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<blockquote data-quote="Orcus" data-source="post: 3813884" data-attributes="member: 1254"><p>First, I dont need a full SRD. We didnt need it for 3e. I just need the draft rules with some guidance on what they dont want me to use. That was how 3e worked and it is easy as pie. </p><p></p><p>Now, lets look at things backwards. If I need a May-June release, I have to have stuff back from printing and in the warehouse by April 1. To get stuff back in the warehouse by April 1, I need to have sent it to the printer by Feb 1. To have it to the printer by Feb 1, I need to have pre-press pdfs ready in final form just before that. So that means final development on the product would have to be done and all art in by Jan 1 to get layout done. These arent the days of 3e anymore where a rushed 32 page saddle stitched module is considered a significant product. Sure, people can bang those out for gencon and make a few bucks. But that isnt what we are talking about here. </p><p></p><p>So, in my view, that drop dead date may have come and gone. I told WotC I felt the "I really need it now" date was September 30. Obviously, we didnt get it then. I think the new "I need it now" date is next Monday, Oct. 8. I'm not sure that is a drop dead date. But given that the draft rules are due in by Mearls to WotC today, I think next monday is a good day for me to say i need it right away.</p><p></p><p>I will tell you, when Sept 30 came and went I actively put together a small team to start planning on 3.75. I am working on that now, tenatively, as a backstop measure. It isnt full blows development. I know what I want to change and improve in my version of 3e. It wouldnt be hard to do. The hard part is art. </p><p></p><p>I have been very clear with WotC on what I think the third party publishers need. I have even volunteered to help them craft the OGL and SRD issues so they dont have to worry about it while they rush to get the new edition finished. </p><p></p><p>Clark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orcus, post: 3813884, member: 1254"] First, I dont need a full SRD. We didnt need it for 3e. I just need the draft rules with some guidance on what they dont want me to use. That was how 3e worked and it is easy as pie. Now, lets look at things backwards. If I need a May-June release, I have to have stuff back from printing and in the warehouse by April 1. To get stuff back in the warehouse by April 1, I need to have sent it to the printer by Feb 1. To have it to the printer by Feb 1, I need to have pre-press pdfs ready in final form just before that. So that means final development on the product would have to be done and all art in by Jan 1 to get layout done. These arent the days of 3e anymore where a rushed 32 page saddle stitched module is considered a significant product. Sure, people can bang those out for gencon and make a few bucks. But that isnt what we are talking about here. So, in my view, that drop dead date may have come and gone. I told WotC I felt the "I really need it now" date was September 30. Obviously, we didnt get it then. I think the new "I need it now" date is next Monday, Oct. 8. I'm not sure that is a drop dead date. But given that the draft rules are due in by Mearls to WotC today, I think next monday is a good day for me to say i need it right away. I will tell you, when Sept 30 came and went I actively put together a small team to start planning on 3.75. I am working on that now, tenatively, as a backstop measure. It isnt full blows development. I know what I want to change and improve in my version of 3e. It wouldnt be hard to do. The hard part is art. I have been very clear with WotC on what I think the third party publishers need. I have even volunteered to help them craft the OGL and SRD issues so they dont have to worry about it while they rush to get the new edition finished. Clark [/QUOTE]
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