Whoa! Chaosium News.

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:30 pm

That sounds good to me. I'm sure getting Stafford on the show is going to be a priority in the episodes ahead. He wrote up a history for RPG.net some years ago that included some honest talk of mistakes and "dark times," so I think he'd give us more than a sanitised perspective.

Keeper Jon · Post by **Keeper Jon** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:47 pm

Dr. Gerard wrote:That sounds good to me. I'm sure getting Stafford on the show is going to be a priority in the episodes ahead. He wrote up a history for RPG.net some years ago that included some honest talk of mistakes and "dark times," so I think he'd give us more than a sanitised perspective.

Do you know where on RPG.net that essay can be found? Linky?

EddyPo · Post by **EddyPo** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:02 pm

I wish nothing but the best to both the new and outgoing teams at Chaosium!

Malatov! (I'm from Wisconsin. That just how we say it.)

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:33 pm

Keeper Jon wrote:Do you know where on RPG.net that essay can be found? Linky?

I was wrong about the author. Greg didn't write it, Shannon Appelcline did. Greg only looked it over for corrections and comments, it seems.

Still a good read, and includes some of the warts prior to its publication in 2006.

http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory ... ory3.phtml

PirateLawyer · Post by **PirateLawyer** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:42 pm

I also recommend his Designer and Dragons history of RPG gaming as a whole.

mttrb · Post by **mttrb** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 1:15 am

PirateLawyer wrote:I also recommend his Designer and Dragons history of RPG gaming as a whole.

I second this recommendation. I picked up the four volume set of ebooks when they were part of a Bundle of Holding offer. I'm about half way through volume 2 and I've learnt so much about the history of our hobby. Chaosium is covered in volume 1.

http://www.evilhat.com/home/designers-dragons/

Shannon Mac · Post by **Shannon Mac** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:54 pm

Thanks for the links. Good info.

PirateLawyer · Post by **PirateLawyer** » Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:45 am

These frequent crowdfunding updates by the new (and old) regime at Chaosium are welcome.

But just the same it's disheartening reading, especially concerning the status of 7E.

Dr. Gerard · Post by **Dr. Gerard** » Sat Jun 06, 2015 2:35 pm

PirateLawyer wrote:These frequent crowdfunding updates by the new (and old) regime at Chaosium are welcome.

But just the same it's disheartening reading, especially concerning the status of 7E.

Agreed.

TAK · Post by **TAK** » Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:28 pm

mttrb wrote:
PirateLawyer wrote:I also recommend his Designer and Dragons history of RPG gaming as a whole.
I second this recommendation. I picked up the four volume set of ebooks when they were part of a Bundle of Holding offer. I'm about half way through volume 2 and I've learnt so much about the history of our hobby. Chaosium is covered in volume 1.

http://www.evilhat.com/home/designers-dragons/

I third this, I got a hardcover copy of the book and it's excellent, even reading about the companies I've never had any interest in, was fun. Really well written and researched (AFAIK), kudos to the author (even if RPG.net is the cesspool of RPGers).

As for the news, I see it as good and maybe I'll even get my Kickstarter stuff at some point, tho I will consider it a nice surprise at this point. I haven't lost hope, but I don't really worry about money I might or might not have lost on these.