Pathfinder 1E Paizo no longer publishing Dungeon and Dragon

[JoshuaFrost]

Josh,

Any chance you guys will utilize Necromancer Games stuff as a resource too?

I can't speak to that. All I can say is "stay tuned".

 

[Nightfall]

Trust me Josh, I will. All the time now that two of my favorites are together.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Well I guess I can stop working on my submissions then.

I'm sure Wizards will still be looking for authors to submit articles- they can't possibly generate all their content in-house.

The submissions guidelines will likely be the same as well- Paizo didn't change them all that significantly from what they were when TSR/Wizards were publishing (streamlined them a bit and made them more clear in terms of how they wanted things presented, though, which was great).

 

[Nightfall]

Drew,

Yeah but now who in their right minds wants people to READ their stuff on computer rather than in print?

 

[buzz]

For me the deal-breaker will be character generation. If it can't be done as well as eTools (and that's not a high bar to reach!), then I'll limp along with what I have and not worry about the rest of the online content.

Well, I've invested a lot of time and money into PCGen, so unless WotC offers something really amazing, a new chargen app isn't much of a sell for me.

And, honestly, I'm still very doubtful that WotC will actually be able to produce one. Magazine-style content is the low-hanging fruit, so I'd think they would focus on that.

Now, if they offered PCGen datasets, I'd sign up yesterday.

 

[Nightfall]

Buzz,

My belief is this will fail since WotC has yet to realize they cut off their feet to spite the nose.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I mourn.

I mourn the loss of a piece of brand identity that has been with D&D very nearly since the start ... Dragon magazine.

I mourn the loss of the best buy in gaming ... Dungeon magazine.

I mourn the source of never ending variety, and the source of adventure and supplemental material for the core D&D campaign settings.

I mourn the end of the print form of the gaming comics I look forward to every month.

I mourn the loss of opportunity for so many aspiring RPG writers to publish their work in an official D&D source.

I mourn the loss of a product made of dead trees, that can travel everywhere, be read everywhere, that doesn't die when the power goes out, that supports gaming on camping trips and deployments and other places where computers and internet access just don't go.

I mourn my primary source for learnign about non-D&D gaming products through advertising.

I mourn the death of two products cut down at the very zenith of their lives. Erik and the Paizo team had taken both products to a level that was their best ever. And while the people won't go away, something is missing without those products and titles.

I'll convert my subscriptions -- one just renewed -- to Pathfinder, because I have been impressed by Paizo's product quality thus far. But I fear that the cost-to-content value will never meet what I received in Dungeon.

I won't support the WotC online initiative. Like many others, I want a product I can hold in my hands, and enjoy somewhere away from the screen and keyboard in front of which I already spend too much of my life. It's not a question of quality of writing, it's a question of value and utility of product.

I've cut back my WotC purchases dramatically in the past six months. This decision encourages me to cut back even further. It feels -- almost -- like WotC just killed a good friend I have had for 25 years.

 

[Ranger REG]

To James Jacob,

Will Pathfinder feature d20 Modern or (modern-genre OGL) material?

 

[Nightfall]

Olgar,

Nah more they pull a Rasputin on us, and now we're stuck with the silly Bolisivik(sp) in charge.

 

[takasi]

Hey guys, on the bright side Knights of the Dinner Table is still around. Technically it is now the only periodical with official D&D material. Hoody-hoo!