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THANKSGIVEAWAY at DriveThroughRPG 11/12-11/16

Started by cnath.rm, November 11, 2007, 10:43:26 PM

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arminius

#75
November 15, 2007, 02:24:26 PM
I have the same beef, but I've noticed that in Windows if you hover your pointer over a pdf, it will give you more complete info...though sometimes nonsensical as e.g. Brothers By My Side comes up with a title about the Iraq crisis.

What I've done is set up Firefox to request a location for each download; this gives me a chance to edit the name and/or create an enclosing directory with a descriptive name.

JohnnyWannabe

#76
November 15, 2007, 03:01:18 PM
Quote from: beeberi just rename the files after i've DL'd them anyway.

Exactly.
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Napftor

#77
November 15, 2007, 04:56:56 PM
My 2 cents on publishers that participated: I offered the most recent pdf in the Behind the Spells series in an effort to rope (er, I mean entice) consumers into collecting more/all of the others.  That was my motivation for getting involved.  After all, we all know there are people out there who, once they have and enjoy one item in a series, simply must collect 'em all!  :)

ancientgamer

#78
November 16, 2007, 01:52:33 PM
I just finished downloading everything I wanted for this week and I want to give my thanks to everyone who did this (especially for those publishers I actually downloaded from).  

In fact, I have thinking about participating in the next giveaway of that type once I get a couple more supplements done.  

Anyway, I have lots of new reading material to look over...:)
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Nicephorus

#79
November 16, 2007, 02:42:28 PM
Quote from: beeberi just rename the files after i've DL'd them anyway.

 I do too but I wouldn't have to if they had decent names.

Melinglor

#80
November 16, 2007, 07:57:41 PM
Quote from: Elliot WilenOne must-get, plus a bunch of might-as-wells.

Depths of Ruin: a D&D adventure, sounds like it has some sort of location-based material (i.e., dungeon-y).

Gunslingers and Gamblers: Wild West.

FSpace RPG Reference Manual: SciFi; looks (unintentionally?) old-school/gonzo.

Grunt Fantasy Miniatures Battles: from Guild of Blades, but actually looks original may not be bad. OTOH, the one rating at BoardGameGeek is a 2/10. Eh, it costs nothing to see for myself.

Conan RPG Pocket Edition: the star of the group, that rarity, a d20/OGL game that sounds like it could be right up my alley.

Dice & Glory Core: probably not as generic as it makes itself out to be, but it has a gonzo vibe, and that's good.

Open Core Quick: looks like one of those streamlined generic thingies.
Dammit!! I missed the Thrusday downloads! And they had some good stuff. All of Eliot's pics here look interesting, and I so wanted to chekc out that Conan RPG. :(

On the whole free PDF issue,Ijust wanted to weigh in that for me, using a PDF for actual gaming is a huge pain, so I wouldn't really consider buying a PDF unless it was a very short game or a gaming aid-tipe product that I could print as I needed. I'm using this giveaway to check out a bunch of new material that I'd never otherwise be able to really sample, and if there are some gems, I'll want to buy the Print version if available.

Peace,
-Joel
 

pspahn

#81
November 16, 2007, 11:04:27 PM
Quote from: beeberi just rename the files after i've DL'd them anyway.
When the option on what folder to download the file into comes up, I usually rename them before they are downloaded.  

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pspahn

#82
November 16, 2007, 11:11:55 PM
Quote from: Elliot WilenMundi Animalia: "A comprehensive system that lets you play anything from an ant to an elephant." I'll bite. Also, apparently based on a system that was used for a Flatland RPG, an idea I was musing about a while ago. So if i like the system, maybe I'll pick up Flatland.

From a quick skim, this game is a huge disappointment.  I've been toying with the animals as PCs concept for some time for a setting idea I have in mind, so I was really interested to see how they handled it.  I'll probably post more when I get a chance to read it more thoroughly, but at first glance I would be annoyed if I had paid the $10 for it.  Anyone else have any thoughts on this game?  (can start a new thread if necessary)

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