More information on "Adventures in Middle-earth"

[Falenthal]

You CAN dual-wield in D&D 5th edition, from what I understand, so I see no reason you can't do it in Adventures in Middle Earth... unless C7 put in a sidebar saying "Dual-wielding is strictly not allowed in Middle Earth."

And if you dual-wield in your AME game, C7 sends 9 guys in black robes to your house that take the rulebook away while shouting: "if you're not listening to us, go make your own ruleset!"

[Ferretz]

You CAN dual-wield in D&D 5th edition, from what I understand, so I see no reason you can't do it in Adventures in Middle Earth... unless C7 put in a sidebar saying "Dual-wielding is strictly not allowed in Middle Earth."

And if you dual-wield in your AME game, C7 sends 9 guys in black robes to your house that take the rulebook away while shouting: "if you're not listening to us, go make your own ruleset!"

Oh no! Its the Rule Wraiths!

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Now there's an idea. I wonder if there's still time?

But what would all the Dri......Uh, movie Legolas clones with with?

[Rich H]

And if you dual-wield in your AME game, C7 sends 9 guys in black robes to your house that take the rulebook away while shouting: "if you're not listening to us, go make your own ruleset!"

Oh no! Its the Rule Wraiths!

That has to become a meme. Is that the right word that 'the kidz' use?

See how street I was there? I used a 'z' instead of an 's' and everyfink. Innit.

[Beran]

Ok, I still have one or two issues of concern with this, but overall I have to say that I am satisfied with what I've seen so far. I still would prefer if it were a stand alone set up, but the SRD should be enough to get things running. I like the idea of a conversion set up for the TOR material; this way we don't have to wait for new books to come out we can use what we already have.

Unfortunately, the shipping charges from the UK to Canada are probably going to be a deal breaker for the pre-order. So, I'll have to wait to get the physical book. Will the PDF be up for a general release (ie on drivethru) next month? I'll be more then happy to check that out in August.

On behalf of myself and my fellows here I would like to apologize for the abuse that was heaped on the employees that took the time to make sure that the Erbor PDFs got out in a timely manner. Heaven knows we all can over react at times, particularly when money has been put into the mix, but that kind of behavior you spoke of was uncalled for and just plain rude, and there is no excuse for that.

[Rich H]

Ok, I still have one or two issues of concern with this, but overall I have to say that I am satisfied with what I've seen so far. I still would prefer if it were a stand alone set up, but the SRD should be enough to get things running.

I said it upthread, but I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get that 400-odd page pdf down to a far lower number so the SRD is the way to go.

[zedturtle]

Ok, I still have one or two issues of concern with this, but overall I have to say that I am satisfied with what I've seen so far. I still would prefer if it were a stand alone set up, but the SRD should be enough to get things running. I like the idea of a conversion set up for the TOR material; this way we don't have to wait for new books to come out we can use what we already have.

Unfortunately, the shipping charges from the UK to Canada are probably going to be a deal breaker for the pre-order. So, I'll have to wait to get the physical book. Will the PDF be up for a general release (ie on drivethru) next month? I'll be more then happy to check that out in August.

On behalf of myself and my fellows here I would like to apologize for the abuse that was heaped on the employees that took the time to make sure that the Erbor PDFs got out in a timely manner. Heaven knows we all can over react at times, particularly when money has been put into the mix, but that kind of behavior you spoke of was uncalled for and just plain rude, and there is no excuse for that.

The shipping for Canada is $8. Remember, C7 has warehouse/distribution facilities in the US as well as across the pond.

[Beran]

The shipping for Canada is $8. Remember, C7 has warehouse/distribution facilities in the US as well as across the pond.

Hmm, perhaps I missed something, but the last time I looked into ordering something direct from C7 the shipping was almost as much as the cost of the book. I'll have to look into this further.

[Ghostwriter]

Why wait a month before PDF?

I'm content to share a little more detail here - when we released Erebor, and Nick and TS stepped up, without being asked, to work all weekend delivering the PDFs. The amount of abusive mail we received from people demanding their free PDF over the weekend was simply unacceptable. So we're working on new systems. We don't want our people, who work very hard, treated that way. The system of hand delivering PDFs within a working day is generating abuse, so it's changing.

In addition, of course, to the stated reasons - this one has the potential to be huge, and we want to get a good handle on print numbers, which we can to some degree get a picture of from pre-sales. So we're going live a little earlier than we normally would on this one.

I had no idea. Such people belong in the fires of Mount Doom. You've made the right decision.

[zedturtle]

Why wait a month before PDF?

I'm content to share a little more detail here - when we released Erebor, and Nick and TS stepped up, without being asked, to work all weekend delivering the PDFs. The amount of abusive mail we received from people demanding their free PDF over the weekend was simply unacceptable. So we're working on new systems. We don't want our people, who work very hard, treated that way. The system of hand delivering PDFs within a working day is generating abuse, so it's changing.

In addition, of course, to the stated reasons - this one has the potential to be huge, and we want to get a good handle on print numbers, which we can to some degree get a picture of from pre-sales. So we're going live a little earlier than we normally would on this one.

I had no idea. Such people belong in the fires of Mount Doom. You've made the right decision.

That might be a little strong. Some folks might incorrectly assume that the process is automated and that they're venting at a computer problem, instead of a service "problem" (problem in quotes because of course that they do such things on the evenings and weekends at all is a great favour to us).

That said, being rude is very seldom the right answer.