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<blockquote data-quote="Dias Ex Machina" data-source="post: 4459180" data-attributes="member: 58907"><p>There have been a slew of 4ed products released as well as on the horizon. I kept a keen eye on these releases and wondered how they could release them so fast and be safe from the inevitable erratas on their product. Then I realized how many pages they were and are...48, 60, 105. </p><p></p><p>30,000 words. 70,000 words.</p><p></p><p>Then I felt better why we were not going to make the October minimum release date for GSL compliant products. At its current count, the Amethyst 4ED core rulebook passed 204,000 words today, which would make it larger than the DnD Player's Handbook. I can't really give a page count estimate because we have no finalized art and no layout. I mean, if you add it all up, it ends up around 235 but that's not including an index or contents or the afortmentioned artwork...and the book is still not done. </p><p></p><p>Yessss, yes, yes, yes--I know the 3.5 Amethyst had 373,000 words and 399 pages but we really don't want our readers to go blind. I think, honestly, one of the reasons we didn't score more noms for the ennies was that no one wanted to read a 400 page book in a week (keep thinking that, buddy). </p><p></p><p>So, the writing continues. Obviously, some of this is being held back. Even now, we are planning on more monsters above the budgeted ones already set aside for this book. The issue I have is that, as I said, I am still not done. Not only is there background fiction for monsters yet to come, but we also plan on an adventure to be included in the book as well. I'll keep you guys and gals informed on how this plays out...</p><p></p><p>Me out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dias Ex Machina, post: 4459180, member: 58907"] There have been a slew of 4ed products released as well as on the horizon. I kept a keen eye on these releases and wondered how they could release them so fast and be safe from the inevitable erratas on their product. Then I realized how many pages they were and are...48, 60, 105. 30,000 words. 70,000 words. Then I felt better why we were not going to make the October minimum release date for GSL compliant products. At its current count, the Amethyst 4ED core rulebook passed 204,000 words today, which would make it larger than the DnD Player's Handbook. I can't really give a page count estimate because we have no finalized art and no layout. I mean, if you add it all up, it ends up around 235 but that's not including an index or contents or the afortmentioned artwork...and the book is still not done. Yessss, yes, yes, yes--I know the 3.5 Amethyst had 373,000 words and 399 pages but we really don't want our readers to go blind. I think, honestly, one of the reasons we didn't score more noms for the ennies was that no one wanted to read a 400 page book in a week (keep thinking that, buddy). So, the writing continues. Obviously, some of this is being held back. Even now, we are planning on more monsters above the budgeted ones already set aside for this book. The issue I have is that, as I said, I am still not done. Not only is there background fiction for monsters yet to come, but we also plan on an adventure to be included in the book as well. I'll keep you guys and gals informed on how this plays out... Me out. [/QUOTE]
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