What's the current, in print, status of Castle Zagyg??

Treebore · Oct 11, 2010

Yeah, there are no PDF's either.

MerricB · Oct 11, 2010

Sadly, there are no updates. At this point, it is uncertain how viable any relaunched Castle Zagyg would be.

Cheers!

Eridanis · Oct 12, 2010

grodog said:
In case anyone's looking for a CZ set: a nice one @ Castle Zagyg Upper Works - Brand New Mint Condition - eBay (item 110596985671 end time Nov-09-10 10:47:11 PST)

I know the seller, and he's great to do business with!

Already been sold, unfortunately. $144 was a pretty good price, based on what they've been going for on eBay lately. (Prices are in the $150 to $200 range the past few months, it seems.)

MerricB · Oct 12, 2010

It makes me very glad I bought it when it came out. I forget if I preordered or not...

Cheers!

Eridanis · Oct 12, 2010

I saw it once, and didn't have the $50 at the time. It was pay the month's bills, or pick up the box... since I've never seen another copy since, I wonder if I made the wrong choice. Damn my sense of personal responsibility!

jaerdaph · Oct 12, 2010

Joe Bloch's Castle of the Mad Archmage starts at Level 2 conveniently where Castle Zagyg left off.

$150+ for CZ is insane.

If you're looking for a cheap (as in free) alternative, The Mad Demigod's Castle by Rath is a nice take on Level 1 that lines up with Castle of the Mad Archmage. You can download it at Dragonsfoot. I did the maps for Rath as well.

PeelSeel2 · Dec 1, 2010

Axe & Hammer

He has released the map of the storage rooms. Also the encounter key. So now the most important part of Castle Zagyg is out....

grodog · Dec 6, 2010

Gaetano's Axe & Hammer blog is one of the leading Greyhawk research resources out there: if you're interested in GH and not reading, you're really missing out.

JohnRTroy · Dec 6, 2010

Regarding the original question, I don't think any of you should expect a traditional release in the near future--that is, don't expect this to suddenly pick up where everything left off, or to see a sudden announcement from Gygax Games on their web site.

I know Gail is putting in time and effort to do this, but it will have to be measured in a long-term timeframe. If we get to see Castle Zagyg again in print at all, it would have to be funded by a more wider-release that is released to all audiences, such as a computer game or MMORPG. The tabletop market is too small right now to justify that type of release.