His Majesty the Worm Creator's Kit

His Majesty the Worm was designed to be accessible and easily hackable. As such, we've chosen simple language to communicate that you can create derivative or supplemental content. We would love for the community to make content for His Majesty the Worm. You can publish your content for free or sell it (without us taking a cut).

The text that governs the free spirit of innovation is below:

The mechanics and game text of His Majesty the Worm may be reused freely. Third-party compatible works are welcomed. Art may not be reused—all artists maintain copyright of their work.

If your product declares compatibility with His Majesty the Worm, you must state the following in your legal text and on any websites from which a commercial product is sold: “His Majesty the Worm is copyright Joshua McCrowell. [product name] is an independent production by [publisher name] and is not affiliated with Joshua McCrowell or Exalted Funeral.”

You are encouraged (but not required) to use the  “Adherent of the Worm" logo for any third-party materials you create.

Full guidance on making third-party compatible works can be found here.

What's in this package?

The creator's kit is designed to help you create beautiful third-party materials. It includes a ZIP file with:

• Both an InDesign (.indd) and Affinity (.idml) template with pre-set master pages and styles to create content that looks like the main game
• A PDF that describes the graphic design elements for prose and dungeon layouts
• Fonts used in the original game
• "Adherent of the Worm" images to use to declare compatibility with His Majesty the Worm