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Friday, September 30, 2011

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

This one right here does.  This rough beast came in yesterday and from what I read this has easily become my favorite tome of critters.  I really enjoy the touch of the lairs and the general commentary on each horror.  It goes beyond a mere physical description.  I'm sure many of you out there got a copy or at least peeked at the PDF, if you haven't indulge yourself.  It is worth it.

The only problem I had with the book was it came dinged up.  It doesn't appear to have been damage when it was shipped from FGG, but when it was shipped to FGG.  On the back cover mine has a big gouge and two corners of the front cover are bent slightly.  I'm not really too fussy about the condition of my books, but if its going to get damage I would like that privilege to do it.

But aside from a few scuffs and dings, this beast of a book is money well spent.
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6 comments:

  1. ZzarchovSeptember 30, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    You just have horrible luck for getting dinged up books in the mail don't you?

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  2. John Matthew StaterSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I'm sorry to hear that the book was damaged, but I'm at least happy that you're enjoying the contents.

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  3. TreySeptember 30, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    You roped me in with a Yeats quote. :) Sorry to hear about your book.

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  4. PadreSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    I picked up the PDF a while back and have really enjoyed the book. Happy hours of reading and imagining ahead to you!

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  5. DomOctober 3, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Seems to be a recurring problem with some stuff coming to/from FGG. There was quite a big kerfuffle last spring over the release of the S&W Complete rulebook (http://swordsandwizardry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=3269).

    I admire your for not being pissed at a 100$ book coming up all dinged up. But then that probably means that you really intend to use it (at the table) instead of keeping it safe forever in a book case. Thumbs up for that!

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  6. Alex SchroederOctober 13, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Mine came with one bent corner and hundreds of awesome monsters, too. :)

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