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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dias Ex Machina" data-source="post: 4176787" data-attributes="member: 58907">Well, the issue about answering that is due to how we sprinkle in our setting.  There are not huge sections of just rules and just narrative.  Sure the Equipment section has no real fluff and is 40 pages and the book has 32 pages before the first rule is even mentioned, but the other sections are mixed with sidebars and tangents dealing with the setting.  Races, for example, is 30 pages compared to Midnight's 15.  Its not that we have more races (we don't) or more artwork (we don't, but the ones we do have are pretty cool), we just dive into a lot of backstory on the races, their culture, and disposition.  We even have a half-page sidebar simply called "Romance."  There is a setting section which is 113 pages without a single rule.  But I would have to go into the book in detail and mention the percentage of how much are hard rules and how much is narrative.  Despite having 46 pages of core classes and prestige classes, I still think the final book is 80% setting detail and 20% rules.  We have a section on dragons which is 10 pages despite only have stats for four dragons.  The rest is all fluff (holy dragons, pearl dragons, noble dragons, fire dragons, frost dragons, cancer dragons, yok-ani dragons, dragon kings, the seven lords of azhi, the dragon god, yadda yadda)In comparison, Skills and Feats is only 6 pages including the chapter coverI hope this answers your question.Oh...scourger...your question...Last week, I received the preview print of the first 30 pages.  I was floored.  First, they ship it covered in foam, shrink-wrapped to cardboard, and then placed in a larger box.  Somewhere, Al Gore is crying.The book has a full color cover, laminated, and glossy.  The pages are perfect bound with astounding strength.  Paper weight is thick and the artwork comes out clear and crisp.  If I were to make a comparison, I would lay is alongside some of the softcovers that AEG or Palladium has put out.  I know my word may not mean much considering my position as publisher, but we all were impressed and honestly surprised at the end quality. Oh, and thanks for the comments, all of you.  We really appreciate it.</blockquote>

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