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<blockquote data-quote="M.T. Black" data-source="post: 9131203" data-attributes="member: 6782171"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]295522[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After ten years of work, famed TSR alumni Bruce Heard <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/Calidar/posts/2541351209367323/" target="_blank">has announced</a> there will be no future releases for his <strong>World of Calidar</strong> D&D-compatible setting.</p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://bruce-heard.blogspot.com/p/a-word-about-calidar.html" target="_blank">World of Calidar</a> was inspired by Heard's series of articles in Dragon Magazine, <em>Voyage of the Princess Ark</em> in the 1990s, which also expanded on the world of Mystara. Under his label Calidar Pubishing, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5797/Calidar-Publishing" target="_blank">over two dozen titles</a> were released between 2017 and 2023. The setting tells the story of the skyship <em>Star Phoenix</em> and describes the world itself.</p><p></p><p>[callout]Given the limited sales of the last series, I can't find the energy to launch another. These books represent a major amount of work, and I'm not getting any younger. It's a heartbreaking decision, but in the face of the apparent lack of activity after the latest Kickstarter and little or no ensuing feedback, I'm not comfortable pursuing the Calidar project.[/callout]</p><p>Calidar's latest Kickstarter was in 2021 and raised $22,000.</p><p></p><p>It's a great shame, but it appears he was unable to build a reasonable audience for the setting. Bruce's heart has always been with <em>Mystara</em>, so I'm now hoping WOTC will open up the DMs Guild to <em>Mystara</em> content at some point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M.T. Black, post: 9131203, member: 6782171"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="800px" alt="133973.png"]295522[/ATTACH][/CENTER] After ten years of work, famed TSR alumni Bruce Heard [URL='https://www.facebook.com/groups/Calidar/posts/2541351209367323/']has announced[/URL] there will be no future releases for his [B]World of Calidar[/B] D&D-compatible setting. The [URL='https://bruce-heard.blogspot.com/p/a-word-about-calidar.html']World of Calidar[/URL] was inspired by Heard's series of articles in Dragon Magazine, [I]Voyage of the Princess Ark[/I] in the 1990s, which also expanded on the world of Mystara. Under his label Calidar Pubishing, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5797/Calidar-Publishing']over two dozen titles[/URL] were released between 2017 and 2023. The setting tells the story of the skyship [I]Star Phoenix[/I] and describes the world itself. [callout]Given the limited sales of the last series, I can't find the energy to launch another. These books represent a major amount of work, and I'm not getting any younger. It's a heartbreaking decision, but in the face of the apparent lack of activity after the latest Kickstarter and little or no ensuing feedback, I'm not comfortable pursuing the Calidar project.[/callout] Calidar's latest Kickstarter was in 2021 and raised $22,000. It's a great shame, but it appears he was unable to build a reasonable audience for the setting. Bruce's heart has always been with [I]Mystara[/I], so I'm now hoping WOTC will open up the DMs Guild to [I]Mystara[/I] content at some point. [/QUOTE]
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