As i previously pointed out in other posts, time to be emotionally aroused by yet another AD&D clone or simulacrum has ended.
The future now can only be focused on the resurfacing of other fantasy role-playing games and this phenomenon is quietly advancing, although unnoticed by many.
After the release of Heroes by Dave Millward, Wizards' world by Goblinoid games, Beasts men & gods by Bill Underwood and (still in development) Vikings & Valkyrs by Bruce Gillespie, Heroes & other worlds (clone of Fantasy trip), now even Phantasy Conclave (look here) got a second edition. I can hardly believe that, but it's true.
Another very obscure and out of print fantasy rpg has been republished (i should say "revamped", because it comes in a 208 page format now!) and it is currenty available both on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles (links here and here).
On those sites you can read a brief description of the author and the games as well.
As i wrote, all this is happening slowly and quietly, and they are huge accomplishments from an historical perspective (take for instance Beasts men & gods -it was a tremendously obscure fantasy rpg- it was not something such as, say, Dragonquest by SPI or The Fantasy trip). These games were really games of niche and after more than thirty years we can use them at our play table.
The time of yet another D&D clone has ended, who needs it again? It is plain and evident that OSR 2.0 is in front of our eyes. If you don't want to accept it, it still won't vanish.
The first era of the OSR was centered around a multitude of D&D clones but now we are flooded with them and we can honestly say that we don't need others so much now. Things are moving on, and the next logical step is the republishing of other fantasy rpg's from the past.
The hegemony of Dungeons & Dragons will always persist, but now that OSR has accomplished its main goal (with all the D&D clones and simulacrum), the fact that our attention is still focused on the next clone is anachronistic.
There won't be a downfall of D&D, you can stay assured. But history goes on, new milestones are being reached now. There is a natural evolution in the OSR and its fruits are visible now, in the forms of the other less-known fantasy rpg's that -one by one- are coming out again. The last one in order of time is Phantasy Conclave. And i suspect it won't be the last.
Denying that there can be another step in the OSR is tantamount to admitting that we have become fainéant.
The sudden resurrection of these obscure fantasy rpg's is a phenomenon germane to the OSR that we can't but take into account.
Again, i'd like to stress that it is not lèse majesté towardsDungeons & Dragons.
It is just the development of the old-school renaissance that is alive and kicking, you are not bound to follow its consequences, nevertheless they are blossoming under our eyes.