tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post757492279189310142..comments2023-10-07T07:54:03.233-04:00Comments on One Lost Road: Geek Journeys: Lone Wolf Multiplayer #4 - Sommerlund ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11398928097419345757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-66870884700159256812011-12-20T16:31:13.292-05:002011-12-20T16:31:13.292-05:00Thanks for checking out my review. Remember, despi...Thanks for checking out my review. Remember, despite my giving both the pros and cons for this product, I did rate it as a "hit," even if it's just a glancing one. I understand that when a world is presented in a new format that in-world materials may need to be updated or reprinted to a degree. What I objected to was the fact that these materials were free the first time and then we were asked to pay for the "revised" material.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398928097419345757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-41114783930547073952011-12-10T07:42:26.943-05:002011-12-10T07:42:26.943-05:00I don't normally comment on reviews, however I...I don't normally comment on reviews, however I feel in this case it's wise to clarify.<br /><br />Only the cities were ever published in Mongoose's Signs and Portents and those were changed in most part by Joe, re-written by me and revised/corrected by both Joe and me.<br /><br />The rest of Sommerlund is not an update from previously released materials, but material that was originally written for the d20 version of the RPG, never published since Mongoose cut the line not long after it was comissioned.<br /><br />When Mongoose came to me and asked me to re-write the Sommerlund book for the LWMGB line I was able to go back to the old document, completely re-work it and add new material with the help of Joe.<br /><br />So I'm afraid that 'This work is an update from previously released materials' wouldn't be accurate.<br /><br />However something like: This book represents the definitive source for all things Sommmerlund and contains revised city material that appeared in Signs and Portents, would work.Darren Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883762488708053656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-86534699763730774582011-10-31T16:17:31.348-04:002011-10-31T16:17:31.348-04:00Yes, of coure Joe is the ultimate, final word on a...Yes, of coure Joe is the ultimate, final word on all things LW. It's just hard from a "commoner's" POV to compare the two documents and pick out the alternations and corrections without their being a statement at the beginning saying, "This work is an update from previously released materials and should be viewed as the definitive source for all things Sommerlund," or something like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398928097419345757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-64837491125674178552011-10-31T06:05:43.477-04:002011-10-31T06:05:43.477-04:00The Sommerlund book is the correct source, unless ...The Sommerlund book is the correct source, unless you'd like to argue with Joe Dever since he made all of the corrections in the sourcebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-38949333159041967922011-10-14T19:29:30.098-04:002011-10-14T19:29:30.098-04:00Thanks for the comment but I've got to disagre...Thanks for the comment but I've got to disagree.<br /><br />While it is true that the word-for-word cut and pasting is done in a few sections both Tyso and Anshkavern were written up in S&P and the Sommerlund book as well. Certianly the material presented in the Sommerlund book is not a dramatic departure from what was already written. So in a 142 page book the content from page 17 to page 102 was available for free from S&P. While it's not 90% that's a healthy chunk of a twenty dollar book in my option. Still, I'll edit my original post to more accurately state the case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398928097419345757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257593436505428001.post-11621985995456365092011-10-14T12:31:39.924-04:002011-10-14T12:31:39.924-04:00The only material in Sommerlund that has previousl...The only material in Sommerlund that has previously been published in S&P are parts of the descriptive text about the cities of Holmgard and Toran, and much of this has been revised and corrected. This constitutes less than 10% of the book. The remaining 90% is new material that has not been published before. 90% new material is hardly "something that was mostly available for free already".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com