Are there plans to create datafiles for Pyramid articles?

[Kuroshima]

As the title says, are there plans to add the material that appears on the Pyramid issues to the official datafiles? For example the Improved Zombie from Pyramid 3.1, the defensive imbuements from Pyramid 3.4, the Justicar template from 3.10...

[benz72]

Same question more than a year later

[PK]

Official plans? Nope, there aren't currently any official plans. Unfortunately, when there are still "normal" supplements that don't have GDFs, it wouldn't make sense to focus on Pyramid ones.

Of course, as with datafiles for any source, anyone who wants to create one certainly can. After all, a huge number of our GDFs are fan-made. So anyone who wants the prestige* and status* of having contributed should give it a try.

* Prestige and status not included.

[sir_pudding]

I still think there's a way to incentivize this process and reward the volunteers. If individuals would donate to prize fund they could pay a prize out to the authors whenever a fan-made .gdf gets included in an official update.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Kuroshima

As the title says, are there plans to add the material that appears on the Pyramid issues to the official datafiles? For example the Improved Zombie from Pyramid 3.1, the defensive imbuements from Pyramid 3.4, the Justicar template from 3.10...

Defensive Imbuements have already been written up, by Stephen E. Brown in his "Dungeon_Fantasy_Optional_Templates.gdf", which includes the Mystic Knight and Seventh Son templates as well.

Found a link to it!

[Bruno]

I actually have a start on the Necromancy stuff from 3.1, I should look at it and see how much polishing it needs.

[Bruno]

http://www.motoslave.net/gcarepo/view.php?pkgid=90

Necromancy Stuff.

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

I still think there's a way to incentivize this process and reward the volunteers. If individuals would donate to prize fund they could pay a prize out to the authors whenever a fan-made .gdf gets included in an official update.

Once people start having money as a consideration, you also start needing some kind of quality assurance: checking gdfs for accuracy and completeness. And that's going to be even more tedious than compiling them in the first place.

[Kuroshima]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Defensive Imbuements have already been written up, by Stephen E. Brown in his "Dungeon_Fantasy_Optional_Templates.gdf", which includes the Mystic Knight and Seventh Son templates as well.

Found a link to it!

I've got it, check the date of my original post. You've fallen for thread necromancy, though you're giving new like to this deceased thread, with your necromantic arts.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by johndallman

Once people start having money as a consideration, you also start needing some kind of quality assurance: checking gdfs for accuracy and completeness. And that's going to be even more tedious than compiling them in the first place.

That's part of the process before incorporating them into official releases as it stands now, so at least THAT isn't anything new.

Originally Posted by Kuroshima

I've got it, check the date of my original post. You've fallen for thread necromancy, though you're giving new life to this deceased thread, with your necromantic arts.

Enh, good to have the link in the forum somewhere findable regardless. And, it did get me to kick my stuff out the door eventually :)