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Didn't they release Shackled City as a compiled book?
Anybody know if Paizo's thinking about releasing AoW in a similar fashion?
Yes we did.
Yes we are. We've been trying to get approval from Wizards of the Coast since before AoW concluded.
It seems unlikely to the point of impossible at this point, but I guess we should never give up hope.
Mike, unleash Vyth-like Ninja Fury on them until they capitulate!
Don't forget to send in your cronies either.
Mike, unleash Vyth-like Ninja Fury on them until they capitulate!
Don't forget to send in your cronies either.
OOH! OOH! jumps up and down I make a good crony!
Send me!! Send me!!
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What a pain. What happened to the spirit of the OGL?
I guess it would be a lot of work to convert it from D&D to d20 fantasy... unless Kyuss (the evil god, not the band) is a copyrighted character like Mordenkienen and all them....
Uh...
Age of Worms was never OGL. It's completely closed and completely owned by Wizards of the Coast. We couldn't convert it to another system even if we wanted to (and we don't), because we don't own a lick of it.
Mike, unleash Vyth-like Ninja Fury on them until they capitulate!
Don't forget to send in your cronies either.
Yeah but...
Vyth was a terrible ninja...
Worst ever, says the song.
Never misunderestimate the power of pity! They'll feel so bad for you, they'll HAVE to give you the project!
Yeah but...
Vyth was a terrible ninja....
But quite immortal in his own way ...
Yes....he may have been a terrible, mute, ineffectual Ninja, but he was awesome at being a terrible, mute, ineffectual Ninja. That is why we remember him and honor his memory and burn incense at the shrine for him.
I myself just did so, with a copy of Dungeon #129 open to the article that features him, written by Erik...you should know which one. ^_^
He had such possible potential that we will never get to know, just because he rolled bad doesn't make him suck...that gives him character.
Besides, even in his ineffectiveness, Vyth pushed himself to higher levels of bravado that he might not have normally. If he hadn't sucked at combat, would he have tumbled after the Faceless One in a last-ditch effort to prove he was a true man? NO. And while he fought the Faceless One...actually, did he even hit the Faceless One?
Maybe we should start a petition....
Maybe we should start a petition....
sounds like a plan to me, where do i sign?
A year ago I would loved to have seen this in hard cover, but not now. My main reason is if they do it now, it will most likely be converted to 4E and I have no interest in buying 4E what so ever. 3.5 will be the last version of Dungeons and Dragons I own.
I heartily agree. I note that my local gaming store has stopped stocking some 3rd edition game books and is running out of a few as people stock up before the long bitter drought known as 4th edition.
I wish Paizo well with 4th edition, but checking the WotC web site development articles usually peaves me.Lastly, I dusted off my Core Rules 2.0 CD so I could roll a few dice and it reminds me of WotC's effort to have integrated online content for 4th edition. Core Rules 2.0 came out in 1998 during the fall of TSR.
A year ago I would loved to have seen this in hard cover, but not now. My main reason is if they do it now, it will most likely be converted to 4E and I have no interest in buying 4E what so ever. 3.5 will be the last version of Dungeons and Dragons I own.
I totally disagree. The amount of work in converting an adventure of that size to a new system would be silly, compared to the work in getting a compilation of already printed material together. Allowing a compilation to come out (after 4e next summer) suffers the disadvantage of rewarding 3e holdouts, so if it doesn't happen prior to that, I doubt it ever will.
Even less compatible with 4e (with the ludicrous planar/monster changes) would be Savage Tide.
However, had they allowed it to go to print prior to this, they could give some well needed relief to the dearth of products coming out between now and next June. My personal thought is that WotC doesn't want people playing let alone starting long impressive 3rd edition campaigns right now though. Once again, it just cuts into the sales of 4e and allows folks more time to hold out.
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I totally disagree. The amount of work in converting an adventure of that size to a new system would be silly, compared to the work in getting a compilation of already printed material together. Allowing a compilation to come out (after 4e next summer) suffers the disadvantage of rewarding 3e holdouts, so if it doesn't happen prior to that, I doubt it ever will.
Even less compatible with 4e (with the ludicrous planar/monster changes) would be Savage Tide.
However, had they allowed it to go to print prior to this, they could give some well needed relief to the dearth of products coming out between now and next June. My personal thought is that WotC doesn't want people playing let alone starting long impressive 3rd edition campaigns right now though. Once again, it just cuts into the sales of 4e and allows folks more time to hold out.
Sounds to me like you are saying it will not be coming out ever. I am good with that.
Had they allowed it to be released earlier, I doubt it would have had any effect on the sales of 4e. The people that are going to buy 4e are going to buy as soon as it is released, regardless as to whether they are running AoW or not. Some people just have to have the latest and "greatest" as soon as it is ready. Heck I am one of those people, but unfortunately for WotC, 4e is not the greatest, so I will not be getting it.
That makes you a 3rd edition 'hold out'. I will glance at 4th edition, but I'd rather fund my child's college fund than Hasbro Inc. This could easily be a new thread. How does 'Classic D&D' sound?
4th edition D&D is a bad idea whoose time has come...
I'm happy with the PDFs. I can print them out a, scribble on them, cut-and-paste bits of the artwork for my site (I belive that doing so does not materially damage Paizo's revenue).
Printed books are nice, but the problem with adventures (as opposed to rulebooks & campaign settings) is that you only use 'em once. Not really a lot of call for a permananet, printed copy of something you only use once.