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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PapersAndPaychecks" data-source="post: 3370543" data-attributes="member: 28854">I never thought there would be a demand for a print version of OSRIC, but a fair few people asked me about it, so earlier this year, I promised to deliver a printed version of OSRIC in March 2007.  Since then, and with the help of many other contributors, I've been busily at work revising the document ready for print.I must say, it's probably going to be right at the end of March 2007 that I actually deliver on this!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Expect the release date to be around 30th March.OSRIC v1.01 is going to be about 50% larger by word count than v1.00.  The additional content will be:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basic monster listings -- Men, Humanoids, Giants, Dragons, Demons, Devils, Golems, Lycanthropes, Animals, and Others</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basic treasure listings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A revised and expanded equipment list</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rules for poisons, disease and insanity</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A whole pile of additional artwork in the 1e style, featuring several new artists</li> </ul>I think (hope) that's enough to make a complete game in one book, free to download, priced around $8.30 in softcover.  I'm afraid the hardcover's going to check in at around $20, but that's the cost price; I have no way to reduce it.I've completely revised the layout ready for print, so the font's shrunk from 10-pt to 9-pt and there's more space for headings, tables shouldn't break across columns, etc.  As always, this version will be available as a free download and I suggest you check out the free version to make sure it's what you want before shelling out any cash.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Over time, I'll be releasing several versions for different needs:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A US English version</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A British English version (which I hope will also be okay for Canadians, Australians etc.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A low-bandwidth version for people on dialup (the same .pdf but with no art)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Supporter's Edition for people who want to contribute </li> </ul>The British English version and hopefully the US English version should be the ones ready on 30th March.  (The source document is in British English because it's easier for me to work in my native tongue.)</blockquote>

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