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QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« on: July 19, 2006, 02:02:24 PM »
Should all Dwarves get one of the Devine Spark Talents?  It is not listed under the Dwaven Traits (page 19 in the HARP version).
If there is a turd in the punch bowl, adding more punch isn't going to help.

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2006, 07:28:59 PM »
Yes.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2006, 07:48:01 PM »
You can give them the lesser talent.  It's meant for situations like that.  I'll add a line when I make a pass for errata.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2006, 04:42:07 AM »
I followed the instructions for downloading the bitmaps for CC3, but when I went to the site specified there was only 3 available of the 14 bitmaps listed.

In addition, I put these 3 in the directory structure specified (downloaded as zip, then unzipped into "Flora" subdirectory) but they don't show up on the monestary map.

Any help on this? Grafton

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2006, 04:47:32 AM »
You have CC3?  Cool.

Give me your exact path.

The images were there when I released.  Give me a list of the ones that you couldn't find.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2006, 05:12:14 AM »
This is where I went:

http://rpgmapshare.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=2414

The 3 I saw there were Baobab, Large_Cherry_Tree_SR, and RuralMaple03a_SR. I did not see

RuralMaple01a SR
RuralMaple07a SR
RuralMaple08a SR
RuralMaple09a SR
Three-Lobed Tree
Tree02
Tree03
Tree04
Tree05
trees2 SR

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2006, 05:20:11 AM »
If you were asking were I put the bitmaps I did find, I put them in the CC3 folder at

symbols/Steel Rat/Cover/Flora/objects/nature/flora

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2006, 05:22:59 AM »
OK!  There's one problem.  It should be:

symbols/Steel Rat/Cover/Flora/
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2006, 05:38:52 AM »
Yep, that was the problem. I accidently included extra directories from the download website <doh!> The 3 I originally downloaded show up now.

Your other help also worked. Thanks a bunch for the fast, accurate support. The CC3 maps look great, less "cartoonish" than CC2. I didn't realize CC2 looked that way until I compared the maps from your product ;D
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2006, 12:25:59 PM »
Got 'em and the maps look fabulous. 

However...I only have the CC2 viewer.  (I downloaded the CC3 demo a while ago and tinkered but apparently need an uber-computer for it to work faster than a schnekentempo)  I plan on making a trip to Kinkos and having them print & bind the books (I hate reading lengthy pdf's) as well as the maps.   I can't tell how big the actual map will be.  Is the 'Belkanath 1 page' really the map shrunk down to one page?  If so, how big is the main map?  Any suggestions for printing these out in a practical manner?
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2006, 07:04:41 PM »
I should probably have a POD version out eventually, so it you'd prefer to go with a cheeper printing method while you wait, keep that in mind.

The 1 page is the one that is at the begining of the pdf.  The text on it whould be scaled to read on one page.  I don't have a problem with it, and while I have good eyes (from a good surgeon) I made them bigger than I need.

The other one I printed on 3 x 3 sheets and it great.  2x2 would probably work fine too, because the text is half the size of the 1 page.  I actually want to try having them printed at Costco.  Their photo department does posters for 9.99.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2006, 12:44:38 AM »
Well.....I took the files to Kinko to print out and drill the holes but I had a message that it is copywrighted material and they have issues about printing it out.  Is there any reason why they can't do this or did I just get the moron who works at Kinko's at 4pm on a Saturday?  No offence to anyone who actually works there but it is late, I have had a few beers and this just really ticked me off.  Especially since I called ahead to see how much it would cost.  Looks like I will just take it across the street to Office Dept.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2006, 03:02:22 AM »
I've never heard of anyone having trouble with that, but I've never done it myself, so maybe there are issues I've never encountered.

*I* don't have any problem with you doing it, of course.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2006, 03:02:49 AM »
How much were they going to charge, BTW?
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2006, 11:33:59 AM »
Technically they are not supposed to let someone photocopy something that is copyrighted I believe. They just hardly ever enforce it, so when they do it seems arbitrary (someone is actually paying attention to what your doing... or cares).
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2006, 06:35:40 PM »
Ta dah!!  Told Office Dept that I had bought the product and wanted a copy for personal use and they did said fine.  Kinko's mentioned a federal offense.  That is the first time I have seen anyone questioned about anything like that.  Nobody said anything a wile ago photocopying ship layouts for SD (which are ok) or RM charts & weapon tables for my character folders.

For the campaign book and Throne of God, 267 pages, $16.71.  She did it in about 10 minutes.
Kinko's was 8 cents a sheet plus a penny for three hole drilling and a next day pick up.

BTW - I printed out the maps and they look great.  Unfortunately I ran out of yellow at some point so they are all a nice shade of blue.  Let me know how it turns out at Costco for a full size map.  I will be interested in doing something like that, but it might be an issue putting the CC viewer on their computer to open the file.  Or is there a setting on the 'real' program to convert it to a pdf or eps file?

Now I have some reading to do. ;D
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2006, 02:17:17 AM »
With Costco, you'd have to upload a jpeg or the like.  You wouldn't be able to do it with a viewer, but someone could make one for download (it would be huge).
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2006, 01:33:16 PM »
The cover for Throne of God (HARP) says:
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Starting at 165 points and taking the party to 300 points

What does that mean?
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2006, 02:30:29 PM »
Along with the divine spark question and dwarves - perhaps this is answered later, but can dwarves and the other races take greater spark?  It only lists elven & human stat mods.  (HARP edition)

Divine spark also didn't make it into the index for easier reference...
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2006, 05:11:18 PM »
Wow.  THAT'S a typo.  I don't know how that happened.

It should say Starting at 3rd level and taking them to 30th.  Thanks for the head's up.  I'll get that into the typo list (there are two now).  Sorry about that, it's the typo I feared the most, a cross-system one.  HERO uses points.
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