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2022-01-13, 10:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
archive.wizards.com, even from the Wayback Machine.
I have a blog; come see what I've created: https://thewhiteminotaur.wordpress.com/
-The 2024 Character Creation Challenge (#charactercreationchallenge):
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2022-01-13, 10:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2014
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- Sub-Prime Material Plane
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
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2022-01-14, 12:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2010
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
I have a blog; come see what I've created: https://thewhiteminotaur.wordpress.com/
-The 2024 Character Creation Challenge (#charactercreationchallenge):
https://thewhiteminotaur.wordpress.c...tionchallenge/
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2022-01-14, 12:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2008
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- Trapped in England
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
I think that's because archive.org itself also seems to be at least partially down at the moment. It's taking ages to load certain pages, if they load at all.
Wizards pulling the plug wouldn't impact the Wayback Machine because it archives pages independently of whether the website itself is still available.
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2022-01-14, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2020
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- Moscow
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
I'm feeling only sad about this.
Do we have any options other than Wayback Machine?Spoiler: For purposes of clarity1109 is September, 11 - my birthday.
Ice for all and let no one be forgotten!
Welcome to the Zinc Saucier XLIV: Ice-IX
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2022-01-14, 03:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2018
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
I think someone was trying to create pdfs for people to ‘circulate the tapes’ last time this happened but then it came back online, dunno if that was continued or not.
One of these days I feel I should make a book, give it a fancy cover that says Player’s Handbook 3, and have it be a compilation of printed web content for my games. It’s just finding time (and uh, buying a printer as I just realised writing this I don’t have access to one now that I can’t sneakily use the printer at my old workplace for character sheets like I used to) to do that.OI YOU! Join this one Discord where people talk 3.5 stuff! Also chicken infested related things! It’s pretty rad! https://discord.gg/6HmgXhUZ
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2022-01-14, 06:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Fortunately in anticipation for this inevitability, I downloaded all of the webpages from the 3.x archive just to be safe. They deleted the official forums not once, not twice, but three times. I've been stung by WoTC too many times to trust them to ever keep anything up again.
Larloch, The Shadow King (w/ Ioun Stones) avatar by Iron Penguin
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2022-01-14, 10:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2013
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2022-01-15, 04:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2016
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- Europe
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2022-01-15, 05:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2020
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- Jerusalem
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2022-01-15, 06:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2020
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
+1 to share request.
Spoiler: For purposes of clarity1109 is September, 11 - my birthday.
Ice for all and let no one be forgotten!
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2022-01-15, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
For anyone asking for me to publish a RAW file or share my collection, I would be more than happy to do so if could get a moderators approval to do so as I am unsure on forum policy of sharing materials of that sort. It would appear to fall under "Posting Copyrighted Content" so I am unsure and unwilling to do so until I have approval to do so.
Larloch, The Shadow King (w/ Ioun Stones) avatar by Iron Penguin
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2022-01-15, 09:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2020
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- Jerusalem
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Screaming defiance with the last breath
It would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
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Song, Sword, and Sorcery: my 5E homebrew half-caster bard (Version 2.0!)
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2022-01-15, 10:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2020
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- Moscow
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
It was public materials, but I understand your hesitation.
Spoiler: For purposes of clarity1109 is September, 11 - my birthday.
Ice for all and let no one be forgotten!
Welcome to the Zinc Saucier XLIV: Ice-IX
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2022-01-16, 02:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2014
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
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2022-01-16, 06:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
I am awaiting a moderators input on the matter, but as it stands this content will remain effectively lost until someone is willing to take the potential DMCA/C&D hit from WoTC. This person, I'm afraid, will not be me.
Larloch, The Shadow King (w/ Ioun Stones) avatar by Iron Penguin
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2022-01-16, 07:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2008
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- Trapped in England
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
The archives are currently accessible via the Wayback Machine.
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2022-01-16, 01:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2019
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2022-01-16, 02:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2012
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Having confirmation from the Moderation team, I believe the point is rather moot. Here is the Mods stance on the matter, which to me more or less settles it. This content is SOLELY available through the Wayback Machine as mentioned below.
Larloch, The Shadow King (w/ Ioun Stones) avatar by Iron Penguin
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2022-01-18, 01:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2015
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- Alamogordo
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Yeah, I recall making a thread about it back in 2020 when it happened then. I dunno why they brought it back up back then, but they never made any official statements about it. It's a real shame, I had some bookmarks for downloading the pages, but never got around to it (somehow got a new job in April 2020).
I guess all that remains is petitioning the WotC staff to bring it back. It had some really amazing resources, such as old art packs and such. Wish they'd just allow someone else to host the content if they really just don't care for the website anymore. It's just that useful.Characters I've enjoyed playing for more than four sessions:
Falgar the Swiftblade
Revain Sumeth, Whip Fighter Extraordinaire
Malvin Firel, Cleric of Corellon, Destroyer of Undeath
Vongur Dorent, Primeval Champion of Poverty
In defense of the Vow of Poverty
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2022-01-18, 02:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2006
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- Wandering in Harrekh
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
"Hey guys, we have a group of customers who are totally willing to pay you $X for a .pdf of the whole thing, as opposed to the $Y you'll be paying your legal team to keep sending C&D letters to internet randos if it's not available" seems like an argument they'd respond to. But if not? ::shrug:: Their IP, their pick.
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2022-01-18, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2011
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Originally Posted by Wildstag
I guess all that remains is petitioning the WotC staff to bring it back.
Several of us received rather bland brush-offs, and I don’t think the employees responded at all. I’ll miss having the material available, and I’d still pay money for a collection, but unless someone is able to organize a large-scale and very effective petition, I don’t think there’s much else we can do.
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2022-01-19, 05:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2016
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- Europe
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Would somebody who has the collection be willing to PM a download link?
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2022-01-19, 06:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2019
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2022-01-19, 11:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2011
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Originally Posted by Batcathat
Probably not a good idea, since the forum rules apply to PMs as well, if I remember correctly.
Originally Posted by Wildstag
I guess all that remains is petitioning the WotC staff to bring it back.
A few random emails to their website and a couple of Twitter questions aren’t enough to get noticed. But a blog post, YouTube video or something like that might be a different story.
I don’t know the online gaming scene well enough to know who or what would be the best outlet, but I’d say it’s worth a try.
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2022-01-19, 02:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2014
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Maybe someone could try to get it to blow up on r/HobbyDrama? That subreddit is fairly popular iirc
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2022-01-19, 02:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2019
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2022-01-19, 03:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2015
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- Alamogordo
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Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Characters I've enjoyed playing for more than four sessions:
Falgar the Swiftblade
Revain Sumeth, Whip Fighter Extraordinaire
Malvin Firel, Cleric of Corellon, Destroyer of Undeath
Vongur Dorent, Primeval Champion of Poverty
In defense of the Vow of Poverty
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2022-01-19, 03:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2011
Re: Wizard's archives seems to be gone again.
Originally Posted by Doctor Despair
Maybe someone could try to get it to blow up on r/HobbyDrama?
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2022-01-19, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2008
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- Trapped in England
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