tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post8654338046786447176..comments2024-02-25T08:15:34.559-05:00Comments on The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope: Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls is now availableMichael Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-49489862796814659942010-01-15T11:26:48.850-05:002010-01-15T11:26:48.850-05:00http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2010/01/swo...http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2010/01/swords-wizardry-is-big-fat-sell-out.htmlDavid The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-12166260032100096242009-11-29T20:36:56.616-05:002009-11-29T20:36:56.616-05:00Just got my print copy today! It looks gorgeous, a...Just got my print copy today! It looks gorgeous, and the shipping time was very reasonable. This is my first experience using Lulu for a print product, and I must say it was excellent. No problems at all. And of course the product itself was well worth the way.<br /><br />Pardon me—time to read!Patrick W. Rollenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832604648690667589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-72181138338037956552009-11-23T19:44:04.474-05:002009-11-23T19:44:04.474-05:00A magnus opus! I am a fan now!A magnus opus! I am a fan now!PeelSeel2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-55353677273758405202009-11-20T13:56:07.936-05:002009-11-20T13:56:07.936-05:00Just ordered my copy!
Word verification: imperst ...Just ordered my copy!<br /><br />Word verification: imperst - I expect to be very imperst with the book when I get it!David The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-53508802701192469852009-11-20T01:36:30.699-05:002009-11-20T01:36:30.699-05:00Erm... by "reward" I meant "review&...Erm... by "reward" I meant "review", doh!Pedro Gómez-Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687795630870308889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-65627380391667275032009-11-20T01:35:44.848-05:002009-11-20T01:35:44.848-05:00As long as that's not because you can't fi...<i>As long as that's not because you can't find words worse than "I wanted to gouge my own eyes out," thanks!</i><br /><br />Nonono... I <i>can</i> find some words: "chock-full of AWESOME". Let that be my reward.<br /><br />And let me add: we want more. Of everything.Pedro Gómez-Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687795630870308889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-79847601038005859202009-11-19T20:43:24.575-05:002009-11-19T20:43:24.575-05:00Why thank you, Rick.
I just tried to make a good ...Why thank you, Rick.<br /><br />I just tried to make a good old dungeon that was evocative of the Saturday Night Dungeon Crawls of Eld. My primary hope was to write something that you could easily image your buddy putting together for an marathon 48-hour stretch of gaming fueled by too much soda, pizza, and chips. <br /><br />If I was successful in that, I'm pleased. If I managed to convey and even greater depth to the work, I'm thrice pleased.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-54552160041685585592009-11-19T17:42:20.369-05:002009-11-19T17:42:20.369-05:00I'm reading it now and loving it. It's lik...I'm reading it now and loving it. It's like being transported back to the feeling of reading Tegel Manor (but more coherent) or The Caverns of Thracia - that all-too-rare tingling of genuinely wondrous discovery.<br /><br />And what a palimpsest! I love the layers upon layers of backstory implied so very concisely, the setting rich with atmosphere and possibilities. Stonehell's signal-to-noise ratio is a thing of old-school beauty.<br /><br />Using - of all things - the seemingly constrained one-page dungeon format to create your megadungeon is like writing an epic composed of haiku.<br /><br />With Stonehell's authorial terseness, conceptual variety, impressive scope, and unique structure, you've created what will almost certainly remain a point of reference for dungeon design for a decade or more to come.<br /><br />From one dungeon master to another, I salute you, Amityville Mike.Rick Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707062453047354335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-45690700518083718542009-11-19T13:06:23.512-05:002009-11-19T13:06:23.512-05:00I just posted a review of it over at Grognardia. I...<i>I just posted a review of it over at Grognardia. It's a very fine piece of work. You should be very proud</i>.<br /><br />Thanks again for your time and the review, James. And yes, I am very proud of the book.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-45538564986951708802009-11-19T13:05:24.698-05:002009-11-19T13:05:24.698-05:00Just got it in PDF format... I have no words :)
A...<i>Just got it in PDF format... I have no words</i> :)<br /><br />As long as that's not because you can't find words worse than "I wanted to gouge my own eyes out," thanks!Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-64422774555102709582009-11-19T12:41:21.439-05:002009-11-19T12:41:21.439-05:00I just posted a review of it over at Grognardia. I...I just posted a review of it over at Grognardia. It's a very fine piece of work. You should be very proud.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-61121824267995882282009-11-19T12:19:27.784-05:002009-11-19T12:19:27.784-05:00Just got it in PDF format... I have no words :)Just got it in PDF format... I have no words :)Pedro Gómez-Estebanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687795630870308889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-88113594539905374552009-11-19T11:38:50.689-05:002009-11-19T11:38:50.689-05:00Thanks. I wanted a way to be able to add fun bells...Thanks. I wanted a way to be able to add fun bells and whistles to the dungeon when the mood struck me, and not have to write a huge splatbook to do so. I won't be filling in all the gaps in Stonehell (or even most of them), but the occasional bit of fluff or crunch will undoubtably make its way in from time to time. I think my second planned supplement will be useful to anyone running a dungeon crawl, even if it's not in StonehellMichael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-17633912823496660792009-11-19T11:28:35.541-05:002009-11-19T11:28:35.541-05:00The supplements are a nice idea too.The supplements are a nice idea too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-42900985223629818152009-11-19T10:44:49.759-05:002009-11-19T10:44:49.759-05:00Your patronage is appreciated.
The mental image ...Your patronage is appreciated. <br /><br />The mental image of an otyugh sliming my hard work--not as much... ;-)Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-88344664611519131332009-11-19T10:27:56.590-05:002009-11-19T10:27:56.590-05:00*fanboi SQUEEEE!!!*
On it like an Otyugh on offal...*fanboi SQUEEEE!!!*<br /><br />On it like an Otyugh on offal! :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.com