Hey folks!
The development of Delving Deeper is
coming to a close and the final form of the product has taken shape!
For the boxed sets, the games has been separated into five, digest volumes. But rather than just slashing up Delving Deeper into five
booklets, we have instead chosen to treat each volume as a product in
its own right. Each Delving Deeper booklet ranges from 40-60 pages in
length, is highly illustrated and contains both a table of contents
and an index. Mark Allen is creating unique cover art for each volume
right now and I will have samples as soon as they are available.
Samples from Volume II decorate this post. The five volumes that make
up Delving Deeper RPG are:
Volume One: Forging a Hero
Volume Two: Codex of the Divine and the Arcane
Volume Three: Index of the Fiendish and Malign
Volume Four: Vault of Treasures
Volume Five: Delving Deeper and Blazing New Trails
Volume Two: Codex of the Divine and the Arcane
Volume Three: Index of the Fiendish and Malign
Volume Four: Vault of Treasures
Volume Five: Delving Deeper and Blazing New Trails
So in all, the Delving Deeper Boxed
Sets will contain the five volumes of Delving Deeper RPG, a digest
copy Robert Conley's, Blackmarsh Campaign Setting (that's nearly 300
pages in all!), nine dice (3d6, 2d10, 1d20, 1d12, 1d8 and 1d4) and a pad of 25 digest character sheets.
Because of the size of the five
booklets and because I create each one carefully by hand (even
scoring each page so that the booklets will fold over correctly)
using the highest quality materials, I am going to have to raise
the price of the boxed sets from $39.95 to $49.95. However, I am not
going to raise the price until November 15, so that folks will
have a chance to purchase a boxed set at the lower price. Plus, this
can also be seen as a way of rewarding all the people who pre-ordered
a boxed set months ago at a much lower price.
We are proud of Delving Deeper RPG and
we think you will love it as well.
I don't think I could be looking forward to this more than I am right now! That looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brendan! We've worked hard on this product and I feel it is a great game.
ReplyDeletedefinitely chomping at the bit, but this will be worth the wait, I am certain! :)
ReplyDeleteHey, just curious whether these will be saddle-stitched or perfect bound. IIRC, the answer has changed a couple of times. Thanks!
ReplyDelete@Falconer:The are all saddle-stiched. :)
ReplyDeleteBoo, the three little brown books had more level 5 magic-user spells! Just kidding, who cares. DD looks better and better with every single preview we get.
ReplyDeleteOnce we finish our current campaign, the next is going to be some Arduin-like gonzo OD&D stuff with lots of classes and races. DD is going to be a good base that I can butcher, house rule and rebuild to get what I want.
For those who are excited for this, what about it is making you excited? I'm curious, as this looks nearly identical to books I have on my shelf right now. Not a troll attempt, but it makes me wonder what you're seeing here, as I assume you already have all this stuff in books as well.
ReplyDeleteAnon:
ReplyDeleteOf course there are other original edition clones out there, but DD's goal is to accurately simulate the original rules. I love Swords & Wizardry, and the S&W White Box is my current favorite D&D incarnation, but it was lacking a lot of the original's flavor (not to mention the entire "Underworld and Wilderness Adventures" book). It's now nearly impossible to get the original booklets (never mind the box) at a sensible price, and if I did get it, I wouldn't want to risk bringing it to the table. There are pdf's and reformats of the original set out there, but I think there is a definite place for an accurate reproduction with modern layout and presentation.
John: Will this box set be in continuous production? I have and love the BH S&W:WB set, but I never use it, since I'm kind of worried about getting it mucked up at the table. I'd be much more inclined to actually use the boxed copy if I knew I could replace it if need be.