My players have been enjoying SCAP immensely. Indeed, they have been enjoying it to such a degree that several of them have decided they want to run the next APs (AoW & ST).
However, buying the back issues of the necessary magazines is kind of inconvenient, so I am wondering if there is any indication that these APs will follow SCAP's lead and be published in hardcover format.
Anyone?
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That's a question that's been asked many times. The usual reply is no, because permission was denied by WotC.
It's possible that once the license reverts back to WotC, they (WotC) MAY decide to publish the AoW and ST APs themselves (and make a whacking great profit from doing so, as long as it's not in delve format). That's the only thing you can hope for.
Well, to add another monkey wrench in: the gossip supposition among people who think they know state that if they had to guess why WotC is "re-acquiring" their licenses, its because Hasbro has intention of selling off the license to another. This will of course be made easier if they already have all the rights to everything else back in-house. Hasbro intends to keep the minis line as it is the only thing that makes money for them.
This is not based on any official info, just what I've heard mentioned from many game-store owners and persons at conventions. It makes sense, but no evidence to substantiate it.
nonetheless, my point is, IF this is the fate of D&D, there's no telling where (if anywhere) it'll wind up, and what they'll choose to do with AoW and ST (if anything).
Robert
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Well, to add another monkey wrench in: the gossip supposition among people who think they know state that if they had to guess why WotC is "re-acquiring" their licenses, its because Hasbro has intention of selling off the license to another. This will of course be made easier if they already have all the rights to everything else back in-house. Hasbro intends to keep the minis line as it is the only thing that makes money for them...
Robert
I think it's Paul Kemp's Blog site that explains this, but if you take a look at the volume sold of most of the D&D rulesbooks, you notice they're almost all bestsellers, and the core books enjoy extremely high movement.
Examples:
Drow of the Underdark (Dungeons & Dragons Supplement) (Hardcover)Amazon.com Sales Rank: #702 in Books
Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I (Dungeons & Dragons, Edition 3.5) (Hardcover) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,634 in Books
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft (Dungeons & Dragons Supplement) (Hardcover) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,902
So, you see, the latest D&D sourcebook is doing better than Stephen King's latest novel...Ravenloft has probably fallen a bit because, well, it's out-of-season:)
Lisey's Story (Hardcover)
by Stephen King (Author) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,910 in Books
And, of course, no-one will ever beat the wizard...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) (Hardcover)
by J. K. Rowling (Author)Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1 in Books