Pnick Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 As far as I can tell the new BRP is softcover only. Why isn't such a key book being released in hardback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 As far as I can tell the new BRP is softcover only. Why isn't such a key book being released in hardback? Who said production price? Runequestement votre, Kloster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The preview '0 edition' book is softback, but we don't know what the final 1st edition book will be like yet. If Chaosium follow the same pattern as they do with new Call of Cthulhu editions, the mass production of the book will be in softback, but their may be an early print run of hardbacks too. Nothing guaranteeed, of course, and I'm not 'in the know' myself, but I'd say that there is a reasonable chance that everybody on this site will get hardbacks if they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enpeze Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I would prefer a hardback too, even at increased costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 The preview '0 edition' book is softback, but we don't know what the final 1st edition book will be like yet. If Chaosium follow the same pattern as they do with new Call of Cthulhu editions, the mass production of the book will be in softback, but their may be an early print run of hardbacks too. Trip speaks wisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnick Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 That's great news. I stumbled into this forum today - it's the first that I've heard of the new version of BRP. Looking at the previews has, after some eight years off, actually got me excited about RPGs again. Here's hoping that the art and layout of the product line are up to this high standard. Nothing puts me off purchasing more than poor illustrations and layout (see Mongoose's appalling RQ line...). Great illustrations can really inspire play. Anyway, I seem to have hijacked my own thread. Eagerly awaiting future Chaosium developments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triff Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Check out the thread with preview images from the book for a look at the layout! Personally, I would only buy a hardback book if it was bound/stiched, not glued. SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Whch thread is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badcat Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 'BRP preview images', a couple of weeks ago. Just scroll back, you'll find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes, I found it,although might I suggest that somebody puts a sticky on that thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Trip speaks wisely. I hope so 'cause I'd buy a hardback as well as a softcover of the book. Same thing for the Interplanetary book. Quote 141/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Why do people prefer hardback for gaming books so often? It seems like a lot of the ones I've seen have fallen apart significantly faster than the softcover versions. If it were a good solid hardback, like a textbook quality, I'd go for it... but if it's anything like those old Games Workshop hardcovers... I'd avoid it like... like I avoided those old Games Workshop hardcovers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohem Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Well, it's not necessary hardback for me as it is hardcopy. I love books and the printed word. I like the smell of a new book. I like holding a book in my hands. I don't want to see books become obsolete. You're right, some hardback gaming books are terribly bound like the old Unearthed Arcana from 1st AD&D. I think that book fell apart with my first reading. Quote BRP Ze 32/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK Games Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 You're right, some hardback gaming books are terribly bound like the old Unearthed Arcana from 1st AD&D. I think that book fell apart with my first reading. I still got my copy of UA from 1985. First book I bought. Very attached to it. Very fond. In excellent condition. I think my copy is magical as all my friends copies fell apart in a few weeks. Now my Oriental Adventures, that thing was cursed I tell ya, CURSED!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Okay, we can give it a sticky. SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Why do people prefer hardback for gaming books so often? ... Probably because, if bound correctly, the books are far more resilient when transported in a bag. When I was younger, I moved only with a motorbike and had to transport everything in bags. Hardcover had a better life duration. Now, I still prefer them for resilience in the gaming room, even if transport is not a problem anymore. Runequestement votre, Kloster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlasa Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 'If bound correctly' being the problematic variable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 'If bound correctly' being the problematic variable. Indeed. And the poblem with variables is that they vary. Personally, I'm getting fond of pdfs with clear plastic covers and a plastic spiral binding. It is durable, water resistant when closed, and can be laid down flat. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enpeze Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Indeed. And the poblem with variables is that they vary. Personally, I'm getting fond of pdfs with clear plastic covers and a plastic spiral binding. It is durable, water resistant when closed, and can be laid down flat. another great advantage of pdf is that you can print out only the needed parts of the book and then give it to your players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Indeed. And the problem with variables is that they vary. Personally, I'm getting fond of pdfs with clear plastic covers and a plastic spiral binding. It is durable, water resistant when closed, and can be laid down flat. I presume you have a laptop. My desktop is an old server (around 30 kg), and I don't carry it around. Runequestement votre, Kloster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 'If bound correctly' being the problematic variable. I am used to french edition of Chaosium books (Both Oriflam and Jeux Descartes), whose hardbacks were, to say the least, very sturdy. All of them are still here, after years of usage. But I agree some are not so resilient (Games Workshop forex). Runequestement votre, Kloster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_clapham Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 After having several MRQ books fall apart on me, I'd be quite happy to pay a higher price for a sturdy BRP core book. If they did a leather bound one, like that special edition CoC book.... dear me, my inner Biblomaniac is acting up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiGhost Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I definitely want a hardback. I love the fact that nearly all the new WFRP books are hardback, it makes them nearly impossible for me to resist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triff Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 After having several MRQ books fall apart on me, I'd be quite happy to pay a higher price for a sturdy BRP core book. If they did a leather bound one, like that special edition CoC book.... dear me, my inner Biblomaniac is acting up again. Was it glued or bound/stiched? SGL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_clapham Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 These were glued books. From their new printing facility I understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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