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#1
brun01
May 14, 2007 15:51:51 I am posting this status update here in addition to the athas.org site news, but bear in mind that we are only going to keep updating the percentage complete values in our site, so be sure to check it once in a while.

Project name (completion %)
Life-shaped Handbook, for all your life-shaped needs (87%)
Athasian Emporium, the Athasian arms & equipment guide (86%)
Faces of the Forgotten North, the first release in the Lost Cities series (85%)
City-State of Balic, another volume of the City-State series (85%)
Legends of Athas, the Athasian epic handbook (53%)
Trade Lords 1.1 update (28%)

Other projects currently on hold include PrC Appendix II, Core Rules R7, Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains, and Secrets of the Dead Lands.
#2
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 14, 2007 15:56:36 Actually, Bruno, what I meant was that I will only post the project status messages (% completion) on the athas.org site. They will be updated once a week at most. We will still post releases and other important anouncements here on the boards as well.
#3
kalthandrix
May 14, 2007 19:00:32 So what Jon meant to say, but must have forgotten, was "Back in your cage!!!!!!"

:P
#4
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 16, 2007 1:16:39 Back in your cage - Kal. ;)
#5
kalthandrix
May 16, 2007 6:56:05
Back in your cage - Kal. ;)

See...who's the oracle now?

Damn I'm good!
#6
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 16, 2007 16:27:00 Sticking feathers up your b*** does not make you a chicken.

Self-induced prophecies do not make you an oracle.
#7
lastard
May 16, 2007 16:36:41 Can't wait till all this stuff is out! :D

Lastard :bounce:
#8
cnahumck
May 16, 2007 16:51:18
Sticking feathers up your b*** does not make you a chicken.

Nothing like a good fight club reference
#9
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 16, 2007 18:14:47 I was hoping someone would catch that quote.

Good to see you back online, Lastard. Cool gig!
#10
lastard
May 16, 2007 18:29:42 thanks, haha, you missed the REALLY cool one, though! ;)

i even managed to update 'Freedom!' when i got back. 8 hours sleep in 4 nights - woohoo! more soon... :coolcthul
#11
sicsemperjohn
May 16, 2007 19:00:06 Y'alls making me giddy in anticipation.
#12
brun01
May 17, 2007 6:36:32
Nothing like a good fight club reference

Damn, you beat me to it!
#13
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 21, 2007 16:46:25 Status list has been updated at athas.org.
#14
zombiegleemax
May 22, 2007 14:07:07 AWESOME Brun, i might have some more for you. been unable to get on here as i'm still stuck in the desert. lots of gr8 pics and things for the board.
#15
Grummore
May 22, 2007 20:31:32 Well, this is most appreciated.

Thanks.

I really like to know just how progress the projects. They might not have end date but it's something that will facinate and interest peoples. It keeps them aware somethign is happening!

Thanks again.
#16
Grummore
Nov 13, 2007 10:08:02 I think we are up and ready for a new update of the project!

Thanks!
#17
Band2
Nov 15, 2007 11:36:49
I think we are up and ready for a new update of the project!

Thanks!

I'll second that.

:pile:
#18
Grummore
Nov 20, 2007 14:57:36 Bump!
#19
jon_oracle_of_athas
Nov 26, 2007 13:59:40 Bump yourself. It´s updated.
#20
ishan_wh
Dec 17, 2007 11:16:31 Hi are there any news on Urik and its NPC?

Is there gonna be a Just Plain Pavek NPC hehe
#21
Grummore
Dec 18, 2007 8:44:13 In your list of projects, I do not see the Terrors of Athas.

When can we hope to see this product updated? I know there have been a lot of work and it was suppose to be out in the summer (if I remember well). On the official page, we only have this : Terrors of Athas (version 0.9, Released 2004 February 27) version of the ToA.

When can we hope to see the new document and when can we hope to see the document WITH pictures made by DS artist (I'm thinking of Mike Fleming here that made a LOT job)?

