More news and confirmation from Mark Rein-Hagen! 8) 8)

http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.no/201 ... mpire.html

-Havard

Interesting!!!

I'm not on Facebook, was there any info there that wasn't covered by Havard's blog?

Nothing new yet.

Pretty sweet, if true - but where does the confirming quote come from?

:twisted: Do you know more than what you're telling, Havard?


I, for my part, would be truly thrilled, simply because the man is, well, who he is: Not a maverick, not an up-and-comer, but quite simply, one of the single most distinguished roleplaying designers in the world. Whatever he brings to the project, it will be worth something.

Now, the unkind question is - what is this going to be?

- BM, as licensed by Wizbro? (Which would be awesometastic, but completely surprising, and contrary to their prior IP policy: If Bruce Heard can't have Mystara back, why can MRH have BM?)

- FFC Blackmoor, as licensed by JG?

- Or, rather, something Blackmoor-ish, perhaps based on previously unreleased material?


I would be fine, either way, but, of course, even with people as distinguished as Mark, there's a difference between the expression of an intent, and the report of an event already in action.

My personal guess is that this story will turn out as false, or, at least, precipitated, in the end. Though I certainly hope it will not. :)

Thanks for the insights, brother. :)

Personally, I can't really say anything you haven't mentioned yet:

This guy is one of the most reputable designers on the planet, and perhaps one of the few real movers of the hobby not directly associated with a major publisher. If he says he wants to work with Blackmoor, chances are exponentially higher that he'll find a way to do so than virtually anybody else.

I am not holding my breath, though - "a spiritual successor", or something exclusively based on the d20 material would likel not be something I'd be too interested in. But if MRH could free the original IP somehow, ooooh, that could well be glorious.

Hate to be *that* guy, and bring out the Stewie Griffin part of my personality, but it would be disingenuous not to address it:

MRH doing another Kickstarter, really? That's the plan? Because fans were so pleased with the last one he did? Because the last one got so much positive attention by nearly all related media? Because when people talked about trashing and burning his prior books and games, they surely meant, ¨for celebration¨?! :wink:


I am joking, of course, and I am also aware that it's usually not the designer's, but the manufacturer's fault when there are delays in crowdfunded production. And I will go on record again, any time, and state that MRH is one of the greatest living game designers, even over personal favorites of mine, like Roger Moore, Greg Stafford, or Robert Schwalb. BUT let's face it, his credit with his audiences and with his readership is likely very damaged in this particular regard. :(

I sincerely hope MRH and his team overthink their strategy for financiation, because I very much want to see this project become a reality. But I am not being overly negative when I say, as a crowdfunding project, the chances seem pretty narrow as of right now.