What suggestions would you have on people who want to design and make full games to market?  What would be some first steps?  How would you be able to become part of a organisation such as FFG in game making, rather than being compitition? How did you get involved?

Will FFG ever release a print kit and guide to printing the mini's?

Will FFG ever release a strategy guide for talisman (including detailed background information on characters, additional artwork, history of the game, detailed information about broad squares, etc..)?

Or create an accessory kit for talisman with the above both, plus maybe with a CD with wallpapers, screensavers etc..., maybe A4 artwork or bigger. I think you get the idea. Something players can buy that will share more of the talisman story, compaired to another expansion.

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"Through all the versions of Talisman, the characters seem to have been built haphazardly, based on history, lore, myth, and fiction. Does FFG's version of Talisman address the lopsided character abilities and stats?"

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"Graveyard (for Evil characters) can replenish Fate Points for free. Why then, if they would want to Pray, after rolling 5, they gain 1FP instead of 1 Life? Same for Chapel? Shouldn't Evil characters (or Good characters at Chapel) be able to gain 1 Life - which they may gain it for free -  (1 FP for Good), if we want to make that two spaces opposite to other one? Don't forget, there is only very few other cards/places, where FP can be replenished, while regenerating Life is rather easy (Village, City, Castle). For me, those places should give at 5 on a dice that one thing, what opposite Alignment can get for free. Also, while Evil characters can replenish their FP for free, they also can use Runic Sword, so their both parametrs can be "full", Good Characters have only Holy Grail (which is nothing for Runic Sword) and Holy Lance (but for now there is only 4 Dragons, so it also will be not well used as Runic Sword), so they fairy cannot replenish their Fate as Evil can heal their Life."

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"Talisman is a game made rather for short challanges, however lots of people play it many hours. During such a long games, after a hour, they're defeating Dragons or Demons even without rolling a dice. Does FFG is planning to make an expansion, something like "Epic Level Expansion Set", which will contain harder enemies and other cards, so they will be difficult also for a mighty heroes (strenghth / craft something like 15)? If a destiny for a given character is losing a Life, it will lose it, regardless if it will fight against a Boar (S:1) or against a Dragon King (S: 16 for example). Even Polish version of Dragon King - The Beast - in Magiczny Miecz (Magical Sword) had Strength 16 not 12."

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"One of new things in a Talisman 4th Revised Edition are Fate Points. But for now there is a lack of cards or other effects which are using them. Upgrade Pack (or normal "Starter") has exactly 2 cards related to Fate Points, 2 spaces and 14 Characters. Reaper bring us additional 4 Characters and 5 cards. Don't you think, it's rather small amount of "things" related to it so far? Yes, later maybe it will be increased by new cards &c, maybe even "Fate Expansion" (just like "Dragons" fr 2nd Ed.) but for now it's rather Small. For example there is three cards which should be changed - Phantom, Enchanter and Fairy. They're giving possibility to choose one of all things, what given Character may choose (I cannot imagine, what next given character would want) except for 1FP. From those cards looks like Fate Points aren't one of Character's parameters (like Strength, Craft, Life or Gold) but rahther "something". I asume, You didn't included them because of black Fate Points or because of another reasons? Are You plan adding new parameters in a future (for example new "money" type) or not?"

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"Are there any plans to introduce a campaign option for Talisman? Turn the boardgame into an RPG of any sort?"

"With expansions, will we see new boards like what we saw with the 2nd and 3rd editions of the game?"

"Is there any interest in creating a card-based Talisman ala "The Sorcerer's Cave" or "Mystic Wood"?"

"What are the chances that characters/classes/races from FFG's other franchises will make it to Talisman?"

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"Looking at checklist of Reaper expansion, we can say, 75% of it's cards are from Talisman 2nd Edition and its expansions. Some of them are reprinted  promo cards from White Dwarf (except for Bolster). How looks possibility to release new versions of old and well known expansions? Many of old Talisman fans would want to see new versions of "Timescape", "Dungeon" or "City". Also, since there is a lack of Dragons for Holy Lance, not bad idea would be releasing "Dragons" expansion as well. New Talisman players would be happy too, since they don't know old expansions, so they would had a chance to see them and play them. As an addition for this question, since almost all promo cards from White Dwarf no. 72 were reprinted, is that mean other promo cards from White Dwarfno. 115 or from Heraut Citadel (for example Toad King would be a great card according to Your words: [i]I n fact, FFG’s third Talisman expansion alone will feature more “Toadarific” encounters than all of the 2nd Edition expansions combined![/i]) will be released too? What about Polish "Magia i Miecz" (Magic and Sword) and their expansions? Practically it belong to "Talisman family", so its only one expansion never released outside of Poland - "Jaskinia" (The Cave) should be included. I'm sure, plenty of old Talisman players would want finally look at it and play it. Just for their knowledge, how it was looking and what it was introduced. In some weird ways, "Krypta Upiorów" (Crypt of Wraiths) belong to "Talisman Family" too; it was an expansion to "Magiczny Miecz" (Magical Sword) - plagiarism of Talisman, which for it's many players was better than all Talisman expansions combined. Maybe would be good include it in (for example) "Talisman History Expansion Set"? Yes, it would have higher price than even Talisman itself, but for many players would be worth to buy it. I'm sure about that, at least for that two "only-Poland" expansions."

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"Hi. I would like to know, why international Talisman expansions must be released half year later than in Great Britain? Would be possible to make one release date for all of countries, so if Reaper was released before Christmas, even Pole or Russian will be able to play it in Christmas as well? Also, if we're talking about expansions, I would like to know too, is international partners would be able to make their own expansions like for 2nd Ed. early BPiRF Sfera did (I mean Jaskinia - The Cave)? Or they're limited only to that, what FFG will release and when will release? Also, if they would not be able to make their own expansions, are they still able to make an Official Contests (for example make an Enemy Card) for promoting and supporting sales in their countries and officially release winner entries? Many players would want their art appear as an official part of a game, so that also would have good influence for sales."

talismanisland said:

I am voting in favour of this question!

talismanisland said:

I suck at geography but doesn't all of Great Britain speak English? If the expansions are being printed in America why can't they just send a shipment  to all English speaking countries when the expansion is hot off the press? Now my curiosity has been piqued!!!

ameritrasher said:

In my case the problem is the date of print for international partners. The foreign-language versions of the game are delayed. 6 months - it is disaster! The shipment does not matter here.

Q: Is there a reason why the 4 toads have different base shapes?

akuma508 said:

I can answer you ;-) When on the board is more then one Toad, you have to differ them somehow.

8janek8 said:

Thank you for that.

I still don't know why we get 4. I never had more then 1 player be toaded at one time.