Maybe at least link us the pdf with no pictures.

What's up with that?

Thanks!
#22
Kamelion
Dec 18, 2007 11:26:31
In your list of projects, I do not see the Terrors of Athas.

When can we hope to see this product updated? I know there have been a lot of work and it was suppose to be out in the summer (if I remember well). On the official page, we only have this : Terrors of Athas (version 0.9, Released 2004 February 27) version of the ToA.

When can we hope to see the new document and when can we hope to see the document WITH pictures made by DS artist (I'm thinking of Mike Fleming here that made a LOT job)?

Maybe at least link us the pdf with no pictures.

What's up with that?

Thanks!

It would be nice to see the revised ToA released to the community before 4e explodes onto the scene next year. There were indeed plenty of revisions to the stat blocks since the last release, some new monsters, and, of course, the artwork. When I retired a while back and handed over ToA, there was also still a small amount of revision to be done before it was 100% ready. It's such a big document, though, that redoing the layout alone would be a serious undertaking and I can easily imagine that resources for such a project would be hard to organise. Plus it was all in the old stat-block format. I can think of few things more horrifying than updating all of that to the new stat-block! So while I agree with Grumm that a revised release would be nice, I'd be the first in line to say I understand why it might not be immediately forthcoming .
#23
Grummore
Dec 20, 2007 11:47:56 Knock Knock at the Athas.org door!
#24
Grummore
May 02, 2008 11:37:01 Time for a little update on what you are doing and what's about to be done... or not!

Thanks!
#25
cnahumck
May 02, 2008 12:24:21 Well, I know what I am working on, and what Bruno is working on. We are trying to finish things for a final version of both LoA (with more epic spells and powers, a few more epic PrCs that aren't ABs, more Epic NPCs (like the SKs and such)) Finally within LoA I want to write up a chapter on how to modify the Epic Characters to fit your campaign. athas.org only uses SRD material and it's own material when developing its characters. This can put a DM at a disadvantage against a TOB using PC who is incorperating 15 splat books. While I cannot use them in this Chapter, I can reference them. And, I will be "Enhancing" an NPC to show you what I did to them and how they function in my campaign to show you how you can do this for yours.

Also, Bruno is doing work on r7, which should be the final release of 3.5 rules, since there are those fans who wanted it, and it would be good to have a final release of the rules so that those not making the 4E switch have good stuff to work with. Bruno's work is... impressive.
#26
Grummore
May 02, 2008 14:31:05 Since it's going to be the last release, can we hope for pictures?
#27
cnahumck
May 02, 2008 15:33:57
Since it's going to be the last release, can we hope for pictures?

/casts summon vegan brazilian IX/

Bruno?
#28
Band2
May 07, 2008 11:41:21 Any chance of an update to the project list on Athas.org?

It has been a while since that was updated.
#29
brun01
May 07, 2008 12:08:36
/casts summon vegan brazilian IX/

Damn US dimensional lock was kepting me from replying... I am back from Hotlanta and free again! :D

I will try to do an update this week.

Yes Grummore, r7 will have some pictures. Not as many as I'd like, since volunteer artists are extremely hard to find.
#30
phoenix_m
May 07, 2008 18:52:00 What do art you need brun01? Have you talked to the owner of THIS site, though he might be affililated with Athas.org already.
#31
Grummore
May 08, 2008 9:24:29 It's the guy that made pictures for ToA. If eventually ToA get a finished version with pictures... I hope that you are going to finish all your 3.5 product before you start working on 4th ed.
#32
brun01
May 08, 2008 10:25:28
What do art you need brun01? Have you talked to the owner of THIS site, though he might be affililated with Athas.org already.

