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<blockquote data-quote="ART!" data-source="post: 9277346" data-attributes="member: 79926">I feel your pain, [USER=42040]@Retreater[/USER] !&nbsp; I, too, can't stand when the useful bits are buried in text.With any luck, you can rely on a publisher's previous books to suggest what a new book by them will be like. Together, these are the reasons I backed Shadowdark at the hardback _ pdf level. I had discovered Arcane Library's adventures years ago, when I discovered how frustrating WOTC's adventures were for me to run. AL's adventures are to-the-point, concise, and have clear layout with bullet-points and everything. I fell in love, and leapt at Shadowdark. I kind of wish the book was two books: a small core rules or players' book, and the monsters and randoms tables and what-all as a GM's book - but that's not a complaint.I regularly buy lower-priced stuff just to support the creators, even if I think it's unlikely I'll use it. Often I give this kind of stuff away as gifts or to whoever in my group is interested.Bigger-ticket items have to check multiple boxes off or me before I'll even think about buying. Will I actually use them? Are they good for more than just one system? Are the contents laid out clearly? There are more, but I'm at work and can't organize my thoughts enough.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ART!, post: 9277346, member: 79926"] I feel your pain, [USER=42040]@Retreater[/USER] ! I, too, can't stand when the useful bits are buried in text. With any luck, you can rely on a publisher's previous books to suggest what a new book by them will be like. Together, these are the reasons I backed [B]Shadowdark[/B] at the hardback _ pdf level. I had discovered Arcane Library's adventures years ago, when I discovered how frustrating WOTC's adventures were for me to run. AL's adventures are to-the-point, concise, and have clear layout with bullet-points and everything. I fell in love, and leapt at Shadowdark. I kind of wish the book was two books: a small core rules or players' book, and the monsters and randoms tables and what-all as a GM's book - but that's not a complaint. I regularly buy lower-priced stuff just to support the creators, even if I think it's unlikely I'll use it. Often I give this kind of stuff away as gifts or to whoever in my group is interested. Bigger-ticket items have to check multiple boxes off or me before I'll even think about buying. Will I actually use them? Are they good for more than just one system? Are the contents laid out clearly? There are more, but I'm at work and can't organize my thoughts enough. [/QUOTE]

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