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I wish Chaosium well with this PoD and the Advanced Sorcery one too. Having these options for physical books is amazing.

Amazing news 🙂

On 3/12/2023 at 2:15 PM, creativehum said:

Also, will the seminar be recorded? (and maybe even the game sessions? portions thereof? I'd love to get a chance to see you running the game.)

A seconder for this as well. 

The real benefit, in the hands of a DM who can frame the prompts well enough, is indeed being able to author on the fly text - that can be edited/changed/redone and reworked - it's a jumping off point type tool - not necessarily and end in and of itself. I'm looking forward to future more refined versions that reduce the mistakes producing contradictory text. And a better/broader range of understandings of TTRPG rulesets.

3 minutes ago, g33k said:

I'm pretty sure the CC-BY licenses give that certainty.  AFAIK, WotC has only released 400 pages (I'm guessing the basic "SRD" material, aka the PHB (more or less)).

There's certainly a *LOT* more to D&D than just that, but then again:  that same amount of SRD was driving the OGL for decades, so...

They also release a promotional list of tasks for the future that had similar wording to 'previous editions being considered for placing in the CC' - if that means a ruleset like 3.5e and its complete SRD (minus obvious IP details) could go CC that would an epic move too - I'll wait and see.
 
I just want to extend my understanding and playing past only 'D&D adjacent' stuffs. D100 based games fill that requirement.

6 hours ago, g33k said:

But in the end... I figure Chaosium has a better handle on this stuff than we fans do.  I'm interested, but it's not nearly so keen an interest as (for example) some better insight into upcoming titles, specific release-dates, etc.

So true - heaps of connections within the industry we are not likely to have for sure. Great points. I really hope the ORC license 'works' going forward as an alternative open gaming license anyway. Something that gives the hobby and industry a full certainty. Even if the principle might not be anything more than a 'wish' in terms of the market dynamics.
Quiet fan lives in hope. 🙂

Amazing news. Thanks so much Chaosium!! :)

13 hours ago, MOB said:

To be clear, we have no plans to take down Magic World from DTRPG.

It is in fact on our (long) list of titles there that we will eventually get round to offering as POD. The latest being here:

 

 Thanks for this full clarification. Never intended to infer negative motives or talk Chaosium down. I really like MW and missed out on being able to get a physical copy years ago. Love the idea that a PoD option is being planned. So glad COC Classics are getting the PoD love too. Working towards budgeting for the BRP PoD book myself in fact now in a few days. So, kudos, and I wish you and your team at Chaosium well in processing the extensive list you all have to deal with to keep us supplied with physical books.

I know there are stories of others being burned by PoD print and production quality of other games/titles etc and I'm sad for those folks but I've always found mine to be of good quality from OneShelf/DTRPG when they've arrived. And shipping to Australia has been reasonable for me. Not sure about pricing these days compared to 2020 re that but willing to pay for it to have Chaosium physical material that is unavailable to me directly from your warehouse(s).
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(*Note to self* "Order RuneQuest H/C books SOON...." .lol 🙂)

To me a prudent approach is to wait and see until the ORC license is released - contributing where they feel necessary along the way. I wish them well however this turns out.

4 hours ago, NickMiddleton said:

I still dare to dream that Magic World might one day get a PoD release too - albeit I am fully aware that it's really NOT on Chaosium's priority list given all the much more high profile (and, lets be honest, commercially viable) titles in their production schedule.

Yes, re Magic World going PoD. Something I'd like to see. Don't have a copy - will have to go to a local print shop for that I guess.

24 minutes ago, NickMiddleton said:

Note: Orcs ARE included in the Magic World bestiary chapter - and as Scotty helpfully points out, both Magic World and Advanced Sorcery ARE still available as PDFs from DriveThru for a very reasonable price.

 

 

I'm just glad BRP has gone PoD on DTRPG- thanks again Chaosium!! 🙂 Still yet to order my copy - but will be done in time. 

23 minutes ago, Scotty said:

both currently 30% off on Drivethru. Now $2.09 each (was $2.99)

 

EPIC news - I got my pdfs in a previous sale. I was more meaning Chaosium announced no further support for the titles. If you want them then go ahead while they are still available on DTRPG.

From 2016 - 

On 3/7/2023 at 8:57 AM, g33k said:

WotC packpedaled hard, though (CC-BY-4.0 hard) and I haven't seen any reaction from Chaosium since that backpedal (afaik, Paizo is still working with Azora Law on the ORC license).

As I understand it Chaosium themselves are strong backers of this effort. Re the ORC license.

Hmmm....colour me many shades of intrigued...... 🙂 lol

23 hours ago, NickMiddleton said:

4) Magic World (2012)  is indeed Elric! There are a few subtle revisions that are worth the trivial price of the PDF (a streamline version of cultures, some streamlining and clarifications in skills and combats). Also the spell list is somewhat consolidated to include various additions in other Elric! supplements but the Summoning and Binding systems that were core, and the whole sale new systems for Runes, Necromancy and others are NOT in the core Magic World (2012) book but in its single supplement, Advanced Sorcery.

Both discontinued Chaosium products now. (MW and Advanced Sorcery.)

Thank you so much for this Rick and the team at Chaosium!! Really appreciate this so much.

Never even knew these existed - amazing what treasures arise when searching through old archives. 🙂

12 hours ago, MOB said:

Recent events 🤔 mean a new edition of BRP is now more of a priority than when Rick made this comment last year.

Great to read - however things turn out 🙂

Ambit question, would the start of work on a new edition be considered if there is any shift of BRP to an Open RPG Creative License (ORC) that Chaosium have announced they'll likely embrace?

Truly great work!!! Thanks for this supplement to Magic World.

Back checking out Chaosium, these forums and found this - really hope it's released so my investment in Magic World can be realised - amazing news. Best wishes with this -checked your other game content/works - great stuff!! 

Passing on condolences to Greg's wider family and to Micheal and all the Chaosium family past and present at the loss of a truly powerful creative genius. Truly sad news 

Greg Stafford leaves a legacy that in the last few years got re-ignited and has now resulted in a new edition of it's original flagship title Runequest. I'm glad he got to be a part of this massive refresh and revival. His Gloranthan universe has fresh life and is in solid hands. 

In their time of grief my heart goes out to Greg's surviving family.

Exquisite naming choice. (Bit late to this information).

What a resource

Great mini-review Sean.  Thanks.