Is the AD&D 1E Revival here to stay?

[Voadam]

Goodman Games.

But they publish C&C modules. Or do they have another 1e type system I'm not thinking of?

 

[Umbran]

I don't know if this is a "revival" so much as it is a "publishers recognizing that there's an untapped market". Meaning that I don't expect this is going to create many new players, but will merely be serving the players who already exist. A growth in the number of available products does not imply a growth in the number of gamers playing under the system.

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

But they publish C&C modules. Or do they have another 1e type system I'm not thinking of?

They've published at least one 1st edition module (a conversion of a 3.5 edition one).

 

[diaglo]

I don't know about revival, but I think it just shows there is a decent number of players who get by fine with older editions, don't care about new books with shiny art, and will purchase materials that fit their style. Hell my group is currently playing The Fantasy Trip while on hiatus from my C&C game and apparently there is still new material being made for it. So there is a market for old school gaming. However IME most players of older editions are fine with the stuff they have and aren't really searching for new materials unless they happen to run across them.

i gotta say i've been buggin TSR/WotC/Hasbeen since 1979 to produce OD&D(1974) material.

 

[Crothian]

i gotta say i've been buggin TSR/WotC/Hasbeen since 1979 to produce OD&D(1974) material.

They'd just mess it up. It's perfect as is.

 

[Aeson]

Do you think there will be new 2nd ed. stuff? I started playing with 2nd and have fond memories of the games but, then again it is the time I spent with my friends rather than the game itself I think.

 

[Lanefan]

They've published at least one 1st edition module (a conversion of a 3.5 edition one).

Which one?

I'd love to see a 1e conversion of Forge of Fury...or the Rappan Athuk series.

Lanefan

 

[T. Foster]

I think that right now the market for 1E-compatible products is mostly, if not entirely, made up of the existing 1E fanbase who have been starved for new product for so long that they'll jump at anything (and I suspect that a large proportion -- even larger than the already large proportion in rpg fans as a whole -- are buying these products to read or collect rather than to actually play -- even if you haven't played the game in 20 years and are never likely to play it again, a new "AD&D" module by Robert Kuntz that looks exactly like something TSR might've published in 1982 is a tempting purchase).

My hope is that as more products are released and buzz continues to build that some new fans might be drawn in who will look upon these games/products not merely as a nostalgia-trip but as an actual alternative approach, both rules-wise and aesthetics-wise, and that the two can eventually co-exist. But I don't think that's happened yet.

 

[T. Foster]

Which one?

I'd love to see a 1e conversion of Forge of Fury...or the Rappan Athuk series.

Lanefan

Goodman Games released a limited-edition "1E" conversion of DCC #12.5: Iron Crypt of the Heretics at GenCon Indy. They later did a second printing that was available directly from their website. I'm not sure if copies of the latter are still available or not.

 

[diaglo]

Goodman Games released a limited-edition "1E" conversion of DCC #12.5: Iron Crypt of the Heretics at GenCon Indy. They later did a second printing that was available directly from their website. I'm not sure if copies of the latter are still available or not.

they had to do a second printing. heck, Joseph Goodman didn't even get a copy if rumor is true.

a bunch of people bought 20 or 30 copies at Gen Con of it to sell on ebay.