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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jim Hague" data-source="post: 2665485" data-attributes="member: 17550">Spycraft, L5R, 7th Sea, Stargate, plus the myriad card games...a lot of forums.And here you're showing how little you know about the publishing business in general and the RPG business in particular.  There's plenty of folks like Moregnstern and ColPladoh that'll be happy to give exact details, I'm sure, but a good rule of thumb is this - you announce a product to generate interest, much like movie teasers, then continue work on the product as interest builds.  Given the vagaries of the industry - things like writers having personal emergencies, freelancers flaking out, budgetary constraints, printing problems - very few publishers make street date, but most do get close.  Warlords is, what, a 5 page book series, each book being fairly hefty?  The 3.5 changes were comprehensive enough, not to mention vetting OGC and OGL material, that i'm not at all surprised it's taking this long.  Look at Privateer Press' Iron Kingdoms setting for another example, or Delta Green.  Both are considered paragons in their respective genres, and both took a long time to get to press.That chip on your shoulder?  I'd suggest buffing that out.  Coming on here and carrying out some personal grudge isn't going to get you very far at all.</blockquote>