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Feedback wanted: layout

Started by Sacrosanct, July 18, 2012, 12:07:13 AM

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July 18, 2012, 12:07:13 AM Last Edit: July 18, 2012, 12:14:01 AM by Sacrosanct
Which of these two options do you prefer, or is there something that just needs to be changed for both?

Option 1: More casual, like a journal entry from an explorer


Option 2: More traditional
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The Butcher

#1
July 18, 2012, 12:33:34 AM
#2 for me, definitely.

beejazz

#2
July 18, 2012, 01:13:51 AM
I like the minotaur in the bottom left and the text from #1, with everything else as it is in #2.

APN

#3
July 18, 2012, 01:19:35 AM
#1 bit of a mess, has to be #2 for me

StormBringer

#4
July 18, 2012, 01:38:25 AM
Absolutely #2
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talysman

#5
July 18, 2012, 01:45:47 AM
#1 looks nice enough -- but not for a reference to be used in play. Definitely #2 is better for RPG reference material.

Sacrosanct

#6
July 18, 2012, 01:47:06 AM
Quote from: talysman;561387#1 looks nice enough -- but not for a reference to be used in play. Definitely #2 is better for RPG reference material.

Yeah, I think that pretty much sums up the problem with #1.  I like the journal aspect of it, but with an RPG, there simply too much data needed on the page to make it not look cluttered and cramped.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Benoist

#7
July 18, 2012, 02:07:12 AM
I'd go #2 as well.

Silverlion

#8
July 18, 2012, 04:16:56 AM
I like both. I think I'd prefer number 2 though in a game book I had to reference a lot.
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Drohem

#9
July 18, 2012, 11:23:24 AM
Another vote for #2 here.

Patrick

#10
July 18, 2012, 01:39:23 PM
Quote from: talysman;561387#1 looks nice enough -- but not for a reference to be used in play. Definitely #2 is better for RPG reference material.

Seconding this... I like #1 but maybe minus the stat blocks as a player guide entry or something?

Sacrosanct

#11
July 18, 2012, 01:51:52 PM
Quote from: Patrick;561499Seconding this... I like #1 but maybe minus the stat blocks as a player guide entry or something?

So maybe just have flavor text and image on the main page, so players can see, and do something like the AD&D DMG with an index in the back with all the stats?

That way the GM can quickly see relevant stats for all monsters without having to page through 100 pages, and players can see the picture and flavor text without being privy to the statblock?
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Marleycat

#12
July 18, 2012, 03:39:09 PM
#2 Please.
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vgunn

#13
July 18, 2012, 06:19:38 PM
#2 for me as well.
 

Pariah74

#14
July 27, 2012, 03:15:27 PM
As is, I would say #2.

But if you want #1 to be a journal entry in style, you need a different page background, and I would avoid it being too yellowish, or parchment like.
Also, ditch the sidebar header and come up with a different way to head the entry.

I like the journal entry style better, in theory, but not in this execution, so I would go with #2.
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