Consider publishing a single book combining "Characters" and "Campaigns"?

johnnyschad · 02-16-2009, 04:55 PM

I realize that this would make for an expensive book, but (for what it's worth), I'd buy it. I'm not sure how it knows, but somehow whenever I need an answer, the answer is *always* found in the *other* book. ;)

robkelk · 02-16-2009, 07:26 PM

That would be a very large book. They might have to go to a university press to get something that thick bound... and we all know how expensive university-press books are, right?

Kale · 02-16-2009, 08:42 PM

While having a Basic Set capable of stopping small-arms fire may be appealing, I think my shoulders would be unhappy with me after lugging it around for an afternoon...

Rocket Man · 02-16-2009, 10:10 PM

I wouldn't mind as long as the binding held together; after all, I carry the two books together already.

Hero Games did something similar with its Fifth Edition and Fifth Edition Revised (FRED). Of course, after a few office jokes, they put FRED to the test and found that it actually *would* stop a small-caliber bullet.....

HANS · 02-20-2009, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kale

While having a Basic Set capable of stopping small-arms fire may be appealing...

Sorry to disappoint, but in the draft for a future project I calculate that both BASIC SET books side-by-side provide only DR 1.

Cheers

HANS

Not another shrubbery · 02-20-2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HANS

Sorry to disappoint, but in the draft for a future project I calculate that both BASIC SET books side-by-side provide only DR 1.

Beware, evil BB gun wielders!

Kale · 02-20-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HANS

Sorry to disappoint, but in the draft for a future project I calculate that both BASIC SET books side-by-side provide only DR 1.
Cheers
HANS

Hmmm... I actually shot a hardcover textbook many years ago with a recurve shortbow and it stopped the arrow quite handily. I used to use the same bow to shoot through 1/2" plywood. Does your calculation take into account the effect of the layers of paper, or do you just treat it like a solid chunk of wood fiber?

HANS · 02-21-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Kale

Hmmm... I actually shot a hardcover textbook many years ago with a recurve shortbow and it stopped the arrow quite handily. I used to use the same bow to shoot through 1/2" plywood. Does your calculation take into account the effect of the layers of paper, or do you just treat it like a solid chunk of wood fiber?

Even a .22 goes through 5" of solid pine wood.

Cheers

HANS

David L Pulver · 02-16-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyschad

I realize that this would make for an expensive book, but (for what it's worth), I'd buy it. I'm not sure how it knows, but somehow whenever I need an answer, the answer is *always* found in the *other* book. ;)

For extra ballistic protection, it should also be digest sized, and thicker than BURNING EMPIRES.

David Johansen · 02-17-2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by David L Pulver

For extra ballistic protection, it should also be digest sized, and thicker than BURNING EMPIRES.

Nonsense, if you sneak up on the gun man and bludgeon him with the book you'll never need the ballistic protection. Nice brass reinforced corners! That's the ticket.

02-16-2009, 04:55 PM	#1
johnnyschad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northwest Iowa	Consider publishing a single book combining "Characters" and "Campaigns"? I realize that this would make for an expensive book, but (for what it's worth), I'd buy it. I'm not sure how it knows, but somehow whenever I need an answer, the answer is always found in the other book. ;)

02-16-2009, 07:26 PM	#2
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	Re: Consider publishing a single book combining "Characters" and "Campaigns"? That would be a very large book. They might have to go to a university press to get something that thick bound... and we all know how expensive university-press books are, right? __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.

02-16-2009, 08:42 PM	#3
Kale Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cowtown, Canada	Re: Consider publishing a single book combining "Characters" and "Campaigns"? While having a Basic Set capable of stopping small-arms fire may be appealing, I think my shoulders would be unhappy with me after lugging it around for an afternoon...

02-16-2009, 10:10 PM	#4
Rocket Man Petitioner: Word of IN Filk Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Longmont, CO	Re: Consider publishing a single book combining "Characters" and "Campaigns"? I wouldn't mind as long as the binding held together; after all, I carry the two books together already. Hero Games did something similar with its Fifth Edition and Fifth Edition Revised (FRED). Of course, after a few office jokes, they put FRED to the test and found that it actually would stop a small-caliber bullet..... __________________ “It's not railroading if you offer the PCs tickets and they stampede to the box office, waving their money. Metaphorically speaking” --Elizabeth McCoy, In Nomine Line Editor Author: "What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger"