Greetings and a Question From a

[Sepsis]

At 01:59 AM 9/12/97 -0500, Craig Greeson(cgreeson@ccipost.net)wrote:
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>I will limit myself to one question for my initial post. What
>BR products (if any) are planned after Tribes of the Heartless
>Wastes in Dec.? A nasty rumor I've heard is that the line will
>not be supported much longer
>- can someone please tell me this isn't the case?
>

While that was a fear just months before GenCon, it no longer is. The powers
that be have said BR will be produced through '98. But they will be watching
the sales on BR products to see how they do. TSR will be relaunching the
line sometime next year with the release of a BR hardback. This hardback is
going to be designed to attract more players. As many feel the initial
description of BR, "a Wargame with Role-Playing aspects", scared people
away. Most likely what happened with your Players. The book will focus on
role-playing in cerilia with the Domain mechanics moved to a series of
appendixes(sp?) in the back of the book. If interest and sales stay constant
we should easily see products beyond the year 2000(as they have items
planned at least that far in advance for BR). All I can say is do your part,
purchase any and all products that say BR on them, and be sure to tell
everyone you meet how great the setting is. As players in this fine setting
we need to draw more folks into this world, and show them what they have
been missing. You should also send a snail-mail letter to WotC letting them
know you love this setting and want it to be continued. Just be sure to be
polite. The address is:

Wizards of the Coast
PO Box 707
Renton, WA
98057-0707

Be sure to write "ATTN: Peter D. Adkison", on the outside of the envelope.

Also make sure any BR fans you know who are not on the Internet get this
address(and name)so they can write in and get some attention.

Lastly, do not panic, and do not start tolling the death bell for BR. That
is the worst thing you can do. All that does is scare others away from
trying the setting. Be positive, and let all gamers you meet know how much
you like this world. BTW, other upcoming products include "the Book of
Priestcraft", "Hogunmark", and several novels. All of which should be out
before the end of the year, or early next year.

Sepsis, richt@metrolink.net

"War is a matter of vital importance to the State;
the province of life or death;
the road to survival or ruin.
It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."
-Sun Tzu,(The Art of War)-

BR Netbook: http://webpages.metrolink.net/~veleda/birth.html

[AMagie666@aol.co]

Welcome to the list! Sadly, their is nothing OFFICIALLY planned for spring(I
believe the book of priestcraft comes before it.) Birthright is in danger of
cancellation, that is true. Right now we're all trying to convince TSR/WotC
not to cancel it, though I have to remind everybody that in american industry
the most powerful vote is that of the green ballot(i.e. money) and that the
most effective thing we can do is to buy BR products and encourage others to
do so. If you're a player in multiple game worlds, then I reccomend buying
less Forgotten Realms and more Birthright.