paizo.com Recent Posts in Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDF Discussionpaizo.com Recent Posts in Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDF Discussion2016-04-08T00:52:15Z2016-04-08T00:52:15ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDFTaliaKiranahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9kmj/discuss?Ponyfinder-Tribes-of-Everglow#42016-07-08T00:03:30Z2016-07-08T00:03:30Z<p><a href="http://forum.ponyfinder.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=869" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">This is a thread for reporting Tribes of Everglow errors on the official Ponyfinder forums.</a> David Silver is planning a revision to fix the issues.</p>This is a thread for reporting Tribes of Everglow errors on the official Ponyfinder forums. David Silver is planning a revision to fix the issues.TaliaKirana2016-07-08T00:03:30ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDFEndzeitgeisthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9kmj/discuss?Ponyfinder-Tribes-of-Everglow#32016-07-07T17:10:46Z2016-07-07T17:10:46Z<p>Thanks for noticing Eric!</p>
<p>Here's the end of the review:</p>
<p>Conclusion:</p>
<p>Editing and formatting are worse than in the campaign setting. MUCH worse. While formal language isn't precise and features glitches enough, it's rules-language that sinks this book. Layout adheres to Ponyfinder's two-column full-color standard and the book features a significant array of absolutely gorgeous full-color artworks. This is a beautiful book. I can't comment on the pdf, since I do not have it. The hardcover is well-made, solid and while the pages have a white border to the right end of the page, as a whole, the book looks fine.</p>
<p>It looks fine until you start reading. Beyond the constant disregard of any notion of formalized rules-language and formatting criteria, the crunch not only suffers from this component, it also is a total mess regarding its balance, ranging from utterly OP to basically useless...provided you find out what a given ability is supposed to do. Which is particularly jarring after reading the Ponyfinder Campaign Setting, which was vastly superior in every regard in that matter.</p>
<p>Now mind you, that is, ultimately, the bitter thing for me about this book: David Silver's prose is great; his whimsical ideas are creative and ultimately, I found myself considering each and every tribe herein somewhat interesting and more than just a rehash of a stereotype. The cultural component is pronounced and offers a fascinating glimpse at Everglow. Similarly, when the crunch works and is not off on the balance-scale, it tends to be creative, evocative even.</p>
<p>But seriously, you have to dig through a lot, a ton of issues herein. As mentioned in the campaign setting's review, ponies as such are neither a detriment, nor a plus for me. The fluff here ranks among the better racial options...but honestly, the crunch and its presentation are horrible. I wanted to use another word to describe it, I really did - but ultimately, there is no sugar-coating it. Unless you play a game where handwaving crucial crunch-decisions and guessing what an ability is supposed to do are fine (And hey, I don't judge - that can be fun!), I can't recommend this. Most groups do not operate on that level and have grown accustomed to sufficient precision in rules-language, mainly because an ambiguity clusterbomb like this book can blow the lid of the precarious construct of numbers that is pathfinder.</p>
<p>I honestly am baffled by the level of glitches I have seen in this book; particularly after the campaign setting's relative, if not always perfect, level of precision. This book, in a nutshell, fails in all but the fluff-department - which breaks my heart, for the culture, flavor and information on Everglow contained herein are evocative and fun. Still, considering my usual rating standards, I can not go higher than 1.5 stars for this book, rounded up due to in dubio pro reo and for those among you who are interested mainly in the fluff.</p>
<p>If there ever was a one-book demonstration on the importance of a proper editor or rules-developer for less experienced designers, this is it. Damn, I hope the other Ponyfinder books represent a return to form after this fiasco.</p>
<p>Endzeitgeist out.</p>Thanks for noticing Eric!
Here's the end of the review:
Conclusion:
Editing and formatting are worse than in the campaign setting. MUCH worse. While formal language isn't precise and features glitches enough, it's rules-language that sinks this book. Layout adheres to Ponyfinder's two-column full-color standard and the book features a significant array of absolutely gorgeous full-color artworks. This is a beautiful book. I can't comment on the pdf, since I do not have it. The hardcover is...Endzeitgeist2016-07-07T17:10:46ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDFEric Hinklehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9kmj/discuss?Ponyfinder-Tribes-of-Everglow#22016-07-07T15:30:13Z2016-07-07T15:30:13Z<p>Good review End, but it looks like a little at the end was accidentally cut off.</p>Good review End, but it looks like a little at the end was accidentally cut off.Eric Hinkle2016-07-07T15:30:13ZForums: Product Discussion: Ponyfinder: Tribes of Everglow (PFRPG) PDFEndzeitgeisthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9kmj/discuss?Ponyfinder-Tribes-of-Everglow#12016-07-07T15:30:10Z2016-07-06T14:43:28Z<p>Reviewed first on endzeitgeist.com, then submitted to nerdtrek and GMS magazine and posted here and the usual places.</p>Reviewed first on endzeitgeist.com, then submitted to nerdtrek and GMS magazine and posted here and the usual places.Endzeitgeist2016-07-06T14:43:28Z