tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7631114364802270188..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Reprints, ReprintsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82961262467773805582012-07-17T11:38:28.574-04:002012-07-17T11:38:28.574-04:00Received my AD&D reprints today and they'r...Received my AD&D reprints today and they're beautiful. After just a quick scan the only thing that would make me believe they weren't the originals were the cover and the smooth paper. Beautiful books - gold trimmed edges, faux leather covers, blue/red/black bookmarks, and the classic contents we all hold dear!jblittlefieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38139718268526714762012-07-10T10:20:03.501-04:002012-07-10T10:20:03.501-04:00WOTC may be doing this in an attempt to re-establi...WOTC may be doing this in an attempt to re-establish D&D's network effect.<br /><br />One side effect of the 4E debacle was pretty much ruining the D&D brand as a trusted default that everyone played. If WOTC can convince people to play "D&D" again, any edition, then they may repair some of the damage done by driving people away to retroclones, Pathfinder, or, as in many cases, giving up D&D entirely.<br /><br />At least, that's my theory. The thinking that drove 4E - "people will buy it no matter what we do because D&D/FR is written on the cover", has been proved to be a big old arrogant mistake, and almost destroyed the brand. It's definitely no longer trusted as it once was, so reprints may be an attempt to remind people that games they like are called D&D too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72883028343554634802012-06-30T22:37:53.904-04:002012-06-30T22:37:53.904-04:00It sold like hotcakes, did it not?It sold like hotcakes, did it not?Ewan Cumminshttp://www.facebook.com/people/Ewan-Cummins/100001534131464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64348898379104950182012-06-30T22:22:59.728-04:002012-06-30T22:22:59.728-04:00Yeah, I have used to the SRD for years in my play-...Yeah, I have used to the SRD for years in my play-by-post Ravenloft game. It's very handy.Ewan Cumminshttp://www.facebook.com/people/Ewan-Cummins/100001534131464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84201012565925582412012-06-28T07:02:04.136-04:002012-06-28T07:02:04.136-04:00You're not wrong. 3.5 is fairly hard to get ho...You're not wrong. 3.5 is fairly hard to get hold of.The Recursion Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30802109410680878432012-06-27T07:57:48.841-04:002012-06-27T07:57:48.841-04:002nd edition seems to be remembered for its setting...2nd edition seems to be remembered for its settings rather than its rules, and I'm told that the rules are quite similar to 1e anyway. So maybe they'll reprint some of those.James Hutchingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46721488502249232302012-06-27T05:47:52.042-04:002012-06-27T05:47:52.042-04:00I concur Antonio!I concur Antonio!Christopher Spatolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27081322838658394522012-06-27T01:36:21.442-04:002012-06-27T01:36:21.442-04:00Haha! True...Haha! True...Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1110070077358546072012-06-27T01:35:16.786-04:002012-06-27T01:35:16.786-04:00Consider me edified, James.Consider me edified, James.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1785742514402941432012-06-26T18:26:21.587-04:002012-06-26T18:26:21.587-04:00To look "more OS than any product WOTC has re...To look "more OS than any product WOTC has released since purchasing the franchise" it's not very hard. Vampire The Masquerade is more OS than 4e!José Joaquín Rodríguez Morenohttp://www.facebook.com/josejoaquin.rodriguezmorenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56224874098934527202012-06-26T12:34:59.538-04:002012-06-26T12:34:59.538-04:00Couldn't agree more. 3.0 still feels like D&am...Couldn't agree more. 3.0 still feels like D&D to me, something I can't say about 3.5 & Pathfinder.Brian Lovellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71836122723161388452012-06-26T09:09:30.446-04:002012-06-26T09:09:30.446-04:00I just don't understand why WotC are doing thi...I just don't understand why WotC are doing this. It has no "nostalgia" meaning, nor it has anything else special. Moreover the WotC guys should look at the widening of the old school fans and seriously think on reprinting the earlier masterpieces James talks about in this article.Andrea Tupac Mollicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37709565379795332272012-06-26T07:03:41.960-04:002012-06-26T07:03:41.960-04:00I got off the new edition edition train back in 20...I got off the new edition edition train back in 2007 and have no desire to get back on. If the final published version of 5e is reported to be good by people with similar sensibilities to my own, I might pick up a copy. Right now, though, I have too many other projects and distractions to spend any time playtesting it. Besides, what I've heard so far doesn't give me anything I don't already have from TSR editions, so what would be the point?James Maliszewskihttp://grognardia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14658054532331959492012-06-26T06:58:38.856-04:002012-06-26T06:58:38.856-04:00I like 3.0 better than v.3.5 myself, too (it's...I like 3.0 better than v.3.5 myself, too (it's the one I played the most), but I'm pretty sure we can all figure out why WotC went this route instead.James Maliszewskihttp://grognardia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24351926749154066552012-06-26T03:25:00.085-04:002012-06-26T03:25:00.085-04:00I would have preferred 3.0 