tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5910714578695562411..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: REVIEW: Knockspell #3James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86216572759400341242009-11-04T09:04:57.532-05:002009-11-04T09:04:57.532-05:00Just picked up Knockspell #3 myself. Has anyone e...Just picked up Knockspell #3 myself. Has anyone else noticed messed up bookmarks or issues with how pages are displayed? My version of Acrobat seems to display all of one page and the margin of the other, no matter the zoom level.AnthonyRobersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280185959763509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69475238830496042652009-11-04T01:35:59.637-05:002009-11-04T01:35:59.637-05:00Good suggestion, Akrasia. I was thinking the same ...Good suggestion, Akrasia. I was thinking the same thing... collecting all the Fomalhaut goodness in one place would be way easier on my wallet.Korgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683370654357044679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71284573733753891022009-11-03T20:14:28.863-05:002009-11-03T20:14:28.863-05:00All of Melan's stuff is amazingly original and...All of Melan's stuff is amazingly original and dripping with cool, weird, flavour -- and the "City of Vultures" is no exception. At some point it would be interesting to see a book that collected together all of his material on Fomalhaut published in FO! and KS. Fomalhaut is probably my favourite 'new' fantasy setting. <br /><br />As for my own contribution, if people want to look at it before purchasing KS#3, a version can be found at my blog (along with my other house rules for S&W).Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58589194430163892732009-11-03T12:55:34.945-05:002009-11-03T12:55:34.945-05:00As I explained to Matt Finch over at the S&W f...As I explained to Matt Finch over at the S&W forums, my Utility score is based on how useful I see a given product being to a wide range of old school gamers, regardless of their tastes. Thus, 6 or 7 will be the typical rating for anything that doesn't strive to be "generic." Something with a higher rating would be a "must have" product for any old schooler and, to date, the main ones that I think would garner such ratings would be rules sets like <i>S&W</i> or LL.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79445535151009752282009-11-03T12:40:13.647-05:002009-11-03T12:40:13.647-05:00Your Utility score of 6/10 seems rather low given ...Your Utility score of 6/10 seems rather low given that you "found nearly every article herein to be of obvious use" to you. I recall that this score has usually been the lowest one in your reviews. What do you see as earning an 8/10 or 10/10 in Utility?Nick Boganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033957305333989854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72457455754031168332009-11-03T07:17:05.181-05:002009-11-03T07:17:05.181-05:00Solaron: That's the one.Solaron: That's the one.Melanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51199524560377712052009-11-03T06:11:38.283-05:002009-11-03T06:11:38.283-05:00Melan: Is this City of the Vultures the same which...Melan: Is this City of the Vultures the same which we played in Pécs? If it is, I can tell that's quite exotic... a city where it's better worth it to stay underground and dungeoneer, than seeking fame and fortune on the streets... except when the "great mirza" let's his pet tigers loose... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57642788745567718162009-11-03T02:24:53.514-05:002009-11-03T02:24:53.514-05:00Korgoth: if this specific article does not count a...Korgoth: if this specific article does not count as exotic, I have failed in my task. ;)Melanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165894144553629675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67094793656057901432009-11-03T01:16:41.207-05:002009-11-03T01:16:41.207-05:00Though I'm on a budget, it's hard to pass ...Though I'm on a budget, it's hard to pass up the promise of getting more Fomalhaut stuff.<br /><br />Doesn't Fomalhaut count as "exotic"?Korgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683370654357044679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88252526204817283292009-11-02T23:40:36.902-05:002009-11-02T23:40:36.902-05:00I think the distinction you drew between Knockspel...I think the distinction you drew between Knockspell and Fight On! is spot on. I had not drawn that conclusion for myself, but it explains my preference for Knockspell.leadjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315365767527043985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36569856994225151272009-11-02T21:27:05.477-05:002009-11-02T21:27:05.477-05:00> It's those Kask editorials that keep me a...> It's those Kask editorials that keep me away...<br /><br />Any worse than EGG attacking the fans/fandom back in the day?<br /><br />Will have to make a point of picking up this one /for/ that editorial and enjoying the rest, too, I guess. <br />Thanks for the review, James, and good work to y'all on the 'zine by the sounds of that!irbyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193584357850337816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-433935412492703942009-11-02T20:33:33.424-05:002009-11-02T20:33:33.424-05:00There won't be any more editorials on the topi...There won't be any more editorials on the topic of AD&D and whether it was bad or good, but I felt it was a topic that shouldn't be shushed if Tim wanted to write about it. I know those editorials have turned several people away from the magazine because of their vehemence, but when the choices were (a) toss the original editor of The Dragon's opinions out because they are too strident, (b) ask Tim to turn down the dial on his opinion, or (c) publish them as is ... I chose to publish them as is.Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51266667999439300162009-11-02T15:16:50.113-05:002009-11-02T15:16:50.113-05:00Strident though I can be, I agree that Mr Kask'...Strident though I can be, I agree that Mr Kask's editorials strike me as a little <i>too</i> strident for my tastes, at least in the way they're presented, if not their content. I fully understand his points and even agree with them to some extent, but I doubt he's going to win many converts with the way he presents them.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2673944898556704542009-11-02T15:14:17.645-05:002009-11-02T15:14:17.645-05:00It's those Kask editorials that keep me away.....It's those Kask editorials that keep me away... I have been primarily a player for 30 years, and I actually like my Players Handbook.metamorphosissigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163514061779555557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47769706255871299662009-11-02T14:55:12.360-05:002009-11-02T14:55:12.360-05:00Thank you much for the thumbs up to my "Labyr...Thank you much for the thumbs up to my "Labyrinth Tomb of the Minotaur Lord" adventure. I know the concept has been done to death, but I figured it could still be revisited with a cool back story and some challenging encounters.<br /><br />Plus, I also have a soft spot for minotaurs (I just don't want to meet up with one).<br /><br />Thanks again. :)R. Lawrence Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251746447853665858noreply@blogger.com