A quick update. While the site layout will continue to change constantly, I did repost the old downloads for now. I thought that much was newsworthy. This will be the last news update for a while, since I probably won’t make another one until either the layout is semi stable, or I’ve posted new content. The most likely new content will be some setting info for another game system, namely a fantasy world for HERO and D&D 3.5.
You might note that the chapter PDFs and such are no longer available from links. They’re still in the directories, but I had to update that page manually, so I left them out for now. Once I’ve altered the Downloads page to be more automation-friendly I will try to bring them back.
Previous versions of the text are not available. Once I move into 2.0 for Grey Lotus(which will also be renamed), I’ll be putting it into my Subversion repository at home. Most of the new content will also be under Version Control, but for the time being I do not plan for this to be a public-access SVN repository.
I’m also attempting to bring some forum software into the page, but that’s a long term goal, and I’d like a bridge to link WordPress accounts with forum accounts. I know they’re out there, it’s just low priority right now.
#1 by Katyrnyn on February 16, 2009 - 12:06 pm
Woot! First post!!
Anyway, if Grey Lotus is to be renamed, what name would it bear? Tales of Riantra?? (ToR) Fables of the Kur’dah?? (F/K) Menace from the Other Dimension?? (M.O.D.) Are there any name candidates we can discuss, or will it be a surprise?
#2 by Alamar on February 16, 2009 - 12:27 pm
@ Katyrnyn
I’m open to suggestions, though I’d prefer it if they were spelled correctly. Ryantra, Kurr’d-ah, etc. The new version will see some significant world changes, so don’t assume things will match up 1 for 1 with the campaign you played before. The same themes will be there, and many of the same nations(Solumas, Ryantra, Valta, etc), but I’ll be going into more detail with histories and political aspirations this time, plus correcting some bad design choices in the way the national boundaries and geography are set up. That’s the real reason for the delay.
#3 by Katyrnyn on February 16, 2009 - 2:25 pm
Hey, I put the accent in the right place! And at least I didn’t call them the Khor-Ah. (Though they do seem to have similar goals.)
#4 by Alamar on February 16, 2009 - 5:52 pm
Nah, the Khor-Ah wanted to kill everyone. You’re thinking the Kzer-Za variant.
#5 by Katyrnyn on February 16, 2009 - 10:17 pm
@ Alamar
Yeah, ok. Kzer-Za. I guess it’s been a while since I played SC-2.