The Nocturnal Sea FoS Report is now out!!!

Band2 · Post by **Band2** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:33 am

Yeah! Congratulations on releasing a great product. I have been skimming through it and it looks full of useful information. Of course it will take me weeks to read this whole thing but well worth it.

Tykus · Post by **Tykus** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:21 pm

Nice job. Just a few nitpicks--is it Neverwere or Neverwhere Manor? Map says one but text says another. I did spot a few typos (I think they were), the type that spellcheck won't catch.

And why no giant starfish?

When you guys get around to doing the Sea of Sorrows, you have my permission to use Whal as you see fit. (I haVen't used it in years but I think I might go back and take a look.)

Jester of the FoS · Post by **Jester of the FoS** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:50 pm

Tykus wrote:Nice job. Just a few nitpicks--is it Neverwere or Neverwhere Manor? Map says one but text says another. I did spot a few typos (I think they were), the type that spellcheck won't catch.

Neverwere.
I spelt it the wrong way through my entire first draft, then caught it and tried to change it. I guess I missed the map (which was done early).

Rotipher of the FoS · Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:06 pm

Tykus wrote:And why no giant starfish?

They'll be in the sea-monster book, actually.

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:44 am

Thanks for the good comments

brothersale wrote:On Page 97 a rather odd item shows up ....... A Cavitus Ship? From a landlocked domain (albeit one surrounded by mist on three sides) with no rivers, streams or any bodies of water. How on earth was it even made? let alone get into a body of water, for that matter why would it have even been made?

Don't get me started on the Swiss Navy

Joël

alhoon · Post by **alhoon** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:32 pm

A very nice an interesting reading so far. Very helpful as expected for the DM and an interesting reading. I haven't finished it all yet, but I can tell it is a quality product.

By quality product I mean, I have bought D&D books with far less quality than this one. My thanks to all contributors. Also a great thank you to ScS for the formating. Man, this is professional work!

Sorti · Post by **Sorti** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:08 am

Totally awesome! Thanks to all the great people pouring their efforts in it!

Jakob · Post by **Jakob** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:55 am

A great job, especially on the Drowning Deep: the abyssal survey had a distinct Lovecraftian feel, from the madman's writings to poor Durac vanishing under the waves. My "Innsmouth-ish" town set in Dementlieu will surely convert from Dagon to Virundus!

...I only have a complain: there's no way I can print 400+ pages! This means I have to read it from my screen, and thus I can flip three or four pages before having to gouge my eyes out!

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:49 am

Jakob wrote:A great job, especially on the Drowning Deep: the abyssal survey had a distinct Lovecraftian feel, from the madman's writings to poor Durac vanishing under the waves. My "Innsmouth-ish" town set in Dementlieu will surely convert from Dagon to Virundus!

...I only have a complain: there's no way I can print 400+ pages! This means I have to read it from my screen, and thus I can flip three or four pages before having to gouge my eyes out!

Why not? I had it sent to a printer, and with a nice color cover and back, bounded and printed back to back. Final cost about 28$ can. As many said, the visual quality of this book is better than many official product, so it was worth it

Joël

Tykus · Post by **Tykus** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:53 pm

Shay-Lot = R'lyeh + Hollywood Atlantis. Nice.

Jonathan Winters · Post by **Jonathan Winters** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:22 pm

Hey Joël!

Yes, around 28$ for a 400 + pages book!

It is worth it! Amazing work as usual!

BTW, it might seem daunting as a sourcebook at 400 pages (someone mentioned this), but let's not forget we have 7 domains, so it's roughly 55 pages each.

Again, my most humble thanks to all involved!

Patrick

Jakob · Post by **Jakob** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:40 am

Joël of the FoS wrote:Why not? I had it sent to a printer, and with a nice color cover and back, bounded and printed back to back. Final cost about 28$ can. As many said, the visual quality of this book is better than many official product, so it was worth it

Joël

*Sigh* Here in Italy, printing is an expensive affair, especially in color. When I used to print D&D pdfs (let's say... 180 pages?), B&W, I often ended up paying 30+ euros.

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:46 am

Jakob wrote:
Joël of the FoS wrote:Why not? I had it sent to a printer, and with a nice color cover and back, bounded and printed back to back. Final cost about 28$ can. As many said, the visual quality of this book is better than many official product, so it was worth it

Joël
*Sigh* Here in Italy, printing is an expensive affair, especially in color. When I used to print D&D pdfs (let's say... 180 pages?), B&W, I often ended up paying 30+ euros.

Just the cover in color, the rest is in b&w. Otherwise indeed it can be very costly.

Joël

DocBeard · Post by **DocBeard** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:29 pm

Not to mention that there's, "Copying printouts at Kinko's." and there's, "Actual professional quality publishing."

One of those annoying little things that actually does make a significant difference in the condition of the end product.

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:37 pm

Finally had time to start this. Excellent, excellent work. I daresay your best yet. I've only just finished Liffe and started Vechor, but I've enjoyed it immensely. Especially loved the integration of stuff from outside of Liffe, like Andres Duvall, the mistway to the Nightmare Lands, and a certain Baron's new wife. Kudos on making these islands feel less tacked on, and more integrated with the world.

Café de Nuit

Welcome, friends, to our establishment.

The Nocturnal Sea FoS Report is now out!!!