Topic: Of Beasts and Men available for purchase!
Started by: Jake Norwood
Started on: 7/17/2003
Board: The Riddle of Steel
On 7/17/2003 at 3:40pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
Of Beasts and Men available for purchase!
Many of you allready know this from another thread, but I thought it deserved it's own thread...
Of Beasts and Men, the first official TROS supplement is available for purchase in either PDF format ($15) or Print format with the PDF as a limited free bonus ($25). Shipping on all Driftwood Products (okay, so that's two books) is also free currently. Go to www.theriddleofsteel.net/market for more.
Jake
On 7/17/2003 at 4:04pm, Morfedel wrote:
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I'm going to have to wait until august 1st to buy it. Hold on til then! :)
On 7/17/2003 at 4:23pm, Sir Mathodius Black wrote:
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well ill be ordoring mine today (hahaha)......yea anyway. Btw, which new supplement will be coming out first, Sorcery & Fey or TFOB or something else?
On 7/17/2003 at 6:24pm, Lebo77 wrote:
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When will PDF distribution begin?
On 7/17/2003 at 7:19pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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PDF distribution begins as soon as I can get it worked out with the forge bookshelf, meaning it could be today.
TFOB is my personal next project, though it may take a long time...I'm considering releasing it as several smaller PDFs as I finish them, then putting it all into a nice print book when that's done.
jake
On 7/17/2003 at 11:50pm, Draigh wrote:
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Is OBAM going to be PDF only?
sorry if i missed it elsewhere..
On 7/17/2003 at 11:52pm, Draigh wrote:
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disregard my last post,
I'm a dumbass.
On 7/18/2003 at 2:11am, Sir Mathodius Black wrote:
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i just ordered OBAM a few minutes ago. will i recieve the PDF by email or what and when can i expect it?
On 7/18/2003 at 2:32am, deltadave wrote:
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quot;TFOB is my personal next project, though it may take a long time...I'm considering releasing it as several smaller PDFs as I finish them, then putting it all into a nice print book when that's done.
Jake,
Will you be looking for contributors for TFoB?
On 7/18/2003 at 4:00am, Jake Norwood wrote:
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I'm waiting for confirmation and set up on the Forge Bookshelf. Once that's up the book will be available. It should be friday.
Jake
On 7/18/2003 at 12:11pm, Darth Tang wrote:
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Jake Norwood wrote: TFOB is my personal next project, though it may take a long time...I'm considering releasing it as several smaller PDFs as I finish them, then putting it all into a nice print book when that's done.
jake
The 'article' system has worked very well for Harn, although for sme reason they've never done pdfs. Making TFoB several stand-alone sections would speed it to the gamers, keeping interest alive, and insure a steady source of income.
On 7/18/2003 at 2:13pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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My thoughts, too. Plus it would allow 2 neat things:
1) We could revise and perfect as people play, and provided the updated the PDF to "subscribers" for free.
2) What you said.
Jake
On 7/18/2003 at 2:21pm, Lxndr wrote:
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Well, I bought it last night. Had to make sure I didn't miss out on the brief window of "printed book" opportunity. Been there done that before, missed out on some possibly great games as a result. :(
What is "TFOB"? I understand "Sorcery and Fey" but I can't parse what the letters "TFOB" are supposed to mean.
On 7/18/2003 at 2:33pm, Morfedel wrote:
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The Flower of Battle. Expanding on combat, basically, mass combat, etc. :)
On 7/18/2003 at 3:38pm, Durgil wrote:
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Hey Jake, where's this Forge Bookself that you talk about the pdf OBaM will be set up on? Does it have something to do with the Articles area or the Resource Library that's at the top of The Forge website?
Forge Reference Links:
On 7/18/2003 at 6:56pm, Sir Mathodius Black wrote:
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Question Jake,
I just got the OBAM password in my email and downloaded the zip file of it but it says i need Microsoft Picture It! Publishing installed in order to view it and i dont have that program. is there any place i can download it from or get around that? otherwise i cant read OBAM without it.
Thanks,
SMB
On 7/18/2003 at 6:58pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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OBAM is now available for download. It's 16 MB, with bookmarks, thumbnails, and both front and back covers in color. After you order your PDF copy you will be notified in the email how to access the Forge Bookshelf, where you (may) need to register yourself. You can then download OBAM to your computer. If for some reason you lose the file, you can download it again.
Jake
On 7/18/2003 at 7:00pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Sir Mathodius Black wrote: Question Jake,
I just got the OBAM password in my email and downloaded the zip file of it but it says i need Microsoft Picture It! Publishing installed in order to view it and i dont have that program. is there any place i can download it from or get around that? otherwise i cant read OBAM without it.
Thanks,
SMB
Um...
I don't know anything about that. It's a PDF. You should be able to view it on any version of Adobe acrobat later than 3 once you unzip it. Um...I'll contact Clinton R. Nixon, who hosts the Bookshelf.
Jake
On 7/18/2003 at 7:46pm, Sir Mathodius Black wrote:
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When i downloaded the file it was not even a PDF file at all....
On 7/18/2003 at 7:48pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Has anyone else has this problem? Clinton and I are thinking that it may be a problem with your Acrobat software or some other aspect of your computer. Have you tried re-installing Acrobat reader? Get the newest version from www.adobe.com
jake
On 7/18/2003 at 7:52pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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I just downloaded it myself. It comes as a zip file with the PDF inside.
