03-20-2011, 10:01 AM | #681 | |
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I'm especially intrigued by the path names I've never seen before.
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03-20-2011, 11:41 PM | #682 |
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03-21-2011, 05:45 AM | #683 | |
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If you're talking about Seven Monster Hunters, Kolchak need not apply. He's a Contact or minor Ally. The Seven all need to be champion level characters. Given that the campaign would be set in 2011, I'd think Kolchak could still be alive though probably retired.
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03-21-2011, 06:22 PM | #684 |
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I am soooo totally okay with the book being delayed for art, because it was custom art drawn by Rod Reis. HELL YES!
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03-21-2011, 06:43 PM | #685 | |
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Hearing that a game book I'm excited about has been delayed to wait for pictures to put in it is about equivalent to learning that my dinner has been pushed back while they wait for someone to compose appropriate lyrics to chant while I eat it. It's not something that I consider essential to the experience and it is certainly not something I view as worth waiting for. I guess I'll just have to accept that a distressingly large segment of humanity apparently values aesthetics over function when it comes to game rules.
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03-21-2011, 06:59 PM | #686 | |
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I think we'll get it around mid-April myself. Ghostdancer
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03-21-2011, 07:25 PM | #687 |
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03-21-2011, 07:52 PM | #688 | ||
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Anyway, look at it this way -- artwork often takes a while to get, regardless of who's doing it. So now that the artwork is in and the path ahead is clear, isn't it nice that the artwork happens to be something that beautifully fits the theme and feel of the book? Must you "meh" those who are happy to see an extra level of quality being added to this supplement -- even if it is in a format that adds no extra value for you, personally? Remember that happiness experienced on behalf of others is still happiness experienced! Quote:
I'm not looking to start an argument over this, mind you. I just want to point out that you're coming across as rather dismissive of everyone who doesn't feel like you do. I'm fairly certain you weren't intending to convey a sense of noblesse oblige, so this is a heads up that you were.
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03-21-2011, 09:38 PM | #689 |
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Still, in this digital age it would be nice if the book was offered for sale with a big warning letting the consumer know that art has not yet arrived.
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03-21-2011, 09:46 PM | #690 | |
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But I really don't see SJG doing that. Their practice seems to be that games should be beautiful. This doesn't just mean "nice art," but "edited to within an inch of its life," "better researched than most historical productions," and "able to game out most things within a set of expections while giving believable results (not REALISTIC. . .BELIEVABLE)." Given they completely reworked the cover of Basic Set because of bad aesthetic feedback on the art from their fan base, it's also clear that many, if not most, customers reward them for this. Just think of how many have commented on the practical, kinesthetic, and aesthetic benefits of the freakin' PAPER in Low Tech. All this stuff matters to the buying public, and not just in RPGs. It's true of houses, cars, and lawn appliances as well.
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