When I was a kid, turning 10 was a big deal. Growing up, you’re always looking for milestones, minor victories that mark your path toward adulthood, and joining the double-digits club was huge. As an adult, I still look for those moments though I’m less focused on “growing up” and more on accomplishments. While I published my first book in 1999, a poetry collection put together with a couple friends, I consider the release of the original Little Fears my first real professional accomplishment and it was a huge step forward along my career path.
This year, my modest game about kids fighting werewolves turns the big 1-0. I released Little Fears on July 5th 2001 at the Origins Game Fair and it changed my life completely. To honor Little Fears and everyone who has supported me and that game throughout the past ten years, I am re-releasing the original game in a new version with fresh edits, errata, new art, and fixed system oddities. The same game, just a little older, a little wiser, but with the same look of terror in its eyes, all dolled-up in a brand-new party dress.
Happy Birthday, Little Fears will be released on July 5th, 2011 in PDF and in print format in mid-July with pre-orders throughout June. I will release details of the pre-order later but there will be some special incentives as a thank-you to all those who have been so good to me over the years.
Thank you for supporting Little Fears back then, and thank you for supporting Little Fears now. I can never truly convey what your support has meant to me.
So that’s two Big March Announcements down. Come back next week for the final Big March Announcement that I hope excites you as much as it does me.
An updated release of the original game?!
All my prayers have been answered! God bless you and your gaming friends!
What a terribly wonderful day it is.
Ok, that’s really exciting news, on top of last week’s really exciting news. I’m not sure I’ll be able to handle next week’s announcement!
Happy Birthday Little Fears!
Oh, this is great! But I am concerned about the release dates – it’d be a lot cheaper for shipping to order Among the Missing and Happy Birthday together (Canadian here). I wouldn’t want to shift out on the charity promo for Among the Missing but it may be something I’m forced to do. 🙁 I guess it depends on the rate.
I’m sure I can work out something for folks who want to combine shipping on Book 2 and Happy Birthday. I’ll think of something!
Holy CROW that’s AWESOME!
I have always wanted to read the original. Paper and .pdf too?! SWEET!
I think I may have to make one of my gaming shelves dedicated to “Little Fears”
I’m going to make wild and wacky guesses for next week’s announcement. Maybe an official “Little Fears” soundtrack or D6 set?
HURRY UP APRIL!
Oh, how wonderful! I no longer need to rely on that difficult to read bootleg scan I downloaded! I can own a legal version!
So, can I preorder it now? How about NOW? NOW!!??
Sure I’ve got my original copy, but I love the idea of seeing the original receive new love and a second life … This will definitely be in my queue, right along side Among the Missing.
That’d be great, Jason. I certainly don’t mind waiting for July if you don’t mind giving me and others a way to indicate it!
Wow this is flipping amazing.
This is exactly what I wanted for ages (after making those numerous posts on old vs new on the big purple)
But alas this is my fault really I recently dropped 60 Bucks for a copy of Original Little Fears.
That will teach me Karma is a B.
Thanks for this Jason this really is amazing.
If it’s any consolation, Happy Birthday Little Fears is not a reprint of the original book. So those (like you) who have the 2001 edition of Little Fears will have a different book than what this will be.
Oh in that case I couldn’t be happier 🙂
Oh, and Oliver, you can’t tell us having a copy of the original wasn’t worth the bucks, right? (at least you didn’t pay 100 bucks for it, the way I hear some people did)
And isn’t Among the Missing hard copy coming out in June, while this is releasing in July? Man, saving shipping bucks might be nice, but that a WHOLE MONTH more I’d have to wait … I’ll just have to order them separately.
well I got the first one on my b-day in 2001, so you know I am gonna get the rerelease for this years b-day
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