ElliottBalding
Explorer
Does anyone know the dimensions of the book? I know it's smaller than the standard US Letter / 8.5 x 11 dimensions that we see on ttrpg products. I am curious what they went for.
Candela Obscura Core Book Available Nov 14
overgeeked
B/X Known World
It looks to be a US graphic novel size. Bob World Builder did an unboxing and compared book sizes. That bit starts around 3:30.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Around 4:30 in that video Bob comments on the thickness of the pages, thicker than D&D. I can't get a sense of glossy with the video though.
Crusadius
Adventurer
I've placed an order from their AU store - lets see how long it takes to get to me and perhaps I can tell you then.
Aldarc
Legend
Nothing weird about it. Scum & Villainy was part of the original Blades in the Dark Kickstarter as a stretch goal, and both were published by Evil Hat Productions with a lot of the same team involved. The S&V author Stras Acimovic has a big credit as the Consulting Designer in BitD, right under lead designer John Harper and beside of developmental editor Sean Nitter. That's probably why no one refers to S&V as a BitD rip-off.
Crusadius
Adventurer
An update.I've placed an order from their AU store - lets see how long it takes to get to me and perhaps I can tell you then.
My order….. of dice has arrived. The order I placed at least one hour after I ordered the book, but was processed first and arrived at the post office 3 hours earlier for sorting. That 3 hours was important because the book only started moving from the post office last night whereas the dice order arrived yesterday. Bah!
overgeeked
B/X Known World
Have you been reading the PDF? What do you think?
Crusadius
Adventurer
Only briefly looked through it. Need to find time to sit down and digest.
Tutara
Adventurer
I got my copy yesterday, and am so far glad I ordered it. It’s a pretty book, about twice the size (not page count) of Blades in the Dark but still pretty compact.
I was a bit wary of the system initially, but I think it does enough to differentiate itself from Blades and has some nifty ideas and mechanics. There’s plenty of room for expansion, though I find the pseudo-class system limiting compared to the playbooks of Blades. The investigations included are pretty good, and there are plenty of interesting hooks provided.
There is a setting included, but it’s a little bland and I think I’ll do my own thing when I run it.
All in all, quite pleased with my purchase. Also got a pdf free with the book as noted earlier, which is very handy.
I was a bit wary of the system initially, but I think it does enough to differentiate itself from Blades and has some nifty ideas and mechanics. There’s plenty of room for expansion, though I find the pseudo-class system limiting compared to the playbooks of Blades. The investigations included are pretty good, and there are plenty of interesting hooks provided.
There is a setting included, but it’s a little bland and I think I’ll do my own thing when I run it.
All in all, quite pleased with my purchase. Also got a pdf free with the book as noted earlier, which is very handy.
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