[BNW] The News

[MForbeck@aol.com]

Hi All: 

I believe that AEG is going to simply have the books pulped. I don't believe 
there will be a fire sale. Unlike West End or ICE, the problem isn't 
financial, it's warehouse space. The books have to go fast. 

As for the coda, I don't believe I'll have alpha rules for that. In the past, 
I've made suggestions for winging it in the books, and those are going to 
have to do. The alternative is coming up with a new rules system for building 
powers or packages at the alpha level, and I don't feel that that would be 
effort well spent at this point, as it would require a lot of design work and 
playtesting to be something I'd be willing to release. For the same reason, 
there won't be any new power packages. 

The coda is going to be an essay revealing the deep backstory behind BNW and 
where I was going to go with Crossroads. I might still do a Crossroads-style 
game at some point, but because AEG owns BNW, I couldn't link the two without 
their express permission--and probably wouldn't want to at that point anyhow. 
You'll see why when the coda comes out. 

Thanks to everyone on this list for all your support over the years. It 
really has meant a lot to me. 

Take care, 

Matt Forbeck