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Pathfinder, Cthulhu, Level Up: D&D Competitors Start To Sell Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8917434" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>One side-effect of 'OGL-gate' is that games other than <strong>Dungeons & Dragons</strong> are starting to see increased sales--in some cases, drastically so--as gamers explore other possibilities. Games like <strong>Pathfinder</strong>, <strong>Call of Cthulhu</strong>, and our own <strong>Level Up</strong>, are all experiencing sales surges right now in scenes reminiscent of WotC's '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_System_License" target="_blank">Game System License</a>' backlash in 2008, which <a href="https://www.enworld.org/wiki/top_rpgs/" target="_blank">also led to a boom</a> in <em>Pathfinder's</em> popularity.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]273944[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We at EN Publishing have sold as many copies of <a href="https://www.levelup5e.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition</strong></a> in the last month as we did in the 6-months prior. <a href="https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1618670413998968834" target="_blank">Paizo talks</a> about <strong>Pathfinder's</strong> recent sale boom -- "Thank you for the kind words these last few days, and for the overwhelming support of our product and our OPENGAMING sale. It has been a critical hit!" -- and shared that the Pathfinder core rulebook has sold out (a new print run will arrive in April).</p><p></p><p>[callout]We were inundated with many weeks' worth of orders. We have brought in additional hands to help with shipping, and are working overtime to send you your new print products as quickly as possible. We apologize for longer than normal ship times as we work through the queue.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, we have run through what was an 8-month supply of our Pathfinder Core Rulebook in the last 2 weeks, and demand on our Beginner Boxes is surging too. We have already ordered another print run of the <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btq01zp3?Pathfinder-Core-Rulebook" target="_blank">hardcover Core Rulebook</a>, which will arrive in mid-April.</p><p></p><p>In the interim, we have some supply of the <a href="https://paizo.com/products/btq026de?Pathfinder-Core-Rulebook-Pocket-Edition" target="_blank">Pocket Edition</a> still available. Happily, Pathfinder exists in many forms[/callout]</p><p>Chaosium also reports a similar surge, reporting that they will be running out of <a href="https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-starter-set/?mc_cid=2c93ab755f&mc_eid=440d31aef0" target="_blank"><strong>Call of Cthulhu</strong> starter sets</a> months ahead of schedule (they also have a new print run coming in).</p><p></p><p>[callout]Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we're likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule.</p><p></p><p>But never fear, there's already a new shipment on the way – it's due in early February, and there's an even bigger Call of Cthulhu shipment coming by sea in March!</p><p></p><p>To Call of Cthulhu fans, thanks for your support and for sharing our eldritch game with curious newcomers. And if you're new to tabletop gaming in the Mythos, we look forward to journeying with you into the black seas of infinity...[/callout]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8917434, member: 1"] One side-effect of 'OGL-gate' is that games other than [B]Dungeons & Dragons[/B] are starting to see increased sales--in some cases, drastically so--as gamers explore other possibilities. Games like [B]Pathfinder[/B], [B]Call of Cthulhu[/B], and our own [B]Level Up[/B], are all experiencing sales surges right now in scenes reminiscent of WotC's '[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_System_License']Game System License[/URL]' backlash in 2008, which [URL='https://www.enworld.org/wiki/top_rpgs/']also led to a boom[/URL] in [I]Pathfinder's[/I] popularity. [ATTACH type="full" alt="c2e33829-0a32-5327-9c2f-ce3ede9b7b81.png"]273944[/ATTACH] We at EN Publishing have sold as many copies of [URL='https://www.levelup5e.com/'][B]Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition[/B][/URL] in the last month as we did in the 6-months prior. [URL='https://twitter.com/paizo/status/1618670413998968834']Paizo talks[/URL] about [B]Pathfinder's[/B] recent sale boom -- "Thank you for the kind words these last few days, and for the overwhelming support of our product and our OPENGAMING sale. It has been a critical hit!" -- and shared that the Pathfinder core rulebook has sold out (a new print run will arrive in April). [callout]We were inundated with many weeks' worth of orders. We have brought in additional hands to help with shipping, and are working overtime to send you your new print products as quickly as possible. We apologize for longer than normal ship times as we work through the queue. Additionally, we have run through what was an 8-month supply of our Pathfinder Core Rulebook in the last 2 weeks, and demand on our Beginner Boxes is surging too. We have already ordered another print run of the [URL='https://paizo.com/products/btq01zp3?Pathfinder-Core-Rulebook']hardcover Core Rulebook[/URL], which will arrive in mid-April. In the interim, we have some supply of the [URL='https://paizo.com/products/btq026de?Pathfinder-Core-Rulebook-Pocket-Edition']Pocket Edition[/URL] still available. Happily, Pathfinder exists in many forms[/callout] Chaosium also reports a similar surge, reporting that they will be running out of [URL='https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-starter-set/?mc_cid=2c93ab755f&mc_eid=440d31aef0'][B]Call of Cthulhu[/B] starter sets[/URL] months ahead of schedule (they also have a new print run coming in). [callout]Woah – there's been a truly monstrous surge of "Cthulhu curious" gamers coming to Chaosium.com in the last two weeks! As a result, we're likely going to run out of Call of Cthulhu Starter Sets, months ahead of schedule. But never fear, there's already a new shipment on the way – it's due in early February, and there's an even bigger Call of Cthulhu shipment coming by sea in March! To Call of Cthulhu fans, thanks for your support and for sharing our eldritch game with curious newcomers. And if you're new to tabletop gaming in the Mythos, we look forward to journeying with you into the black seas of infinity...[/callout] [/QUOTE]
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