Old school dungeon designs book...

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:29 pm

http://www.goodman-games.com/4385preview.html

Looks interesting, certainly has a nice variety of artists.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:55 pm

48 pages for $19.95? And to boot, the books subject has been covered ad nauseum.

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:12 pm

Omote wrote:
48 pages for $19.95? And to boot, the books subject has been covered ad nauseum.

~O

Its being done as a hard cover and yes, the contents have been done ad nauseum, but I think their approach is not only novel, but will be helpful.
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Traveller · Post by **Traveller** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:08 pm

At 48 pages it should have been released saddle-stitched instead of hardcover. Saddle-stitched softcover would have cut the price by about half.
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Ravenstar · Post by **Ravenstar** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:09 pm

Any idea when its going to be on sale??

Treebore wrote:
http://www.goodman-games.com/4385preview.html

Looks interesting, certainly has a nice variety of artists.

Hrolfgar · Post by **Hrolfgar** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:16 pm

Omote wrote:
48 pages for $19.95? And to boot, the books subject has been covered ad nauseum

Fer that price it better some mighty purty pictures

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:22 pm

Right. 48 pages and hardback? That sounds silly. I'm with Trav.

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:32 pm

Might be an interesting purchase, when it goes on sale. I won't be rushing to buy one.
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Barrataria · Post by **Barrataria** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:07 am

Hrolfgar wrote:
Fer that price it better some mighty purty pictures

I've seen positive comments about the art (how's that for hearsay )

One of my players liked this; I think it appeared in some form in Fight On or Knockspell or another zine.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:07 am

Treebore wrote:
http://www.goodman-games.com/4385preview.html

Looks interesting, certainly has a nice variety of artists.

Agree. I'd like to see some samples, and yeah - cut the price in half and they might get a lot more sales.!
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Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:19 am

I can't say that this overly excites me...
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moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:52 am

I've heard some really good things about it though.

But I didn't realize it was a hardback until now. That does seem a bit excessive in terms of treatment. At that length, it should have been perfect bound.

Now, if the books pages are color and have a really classy presentation, then maybe. I can't say for sure until I see the contents for myself.

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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:08 am

I'm a fool for this type of stuff, so I'll probably pick it up. Agreed on the hardback thing, though.
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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:20 pm

The only thing that will probably be interesting is seeing the artwork!
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Geleg · Post by **Geleg** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:03 pm

Barrataria wrote:
I think it appeared in some form in Fight On or Knockspell or another zine.

This is correct. A text-only version appeared in one of the two magazines (I take both, and can't remember in which it appears). Beyond the art, the book adds random tables to each of the alphabetical entries. Apparently some are quite extensive (8000 entries on altars, I think), whereas others are more simplistic (d6 results).

I am a big fan of random charts, so I will probably investigate this at some point. The art will be a nice extra for me.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:57 pm

Geleg wrote:
I am a big fan of random charts...

Me too! Which is why I bought Ultimate Toolbox in print AND PDF! Its also why I still like playing with my 1E DMG.
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Geleg · Post by **Geleg** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:08 pm

in re: Random charts ....

it's another reason why Fight On! and Knockspell are so awesome.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:45 pm

Geleg wrote:
in re: Random charts ....

it's another reason why Fight On! and Knockspell are so awesome.

definitely lots of love for Fight On! here!
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:57 pm

Yeppers, +1 for the random chart goodness. I actually scour old Dragons from time to time looking for old random charts on various things. I find some good ones now and then.
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jaybird216 · Post by **jaybird216** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:00 am

This book is included in Goodman's new price system. The cost is now $9.99.
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