Is this getting through?

[Ed Stark]

I haven't received any mail from the list since soon after the catalog
message I posted (and I've posed a few other messages). Pardon me, but I
wanted to check to see if my messages were getting through.


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Ed Stark
Game Designer, Wizards of the Coast/TSR Division
Asst. Brand Manager, BIRTHRIGHT/GREYHAWK/MARVEL Group
TSR Website: http://www.tsrinc.com
(soon to be http://www.tsr.com)

[Trizt]

On 22-Dec-97, Ed Stark (ted@wizards.com) wrote about [BIRTHRIGHT] - Is th=
is
getting through?:
- ->I haven't received any mail from the list since soon after the catalog
- ->message I posted (and I've posed a few other messages). Pardon me, but =
I
- ->wanted to check to see if my messages were getting through.

It took me over a hour to get this mail. I did get some mails after your
catalog post, and I think one of them was from you Ed. It sometimes feels=
like
the maillist daemon don't really work... but it may be for you have so ma=
ny
hollidays on the otherside and it's time for joulu (as we 'elves' have ca=
lled
this time of year since the creation of the earth) , so people prolly don=
't
post much either. =


So , Hyv=E4=E4 Joulua to you all :)

//Trizt of Ward^RITE

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[Ed Stark]

At 06:41 PM 12/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Is there any way I can obtain (ie. buy) the BirthRight Rule Book. It is
>great that you have all these neat supplements. They all require the
>RuleBook. Where can I get one?

Well, we're coming out with a revised edition of the Rulebook, Campaign
Setting, Atlas, etc. (everything from the basic set) in July, but we are
also reprinting a short run of boxed sets to tide things over until then.
They should hit the stores any time now. I've also heard there are online
distributors who have copies of the original edition.

I reiterate, if you have the original basic set, you will not NEED to
"upgrade" to the new edition--the rules will not change significantly, just
the presentation. There will be new material in the hardcover, but it won't
be stuff you desperately need to run a BR campaign--it'll just make things
easier.

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Ed Stark
Game Designer, Wizards of the Coast/TSR Division
Asst. Brand Manager, BIRTHRIGHT/GREYHAWK/MARVEL Group
TSR Website: http://www.tsrinc.com
(soon to be http://www.tsr.com)

[Neil Barnes]

On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Ed Stark wrote:
> I reiterate, if you have the original basic set, you will not NEED to
> "upgrade" to the new edition--the rules will not change significantly, just
> the presentation. There will be new material in the hardcover, but it won't
> be stuff you desperately need to run a BR campaign--it'll just make things
> easier.

Doesn't this mean that sales of the hardback are going to be pretty low?
What with all of us on this list having a copy of the boxed set and all?

neil

[George Koch]

>
> On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Ed Stark wrote:
> > I reiterate, if you have the original basic set, you will not NEED to
> > "upgrade" to the new edition--the rules will not change significantly, just
> > the presentation. There will be new material in the hardcover, but it won't
> > be stuff you desperately need to run a BR campaign--it'll just make things
> > easier.
>
> Doesn't this mean that sales of the hardback are going to be pretty low?
> What with all of us on this list having a copy of the boxed set and all?
>
> neil

Well in my Birthright group we have 3 boxed sets between us... yet at least 2 of us plan
on buying the new book merely for convienence sake..

George...

[DKEvermore]

In a message dated 98-01-10 07:13:06 EST, you write:

> It's possible, but I don't think so. I think there are a LOT of people out
> there who'd like BR but didn't pick it up because of the old management's
> marketing style ("it's a wargame with roleplaying rules" --- ergh) and
> because they couldn't see all the cool stuff inside. I think that will
> change.
>

Here's one idea to help with selling the BR HC book. I know that at least at
my favorite game store they shrinkwrap everything. Keeps the material in
pristine condition, but is inconvenient if a customer want to see what's
inside. Unless, like the Alternity preview-only copy , they have a special
one just for people to look at--not for sale.

Any chance TSR might release a preliminary book that game stores like the
afore mentioned might get to display and drum up early interest? You can say,
"Well, you did it for Alternity..." ;)

- -DKEvemore