Thank you to Steve and Darren for bringing my favorite game back, and for doing such an incredible job so well for so long. Thank you as well to Jason for helping keep the lights on.
Super Moderator
Super Moderator
Thank you to Steve and Darren for bringing my favorite game back, and for doing such an incredible job so well for so long. Thank you as well to Jason for helping keep the lights on.
OddHat's Hat
Junior Member
Best wishes to Darren and Steve. Will you guys still attend Gen Con ? Thank you for the wonderful Dream Dates. Thank you also for all those tasty GM dinners you provided. I hope you both are moving on to good things. Again, best wishes.
Decuple Millennial Master
Administrator
Thanx for the kind words, everyone! I really appreciate 'em. Obviously this isn't the pleasantest of news, but sometimes life deals you a lousy hand of cards.
Regardless, I hope all of y'all will continue to support the HERO System. Run a HERO game. Teach a friend the rules. Buy some books you don't already have!(Heck, buy some you do have -- I'm sure everyone's aware of my longstanding theory that you should buy two or three copies of all Hero books as a hedge against fire and flood damage.
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Me too!I hope Darren and Steve will find something to fill their time (and their paypackets) quickly.
Actually, if all goes well hopefully y'all can help with that. Once everything gets settled, I hope to continue my creative endeavors in at least two ways. First, I'll be trying to produce HERO System books by myself, under a license from DOJ (probably starting with Mythic Hero, or at least that's my current thinking). Odds are I'll do such books using Kickstarter, so please come off your support when those get started. I wouldn't be surprised if Darren has some ideas along similar lines.
Second, as some of you have no doubt seen from my occasional Facebook updates, for the past year or so I've been working on Fantasy fiction in my off hours, so I think the time has come to see if I can actually sell some of it. This is a sort of Golden Age for self-publishing, so I figure it can't hurt to dip my toes in those waters. I'll let you know when that gets rolling and I hope you'll give my stories a try.
Steve Long
Young Curmudgeon
Decuple Millennial Master
Administrator
I can't speak for Darren, but for me I can say "not sure yet." Fortunately there's plenty of time to think about it and make up my mind.Best wishes to Darren and Steve. Will you guys still attend Gen Con ?
Steve Long
Young Curmudgeon
Imperial Viceroy
Obsessed Member
Said it in the other thread will say it here too:
Best of luck to you guys and thank you for being the center of my world (Game and Forums) for a long time.
Speaking of which, will the forums still be around?
"See it's not that the Democrats are playing checkers and the Republicans are playing chess, it's that the Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse's office because once again they glued their balls to their thighs." - Jon Stewart
2009: Else Earth Gods of Olympus
Project 2006:
DC/Marvel Write up compilation
Project 2004:
Hero A Day Thread
Pope
Member
As Steve says, it's all way too soon yet to make any commitments, but I'm also looking at the wide new world of self publishing, and I'll be damned if I'm going to junk all the time I've spent on Golden Age and Silver Age Champions without a fight.
"Who know what evil lurk in hearts of men? Not me, maybe that guy over there!" - Win Eckert as Bizarro-Shadow
Decuple Millennial Master
Administrator
Absolutely! The company's not going away, Darren and I just won't be directly employed by it anymore. The fora are in no danger. I think it's safe to say all of us want to support the HERO System and the awesome Hero fan community as much as we can.Speaking of which, will the forums still be around?
Steve Long
Young Curmudgeon
Esper Weapon
Obsessed Member
That's good to hear.Originally Posted by Darren Watts
As Steve says, it's all way too soon yet to make any commitments, but I'm also looking at the wide new world of self publishing, and I'll be damned if I'm going to junk all the time I've spent on Golden Age and Silver Age Champions without a fight.
Michael Surbrook
susano @ guisarme.net
Visit Surbrook's Stuff for all of your HERO needs.
"Provide me with ships or proper sails for the celestial atmosphere and there will be men there, too, who do not fear the appalling distance."
Johannes Kepler
Faeco-Cerebro Surrogacy
Senior Member
Best of luck to Darren and Steve.
... abnormal, non-Euclidean, and loathsomely redolent of spheres and dimensions apart from ours.
Imperial Viceroy
Obsessed Member
As Steve says, it's all way too soon yet to make any commitments, but I'm also looking at the wide new world of self publishing, and I'll be damned if I'm going to junk all the time I've spent on Golden Age and Silver Age Champions without a fight.*sniff* Awwww you guys!
GROUP HUG!
*initiates sweeping grapple, OCV:6*
"See it's not that the Democrats are playing checkers and the Republicans are playing chess, it's that the Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse's office because once again they glued their balls to their thighs." - Jon Stewart
2009: Else Earth Gods of Olympus
Project 2006:
DC/Marvel Write up compilation
Project 2004:
Hero A Day Thread
Hero Games Otaku
Member
With this change, what is the fate of Hero Designer and Simon?
"We can rebuild him... we have the character points..." - Dust Raven
CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES!
The Digital Hero
Member
BlackWyrm is still kicking, and will still produce licensed HERO System books. And novels (don't forget that we've also published three dozen novels in the past three years!)
Dave Mattingly, Editor of Digital Hero, President of BlackWyrm Games, VP of Christian Gamers Guild, Executive Director of the Games Publishers Association, President of Expressers Toastmasters, Founder of ZirMed Toastmasters, Area 63 Governor for Toastmasters
PRIMUS Public Relations
Junior Member
Best of luck to everyone going forward. You all rock!
Shelley Chrystal Mactyre
mactyre.typepad.com/menagerie
Esper Weapon
Obsessed Member
I best get back to Mythic America. And also see about those proposals for future products I mentioned.
Michael Surbrook
susano @ guisarme.net
Visit Surbrook's Stuff for all of your HERO needs.
"Provide me with ships or proper sails for the celestial atmosphere and there will be men there, too, who do not fear the appalling distance."
Johannes Kepler
Standard Hero
Junior Member
Steve, Darren, best of luck!
I guess this means no more Weekly Chats with Steve Long?
Will there be a market for more freelancers?
My favorite game console is a table and chairs.
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