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Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:15 am
by CEBrown
In general, I love the look (ONLY negative in this regard are the maps in the "Starter Bundle" - they're just a bit TOO cluttered-looking for my tastes - though they still "feel" better than the slick, over-processed ones in most WOTC (et. al.) products) of this but ... the elf entry suddenly shifts from the 2-column format for everything else in the book to that point, down to a single column one - is this intentional?

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:38 am
by finarvyn
CEBrown wrote:the maps in the "Starter Bundle" - they're just a bit TOO cluttered-looking for my tastes - though they still "feel" better than the slick, over-processed ones in most WOTC (et. al.) products
I love the maps. The only problem I see with them is that they're designed to be "GM only" so the players don't get to enjoy them, too. (Well, I suppose once the adventure is done they can see the maps.)

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:27 am
by GnomeBoy
CEBrown wrote: ... the elf entry suddenly shifts from the 2-column format for everything else in the book to that point, down to a single column one - is this intentional?
I have a thing for layout and formatting, so I wanted to see what this comment was all about -- but I have no idea what it is referring to...

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:04 pm
by Eldric IV
GnomeBoy wrote:I have a thing for layout and formatting, so I wanted to see what this comment was all about -- but I have no idea what it is referring to...
The Elf entry in the Beta Rules. The other entries are all formatted in double columns but the first page of the Elf entry is a single column.

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:25 pm
by finarvyn
Eldric IV wrote:
GnomeBoy wrote:I have a thing for layout and formatting, so I wanted to see what this comment was all about -- but I have no idea what it is referring to...
The Elf entry in the Beta Rules. The other entries are all formatted in double columns but the first page of the Elf entry is a single column.
He means pages 42-44 in the Beta rules. I'd say this was an "oops".

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:26 pm
by CEBrown
Eldric IV wrote:
GnomeBoy wrote:I have a thing for layout and formatting, so I wanted to see what this comment was all about -- but I have no idea what it is referring to...
The Elf entry in the Beta Rules. The other entries are all formatted in double columns but the first page of the Elf entry is a single column.
Actually BOTH pages, but it's not as obvious since there's like four lines of text on the second one above the big tables - but yea, that's exactly what I meant.

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:39 pm
by GnomeBoy
Ah. I was thrown off by the term "Starter" and had looked again at the Adventure Starter and couldn't find anything single-columnificated about elves... 8)


Ya gotta make Elves "special" somehow, eh? :mrgreen:

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:20 am
by jmucchiello
GnomeBoy wrote:Ya gotta make Elves "special" somehow, eh? :mrgreen:
How about basted in a special sauce?

Re: Formatting issue

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:22 am
by GnomeBoy
jmucchiello wrote:
GnomeBoy wrote:Ya gotta make Elves "special" somehow, eh? :mrgreen:
How about basted in a special sauce?
An orange and brandy glaze is especially nice. Fava bean go very well, also.