Stebehil |
A few days ago I noticed that the last part of the current AP will be #60, to be delivered in August. Of course, being the 10th (!) AP, this is no surprise.
But I came to wonder what AP #100 would be. If I got my math right and nothing adverse happens, #100 will be due in December 2015, being part 4 of the 17th AP.
Yeah, I know, three and a half years are a long time, but planning on this should begin sometime in 2014, I guess, so that´s 2+ years.
Now, what could it be? An extra-large special, having double standard page count? A full-size adventure of 96 pages, similar to dungeon issue #112? A rewrite of an old adventure? I guess something special would be called for. Any ideas?
Stefan
James Jacobs Creative Director |
Steve Geddes |
Doing an "extra large" volume for the 4th part of an Adventure Path seems strange. We'll likely not do anything special for that volume, actually, apart from have to figure out how to fit 3 digits on the spine and maybe have an extra nostalgic foreword.
Having an extra large issue will solve the problem of how to fit three digits on the spine. :)
Granted it might not solve the problem of how to live without sleep.
James Jacobs Creative Director |
James Jacobs wrote:Doing an "extra large" volume for the 4th part of an Adventure Path seems strange. We'll likely not do anything special for that volume, actually, apart from have to figure out how to fit 3 digits on the spine and maybe have an extra nostalgic foreword.Having an extra large issue will solve the problem of how to fit three digits on the spine. :)
Granted it might not solve the problem of how to live without sleep.
It would also significantly compound the problem of how to produce more than 96 pages on a monthly schedule.
Fake Healer |
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Doing an "extra large" volume for the 4th part of an Adventure Path seems strange. We'll likely not do anything special for that volume, actually, apart from have to figure out how to fit 3 digits on the spine and maybe have an extra nostalgic foreword.
I suggest reverting to Roman Numerals.....C. ;P
Vic Wertz Chief Technical Officer |
James Jacobs wrote:Doing an "extra large" volume for the 4th part of an Adventure Path seems strange. We'll likely not do anything special for that volume, actually, apart from have to figure out how to fit 3 digits on the spine and maybe have an extra nostalgic foreword.I suggest reverting to Roman Numerals.....C. ;P
But less than a year later we'd have to make CVII fit!
James Jacobs Creative Director |
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That's no good. Hurts my OCD to have the numbers suddenly shift to reading down instead of across after doing 91 volumes that read across instead of down.
We'll figure it out. It'll probably just be a factor of resizing the font or tightening the kerning or both.
Trinite |
Steve Geddes wrote:It would also significantly compound the problem of how to produce more than 96 pages on a monthly schedule.James Jacobs wrote:Doing an "extra large" volume for the 4th part of an Adventure Path seems strange. We'll likely not do anything special for that volume, actually, apart from have to figure out how to fit 3 digits on the spine and maybe have an extra nostalgic foreword.Having an extra large issue will solve the problem of how to fit three digits on the spine. :)
Granted it might not solve the problem of how to live without sleep.
Eh, by that time Paizo will have bought out Wizards of the Coast, and monthly workload will be the least of your problems.
gbonehead Owner - House of Books and Games LLC |
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#97-100 as a 4 volume "Mythic" AP.....Ofcourse we would need the "Mythic" rules by then.....yeah, that would be just fine thanks.
That's never going to happen; the adventure paths are their bread and butter and it would never do for them to take on that much risk.
What I'm hoping for is a separate mythic subscription (too bad I'll never see the Pathfinder Mythic Subscriber tag), which includes something like a module or two, part 7 of 6 adventure path volumes, and a sourcebook per year.
Papa-DRB |
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What I'm hoping for is a separate mythic subscription (too bad I'll never see the Pathfinder Mythic Subscriber tag), which includes something like a module or two, part 7 of 6 adventure path volumes, and a sourcebook per year.
Wow, I like this idea. As much as some are for Mythic rules, there are some that are just as much against. This would allow everyone (to some extent) to be happy and get what they want.
-- david
Papa.DRB
JFK68 |
JFK68 wrote:#97-100 as a 4 volume "Mythic" AP.....Ofcourse we would need the "Mythic" rules by then.....yeah, that would be just fine thanks.That's never going to happen; the adventure paths are their bread and butter and it would never do for them to take on that much risk.
What I'm hoping for is a separate mythic subscription (too bad I'll never see the Pathfinder Mythic Subscriber tag), which includes something like a module or two, part 7 of 6 adventure path volumes, and a sourcebook per year.
I really don't think it is that much of a risk, it IS one hell of a lot of work for the staff though. Granted, some may cancel their subscriptions and start them back up at #101, but I doubt it. Many (myself included) have bought APs that they have not cared for just for "idea" generators. If Paizo puts out a 4 volume Mythic AP every 8 years, I think subscibers would still get them even if they don't initially plan on playing through them. Besides, who is going to want to miss out on issue #100????
gbonehead Owner - House of Books and Games LLC |
James Jacobs Creative Director |
One significant risk (beyond creating another product line for the already pretty stretched staff) is that some people would drop preexisting subscriptions to fund their mythic subscription. Hopefully paizo will find a way to make it work.
People drop subscriptions every time we start a new Adventure Path. Some because they're not into Asian themes. Some because they hate pirates. Some because they've seen enough of Varisia, or don't like dungeon crawls.
Regardless of what we do... that happens. The trick is to bring on as many or more subscribers as we loose every 6 months, and so far, that trick's been working pretty well.
gbonehead Owner - House of Books and Games LLC |
But other people keep an eye on that Charter in their tags and never, ever unsubscribe :)
Someday there will be Just One :)
(Not to give the wrong impression - because the only thing I ever had any angst about was the minis line because it's so freakin' expensive ... I'm more than satisfied with the remainder of the subscriptions)
Steve Geddes |
Steve Geddes wrote:One significant risk (beyond creating another product line for the already pretty stretched staff) is that some people would drop preexisting subscriptions to fund their mythic subscription. Hopefully paizo will find a way to make it work.People drop subscriptions every time we start a new Adventure Path. Some because they're not into Asian themes. Some because they hate pirates. Some because they've seen enough of Varisia, or don't like dungeon crawls.
Regardless of what we do... that happens. The trick is to bring on as many or more subscribers as we loose every 6 months, and so far, that trick's been working pretty well.
Well, I'll be encouraged by that then, maybe one of the barriers I see isn't a real obstacle after all. :)
Although a new epic subscription would be a slightly different thing than an AP with a fringe-y theme. Presumably some of the gains/losses each six months are the same people opting in/out. If an ongoing epic line were to emerge, there wouldn't be that same cohort of "I'll subscribe for six months" customers.
golem101 |
But other people keep an eye on that Charter in their tags and never, ever unsubscribe :)
Someday there will be Just One :)
(Not to give the wrong impression - because the only thing I ever had any angst about was the minis line because it's so freakin' expensive ... I'm more than satisfied with the remainder of the subscriptions)
Don't remind me of my missing Charter Subscriber tag, please. :-(