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I appreciate the post in this thread, especially when the Postmonster turns Pacman and eat my dots.

Thanks again for the review.

Thanks for the review, Dark Sasha.

Trevor Gulliver wrote:

Thanks for the review.

I appreciate the concerns about the sense that some items were setting specific, but, other than the Kappa reference, most of these items could be imported into any setting with changes mostly to the history section of the item. I've been trying to balance creating an item for any setting with creating evocative items. It's a tricky tightrope to walk, but your 4.5 stars tells me I managed to avoid falling (if barely).

Others cleared up my lack of familarity with the Kappa.

I agree that it is really difficult for tools directed at higher level characters to avoid campaign specific references. The more detailed you have to be the more you move away from portability.

However, that being said, I didn't knock you for those two issues and I apologize for not making that abundantly clear in the review. It was mainly the issue with the lack of pictures of each item. Which I know is not the author's responsibility, usually.

Besides, I am still learning how to do these reviews well. So bear with me a bit as I learn from my mistakes.

I still <3 the Arabian Nights feel and your way with words. Chin up, Trevor! :)

Whoops. I was trying to agree with you while still saying I get the concern. I think you hit the nail on the head ... there is a fine line there that has to be negotiated. The review is really solid and appreciated.

Regarding pictures, that is a challenge that Steve has mentioned.

I will say this, I'm ecstatic about the cover Steve found for this. It captures the flavor perfectly with its Arabian-nights-but-not-quite feeling. Good one, Steve.

Thanks for the review.

I appreciate the concerns about the sense that some items were setting specific, but, other than the Kappa reference, most of these items could be imported into any setting with changes mostly to the history section of the item. I've been trying to balance creating an item for any setting with creating evocative items. It's a tricky tightrope to walk, but your 4.5 stars tells me I managed to avoid falling (if barely).

I haven't had a chance to read through the entire thing yet but when I glossed over it I just said, "Wow!" This ought to make for an excellent read.

Speaking of Demiliches, I note there is a distinct lack of a satisfactory PFRPG replacement for the old school style Demilich. Someone might want to get to work on that, or I might have to whip up one of my own, hmmm...

Stop teasing us, Dark Sasha. We get enough of that from the succubus.

We want you to read it. Then, we want you to tell us what you think.

;-)

By the way Trevor, I purchased both this one and Jonathan's at the same time! Now I am off to read them.

Wonderful! But which one did you add to your cart first? It was mine, rite?

Thanks for the review, End. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm very glad you found it evocative of a certain setting but not limited to it. I worked very hard to find that balance.

A panther, a bull, and a poodle walk into a bar ...

I have to agree with charlie and lastknight. I think in the workplace that a set language is mandatory.

I was in the navy and they put the phillipino,mexican and other non english speaking people in a hot box situation by basically finding something wrong,real or imagined, with their uniform and then have 2 or 3 higher ranking officers or what have you yell,scream,insult and basically mentally break them down, all the while bombarding them with questions thay are expected and required to answer and IF they revert to their native language then they are sent back for remedial english lessons.
The reason is simple in a deadly situation where time is of the essence if your comunicating need-to-know-information and the person on the other end cant understand the words your saying then you could die and cost the lives of other people because of misinformation.
It may sound extreme but when your dealing with fire on board a ship with 3 thousand people there is NO room for errors. We have had to push burning aircraft off the ship into the atlantic to stop them from damaging the ship,other craft or other people. Can you imagine the horror if in a situation like that your telling the guy behind the wheel to steer left and he's so scared or out of it becasue "OMG this is real" he doesnt get it and the aircraft explodes,jet fuel and all.

I personally have seen a first class petty officer with over 17yrs in get so upset dressing down a second class that she reverted to spanish. She was just going off windmilling her arms screaming at the guy in a language non of us could understand and then when he politely asked her to please speak english because he didnt understand she took it as a racist remark and had him up on charges. They were dismissed by the Captain but still the fact that she tried was enough.

I'm all for "LEGAL!!!" imigration into this country but I do believe that the policy of the armed forces of all buisness is to be conducted in ENGLISH should apply to all federal,state and local governments.

This is interesting. Really. But ... he was banning employees from speaking Spanish in his presence because he was afraid they might be talking about him. He wasn't testing their ability to speak English under fire.

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Congrats Neil! Good luck with the contest.