FREd goes back to the printer...

[Ben Seeman]

Hey gang,

We've just sold out of our 4th printing of FREd. We're expecting to do a 5th of 5th hopefully in April. Until then, FREd will not be available in the Online Store. Distributors and retailers should still have it on their shelves and you can still buy some of the damaged copies that we have here in stock, so there is no need to panic. :)

[keithcurtis]

Originally posted by Ben Seeman
...you can still buy some of the damaged copies that we have here in stock, so there is no need to panic. :)

Maybe you could consider putting the words "Don't Panic" on the cover in large, friendly letters...

Keith "Had to say it before someone else" Curtis

[Steve Long]

Actually, I believe Ben's numbering is one off -- we just sold out of the third printing and are now going back for a fourth. But his warning is an appropriate one. ;)

[TheImperialKhan]

I'm kinda curious.

How many books are in each print run?

Just wondering how many HEROphiles there are out there and this would give us a ballpark figure.

[Steve Long]

I'm sorry, but that's confidential business information that we don't release publicly.

[BobGreenwade]

Originally posted by Ben Seeman
Hey gang,

We've just sold out of our 4th printing of FREd. We're expecting to do a 5th of 5th hopefully in April. Well, with Steve's correction you're doing the 4th of 5th, but maybe in May you'll have to do the 5th printing. It would be awesome if you had to do a 5th of the 5th on the 5th of the 5th. :D

That said (as much as you may wish I hadn't -- but be glad I don't live in Edinburgh), What I'm wondering is whether the errata from earlier printings are fixed in later ones. (I know Steve specified the answer somewhere along the way, but I don't remember.)

[Steve Long]

No, they're not. That's too expensive; it involves paying to print the entire book over again. Since none of the errata are really that significant, that's not money we're willing to spend.

[Doug Limmer]

Originally posted by Steve Long
That's too expensive; it involves paying to print the entire book over again. Since none of the errata are really that significant, that's not money we're willing to spend. How much would it cost to put a sticker on each one telling them to look at the web page for errata? :)

[Steve Long]

I don't know about printing costs, but in terms of time -- too much. I can think of a zillion better things to add to Tina's and Ben's to-do lists. :)

[tenebre]

great to her steve!

i think i got 4 of them sold to my group.. from our crappy ass game store here...

they only seem to carry one book at a time in stock...
hmpf!

[Alibear]

Bob - Asking as someone who used to live in Edinburgh, why should we be glad that you don't?

Me confused?:(

[slaughterj]

Originally posted by BobGreenwade
Well, with Steve's correction you're doing the 4th of 5th, but maybe in May you'll have to do the 5th printing. It would be awesome if you had to do a 5th of the 5th on the 5th of the 5th. :D

I'd drink a 5th to that!

[BasilDrag]

Originally posted by Alibear
Bob - Asking as someone who used to live in Edinburgh, why should we be glad that you don't?

Me confused?:( Well, some silly joke about the Firth of Forth is the firth---excuse me, first---thing that came to mind. ;)

--
Half of the people in the world are below average.

[Harry Canyon]

Originally posted by Ben Seeman
We've just sold out of our 4th printing of FREd. I give...

Wat da heck is FREd?

:confused:

Thanks!

Harry

[Alibear]

That Mr. Canyon is perhaps the 2nd most asked question in Christendom! I could tell you but I would have to kill you...:D


p.s. The most asked question in Chistendom is, "Why did the Mullet of power choose Aglar?"

No-one knows for sure, but there as many theories as Aglar has fleas! ;)

[Derek Hiemforth]

Originally posted by Harry Canyon
Wat da heck is FREd?
For the benefit of anyone who hasn’t heard the etymology of the nickname “FREd” for the HERO System 5th Edition (or FRED or Fred, etc.), here’s the story…

As it became clear that DOJ was actually going to publish this book, a thread sprang up on the message boards at herogames.com concerning what its nickname should be (in the manner that "BBB" became the nickname for the 4th Edition Champions hardcover). Steve Long posted a reply at one point, offering his thoughts and then saying, "Heck, as long as you buy a copy, you can call it "Fred" as far as I'm concerned. :) "

The name stuck.

In an effort to tie the new nickname to the actual product, acronyms were retroactively applied. The two that appear to be the most popular are "Fifth Rules EDition" and "Fifth Revised EDition."

[Syberdwarf2]

Any chance the Bestiary will soon return to the printers???

[BobGreenwade]

Originally posted by Alibear
Bob - Asking as someone who used to live in Edinburgh, why should we be glad that you don't? BasilDrag got it. :D

[misterdeath]

Originally posted by Alibear
p.s. The most asked question in Chistendom is, "Why did the Mullet of power choose Aglar?"

No-one knows for sure, but there as many theories as Aglar has fleas! ;)

ROFLMAO.

D

[Balok]

Originally posted by Syberdwarf2
Any chance the Bestiary will soon return to the printers??? On another thread, Darren stated that the current plan is to reprint the Bestiary around the time Fantasy Hero comes out. That's right now scheduled for July of this year.

[Steve Long]

Any chance the Bestiary will soon return to the printers???

We'll reprint it later this spring, or early this summer, to have stock on hand when Fantasy Hero hits the shelves.

[CleverName]

Any GAMMA buzz?

[Steve Long]

I'll have a report next Friday. :)

[CleverName]

Have a G R E A T show guys!