Metalzoic Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I haven't seen anything about this in a long time. I see people posting on the forum, but nothing from Chaosium. Thsi still coming out or was it just quietly canceled? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Metalzoic said: I see people posting on the forum, but nothing from Chaosium. Thsi still coming out or was it just quietly canceled? Ian was still working on it as of ChaosiumCon, but suspect it is a slow progression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalzoic Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Good to know, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Chaosium seems to not like to announce project-status when it only amounts to "still working on it... just like the last time we updated." And as Jaja says, likely it's going slow. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackardMoose Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Ian said on Mastodon recently that he just finished the index. Unfortunately, I can't find it now. He may have automatic post deletion set up, because outside of his pinned post, there's nothing older than Jul 29th on his dice.camp Mastodon profile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackardMoose Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Ian has further said that his work is done, so we must be getting close. https://dice.camp/@ian_h_cooper/110866619097883449 Quote We don’t talk release schedules - marketing likes to manage that - including if we are going to crowdfund but your patience will be rewarded soon. (I can’t tell you because that’s not my call). But I can say that my work as writer, art director, and Susan the editors work are done 😉 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 11 hours ago, PackardMoose said: Ian has further said that his work is done, so we must be getting close. https://dice.camp/@ian_h_cooper/110866619097883449 "close" is a very, very loose term, here. Layout could take a long, long time; then the proof/print/ship cycle is likely a 3- to 4-month minimum. It may languish in Chaosium's "projects awaiting available resources" pile indefinitely while their layout people handle other (expected to have larger audience) projects. They might hire someone specifically for the project. I'm hoping they'll see fit to launch the production immediately via crowdfunding. It seems to be in an ideal state (text & art complete!) for that sort of thing. Honestly: that Ian even mentions this, makes it seem likely. I presume they will need to ID & hire an experienced layout X crowdfunder X project-manager person (or team) who is(are) willing to work on contingency (i.e. the success of a crowfunding program). Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cooper Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 We just don't do dates, it's a Chaosium thing. Marketing wants to control the messaging, not have one campaign interfere with another. But it really is imminent. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 7 hours ago, Ian Cooper said: We just don't do dates, it's a Chaosium thing. Marketing wants to control the messaging, not have one campaign interfere with another. But it really is imminent. Happy dance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Ian announced at Dragonmeet: PDF in the next month or so, print Q2 of next year! 7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakob Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I know I shouldn't be impatient ... but isn't it time for something official on the chaosium website? There must be a cover by now, right? 1 Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfbrandi Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) On 12/11/2023 at 12:23 AM, Jakob said: There must be a cover by now, right? On 7/13/2022 at 10:07 AM, MOB said: Art for Questworlds is by the amazing Lionel Marty and we are close to done. Lots of amazing art and our cover is already in. I have four more pieces of art direction to find time to write, and then we can close out this volume. I have zero inside information, and I am saying neither that that is the cover nor — much as I might wish it — that all the art is in greyscale. Edited December 12, 2023 by mfbrandi trimmed 1 Quote NOTORIOUS VØID CULTIST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackardMoose Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Quote I know I shouldn't be impatient ... but isn't it time for something official on the chaosium website? Honestly, I'm concerned about the lack of promotion. This game is going to flop if Chaosium treats it as an afterthought, which seems to be the case. I get it, CoC is the cash cow and RQ is reasonably popular, and they're going to continue to promote those the most, but the silence has been deafening on this project for years. Even going back to the earliest editions as HeroQuest, it hasn't been marketed or promoted much. I'm currently playing with 7 other avid TTRPG gamers, and I'm the only one who has even heard of QuestWorlds. This isn't how you get mind share with gamers. This is how you get relegated to the pile of obscure products in a niche market, another barely-remembered subfolder in the "_OtherStuff" folder of RPG pdf collections. And that would be a shame, because I think it's a much more interesting system than stodgy and stale ol' BRP (which I really have no desire to play ever again, despite the fact that I loved it in the early 80s). I guess time will tell. