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1 year ago ::
Apr 03, 2012 - 12:52AM
#31
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Date Joined:
Jan 12, 2012
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My friends are rich and motorized. We want hard cover books.
It would be nice to have specialized books, so that I can buy the dwarf book and the wizard book for my dwarf wizard.
DISCLAIMER: I never played 4ed, so I may misunderstand some of the rules.
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1 year ago ::
Apr 03, 2012 - 1:34AM
#32
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Date Joined:
Oct 28, 2008
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My friends are rich and motorized. We want hard cover books.
It would be nice to have specialized books, so that I can buy the dwarf book and the wizard book for my dwarf wizard.
The one downside with the specialized books is that they can really stack up. Not just cost, but in terms of space and weight.
As DM back in the 2e era of the Complete Books (Elf, Wizard, Fighter, Dwarf) etc as well as the kit books and other supplements I used a hand truck to move my 2e materials, for the stack was almost 4 feet high! I used to think the DM had to have all the books with him, so I would lug them around, even to conventions.
Then I finally got smart after gaining 2 points of Strength and the backached condition. I came up with the mandate of, "If you want to play it and use those books, YOU bring it."
I am not opposed to the specialty books, but I hope it doesn't proliferate as bad as 2e did in its height. *pun intended*
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1 year ago ::
Apr 03, 2012 - 2:26AM
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Jan 12, 2012
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Then I finally got smart after gaining 2 points of Strength and the backached condition. I came up with the mandate of, "If you want to play it and use those books, YOU bring it."
That is a nice idea, but I wonder how well it will work with the modular age of 5ed.
The 5ed DM is supposed to choose a subset of optional rules that fits in to his game, so I guess that he has to distribute a white-list of allowable classes that the players are allowed to bring to the table. That may require some paper work.
DISCLAIMER: I never played 4ed, so I may misunderstand some of the rules.
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1 year ago ::
Apr 05, 2012 - 10:19AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 18, 2007
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I want to be able to open the binding and replace pages.
Considering all the updates the last two editions had, I would like to be able to download an updated page, print it, and physically replace the relevant page.
Done on quality paper with a good printer, we need not sacrifice the appearance of the rulebooks.
There must be a good binding technique (Not 3-ring binders -- the pages can tear out too easily), that would allow this.
I'm tired of my books being filled with post-it notes and hand-printed changes to the text.
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1 year ago ::
Apr 05, 2012 - 11:16AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 12, 2005
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My #1 preference is Softcover - it's cheaper, lighter, and I find it just more plesant to sit on a couch and read.
Number 2 preference is Digital - even though it's cheaper, I doubt they would actually sell it cheaper. But My iPad is pretty good for digital books. The only reason I don't want it over softcover is that I don't trust my friends as much passing my iPad around
Finally is hardcover - but I honestly may just avoid it if hardcover is the only option.
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