It's the
start of a new year and that means it's time for me to tell you all
about Green Ronin's plans for 2008. In the past I've done one big
message, but with so much going on I'm going to be doing three. The
first will cover True20 Adventure Roleplaying, the second Mutants & Masterminds, and the third will address A Song of Ice and Fire, Freeport, and more. Let's get the ball rolling with True20.
So a funny thing happened when we were taking stock at the beginning of
the year. We discovered that we had less than 50 copies of the True20
core rulebook left in our warehouse! With all the new releases of the
Fall and Winter and the excitement of the holiday season, the steady
sales of True20 sneaked up on us and suddenly we had an
important decision to make. Should we reprint the book as is or make
some changes? We've decided to release a revised edition of the core
rulebook in April. Let me be clear that is not a new edition. The plan
is this: The rules content of the book will be unchanged. We will,
however, be replacing the sample settings with the entire content of
the True20 Companion. This will make the core rulebook a
terrific toolkit and a great base for moving forward. The revised
rulebook will also incorporate all the errata of both previous books. True20 Adventure Roleplaying, Revised Edition will be a softcover book that retails for only $29.95.
Our remaining print releases for 2008 are the three role handbooks. The Expert's Handbook is up first, followed by the Adept's Handbook, and then the Warrior's Handbook. These books add a lot of new options and make character creation even more fun. The Expert's Handbook should be going to print this month and release in stores in February. The others will be staggered throughout the year.
We do have one more exciting bit of news for True20 fans. We've decided to change the terms of True20 licensing by removing the fees. Starting in May anyone can publish True20
material for free using the current Open Game License. We will be
posting information on how that is going to work in a couple of months.
This should be good news for True20 fans, as it'll mean even
more settings, adventures, and source material for the game. If you
haven't checked out any of the already available third party material
for True20, do yourself a favor. There's some great stuff out there and it's only going to get better.
As you can see 2008 should be a great year for True20.
It is its own game, we're happy about that, and we have no plans to
change its course. Thanks to our True Fans for encouragement and
support. We really do appreciate it and we are thrilled to see the
positive community that you have created.
Be True,
Chris Pramas
January 14, 2008
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