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It has been thirty years since ''Legacy: War Of Ages'' was first published in 1993 by Black Gate Publishing. How time flies.
It has been thirty years since ''Legacy: War Of Ages'' was first published in 1993 by Black Gate Publishing. How time flies.


The year before, in 1992, the US Congress had amended Section 304 of Title 17, making copyright renewal automatic, and dramatically curtailing the entry of works into the public domain. The same year, Rutger Hauer starred in ''Split Second'', an action movie set in a London permanently flooded due to what was then called "global warming". The Internet was the domain of universities and academics, and Gopher was the primary way that people interacted with it. The World Wide Web was barely two years old, and little known: it was literally invented while we worked on ''Legacy: War Of Ages''. The iPhone was 14 years away.
The year before, in 1992, the US Congress had amended Section 304 of Title 17, making copyright renewal automatic, and dramatically curtailing the entry of works into the public domain. The same year, Rutger Hauer starred in ''Split Second'', an action movie set in a London permanently flooded due to what was then called "global warming". The Internet was the domain of universities and academics, and Gopher was the primary way that people interacted with it. The World Wide Web was literally invented while we wrote ''Legacy: War Of Ages''. The iPhone was 14 years away.


The future was not yet written.
The future was not yet written.


In 2023, the setting of ''Legacy: War Of Ages'' seems quaint, even amateurish -- and for good reason. It is an artifact of its time. What seemed progressive at the time now reads as hokey, or ableist, or homophobic. And so conceited! My goodness, but we really thought highly of ourselves, didn't we? Please accept our apology. We were the best people we knew how to be at the time.
In 2023, the setting of ''Legacy: War Of Ages'' seems quaint, even amateurish -- and for good reason. It is an artifact of its time, and we have preserved that as much as possible in this 30th anniversary edition. Despite its dated "cyberpunk" inspired setting and its long weapon lists (which were already falling out of fashion at the time), we think the core theme of Legacy is still relevant: life is short, even for immortals. Don't waste it. Appreciate your friends and loved ones. Make sure they know you care.
 
Despite all of that (and its many other flaws), we think the core theme of Legacy is still relevant: life is short, even for immortals. Don't waste it. Appreciate your friends and loved ones. Make sure they know you care.


Because no one lives forever.
Because no one lives forever.


Brandon Blackmoor<br />
Brandon Blackmoor<br />
February 12, 2023
March 17, 2023


==Books==
==Books==

Revision as of 07:07, 17 March 2023

Legacy: War Of Ages 30th Anniversary Edition

Legacy: War Of Ages 30th Anniversary Edition

Legacy: War Of Ages 30th Anniversary Edition is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Legacy: War Of Ages 30th Anniversary Edition is published by Kalos Comics.

(NOTE: This is a work in progress.)

Authors' Note

It has been thirty years since Legacy: War Of Ages was first published in 1993 by Black Gate Publishing. How time flies.

The year before, in 1992, the US Congress had amended Section 304 of Title 17, making copyright renewal automatic, and dramatically curtailing the entry of works into the public domain. The same year, Rutger Hauer starred in Split Second, an action movie set in a London permanently flooded due to what was then called "global warming". The Internet was the domain of universities and academics, and Gopher was the primary way that people interacted with it. The World Wide Web was literally invented while we wrote Legacy: War Of Ages. The iPhone was 14 years away.

The future was not yet written.

In 2023, the setting of Legacy: War Of Ages seems quaint, even amateurish -- and for good reason. It is an artifact of its time, and we have preserved that as much as possible in this 30th anniversary edition. Despite its dated "cyberpunk" inspired setting and its long weapon lists (which were already falling out of fashion at the time), we think the core theme of Legacy is still relevant: life is short, even for immortals. Don't waste it. Appreciate your friends and loved ones. Make sure they know you care.

Because no one lives forever.

Brandon Blackmoor
March 17, 2023

Books

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