I need illustrations of weapons, classes, PC races, maps, spells, everything that is not a monster, basically.
#33
Grummore
May 08, 2008 13:26:44 And what about ToA "with" pictures?
#34
brun01
May 08, 2008 13:30:37 I really can't have any more projects right now. Unless someone else steps up, I don't think we'll ever have another version of ToA released.
#35
cnahumck
May 08, 2008 13:36:05 Yeah... What he said...
#36
Grummore
May 08, 2008 15:38:20
I really can't have any more projects right now. Unless someone else steps up, I don't think we'll ever have another version of ToA released.

Give it to me, it will take the time it will take, but I will put the pictures inside that PDF. If I'm right, you have more pictures than those from dawnstealer? hum?
#37
cnahumck
May 08, 2008 16:33:17 Part of updating ToA was putting it into the new format, which it isn't. That is a lot of tedious work.
#38
Grummore
May 09, 2008 7:59:04
Part of updating ToA was putting it into the new format, which it isn't. That is a lot of tedious work.

You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it.
#39
cnahumck
May 09, 2008 9:44:16
You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it.

Looks like we have someone Bruno.

I think that Bruno is great at explaining the MMIV format. He's the one that helped me get it. I'll try to find stuff that explains it, but that may take a while.
#40
Grummore
May 09, 2008 10:55:28
Looks like we have someone Bruno.

I think that Bruno is great at explaining the MMIV format. He's the one that helped me get it. I'll try to find stuff that explains it, but that may take a while.

MMIV format... hum... After a little research I think I begin to understand what you meant about changing file format. It's not about the file itself, it's about the way the monsters are written that need to be changed.

It begin to be less interesting! :D

Tedious work if it's what I think.

Anyway, give me the smell and I will tell you if I can hold my breath long enough to finish this ;)
#41
brun01
May 09, 2008 16:37:28
You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it.

I will pass your request along to the templarate.
#42
brun01
May 09, 2008 16:40:42
MMIV format... hum... After a little research I think I begin to understand what you meant about changing file format. It's not about the file itself, it's about the way the monsters are written that need to be changed.

It begin to be less interesting! :D

Tedious work if it's what I think.

Anyway, give me the smell and I will tell you if I can hold my breath long enough to finish this ;)

Updating to the MM IV format would require an effort almost as big as creating the 3.5 ToA. I don't think it's even possible to dream it happening with 4e release so near. I would be glad just to have revised ACs, CRs and the art into the doc.
#43
ishan_wh
May 09, 2008 16:46:39 Hello people, I was wandering are there any news on Urik and its main NPC´s. I have his thread and there I got several Urik NPC´s I think the most important one is Severin Cpt of Urik Guard

Well... hope to hear something from Urik... some gossip would be good

Thanks, keep up with the good work
#44
Grummore
May 09, 2008 22:12:00
Updating to the MM IV format would require an effort almost as big as creating the 3.5 ToA. I don't think it's even possible to dream it happening with 4e release so near. I would be glad just to have revised ACs, CRs and the art into the doc.

Well friend, I seriously do not mind about the new creatures format. It doesnt really change a thing when playing. Get it out that way with pictures and peoples will be veeeeerrrrryyyyy happy!
#45
jon_oracle_of_athas
May 11, 2008 5:19:53 Grum, thanks for volunteering to put the images in Terrors of Athas. We'll get back to you shortly.
#46
brun01
May 13, 2008 14:43:41 Check your e-mail, my Canadian friend.
#47
Grummore
May 14, 2008 7:14:12
Check your e-mail, my Canadian friend.

