Pretty damn cool. I would love to get a hold of this if only for the art. I'm certain I could a play for the city material somewhere on my homebrew world (or one of its parallels).
For me, though I love physical books, I find PDFs to be a surprisingly useful format.
Vornheim is a kickass name for a city, but The Vornheim City Kit sounds less like an awesome RPG supplement and more like something for model railroaders.
Maybe just title it Vornheim and use a subtitle to flesh out the full purpose behind the product? That's just my opinion, though, so good luck regardless!
I know I'm offering my congrats 11 hours after posting, which is forever in internet time, but I offer them nonetheless. Can't wait to see this product! Literally can't wait, because I'm running a city adventure in a week or two that's the kick-off of a new campaign and I've been stealing ideas from your blog about cities for a while now.
Awesome partnership, as I posted on Jim's blog. My most desired purchase is a Carcosa adventure written by Zak and playtested with the girls. (For later consideration.)
The Vornheim city kit in hardcover will be a purchase for old SirAllen.
It's going to be great. I get to make the urban adventure book that I keep wishing already existed. Nothing to wade through, no thickets of worldbuildy prose, just wall-to-wall useful DM stuff. A total Swiss Army Knife for running cities in D&D.
I'm very excited, mostly because I can't wait to use it myself. And draw the pictures.
"Vornheim City Kit"
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Rockin.
Are you going to be doing all of the artwork?
I think a lot of people will get a lot of use out of it too, given how often pcs end up in cities...
October 19, 2010 at 3:01 AM
Awesome stuff, congrats!
I assume from the blurb about putting it on your table this will be available as a hard copy?
October 19, 2010 at 3:14 AM
I'm looking forward to this... This could be the first OSR stuff I'm actually buying in printed and not pdf format!
October 19, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Just to be sure about format, we're talking about a book, paper & everything, right? Not a pdf bundle? Anyhow, I'm in. Sounds great.
Took a few friends to your exhibition the other day, Zak; as predicted, Dyson Disk was my favorite but the multi-page wall mural was pretty insane.
October 19, 2010 at 4:03 AM
Oh hell-the-fuck-yes. And illustrations too.
Today is a good day.
October 19, 2010 at 4:49 AM
Pretty damn cool. I would love to get a hold of this if only for the art. I'm certain I could a play for the city material somewhere on my homebrew world (or one of its parallels).
For me, though I love physical books, I find PDFs to be a surprisingly useful format.
October 19, 2010 at 5:14 AM
Vornheim is a kickass name for a city, but The Vornheim City Kit sounds less like an awesome RPG supplement and more like something for model railroaders.
Maybe just title it Vornheim and use a subtitle to flesh out the full purpose behind the product? That's just my opinion, though, so good luck regardless!
October 19, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Guaranteed sale, right here.
October 19, 2010 at 9:37 AM
I love books! Being a bit of a ludite I do not really care for PDFs. I shall purchase your wares good sir.
October 19, 2010 at 11:58 AM
I know I'm offering my congrats 11 hours after posting, which is forever in internet time, but I offer them nonetheless. Can't wait to see this product! Literally can't wait, because I'm running a city adventure in a week or two that's the kick-off of a new campaign and I've been stealing ideas from your blog about cities for a while now.
October 19, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Very, very cool!
October 19, 2010 at 3:12 PM
I am *VERY* eager to see this.
October 19, 2010 at 4:45 PM
"I get to make the urban adventure book that I keep wishing already existed."
And I get to buy the urban adventure book that I've always wished existed and soon will! ;)
October 19, 2010 at 6:43 PM
Very cool. Congratulations. A must have for winter next year.
October 19, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Awesome partnership, as I posted on Jim's blog. My most desired purchase is a Carcosa adventure written by Zak and playtested with the girls. (For later consideration.)
The Vornheim city kit in hardcover will be a purchase for old SirAllen.
October 19, 2010 at 10:14 PM
I was thinking I would probably buy this until I got to this line:
"And draw the pictures."
And now I know that I will buy it.
October 23, 2010 at 12:34 AM