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Black Tom (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Sun, May 10, 2009, 05:54 AM

Please let it be sandbox. All the greatest NG products are sandbox, and that's rare enough to find.

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Sun, May 10, 2009, 04:51 PM

Yes, it is sandbox. I was just talking about our discussions about possible ways to break up the sandbox to make it printable in a serial monthly format (basically expanding it into more than 3 adventures of shorter lengths) not changing the content in any meaningful way. I'm talking about the packaging, nothing else. Anyway, nothing was decided, so it's all academic at this point.

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Sun, Jun 14, 2009, 10:01 AM

New info from PaizoCon to drive you crazy:

from RPGAggression - "Now its 7:30am, and I'm off to Greg Vaughan's Slumbering Tsar preview. More soon!"

from Twitter - "monkeyking Playing Slumbering Tsar with Greg Vaughan at #paizocon , using the Pathfinder iconics. Great game, great DM, fun table."

DaveMage (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Sun, Jun 14, 2009, 04:38 PM

I wonder when we'll finally see this...

Rauol_Duke (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber), Sun, Jun 14, 2009, 04:54 PM

DitheringFool wrote:

from Twitter - "monkeyking Playing Slumbering Tsar with Greg Vaughan at #paizocon , using the Pathfinder iconics. Great game, great DM, fun table."

Wow... just when I thought not being able to go to Paizocon couldn't get any worse. Way to twist the knife, Wolfgang ;-)

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 02:10 AM

I herewith cast resurrection on this Thread.

Any News?

DaveMage (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 01:13 PM

Tsar is still slumbering....

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 04:47 PM

Nothing new since PaizoCon. I'm sure I might just happen to mention it again at Gen Con. ;-)

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 04:54 PM

So, there was a preview at PaizoCon...but no hints, announcements?

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 05:31 PM

I think he just ran a game or two using his draft. Least thats what I heard and was my impression but what others said about it.

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Sat, Aug 1, 2009, 05:50 PM

Thanks, DM. Yep, I ran three games from an excerpt of the first adventure at Paizocon (killed a lot of PCs, too). What I was actually referring to, though, was that I had the chance to sit down with some of the Paizo guys and talk about it, mainly to keep it fresh on their minds. I think the success of the PF RPG book will be very telling in regards to Paizo releasing these adventures. So buy lots of copies of the PF RPG. ;-)

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 02:46 AM

Soooo,
with GenCon over and the PFRPG available, when will we get the good news that Slumbering Tsar is being updated and finally published?

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 12:31 PM

Greg A. Vaughan wrote:

I think the success of the PF RPG book will be very telling in regards to Paizo releasing these adventures. So buy lots of copies of the PF RPG. ;-)

Well with it selling out I think the last part came out as good as it could have.

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 04:04 PM

I think the success of the PF RPG first printing selling out (let's go second print-run!) is going to shift the publishing paradigm of Paizo over the next six months to a year. Hopefully ST will be a part of that shift. It's probably still too early to tell, but it was brought up again and still received in an extremely positive light by the Paizonians. So hopefully we'll see some progress on this. I'll keep querying (without trying to become too obnoxious) and hopefully possibilities that didn't exist before will be opening up. I think ultimately this will come down to a sit-down between Erik and Clark on the logistics of the thing. (fingers crossed)

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 04:12 PM

Greg A. Vaughan wrote:

I think the success of the PF RPG first printing selling out (let's go second print-run!) is going to shift the publishing paradigm of Paizo over the next six months to a year. Hopefully ST will be a part of that shift. It's probably still too early to tell, but it was brought up again and still received in an extremely positive light by the Paizonians. So hopefully we'll see some progress on this. I'll keep querying (without trying to become too obnoxious) and hopefully possibilities that didn't exist before will be opening up. I think ultimately this will come down to a sit-down between Erik and Clark on the logistics of the thing. (fingers crossed)

Do you need airfare money?

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 02:24 AM

Hi Greg,

good to hear that things are looking good. Be assured that we will not let this thread die!