I did.
#48
angelofthenight
May 15, 2008 20:43:39 I've applied to playtest already but I'd be happy to help with Secrets of the Dead Lands or really any other supplement that uses 3.5 as I'll not be switching over to 4E. My group is playing Dark Sun right now so its easy enough to playtest stuff. PM me if you want my humble talents:P.
#49
grimorg
May 18, 2008 11:48:33 And what about City-State of Balic?
Thanks
#50
brun01
May 18, 2008 13:34:31 Project status update posted on athas.org website.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 brun01 May 14, 2007 15:51:51	I am posting this status update here in addition to the athas.org site news, but bear in mind that we are only going to keep updating the percentage complete values in our site, so be sure to check it once in a while. Project name (completion %) Life-shaped Handbook, for all your life-shaped needs (87%) Athasian Emporium, the Athasian arms & equipment guide (86%) Faces of the Forgotten North, the first release in the Lost Cities series (85%) City-State of Balic, another volume of the City-State series (85%) Legends of Athas, the Athasian epic handbook (53%) Trade Lords 1.1 update (28%) Other projects currently on hold include PrC Appendix II, Core Rules R7, Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains, and Secrets of the Dead Lands.
#2 jon_oracle_of_athas May 14, 2007 15:56:36	Actually, Bruno, what I meant was that I will only post the project status messages (% completion) on the athas.org site. They will be updated once a week at most. We will still post releases and other important anouncements here on the boards as well.
#3 kalthandrix May 14, 2007 19:00:32	So what Jon meant to say, but must have forgotten, was "Back in your cage!!!!!!" :P
#4 jon_oracle_of_athas May 16, 2007 1:16:39	Back in your cage - Kal. ;)
#5 kalthandrix May 16, 2007 6:56:05	Back in your cage - Kal. ;) See...who's the oracle now? Damn I'm good!
#6 jon_oracle_of_athas May 16, 2007 16:27:00	Sticking feathers up your b*** does not make you a chicken. Self-induced prophecies do not make you an oracle.
#7 lastard May 16, 2007 16:36:41	Can't wait till all this stuff is out! :D Lastard :bounce:
#8 cnahumck May 16, 2007 16:51:18	Sticking feathers up your b*** does not make you a chicken. Nothing like a good fight club reference
#9 jon_oracle_of_athas May 16, 2007 18:14:47	I was hoping someone would catch that quote. Good to see you back online, Lastard. Cool gig!
#10 lastard May 16, 2007 18:29:42	thanks, haha, you missed the REALLY cool one, though! ;) i even managed to update 'Freedom!' when i got back. 8 hours sleep in 4 nights - woohoo! more soon... :coolcthul
#11 sicsemperjohn May 16, 2007 19:00:06	Y'alls making me giddy in anticipation.
#12 brun01 May 17, 2007 6:36:32	Nothing like a good fight club reference Damn, you beat me to it!
#13 jon_oracle_of_athas May 21, 2007 16:46:25	Status list has been updated at athas.org.
#14 zombiegleemax May 22, 2007 14:07:07	AWESOME Brun, i might have some more for you. been unable to get on here as i'm still stuck in the desert. lots of gr8 pics and things for the board.
#15 Grummore May 22, 2007 20:31:32	Well, this is most appreciated. Thanks. I really like to know just how progress the projects. They might not have end date but it's something that will facinate and interest peoples. It keeps them aware somethign is happening! Thanks again.
#16 Grummore Nov 13, 2007 10:08:02	I think we are up and ready for a new update of the project! Thanks!
#17 Band2 Nov 15, 2007 11:36:49	I think we are up and ready for a new update of the project! Thanks! I'll second that. :pile:
#18 Grummore Nov 20, 2007 14:57:36	Bump!
#19 jon_oracle_of_athas Nov 26, 2007 13:59:40	Bump yourself. It´s updated.
#20 ishan_wh Dec 17, 2007 11:16:31	Hi are there any news on Urik and its NPC? Is there gonna be a Just Plain Pavek NPC hehe
#21 Grummore Dec 18, 2007 8:44:13	In your list of projects, I do not see the Terrors of Athas. When can we hope to see this product updated? I know there have been a lot of work and it was suppose to be out in the summer (if I remember well). On the official page, we only have this : Terrors of Athas (version 0.9, Released 2004 February 27) version of the ToA. When can we hope to see the new document and when can we hope to see the document WITH pictures made by DS artist (I'm thinking of Mike Fleming here that made a LOT job)? Maybe at least link us the pdf with no pictures. What's up with that? Thanks!
