soltakss Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, M Helsdon said: Nothing that appears in the Jonstown Compendium is canonical. The book has a YGWV warning near the front. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we hear you, but everyone will accept it as canon, even if you and Jeff don't agree. Such is the price of genius, i am afraid. 3 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Just bought the book (sadly only as PDF, because nothing else was available). Edit: It seems that it is GONE again. ??? Edited December 2, 2019 by AndreJarosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, AndreJarosch said: Edit: It seems that it is GONE again. Hmm, looks like five people have purchased it (thank you) but it is only intermittently available. Suspect DriveThruRPG are still recovering from last week's problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Lovering Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, M Helsdon said: Hmm, looks like five people have purchased it (thank you) but it is only intermittently available. Suspect DriveThruRPG are still recovering from last week's problems. Argh! Want! Need’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Will there be a POD option (preferarably in hardback)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, AndreJarosch said: Will there be a POD option (preferarably in hardback)? MOB has said there will be a POD option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 minute ago, M Helsdon said: MOB has said there will be a POD option. Now i regret to just have purchased the PDF... want a REAL book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Seem to be back up on DTRPG now, along with the other four initial publications from the JC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Lovering Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 @M Helsdon Just got the PDF. It's fabulous. It's like reading an archaeological treastie on the Bronze Age Armies of the Fertile Crescent... except it's about Dragon Pass. Such detail, great illustrations. Do you want feedback re. typos, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachristian Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Got the .pdf. Reading away. This is a really trivial point, but on page 5, second column, line 4/5, the weight of the common coin is given as "weighing approximately ⅛ ounce (4 grams, 0.2 troy oz.)". This matches the Guide. A troy ounce is ~31.1 grams - the lunar should be ~6 grams, not 4. Why does this matter to me? It makes a significant difference in pricing armor and weapons. Copper clacks in the guide are the same size (0.2 troy oz.). So a kg of copper is ~16.7 guilders. If the coins are smaller (4 g vs six), then a kg of copper is ~25 guilders. That's a huge difference in RQ Glorantha. In ancient earth bronze varied in value, but an average of 1.5* the value of copper was common - this sets a kilogram of bronze at 25 lunars (6 g coins) or 37.5 lunars (4 g coins). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, pachristian said: Got the .pdf. Reading away. Oh gods RUN M Helsdon, run! The grognards are coming...Flee you fool! The horror... 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Monty Lovering said: @M Helsdon Just got the PDF. It's fabulous. It's like reading an archaeological treastie on the Bronze Age Armies of the Fertile Crescent... except it's about Dragon Pass. Such detail, great illustrations. Thank you. 6 hours ago, Monty Lovering said: Do you want feedback re. typos, etc.? Typos, yes. I am about to generate v1.01 and send it to MOB. 16 minutes ago, pachristian said: This matches the Guide. A troy ounce is ~31.1 grams - the lunar should be ~6 grams, not 4. That's a huge difference in RQ Glorantha. At the time of writing, only the Guide definition was available. I may address this in a future update. 10 minutes ago, Bill the barbarian said: The horror... This is why RQ should include SAN.... Edited December 3, 2019 by M Helsdon 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, M Helsdon said: This is why RQ should include SAN.... Actually I was going more for a Joseph Conrad, Francis Coppola vibe more than a Petersen thanks but that should work too., Edited December 3, 2019 by Bill the barbarian 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, M Helsdon said: ... This is why RQ should include SAN.... It's not so much RQ that needs SAN rules. It's BRPCentral's "Glorantha" forum that needs SAN rules. 3 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Shakes dice, quickly cups them and looks around a little concerned... Oh and congrats @M Helsdon! great work, and it so richly deserve not only a comedy routine (sorry we could not find one but we tried, oh gods we tried) but publication and success! Edited December 3, 2019 by Bill the barbarian Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, g33k said: It's not so much RQ that needs SAN rules. It's BRPCentral's "Glorantha" forum that needs SAN rules. The forum needs rules, the contributors need sanity. The silent readers... they are pretty much on their own. A lot of stuff some people see as controversial has already been discussed, commented, applauded or badmouthed. I'll say congratulations to Martin to have seen this mammoth project through. Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Joerg said: I'll say congratulations to Martin to have seen this mammoth project through. Thank you. It states YGWV early on. Hmm. 'Armies & Enemies' is currently ranked as second highest selling item on DriveThruRPG. Am not going to get too excited as sales haven't exceeded sixty yet... Edited December 3, 2019 by M Helsdon 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I think that may mean it's selling really fast, even if not many have been bought yet. Congrats though! Who knows, maybe being on the front page of DTRPG will get some people interested in the setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/3/2019 at 10:00 PM, Richard S. said: I think that may mean it's selling really fast, even if not many have been bought yet. Congrats though! Who knows, maybe being on the front page of DTRPG will get some people interested in the setting Sold around 116 copies on DriveThruRPG. Having nothing to compare this with, the fact it is still at the #2 suggests that it is getting steady sales. Wish had been able to create a more striking cover as it doesn't exactly do Glorantha justice. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, M Helsdon said: Sold around 116 copies on DriveThruRPG. Having nothing to compare this with, the fact it is still at the #2 suggests that it is getting steady sales. Wish had been able to create a more striking cover as it doesn't exactly do Glorantha justice. Well sir, count me as one of those 116. Thanks! Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Bill the barbarian said: Well sir, count me as one of those 116. Thanks! Thank you, sir. I am pleasantly surprised, as I thought it might sell fifty in the first month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, M Helsdon said: Thank you, sir. I am pleasantly surprised, as I thought it might sell fifty in the first month. i plan to buy a copy but i'm waiting to be paid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, M Helsdon said: I am pleasantly surprised, as I thought it might sell fifty in the first month. I understand the one I worked on is selling well so.... Edited December 5, 2019 by Bill the barbarian Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) So, is this now a place to comment on things we only noticed now in the text? I was a bit astonished about the age groups assigned to the Backboy, Spearthane, Shield Thane and Sword Thane on p.23. Having 9-12 year old uninitiated kids in a combat environment strikes me as quite un-Orlanthi, even in the Backboy role. Hostile spirits have been part of Gloranthan warfare since the beginning of memory, and they never were that discriminating between combatants and non-combatants. Did you get these years from a mostly unpublished deep source, or does this come from our world's introduction of boys to warfare? Edited December 6, 2019 by Joerg Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/3/2019 at 7:40 PM, pachristian said: This is a really trivial point, but on page 5, second column, line 4/5, the weight of the common coin is given as "weighing approximately ⅛ ounce (4 grams, 0.2 troy oz.)". This matches the Guide. A troy ounce is ~31.1 grams - the lunar should be ~6 grams, not 4. The Guide and RQG (at least the latest I have) given the weight of a Lunar as 4 grams (1/8 of an ounce). This converts to 0.128603 troy ounces, which I take as 0.13. Given that the Guide weights in grams and ounces are fairly consistent, I suspect that the Guide conversion to troy ounces is in error. Am going to update my text to 0.13 troy oz. unless anyone can convince me otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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