About the ISA hanbook
- Thread starter Natxomann
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I am afraid this book was never written.
On this note, however, we _do_ have a lot of B5 material that, with the best will in the world, is not going to see print. However, we are also reluctant to simply post un-edited Word files.
Any suggestions?
On this note, however, we _do_ have a lot of B5 material that, with the best will in the world, is not going to see print. However, we are also reluctant to simply post un-edited Word files.
Any suggestions?
petitbilbo
Mongoose
msprange said:
I'd suggest to:
make a minimal effort in editing & layout,
call it "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars" and
sell it as one last big PDF.
I'd buy it right away!
petitbilbo
I'd second the motion. Perhaps you could separate the material in to "themes" that could form chapters of a B5 RPG notebook. Perhaps you could even add in a few "author's notes" at the start of a chapter / section that puts the material in to context. The author of the material could do a paragraph on the idea and where they thought the material might go.
I like the title above, by the way, "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" does fit the bill nicely.
You could possibly also ask for volunteers to proof-read chapters. I would certainly be willing to do a chapter.
I like the title above, by the way, "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" does fit the bill nicely.
You could possibly also ask for volunteers to proof-read chapters. I would certainly be willing to do a chapter.
petitbilbo
Mongoose
Valarian said:
Thanks, I really like it too.
And it's fitting for another reason too: Deconstruction was the only show divided in several (unrelated) parts...
Valarian said:
Idea seconded!
This would be a very nice addition.
Valarian said:
So would I!
petitbilbo
It looks like, one way or another, this is going ahead. Currently running at something like 300 pages 
petitbilbo
Mongoose
Whoooohooooo!
(where's my credit card?)
petitbilbo
(where's my credit card?)
petitbilbo
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Might be the first time I buy a pdf book.
LBH
LBH
Gargoyle117
Mongoose
I'd buy a PDF of that in an instant.
If there is both 1e and 2e content, it's fine, so long as we can tell relatively easily which is which.
A document like this would give a lot of us who like to dabble w/ our own rules and such somewhere good to start.
Thanks!
If there is both 1e and 2e content, it's fine, so long as we can tell relatively easily which is which.
A document like this would give a lot of us who like to dabble w/ our own rules and such somewhere good to start.
Thanks!
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Regarding your post on this in the LC Dilgar ~War thread, are there any plans to release a hard copy of this?
LBH
LBH
petitbilbo
Mongoose
msprange said:
Matt is clearly talking about a PDF-file...
I don't think that there'll be any hardcopy.
petitbilbo (who's glad that the name he proposed got accepted)
lastbesthope
Mongoose
But in my experience it never hurts to ask, I got an extra 2 WS added to the original ISA fleet box that way.
LBH
LBH
petitbilbo
Mongoose
Yep, It definetely cannot hurt, I know...
But Matt talked about something with more than 300 pages for the PDF. That's a darn thick and big book.
petitbilbo
But Matt talked about something with more than 300 pages for the PDF. That's a darn thick and big book.
petitbilbo
lastbesthope
Mongoose
Spycraft 2.0 reprint, in excess of 500 pages, there is a precedent :lol:
LBH
LBH
Traveller-61
Mongoose
Add me to the list for this one (PDF or Hard Copy, or knowing me probably both!) :lol:
DW
DW
petitbilbo
Mongoose
I'd like to state the fact than I am NOT deliberately trying to be negative here.
It's just that I don't want people to get their hopes up when there's only a very slim (if any) chance that MGP will publish this as a hardcopy.
The thing is, this is a very special situation.
Answering to one of my "pleas" (at the end of the "State of the Mongoose" thead http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37965&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75) to keep publishing B5 stuff until the very end, Matt answered that:
This means that, should MGP publish a hardcopy of "Deconstruction of Falling Stars", they would have to sell a (financially interesting) amount of those books in about 3.5 months (we are at the end of January, give it 6 weeks for the thing to be ready).
A PDF is simply the better, easier and less risky solution...
Gosh, I soooo wish I am wrong!
petitbilbo
It's just that I don't want people to get their hopes up when there's only a very slim (if any) chance that MGP will publish this as a hardcopy.
lastbesthope said:
The thing is, this is a very special situation.
Answering to one of my "pleas" (at the end of the "State of the Mongoose" thead http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37965&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75) to keep publishing B5 stuff until the very end, Matt answered that:
msprange said:
This means that, should MGP publish a hardcopy of "Deconstruction of Falling Stars", they would have to sell a (financially interesting) amount of those books in about 3.5 months (we are at the end of January, give it 6 weeks for the thing to be ready).
A PDF is simply the better, easier and less risky solution...
Gosh, I soooo wish I am wrong!
petitbilbo
