M&T 3rd printing is FANTASTIC!!!

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:24 pm

Holy farking shiznit is this book nice.

Get yourself a copy even if you have the originals, it's great. No more can really be said.

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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:28 pm

I'm still waiting on mine!

STEVE!!!!
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:30 pm

I am officially jealous.

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:41 pm

Care to explain? What is different from this printing and the 2nd?
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:41 pm

If the rest of the 4th Crusade Books are going to look this good, TLG will most defintely infuse some new blood into Castles & Crusades. The color choices were very nice, inparticular with the great new cover art. It's dynamic and striking. The text is bigger, and the layout is by far the best Peter Bradley has done to date. The added artwork (new monster art, and a smattering of other pics throughout the magic section, poison section, and more) is a big, big help to making the interior of this book look a lot less like mass block text.

Customers flipping through this book are going to really dig it I think. The chapter headings are updated and bold and make the book look a lot more "fresh." The old-school, classic style of the C&C books is clearly still there, but this book looks 10X more appealing.

IMO this is the best looking book TLG has put out to date, and that is saying a lot.

Nice job Trolls.

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Troll Lord · Post by **Troll Lord** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:47 pm

We've message boarded, blogged, tweeted and email blasted.

I'm a little dizzy.

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:50 pm

Sit down, prop up the toes, and toss that line into the mouth of a large catfish... give it a tug. There, feel better?

Don't get too comfy... get too successful and you'll run out of time to go fish'n'.
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CharlieRock · Post by **CharlieRock** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:18 pm

DangerDwarf wrote:
I am officially jealous.

Me, too.
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:34 pm

It is a very nice looking book and is well-formatted. I hope the new printing of the PHB looks as good as this book does.

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Fri May 08, 2009 7:59 pm

Dammit man. That's all I can really say at this time.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:11 pm

Breakdaddy wrote:
It is a very nice looking book and is well-formatted. I hope the new printing of the PHB looks as good as this book does.

If the final PHB4 looks this good, there are going to be a hell of a lot of excited fans.

-O
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:13 pm

I will be buying these, but likely not until after GenCon. Or better yet, life will be crazy good enough for me to buy them AT GenCon. Not likely though, the government would actually have to step up and properly compensate my wife for that to happen. Or I win the Powerball. So, realistically, I have to wait until some time after Gen Con.
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Sir Ironside · Post by **Sir Ironside** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:42 pm

Do you know what would be nice? If they abandoned the current StarSeige, cleaned it up and made it more like the other brand... like they are planning to do with PULP!

I heard many C&C fans gripe about the layout, amateurish layout and public school art. The BIGGEST complaint was the dissatisfaction of how far STarSeige strayed from the rules of C&C.

Misclaimer: I do not own StarSeig nor have I've seen it, I am acting as a conduit from what I'vew heard and from not just one person, but many. One quote I heard, It was "I expected much better from TLG, now I just feel like I wasted money I could've spent on something I'd like."

Feel free to argue with me, but it'll be a short one, because I wouldn't have clue what statements would be correct, so knock yourself out.

Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:39 pm

I had not planned on picking this up, but it sounds too good to let pass.
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Eisenmann · Post by **Eisenmann** » Fri May 08, 2009 10:56 pm

Maliki wrote:
I had not planned on picking this up, but it sounds too good to let pass.

My sentiments exactly.

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat May 09, 2009 1:36 am

I have been planning on picking it up, and it does indeed sound good. Now comes the fun part - wrestle with my FLGS or just buy direct.
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CharlieRock · Post by **CharlieRock** » Sat May 09, 2009 1:59 am

Lord Dynel wrote:
Now comes the fun part - wrestle with my FLGS or just buy direct.

That is the question.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:02 am

The answer is buy direct.
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:16 am

That's probably what I'll do. I know as soon as I do I'll go to the store and the guy will be waving it in front of me and telling me how he did me the big favor of ordering it for me.
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tylermo · Post by **tylermo** » Sat May 09, 2009 4:07 am

Ah, crud. I'll have to buy this book at some point. Almost forgot about it. Probably not for a few weeks at least. I've been trying to start a new band, and have spent far too much money that I barely have on PA equipment. Hopefully, it will happen in June or July for both books.

zacharythefirst · Post by **zacharythefirst** » Sat May 09, 2009 1:24 pm

I'm waiting on some store cred at Noble Knight Games. I'll likely pick it up from there once they get it in.
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Zebulon · Post by **Zebulon** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:14 am

Glad to hear this. Unfortunately, I have decided to wait for the box set that will feature the four books together, so I won't see it before next year...
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Rigon · Post by **Rigon** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:11 pm

I've been on a little bit of a spending spree lately and have used up all of my RPG money for a couple of months, so I have to wait. Maybe at the end of the summer? But I'm glad to hear the layout and art is fantastic.

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RLW · Post by **RLW** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:02 pm

Any word on when this will be out in PDF?

ssfsx17 · Post by **ssfsx17** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:41 pm

I haven't even had time to put wear and tear into my 2nd print copy! Oh well, I've placed my order.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:08 pm

RLW wrote:
Any word on when this will be out in PDF?

Some time after 30 days and before the end of eternity. Unfortunately I only hope I am joking. They may actually take longer than 30 days with the rule books, I just know that 30 days is the supposed rule for CRUSADER PDF's. (Hint, hint, Steve)
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:29 pm

Rigon wrote:
I've been on a little bit of a spending spree lately and have used up all of my RPG money for a couple of months, so I have to wait. Maybe at the end of the summer? But I'm glad to hear the layout and art is fantastic.

R-

I feel you there, sir. I've found a few good deals lately that I was reluctant to pass on, and now I need to scrape together the fundage to buy M&T and the Black Libram. But these are necessary purchases, IMHO (especially M&T).
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moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:56 pm

I'm waiting for at least one other hardback to be released from the '4th Crusade' before I place my order. Trying to make it worth the shipping costs.

I could push my LGS to order but it might be easier to do if the new PHB was out too. Which brings up a question -- which is the next book due out? Is it the PHB or is it the Gods & Monsters book?

As much as I really want the Gods & Monsters book, it might be easier to get the store to stock in the new M&Ts if the new PHBs are also available.

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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Mon May 11, 2009 12:50 am

moriarty777 wrote:
Which brings up a question -- which is the next book due out? Is it the PHB or is it the Gods & Monsters book?

Whichever one I get done first most like. The PHB is leading the race at the moment.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon May 11, 2009 12:52 am

With the awesome coolness of M&T3, why not PHB4?!?!? Although G&M looks to be awesome to.

-O
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