On 10/3/00 4:58 PM, Faustus von Goethe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
>WotC is setting the standard for quality. *Anything* that that comes out
>for D20 (even the A++ stuff) is gonna get ripped up - but people will buy it
>anyway.
Well, in that case, we can expect the "standard" to be high gloss, but
lousy proofreading? *grins*
I think the editing bar, at the very least, can go a lot higher than WotC
is currently leapin' for. The DMG was an editing mess, with misaligned
tables, several poorly-explained sections, a great multitude of changed
terms that weren't corrected in the final draft (spell and magic item
names), rules contradictions in multiple areas, and a few things left out
of the book that should have been picked up by reading and testing
(mostly notably, how to get cohorts, and the how/if of recharging magic
items). It's clearly going to need a second printing like the PH did --
that's "need", not "would be nice". The editing detracts from a product
that is otherwise excellent in every way, and that's a shame.
The D20 products I've seen so far have a higher editing polish than the
D&D core products I've bought for 3rd edition, although they definitely
have less "gloss" polish by a lot.
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Russ Taylor (http://www.cmc.net/~rtaylor/)
CMC Tech Support Manager
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