#22 Kamelion Dec 18, 2007 11:26:31	In your list of projects, I do not see the Terrors of Athas. When can we hope to see this product updated? I know there have been a lot of work and it was suppose to be out in the summer (if I remember well). On the official page, we only have this : Terrors of Athas (version 0.9, Released 2004 February 27) version of the ToA. When can we hope to see the new document and when can we hope to see the document WITH pictures made by DS artist (I'm thinking of Mike Fleming here that made a LOT job)? Maybe at least link us the pdf with no pictures. What's up with that? Thanks! It would be nice to see the revised ToA released to the community before 4e explodes onto the scene next year. There were indeed plenty of revisions to the stat blocks since the last release, some new monsters, and, of course, the artwork. When I retired a while back and handed over ToA, there was also still a small amount of revision to be done before it was 100% ready. It's such a big document, though, that redoing the layout alone would be a serious undertaking and I can easily imagine that resources for such a project would be hard to organise. Plus it was all in the old stat-block format. I can think of few things more horrifying than updating all of that to the new stat-block! So while I agree with Grumm that a revised release would be nice, I'd be the first in line to say I understand why it might not be immediately forthcoming .
#23 Grummore Dec 20, 2007 11:47:56	Knock Knock at the Athas.org door!
#24 Grummore May 02, 2008 11:37:01	Time for a little update on what you are doing and what's about to be done... or not! Thanks!
#25 cnahumck May 02, 2008 12:24:21	Well, I know what I am working on, and what Bruno is working on. We are trying to finish things for a final version of both LoA (with more epic spells and powers, a few more epic PrCs that aren't ABs, more Epic NPCs (like the SKs and such)) Finally within LoA I want to write up a chapter on how to modify the Epic Characters to fit your campaign. athas.org only uses SRD material and it's own material when developing its characters. This can put a DM at a disadvantage against a TOB using PC who is incorperating 15 splat books. While I cannot use them in this Chapter, I can reference them. And, I will be "Enhancing" an NPC to show you what I did to them and how they function in my campaign to show you how you can do this for yours. Also, Bruno is doing work on r7, which should be the final release of 3.5 rules, since there are those fans who wanted it, and it would be good to have a final release of the rules so that those not making the 4E switch have good stuff to work with. Bruno's work is... impressive.
#26 Grummore May 02, 2008 14:31:05	Since it's going to be the last release, can we hope for pictures?
#27 cnahumck May 02, 2008 15:33:57	Since it's going to be the last release, can we hope for pictures? /casts summon vegan brazilian IX/ Bruno?
#28 Band2 May 07, 2008 11:41:21	Any chance of an update to the project list on Athas.org? It has been a while since that was updated.
#29 brun01 May 07, 2008 12:08:36	/casts summon vegan brazilian IX/ Damn US dimensional lock was kepting me from replying... I am back from Hotlanta and free again! :D I will try to do an update this week. Yes Grummore, r7 will have some pictures. Not as many as I'd like, since volunteer artists are extremely hard to find.
#30 phoenix_m May 07, 2008 18:52:00	What do art you need brun01? Have you talked to the owner of THIS site, though he might be affililated with Athas.org already.
#31 Grummore May 08, 2008 9:24:29	It's the guy that made pictures for ToA. If eventually ToA get a finished version with pictures... I hope that you are going to finish all your 3.5 product before you start working on 4th ed.
#32 brun01 May 08, 2008 10:25:28	What do art you need brun01? Have you talked to the owner of THIS site, though he might be affililated with Athas.org already. I need illustrations of weapons, classes, PC races, maps, spells, everything that is not a monster, basically.
