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[catsclaw227]

Originally Posted by jgbrowning

When it comes to PDF errata, yes.

The errata sheet will be added to the back of the PDF so new customers will have the errata at purchase and pre-existing customers can redownload the product. Also, it will be available separately as a free download for customers who have not purchased the PDF version of the Advanced Player's Guide.

Fair enough. There are acutally two points that bum me out here, though.

1. I guess I was hoping that more companies would realize that they SHOULD go color with PDF, as well as make a print friendly B&W version that is the one that ultimately is used for print.

In this PDF, is there some other way that the daily, encounter, at-will powers are differentiated? Like an icon or a big D, E, or W on the power block?

2. PDFs don't require a reprint. So, by nature, the medium is designed to be easily updated. I am not sure what publishing software is used primarily in the RPG industry, but I am an amateur, and I have updated 10-12 different Quark and InDesign publications (for a 64+ page print publication that was going to put their issues online) over two days with mega ads all over the place. And this was over 6-7 years ago when the software wasn't as forgiving. Yes, page breaks, some breakout boxes and such need to be positioned and recalculated, but in reality it's pretty easy. The main reason it wasn't done prior to that was the printing and distribution costs of getting the updated issues out.

Is it about time and money? Return on investment of the time spent updating?


I would consider myself one of your loyal customers. Looking at my personal PDF library, I have purchased 14 different XRP PDFs, and three of the ones below in print as well:

• Monster Geographica: Forest
• Monster Geographica: Plain and Desert
• Monster Geographica: Marsh and Aquatic
• Monster Geographica: Hill and Mountain
• Monster Geographica: Underground
• Silk Road
• Beast Builder
• City Guide
• Ecology and Culture
• Western Europe 2nd ed.
• Liber Artefactorum
• Nevermore for True20 and two different Nevermore supplements.

The Advanced Adventures and the 1-on-1s just didn't fit my gaming, and I missed out on the NPC files after you switched to YourGamesNow.

I guess that for late 2008 this kind of attitude about PDFs is disappointing...