Ian Watson Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Note: The following ebook is being done by Continuing the Continuum, not by EON. Lest there be any confusion.The Trinity Storytellers Handbook is taking a long time to finish. Far longer than I thought.So rather than keep everyone in suspense indefinitely, I'm just going to release the parts as they're finished. Hopefully this should keep some of you interested, and maybe encourage faster completion of yet-unfinished chapters. Keep in mind that content may change as chapters are released. See the Downloads section for the files, and discuss everything in our forums.I'm in the middle of packing up for a move in the next couple of weeks, so the computer with all the files is currently inaccessible. Once I've got it unpacked, there will be more to see, and the current files will be updated somewhat. When the whole thing's complete, I'll make a single file for the whole book.Until then, I've got Chapter 0 (fiction, introduction) and Chapter 3 (Aberrants) online. Go crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slagheap Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Thanks for dropping what you can. I know how frustrating it can be when projects like this are held up by one or two little things. I haven't had a chance to really read what you posted yet, but it looks great.-Slag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Wow, just scanning through chapter 3...it's awesome! Sure people always say that, but I really mean it, publisheable quality. What little I've read is all good writing (as opposed to poorly written good ideas, which can happen with e-books due to poor editing / writers sticking to their guns vis-a-vis the "nazi editor") I also like the fact that you don't give answers that would stiffle Storyteller imagination. Anyway, seems excellent at the first glance. I'm looking forward to seeing the whole thing. ::thumbup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Judging from the excerpts, this will be a definite "must have" for my Trinity collection once it's finished. ::smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Thunder Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 O_OGood work!Maybe if I ever finish the textfiles for my planned e-book someone would be willing to make it look nice like that. That's good quality work. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Watson Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Glad people are enjoying it so far. How's the character sheet look to people?And has anyone seen the two references to Adventure! yet? One's in the intro fic, one's in the Aberrant chapter. I wanna hear people discuss them. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Once I have read through it I will happily write a review of it ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeslip Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Haven't had a chance to give these a good read as of yet, but I will say that the formatting looks lovely, Ian. There's a few things I noted in Ch. 3 that need fixing -- a sidebar that didn't get sidebarred, a table that wound up split over a page break, etc. -- but other than that, quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeslip Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 OK, have been reading Ch. 3. Very nice concepts and writing. That said, it definitely needs to be edited for spelling and the like (and for some reason, the long hyphens all got nudged way up to the top of the text rows). Also, one particularly item from page 10, second column, second paragraph: "The first and second generations are easier to com-prehend." I'm pretty sure that, given the preceeding paragraph, you meant to say "...first and third generations..." instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Watson Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks, Jessi. Pretty much all of those errors have already been fixed, but as mentioned, the computer with the update files has already been packed, so it'll be a short while before the "more final" version is uploaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeslip Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Ah...sorry about that, Ian; I had missed that detail. ::blush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDKNemene Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Looks great!One note, I was looking through chapter 3 and noticed a couple places where there where brackets indicating the start and end of a sidebar or a table and the actual sidebar or table hadn't been rendered, just a tag to indicated 'do it here'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Watson Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Looks great!One note, I was looking through chapter 3 and noticed a couple places where there where brackets indicating the start and end of a sidebar or a table and the actual sidebar or table hadn't been rendered, just a tag to indicated 'do it here'.←Which Jessi mentioned above. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistaire Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I've only read the chapter 3 so far, but it looks great! It already has new ideas spawning in my mind... ::devil And I really like the character sheet too. It solves many space problems. The only thing I might change a weensy-bit is the line spacing on the equipment page, so I could cram in more stuff. There's already plenty of room for armor and weapons, but some of the PCs in my game (and a couple npcs too) are getting paranoid about not having the right equipment on hand. I try to get them to be less reliant on it, but well, I'm meandering off-topic, aren't I? Still, it's great. Please don't take it as any major criticism. I know what DTP is like. A question for you though: You put in room for four Aptitude Modes. Maybe I missed something in a book somewhere, but when has this ever happened? I mean, I've thought of it myself, but mostly tried to keep to the 3-mode scheme. I'm also hoping that that and all the Aux-mode space doesn't give my players feelings of character-inadequacy. ::tongue Good stuff though. I look forward to more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Watson Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 And I really like the character sheet too. It solves many space problems. The only thing I might change a weensy-bit is the line spacing on the equipment page, so I could cram in more stuff. Sure. There were some spacing issues throughout the sheet, but were mostly minor. I'll try and have everything nice and standard throughout for the next version.A question for you though: You put in room for four Aptitude Modes. Maybe I missed something in a book somewhere, but when has this ever happened?←Read the TSH outline. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Whoah whoah whoahDivis Mal has arms? ::blink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistaire Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Read the TSH outline. (:←Ah, heh heh, thank you. I guess I missed that the first read through. Cool. Maybe I shouldn't have shown the sheet to my players yet... ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Thunder Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Hmm, cool, I only wish there were an extra empty line or two under Intelligence and a few other Attributes, since I also add in some Abilities from Aberrant. Manipulation sure has extra space though ^^Good sheets though! I've been waiting for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Whoah whoah whoahDivis Mal has arms? ::blink←HAHAHA, cracked me up to see that old gag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Thunder Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I don't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Old, old joke....Someone started a topic in the WW forums reading: WTF? Divis Mal is Gay? It was....homophobic to say the least. Due to the obviousness of Divis' orientation, and to pun off that, someone started a topic: WTF? Divis Mal Has Arms? To those in the know, it's definitely a bad, but fun, in-joke...FR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Thunder Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hah, actually I had the same reaction when I first read he was gay. "WTF?!" But I'm gay myself so I can get away with it, dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Due to the obviousness of Divis' orientation, and to pun off that, someone started a topic: WTF? Divis Mal Has Arms? Well that, and it was also a joke on how if you look at his picture on the front cover of the Aberrant core book, he's got his arms folded in such a way that it kind of looks like they end at the elbows. ::laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Thunder Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 And actually, I only read that he was gay on-line. Then after that, I read it in Adventure!. I guess they mention it in Teragen, but I don't have that book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I call to arms, Divis arms... Sorry, had to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Watson Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 As mentioned here, I've moved further development of the TSH to the RPGBooks Wiki. I haven't gotten Stew Wilson's say-so to include his stuff yet, but everyone else's existing material is available.So feel free to steal it or help me make a finished book out of it. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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