instead of 3.5. It'...I would have preferred 3.0 instead of 3.5. It's less cluttered overall, less anal about combat grid, and many of its mechanics still have a resemblance to class D&D ones (e.g. monster immunity to magical weapons, many spell effects and names etc.) Plus, it has the charm of the "first of its genre" much like AD&D 1e.Antonio Eleuterinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81401497530470899312012-06-26T03:22:06.554-04:002012-06-26T03:22:06.554-04:00They could release only the 2e PHB, DMG and MM. It...They could release only the 2e PHB, DMG and MM. It works perfectly, and there is nothing convoluted about it. That's what I have used for 20+ years without any splatbooks. After all they haven't released Unearthed Arcana, nor the Survival Guides for 1e.Antonio Eleuterinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65611199047850848032012-06-26T01:08:31.274-04:002012-06-26T01:08:31.274-04:00James-I'm wondering why you are so adamant abo...James-I'm wondering why you are so adamant about not supporting 5th Edition D&D (which looks more "Old-school" than any product WOTC has released since purchasing the franchise), even though it's a ways from release. We all know which version you prefer, but it strikes me as a bit curmudgeonly to refuse to even experiment with ALL post-1981 D&D rule sets. What gives?Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68263531242592792952012-06-26T00:23:03.104-04:002012-06-26T00:23:03.104-04:00Those of us who were involved in discussion of the...Those of us who were involved in discussion of the draft of the license back in 2000 seriously worried about a future Hasbro trying to claw back the content. Our concerns were fully addressed in the final text. The OGL is perpetual, and gives Hasbro no way to rescind it or withdraw Open Game Content.seethelunaticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13042936287413883562012-06-25T21:28:34.325-04:002012-06-25T21:28:34.325-04:00Fingers crossed, come on Rules Cyclopedia!Fingers crossed, come on Rules Cyclopedia!Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-867291045454889552012-06-25T21:24:04.085-04:002012-06-25T21:24:04.085-04:00This reprint is a clear fork in the eye of Paizo a...This reprint is a clear fork in the eye of Paizo and Pathfinder. The 1E reprint was a clear shot across the bow of the retro-clones. They are softening up the competition for the release of 5E which they hope will bring these groups of players (retro-clones and Pathfinder) back into the Hasbro fold. They know the re-releases cost them very little but buy them very much attention and some good will. It paves the way for acceptance (or at least a look-see) at 5E and, at the same, shakes the timbers of the competitors.<br /><br /><br />They'll eventually get around to the BECMI crowd with the rules cyclopedia. I think the only ones left out of the re-release festivities will be 2E and 4E. The former because it is too convoluted rule-book wise, and the latter because it is still in print.ctnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68125126460337350082012-06-25T21:05:45.359-04:002012-06-25T21:05:45.359-04:00I want to grab both reprints (except possibly the ...I want to grab both reprints (except possibly the 3.5 DMG - somehow I have that version all on its lonesome. I'm not even sure myself anymore), but my local game store closed a few months back, taking my AD&D preorder with them, I should imagine. Not really sure how I'm going to go about either without online orders now...Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8966768405251123942012-06-25T19:58:51.818-04:002012-06-25T19:58:51.818-04:00I'm guessing there were some lingering legal r...I'm guessing there were some lingering legal reasons that prevented them from reprinting 2e before 3.5. My theory is they don't own the rights to reprint the artwork after so many years.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56912986346535137692012-06-25T18:40:54.734-04:002012-06-25T18:40:54.734-04:00I would totally buy the revised and reprinted 3.5 ...I would totally buy the revised and reprinted 3.5 books -- if they paid Rich Burlew a boatload of money to illustrate them in the style of "The Order of the Stick." (And I know I wouldn't be alone.)Sean Tait Bircherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439758029465341353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32122279706091974562012-06-25T17:43:15.762-04:002012-06-25T17:43:15.762-04:00I already own everything they've been reprinti...I already own everything they've been reprinting so far, so I'm almost certainly not going to pick up any of it. (My AD&D 1E books are still in good shape - If they'd rerelease Oriental Adventures 1E or Unearthed Arcana and some of the other poorly bound 1.5Ed stuff, I'd definitely get those though.) That said, I think these reprints are great ideas and I'm fully behind the effort.<br /><br />If they'd put out the Rules Cyclopedia (as others have said), I'd pick it up in a heartbeat. B/X is my favorite version, with BECMI only a bit behind. I'd also really like a copy (even a reprint) of OD&D, which I've never owned.Danny Clinehttp://www.facebook.com/people/Danny-Cline/31302622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41220581956374289512012-06-25T17:41:03.362-04:002012-06-25T17:41:03.362-04:003.0/3.5 wasn't a version I played so I didn...3.0/3.5 wasn't a version I played so I didn't understand the OGL/SRD thing fully. I just wondered if it was a way to stop future publications based on it. I figure it's best to always look for an underhanded motive when corporations do things.Wembleynoreply@blogger.com