> Greetings to the Tribe,
>
> It seems that while we were busy, some gremlins infiltrated our offices
and
> managed to infest several projects. We have contained them again, but not
> without cost.
>
> HEROQUEST
> The greatest casualty was our July release date for HeroQuest. We are
sorry
> to announce that HeroQuest will be delayed until August, 2003. A number of
> problems with our printer pushed back production by several weeks, with
the
> result that we could not get the books shipped in time for a July release.
> We are confident that the book will be ready in time for the new release
> date set by Steve Jackson Games. We apologize to everyone for this delay,
> especially the 160 heroic individuals who pre-ordered the special
hardcover
> edition of the book. We appreciate their extra support. At this stage we
> cannot be certain of the exact date the special hardcover editions will be
> back from the printer, but if they are in our hands before the general
> release date, we will mail them out at once rather than wait for the bulk
> shipment of the perfectbound edition.
>
> We also apologize for not saying something sooner, but we did not want to
> make the announcement until all of the issues had been resolved.
>
> Unfortunately, this will cause a delay in the release of Hero's Book as
> well, which we expect will now be a September release. (However, it is
> _not_ going to the same printer.) We hope that Dragon Pass: Land of
Thunder
> will still be an October release, but that depends in part on when some
> artwork is completed, including several brand new pieces by legendary
> Gloranthan artist and cartographer William Church.
>
> HeroQuest Voices is almost ready (we are awaiting some last-second
> artwork). We will make it available to those who registered their special
> edition first, as originally planned, but will then make it generally
> available as soon as HeroQuest itself ships.
>
> We would like to recognize and thank those members of the tribe who have
> supported us online during this crisis, helping to reassure and calm the
> rest of the tribe. And for the members of the tribe itself, for their
> continued faith in us despite the disappointment of the missed release
date.
>
> Again, we are sorry for the delays. For what it is worth, after the time,
> love, and effort we have spent on this book, we are no less disappointed
by
> this extra delay than the rest of the tribe. But we fully expect that
> HeroQuest will be worth the long wait.
>
>
> WWW.GLORANTHA.COM
> We discovered today that our web host, Verio, was infested with gremlins
> when the server migration was completed, and our domain name did not
update
> to the new IP address. Verio has entered the correction, but it will take
> 4-5 days to propogate through Arachne Solara's world wide web. Until then,
> please use www.issaries.com to access the official Glorantha site. And
> expect to see many changes on the site between now and when HeroQuest is
> released!
>
> In the meantime, Verio's limitations in this and other areas have become
> more and more obvious to us, and we are considering switching our ISP when
> next our term comes up. If anyone wants to point us towards a provider
with
> flexible hosting plans, especially in areas of server space and bandwidth,
> we would be most appreciative.
>
>
> WAREHOUSE 23
> There have been a few problems with Warehouse 23 orders recently, for
which
> we apologize. We do ask everyone in the tribe to remember that our
> relationship with Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23 is still relatively
> new, and also to remember that they are a long-established company, with
> policies in force well before our agreement with them. In particular, we
> would like everyone to keep the following things in mind:
>
> 1. Pre-orders have no absolute shipping date. Although a book may have an
> advertised release date, Warehouse 23 has no control over when the book
> will actually ship.
>
> 2. Warehouse 23 will not hold items, and they do not ship partial orders.
> If you order several items at once, and one of them is an item that is out
> of stock or on pre-order, Warehouse 23 will wait to process the entire
> order until the pre-ordered or out of stock item is available. During this
> time, other items on the order might become unavailable, and the W23 staff
> might not be aware of the need to inform you of this immediately. If you
> want to pre-order a book, or order a book that is out of stock, Warehouse
> 23 and Issaries strongly urge you to place it on a separate order from any
> other products. This will help to prevent problems with other items going
> out of stock, such as the limited number of copies Issaries has of the
> Gloranthan Classics reprints.
>
> 3. If you do have any problems, please email Warehouse 23 directly BUT
also
> cc me at warehouse23_at_.... This will ensure that I can track the
> problem, coordinate with Warehouse 23, and perhaps offer an alternative
> solution if Warehouse 23 cannot resolve the problem. We have been able to
> help resolve several issues because I was aware of the problem from the
> beginning.
>
>
> GTA MAILING LIST
> No gremlins have infested the rpglist.org server so far, and we have elven
> archers on patrol to make sure they don't. But, if you contact us with a
> change of email address, please do expect to get an "unsubscribe" message
> from rpglist.org to the _old_ email address. Please don't be alarmed at
> this; it is an automated feature of the mailing list. And although we try
> to send a confirmation of each new address added as well, we sometimes
> forget. Even so, be assured that if we removed your old address, we added
> your new address as well, even if you don't get a confirmation.
>
>
> GENCON
> While we were busy working on HeroQuest and chasing down gremlins, GenCon
> somehow shifted ahead in time, and now starts in just a couple of days,
> catching me very much unprepared. If any members of the tribe are going to
> be at GenCon, please take some time to go to the Adventure Retail booth,
> which is the official sales representative of Steve Jackson Games at the
> show, and thus of Issaries. If you are running a HeroQuest even, or even
> just want to have a demo game or find some players, Jerry Corrick should
be
> able to put out flyers or sign-up lists. Although Issaries will not be
> there due to my and Greg's personal time commitments, we hope that the
> Glorantha Tribe will show up in force.
>
>
> LOOKING BACK (AND FORWARDS)
> Looking back on this year, things have not always gone as planned. We
> apologize for this, and hope that we can start catching up our schedule
and
> commitments once HeroQuest is released and in stores. If you want to see
> something from us, let us know! If we make a mistake, there is a broken
> link on our site, or you spot an error in a publication, tell us about it
> so that we can make it right: no one can face the world alone.
>
> As always, we thank you for your continued support of Issaries and
> Glorantha. You are the tribe!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
> Stephen Martin
> <administrator_at_...>
> Issaries, Inc., publisher of HeroQuest, Roleplaying in Glorantha
> P.O. Box 272914 Concord, CA 94527
> Phone: (925) 680-8897
> See our extensive web site at <www.HeroQuest-rpg.com>
>
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