#33 Grummore May 08, 2008 13:26:44	And what about ToA "with" pictures?
#34 brun01 May 08, 2008 13:30:37	I really can't have any more projects right now. Unless someone else steps up, I don't think we'll ever have another version of ToA released.
#35 cnahumck May 08, 2008 13:36:05	Yeah... What he said...
#36 Grummore May 08, 2008 15:38:20	I really can't have any more projects right now. Unless someone else steps up, I don't think we'll ever have another version of ToA released. Give it to me, it will take the time it will take, but I will put the pictures inside that PDF. If I'm right, you have more pictures than those from dawnstealer? hum?
#37 cnahumck May 08, 2008 16:33:17	Part of updating ToA was putting it into the new format, which it isn't. That is a lot of tedious work.
#38 Grummore May 09, 2008 7:59:04	Part of updating ToA was putting it into the new format, which it isn't. That is a lot of tedious work. You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it.
#39 cnahumck May 09, 2008 9:44:16	You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it. Looks like we have someone Bruno. I think that Bruno is great at explaining the MMIV format. He's the one that helped me get it. I'll try to find stuff that explains it, but that may take a while.
#40 Grummore May 09, 2008 10:55:28	Looks like we have someone Bruno. I think that Bruno is great at explaining the MMIV format. He's the one that helped me get it. I'll try to find stuff that explains it, but that may take a while. MMIV format... hum... After a little research I think I begin to understand what you meant about changing file format. It's not about the file itself, it's about the way the monsters are written that need to be changed. It begin to be less interesting! :D Tedious work if it's what I think. Anyway, give me the smell and I will tell you if I can hold my breath long enough to finish this ;)
#41 brun01 May 09, 2008 16:37:28	You tell me what I have to do and even if it takes time I will do it. I will pass your request along to the templarate.
#42 brun01 May 09, 2008 16:40:42	MMIV format... hum... After a little research I think I begin to understand what you meant about changing file format. It's not about the file itself, it's about the way the monsters are written that need to be changed. It begin to be less interesting! :D Tedious work if it's what I think. Anyway, give me the smell and I will tell you if I can hold my breath long enough to finish this ;) Updating to the MM IV format would require an effort almost as big as creating the 3.5 ToA. I don't think it's even possible to dream it happening with 4e release so near. I would be glad just to have revised ACs, CRs and the art into the doc.
#43 ishan_wh May 09, 2008 16:46:39	Hello people, I was wandering are there any news on Urik and its main NPC´s. I have his thread and there I got several Urik NPC´s I think the most important one is Severin Cpt of Urik Guard Well... hope to hear something from Urik... some gossip would be good Thanks, keep up with the good work
#44 Grummore May 09, 2008 22:12:00	Updating to the MM IV format would require an effort almost as big as creating the 3.5 ToA. I don't think it's even possible to dream it happening with 4e release so near. I would be glad just to have revised ACs, CRs and the art into the doc. Well friend, I seriously do not mind about the new creatures format. It doesnt really change a thing when playing. Get it out that way with pictures and peoples will be veeeeerrrrryyyyy happy!
#45 jon_oracle_of_athas May 11, 2008 5:19:53	Grum, thanks for volunteering to put the images in Terrors of Athas. We'll get back to you shortly.
#46 brun01 May 13, 2008 14:43:41	Check your e-mail, my Canadian friend.
#47 Grummore May 14, 2008 7:14:12	Check your e-mail, my Canadian friend. I did.
#48 angelofthenight May 15, 2008 20:43:39	I've applied to playtest already but I'd be happy to help with Secrets of the Dead Lands or really any other supplement that uses 3.5 as I'll not be switching over to 4E. My group is playing Dark Sun right now so its easy enough to playtest stuff. PM me if you want my humble talents:P.
#49 grimorg May 18, 2008 11:48:33	And what about City-State of Balic? Thanks
#50 brun01 May 18, 2008 13:34:31	Project status update posted on athas.org website.