Author Topic: Random Updates from Terry Amthor (Read 287033 times)

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #920 on:** December 24, 2015, 12:04:09 PM »

Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas/Happy Solstice etc., to all the Shadow World fans out there!

I think that after NE Jaiman and SW Emer, (wonder when that will be?) it's time to start on a new continent...

kyussopeth · « **Reply #921 on:** December 25, 2015, 01:58:16 AM »

Thuul or Agyra I want more on the Golden Eye & the Alliance. Keep the names produced by other writers (e.g. Shoneb Empire & the Jan), but reimagine the people & places to fit within the greater milieu. It's been more than 20 years since I read Nomads of the Nine Nations, but I don't remember it at all & never used it for anything.

Agyra has so much going for it too & it does not conflict with a previous publication. The Alliance could be the most interesting organization in the setting. They could be the only force capable of uniting the West. They could be a perfect lesser evil relative to the Essaence Lords of the East & the Unlife. I could see Andraax or the Storm Wizard making common cause with the Alliance under certain circumstances. They could crush the Silver Dawn & the Steel Rain. It could lead to very odd "bedfellows" with the Ahrenreth, the Loremasters, & Navigators united to oppose the Alliance.

markc · « **Reply #922 on:** December 25, 2015, 01:30:45 PM »

Yes Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas to you and all of yours.
MDC

egdcltd · « **Reply #923 on:** December 27, 2015, 10:38:50 AM »

I'd like to see details on either the Alliance or Raven Queen territories, probably with the Alliance taking the lead, because they are interacting with Emer with increasing significance.

Other than that, I'd quite like to see a couple of supplements detailing the Loremaster and Navigator HQs, probably with more details on the organisations too.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #924 on:** December 28, 2015, 03:52:49 AM »

I had the terrible urge to work on Emer IV yesterday... and it is continuing on into today.

Vurkanan · « **Reply #925 on:** December 28, 2015, 04:02:20 AM »

Quote from: Terry K. Amthor on December 28, 2015, 03:52:49 AM

I had the terrible urge to work on Emer IV yesterday... and it is continuing on into today.

Don't resist.

jdale · « **Reply #926 on:** December 28, 2015, 09:52:34 AM »

Sometimes, it's important to resist the temptation to resist the temptation.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #927 on:** December 28, 2015, 10:29:31 AM »

Don't worry, between hanging drapes and shades at the new place, I am indulging in Emer IV...

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #928 on:** January 01, 2016, 11:32:55 AM »

Happy New Year!!

Alten · « **Reply #929 on:** January 02, 2016, 10:54:31 AM »

Happy new year Terry, and best wishes for whatever you may need ! Thank you for your work, it goes a long way to fulfilling our own wishes.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #930 on:** January 06, 2016, 01:01:47 PM »

I just ordered the new Mac beast, 27" display 32 gigs ram and massive HD. Now I need to put together the little side table I ordered for the old Mac that runs the scanner software and such the the new one doesn't. I hope the software transition goes as smoothly as before, I know I will lose a lot of old apps, but I am 5 years behind the times with the Mac OS.

craggles · « **Reply #931 on:** January 06, 2016, 03:34:00 PM »

That certainly sounds like a beast!

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #932 on:** January 07, 2016, 05:39:54 AM »

I am excited! Though I love my current Mac, and it will have a place in the office behind me, streaming my favorite classical station (WETA.org) and doing some other tasks. The new machine also has a large SSD, which I understand is like flash memory, faster than a HD but retains info like a USB thumb drive.

Of course I had to buy a new printer, and a thunderbolt-firewire adapter... ugh. But also a bigger 27" screen will be nice. My current 21" screen was barely enough to handle a page spread and all the Adobe InDesign menus I needed to have open.

craggles · « **Reply #933 on:** January 07, 2016, 06:04:17 AM »

The SSD is going to be unbelievably fast compared to USB Sticks but as you say it does store things in a similar way.

I find a 2nd monitor is excellent to have all my PS and ID panels on but your 27" is a 5k monitor which has 5,000(ish)px wide compared to your current 1,920px (or perhaps 1,600px) wide so it'll fit quite a lot of your panels as well as a huge page spread! I'm jealous!

zyax1 · « **Reply #934 on:** January 07, 2016, 07:00:18 AM »

At home I use two monitors and have been so for the last 12-13 years and at work I use 3 screens. As a developer something is missing when using a laptop or a single monitor even if its big, but I guess when making things like you do one large monitor and a very accurate mouse is priority for you!

egdcltd · « **Reply #935 on:** January 07, 2016, 07:55:07 AM »

I have two widescreen monitors, and I find I really can't work with only one monitor these days. I need to upgrade my RAM, though - 8GB doesn't cut it like it used to.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #936 on:** January 07, 2016, 10:26:04 AM »

I could never get used to the mouse jumping across screens....

zyax1 · « **Reply #937 on:** January 07, 2016, 10:32:07 AM »

Quote from: Terry K. Amthor on January 07, 2016, 10:26:04 AM

I could never get used to the mouse jumping across screens....

Takes 1 minute...

tbigness · « **Reply #938 on:** January 07, 2016, 10:41:40 AM »

I find I cannot live without at least 2 screens anymore.

egdcltd · « **Reply #939 on:** January 07, 2016, 10:46:56 AM »

Quote from: zyax1 on January 07, 2016, 10:32:07 AM

Quote from: Terry K. Amthor on January 07, 2016, 10:26:04 AM
I could never get used to the mouse jumping across screens....
Takes 1 minute...

Yes, it's really easy to get used to.

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