Quintessential Monk

[Crothian]

Just for that, consider another copy sold

Excellent. I really wish I could take credit for this being the starter of this thread and all, but I think it's the quality of the material making the sell. But this thread is working better then my Review thread ever did, so I may keep to this format. Although having the author himself participate is a big bonus. Maybe a need to only review stuff from people on the boards. Hmmm, I guess Bad Axe Games stuff would be next then.

 

[Drakmar]

so are... um.. since you mentioned it.. when is the "Quintessential Lingerie Model" book coming out?

well.. I almost bought it a week ago.. thought nah.. don't need it. but now.. I am not so sure. think I will have to get it. and then well.. since I will have reached the critical mass of TQx books.. I will have to get them all..

 

[Paul_Klein]

"I also shook Jackie Chan's hand and spoke to his bodyguard for a bit (Ken Lo, high kicking villain of Drunken Master II)."

You sir, were obviously the right man for the job then.

I'm also going to have to pick this book up.

I started D&D with the 3E (gasp!), any my first character ever was a monk. I am, therefore, partial to the class.

I'm also impressed with this Patrick fella. Some people have said that a writer of a book should never really comment on any threads (or whatever medium) in regards to a review (with the exception to correct a blatent error on the revier's part).

I disagree. I can't help but smile when the author will pop up on a thread, if only to say "Hey man, thanks for the good review. I'm glad to liked it". Makes there author seem that much more friendly and in a way "human".

But enough of that. The QM is a book that I will have to add to my small but growing collection.

 

[Chun-tzu]

Just for that, consider another copy sold

Make that two!

 

[ThomasBJJ]

I only had a few hours to read my copy before my monk player borrowed it from me for going on 2 weeks !!!

But I definitely liked what I read, and I'm not a big fan of the previous Quintessential books.

The weapons chapter was great, and I saw several feats that i liked.

The character concepts was the only thing that i noticed was a little weak. I also did not care for alot of the "benefit" & "Hinderance" type of things that reimd me of 2nd ed. Kits.

Definitely pick this book up if you enjoy the monk class.

 

[Crothian]

I'm also impressed with this Patrick fella. Some people have said that a writer of a book should never really comment on any threads (or whatever medium) in regards to a review (with the exception to correct a blatent error on the revier's part).

I disagree. I can't help but smile when the author will pop up on a thread, if only to say "Hey man, thanks for the good review. I'm glad to liked it". Makes there author seem that much more friendly and in a way "human".

But enough of that. The QM is a book that I will have to add to my small but growing collection.

That's one of the reson I started this thread. Patrick has posted in a few threads about this and I had hoped he would pop in his head on this one.

I, too, perfer authors who I see on the boards. I'm much more likely to buy their books becasue of it.

 

[Crothian]

I only had a few hours to read my copy before my monk player borrowed it from me for going on 2 weeks !!!

But I definitely liked what I read, and I'm not a big fan of the previous Quintessential books.

One of the interesting thing with the Quint books is the Authors make a huge difference.

 

[Arcane Runes Press]

I only had a few hours to read my copy before my monk player borrowed it from me for going on 2 weeks !!!

But I definitely liked what I read, and I'm not a big fan of the previous Quintessential books.

The weapons chapter was great, and I saw several feats that i liked.

The character concepts was the only thing that i noticed was a little weak. I also did not care for alot of the "benefit" & "Hinderance" type of things that reimd me of 2nd ed. Kits.

Definitely pick this book up if you enjoy the monk class.

Borrowed for two weeks, huh.

Yep. You've got players like mine. "Can I borrow it?"

"Sure, just make it for less than a month this time, mkay?"


Anyway, I think the Character Concepts chapter of the Quint. series is definitely the most love/hate section. Personally, I like the idea, but I can see why the concept would bring up memories of kits.

Patrick Y.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I've got a few friends who've bought the book and persuaded me to do so as well.

I'm very pleased.

It is in my opinion, one of the most balanced of the Mongoose Books while retaining enough 'crunch to satisify most min-maxers. In addition, despite a healthy enjoyment of martial arts in movie, media, and rpgs, there were several cultural bits I was unaware of that can be used in any system.

If a method similiar to this is taken with the Q. Sorcerer, I'll won't have to be persuaded to pick that book up.

 

[Arcane Runes Press]

If a method similiar to this is taken with the Q. Sorcerer, I'll won't have to be persuaded to pick that book up.

I'm gonna do my best with the Q. Sorcerer to bring in stuff from multiple cultures. Personally, on the "Crunch vs Fluff" (man, I hate those terms) debate, I tend to err on the side of useful fluff (dense fluff, if you will). With the MASSIVE amount of mechanics available, particularly where magic is concerned, I think a book has to have that meaty hunk of dense fluff, spread out throughout the book, to separate itself from the pack. I like to pop in those little fluff tidbits that make people go "Wow, that's the kinda hook I gotta have for my character!"

One of my big goals with it is to introduce some non-artillery stuff for sorcerers. So, hopefully, you're gonna see some cool non-combat spells and feats, the kind of things that are eminently useful, but not in the typical D&D "Kill 'em all and loot the bodies!!!!"

I'm gonna mix that in with culture bits, gems of real historical weirdness, and a healthy dose of flavor drawn from fairy tale and fable.

I want stuff in there that would make Gandalf, Dumbledore, Merlin, and Ged from Earthsea proud, in other words.

If the book works out like I want it to, the Sorcerer class is going to really come into its own, both mechanically, and, more importantly, in terms of flavor.

Patrick Y.