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Title: pdf?
Post by: amel on January 19, 2006, 06:10:44 AM
Hi Micheal,

I am curious about the game since I first heard of it. But as I live overseas, I waiting for the pdf. Is there any chance, that it is published soon?

Cheers,

Andreas
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: Michael S. Miller on January 23, 2006, 07:20:05 AM
HI, Andreas.

thanks for your interest in With Greap Power... There were some technical hangups, but the PDF has just been made available through Indie Press Revolution (http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=incarnadine&PHPSESSID=8426075521fada54907d3eaf7061d778). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or problems.
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: DainXB on January 25, 2006, 01:10:35 AM
Greetings!

I would like to ask a question about the PDF:  It weighs in at 89 pages, but the print version is 112 pages.  What's missing?
I want to get a copy, and I'd prefer the PDF -- but if there is more 'stuff' in the hardcopy, that's what I'll spring for.

-- DainXB
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: Brennan Taylor on January 25, 2006, 03:08:56 PM
Also, for everyone's general information, the ordering software at IPR has a glitch that charges postage on these. There is no postage for the PDF. The charges will be immediately refunded, sorry for the inconvenience.
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: Nathan P. on January 25, 2006, 10:52:41 PM
Dain,

I really should let Michael field this one, but in case you're hankering for an answer...

Many small-press games have print versions smaller than 8.5x11 (a quick check puts WGP at 6 5/8x10 1/4), while the PDF is full page. F'rex, Timestream is ~52 pages in PDF and 84 in print with the exact same content. That's probably the discrepancy.
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: Thor Olavsrud on January 26, 2006, 08:21:44 AM
Nathan nailed it. There is nothing missing from the PDF version.
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: DainXB on January 29, 2006, 01:40:08 AM
Excellent!

PDF ordered and received!

This is very interesting stuff.  I'm still digesting it, but this game looks like it will rock, once I get it all figured out. 

The system is unusual, but the rules are very good at explaining how things work.  I particularly like the Script/Pencil/Ink description of how each event happens.  I think that is an excellent way to explain Fortune-in-the-Middle to new players of any game that  utilizes the technique.

         --Dain
Title: Re: pdf?
Post by: Michael S. Miller on January 29, 2006, 08:07:08 AM
Hi, all.

Nathan and Thor are correct. The PDF is laid out as two-column 8.5" x 11" without an artistic border, so that it will look good when printed out on a normal printer, without killing the ink cartridge. Meanwhile, the print version is single column 6-5/8" x 10-1/4" with an artistic border, so it looks good on a shelf. Every word from the print edition is in the PDF edition, except I didn't include the character sheet & other forms, to ease the download time. Since all the forms are available for free at the With Great Power... website (http://incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com/wgp.html), I didn't think that was a problem.

Glad you're enjoying the game. As tight as Thor and I were able to make the text, there are still emergent properties that people only realize once they play.

As an aside, I played the game with Clinton R. Nixon at Dreamation last weekend. The next day he said, "I didn't know what to expect when I sat down. When I got the character sheet, and it just has these four boxes on it, I'm thinkin' 'Okay, we'll narrate some stuff and throw some cards around.' But then when I saw how it worked. Oh man, there's a lot of strategy in there! Wow!"