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Old April 8th, 2008
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Originally Posted by remm View Post
Is this representative of this new monograph process quality ?
Yeah, I think so. I only have one perfect bound monogram, 'Gods of Law.' Looks fantastic due to the lay out work (gonna have to look at the book to give a proper citing).

Oops, I see this was already answered. Leaving the above to show the love to GoL.

Thanks for your thoughts on this Jason, and yeah, I was probably being alarmist.

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Originally Posted by Jason Durall View Post
There are a few other works also in process, but haven't been announced.
So I keep hearing.. grrr...

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Having a slate of support products for BRP covering a variety of genres, with fan buzz, is frankly an ideal situation for Chaosium.
See, now I'm wondering about the other side. Are there enough books being generated to support BRP? I really hadn't considered that some of these announcements were slated for monographs.

I've met quite a few long term Chaosium fans that weren't even aware that the monograph channel existed. I know others who won't buy a monograph unless they've had a chance to look at it themselves, because of the price and the variability in quality. Then there are our friends outside of the states who face exorbitant prices if they don't bundle a large amount of orders together.

We really need to work on some reviews for these monographs. Since they're not on the shelves, they're only going to reach a certain percentage of the gamer population. Those that are aware of the monographs in passing are going to be reticent about paying for an expensive book sight unseen. Reviews could potentially mitigate the situation.

Bah! I'm being more negative than I want to be. BRP has a bright future right now. They're publishing an incredible book that I've wanted for at least ten years. There is a large amount of fan support behind them.

I guess it's just been a rough day.
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