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RE: [DL] The dead of Deadlands?

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Shane:
>You're paranoid.
 
Thanks Shane. That's what I wanted to hear.
 
But I still do not think that Deadlands has a future without printed core rules. Nor that MEG can make a viable business out of new Deadlands supplement, if the game store cannot supply core rules.
 
I believe in adventures in PDF format, maybe new source books in PDF format (no, not really), but core rules and campaign settings should be on paper. They should be beautiful, hardcover and mood setting. They should not be an inkjet print in a binder. 
 
Shane:
>My heart is in the new SW stuff. I've been working on Deadlands for 7 years now, and have some other ideas I want to do too.
I understand. I understand. And if you told me that we should now switch to Deadlands 3ed with SW rules that would be OK for me (if I like the rules - I have not seen them yet. But I assume that they are great). I am also fine with other people taking over Deadlands (although worried if they can provide your great quality).
 
I am just nervous about core rules and source books going out of print.
 
Sven
-----Original Message-----
From: PEGShane@aol.com [mailto:PEGShane@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:45 PM
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: Re: [DL] The dead of Deadlands?

In a message dated 4/1/2003 9:04:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, SM518726@teradata-ncr.com writes:

Somebody please tell me I am paranoid...

Sven


You're paranoid. I asked MEG to do this precisely because I just don't have the staff to handle all the new stuff myself.

You could ask, "Why not ditch Savage Worlds and stick to Deadlands?", but I'm afraid the answer is three-fold:

1) My heart is in the new SW stuff. I've been working on Deadlands for 7 years now, and have some other ideas I want to do too.

2) Deadlands doesn't sell as well as it used to (nothing does right now thanks to the D20 glut), and I need "new" stuff to regain some of the market share my sloppy schedule has lost me.

3) Deadlands needs new material to keep it alive, and I can't do it. The owner of MEG is a good friend and makes some really neat stuff (and getting better every day). This way I can oversee the projects *just* like I would have done here but in 1/10th the time.

Shane