grodog wrote:I don't own CZ:Y yet (it's on my wish list still), but CZ:DC is an excellent written by Rob Kuntz that should be easily converted from C&C to AD&D.
nn wrote:And CZ1 is quite staggeringly badly proofread.
grodog wrote:Par for the course with Troll Lord Games
Xaxaxe wrote:grodog wrote:Par for the course with Troll Lord Games Sidebar: A couple of years back, I went after some freelance money by picking out some gaming publishers and offering to do editing and/or proofreading work for them (which, in case anyone cares, is part of what I do for a living). I only picked companies that seemed to struggle with the basics — "it's" being different than "its," for instance — and I basically offered to work for one-half to one-quarter of my normal fees.Not ... one ... single ... response. Not even a "go away" e-mail.I knew then what I had long suspected: basic editing just isn't a priority with many gaming companies, especially d20 publishers. And I don't buy the "low budget" excuse, either; any publisher who wants to be taken seriously should have "basic, 10th-grade-level editing" built in to their budget. I'm not saying anyone has to hire me, but Troll Lord (and others) need to hire someone.[/end sidebar]
Badmike wrote:Mispelled
Badmike wrote:doesn't like EVERY SINGLE COMPUTER WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM have spell check nowadays?
grodog wrote:I concur Xaxaxe: at GenCon 2004 I offered to edit the Castle Zagyg stuff for *free* in order to insure that the products were as good as possible. All I heard back afterward was crickets.That said, at $10 for CZ:Y I'm willing to put up with crappy editing in order to get the goods
Xaxaxe wrote:Badmike wrote:Mispelled ... Mike, are you testing us here?Badmike wrote:doesn't like EVERY SINGLE COMPUTER WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM have spell check nowadays?I'm sure they do. They still require a human presence, though (for instance, "approving" incorrect spellings just makes a spell-checker that much dumber).I'm guessing that workflow issues also cause many of these errors. If writer A, editor B, and graphic designer C are all getting in each other's way — and if no one is clear on who is responsible for what — embarrassing errors will often come into play.
Sotterraneo wrote:I have a regular gaming group meeting all Monday nights and I'd like to run a nice, funny dungeon. 'Funny' means with clever traps, interesting riddles, vicious monsters, evil NPCs and all that. ...
Sotterraneo wrote:grodog wrote:I concur Xaxaxe: at GenCon 2004 I offered to edit the Castle Zagyg stuff for *free* in order to insure that the products were as good as possible. All I heard back afterward was crickets.That said, at $10 for CZ:Y I'm willing to put up with crappy editing in order to get the goods Besides spelling mistakes (being Italian, I'm not that qualified to judge writing:wink:) would you consider Castle Zagyg a good purchase?
