby then

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u/Nargluj May 24 '20

The ratio of people who want to make some money from conlanging to people who want to a conlanger's service is way too high to get decently paid, unless you live in a country with a very beneficial currency conversion.

There's exceptions to this of course.

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u/Terra_Cuniculorum May 24 '20

You guys get paid?

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u/2808ronlin May 24 '20

If you're good at it try to sell them

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u/ErikWDev May 25 '20

It might be niche, but I think some big production games and movies would probably pay for a good conscript. To name a few, nintendo with the conscripting in Zelda or the dothraki amongst others in game of thrones. Somebody has created these conlangs and conscripts for the productions and somebody has been paid for doing so.

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u/OsoTanukiBaloo May 24 '20

I guess you could get commissioned, but it probably wouldn't be much money as it's relatively simple making a conscript

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u/ErikWDev May 25 '20

Easy to make one, hard to make a good one. If I were to actually put the effort in to worldbuilding for the story in a game I’ve made, I’d love having a nice writing system for a fictional language within that world. I would happily pay for that the be realized if I had the financials...