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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 9288215" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p><strong>STUDIO TO RELEASE THE LONG-AWAITED NEW EDITION OF BLACKMOOR, THE FIRST FANTASY CAMPAIGN SETTING</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]351469[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC (03/12/24):</strong> Studio Ink Bat announced today that it will release the final tabletop roleplaying game sourcebook directly overseen by the late Dave Arneson, co-creator of <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em> and the creator of Blackmoor, the fantasy setting in which the game was first incubated. Entitled <em>Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf</em>, the book is a fiction of ideas, taking the classic setting’s timeline and sending it centuries into the future.</p><p></p><p>The announcement was made by Denise Robinson, Art Director for Studio Ink Bat. “I had the chance to meet Dave Arneson,” said Robinson. “And as so many others did, I liked him immediately. When the opportunity arose to help release the last RPG project created by Dave’s own team, I knew we had to jump. The content is fantastic, too. If you aren’t a Blackmoor fan, yet, <em>Age of the Wolf</em> is sure to make a believer out of you.”</p><p></p><p>“After a fifteen-year wait, I could not be happier to see this project finally come to fruition,” added C.A. Suleiman, developer of Dave Arneson’s tabletop projects at the time of his passing in 2009. “With the 50th anniversary of <em>D&D</em>; the 20th anniversary of the launch of an independent Blackmoor line overseen by Dave, himself; and the 15th anniversary of the legend’s passing, the timing could scarcely be any more appropriate than it is right now.”</p><p></p><p>Back in 2009, the project was nearly complete and ready to be sent to the printer when Dave Arneson passed away suddenly. After that tragic turn of events, it didn’t seem right to release the book as planned originally, and so the project went into indefinite hibernation. “With the big anniversary year upon us,” Robinson concluded, “We feel the time is right to finally get this book into the hands of fans.”</p><p></p><p><em>Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf</em> is scheduled for release this August, 2024. As a supplemental edition for the setting, the book will be released system-neutral, allowing players of any edition or expression of the world’s greatest roleplaying game to make immediate use of it.</p><p></p><p><strong>About Studio Ink Bat</strong></p><p>Ink Bat is a content development studio dedicated to the art of making excellent games. <em>Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf</em> is Ink Bat’s first major release, but will surely not be its last. Ink Bat can be found online at <a href="http://ink-bat.com" target="_blank">Studio Ink Bat – Content development studio</a></p><p></p><p><strong>About Dave Arneson</strong></p><p>Dave Arneson is the late co-creator of <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>. He is regarded the creator of the roleplaying game and innovator of the ‘dungeon adventure’ concept in tabletop gaming. Blackmoor is his original fantasy setting and the environment in which he and Gary Gygax incubated their legendary game. He passed away in 2009, but his profound legacy endures.</p><p></p><p>-=-=-=-=-</p><p></p><p><strong>UPDATED 2024-03-14</strong> (Not part of the press release): <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/ink-bat-to-publish-d-d-co-creator-dave-arneson%E2%80%99s-final-rpg-project.703117/page-2#post-9289411" target="_blank"><strong>Havard</strong></a> from the <strong>EN World Forum</strong> and <strong>Havard's Blackmoor Blog</strong> offered an <a href="https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2024/03/age-of-wolf-not-sanctioned-by-estate.html" target="_blank">update on the behind the scenes negotiations around this book</a>. The contracts for <em>Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf</em> with the estate of Dave Arneson may not have been finalized before the press release was issued. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Read <a href="https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2024/03/age-of-wolf-not-sanctioned-by-estate.html" target="_blank">Havard's post</a> for more details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 9288215, member: 6808965"] [B]STUDIO TO RELEASE THE LONG-AWAITED NEW EDITION OF BLACKMOOR, THE FIRST FANTASY CAMPAIGN SETTING[/B] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Blackmoor Logo.png"]351469[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [B]WASHINGTON, DC (03/12/24):[/B] Studio Ink Bat announced today that it will release the final tabletop roleplaying game sourcebook directly overseen by the late Dave Arneson, co-creator of [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I] and the creator of Blackmoor, the fantasy setting in which the game was first incubated. Entitled [I]Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf[/I], the book is a fiction of ideas, taking the classic setting’s timeline and sending it centuries into the future. The announcement was made by Denise Robinson, Art Director for Studio Ink Bat. “I had the chance to meet Dave Arneson,” said Robinson. “And as so many others did, I liked him immediately. When the opportunity arose to help release the last RPG project created by Dave’s own team, I knew we had to jump. The content is fantastic, too. If you aren’t a Blackmoor fan, yet, [I]Age of the Wolf[/I] is sure to make a believer out of you.” “After a fifteen-year wait, I could not be happier to see this project finally come to fruition,” added C.A. Suleiman, developer of Dave Arneson’s tabletop projects at the time of his passing in 2009. “With the 50th anniversary of [I]D&D[/I]; the 20th anniversary of the launch of an independent Blackmoor line overseen by Dave, himself; and the 15th anniversary of the legend’s passing, the timing could scarcely be any more appropriate than it is right now.” Back in 2009, the project was nearly complete and ready to be sent to the printer when Dave Arneson passed away suddenly. After that tragic turn of events, it didn’t seem right to release the book as planned originally, and so the project went into indefinite hibernation. “With the big anniversary year upon us,” Robinson concluded, “We feel the time is right to finally get this book into the hands of fans.” [I]Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf[/I] is scheduled for release this August, 2024. As a supplemental edition for the setting, the book will be released system-neutral, allowing players of any edition or expression of the world’s greatest roleplaying game to make immediate use of it. [B]About Studio Ink Bat[/B] Ink Bat is a content development studio dedicated to the art of making excellent games. [I]Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf[/I] is Ink Bat’s first major release, but will surely not be its last. Ink Bat can be found online at [URL='http://ink-bat.com']Studio Ink Bat – Content development studio[/URL] [B]About Dave Arneson[/B] Dave Arneson is the late co-creator of [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I]. He is regarded the creator of the roleplaying game and innovator of the ‘dungeon adventure’ concept in tabletop gaming. Blackmoor is his original fantasy setting and the environment in which he and Gary Gygax incubated their legendary game. He passed away in 2009, but his profound legacy endures. -=-=-=-=- [B]UPDATED 2024-03-14[/B] (Not part of the press release): [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/ink-bat-to-publish-d-d-co-creator-dave-arneson%E2%80%99s-final-rpg-project.703117/page-2#post-9289411'][B]Havard[/B][/URL] from the [B]EN World Forum[/B] and [B]Havard's Blackmoor Blog[/B] offered an [URL='https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2024/03/age-of-wolf-not-sanctioned-by-estate.html']update on the behind the scenes negotiations around this book[/URL]. The contracts for [I]Blackmoor: Age of the Wolf[/I] with the estate of Dave Arneson may not have been finalized before the press release was issued. Read [URL='https://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/2024/03/age-of-wolf-not-sanctioned-by-estate.html']Havard's post[/URL] for more details. [/QUOTE]
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