Maker used Claude and ChatGPT for a TTRPG book, got only backlash
Someone who has run and played tabletop s (TTRPGs) for nearly 20 years created their own custom rulebook, often called a "" in that community, and released it free to the public. It got a little initial attention but interest quickly faded, and no one approached about turning it into a professionally published book.
Wanting to see what a polished version could look like, the creator spent about four months learning to use Claude and ChatGPT — using Claude to generate a professional book layout and ChatGPT to produce artwork. The finished book was again released for free, with a clear that AI had been used for the layout and art, plus an offer to replace that AI content with human-made work if anyone wanted to collaborate.
Once again, no collaboration offers came in. Instead, a vocal minority criticized the project simply for using AI at all, with one commenter even mistakenly assuming the creator was a professional writer at risk of being in the publishing industry.
Key points
- A 20-year TTRPG veteran self-published a custom rulebook (a "") for free
- Initial interest faded quickly; no offers to professionally publish it followed
- Used Claude for professional book layout and ChatGPT for artwork; took about 4 months from learning the tools to finishing
- Disclosed AI use and offered to replace it with human-made content for s, but still got no collaboration offers
- A vocal minority criticized the project solely for using AI