No, the whole point of having a bunch of different 1105 campaigns is that they are not actually things that happened, unless you happen to use them in your game. So future authors are not expected to write as if Wrath of the Ancients or the Rise of Drinax actually happened in any particular way or even at all.
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Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
Once the FFW is finally resoved will Mongoose move the setting start to post FFW, or will it be stuck with an 1105 start date, an immutable FFW where everything happens as MJD has dictated?
Or will it be Fall of Tinath, never to be mentioned again, much like the poor surviving crew of Deepnight - what FFW?
Considering the possibilities implied by Singularity act 3 I can see Mongoose or third party TAS authors setting adventures in a post Singularity setting - it's all a simulation, right?
At this time, we intend to stay in and around 1105 in the main. However, the FFW is not immutable and Martin will not be dictating where it goes or how it ends - that will be up to you and your Travellers. The war is still in its early stages at the moment, but you will find little seeds of this strung throughout.
I would very much like to return to Tinath, but believe that it needs a new approach.
It is entirely possible that the Deepnight crew are now exploring a completely different galaxy...
And yes, exploring these areas would seem to be fertile grounds for TAS publishers.
Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
Which is actually a very sensible way to do it.
Doesn't mean there can't be books set during different eras though, especially when they are set in parts of the Imperium that are more than a couple of years travel away.
The run up adventures to the Rebellion could be set in 1113 onwards, the author would just need a throwaway line "following the FFW", no actual detail is needed since we will be moving to the Ilelish and the Core sectors.
The problem was always continuity of campaign, referees and players wanting to move their characters to be interacting with the current events rather than just start a new campaign with new characters.
With singularity maybe we can now take characters' personality/memory downloads into any future or past setting.
Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
This is why I support your pdf pricing - the pdf sales have to support the creatives just as much as the print products. Gifting the pdf with the print product is very welcome - there are many companies that make you pay for both and sometimes there is no discount for the pdf.
So whenever I come across someone complaining about pdf prices I take them to task and point out the writers and artists need to eat too.
I mean, how many yachts does Matt need (I kid, I watched your Mayday interview and I am quite envious of your staff ownership plans).
Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
I have bought every book, and will continue to do so, but up to now there is no opportunity to have any referee control of events.
An alternative setting perhaps?
They don't have much choice... I already have an IMTU campaign ready to go once they play through the finale adventure, but at the current rate that could be sometime within the next decade lol.
I fully support this.
Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
Product sales popularity, divided by net profit, will likely decide the direction of future supplements.
Sure, I have no problem with different eras or whatever. I was just asserting that the existence of PoD, Singularity, Ancients, Deepnight, etc does not change the setting, they merely create a play opportunity for the referees. If Mongoose were to publish another adventure or even campaign, it would not need to account for any of those campaigns having happened. Though it should at least sidebar some thoughts on how it might interact with them if it's using the same worlds. Though, given the size of the setting, there's no particular reason they'd need to overlap like that.
As I said a while back, a campaign that involved the characters in the machinations leading up to Dulinor's attempted coup would be quite interesting.
Hard Times and T:NE were both excellent settings. Trying to keep your pocket of civilization alive like that Hard Times mini campaign is cool. Trying to rebuild after a Long Night is even more cool, imho. I personally don't care whether those are possible futures of the Third Imperium or some sector added 'off over there'. Both are styles of gameplay that are ill suited for the current state of the Third Imperium but support for them would be a great addition to the MgT2e line.
But I'm not a fan of them being set in specific points in a future timeline, especially if those future points are within the lifespan of a reasonable campaign. Which the GDW Rebellion certainly was.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
No new stretch goals after unlocking Act 3 of the lost adventures? I guess that's it, then. With 43 hours to go, I bet we can reach the bonus for creatives, but the World Destruction might be a stretch (pun intended). I guess we'll see.
J. L. Brown
Emperor Mongoose
I have done my bit; I have pledged -- and everyone I know who might pledge knows about the kickstarter. So there really is not much else I can do at this point. I think the 'destruction of a world' scenario and mechanics would be a neat nice-to-have; but honestly I can already do this as a referee by dropping a few digits in the UWP. It also seems like something that can be summarized in a few sentences and a single table, so building a whole supplement out of it might be stretching things a little too thin.
Fingers crossed, though.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
I’ve already pinged a few people to play it on a forum. I’ll start character generation once I get the materials at the end of the month. I’m looking forward to it a lot.
G'Naakbusters
Emperor Mongoose
As a big fan of the various Minor Races of the setting, I notice in the artwork we actually have a Threep at one point. Very pleased to see it!
ottarrus
Emperor Mongoose
I wish I could have afford to do this.
But I'm a reenactor and 'campaign season' just lit off. That's not whining. I'm alright with not being able to afford every hobby expense the instant it's available. But I WILL be buying 'Virus 2.0' when it hits the shelves at my FLGS.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
And it is done. I’m so hyped for this!
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
And the payment is done. Now comes the waiting. 
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