Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:09 pm Post subject: One book to rule them all.
As you may or may not have noticed, Mongoose is no longer carrying the Wayfarers print. They sold a short run, but determined that sales were not fast enough to justify a second run.
In some ways, it is an unfortunate development. However, we didn't set out with dreams of becoming a major RPG publisher, and in some regards I am happier to get things back in house.
With that in mind, I have begun on a new project.
It will be a hefty book, but should encompass all one needs to play Wayfarers at a price significantly less than what it would cost to acquire the same today.
I have some ideas on where we will go from there, but one thing at a time.
That being said, if anyone has feedback/suggestions, now would be the time.
YES! You can count me in.
The compiled works including errata would make me a happy camper. It can get tricky to get all cross-references to other books, pages, and tables right.
I would not go so far as to suggest another revision but it might be a good opportunity to introduce a few minor tweaks where you feel they would be warranted.
You have my full confidence on this. As it currently stands, the game is about as close to what I'm looking for in a D&D-like RPG as it is likely to get.
I sincerely believe that Wayfarers will be better served back in the hands of its creators. You have proven it in the past with the awesome gaming package that was the original edition.
I appreciate the confidence, and I will definitely take advantage of the offer, Meta. This won't go to print until no one here can find an error. I will likely make some tweaks, bit I also don't feel that the game needs much more than that.
Of course, any feedback you all have in that respect is valuable.
Alright, an extensive treatise on mules.
Huzzah!!! My money is yours!
Edit/Addendum: My absence from these forums has been due to enormous amounts of work we're putting into getting my wife's business going, raising kids, and keeping up with my studies so I can eventually get that PhD.
My hopes of creating a campaign setting for Wayfarers are nowhere near dead, but I haven't even had time to play any RPGs this year.
Glad to hear it's back in house!
Any kind of update on this? Timeframe, delivery method....Is it going to be a print on demand type of deal or you going to use a public backing (IE kickstarter) to garner enough cash to do print run?
Expect the fall/winter. My summer is very fragmented by work and travel so work has not been fast, but I tend to get it done in chunks.
I doubt we can get enough kickstarted for a print run, so it might be POD. That said, I really want a matte finish on this hardcover. I am going to work on that.
I'm still down for this!
An alphabetical index of monsters should definitely be a requirement!
Something going in Optional Rules. Not fully edited.
Thanks to Moth for much of the inspiration.
Always good to see more awesome stuff happening here!
Some folks in the Facebook D&D 5e are looking for a way to make characters without classes and I've pointed them this direction.