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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 12:31PM
#31
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Apr 11, 2008
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Please add me onto the list of folks who would like to see Ashes of Athas be available for wider distribution. I had a few players in the area who did the first chapters after the conventions where they were released. They were looking forward to doing the other ones as well. Not everyone can travel to two or three conventions each year, and the strong story makes a lot less sense if you skip every second or third chapter.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 1:05PM
#32
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Date Joined:
Sep 25, 2011
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Another thing to think about in terms of WOTC seeing how their clampdown on Ashes of Athas distribution is causing damage to their own brand (much moreso than the argument above that unfettered AoA distribution weakens the brand): older players (those of us in our 30s, let's say) have more income and real willingness to spend it on products, but are much shorter of time than we were in our younger years. We can't travel to conventions or play on a reliable schedule, but are eager to buy Dark Sun products (and that leads to other purchases--for example, I bought Heroes of the Elemental Chaos entirely because of my deepening involvement in the Dark Sun product line), and would like more pre-made adventures we can adapt and use rather than having to make everything up from scratch (a role AoA fills neatly).
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 2:56PM
#33
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Very interested in playing the rest of the Ashes of Athas events, but I organize and volunteer at conventions. After the ludicrus amounts of time I put into making these event happen, there's no time left to play in weeks and days leading up to the conventions. My chance to play these adventures is largely at home games and gamedays later on. Having these events off the website means I won't get a chance to play them.
There should be allowance for use of D&D and it's campaign materials for a shared world campaign. The passion and work of the authors of this campaign can only be considered to be promoting D&D above other game systems. In the diverse and fragmented RPG space we find ourselves, one needs to consider more highly how much your product is used, adored, and promoted as is being done with Ashes of Athas.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 5:01PM
#34
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Date Joined:
Apr 25, 2001
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I'll add my voice to those who would like to see these adventures continue to be available. They have built an engaging story, drafted by several longtime fans of the setting; I remember talking with Alphastream when he was moderator of the Dark Sun mailing list back in the mid 90's. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or availability to attend RPG conventions, and I know that many others are in the same boat.
I do have the occasion to run home games, or the occasional in-store session, and Ashes of Athas has been perfect for that; it's served as a good introduction to the setting for players who would not have otherwise noticed it; and the shared-campaign aspect of it gives us something in common to talk about; helping to strengthen a community ... and Dark Sun has lived and surivived on the basis of it's community.
flip
Athas.org overcouncil
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 7:56PM
#35
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Date Joined:
Jul 23, 2005
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I've had the pleasure to run AoA at both conventions and for home play. Not everyone I know can travel to the conventions to play and having the wider distribution was great. Since this is a labor of love and the authors receive no monetary compensation for this it would be great to have this available again.
Please let Scrooge's heart open up and support the people who support you making a living (literally) by buying Wotc products. Myself being high on the list but I will vote with my dollars and find other places to spend my money if decisions like this aren't reversed.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 9:02PM
#36
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Date Joined:
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Add my voice too. As one of the original admins and AoA designer, I would love to see this continue for the community.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 30, 2012 - 9:21PM
#37
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Aug 18, 2003
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as a fan of Darksun since 91, I like to see and collect just about everything I can get ahold of. Please add me to the list of people that would like to see AoA distributed.
"Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? NOW you're scared!" - Rose Tyler
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8 months ago ::
Oct 31, 2012 - 1:53AM
#38
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Date Joined:
Aug 18, 2007
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As an Australian with no chance of ever being able to play the modules at a convention distribution is the only way I can share these modules, one of which I wrote, with other players here in Australia.
There are some excellent modules in the campaign and it is dissapointing that players around the world are unable to enjoy them because of an obfuscated legal concern.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 31, 2012 - 2:05AM
#39
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Date Joined:
Aug 19, 2007
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It would be a shame to see everyone's efforts not reach a wider audience, so I to wold love to see this situation remedied.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 31, 2012 - 4:22AM
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As a fan of Dark Sun since 94, quoting Flip, I'll also add my voice to those who would like to see these adventures continue to be available. They have built an engaging story, drafted by several longtime fans of the setting.
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