Troll Lord Games

You guys may or may not know, but the Greyhawk Grognard blog has closed down. I only bring this up because Joe Bloch was the creator of The Castle of the Mad Archmage, which was an interesting solution to the lack of lower levels in Castle Zagyg. Good news is, Joe has started a new blog and will apparently continue his work on the CotMA, finishing his original intent of twelve levels. His new blog, for those who didn't know, is here.
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Troll Lord wrote:
Lord D: you understand where I"m coming from.

I subscribed to that blog and was bummed out when I read he shut it down... especially because it looked like CothMA was only going to see 7 levels completed (that's the last thing I had read).

Thanks for passing on what turns out to be good news!
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http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/dnd3e/cnc.htm

*snorts* Continuing his work with the proviso he gets paid for it. We'll see how that works out.
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"We'll go out through the kitchen!" Tanis Half-Elven

Peter Bradley

gideon_thorne wrote:
*snorts* Continuing his work with the proviso he gets paid for it. We'll see how that works out.

"So if the spirit moves you to do so, please consider making a donation to keep the Castle of the Mad Archmage project alive. Details to come once I see how this experiment plays itself out. And thanks again; this development is beyond my expectations. "

I don't know... I don't find that too offensive, especially in light of all of the hard work he has done on levels 2-6.
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http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/dnd3e/cnc.htm

Where can I redownload the previous levels, since my computer crashed and burned on me?
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Treebore wrote:
Where can I redownload the previous levels, since my computer crashed and burned on me?

Same place you got it before:
http://rapidshare.com/files/236882376/WG13_0905b.pdf

He didn't take it down, just announced that he wasn't going to do anymore. But now he is.
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The cheese stands alone...

Joe's work has been marvelous, and IMO a worthy continuation of the wonderful work by Mssr. Talanian. I'll be pleased to put a coin in the hat come payday.
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Interesting. After Joseph Bloch (http://thegrognardslawn.blogspot.com/) first announced that he was going to stop the Castle of the Mad Archmage, Richard Graves (http://oldschooldungeonsdragons.blogspo ... chive.html) the guy who did level one/Mad Demigod's Castle announced that he was going to pick up the torch. Now his post is gone. Unless I was hallucinating when I saw it yesterday?
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csperkins1970 wrote:
"So if the spirit moves you to do so, please consider making a donation to keep the Castle of the Mad Archmage project alive. Details to come once I see how this experiment plays itself out. And thanks again; this development is beyond my expectations. "

I don't know... I don't find that too offensive, especially in light of all of the hard work he has done on levels 2-6.

I didn't say it was offensive. Its more like folks are not inclined to pay for things that were once given away for free.
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Peter Bradley

Thanks Bill! With my computer crash I also lost all my bookmarks.
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Not a problem Tree. I'm happy that Joe changed his mind and is going to continue the Castle of the Mad Archmage (I ponied up some money in appreciation for it too). It looks like I'll finally be getting a chance to use it.
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gideon_thorne wrote:
I didn't say it was offensive. Its more like folks are not inclined to pay for things that were once given away for free.

I agree to a point, Peter. But I've seen marketing strategies work this way - It's free to get you hooked, then you pay for continued support. But I don't think this was ever the guy's intention, though. It seemed that he just lost time time to do it.
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Troll Lord wrote:
Lord D: you understand where I"m coming from.

gideon_thorne wrote:
I didn't say it was offensive. Its more like folks are not inclined to pay for things that were once given away for free.

It's a ransom model, and I've seen it work. I believe Phil Reed did the same thing with FASERIP.

It's ransom I'll pay, considering the scope and quality of the guy's work.
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Troll Lord wrote:
Lord D: you understand where I"m coming from.

If the man's work is high quality, then a mild request to pay him for his time doesn't seem at all out of line. While Pete's point is well taken, it doesn't preclude someone from realizing that they are putting far more work into a project than originally intended and asking for contributions. Seems reasonable to me, and the onus is entirely upon the user whether they wish to contribute.

Breakdaddy wrote:
If the man's work is high quality, then a mild request to pay him for his time doesn't seem at all out of line. While Pete's point is well taken, it doesn't preclude someone from realizing that they are putting far more work into a project than originally intended and asking for contributions. Seems reasonable to me, and the onus is entirely upon the user whether they wish to contribute.

Agreed. That is pretty much what I was trying to say, but you said it much better BD.
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LD's C&C creations - the witch, a half-ogre, skill and 0-level rules

Troll Lord wrote:
Lord D: you understand where I"m coming from.