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Post by Scott Anderson on Sept 30, 2016 20:38:48 GMT -6
I think you're right, Mike. That makes the most sense. And Gary had it right right from the beginning.
I made up a list of the monsters by kind and then by hit dice. I'll switch around the order of the monsters to match it.
EDIT:
The types I have finished and formatted:
Domestic Types
Dragons
Dungeon Denizens
Faeries
Giant Types
And of course Odd Men.
The types I have finished but have not formatted:
Giant Vermin
Lycans
Magical Beasts
Monstrous Animals
Normal Types
Undead.
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 1, 2016 9:54:01 GMT -6
Okay, all types are done and in the correct order. here. |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 2, 2016 14:52:18 GMT -6
OK unhelpful brag post:
So I made a proof copy of that first volume over on Lulu. While it's not technically private, it's not ready yet - it's just a proof copy.
I had help from Urieal in formatting and copy editing the first volume. He even helped a ton with the covers.
We're also planning a digest-sized edition, so I will be designing another cover for that and making a proof copy of that as well.
How thrilling is it to have your very own book in your hands, right? I'll know how thrilling in 2 to 6 business days.
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 4, 2016 15:20:36 GMT -6
The drive upon which I kept all my RPG stuff got corrupted and I had to eventually re-format it. I lost nearly everything that isn't up on Google Docs already.
Bummer! But my own fault for not backing everything up.
The good news is, I was able to recover about 10% of the intellectual work on the drive. The bad news is, I lost the .docx files for Books I and II, along with 90% of what I kept on the drive. It's heartbreaking and I'll take a little break from this process before I get back with it.
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Post by Mike on Oct 5, 2016 22:52:08 GMT -6
The drive upon which I kept all my RPG stuff got corrupted and I had to eventually re-format it. I lost nearly everything that isn't up on Google Docs already. Bummer! But my own fault for not backing everything up. The good news is, I was able to recover about 10% of the intellectual work on the drive. The bad news is, I lost the .docx files for Books I and II, along with 90% of what I kept on the drive. It's heartbreaking and I'll take a little break from this process before I get back with it. Ugh! I think we all have a story this like this one... thank zod for Google Drive! |
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Post by Mike on Oct 5, 2016 22:56:33 GMT -6
Okay, all types are done and in the correct order. here.This link doesn't seem to go anywhere? |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 6, 2016 0:45:01 GMT -6
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Post by Mike on Oct 9, 2016 9:41:42 GMT -6
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 10, 2016 17:32:46 GMT -6
thanks Mike!
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 10, 2016 17:33:31 GMT -6
UPDATE: Project's over. I lost 90% of what I'd collected over the last 5 years including my manuscripts in .doc form.
I'm just crushed. I can't do this now. Maybe later.
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Post by Mike on Oct 12, 2016 1:24:02 GMT -6
UPDATE: Project's over. I lost 90% of what I'd collected over the last 5 years including my manuscripts in .doc form. I'm just crushed. I can't do this now. Maybe later. What happened? No online storage?
I've got a doc version...
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Post by Scott Anderson on Oct 12, 2016 13:30:11 GMT -6
I just bonked. I had everything backed up. I took it down to redo it and didn't put it back up again.
Let this be a lesson to the next guy!~
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Post by Scott Anderson on Jun 19, 2017 0:21:03 GMT -6
I haven't done any work on the game. But I'm thinking about OSR stuff and I just joined a BECM/1e game as a player rather than Ref.
Losing the art assets I had accumulated; losing the word docs I had; these are incomprehensible obstacles.
But I am thinking...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2017 16:37:43 GMT -6
I see that your link above still works, so I encourage you to work on the rest of it. It seems a pretty cool project to me. |
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Post by magremore on Jun 19, 2017 19:22:12 GMT -6
Love the Greyhawkian/pumpkin-headed bugbear. Scott Anderson, do you remember where that illustration was from? |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Jun 19, 2017 21:36:23 GMT -6
I don't remember where any of it is from. I don't have it anymore either.
That's the worst of it - all the great public domain and use-with-permission line art I lost. Probably 1,000 illustrations.
If a .doc version of book 1 exists, it would have that art in line.
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Post by Scott Anderson on Jun 25, 2017 11:00:16 GMT -6
The .doc and some of the in-line art existed all along! Ureal of Dragonsfoot, my collaborator on the project, had kept the assets in a drop box account!
It's like the golden idol scene in Indiana Jones... it took me 12 hours to even look because I was afraid something would happen if I did!
Now I can fix the copy I want to fix and make it again.
THANKS JEFF!
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Post by Scott Anderson on Jul 22, 2017 14:24:12 GMT -6
I made the few, small edits that I think were necessary. There is one new optional rule about hobbits sneaking. Jeff has it again to finish layout and turn it back into a .pdf. Then I will upload it to Lulu again and order another proof copy. If that one is good, then I will begin to promote it. In the fullness of time I really think it's a nice version of D&D.
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