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Press Release: Necromancer Games to Publish Judges Guild Products
July 26, 2002, Las Vegas, NV: Beginning in January 2003, Necromancer Games will begin distributing Judges Guild products. Necromancer Games will be updating a number of products—including the City State and the entire Wilderlands campaign setting—and those products that are not updated will be made available for download in PDF format from a Judges Guild web site to be hosted by Necromancer Games.
“We are really excited to be bringing back Judges Guild for d20/3E!” said Clark Peterson, President of Necromancer Games. “We have always styled ourselves as a modern day Judges Guild and now with our partnership with them we have truly achieved our goal!” Bob Bledsaw, owner of Judges Guild, recently terminated his relationship with QLI/RPGRealms effective December 31, 2002, allowing Judges Guild to reach an agreement with Necromancer Games. “I am thrilled to be working with the Necromancer guys. We share a common vision of what a campaign world should be,” said Bledsaw. “Necromancer Games is a perfect fit for Judges Guild and the Wilderlands campaign.” Hunter Gordon of QLI/RPGRealms, busy with their upcoming d20 Traveller project is “happy to pass the torch to Necromancer Games. We love Judges Guild and think Necromancer will do a great job.”
Necromancer Games will begin in January of 2003 with a Wilderlands Gazetteer, similar to the Scarred Lands or Greyhawk Gazetteers. Planned as a 48 page introduction to the Wilderlands, the Gazetteer will introduce new players and reacquaint old fans with the Wilderlands and City State setting. It will provide an overview color fold out map showing the larger features of the world. It will provide historical and game details unique to the Wilderlands as well as a short summary of the City State of the Invincible Overlord—the main setting location—and the wilderness area around the City State, allowing players to begin a Wilderlands campaign right away.
In April 2003, Necromancer Games will release the Wilderlands of High Fantasy Boxed Set, which details the entire Wilderlands Campaign in extraordinary detail. The boxed set contains 18 full sized maps (matching the original set) as well as two soft cover books: the first a Campaign Book, providing details on how to run a campaign in the Wilderlands, more extended background material, prestige classes, new monsters and items; and the second a Map Book detailing all of the contents of the 18 Wilderlands maps in expanded and updated format. “The Wilderlands was the first campaign setting created for Dungeons and Dragons, predating even the published Greyhawk setting by several years,” Peterson explained. “And now it is back for d20!” The product is scheduled to be $39.95.
In Spring 2003, Necromancer Games will release the City State of the Invincible Overlord Boxed Set. This set will include all the original maps, plus a much expanded and updated softcover book detailing the denizens of the City State, its locations, adventure ideas and NPCs. The set will also incorporate material from the classic Judges Guild product Wraith Overlord, which details the sewers and dungeons beneath the famed City State, as well as material from Pegasus magazines. The product is scheduled to be $34.95.
Necromancer Games will follow up those releases with yet another boxed set: The City State of the World Emperor Boxed Set. This set details Veiridistan, the city of spices and home of the Green Emperor and his vast legions. It includes detailed maps and an expansive book describing the denizens of the most powerful city in the Wilderlands.
Necromancer Games is also set to republish all the original Wilderlands expansion books (Mines of Custalcon, Spies of Light Elf, etc) in one product, called the Wilderlands Expansions. In addition, Necromancer Games plans to publish the other Wilderlands cities and city states—Valon, Tarantis, Modron, and the never-before-published City of Mages.
Additionally, Necromancer Games will publish a select few modules from Judges Guild’s vast library of content, including Caverns of Thracia, Treasure Vaults of Lindoran, and all the Treasure Maps modules.
Necromancer Games will host a Judges Guild web site, complete with message boards and live online roleplaying. Finally, any Judges Guild products that Necromancer Games does not intend to update to Third Edition will be released in electronic format (PDF) from the Judges Guild website.
