[ED4] GM's Guide preview feedback
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:42 am
I didn't have time to read it completely but I have couple things to say. The more I read the more I will add in this thread.
1) Lack of new things - poisons, traps, diseases. After 3.5 editions of using same stuff we could use something new (like spells - great job!). Same goes for gear in Player's Guide but it is set in stone already.
2) Creatures
a) Please make them Name->Stats->Description. It will be easier to check up on during session and now when I am scrolling it's difficult to say if the stats are for correct creature or the one I scrolled by.
b) To save space you could present stats in the same way Spirit Mount in Player's Guide is presented.
c) It's great there are descriptions for powers in stat blocks but text "as a talent (PG, p. XX)" is in opposition to what you wanted to do and what you did with skills in Player's Guide (make it faster for GM to check how power works and to remove such texts from the book). Instead of writing "As a talent" write something like "Test vs Climbing Difficulty" or "Test vs target's Mystic Defense. -1 to target's all actions per success"
d) In Preview you wrote that you want to make more unique creatures like "Leader of the Pack Silverback Ape" but... All we got is this Ape... and Bats. You could at least put some guide how to create for example "Weak Bear for Circle One, Great Bear for Circle Fifth" etc. Some templates to put on regular creatures like in old Warhammer where we got Warrior, Shaman etc. to put at greenskins stats without need to have entry for each creature mentioned.
e) I don't get why we got "Bat, Messenger; Bat, Shrieker" etc. but not "Griffin; Griffin, Jungle", "Spider, Giant; Spider, Giant Trapdoor" and "Lizard; Lizard, ghoul; Lizard, Lightning; Lizard, Plague".
f) It would be nice if powers would have specified action type.
g) Tiers (Novice, Journeyman, Warden) can be better than Circle as challenge indication
I don't know how early this preview is but I see a lot of points which could make it better. Considering new poisons, traps etc. If you don't have time to make some new, you could ask people to post some of theirs on forum and then decide to put them in the book.
Sorry for the tone but I think that now is the time for complaing so we can say compliments later
1) Lack of new things - poisons, traps, diseases. After 3.5 editions of using same stuff we could use something new (like spells - great job!). Same goes for gear in Player's Guide but it is set in stone already.
2) Creatures
a) Please make them Name->Stats->Description. It will be easier to check up on during session and now when I am scrolling it's difficult to say if the stats are for correct creature or the one I scrolled by.
b) To save space you could present stats in the same way Spirit Mount in Player's Guide is presented.
c) It's great there are descriptions for powers in stat blocks but text "as a talent (PG, p. XX)" is in opposition to what you wanted to do and what you did with skills in Player's Guide (make it faster for GM to check how power works and to remove such texts from the book). Instead of writing "As a talent" write something like "Test vs Climbing Difficulty" or "Test vs target's Mystic Defense. -1 to target's all actions per success"
d) In Preview you wrote that you want to make more unique creatures like "Leader of the Pack Silverback Ape" but... All we got is this Ape... and Bats. You could at least put some guide how to create for example "Weak Bear for Circle One, Great Bear for Circle Fifth" etc. Some templates to put on regular creatures like in old Warhammer where we got Warrior, Shaman etc. to put at greenskins stats without need to have entry for each creature mentioned.
e) I don't get why we got "Bat, Messenger; Bat, Shrieker" etc. but not "Griffin; Griffin, Jungle", "Spider, Giant; Spider, Giant Trapdoor" and "Lizard; Lizard, ghoul; Lizard, Lightning; Lizard, Plague".
f) It would be nice if powers would have specified action type.
g) Tiers (Novice, Journeyman, Warden) can be better than Circle as challenge indication
I don't know how early this preview is but I see a lot of points which could make it better. Considering new poisons, traps etc. If you don't have time to make some new, you could ask people to post some of theirs on forum and then decide to put them in the book.
Sorry for the tone but I think that now is the time for complaing so we can say compliments later