Topic: Director's Briefing - September 2018

[NicholasHMCaldwell]

Welcome

To the eighty-eighth Briefing and the ninth scheduled Briefing of 2018. A happier Briefing this month.

Gen Con 2018

My spies inform me that GenCon 2018 was a great success. Our thanks to all who manned the stand, GMed demo games and helped out in any way. Your efforts are appreciated by us.

Shadow World

I am very pleased to formally announce that the second edition of Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight has been released in pdf. The continent of Jaiman in all its glory with expanded text, timeline, updated materials, adventures, new maps, and new artwork.
As is our custom, we have released the pdf at the introductory price of 12 USD.
You can purchase Jaiman from RPGNow, and find it at the following link:
https://www.rpgnow.com/product/251118/Shadow-World-Jaiman--Land-of-Twilight
Terry is also immensely cheered to see Jaiman live again and is now focused on finishing the  text of Haalkitaine
 
Rolemaster and Spacemaster

The ERA dataset has been expanded by Max with the creation of two additional datasets – RMSS/FRP Races & Cultures and RM2/Classic Oriental Companion.
You can find these on RPGNow at https://www.rpgnow.com/product/250427/ERA-for-Rolemaster-RMSSFRP-Races--Cultures  and https://www.rpgnow.com/product/250426/

Max is actively seeking your thoughts on what you believe are the most pressing future priorities for ERA. He is considering expanding ERA to handle Spacemaster as well.

HARP and HARP SF

As avid readers of the preview in the Guild Companion will have seen, HARP Subterfuge is impressive even in draft. It is even more impressive when you read the entire draft. This will be a heavyweight sourcebook and a great addition to the HARP Fantasy lineup. So far the editing pass has covered chapters on subterfuge professions (including the three new professions of Beguiler, Nightblade, and Ninja), racial and cultural impacts, skills, talents, equipment, subterfuge techniques, and poisons, and I am only halfway through the draft. This is not a vast sprawling tome – this is a definitive comprehensive and tightly organised book. You will love this.

Until next time

Back to more HARP Subterfuge.

Best wishes,
Nicholas HM Caldwell
Director, Iron Crown Enterprises Ltd

[Majyk]

Heya Nicholas, delete this reply once read, but please please please post something about RMU even if it is just a tagline of, “more progress and exciting work finishing up details!” as a buildup of excitement from the previous months is lacking by not referring to it at all, I believe.

Cheers and much respect.

[blueFire]

Are there plans to make Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight available in print?

Jason

[Jenkyna]

Are there plans to make Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight available in print?

Jason

Was answered here.

http://www.ironcrown.com/ICEforums/index.php?topic=13114.msg224806#msg224806

Pretty sure it is large enough to have a hard-cover in addition to the softcover, but no idea if they have committed to that yet.

[NicholasHMCaldwell]

There will be softcover and hardcover printed editions.

Best wishes,
Nicholas

[GamemasterAlf]

Just picked up the Jaiman Land of Twilight
Liked the additions of adventures sites and maps and the additional material was certainly worth the price

After 17 years since the last version I would have liked to see some expansion on the countries and regions themselves.
More on the basics, the meat and potatoes of the continent rather than the sideline things. Some of the areas are described in brief paragraphs and it would have been nice to see these fleshed out a little more