Hiya mate!
Belzamus said:
U_K, one more question if you don't mind.
Actually you made two questions.
Is it safe to assume that once you release the Vampire Bestiary, we'll be able to approximate these templates for 3E more in line with how yourself would have done them?
Yes and no. Firstly, the Nosferatu will be in Volume 2 (since they are Level 21+). Secondly, there are about 7-8 different Nosferatu subtypes in the Nosferatu entry.
(I assume that's why you're hesitant to provide examples of powers, too.)
I haven't provided examples of Nosferatu and Welkin powers (3E) because I hadn't really worked any out beyond a few basic ideas jotted down.
I could post up the full 4E "basic" Nosferatu now, since stupidly I had dozens of entries completed for monsters that won't actually show up until Volumes 2 and 3.
So most of the Nosferatu section (of Volume 2) is finished. As is most of the Disir section of Volume 3. As well as a large section on the Asuras giants that'll will show up hopefully in a later book.
Speaking of, do you have a price in mind for the VB yet?
Since Ascension I have always priced things the same based on page count. Of course the fact that I have released nothing since Ascension means that's somewhat irrelevant.
First 50 pages = 15 cents/page. So 50 pages = $7.50
Second 50 pages = 10 cents/page. So 100 pages = $12.50
Third 50 pages = 5 cents/page. So 150 pages = £15.00
Of course I only count pages of actual content towards that, not contents pages and so forth.
The Vampire Bestiary looks like its going to be 88 pages (I made a mistake last week and realised I had 86 pages and not 84, so I had to add another 2 pages of content). So thats probably about 82-84 pages of actual material. Suggesting a price in around $10.70 to $10.90, but I will likely reduce that to at least $10.50, maybe even $10.00 (although the exchange rate is horrible at the moment so $10.50 is probably the more likely).
Its too early to know what the Print version from RPGnow will cost.
Technically I have the pdf layout with colour stat blocks (similar to the MM3 stat-blocks). But of course the interior illustrations will be all black and white, so those stat-blocks will be greyscaled in the print version. Totally off the top of my head I'd guess the print version will be about $20-25.
I haven't seen the quality of them yet. Has anyone ordered a print on demand book from RPGNow over the past 6 months? Alzrius?