I just bought the PDF about thirty seconds ago, looking forward to diving into it tomorrow.

So it seems my GM (and co-writer) has ordered a copy, and it's going to be our next campaign. I'm very much looking forward to playing in Dark Albion!

Fantastic to hear, guys! I'm really enjoying all the reports of people ordering Albion, and now the first people are receiving it; and I'm so looking forward to the reports of people playing it!

Received my lulu copy yesterday, and it looks good. Couple of observations on the layout...

I find the use of drop caps for every paragraph a little distracting. Usually, drop caps are only used at the start of a chapter or major section, but this is a small thing and won't harm my enjoyment of the book.

How did you manage to get lulu to remove the barcode from the back cover? I thought that was mandatory for any book going on general release?

Also, as a Yorkshireman, I do wish you'd described the administrative areas correctly Yorkshire has three ridings: North, East and West. There is no South. Doncaster and Sheffield were part of the West Riding, and was by far the largest of the three. York sits right on the nexus of the riding boundaries.

Not meaning to be overly picky, but we Yorkshiremen are a proud and picky lot!

Otherwise, I'm very much looking forward to getting into the book. Glad I bought it.

Quote from: RPGPundit;842592So the chat went very well, I thought!  Log is forthcoming.

Link to the chat log!

Quote from: Loz;842643How did you manage to get lulu to remove the barcode from the back cover? I thought that was mandatory for any book going on general release?

I guess you mean the ISBN barcode. So, an ISBN is required to sell on Amazon and in bookstores. For some reason, only the soft-cover books can get a barcode. However, to sell POD books on lulu and on RPGNow, an ISBN (thus a barcode) is not required; only you cannot expect to sell on Amazon and in bookstores without it. Hence, only the softcover version sold on Amazon gets an ISBN; it's not necessary for the hardcover (since they don't want to sell hardcover books on Amazon, etc.).

I understand your dismay regarding Yorkshire. But this is an alternate England, not historical England. As much as Christianity was replaced by the Unconquered Sun cult, lands and borders are not exactly as they are on Earth...

Quote from: doomedpc;842622So it seems my GM (and co-writer) has ordered a copy, and it's going to be our next campaign.

An introductory 1st level adventure happening on London Bridge is relased within a few days. First as PDF ("pay-what-you-want"), then as a printed booklet.

QuoteI guess you mean the ISBN barcode. So, an ISBN is required to sell on Amazon and in bookstores. For some reason, only the soft-cover books can get a barcode. However, to sell POD books on lulu and on RPGNow, an ISBN (thus a barcode) is not required; only you cannot expect to sell on Amazon and in bookstores without it. Hence, only the softcover version sold on Amazon gets an ISBN; it's not necessary for the hardcover (since they don't want to sell hardcover books on Amazon, etc.).

I sell plenty of books myself on Lulu, and even prepped one today, not for sale on Amazon or B&N (and, in fact, not even for general sale on Lulu), and the ISBN barcode was automatically added to the cover file. Perhaps its a softcover thing. Even so, intriguing.

QuoteI understand your dismay regarding Yorkshire. But this is an alternate England, not historical England. As much as Christianity was replaced by the Unconquered Sun cult, lands and borders are not exactly as they are on Earth...

Not really dismay, just curious as to why Pundit decided to create a new division of Yorkshire and ignore the ancient ridings. He has, after all, done a lot of research on British history for this book, so ignoring the traditional three ridings and creating a new administrative region seems a little odd.

Quote from: Loz;842691the ISBN barcode was automatically added to the cover file. Perhaps its a softcover thing. Even so, intriguing.

How do you create your covers? Mines are a single PDF files that I upload as much as I upload the interior pages file. Do you use their online cover creator?

Quote from: Turanil;842693How do you create your covers? Mines are a single PDF files that I upload as much as I upload the interior pages file. Do you use their online cover creator?

I do use their cover creator, although I have uploaded my own single spread files too. That could be how you've managed to get around the barcode thing.

Quote from: Loz;842691Not really dismay, just curious as to why Pundit decided to create a new division of Yorkshire and ignore the ancient ridings. He has, after all, done a lot of research on British history for this book, so ignoring the traditional three ridings and creating a new administrative region seems a little odd.

There's a reason in the original Albion campaign for this.  In the early period of the campaign (the first year or so of us playing it), I would frequently highlight the position of nobles, alliances, troops, and battles by using the "Richard III" wargame (published by Columbia Games).   So that board quickly became the 'map' of Albion my players used and referred to, like when they wanted to determine what route to take to travel somewhere, or where a given city was, or noble was based.

And in the map to Richard III, York was divided with those names: North York, South York, and East York.  So those became the divisions in the game setting.

QuoteAnd in the map to Richard III, York was divided with those names: North York, South York, and East York. So those became the divisions in the game setting.

Thanks for clarifying!

I have jumped and bought the hardback, alternate cover and as a longstanding citizen of South Yorkshire I will forgive the anachronism, but fie on Columbia games.

By the way, after six months tell us which cover was most popular

Quote from: tzunder;842933I have jumped and bought the hardback, alternate cover and as a longstanding citizen of South Yorkshire I will forgive the anachronism, but fie on Columbia games.

By the way, after six months tell us which cover was most popular

That would be up to Dominique Crouzet to say; but to be fair we'd need to compare only the hardcover sales, since the only version the variant cover is available in is hardcover.

I've seen reports of people getting the hardcover delivered, and stating that not only is the book pretty but that the binding/construction of the book seems very good.  That's good to hear.

Another glowingly positive review here.