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4 years ago ::
Feb 16, 2009 - 12:15PM
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It's a little old-school, but maybe Kenzer could work something out using their HackMaster license?
Hmmm, well they are actually coming out with a new Hackmaster game this summer apparently, that could work. We'd need to see what the author's think...
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4 years ago ::
Feb 16, 2009 - 1:45PM
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Date Joined:
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I think that a lot of the future of Greyhawk depends on sales of current products and licensed items.
I have not followed 4th Edition because I am very much a Greyhawk fan and mostly like 3.5. (I would have prefered a 4th Edition of errata and clarifications if at all)
I am running a campaign of various Dungeon Magazine campaigns like the Age of Worms. I also have the Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk. I will be busy with that for some time. However, when I am not GM, I play my RPGA character. I miss the option to do that. So, if things don't go well with 4th Edition perhaps there will be some sort of option to do something that will please the 3.5 lovers.
Hold on to hope!
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4 years ago ::
Feb 16, 2009 - 11:54PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 26, 2007
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Ummmm..there already is! Behold, Paizo and the Pathfinder RPG! http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPGDon't forget the Pathfinder Society too! http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety
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4 years ago ::
Feb 17, 2009 - 8:06AM
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So, if things don't go well with 4th Edition perhaps there will be some sort of option to do something that will please the 3.5 lovers.
Well, I'd note two things here:
1) The RPGA / LFR staff has indicated that play numbers for LFR are exceeding their expectations. They haven't talked specifics about numbers (as a rule, they don't), but, at this still-early date, it doesn't sound like there's any sense that "things aren't going well with 4th Edition". (Though, there are undoubtedly many gamers who are sticking with 3.5, it may well be that enough have gone to 4E to make WotC happy.)
2) With WotC no longer making any money off of 3.5 products, and the RPGA now focused solely on supporting current WotC product lines, I'd be incredibly surprised if we saw a return to a 3.5 RPGA campaign. However, as Koushiro has alluded to, there are other organizations still supporting 3.5
"Of course [Richard] has a knife. He always has a knife. We all have knives. It's 1183, and we're barbarians!" - Eleanor of Aquitaine, "The Lion in Winter"
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4 years ago ::
Feb 17, 2009 - 10:08AM
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Date Joined:
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Don't know if there is any point to this but I thought I would just put it out there that I really miss Greyhawk and all the
adventures therein.
If you don't like 4E, and if you like Greyhawk... then play it! The RPGA can't force 4E down your throat.
-Matt
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4 years ago ::
Feb 17, 2009 - 1:00PM
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Date Joined:
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Well, I'd note two things here:
1) The RPGA / LFR staff has indicated that play numbers for LFR are exceeding their expectations. They haven't talked specifics about numbers (as a rule, they don't), but, at this still-early date, it doesn't sound like there's any sense that "things aren't going well with 4th Edition". (Though, there are undoubtedly many gamers who are sticking with 3.5, it may well be that enough have gone to 4E to make WotC happy.)
Unfortunetly, WotC/RPGA numbers can not accuratly be used. When you eliminate Xen'drik Expeditions, Mark of Heros, Living Greyhawk, and Undermountain and only introduce one campaing (LFR), the number of players must be high unless you have a really rotten campaign/product. From what I understand of the Forgotten Realm books, that should bring players into LFR.
I really want WotC to reintruduce a Living Greyhawk campaign, I just don't see it happening. They spent the past several years deleting all Greyhawk referenes from the core books. It's sad but true.
-Swiftbrook
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4 years ago ::
Feb 19, 2009 - 10:46PM
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1) The RPGA / LFR staff has indicated that play numbers for LFR are exceeding their expectations.
Yeah they probably haven't seen play numbers spike like this since they changed from charging for the LG mods.
I don't see how you don't expect that though when you let/encourage people to replay mods and don't have a TU system.
Likely the player numbers are about the same currently with new players possibly exceeding those that have quit by a small margin.
-James
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4 years ago ::
Feb 22, 2009 - 9:06AM
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Hmmm, well they are actually coming out with a new Hackmaster game this summer apparently, that could work. We'd need to see what the author's think...
Living Kalamar is switching to Hackmaster, if I'm not mistaken.
4E Core is a generic/unnamed world.
It's refereed to as the "Points of Light" - named on the theory behind 4E campaign design.
Would this be a thousand points of light?
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4 years ago ::
Feb 27, 2009 - 12:33AM
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Date Joined:
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I believe that it's going to switch over. I'm actually kind of curious what Hackmaster is going to become, seems like they're going to be a bit, and no offense to them intended, legitimate RPG.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 07, 2009 - 6:29PM
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Date Joined:
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I really want WotC to reintruduce a Living Greyhawk campaign, I just don't see it happening. They spent the past several years deleting all Greyhawk referenes from the core books. It's sad but true.
Actually, I found quite the opposite, that the releases near the "end" of 3.5 had more Greyhawk references than ever. Look at the Fiendish Codices, for example -- most of the background material was established in the realm of Greyhawk before anywhere else.
As far as 4e Greyhawk is concerned, I think you'll find it here and there -- Draconomicon has a list of famous dragons from various settings (Dragonlance, Greyhawk, and FR), and stats for some of the biggest, notably Dragotha...
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