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Started by Settembrini, October 26, 2007, 06:25:03 PM

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Settembrini

October 26, 2007, 06:25:03 PM
Let the free market reign!

Now we are allowed to pay cash to receive advertising!

http://www.amazon.de/Wizards-Presents-Classes-Races-Dungeons/dp/0786948019/ref=sr_1_1/028-0291475-6006129?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1193435967&sr=8-1

The. Fuck?

BTW, is there any sane person who likes that cover art?
Would even a ten year old like that stupid shit?

I mean, if you go the high powered/ridicolous route, you might try at least to be, like, cool?

http://warhammer.deepsilver.com/de/images/wallpapers/warhammer09_800.jpg
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beeber

#1
October 26, 2007, 06:37:24 PM
what are you on about, sett?  advertising?  did something get lost in translation?

the cover is rather muddy and uninspiring, i do say.  where's erol otus when you need him?  :(

Settembrini

#2
October 26, 2007, 06:55:56 PM
The contents of the book:

Artwork
Design articles for the races and the classes of the new D&D.
Without rules.

QuoteOriginally Posted by WotC_Miko
             * It's all new art, from concept sketches to finished pieces.

* It's all new text, essays from the design/development staff about the making of 4E (including a design timeline) and the new status quo for races and classes. It's not a history of D&D as a whole, but an in-depth look at the making of this edition. This and the companion book, Wizards Presents: Races and Classes, give a complete picture of how we concepted, designed, and wrote 4th Edition.

* This new art and text? WILL NOT be repeated in the Player's Handbook as a whole. It's possible that, say, an unfinished sketch in the preview book might be finished and turned into a color piece later--but I've seen the PH art order, and that's all new too. Similarly, the races and class writeups ARE NOT what appear in the PH. How could they be? These essays were written months ago, and a few things have changed since then. But you'll be surprised by how much we're saying here...

...and by the new things exclusive to this book that no one's talked about yet. Occasionally, we DO manage to keep some secrets.
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Pierce Inverarity

#3
October 26, 2007, 06:59:56 PM
Awesome. And at 96 pages twenty bucks is a steal.

Cover looks like ass, but hey.
Ich habe mir schon sehr lange keine Gedanken mehr über Bleistifte gemacht.--Settembrini

Settembrini

#4
October 26, 2007, 07:01:28 PM
BTW, did I write reign?

Shouldn´t somebody correct me, that it really should be "rain"???

EDIT: Doublefuck! It´s actually TWO "books": Worlds & Monsters.

I cannot believe it.
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Pierce Inverarity

#5
October 26, 2007, 07:31:41 PM
Quote from: SettembriniBTW, did I write reign?

Shouldn´t somebody correct me, that it really should be "rain"???

I was going to let this slide, but now I feel compelled to point out that in another thread you wrote "transpiration," when in actual fact it should be

PERspiration.

:haw: :pundit: :haw:
Ich habe mir schon sehr lange keine Gedanken mehr über Bleistifte gemacht.--Settembrini

beeber

#6
October 26, 2007, 07:45:15 PM
$20 for a "making of 4E" book?  :rolleyes:  some people will buy anything.

i saw at borders today some equally useless book on dungeons.  basically some recycled art, and a one or two page description of some of the dungeons of d&d history.  general "dungeon tactics" stuff too.  another waste of money.  

oh yeah, here it is:  "dungeon survival guide"
(amazon listing)
http://tinyurl.com/2teygb

gotta keep funneling fanboy cash into the trough until june i guess.  again, :rolleyes:

Spazmodeus

#7
October 26, 2007, 08:37:35 PM
Quote from: beeber$20 for a "making of 4E" book?  :rolleyes:  some people will buy anything.

i saw at borders today some equally useless book on dungeons.  basically some recycled art, and a one or two page description of some of the dungeons of d&d history.  general "dungeon tactics" stuff too.  another waste of money.  

oh yeah, here it is:  "dungeon survival guide"
(amazon listing)
http://tinyurl.com/2teygb

gotta keep funneling fanboy cash into the trough until june i guess.  again, :rolleyes:

Wow.   Way to crap all over the legacy of my beloved 1st Edition Dungeoneer's Survival Guide Hasbro.  That was what supplements should be.
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jrients

#8
October 26, 2007, 09:05:17 PM
I flipped through the Dungeon Survival Guide yesterday at the local game store.  It looked like the worst official D&D product I had seen since the 2e days.
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beeber

#9
October 26, 2007, 09:19:56 PM
Quote from: jrientsI flipped through the Dungeon Survival Guide yesterday at the local game store.  It looked like the worst official D&D product I had seen since the 2e days.

how many more shitbooks do you think they'll release between now & june?  they can probably dupe some gamers into buying one or two more of those, methinks.

Koltar

#10
October 26, 2007, 09:27:10 PM
Thanks guys...,

 Now I know NOT to recommend that one.
 We got two copies of it in on Wednesday.

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#11
October 26, 2007, 09:29:29 PM
Quote from: KoltarThanks guy...,

 Now I know NOT to recommend that one.
 We got two copies of it in on Edednesday.

- Ed C.


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#12
October 26, 2007, 10:27:54 PM
Quote from: SettembriniBTW, did I write reign?

Shouldn´t somebody correct me, that it really should be "rain"???

EDIT: Doublefuck! It´s actually TWO "books": Worlds & Monsters.

I cannot believe it.

Sett; did you mean "let the free market rule"?
In that case it really should be reign, and you were right the first time.

If you meant... I dunno.. "let the free market shower", then I guess "rain" would be correct.

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#13
October 26, 2007, 10:43:36 PM
From what I could tell (not speaking German) someone could easily assume it was a rule-book, eg with rules for extra races and classes.

I don't understand the appeal of art-books (or of paying for role-playing material for that matter :D ), but whatever, however someone could easily buy it thinking it was other than what it was. :mad:


Quote from: SettembriniLet the free market reign!

Now we are allowed to pay cash to receive advertising!

http://www.amazon.de/Wizards-Presents-Classes-Races-Dungeons/dp/0786948019/ref=sr_1_1/028-0291475-6006129?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1193435967&sr=8-1

The. Fuck?

BTW, is there any sane person who likes that cover art?
Would even a ten year old like that stupid shit?

I mean, if you go the high powered/ridicolous route, you might try at least to be, like, cool?

http://warhammer.deepsilver.com/de/images/wallpapers/warhammer09_800.jpg
free resources:
Teleleli The people, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Age of Fable \'Online gamebook\', in the style of Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Fabled Lands.
Tables for Fables Random charts for any fantasy RPG rules.
Fantasy Adventure Ideas Generator
Cyberpunk/fantasy/pulp/space opera/superhero/western Plot Generator.
Cute Board Heroes Paper \'miniatures\'.
Map Generator
Dungeon generator for Basic D&D or Tunnels & Trolls.

Age of Fable

#14
October 26, 2007, 10:45:57 PM
Quote from: Settembrinihttp://warhammer.deepsilver.com/de/images/wallpapers/warhammer09_800.jpg

This picture made me laugh.
free resources:
Teleleli The people, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Age of Fable \'Online gamebook\', in the style of Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Fabled Lands.
Tables for Fables Random charts for any fantasy RPG rules.
Fantasy Adventure Ideas Generator
Cyberpunk/fantasy/pulp/space opera/superhero/western Plot Generator.
Cute Board Heroes Paper \'miniatures\'.
Map Generator
Dungeon generator for Basic D&D or Tunnels & Trolls.
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