High expectations
I just picked a copy of Underdark, and I have to say that I was simply underwhelmed yet again. I can best characterize it as 32 pages of mediocre material packed into a 192-page book. On the other...
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Well I am running FR 3.5 because there is no JG V3.5 campaign to run. I'm sure there is some irony their.I like the current FR material, its a bit wordy due to the need to support the campaign...
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Got to say I'll be happy if the work that NG does and the other few companies that set high standards leads to a raising of the bar on the quality of product out there. Too much indifferently worked...
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Quote:from what I have seen in the teasers, the NG material for the Wilderlands is going to be the exact opposite of this, and I certainly hope that it will raise the expectations of people in the...
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Monster Mash schreib:"Got to admit my best use for a FR book would be to hold up a table.... "That used to be my situation as well, but my wife and I just got a new house with a working fireplace!...
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I'm beginning to wonder if you could apply Necromancer Games' philosophy to other game companies. And they should. Quality is always better. I think. Sword and Sorcery doesn't have to be the only RPG...
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Quote:So I'm hoping that the current oversaturation of the market will bring a balance between setting books, variant rule books, and adventures in the future. Just out of curiosity, how do you...
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Adventures do sell well if you craft them right. Just ask Orcus (Clark). The main reason why most publishers don't touch them is because:a. They do them to make a quick buck.b. They don't like writing...
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Careful not to use too broad of a brush there Elton, a lot of the Troll Lords stuff is pretty good, I loved The Lost City of Gaxmoor, it had some editing problems but its one of my top three D20...
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Quote:The main reason why most publishers don't touch them is because:a. They do them to make a quick buck.b. They don't like writing adventures, they truely rather write rulebooks. It's easier to...
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Am I the only one who thinks that producing rules material only is a boring thing to do, then?******I love real life. [:)]
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Quote:Company X will make a book on Frogs for example,Hey, take it easy on the French there. They're responsible for many great cultural developments such as chesse and a nifty way of cooking...
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I for one, think the game played best when the rules were simplest. I know that all the rules were suppose to give the Judges guidelines for when the players tried something different, but what they...
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Welcome to the party guys! I have been arguing much the same things for almost two years on this board.old grognard here
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I may have you beat. My 18 year old son has began running campaigns in my 20 year old Wilderlands campaign. That means I can reasonably believe that my campaign would will continue to be played long...
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Quote: As for the rulebook / module debate, I'm with Robb. I'm sick to death of new RULE books. There are enough rules in the game and it is plenty complex already. SIMPLE yet ELEGANT is a far better...
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mtbdm hit the nail on its head. I could care less about huge books of more rules. If new rules are needed, provide them on two or three pages and be done with it - oh, coincidentally, some old game...
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That is my problem with 3e, to many possibilities that are actually written into the rules! So now I have to be aware of and try to anticipate waaaayyy more than I used too. 3e didn't simplify, it...
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