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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 7161260" data-attributes="member: 82779"><p>I am aware of that. And, to further clarify, I'm not suggesting just an update on the crunchy bits. While updating the mechanics is all the re-designing they actually need to, you are correct that they also need to rework the presentation. However, that doesn't require timeline changes or massive changes to the settings, especially changes that run contrary to the themes and character of the setting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not seeing how things have to be cut in any significant manner.</p><p></p><p>Assume X setting book is 250 pages; having 100 pages of crunch and 150 pages of non-mechanical setting details, maps, and overall presentation.</p><p></p><p>The setting details don't need to change at all. Ravenloft doesn't need another Conjunction, FR doesn't need another world-shaking event, and so on.</p><p></p><p>The maps don't NEED to change either, but better and clearer maps would almost always be helpful, so let's say those get updated with full-color maps and end up within three pages of the original amount of maps (maybe they take up an extra couple pages because a map gets expanded to two pages, or they add a couple maps clarifying the details in a cramped area of a larger map).</p><p></p><p>The crunch needs to be updated. That could result in more or fewer pages, all depends on how it's done and how the original was done. But, let's say it runs longer by 9 pages (I think that's probably overestimating, but as an accountant I like to make conservative estimates).</p><p></p><p>So, it looks to me like we're probably talking about a 12 page difference at most (I think the real number would probably be more in the six to nine range, but, as I mentioned, conservative estimates).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 7161260, member: 82779"] I am aware of that. And, to further clarify, I'm not suggesting just an update on the crunchy bits. While updating the mechanics is all the re-designing they actually need to, you are correct that they also need to rework the presentation. However, that doesn't require timeline changes or massive changes to the settings, especially changes that run contrary to the themes and character of the setting. I'm not seeing how things have to be cut in any significant manner. Assume X setting book is 250 pages; having 100 pages of crunch and 150 pages of non-mechanical setting details, maps, and overall presentation. The setting details don't need to change at all. Ravenloft doesn't need another Conjunction, FR doesn't need another world-shaking event, and so on. The maps don't NEED to change either, but better and clearer maps would almost always be helpful, so let's say those get updated with full-color maps and end up within three pages of the original amount of maps (maybe they take up an extra couple pages because a map gets expanded to two pages, or they add a couple maps clarifying the details in a cramped area of a larger map). The crunch needs to be updated. That could result in more or fewer pages, all depends on how it's done and how the original was done. But, let's say it runs longer by 9 pages (I think that's probably overestimating, but as an accountant I like to make conservative estimates). So, it looks to me like we're probably talking about a 12 page difference at most (I think the real number would probably be more in the six to nine range, but, as I mentioned, conservative estimates). [/QUOTE]
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