Author Topic: Random Updates from Terry Amthor (Read 285771 times)

Valkrist · « **Reply #300 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:44:22 PM »

Haven't heard anything about Jaiman or Haalkitaine in a long while. Any thoughts/progress on those? Also, like egdcltd, I too am curious as to when we might see a GM's Guide companion to the Player's Guide.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #301 on:** February 07, 2014, 09:57:35 PM »

Quote from: Valkrist on February 07, 2014, 04:44:22 PM

Haven't heard anything about Jaiman or Haalkitaine in a long while. Any thoughts/progress on those? Also, like egdcltd, I too am curious as to when we might see a GM's Guide companion to the Player's Guide.

Haalkitaine is actually in very good shape; I don't plan on altering it too much, aside from new format, some new art and adventures. The Jaiman book needs a complete overhaul with more background. I can't address the GM Book, maybe Matt or Nicholas will weigh in.

egdcltd · « **Reply #302 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:16:16 AM »

Was there an image of some type of watchtower on the old Eidolon site? I recall seeing one somewhere - and I don't think it was an U-Lyshaak one - and that's the only place left I can think of.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #303 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:32:45 AM »

Quote from: egdcltd on February 16, 2014, 05:16:16 AM

Was there an image of some type of watchtower on the old Eidolon site? I recall seeing one somewhere - and I don't think it was an U-Lyshaak one - and that's the only place left I can think of.

Can you be more specific? There were a few tower pictures. Off the top of my head there was a tower about to be hit by a flowstorm (very crude Bryce), a Lighthouse of Izar, and Andraax's tower with a copper dome.

egdcltd · « **Reply #304 on:** February 16, 2014, 05:47:58 AM »

I think it was the one about to be hit by a Flowstorm.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #305 on:** February 16, 2014, 06:35:41 AM »

Fortunately I had cloned that old site before Apple killed that service. Here's the one I think you are referring to, and the Andraax one as well for good measure.

egdcltd · « **Reply #306 on:** February 16, 2014, 07:24:51 AM »

Yes, the top one is the one I was thinking of, thanks. What is it a picture of? I think it was somebody's watchtower, but that's all I can remember.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #307 on:** February 16, 2014, 07:38:43 AM »

Quote from: egdcltd on February 16, 2014, 07:24:51 AM

Yes, the top one is the one I was thinking of, thanks. What is it a picture of? I think it was somebody's watchtower, but that's all I can remember.

The original caption placed in on an outlying area of Danarchis.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #308 on:** February 18, 2014, 03:33:28 AM »

Going full steam ahead on Eidolon: new adventures, and several new 'celebrities.' All of course require NPC stats. And I realized that there were already several locals who really should have at least some basic stats, like certain priests of Eissa and Moralis, etc. These certainly make more sense than stats for The Nine. Oh well! You can guess what I'll be spending the next several hours doing.

PhillipAEllis · « **Reply #309 on:** February 18, 2014, 04:18:01 AM »

I guess that that means you are not dancing the Charlston while dressed as a flapper.

*does a happy dance*

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #310 on:** February 21, 2014, 03:11:24 AM »

I'm just going to fire off this little tiny adventure module thing over the next couple of days, and then back to Eidolon...

Valkrist · « **Reply #311 on:** February 21, 2014, 03:17:41 AM »

lol... I love how we totally managed to sidetrack you with this idea of writing adventures for Shadow World that are not hooks tied to the sourcebooks. If only other writers and companies listened as much to their fans as you do.

Terry, looking to the future, will this new endeavour signify a few standalone adventures, an anthology containing several, or both?

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #312 on:** February 21, 2014, 03:28:35 AM »

Quote from: Valkrist on February 21, 2014, 03:17:41 AM

lol... I love how we totally managed to sidetrack you with this idea of writing adventures for Shadow World that are not hooks tied to the sourcebooks. If only other writers and companies listened as much to their fans as you do.

Terry, looking to the future, will this new endeavour signify a few standalone adventures, an anthology containing several, or both?

Hah, well, we'll see what happens. I haven't even cleared this (poor Nicholas is probably wanting to smack me upside the head and tell me to get back to work on the revisions). However, maybe if we put this out, it will provide a template and inspire others to write similar adventures for SW (I would still be the editor), who might have otherwise been intimidated by the monster sourcebooks.

Now back to the mysterious Gryphon Bridge...

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #313 on:** February 21, 2014, 03:33:26 AM »

My old friend Nicole Lindroos of Green Ronin (and many GenCons long ago), recently posted this on FB. Maybe not that many tabs, but my mind sometimes goes all over the place, and the interwebs do not help me focus!

vroomfogle · « **Reply #314 on:** February 21, 2014, 07:51:46 AM »

that is what programming is like as well....and then someone interrupts you and it all goes poof!
http://ubuntuone.com/27zU9Q5Tlqkoohp6cO4sF2

markc · « **Reply #315 on:** February 21, 2014, 10:48:37 AM »

How does Nicholas smack you from across the pond? Is it some sort of editors ability or a editors spell?

MDC

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #316 on:** February 21, 2014, 05:59:46 PM »

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How does Nicholas smack you from across the pond? Is it some sort of editors ability or a editors spell?
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How does Nicholas smack you from across the pond? Is it some sort of editors ability or a editors spell?
MDC

We seem to have developed a sort of email version of the Gibbs/McGee relationship (If you watch NCIS) where I start to prattle on about some nerdy random thing that interests me at the moment, and if the subtle glare does not work (i.e., ignoring my rambling and asking how x project is going), the verbal smack comes. All authors need an editor, or at least a monitor.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #317 on:** February 21, 2014, 06:08:35 PM »

Quote from: Matt Hanson on February 21, 2014, 07:51:46 AM

that is what programming is like as well....and then someone interrupts you and it all goes poof!
http://ubuntuone.com/27zU9Q5Tlqkoohp6cO4sF2

This reminds me of some recent personality test I took, where it said I would just gut my way through things, rather than plot them out. I was like that in computer programming class in college: I could get to a point by just trying out something rather than plodding through a plan (drove Coleman crazy that I could do as well as I did), but after a point programming was just too frustrating for me. As an INFJ, I definitely am more intuitive than analytical.

Terry K. Amthor · « **Reply #318 on:** February 21, 2014, 06:12:49 PM »

Wow the Gryphon Bridge adventure ideas are mushrooming... 14? I may have to split off some as 'adventure hooks' and only develop half for this thing.

geh4th · « **Reply #319 on:** February 21, 2014, 09:29:17 PM »

Is it possible to vote for "all of the above"?

Seriously, I've really been looking forward to Wuliris. I'd like to see you eventually finish off regional books for all of Jaiman and Emer in as much detail as you've done for Xa'ar and Emer III.

That said, quality adventures wouldn't ever be received poorly.

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