Maybe we should start to pester Clark on the Necro Boards about this too. Or is there a similiar thread?

Anyway, I will wait and hope for TS (same as I wait and hope for Razor Coast).

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 05:11 AM

Tharen the Damned wrote:

Hi Greg,

good to hear that things are looking good. Be assured that we will not let this thread die!

Maybe we should start to pester Clark on the Necro Boards about this too. Or is there a similiar thread?

Anyway, I will wait and hope for TS (same as I wait and hope for Razor Coast).

...maybe we should place bets on which will see the light of day first.

DaveMage (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Thu, Aug 20, 2009, 10:21 AM

I don't think pestering Clark will work.

It's been tried. ;)

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 02:41 AM

DitheringFool wrote:

Tharen the Damned wrote:

Hi Greg,

good to hear that things are looking good. Be assured that we will not let this thread die!

Maybe we should start to pester Clark on the Necro Boards about this too. Or is there a similiar thread?

Anyway, I will wait and hope for TS (same as I wait and hope for Razor Coast).

...maybe we should place bets on which will see the light of day first.

Ok,

we have:

1) Razor Coast will be published before Slumbering Tsar

2) Slumbering Tsar will be published before Razor Coast

3) The Apocalypse comes before either Razor Coast or Slumbering Tar will be published.

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 12:30 PM

Greg,

I know we talked about it quite a bit at GenCon, and I am hopeful that with the current success of PF RPG, ST will grow in interest.

Keep us posted!

Cheers!
Bret

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 12:41 PM

Tharen the Damned wrote:

Ok,

we have:

1) Razor Coast will be published before Slumbering Tsar

2) Slumbering Tsar will be published before Razor Coast

3) The Apocalypse comes before either Razor Coast or Slumbering Tar will be published.

crap, with 2012 right around the corner I'm at a loss...stupid ancient mayans always messing up my future.

sykoholic, Sat, Aug 22, 2009, 05:52 AM

DaveMage wrote:

I don't think pestering Clark will work.

It's been tried. ;)

Some of us Necro-boarders are now exploring other options to draw the demon lord's favor. We were considering a virgin sacrifice but have had a great deal of difficulty acquiring a suitable virgin... and despite the good intentions behind my suggestion, I have been informed that a "new-in-box" inflatable love doll is NOT an acceptable substitute.

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Sun, Aug 23, 2009, 09:26 AM

DitheringFool wrote:

Tharen the Damned wrote:

Ok,

we have:

1) Razor Coast will be published before Slumbering Tsar

2) Slumbering Tsar will be published before Razor Coast

3) The Apocalypse comes before either Razor Coast or Slumbering Tar will be published.

crap, with 2012 right around the corner I'm at a loss...stupid ancient mayans always messing up my future.

Just saw that the Sinister Website is up and running and it seems that October will see the RC PDF.

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Sun, Aug 23, 2009, 08:13 PM

DaveMage wrote:

I don't think pestering Clark will work.

It's been tried. ;)

I don't think it would hurt to keep it on his front burner, though. The last time I discussed it with Clark, he was very enthusiastic about it. So, while I wouldn't recommend pestering the Demon Prince of Undead, perhaps reminding him of the fans' enthusiasm from time to time could be a positive thing. If he and Erik ever get synced up on this, watch out!

DaveMage (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Mon, Aug 24, 2009, 06:09 AM

Greg A. Vaughan wrote:

DaveMage wrote:

I don't think pestering Clark will work.

It's been tried. ;)

I don't think it would hurt to keep it on his front burner, though. The last time I discussed it with Clark, he was very enthusiastic about it. So, while I wouldn't recommend pestering the Demon Prince of Undead, perhaps reminding him of the fans' enthusiasm from time to time could be a positive thing. If he and Erik ever get synced up on this, watch out!

Maybe.

But frankly, I feel like I (and others) have been asking and asking for it (and other things) for over two years now.

While I would really love to see this adventure, I need to see *some* movement by Necromancer to know that they are even remotely interested.

I'm going from *really, really* wanting Necromancer to do something to..."whatever."

