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I hear that he's a terrific copy editor.What would you say Monte’s strengths are?
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I hear that he's a terrific copy editor.What would you say Monte’s strengths are?
I think he’s a fantastic setting creator. Very imaginative and detailed. Thus far, I’ve enjoyed 3-4 of the settings he’s written, even if I might have disagreed with the systems.
I loved Arcana Unearthed/Evolved and liked Ptolus (what little I saw of it), but found Numenera and The Strange underwhelming. (God I knows I wanted to love these two.)
The strange was written by Bruce, if I remember correctly. Numenera I enjoyed as a setting quite a lot. AU/E is still a favorite of mine - ran a game and played in two in that.
Ah well, people change and move on I suppose
Amusingly, the misprint might be making this printing more valuable for collectors...in which case, you'd be able to recoup it!So, I backed the MCG KS on their generic RPG supplement, partly because I was curious as to what Monte (and the rest of the contributors) would have to say and partly because it promised to be a good-looking book. So I splurged for the deluxe version.
And now, at the end of the (long) last update, in a pretty nonchalant way, MCG informs the backer that the book is misprinted. One eassay (by Matt Colville) is missing because another (by Ajit George) has been included twice, by mistake.
Now, on an intellectual level, I know the misprint is probably pretty minor. A few pages at most...
... but I'm FUCKING BUMMED, GODDAMN! How the hell do you send a collector's edition to the printer without realizing your FUCKING BOOK IS MISSING PAGES.
Sorry for the rant but I really need to ge this out of my system. So annoying.
Did they ever do the right thing or did they intentionally fraud customers by continuing to do presales and sales of those misprinted volumes without warning buyers?
I found Shadow of the Demon Lord similar, way more Style than Substance (although more substance than Numenera.) I accept your Numenera criticism, and agree, but…there’s something about that setting that got my brain a cookin’. I wanted to find out what was there and came up with a lot of ideas. Unfortunately, there’s tons of questions with very few answers.
It's not a waste of time to read their material. MCG's make good products. That said, I'll personally never back another of their Kickstarter's. They drag on forvereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever. The only reason I'd backed about half a dozen of their Kickstarter's in the past was due to getting the pdf as part of the Kickstarter, since they are one of the anachronistic companies that doesn't believe in pdfs along with the physical product.FWIW, I finally got around to reading the book four years later. Misprint aside, it's pretty danged good. I'd definitely recommend reading it for people new to the hobby, or even for old timers like myself. It's always good to get different points of view. I like how Monte brings up the different styles of GMs, players, groups, and games, and lets people know that they're all good, just different. And it can even change as GMs, players, groups, and games change. It's sad that that's even necessary to bring up, but a good idea.
...why wouldn't he be?I’m almost afraid to ask, but what does Ajit George, a guy who runs an NGO for rural education in India have to do with GMing? Is he also a gamer or something?
I dunno, it's just weird because the first time I ever heard of the guy, it was in a completely non-gaming context....why wouldn't he be?
So? That just means you were in a similar circle as him professionally. But all of us have other professions, those that are full-time RPG creators are just a handful here*, right? So it makes sense that many people would have heard of us and we of them in other contexts.I dunno, it's just weird because the first time I ever heard of the guy, it was in a completely non-gaming context.
Yeah. I liked the idea of a short-form "world's gonna end soon" system, but the actual content for that basically amounts to "there be demons, yo"; there's nothing you couldn't do with any other system.I found Shadow of the Demon Lord similar, way more Style than Substance (although more substance than Numenera.) I accept your Numenera criticism, and agree, but…there’s something about that setting that got my brain a cookin’. I wanted to find out what was there and came up with a lot of ideas. Unfortunately, there’s tons of questions with very few answers.
I don’t mind you doing a Chris Carter if you’re going to publish a shitload of Monster of the Week modules. If you’re gonna do a Lindelof, though, that’s when I get off the Bridge to Nowhere.
Snap. I read it over as it seemed to tick a fair few boxes but I felt like it didn't earn itself the right to change up the ability names from STR, DEX, CON and so on.Yeah. I liked the idea of a short-form "world's gonna end soon" system, but the actual content for that basically amounts to "there be demons, yo"; there's nothing you couldn't do with any other system.
Perfectly fine game in it's own right, but not the game it's marketed as.
He put together radiant citadel. I was following Mimi Mondal, and he started following and interacting with me.I’m almost afraid to ask, but what does Ajit George, a guy who runs an NGO for rural education in India have to do with GMing? Is he also a gamer or something?
Ah ok, so he’s worked for WotC.He put together radiant citadel. I was following Mimi Mondal, and he started following and interacting with me.
My mate had this Dark Space book when I was a teen. Back then I never followed authors at all.I first heard of Mr. Cook through his Dark Space setting sourcebook for Rolemaster/Spacemaster. I thought it was pretty cool, but as far as I know there was never anything additional for it.
Well, that's boring. Why am I even reading this thread? Sure, I can put the pitchfork back in the tool shed, but my torch is a write-off. I was promised there would be an angry mob for me to join.So far, "all the bullshit" is a dozen or so polite messages of people expressing disappointment.
I've seen worse.
Oh, any mob that did form dispersed years ago. I'm doubly misled.FWIW, I finally got around to reading the book four years later. Misprint aside, it's pretty danged good. I'd definitely recommend reading it for people new to the hobby, or even for old timers like myself. It's always good to get different points of view. I like how Monte brings up the different styles of GMs, players, groups, and games, and lets people know that they're all good, just different. And it can even change as GMs, players, groups, and games change. It's sad that that's even necessary to bring up, but a good idea.
You replied to a four year old post?Well, that's boring. Why am I even reading this thread? Sure, I can put the pitchfork back in the tool shed, but my torch is a write-off. I was promised there would be an angry mob for me to join.
Hey, I didn't resurrect the thread, and can't be expected to pay attention to these things when I'm busy getting my rage on.You replied to a four year old post?
Sounds exhausting.For anybody who might be interested, I'll let you know that my rage still burns, unquenched, like the fire of a thousand suns.
It's clearly hyperbole. I doubt their rage is any hotter than a handful of brown dwarfs, or maybe one dying red giant.Sounds exhausting.
A single brown dwarf at most!It's clearly hyperbole. I doubt their rage is any hotter than a handful of brown dwarfs, or maybe one dying red giant.
Jupiter’s middle atmosphere. I’m not stupid!A single brown dwarf at most!
For anybody who might be interested, I'll let you know that my rage still burns, unquenched, like the fire of a thousand suns.