OSR Gobble-Them-Up Sale!
In honor of the delicious sacrifice our fowl turkey friends are making this season, all James Mishler Games products are 33% off!
Enjoy extra helpings of OSR goodness!
Go to the sale on DriveThruRPG!
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Showing posts with label Sale. Show all posts
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Friday, January 6, 2023
[James Mishler Games]: The OGL: Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns
I go away for less than two weeks and all Hell breaks loose.
That'll teach me to try to take a vacation!
I'm sure you've seen the news all over the place.
We know that some elements of the leaked New "OGL" are true, from statements by those who are already working with it or have negotiated to do so.
We do not know if Hasbro intends to "de-authorize" the Old OGL for everyone or only for those who opt-in on the New "OGL."
We do not know if they try to kill the Old OGL for everyone else if it would even be legal or not.
Doesn't really matter, if they intend to lawyer up and follow up C&Ds with actual lawsuits.
Might not be moral; might not be ethical; might not be legal. But that's the way the system works here.
I don't think anyone has the money or wherewithal to fight this thing; it would take years and years before anything was resolved, likely without the ability to publish under the Old OGL until it was resolved.
We don't know how this is going to work with DriveThruRPG.
We don't even know all the things we don't know yet!
But I do know one thing. I'm not going to deal with it.
Even if they don't follow through now, there is no knowing if they might try to follow through later.
And besides, I'm no fan of the way they are mistreating the community of designers and players by even toying with these ideas. No sir, I don't like it at all.
Ergo, James Mishler Games is getting out of the OGL publishing business.
Starting tomorrow morning (Saturday, January 7) most of my products will go on sale at 23% off...
Our OGL Countdown Sale.
In celebration of 23 years of the OGL, almost all our products are 23% off!
The sale is scheduled to last through January 12th. Rumors have it that the New "OGL" might be released on Friday the 13th.
How apropos.
If so, and if there is as expected a sunset date on the Old OGL, right or wrong, legal or not, I'll have my products down on or before that date.
So, if you've been on the fence about buying my products, buy them while you still can. And download them right away, as we don't know if we can still keep them hosted after that. Then save them in several locations (backing up in multiple locations is always a good idea, anyway).
My return to publishing thereafter depends on a couple of things.
First and foremost, Kelsey Dionne of The Arcane Library has already announced that she is pivoting away from 5E and going to focus on the Shadowdark RPG, which will be rewritten to ensure it is not entangled with the OGL.
I will be supporting Shadowdark once it releases. That release is now, of course, delayed.
Unfortunately, this whole kerfuffle means that I will no longer be able to publish for Labyrinth Lord. However, Dan Proctor has already considered some options of what to do in the event that Labyrinth Lord has to go away, so I will be looking into that, as well.
Many other companies are considering creating their own RPGs and offering them in a true, non-revocable, perpetual license. I'll look and play through some of those, and then see what strikes my fancy.
Until then, as the mood strikes me, I'll probably concentrate on writing system-free products, such as encounters, NPCs, Locations, and various worlds and world elements.
I've got a LOT of Hexographer maps I can offer.
Finally, I will also look into re-writing Isle of Eldisor to be essentially system-free. That would require extensive changes and require some time. I hope to be able to offer it in the same "slot" as the original Isle of Eldisor product so that those who purchased it can simply download it. I'll have to see how that works on DriveThruRPG.
Thank you for your support for the last 10 years. None of this would have been possible without you.
This is definitely not the way I wanted things to go on the 10th Anniversary of James Mishler Games.
But sometimes, you just never know...
Sunday, March 20, 2022
[James Mishler Games] James Mishler Games 40% Off Sale!
James Mishler Games is having a 40% Off Sale!
To celebrate the return of in-person gaming at Gary Con, James Mishler Games is having a 40% Off Sale on all PDFs!
Yes, you read that right – 40% off! That is to celebrate that 2022 is my 40th year of playing role-playing games!
You know I don't go in for sales at all anymore, so you won’t see a sale like this on James Mishler Games products… probably ever. OK, maybe I’ll do a 50% off sale in 2032. So, if you can wait that long…
But if you can’t wait, buy now!
The sale ends on Monday, March 28th.
Speaking of which, if you make it to the convention, stop on by Booth #104 to check out our convention exclusives! We also have products from Goblinoid Games, Arcane Library, and Geoffrey McKinney, as well as some surprises!
Monday, March 30, 2020
[SALE] Coronavirus Pandemic Sale -- Everything is 50% Off
The Gary Con XII Pay What You Want Sale has ended.
The Coronavirus Pandemic 50% Off Sale has begun.
Through the end of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States,
all James Mishler Games products are 50% off.
Stay home, stay safe! Read and play online!
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| Cover for the unreleased Gary Con XII Special Limited Edition Print version of Myrkridder, Ogres, & Vampires |
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Gary Con Sale -- Everything is Pay What You Want!
As everyone well knows, Gary Con XII has been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, so my first booth at the show will simply have to wait until next year.
Instead, to celebrate Gary Gygax's life well played, I am offering all James Mishler Games products at Pay What You Want!
Yes, everything, from the Barbarian Class through to Ghosts -- The Incorporeal Undead, is currently available at Pay What You Want pricing!
This will last through to the end of the weekend, or whenever I get around to changing things back on Monday.
So take advantage of my insane generosity while you can!
Cover for the unreleased special edition print version of
Ghosts -- The Incorporeal Undead,
which will see release at Gary Con next year...
Saturday, November 26, 2016
JMG "Goodbye and Good Riddance 2016" Sale!
Somehow I got left out of the big sale going on at DTRPG/RPGNow... so instead of a Black Friday thru Cyber Monday sale, I'm having a "Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2016" sale! All James Mishler Games products are on sale through the end of the year.
50% off! Get them now before someone opens that Seventh Seal!
50% off! Get them now before someone opens that Seventh Seal!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Troll Lord Games 60% Off Sale!
Troll Lord Games is having a 60% off sale on all their PDFs at DriveThruRPG and RPGNow. There is a TON of good stuff there; if you don't have it, grab it now, as this is one of their better sales (most don't go to 60% off).
Sunday, January 26, 2014
[James Mishler Games] Dungeons & Dragons 40th Anniversary Sale!
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons,
have placed all James Mishler Games products on sale for 40% off.
Note that I do NOT have sales. Normally I have a low price
for first adopters, then adjust up to a normal retail when I release a new
product... but as it has been a while, and the 40th anniversary of D&D only
comes around once, I figure what the hell...
If you miss it this time, you can wait for the 50% off sale
in another 10 years...
I'll run the sale for a week; then the Dread Groundhog God
shall take the sale with him when he flees his shadow on February 2nd...
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