11-20-2017, 12:03 PM | #1361 | |
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ETA: As an example, most people seem to to agree that the new profession template is an improvement, even though it is less space-efficient. |
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11-20-2017, 06:50 PM | #1362 | |
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Another book that I've seen recently that really caught my eye was Symbaroum. Sure it's nowhere near generic, it's for a very specific setting, like Numenera. But it's beautifully laid out. People should definitely check it out. Blocks of text are usually short, and stat blocks for monsters and NPCs is kind of like that of the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons, but divided into two columns, one for the type of trait, other for the actual trait description. Like a definition list. The illustrations are great too, despite not being super refined. But the whole thing is consistent (picture something like rough concept art for movies, like Justin Sweet's work for the Narnia series). They did put some boxes into those narrow columns some times, which bothers me. But overall it's a great looking book. There's also the Degenesis books by famous comic book & film illustrator Marko Djurdjevic which, granted, do not have sidebars, but use a fair amount of whitespace, making the pages really light and easy on the eyes. And the art is just amazing. Modiphius' new 2d20 Conan books look great too. SJG has chosen to use a 3 column layout for its 4th edition books and a good sized type, which in itself is fine, but when using justified paragraphs has the problem of the gap formed in between words, especially noticeable when a line is composed of short words. I'd prefer if they had opted for a 2 column layout, or a 2 column + a (narrower) sidebar. And there's the amount of content, which arguably means good value for those books, but for a beginner player is probably too much. |
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11-20-2017, 07:15 PM | #1363 | |
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11-20-2017, 07:17 PM | #1364 | |
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It's well done and I may try it myself in a future product. I pulled out my hard copy of the book and measured. The column spacing is 7 mm each. The thick columns are 68 mm, and the small column is 32mm. It’s how they are used...and not used...that makes it art.
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11-20-2017, 07:30 PM | #1365 |
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Re: What GURPS needs... now
In a completely unrelated manner...
Every time I swing by the forums and read this title I start singing... "What GURPS... Needs now... Is love sweet love." Is this just me? |
11-20-2017, 07:35 PM | #1366 |
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No I've been thinking it too.
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11-21-2017, 07:03 AM | #1367 | |
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Oh, right. No, you aren't the only person to have that reaction.
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11-21-2017, 07:48 AM | #1368 |
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11-21-2017, 08:47 AM | #1369 |
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Location: Lawrence, KS
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I don't think the additional cost for printing is small. Especially not if you want printing at the level of what went into, say, the Basic Set.
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11-21-2017, 12:20 PM | #1370 | |
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Fantasy Flight Games (among others) broke so many rules of cost effective game production:
But it all created consumer value. Many other companies were compelled to break there own prejudices about what could or should be done. |
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