Quintessential Books - All Questions Answered

Crothian · Mar 26, 2002

I enjoy a good comical product as much as the next guy, but will it also have useful stuff that people can seriously use in a game?

Synicism · Mar 26, 2002

Mongoose_Matt said:
The Slayer's Guide to Rules Lawyers (Grim Jim)

Oh cool! Grim is absolutely hilarious, and "The Munchkin's Guide to Power Gaming" was a riot to read!

Turlogh · Mar 26, 2002

How about a Quintessential Guide to Barbarians (they always seem to be the last ones done)?
A book that not only deals with the class but with primitive/savage/dark age societies is something that I am definatly interested in.

Gez · Mar 28, 2002

Well, can I point the author of the Quintessential Elf to this thread on WotC's Forgotten Realms board ? It's lengthy (100+ posts), but it raises certain issues about depiction of elves in sourcebooks.

Elves. Open Thread. http://boards.wizards.com/rpg/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=164;t=000672

Mongoose_Matt · Mar 28, 2002

Gez said:
Well, can I point the author of the Quintessential Elf to this thread on WotC's Forgotten Realms board ? It's lengthy (100+ posts), but it raises certain issues about depiction of elves in sourcebooks.

Elves as manic depressives. Nice take

Gez · Mar 28, 2002

Personnally I would want Mongoose to avoid the Überalf-syndrom in which TSR fall. If elves can be portrayed as CG free-spirited sylvan people rather than LE supremacists who are intrinsically better at everything than everyone else, period; that would really be a breeze of fresh air. So, not something like the Complete Handbook of Elves or any 2e FR book with background on elves. People who love magic, but are not themselves magic. Who live much in harmony with nature, but are not fey. Who are skilled at some craftworks -- especially of wood -- but not the best artisans creating artifacts each time they hammer a nail into a plank. Elves from the D&D Monster Manual rather than from the Silmarillion (a nice book, but an universe totally unbalanced for a RPG !). It's this growth of power of Elves that make me dislike them so much.

Doc_Souark · Mar 28, 2002

I got it ! the Rogue book I mean, looks real good so far.

Do y'all have a place to place other concepts that are made up by players ? There seems to be one missing

The Gypsy: +2 to Animal handleing and +2 to Perform skills, but has a -4 on reaction checksI really like the Assassins Dagger

Mongoose_Matt · Mar 28, 2002

Write 'em up, send 'em in, and we'll see what we can do about compiling them!

Frilf · Mar 28, 2002

Three cheers and a big huzzah for Mongoose! Thank you for the separate gnome book! Can't wait... <rubs hands eagerly together in anticipation> It's about time someone stopped lumping us in with those dreadful halflings!

Mongoose Matt: How much of the Quintessential series is/will be OGC? Just curious. Keep up the good work!

Frilf Ottenbaugh
Gnomish Explorer, Among Other Things