Holden MaGroin
First Post
I think Green Ronin has shown that they can deliver, time & time again. Solid products, all told.
I did like Privateer when the first book came out, but c'mon - what did it take, 9 months to get to Part 3? Didn't they originally plan to have 5 or 6 out by now? While I respect the fact that they've slowed things down to maintain the quality, perhaps we'll be lucky to see 3 or 4 releases in a year from them, so no breakout there.
Not a huge fan of the Mongoose stuff. I know art is subjective, and what's one man's trash is another man's treasure, and don't judge a book by the cover and all that, BUT - I just hate the Mongoose covers. Just me, I know, but I just think they look like "highschool kids done good." Also, I get angry at them because they've just got too much coming out! I know that's odd, but I don't have the $$ to spend on 4 books a month from different publishers, let alone one.
Now, if you could combine Privateer's quality with Mongoose's output and get a really really good book every month or even every other month, I'd back that up!
As far as the Sword & Sorcery gang:
I think the main SSS branch has already shown its abilities. While Creature Collection may not have been rock solid rules-wize, it certainly seemed to be everywhere and sold well, I'm sure. Their stuff has been getting better, too, and I love the imagination poured into each product.
Last year, I would have said Necromancer was the top dogs for them, but their schedule seemed to disappear. Like Privateer, weren't they supposed to have 10 books out by now? Some stuff hasn't been heard of for a long while, and doesn't have a release date. Still, I'm buying everything that they put out because it's exactly what my occasional gaming group needs - fun!
Monte will do well, because he's Monte. I've bought all 3 PDFs, but might start waiting until the print releases from now on.
Fiery Dragon seems to have come out of the gate running this year, with PC's adventure and then a Monte Cook adventure. Plus more psionics stuff and counters from Klaus. I think the stuff they put out last year got better as they went along, in terms of looks and presentation, and I think they'll break big this year, maybe being as important to S&S as Necromancer.
Dark Portal and Thunderhead put out good stuff, but don't seem to have a buzz away from these boards very much. That'll change, though.
I like the Atlas stuff a lot. It's funny, I don't see fan boys for them like some of the others, but their stuff is very dependable and solid.
I think, like Green Ronin, Atlas will just be taken for granted as a solid publisher - they'll do very well, but never get the raving posts that some of the others seem to get.
Wow, I really drifted around there...
- HM
I did like Privateer when the first book came out, but c'mon - what did it take, 9 months to get to Part 3? Didn't they originally plan to have 5 or 6 out by now? While I respect the fact that they've slowed things down to maintain the quality, perhaps we'll be lucky to see 3 or 4 releases in a year from them, so no breakout there.
Not a huge fan of the Mongoose stuff. I know art is subjective, and what's one man's trash is another man's treasure, and don't judge a book by the cover and all that, BUT - I just hate the Mongoose covers. Just me, I know, but I just think they look like "highschool kids done good." Also, I get angry at them because they've just got too much coming out! I know that's odd, but I don't have the $$ to spend on 4 books a month from different publishers, let alone one.
Now, if you could combine Privateer's quality with Mongoose's output and get a really really good book every month or even every other month, I'd back that up!
As far as the Sword & Sorcery gang:
I think the main SSS branch has already shown its abilities. While Creature Collection may not have been rock solid rules-wize, it certainly seemed to be everywhere and sold well, I'm sure. Their stuff has been getting better, too, and I love the imagination poured into each product.
Last year, I would have said Necromancer was the top dogs for them, but their schedule seemed to disappear. Like Privateer, weren't they supposed to have 10 books out by now? Some stuff hasn't been heard of for a long while, and doesn't have a release date. Still, I'm buying everything that they put out because it's exactly what my occasional gaming group needs - fun!
Monte will do well, because he's Monte. I've bought all 3 PDFs, but might start waiting until the print releases from now on.
Fiery Dragon seems to have come out of the gate running this year, with PC's adventure and then a Monte Cook adventure. Plus more psionics stuff and counters from Klaus. I think the stuff they put out last year got better as they went along, in terms of looks and presentation, and I think they'll break big this year, maybe being as important to S&S as Necromancer.
Dark Portal and Thunderhead put out good stuff, but don't seem to have a buzz away from these boards very much. That'll change, though.
I like the Atlas stuff a lot. It's funny, I don't see fan boys for them like some of the others, but their stuff is very dependable and solid.
I think, like Green Ronin, Atlas will just be taken for granted as a solid publisher - they'll do very well, but never get the raving posts that some of the others seem to get.
Wow, I really drifted around there...
- HM