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Ian posts on X and Bluesky, here's the most recent update on both platforms: Quote Ian Cooper @icooper.bsky.social Ian Cooper @ian_h_cooper ·Dec 3, 2023 For those not at Dragonmeet yesterday our big news was we are hoping for a PDF of #QuestWorlds by the end of the year (or beginning of next) and a print release by end of Q2 in 2024. It’s has been a long haul; my thanks to those of you who have kept faith with me on that journey More News very soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 hours ago, PackardMoose said: Honestly, I'm concerned about the lack of promotion. This game is going to flop if Chaosium treats it as an afterthought, which seems to be the case. I get it, CoC is the cash cow and RQ is reasonably popular, and they're going to continue to promote those the most, but the silence has been deafening on this project for years. Even going back to the earliest editions as HeroQuest, it hasn't been marketed or promoted much. I'm currently playing with 7 other avid TTRPG gamers, and I'm the only one who has even heard of QuestWorlds. This isn't how you get mind share with gamers. This is how you get relegated to the pile of obscure products in a niche market, another barely-remembered subfolder in the "_OtherStuff" folder of RPG pdf collections. And that would be a shame, because I think it's a much more interesting system than stodgy and stale ol' BRP (which I really have no desire to play ever again, despite the fact that I loved it in the early 80s). I guess time will tell. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. I think that in this case it is a GOOD thing, that it was not discussed or promoted in the last few years. HeroWars is nowadays associated with the computer game of the same name. HeroQuest was always known as the "Games Worksop fantasy board game", and while GMing HeroQuest i always had to explain that it has nothing to do with the GW board game. The short time a lot of people got it (the fact that HeroQuest was the Glorantha RPG, and not the GW board game) it was associated as "the Glorantha RPG". Which it isn´t anymore. QuestWorlds couldn´t be promoted in the last few years, because there is no published product with that gaming line so far. When QuestWorlds is ready (the PDF available, and the print version on the horizon) THAT is the time to start discussing and promoting the game. IMHO it would be wise to not confuse potential new players with "HeroWars", "HeroQuest", or "Glorantha", just promote QuestWorlds as Chjaosiums universal storytelling game system. But this are only my two cents, and what the heck do i know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, AndreJarosch said: ... just promote QuestWorlds as Chjaosiums universal storytelling game system ... *cough*cough*BRP*cough*cough* As Chaosium's narrative (and universal) game system, perhaps? 🤡 ("storyteller" being a specific other game-system from another publisher; "narrative" seems to be the preferred term for engines like HW/HQ/QW & Fate &c) Edited January 11 by g33k 1 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 15 hours ago, PackardMoose said: Honestly, I'm concerned about the lack of promotion. This game is going to flop if Chaosium treats it as an afterthought, which seems to be the case. I get it, CoC is the cash cow and RQ is reasonably popular, and they're going to continue to promote those the most, but the silence has been deafening on this project for years. Marketing will kick into high gear when we have a product for people to actually buy. Which will be very soon. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugen Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/11/2024 at 1:44 AM, g33k said: ("storyteller" being a specific other game-system from another publisher; "narrative" seems to be the preferred term for engines like HW/HQ/QW & Fate &c) "Storytelling" being the name of the version of the Storyteller used for Chronicle of Darkness (AKA nWOD, WoD 2.0, etc.)... Edited January 17 by Mugen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cooper Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/11/2024 at 12:44 AM, g33k said: *cough*cough*BRP*cough*cough* As Chaosium's narrative (and universal) game system, perhaps? 🤡 ("storyteller" being a specific other game-system from another publisher; "narrative" seems to be the preferred term for engines like HW/HQ/QW & Fate &c) I prefer storytelling. I don't want to pull in a term from GNS, and Greg used the term storytelling as far back as Prince Valiant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Ian Cooper said: I prefer storytelling. I don't want to pull in a term from GNS, and Greg used the term storytelling as far back as Prince Valiant. Fair enough; I disagree -- just based upon how conventional usage has worked out -- but then, I don't see universal agreement on all points is necessary or desirable. Don't you agree, comrade? 😉 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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