Necromancer Games shutting down next year.(UPDATE post 93)

[Nightfall]

Thayan,

4life? No Forever and into Undeath!

Necromancer fiend all the time.

And yeah Clark is my own personal Orcus.

 

[The Thayan Menace]

True Dat!

No Forever and into Undeath!

Word ....



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[Ghendar]

I'm coming late to this party but I would be very sad to see Necromancer go the way of the Dodo. Of the myriad 3rd party publishers, Necro is one of my favorites.

 

[JoeGKushner]

*agrees with Zug*

Btw Mark I don't blame you (or Kenzer Company either for that matter) so much as I blame White Wolf for being stupid. Honestly, WW had/has a gold mine with Necromancer Games but they have flittered it away by saying "Oh lookie! We are soo cool! We must keep our coolness by being so darn gothy and edgy!"

Don't drink the kool aid Nightfall.

Remember, they didn't sell through either boxed set despite low print runs. That's hardly a gold mine.

Quality does not equal success.

 

[Mark Plemmons]

If not for David Kenzer, Mark and Steve, we would never have even continued to publish short (e.g. not huge) books. David and I made a committment a couple years ago (really for the good of the hobby) that we would do this as long as we didn't lose any money. The K&Co guys have done a spectacular job of keeping to this. Lots of folks would never have seen a book in print if not for them.

The sales failed to meet (ours and their) expectations, but when I called David a year or so ago, he and I decided to keep making books, since we were (basically) breaking even, and we felt that the world needed more adventures. We also agreed that quality was important (note we still have the best covers and maps in d20), and decided not to drop that aspect of our products to make more money.

Both companies really expected better sales, but, in the final analysis, that was not meant to be. We also decided to keep putting out books, becuase it was the right thing to do. I would imagine after our next 8 books, we'll revisit this.

Thanks guys (K&Co).

Hey, thanks for that, Bill.

You and Clark have done a great job in tough times! Keep it up!

 

[froggie]

Box sets

Joe, actually, we did sell all the RARE box sets!

 

[JoeGKushner]

Joe, actually, we did sell all the RARE box sets!

Thumbs up then!

Glad to see the successful gauging of the market pay off.

 

[Nightfall]

Yep they sold out and I blame my mom for sending back my hard copy/box set of RARE.

But she had a point when I used funds that weren't mine to begin with...

 

[Treebore]

Like I said, if:






Everyone, I really appreciate the outpouring of support. I'll admit, things were looking bleak. But, perhaps as a result of this thread, a few new developments have arisen. I dont yet know what will happen. But know this: if there is a feasible way for Bill and I to do Necro in a way consistent with our vision, we will. That is a promise.


Quote:
You can't keep a good Necromancer down for long.



That, friend, is the truth!

I cant tell you how much Bill and I appreciate everyone's kind words. Hopefully there will be some really good news in the not-so distant future.

Clark


is because of my big mouth, then I am happy.

 

[Nightfall]

Clark,

So...can I get another copy of RARE perhaps?