Gentlemen,
Now that Raiders 2.0 and Siege are completed, I would like to get an idea as to where things are for other supplement efforts. I want this information for a number of reasons having to do with ordering shipping supplies, account management with the printer, and just out of plain curiosity. We had a thread out there before covering this topic but I can't find it.
Go ahead and reply to this thread with something like this:
Name: SUPPLEMENT NAME (this can be a WIP name obviously)
Armies: PLANNED ARMIES (or whatever book is going to contain, such as scenarios)
Team Members: (this would be a list of the main people working on the project)
Estimated Completion Date: YOUR BEST GUESS
Status: Respond with one of the following-
*Content completed, working on layouts now
*More than half-way done with content
*Less than half-way done with content
*Preliminary work (sketch-ups, notes, etc.)
*Just ideas and big plans!
Notes: Anything else you think might be helpful. You can use this as an opportunity to ask for help, voice concerns, whatever.
Designers: This will also be an excellent tool for keeping the Army Champs and NetERC informed and making sure we aren't stepping on each other's toes. Please bear in mind that NOBODY here owns these lists or this IP. We're all a community of players and volunteers working toward a common goal. Having books in hand -even in the electronic age- is a great way to keep the game alive and lends legitimacy to the community here.
It is entirely possible to design teams may want to use the same army list. I suggest that the AC be contacted in such cases.
Content: If you are not sure about what can go into a supplement, look at Games-Workshop's IP Guidelines.
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4
If you are still not sure, contact me. We are working with derivative IP, which simply means we don't own it and we can't profit from it.
The rule for me printing supplements is this: DON'T POKE THE TIGER. When Raiders originally came out I contacted their Legal Department multiple times and they failed to ever correspond back. That doesn't give us carte blanche to do as we wish. It just means that they are not exercising their rights and more than likely they are placing themselves in a position of plausible deniability. That's fine with me. I've never hidden any of this work. I showed copies of the books to GW managers at Games Day and even gave Jervis Johnson a copy. But I also followed the IP guidelines as closely as possible and explicitly encouraged people to buy GW products in the book. Yeah, it's butt kissing, I know. However, if I can deal with it so can you.
Timeline: I've got two years and two supplements to go before my printing account needs to be re-negotiated. This could have profound effects on costs, so if you want your supplement printed for a reasonable price, get cracking! I'm going on a first come, first serve basis.
ACs and NetERC members: Try to stay in the loop on this. So far the lists printed in supplements have represented a minority of players. As things move into the more commonly used lists (such as Tau, Tyranids, etc.) it is important that you stay in contact with the people making the supplements. I don't think we need any rules or regulations, just a general sense of awareness. I am going to be running all these supplement efforts past the appropriate ACs and NetERC members in the final stages, but if you have a problem with how something is being designed it would be best to tell the creative team as early as possible or, better yet, help them.
Thanks!
