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<blockquote data-quote="twofalls" data-source="post: 2165940" data-attributes="member: 23718"><p><strong>Second Chance</strong></p><p></p><p>Hm... this is an encouraging thread. Back when I was just getting into D20 there was a lot of Mongoose product on the shelves. I have a good relationship with several FLGS and so I was allowed to sit down and read over several Quint books and some Slayers Guides... I really disliked them. I then had a few conversations with the store managers in different places that reinforced this opinion, and of course these boards reinforced that opinion further. I then swore off Mongoose completely and (thought) that I was done with them forever. I even told my friends to avoid them (and being their GM they actually listen to me).</p><p></p><p>Then I discovered Sheoloth on my shelf this morning. I purchased it without realizing that I had bought a MGP product. Reading over it I’ve found it... uninspiring. I wouldn't burn it mind you, I don't get the same sinking feeling with it that I did with the Slayer books or the Quints... it’s just not exciting me. However Mongoose Matt did say that the company so disliked this product that they burned all their extra copies, so he was open and honest about it. Matt also spent a great deal of effort discussing the core changes that the company has gone through in a different thread on this board, and the comments here in this thread make me wonder if perhaps its not time to give the company a second look... in spite of Sheoloth and the Quints.</p><p></p><p>There is a copy of Strongholds and Dynasties in the bargain bin at the nearest FLGS. I will go pick it up after I post this thread. Both reviews on Enworld give it 4 stars and it's been recommended in this thread once.</p><p></p><p>So Matt, this is me giving Mongoose a second chance. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Plus I've agreed to play in a friends Paranoia game in a few weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twofalls, post: 2165940, member: 23718"] [b]Second Chance[/b] Hm... this is an encouraging thread. Back when I was just getting into D20 there was a lot of Mongoose product on the shelves. I have a good relationship with several FLGS and so I was allowed to sit down and read over several Quint books and some Slayers Guides... I really disliked them. I then had a few conversations with the store managers in different places that reinforced this opinion, and of course these boards reinforced that opinion further. I then swore off Mongoose completely and (thought) that I was done with them forever. I even told my friends to avoid them (and being their GM they actually listen to me). Then I discovered Sheoloth on my shelf this morning. I purchased it without realizing that I had bought a MGP product. Reading over it I’ve found it... uninspiring. I wouldn't burn it mind you, I don't get the same sinking feeling with it that I did with the Slayer books or the Quints... it’s just not exciting me. However Mongoose Matt did say that the company so disliked this product that they burned all their extra copies, so he was open and honest about it. Matt also spent a great deal of effort discussing the core changes that the company has gone through in a different thread on this board, and the comments here in this thread make me wonder if perhaps its not time to give the company a second look... in spite of Sheoloth and the Quints. There is a copy of Strongholds and Dynasties in the bargain bin at the nearest FLGS. I will go pick it up after I post this thread. Both reviews on Enworld give it 4 stars and it's been recommended in this thread once. So Matt, this is me giving Mongoose a second chance. :) Plus I've agreed to play in a friends Paranoia game in a few weeks. [/QUOTE]
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