slightly changed format for printed CARCOSA book?

[geoffrey]

Many readers will know that my Supplement V: CARCOSA book is very similar in appearance to the OD&D booklets: 5.5" by 8.5" with a cardstock cover. If you open the book to the center pages (i. e., so you can see the staples on the inside), you'll see the 8.5" by 11" hex map printed on those pages.

I'm planning to once again (MONTHS from now) offer printed copies of CARCOSA for sale, instead of only PDFs as is now the case. This will be in conjunction with the release, in both print and PDF, of a new D&D book I'm working on. (This new book is unrelated to Carcosa. I'm striving to make it even better than CARCOSA.)

I'm contemplating one (and only one) possible change to the CARCOSA booklet:

Instead of printing the map on the center pages of the booklet, I'm thinking of having a detached cover and printing the map on the inside of the covers. In this respect it's like the old TSR modules.

What say you?

[verhaden]

I say keep it the way it is. Booklets like that are easy to get dog-eared, and if the cover is detachable, it's more likely that one could lose it or leave the book unprotected. That, and it might cost more to do right.

[crusssdaddy]

Keep it the way it is!

[cadriel]

Don't change it, it's better this way. BTW, it's still August so October is technically MONTHS from now. ;-)

Can we get a teaser on what that next book will be or have?

[murquhart72]

I'm kind of torn, but I think I'd stick with what you've got. It's like what would have come out in the late 70s, had Carcosa been published then.

[geoffrey]

Aug 30, 2010 12:26:39 GMT -6 cadriel said:

Can we get a teaser on what that next book will be or have?

Believe it or not, I've been subtly talking about it on dragonsfoot for quite awhile. I'll be more explicit in the near future. In the meantime, I have a small note on my blog:
carcosa-geoffrey.blogspot.com/

[crusssdaddy]

CAS + D&D = me likey!

[tombowings]

Looks like I'm going to have to read me some Clark Ashton Smith. Any recommendations?

[Morandir]

I like Carcosa the way it is; it's a supplement, and matches the other supplements. Plus I like that I can detach the map and use it however I want; if it was printed on the inside of the cover, I'd feel like I needed to keep it with the book, since it's the cover and all.

Also I'm definitely looking forward to this new offering!

[abecross]

Aug 30, 2010 17:40:36 GMT -6 tombowings said:

Looks like I'm going to have to read me some Clark Ashton Smith. Any recommendations?

Any and all, my friend!
Most of them are available to read onthis ( www.eldritchdark.com/)website, so scope out some! You won't be disappointed.

[Malcadon]

I'm on the fence about this, as both sounds good. I already have a copy, so it don't really matter to me.

I also find news about a new monster vary interesting, as I like a lot of variety in my games - I like to keep the players on their toes.