Whatever happened to Necromancer Games?

[Aberzanzorax]

At Greg "V".....


WOOT!

 

[Treebore]

Bill Webb has stated on the Necromancer Games boards that the Slumbering Tsar series as a Pathfinder RPG release is a go. Announcement and details forthcoming.

I agree he said it was a go, but in the post he did not say exactly how, or what version it would be in, thats yet to be announced. I hope its a official PAthfinder product, it would be amazing with their production values.

 

[Alzrius]

Did he say what the format will be? Last I heard, he was soliciting input about whether or not it should be a subscription-based product, or a single massive book.

Personally, I'd much prefer a single volume, but I can understand the worry that sticker shock would turn people off to a Ptolus-sized (and priced) book.

 

[Elodan]

Did he say what the format will be? Last I heard, he was soliciting input about whether or not it should be a subscription-based product, or a single massive book.

Personally, I'd much prefer a single volume, but I can understand the worry that sticker shock would turn people off to a Ptolus-sized (and priced) book.

No details yet.

 

[Kafen]

I could deal with a bit of sticker shock if it means a new Necromancer book on the shelves. Hopefully, it is not too high...which might make me avoid eating for a week.

 

[Stormonu]

I'd just really like another print copy of Tome of Horrors Revised. Either in 3.5 version or a Pathfinder version.

 

[Greg V]

Looks like it's going to be a subcription-based, serial pdf with a big, hardbound book at the end for everyone who purchases all the chapters electronically. No exact details on that, but that's what we've been discussing.

I'm converting it to Pathfinder RPG, so that is decided.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Now that I've lived with it a few years, I really can say that a book the size and scope of Ptolus holds up. I do not agree that it's tied to 3E -- I look forward to using it in C&C, for instance -- but I love having so much detail, with still so much left for me to fill in, at my fingertips. And the combination of Big F'in Book and PDFs of all the contents is pretty swell, too.

 

[Voadam]

Clark is a lawyer with Intellectual Property experience. He writes and reviews and edits such clauses fairly often I suspect. So, it's not like he is unaware that most licenses where the licensee pays nothing for the license also have a clause similar to the one I mentioned, regardless of whether he has personally published under such a clause.

I think you are jumping to a conclusion here. This would just mean if he entered into such an agreement he would do so with eyes wide open. Knowledge and awareness of these types of clauses doesn't imply he'd find the terms acceptable for his own D&D writing and publishing work.

I'm not suggesting he'd reject publishing under the GSL out of ignorance of its terms and how they'd apply to him and his published work.

 

[GlassJaw]

Regardless of why or how Necromancer is in the state that it's in (as well as a lot of other d20/3ed companies), the thing that bothers me the most is how difficult it's becoming to get certain products.

Writing and play-testing Trailblazer (shameless plug, sorry ) really rekindled my enjoyment of playing d20/3ed. I'm sure a lot other people feel the same way with systems like Pathfinder, Fantasycraft, etc.

Because of that, I've been trying to track down some of the Necromancer modules lately and finding it rather frustrating - and expensive! Seems to me that there are still customers out there to justify a reprint of modules like Lost City of Barakus for example.