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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2008, 10:03:53 PM »
Hey everyone one if my AD&D books from the 80's are rock solid also.. I just wish some of my other books were in that good of shape
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2008, 02:10:49 PM »
This may jump the gun a little, since final decisions about book format are still a little in the air, but I wanted to share my experience with SotC.

Fred offered a paperback or hardback option and I chose the hardback one. Best decision I could have made. SotC is pretty thick for its size and I think it would have taken a beating in paperback.

Dresden seems the same way. It's full-size rather than digest-size, but at a page count of 400+ I'd say potential buyers should really consider the hardback.
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2008, 09:31:51 PM »
Any chance Digital Compies might be made available either in advance or down the line?

Monte Cook put out his massive Ptolus Campaign setting in PDF chunks prior to printing... I purchsed both Digital and Paper copies and use/used both extensively (the digitals make for great travel reading/prepping, which comes in extremely handy as I travel quite a bit... relying on the internet to keep my gaming going). Each PDF was tailor watermarked to the buyer (through Drivethrurpg.com I think it was) to hamper piracy.

Just a thought/wish!    ;D
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2008, 10:12:07 PM »
The product will definitely include digital versions in the release.
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2008, 05:41:28 PM »
Quote from: iago on October 06, 2008, 10:12:07 PM
The product will definitely include digital versions in the release.

Do you figure that you'll offer a pdf + dead tree bundle at some sort of discount? I tend not to bother with pdfs except when I get them at little cost so that I can skim them until the dead tree version arrives. It's what I did with DLYM (which was awesome, by the way).
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2008, 03:09:57 AM »
A leather-bound edition sounds cool, but I think the company'd probably have to stick with regular hardcover.
. . . I'm not sure if this is covered elsewhere, but what kind of dice'll be required; or is it going to be like a larp, with rock-paper-scissors? ;)
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2008, 03:54:42 PM »
Just peruse Evil Hat's catalog at IPR and you'll get an idea of what our perspective is on Print+PDF bundling. I think you'll be pleased. :)
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2008, 07:26:35 PM »
Quote from: Gathers Scrolls on October 10, 2008, 03:09:57 AM
A leather-bound edition sounds cool, but I think the company'd probably have to stick with regular hardcover.
. . . I'm not sure if this is covered elsewhere, but what kind of dice'll be required; or is it going to be like a larp, with rock-paper-scissors? ;)

The game will use Evil Hat's FATE rules, which are in turn based on FUDGE.  I'm certainly not an expert, but I'd say they were light tabletop rules.  The dice are d6 with two '+' faces, two '-' faces. and two blank faces.  They're called "FUDGE dice"; you can order them from a variety of places online.  You can also just use regular d6 if you read them as d3 and subtract two.  Oh, and each player needs four dice.
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #23 on: October 10, 2008, 07:42:08 PM »
You can also use the "Starblazer Method" and roll d6-d6. Gives a +5 to -5 range with more of a swing to it, but it doesn't break the game to do so.
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2008, 11:43:14 AM »
Quote from: iago on October 10, 2008, 07:42:08 PM
You can also use the "Starblazer Method" and roll d6-d6. Gives a +5 to -5 range with more of a swing to it, but it doesn't break the game to do so.

Interesting!  Will Dresden Files have a default method, or offer different options?
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #25 on: October 11, 2008, 01:11:15 PM »
Honestly? I don't remember. We'll at least forum-suggest other options if we don't get them in the text. But there've been a lot of revisions, and many of them are in my head. :)
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #26 on: October 12, 2008, 04:00:15 PM »
Quote from: iago on October 11, 2008, 01:11:15 PM
Honestly? I don't remember. We'll at least forum-suggest other options if we don't get them in the text. But there've been a lot of revisions, and many of them are in my head. :)

Ah, you creative types.  Just can't stop tinkering, can you?  :)
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2008, 05:21:09 AM »
Be honest, who is going to (besides me) buy the book with no intention of playing, but just to read it and look at the pretty pictures?
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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2008, 06:05:57 AM »
Quote from: Vulcanisik on October 22, 2008, 05:21:09 AM
Be honest, who is going to (besides me) buy the book with no intention of playing, but just to read it and look at the pretty pictures?

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Re: What will the rpg be like physically?
« Reply #29 on: October 22, 2008, 06:52:30 AM »
I probably will as well, though only because there isn't a group to play with in my area.
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