tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6544988160929568533..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Nothing CertainAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-82058249863895373712015-05-27T09:03:19.128-06:002015-05-27T09:03:19.128-06:00I'll dig into that ^^ !
I really have to get ...I'll dig into that ^^ !<br /><br />I really have to get back on track with worldbuilding ... I see the pre-made world I'm sending my players in, and I have fits about all that is wrong ... - And, thanks to you, I get many ideas for all the logistics and economics problems that should stem from a little more "realism" input.Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-14014165298381681332015-05-27T08:54:34.027-06:002015-05-27T08:54:34.027-06:00Better get prepared, Vlad - it is going to be all ...Better get prepared, Vlad - it is going to be all maps and worldbuilding this week.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-61427164037842281742015-05-27T08:38:38.281-06:002015-05-27T08:38:38.281-06:00Me. Want. More.
Ok, more words :
Those articles ...Me. Want. More.<br /><br />Ok, more words :<br /><br />Those articles are a delicacy that I sincerely enjoy. Damn, I was waiting eagerly for the next "How to Start a Trading Town", I must refrain from reading your mapping posts too much lest i'm reminded by the woman that I don't have the time, and your post on "Limitations" gave me nifty ideas and food for thoughts on the nature and means of making "not-XP-reward" rewarding, so to speak.<br /><br />So, yeah ... Me. Want. More.Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-65423369253274150962015-05-26T17:10:53.263-06:002015-05-26T17:10:53.263-06:00Honestly, I've been checking every day, twice ...Honestly, I've been checking every day, twice a day, for the past two weeks at least since you've been... distracted by other things. I've been forced to find my fix elsewhere (which is not an entirely bad thing). My opinion, therefore, is "Please Sir, may I have some more?" I would definitely purchase a book that walks the reader through the design process with an example setting.Ozymandiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065642299277380465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-76304687849496759472015-05-26T12:04:25.124-06:002015-05-26T12:04:25.124-06:00I see spikes when the page views jumps hundreds, w...I see spikes when the page views jumps hundreds, when someone links me to another page (blog, bulletin board, reddit, etc) and when I get retweeted.<br /><br />No one has to make a comment before retweeting me or link me elsewhere. No one has to get outraged. When it happens, I know I've written a good post.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-8250795361543474022015-05-26T10:55:48.688-06:002015-05-26T10:55:48.688-06:00I too would definitely enjoy any continued efforts...I too would definitely enjoy any continued efforts in your recent series (the trade videos, the island, the building of a trading town). Much of the time I feel, like kimbo, that I have nothing of value to add to the discussion. I will still continue to read what does get posted, though of course it would be better if I continued to read and spread the word about this blog. I worry, however, that I am the only one in my social sphere with a strong enough interest in D&D to read and make use of your work. It makes me wonder: when do you notice spikes or increases in readership?<br /><br />Looking back at past series you've done, like on 1-HD creatures and HP in general, it seems that controversy always sets the comments ablaze. I suppose it may be the case that people on the Internet only ever seem to talk when they feel <a href="http://tao-dnd.blogspot.ca/2014/10/why-wasnt-i-consulted.html" rel="nofollow">outraged</a>.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-73801643973568067712015-05-26T07:13:25.405-06:002015-05-26T07:13:25.405-06:00Be that as it may, guys - and thanks for the comme...Be that as it may, guys - and thanks for the comments - the issue here is market research. I don't have any other measures and I sure as hell don't have any other examples for the kind of books I conceive of to write. There may be only a few of you but I want to put out the right material - stuff that will be interesting, useful and that you will give to others to impress.<br /><br />The above post simply outlines the difficulty of exploring that problem.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-58269978791129865772015-05-26T02:24:22.377-06:002015-05-26T02:24:22.377-06:00You know, Alexis, and I've said it many times,...You know, Alexis, and I've said it many times, that your best posts, even when they are recognized as such (and they often are) are not the ones that attract the best, or even the most, comments. <br /><br />I, for one, will surely buy the book to support you, but you know, we're too few to love you into a steady gig. <br /><br />However, through the years I've seen time and again people arriving at one of your latest posts about mapping and saying "wow, how do you do this". Then you can point them to the first posts, or some of the middle ones, or the latest. But as you blog about it from time to time but work on it almost constantly, the oldest ones often are outdated (Meaning you have moved to better, more advanced techniques), and the middle ones are not always as joined as they could be. I think there is definitely a niche for an advanced book on mapmaking and worldbuilding. Remember for your forays into the conventions, the Internet is not everything. People out there are willing and able to buy your products based on quality. So? Go for it, man!Scarbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354844943665937610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-9913484164956318172015-05-26T01:18:57.452-06:002015-05-26T01:18:57.452-06:00Alexis,
on your blog, lack of comment doesnt nece...Alexis,<br /><br />on your blog, lack of comment doesnt necessarily mean disinterest or dislike or any other dis-'s. For me its been "thats really interesting, I have to think about that, try it out, but nothing productive to say about it." <br />The kingdom building process as a book would be great. In addition the DM reactions upon contact between setting and PCs- what I mean is what you do with the setting based on PCs actions which are unexpected to you. How you arrange your information. How the world evolves/responds to play within it. <br /><br />Do keep going.<br /><br />Kkimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961382206655820923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-41155360789947789262015-05-25T23:45:13.624-06:002015-05-25T23:45:13.624-06:00Every post linked is probably some of my favorite ...Every post linked is probably some of my favorite content you put up, especially since the string of "trading town" posts described exactly the kind of shenanigans I get up to whenever I'm a player.<br /><br />Without deliberately seeking to get a rise out of people, your posts always seem to have a pretty low view/comment ratio, at least from this viewer's end.<br /><br />Mostly because it gets really tiresome to constantly have nothing to add but "damn, that's pretty flippin' neato, when's the next one?".Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.com