grodog wrote:I'm working with Rob on preparing the once-Greyhawk-Castle "Bottle City" level for publication, and need your input. Which text format/style would you prefer in a Bottle City publication from Pied Piper Publishing?For context, the printed book format we're considering for this project is a facing-page transcription. That is, on the right page would be a high-quality reproduction of the original Bottle City manuscript page, while facing it on left page would be a typed transcription of the same page. Maps would be handled similarly (updated single-page "playing" map on the left, reproduction of the original map on the right; actual-sized poster-sized maps are also being investigated as print options, too). For reference, the original Bottle City auction image is preserved in Paul Stormberg's eBay "About Me" page at http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... tors_troveWhat I need to determine from this poll is how exactly interested you are in reproducing the exact text from the manuscript pages. I can transcribe them as-is, or clean them up quite a bit. To facilitate your voting, I have posted a .pdf on my web site with a sample encounter from the Bottle City level: one in the format of how I would I render an exact transcription, one that I consider an partially cleaned-up transcription that tries to hold the middle ground between a full edit and the exact original, and an exact/original transcription. I've also provided the original manuscript encounter for comparison, as well as a section from the map for reference (I don't provide a cleaned-up, nicely redrawn map since I don't have one yet ). The file is at http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/te ... s-poll.pdfYour thoughtful comments and feedback are very appreciated! Thanks
Badmike wrote:BTW, this may be totally off topic Al (or maybe not), but is there any way a project could be put forth using the Black Reservoir short story of Gary's and perhaps any maps/written info about this level? Does Gary/Rob even have any info about this level/encounter area anymore? I always enjoy reading that story because it's the very essence of what I imagine Castle Greyhawk to be...dark, mysterious, frightening, and deadly.
T. Foster wrote:(can't believe I'd apparently never been registered before -- I've been visiting this site for years, and even have a credited contribution (the comparison of the 1977-78 vs 1980 Monster and Treasure Assortments)).
bclarkie wrote:Just to clarify no matter what you guys are planning on providing a copy of the original manuscript correct? If that is in fact the case then, I would defintiley go for option #1. However, if for some reason I am misinterpreting that you guys are not planning on providing a copy of the original maps & text, then I would go with option #2. To me its most important to see what the original map and notes look like and everything else would be just gravy. So with that though, if you are going to provide a modified version anyway, to go along with an original unedited version, then going for a full out edited version would be the way to go.
The Robilar wrote:"just for info: i'm part of an italian d&d community and i use to publish most of their pdfs (or, at least, i used)... i'm not a professionist, anyway i'm in touch with all the concerns related to publication... in case you need a hand, pm me!"Just to ckarify, this will not be published electronically.RJK