GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 2: Icky Goo

[thulben]

Originally Posted by adm

Not really, not everyone can afford three books in a day. This would likely hurt overall sales. Lower sales means less DF.

While I don't dispute that your statement is backed by reality, I never really got this behavior. If you want something but can't afford it right now, put it in your wish list and then come back to it when you can! Or, since they don't put out a book a month, set a small budget ($10/month) and set that aside. If no book comes out that stirs your chili, it rolls over. Then, in three months when something finally does come out that you must have, you've got $30 and it's not a big deal.

[adm]

Originally Posted by thulben

While I don't dispute that your statement is backed by reality, I never really got this behavior. If you want something but can't afford it right now, put it in your wish list and then come back to it when you can! Or, since they don't put out a book a month, set a small budget ($10/month) and set that aside. If no book comes out that stirs your chili, it rolls over. Then, in three months when something finally does come out that you must have, you've got $30 and it's not a big deal.

I don't know how large the percentage is, but there is a significant number of people who will buy something on the day it comes out, but if they can't afford it, never look at it again. Do not underestimate the value of impulse sales.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by thulben

Then, in three months when something finally does come out that you must have, you've got $30 and it's not a big deal.

Or you spent the $30 on something else in the meantime that you didn't have to wait for.

People are generally somewhat sketchy at budgeting (otherwise we wouldn't have a debt crisis), but particularly with luxuries, I can't fault them for having a generic "frivolous stuff" pot that they pull out of on a whim. Unless they whine at me all the time about never being able to do anything fun, while they have the latest iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV, etc, and a drawer full of the last four generations of same.

[MIB.6361]

Originally Posted by Bruno

What the world needs now (said with tongue firmly in cheek) is a Half-Goo group of templates, much like we have the Half-Spirit templates.
Oh, and an occupational template for a specialist Druid-y type that deals only in Goos. Less a Summoner, more a sort of subterranean gardener/breeder.
Obviously there would be a Goo College filled with Secret Spells for identifying, seeking, creating, and controlling Goo, along with Goo-like attacks ("Slime Jet", "Spore Breath", "Rain of Slime"), utilities ("Slippery Slimeskin", "Goosight") and Body of Goo.
I can think of a few good candidates for Death Spells for this college. "Slimelungs". "Goo From Within".

How about a gooey parasite that lives inside a humanoid host?

I know, it snot funny.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by MIB.6361

How about a gooey parasite that lives inside a humanoid host?

I know, it snot funny.

*dry heaving sound*

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by MIB.6361

How about a gooey parasite that lives inside a humanoid host?

I know, it snot funny.

Be easy to get a tissue sample from it though.