> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Ian Cooper wrote:
>
> > I'm sure I won't be popular, but I REALLY like those paperback
sized
> > products. They are far easier to carry around, read while
travelling
> > on the train, keep on a bookshelf, store, stack together on the
> > gaming table. I like 'em. In fact I would be a little sad if we
went
> > back to big A4 sized rule books, but I'd live. And with UK
bookstores
> > and Amazon beginning to stock RPGs (no Hero Wars at either yet
> > though), they would probably go better on the shelves.
>
> I agree with Ian, for pretty much the reasons he gives. I travel to
the
> game I run, so the book size is very convinient. The larger boxed
sets
> cover the visibility problem, and overall seem a good compromise.
>
> To change topic slightly, at one point there was talk of a boxed set
of
> the Orlanthi books. Is this still happening? If so, are there any
plans
> yet for the bonus goodies that will encourage us to buy a second
copy of
> TR?
>
> Cheers,
> Graham
>
I am agreeing with the small format -- if only for the convenience.
But I can understand the savor of a big book. However, I'm not sure
how the word-count on a larger book differes from a smaller one. Its
hard to stretch the art and type. I look at the D&D3D as an exampleof
how NOT to do a large format book. (ugh)
But something friendly and easy on the eye would be good.
Jeff