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Frank Frey
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 Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: I Finally Got Secrets of the Surface World! |
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It was waiting in my mailbox yesterday when I got home from work. I spent yesterday evening reading it. I am impressed with the quality and care that has gone into SotSW.
The rules for Supernatural Powers are especially impressive. They are easy to use and are an excellent fit for the Pulp Era. I also enjoyed F. Arkington's Emporium. The vehicle selection was really good and shows a great deal of research. All in all, I am a very satisfied customer.
Thanks to all the folks at Exile Games.
Frank Frey
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wulfgar22
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Aaahh! I feel like a kid waiting for Xmas...hopefully, mine will arrive tomorrow.
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Brajah
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I finally got mine yesterday!!
Now I just need the time to go through it.
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LordEntropy
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| So I am wondering, does anyone have the new edition and the Gen Con exclusive edition, was just wondering what the differences were? |
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Bubba Ho-Tep
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Ok, now hurry up and read it.
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Banished_Babe
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| LordEntropy wrote: | | So I am wondering, does anyone have the new edition and the Gen Con exclusive edition, was just wondering what the differences were? |
I do! I have both! And several of the fine gentleman on these boards will soon be in the same happy position.
The differences are almost exclusively cosmetic, though some of them did affect stats. Sorry for repeating myself if you already know this, but we had an astonishing number (hundreds is not an exaggeration) of errors introduced by layout and we were simply unable to catch them all. After 10 or so reviews, we stopped seeing them altogether. Thanks to the sharp eyes of a special group of people, we discovered the magnitude of it, stopped the presses (literally) and did our best to fix 'em all up. I've no doubt we missed a few, but it's a much shinier, happier book now.
You'll be pleased to hear that we're using a different layout person for Mysteries and we have safeguards in place to avoid the fiasco that we went through with Secrets. |
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HarrierPotter
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| Banished_Babe wrote: | | You'll be pleased to hear that we're using a different layout person for Mysteries and we have safeguards in place to avoid the fiasco that we went through with Secrets. |
I was kinda wondering about that 
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HarrierPotter
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| wulfgar22 wrote: | | Aaahh! I feel like a kid waiting for Xmas...hopefully, mine will arrive tomorrow. |
Xmas will be goooood this year (if a little late)
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JohnK
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Hullo, Banished_Babe,
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You'll be pleased to hear that we're using a different layout person for Mysteries and we have safeguards in place to avoid the fiasco that we went through with Secrets. |
I'm glad to hear this, Mel, as I had been wondering about that myself. And my services are always available again, as per last time. 
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Monkeylite
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| Fwiw, I do quite a bit of proofreading, including for some RPG products, and would be prepared to help if you need that sort of thing. |
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LordEntropy
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| Banished_Babe wrote: | | LordEntropy wrote: | | So I am wondering, does anyone have the new edition and the Gen Con exclusive edition, was just wondering what the differences were? |
I do! I have both! And several of the fine gentleman on these boards will soon be in the same happy position.
The differences are almost exclusively cosmetic, though some of them did affect stats. Sorry for repeating myself if you already know this, but we had an astonishing number (hundreds is not an exaggeration) of errors introduced by layout and we were simply unable to catch them all. After 10 or so reviews, we stopped seeing them altogether. Thanks to the sharp eyes of a special group of people, we discovered the magnitude of it, stopped the presses (literally) and did our best to fix 'em all up. I've no doubt we missed a few, but it's a much shinier, happier book now.
You'll be pleased to hear that we're using a different layout person for Mysteries and we have safeguards in place to avoid the fiasco that we went through with Secrets. |
Mel so were all of these errors covered by the errata that you can download from the website?
That said I will probably double dip on this like others have. |
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Banished_Babe
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Mel so were all of these errors covered by the errata that you can download from the website? |
For the most part, yes. If it was a small cosmetic change, such as half of the word erroneously set in bold, we didn't include it in the errata. But anything you would possibly care about having been changed is listed.
Thanks everyone for your offers to help. I have a cadre of proofreaders lined up and I just added Monkeylite to the list. |
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Monkeylite
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| Banished_Babe wrote: |
Thanks everyone for your offers to help. I have a cadre of proofreaders lined up and I just added Monkeylite to the list. |
Cool. Thanks. |
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wulfgar22
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: |
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Wahey! It arrived this morning. It looks mouth-wateringly fantastic...now how do I keep my 2 yr old son entertained so I can start reading it?
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Nestor
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:24 am Post subject: |
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| wulfgar22 wrote: | | Wahey! It arrived this morning. It looks mouth-wateringly fantastic...now how do I keep my 2 yr old son entertained so I can start reading it? |
Isn't it obvius? Read the book aloud to him!
It's never too early to introduce your children to the wonders of gaming and pulp.
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