Ultimate Martial Artist status?

[khagler]

Is the Ultimate Martial Artist out of print? It's listed as "available now" on the products page, but the only copies available in the online store are damaged, and it looks like Stiggybaby (my normal source for online RPG purchases) doesn't have it either.

[Hugh Neilson]

UMA went out of print a while back, although there were still copies in the distribution chain., HERO announced at that time they would not reprint, because the book had pretty much run its course, and the minimum economically feasible print run would provide a supply of many years (which has to be paid for and stored) based on current sales.

However, to keep the product available in some form, they were going to convert it to PDF. I haven't followed that, but I seem to recallthe pdf version is now available.

[SirViss]

Yes, the UMA is available as a pdf.

Scroll down this page. (https://secure.compnetco.com/herogames/browse.jsp?categoryID=4)

[Lord Liaden]

Moreover, the PDF is of the revised UMA, with errata corrected and a few clarifications and options from the FAQ and other published sources added.

[khagler]

Thanks for the answers!

I found a copy for sale from Noble Knight Games, an online retailer that specializes in out-of-print titles. I personally prefer paper to PDF, so I bought it from them. :-)