On 7/18/2003 at 7:55pm, Brian Leybourne wrote:
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Jeez.. everyone's getting their copies and *I* haven't even seen it yet... :-)
Brian.
On 7/18/2003 at 9:37pm, Salamander wrote:
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Message deleted because I can be such a nonce sometimes...
On 7/18/2003 at 11:13pm, kanseg wrote:
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Jake
I've not heard from you yet about the cost of international shipping to the UK for OBAM. I appreciate this might not be possible yet (or that you may not have been able to reply because you are just be as incredibly busy as you usually are!) so I'm willing to settle for the PDF (for now) if that is the case.
Please could you let me know?
Regards
Harry
On 7/19/2003 at 12:11am, Chris Passeno wrote:
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Works like a charm for me. Thanks for putting this out, Jake.
-Chris
On 7/19/2003 at 1:05am, Sir Mathodius Black wrote:
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ok i got the problem fixed so now its fine. some screw up where my computer read the file wrong. anyway thanks for the help.
On 7/19/2003 at 9:02pm, Michael Tree wrote:
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Is OBaM hardcover or softcover? The description doesn't say. Also, if I order the print book, will I be able to download the pdf immediately?
On 7/19/2003 at 9:04pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Softcover. If you order the print, you do get the download immediately (well, as soon as I authorize the download, which is close to immediately)
Jake
On 7/21/2003 at 1:37am, LordIvan wrote:
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Brian Leybourne wrote: Jeez.. everyone's getting their copies and *I* haven't even seen it yet... :-)
Brian.
Hey - do you sign copies? If I got one, how difficult would that be to arrange?
On 7/21/2003 at 2:04am, Brian Leybourne wrote:
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Probably not that hard for you, yeah.
I knew it was you :-)
Brian.
On 7/23/2003 at 6:54am, Jake Norwood wrote:
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The copies are in. If all goes well at Gencon we'll be doing a second printing allready! Yay us!
Anyway, they look great. You all won't be dissapointed. They'll be shipping Monday the 28th.
Jake
On 7/23/2003 at 7:07pm, Krammer wrote:
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Will we be seeing printed copies in game stores anytime?
On 7/23/2003 at 8:40pm, Brian Leybourne wrote:
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Jake Norwood wrote: The copies are in. If all goes well at Gencon we'll be doing a second printing allready! Yay us!
Anyway, they look great. You all won't be dissapointed. They'll be shipping Monday the 28th.
Jake
Now that's just sweet.
Brian.
On 7/28/2003 at 8:50pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Print copies are currently sold out. We'll get more out, though. The PDF is still available.
Jake
On 7/28/2003 at 10:13pm, deltadave wrote:
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Hooray Driftwood!
I take it that means gencon went well?
On 7/28/2003 at 10:50pm, MonkeyWrench wrote:
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How does this affect those of us who ordered it online (not as PDF)? Will we need to wait for the second printing or will we be getting ours within the next week or so?
On 7/29/2003 at 4:12am, Jake Norwood wrote:
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I believe I have enough copies to fufill all orders. If you ordered while I was at Gen Con, you may have to wait a little longer, but not much.
Jake
On 7/30/2003 at 4:01pm, Krammer wrote:
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Will DragonsKeep be getting any printed copies of OBAM?
On 7/30/2003 at 4:25pm, Jason Kottler wrote:
Pre - Orders?
Jake - I'm ready to order a print version NOW. Is there any way you could set up a pre-purchase where people could get the download right away and the print version when it becomes available? This might also offer you a way to guage print run size...
Thanks,
Jason
On 7/30/2003 at 5:40pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Jason-
That's certainly a possibility. I'm currently trying to figure out how aggressively I want to go into distribution with the game.
Jake
On 7/30/2003 at 5:47pm, Morfedel wrote:
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Were there any print copies left after Gencon?
On 7/30/2003 at 5:56pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Nothing. We sold every last copy. In fact, most of the comp copies for artists and what not are coming out of the second printing. We also have several european orders to fill yet. Yikes! We'll be arranging the second printing later this week, and the new books should ship by the end of next week.
Jake
On 7/30/2003 at 7:04pm, Morfedel wrote:
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whew! :)
On 7/31/2003 at 1:15am, catenwolde wrote:
Re: Pre - Orders?
Jason Kottler wrote: Jake - I'm ready to order a print version NOW. Is there any way you could set up a pre-purchase where people could get the download right away and the print version when it becomes available? This might also offer you a way to guage print run size...
Thanks,
Jason
I just bought TROS yesterday, and would be another one that would want to preorder a print copy of OBAM. pdf's are a great option, but I want to something I can make a stack out of. ;)
Cheers,
Christopher
On 7/31/2003 at 1:54pm, Malechi wrote:
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I just purchased the pdf yesterday as there was no option to buy the print copy. Is there an option of an "upgrade" if I want (which I really do) the hard copy. I'm willing to pay for a "real" copy and would have, there just wasn't that option, even as a "preorder" or what have you..
cheers
jason king
perth, Western Australia
On 7/31/2003 at 5:19pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Jason-
We'll have something up shortly. I will be discounting the print version somewhat to people that ordered the PDF in the interim. Contact me by email if you want the discounted price and allready ordered the PDF.
Jake
On 7/31/2003 at 8:23pm, Jason Kottler wrote:
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Thanks! No wonder you win awards for support!
On 7/31/2003 at 10:13pm, Jake Norwood wrote:
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Actually it's because I'm a bully.
Jake