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That may be the best answer, but I don't think enough folks would find that meaningful.Normally, we'd put a page count on something like this, but since ePubs don't have preformatted pages (pages vary depending on the ePub reader as well as the user's specifed font preferences), there's no really useful data to provide here.Word count, perhaps? In case you are collecting data on the issue, I'd like to see word count as well.
I am ashamed that I read the title and thought it was about Shuriken Nekogami. I was the same, except until this thread I assumed the poster was a female and a minor who really did understand how she came across. I have a little bit different view of the poster, learning that is an adult male.
I still think it would be easier to walk over a greased forest trail (I didn't say easy, just easier) than a greased tile floor. Most forests I have been in had dirt and decayed leaves, not grass. I think you are as equally likely to slip on either. I took a several very bad falls on a 4 mile hike through a wet forest last October. The fallen leaves decay into a layered mass of pretty slippery mud. So, when I slipped on the leaves, the top layer just shifted away underfoot and and I ended up on a second layer of leaves, so I was still slipping. (Even my dogs slipped a couple times each in that mess.) If I had falled like that on a tile floor, my injuries might have been a little more severe (i.e., I might have broken my elbow rather than just badly bruised/sprained it)...layered leaves and mud are much softer than tile. If I had to walk across a greased tile, I think it would be possible to "skate" across much easier than trying to move around obstacles on a forest floor.
I fear the answer may be 'no' on that.. Linux gets very little love =/ I know. I always figure it can't hurt to ask, as it lets people know that there are interested Linux users out there. And there is always PCGen, which I have used for quite some time.
We actually don't use Hero Lab, really, because we're all on Macs at Paizo. Have you given any thought to a Linux version at all?
Our distributor is out of this book right now so I've emailed the manufacturer to see if they have any more or if it is OOP, when they expect a reprint to arrive. I'll jump back in when I have some kind of an answer. Did you ever get an answer to this question? Looking through my OotS books, this is the only one I never bought.
At this point, I would probably guess that rules for post-20th level play would be more likely for us to explore first. I suspect that our take on psionics (which would most likely present them as a form of magic akin to divine or arcane, and would completely abandon point-based systems in favor of the Vancian system) would rile up too many people for us to want to give it a try, alas. I'd find that a really intriguing take on psionics, which I really keep trying to like, but haven't gotten a good feel for.
I attempted to download last night, and only once got the screen to say anything other than contacting personalizer. After I clicked personalize, the screen went back to saying contacting personalizer. Never was able to get the file (one I believe is fairly small). I was doing this about an hour before Damon Griffin posted his issues. I was asked for my password only a couple times, so that is much better than the last time I posted in this thread.
For all other maps, the encounters are alphabetized from left to right and top to bottom. For this first one, though, we intentionally set up Oleg's as encounter A because it's not just the start of the adventure, it's the start of the campaign! I wanted to start the adventure detailing Oleg's not the Greenbelt. I did push Oleg's as high up in the hex as it could get, though...Did you move the trading post at the last minute, or did it get an "A" because it is the first encounter of the AP? I thought it was funny that the row with the trading post goes B, C, A, D.We came VERY close to labeling the hexes in Kingmaker with rows of letters and numbers like the Greyhawk maps. We decided not to when I realized that the hexes we're using are more than big enoguh to hold that information right there in the map without obscuring details. It's a lot easier to find encounter area "H" when it's clearly marked on the map, after all, than it is to find encounter area "H42" by running fingers down and across hex rows. I was wondering if it got moved as well. It doesn't seem to match the location given in the intro on page 6.
I have covenants but no HOA. So some of my neighbors have complained about my weeds (only 12" tall this year instead of over the fence, I'm trying, people (When the house was put on the market, my neighbor had to call the city and have them come cut down the backyard - the entire yard (nearly a quarter acre) was weeds 6 foot high)) and my house color (grey with purple trim, I didn't paint it, but like it, if you want it changed, pay the painters), telling me that neither is within covenants. But since there is no HOA, they can't do anything. However, I do worry that one day an HOA will form. Now if only I could read the covenants, but the only version I have is a fax of a fax of a fax.
