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"Expeditious Retreat Press Goes 4th Edition!
Expeditious Retreat Press is proud to announce the acquisition of Advanced Player's Guide. Although we were saddened that Necromancer Games could not produce Advanced Player's Guide, we are pleased to bring the work to the public. (...)"
Source: Expeditious Retreat Press web site.
Comment:
Really sad! It was Necromancer Games' idea to deliver those rules in an Advanced Player's Guide which were missing in the 4e PHB.
Am I correct that the GSL back and forth is responsible for Necromancers handling over such a valuable (and surely in high demand!) product to a different publisher?
Paizo's and Necromancer's combined market position surely would have been considerably improved, if Paizo published the reference 3.x rules and Necromancer the essential 4e rule supplement/ completion...
:(((
- Günther
Am I correct that the GSL back and forth is responsible for Necromancers handling over such a valuable (and surely in high demand!) product to a different publisher?
Yes.
Clark Peterson has indicated that until he gets clarification on the new terms of the GSL, he cannot move forward.
Since the APG is a bit time-sensative (i.e., it needs to be out before PHB2), Clark agreed to let Ari shop it to a publisher who was able to get it out faster.