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Peter V. Dell'Orto 03-29-2012 08:24 PM
Re: Is a 5th Edition coming soon?
 
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Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company (Post 1344819)
So much for my pitch for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Adventure 2: Mirror of the Printer's Devil.
Well, it does clear the way for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Adventure 2: Niche of the Lich, though, so you better get on that one right away.

ericbsmith 03-29-2012 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh (Post 1344836)
I've encountered a slight math-heaviness when dealing with limitations/enhancements; multiplying non-round numbers by 1.7 or 0.4 is a smidge tricky for me. ("Okay; I want four levels of Less Sleep that only works when under extreme stress. Oh, and I want to be able to share the ability with allies, too." "Sounds awesome! Sigh. Let me get the calculator.")
That's still nothing compared to, say, what Hero's "enhancement/limitation" system used to be (and still is?). Though they did provide the nice conversion table that usually did the math for you. I still don't see GURPS as being very math intensive outside of Vehicles and the various Spaceships rules (Space 3e, Spaceships 4e).

sir_pudding 03-31-2012 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Toadkiller_Dog (Post 1344866)
Well, it does clear the way for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Adventure 2: Niche of the Lich, though, so you better get on that one right away.
I always thought that "Lich" had the same root as "Lichen" and therefore was a homophone of "like". Am I wrong?

roguebfl 03-31-2012 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sir_pudding (Post 1345499)
I always thought that "Melody wandered over to look at her old/new doll. They'd really matched Robin's features well, even the little nick next to her left eye." had the same root as "Lichen" and therefore was a homophone of "like". Am I wrong?
um not sure which you mean by Liche

Niche I've always head and sound like knee-sh
where Lich sounded more like a female dog. neither sounding like 'like'

both using soft 'c' that is close to 's' not hard 'c' that similar to 'k'

sir_pudding 03-31-2012 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by roguebfl (Post 1345501)
um not sure which you mean by Liche
You are complaining about a typo? Really? :)

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Niche I've always head and sound like knee-sh
Yes.
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where Lich sounded more like a female dog. neither sounding like 'like'
I've heard that. I've always thought it wrong though. Lichen and lichyard have the same roots. I'm pretty sure that the undead wizard does too.

roguebfl 03-31-2012 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by sir_pudding (Post 1345503)
You are complaining about a typo? Really?
No I was honestly asking which one you mean. as I hadn't heard of the German word for corpse until after I posted. so I wasn't sure if you were making a type for Niche or Lich with Liche both are only 1 letter typo difference from each other.

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Originally Posted by sir_pudding (Post 1345503)
I've heard that. I've always thought it wrong though. Lichen and lichyard have the same roots. I'm pretty sure that the undead wizard does too.
Wikipedia cites the the oxford dictionary in using the ch as in china for lich not the k sound.

Kromm 03-31-2012 10:38 AM
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If we're being pedantic, probably the most accurate way to say "lich" is so that it sounds like "litch" and rhymes with "pitch." However, English is rarely so prescriptive as to rule out other customs . . .

Anaraxes 03-31-2012 11:26 AM
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Dictionary.com includes sound files so you can hear pronunications.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lich?s=t

According to them, "lich" is derived from an Old English word "lic" (long "i") meaning "body" (the Middle English version spelled "liche", to relieve roguebfl). I can believe "lich" shares a root with the German "lich". "Lichen" is derived via Latin from a Greek word leikhen, "to lick".

beetle496 03-31-2012 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Kromm (Post 1344034)
We do appreciate people looking out for our interests, but please don't assume that we do no homework. We have staff whose job it is to do nothing but handle print-buying, sales, and marketing, and who are career professionals in the RPG industry, some who started as far back as the 1980s. Our sales model and pricing are based on hard analysis, not guesswork. I've sat through the long meetings with spreadsheets and laptops out, graphing trends and looking at margins. Basically, "Digital should cost a lot less, and get away from PDF ASAP" is a nice fan view, and may well apply to one-off fan productions, but reality shoots it down with extreme prejudice as an ongoing business model for a royalties-paying RPG publisher.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

sir_pudding 03-31-2012 05:18 PM
Re: Is a 5th Edition coming soon?
 
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Originally Posted by Anaraxes (Post 1345571)
Dictionary.com includes sound files so you can hear pronunications.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lich?s=t

According to them, "lich" is derived from an Old English word "lic" (long "i") meaning "body" (the Middle English version spelled "liche", to relieve roguebfl). I can believe "lich" shares a root with the German "lich". "Lichen" is derived via Latin from a Greek word leikhen, "to lick".
Well, I've always been wrong. Thanks.


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