I think KPDF, ePDF and XPDF (another one I've tried) are all poppler based. I went to the adobe page and clicked Get Adobe Reader. It automatically detected Linux, but pointed me to the .rpm package. Choose different operating system and get one of the tarballs. I untar'ed it on my desktop. There is a README in the tarball with the installation instructions. I moved the AdobeReader to /opt and then ran sudo ./INSTALL Have to add it to the Applications menu manually, though.
Might these work? They are about 3" in diameter. I googled "foam polyhedral dice" and this particular set came up several times in the top ten. My link doesn't go to the cheapest place I saw, sorry! I can't find anything larger except in d6.
I believe that Kyle Hunter only did the goblin on the Introduction page and that the drawings in the background information and adventure sections were done by different artists. I didn't like Downer, but think the mini-monsters are rather cute. And used on the Intro pages, I think they give those pages a casual, conversational style, which may be what the editors were going for. Looking at the blog post, it appears that he'll only have the one illustration in Pathfinder, and the cartoony art from the first issue is going away. So I think it will make Intro page style stand out more (for me in a good way).
Anyway, my prescription only gone up a step in 15 years, so I'd say that my eyes are in pretty good shape. Regardless, I get my eyes checked every year as anyone with glasses should. :P I wish mine did that. From the time I was 13 until I was 25, my prescription increased 1-2 steps every 6-9 months. The past three years it has increased a step each (I'm 28 now...you'd think my eyes would have stablized by now). Maybe I need a bat avatar. :) I noticed that the font was smaller, but was still able to read it. The headings are large enough to look at quickly while skimming to find something. Maybe there is a narrower, slightly taller font floating around?
We think that reducing the paper quality would reduced the perceived value for most customers more than it would reduce the cover price. From my experience working on a magazine in college, I think this is a key point. I agree with it a hundred percent. People really perceive paper value different than its cost. I think Pathfinder is priced pretty well. If I were to pick it up in the store without knowing its cost, I would immediately think $20. The final issue of Dungeon I perceived at $8-10 (and it really does have a lower ad amount than similarly sized magazines), lower than the shelf price of the magazine. Something the quality of Dungeon is easy to beat up/tear and in my house is less likely to last over time. As a subscriber, I feel that I'm getting a really good deal on Pathfinder. It is physically durable; it has high production values - i.e., the content and quality are there; I get an electronic copy that I can archive/use for notes; I'm getting it at discount over the bookstore (slight, but every bit helps). And like DarkArt mentioned above, the campaign setting information makes it feel more like a supplement and something I will want to keep around.
I didn't notice the DO NOT BEND instruction on the label until you guys pointed it out. I'm used to it being a red stamp. My mailguy is pretty good, though and I'ven't had any problems with him even attempting to fold these mailers. Very high production values (especially on the Player's Guide, which I was more or less expecting to be of magazine/brochure quality...I printed out a PDF copy to markup. :) ). The Pathfinder's Journal was much easier to read in the book rather than on screen. Finally got a chance to read the adventure itself. Very cool (though the guy on pg. 29 is pretty gross...).
I've done this, too.
From what I've read, nicely done! I really liked the Bestiary, especially the Attic Whisperer. I also enjoyed the Thassilon history. Very cool setup going here. I've seen several typos/editing mistakes so far, but given the conditions under which the book came out, I can forgive them. I only had a hard time understanding what was meant once. The font for the first page of the campaign journal was hard to read, especially the lines with a lot of characters on them. The spaces about disappeared on those lines leaving no visual breaks to aid reading. It appears that I may be in the minority, but I appreciate this being in several PDF files. I don't have the best PC, and even the shorter PDFs slowed my machine due to the resolution and graphics. I'm probably going to hold off on reading the adventure itself until I get the hardcopy because of this issue. |
