You Heard it Here Last S3E12

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Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard.

https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo70cy9?Gen-Con-Preview-Blog

You may not realize it, but GenCon is just around the corner, and while the online chatter wants to turn the tariff issues into doom and gloom for GenCon, I tend to believe it will be as big as ever. Paizo’s recent announcement about GenCon events seems to bear out my sentiment.

Paizo has announced they are running a Starfinder Society Second Edition event with their new 4-5 hour scenario “Collisions Wake.” They also will be hosting a Pathfinder Society adventure “Under the Eye of Mantis.” Finally, they will be releasing “Battlecry!”, official skirmish rules for leading armies.

While I don’t play much official Pathfinder, I think this just illustrates that GenCon will be as active as ever, not only with the games you love, but with new things as well.

Dust off the credit cards, put on those compression socks, and get to GenCon.

Mike, What do you think of Paizo’s lineup for GenCon?

[Kick to Mike]

Christina, What about you?

[Kick to Christina]

Now onto something a little more heavy hitting.

https://www.enworld.org/threads/goodman-games-revives-relationship-with-anti-semitic-publisher-for-new-city-state-kickstarter-updated.713282/

In 2020 Judges Guild owner Bob Bledsaw II posted a variety of racist, homophobic and antisemitic statements online. These statements rightfully created a bit of a stir at the time and various game publishers including Bat in the Attic, Frog God Games, Goodman Games, and Drivethru RPG cut all ties with Judges Guild.

It should be noted that these statements were all made by Bob Bledsaw II, not by Bob Bledsaw Snr, who co-founded Judges Guild and passed away in 2008.

Fast Forward to today. Goodman Games has announced a new version of “City State of the Invincible Overlord” will be coming to crowdfunding this summer. The original version was written by Bob Bledsaw Snr and the license for “City State of the Invincible Overlord” is still owned by Judges Guild. Goodman Games will be publishing this new version through a license with Judges Guild Games.

Understandable this has caused a bit of concern.

EN World has a great article outlining the original issues and statements along with a current response from Goodman Games.

Let’s start with Christina on this one, thoughts?

[kick to Christina]

Mike, is this problematic or is this just business?

[kick to Mike]

And there you have it, all the news, you’ve already heard.