Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

This is certainly true, but such a product wouldn't be to SJGames' production standards. That's the reason generally given when this sort of merged book is proposed, whether for this, Dungeon Fantasy, Spaceships, or whatever.
For the book to be something SJGames wants to attach their name to, it would require extensive layout changes (they wouldn't want multiple title pages or tables of contents or indexes, for example), and it would require textual changes like going through and adjusting all the page number references.
Of course, everyone can say that of course they don't care about that sort of thing, they'd be happy with the simple merged PDF. The problem is, that's not representative. And even if a majority of buyers would be happy with a simple merged PDF, there would inevitably be a vocal minority who complained about the shoddy production values and spread reports of SJGames being a less-than-careful company.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

That sounds more viable as a multi-volume Encyclopedia GURPSiana that ships one volume per month until you have the complete set.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

Hey, yeah! And, to make sure that every volume is useful, we might as well organize the rules by category, so you get all the cross-references in one volume. We could devote one volume to combat rules, one on rules for supernatural powers, one for gear... Hmm. Sounding familiar, here. Perhaps some other game company has done something similar? ;-)

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

I also assume the margins are better. I'm not begrudging SJG from trying to make money -- far from it -- but I should point out:

• Smaller books cost less to ship.
• Short PDFs make much more per page than do hardcover books.
• Books are not cheap to make.
• Low-Tech has a number of different audiences anyways. You have historical realism folks, you have folks just looking for more weapons and armor (and lower weights). You have folks who only care at gaming at specific Tech Levels, especially TL 3. You have folks who are looking to use this for fantasy games, as opposed to most folks with High-Tech, who are running games on a semi-realistic Earth. Having the core book go to all of them and the smaller PDFs go to the target audiences satisfies everyone.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

<ducks as the point flies overhead> Hey! Watch where you aim that thing! >:( ;)

Hmm... GURPS on a subscription basis... I'd buy that.
*halo*

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

if this means the changes from TL 8 to 9 (and most probably 4 to 5) will get a new treatment, I'm all for it. At the moment there's stuff only found in HT not followed on in UT (surprise, HT is newer...), which (clothing weight, change from batteries to power cells...) would be fine to have in late TL 8 / early TL 9 society 8as IIRC infinite worlds is)...

If it's just copy&paste for the books, I don't think that's useful.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

Just now, I only know the old Adobe Writer, and Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. Anyone here could recommend some specific good (not necessarily expensive!) PDF authoring software?
Thxs.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

CutePDF, PDFCreator, Foxit...

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Low-Tech
 

I was using PDFCreator, but seemingly not aware of its PDF authoring capabilities. Thank you.

And of course, it goes without saying my question was completely in line with the thread's topic!