If they start doing things for Pathfinder, I'll jump back on the train immediately. But I'm tired of asking.

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Tue, Sep 1, 2009, 02:21 AM

Just my weekly BUMP for this thread.

Tharen the Damned (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 02:27 AM

Tsar still slumbering?

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 02:43 PM

Bill Webb made a cryptic post over at the Necromancer boards under the ST section. Not sure what is up, but it sounds good. fingers crossed

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 02:48 PM

Link, please?

Greg A. Vaughan (Contributor), Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 08:56 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Link, please?

As you wish. link. See Tsathogga's 9/15/09 post.

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 09:16 PM

Nice news! I hope this spells good things for Paizo, Necromancer, you, and gamers.

Omote, Sat, Sep 26, 2009, 11:43 AM

Glad to see that Bill Webb actually put that post up. It's a little bit of light under the shroud that Slumbering Tsar seems to have been in for so long now.

That being said, in whichever form Slumbering Tsar is released in, I'll be sad not to see it in a box set form like RARe, WOHF or COB. Those box sets were litterally, some of the best adventure material ever to be produced for this hobby we so love. And then, even though I'm in love with ST and haven't even read it yet, a little part of me worries what it will look like when transplanted to Pathfinder or the Golarian setting (which is an assumption that is probable I think).

But, any news is good news... right?

Leadjunkie (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sat, Sep 26, 2009, 02:55 PM

Certainly more action here than on the Necro boards where I normally hang out. My first post on the Paizo boards is a shout out for TS. Either 3.5 or Pathfinder floats my boat. Print, PDF, box set, AP, whatever... gimme! The TS cover has been in my dark dreams for far too long.

Adam Daigle (Contributor), Sat, Sep 26, 2009, 03:03 PM

Welcome to the boards!

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Sat, Sep 26, 2009, 03:39 PM

oh, i can only hope...

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:08 PM

i am reading it now

i am reading it now...

Adam Daigle (Contributor), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:18 PM

Wait! What?

Pygon (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:20 PM

Daigle and I searched at the exact same time when we heard the news, I think.

So what's up with this?

Adam Daigle (Contributor), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:24 PM

Okay, I sorted it out.

I'm going to punch Greg in the balls.

Pygon (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:31 PM

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=64632

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 05:50 PM

Huh. Well, I'm a little bit confused. More communication would have been nice.

Daigle, let me know who needs to be ball-punched next...

Chris Mortika (RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 06:32 PM

So, when is part 2 coming out?

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 08:15 PM

OK, this is great!

I really hope they Pathfinderize the whole series...

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 08:18 PM

WOW!

So Greg, did you know this was coming, and when are parts 2 & 3 going to be published?

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 08:24 PM

DitheringFool wrote:

OK, this is great!

I really hope they Pathfinderize the whole series...

I'd bet this is out of the question now.

BenS (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber), Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 08:42 PM

Um, does this mean there is no print version available? B/c I'm not sure I'd get this if it was pdf only (sorry Greg!).

Arnwyn (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Thu, Oct 1, 2009, 02:22 PM

Can anyone tell me what the maps are like? (In this as well as Eamonvale.)

I despise PDFs with a passion, but I am still pretty interested...

Plaag (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Companion, Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Thu, Oct 1, 2009, 02:57 PM

Necromancer Games is looking into Print on Demand, since DriveThru now has this option. No word yet though.

ShaneG.

DitheringFool (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Thu, Oct 1, 2009, 03:26 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

DitheringFool wrote:

OK, this is great!

I really hope they Pathfinderize the whole series...

I'd bet this is out of the question now.

I hope not...how else will we see the whole saga? Plus, as is the campaign is for levels 7-17 and Greg was hinting that a Pathfinder version might be more like 1-20.

Elorebaen (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Fiction, Planet Stories Subscriber), Fri, Oct 2, 2009, 06:49 PM

I'm excited that this is now available. But I would definitely like to know if a PRPG version is planned. If a PRPG version is done, could those of us that purchased the 3.5 ver. get it for free or at a discount perhaps?

Thanks.