OSR Review & Commentary On Covert: Espionage in Clement Sector By John
Watts For the Clement Sector rpg, Earth Sector rpg, & Any 2d6 Classic
Science Fiction rpg
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"Espionage is the practice of secretly gathering information about
governments, military operations, industries or individuals for strategic
advantage. Th...
7 hours ago
Hmm how are they handling all the maps in the POD book I wonder? If I recall that came with a few decent maps.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately they are color pages in the back of the book you would have to piece together if you wanted a large map. Cardboard boxes and full size maps are sadly a bridge too far for PoD at the moment. Lost 1980s printing technology?
DeleteThe maps weren't really that well done in the Cyclopedia, originally. It was the most disappointing part of an otherwise excellent book. It's not that they look bad, but rather they are just a random collection, with no context. Several are clearly chunks of poster size maps, with parts of place names cut off at the edges. And, bound in the middle of a thick book, the binding obscures part of them.
DeleteFor the most part, I don't really care about POD. I have a duplex laser printer and a three hole punch.
This is great news!
ReplyDeleteNow that we have that out of the way. Where's my POD of The Temple of Elemental Evil?
ReplyDeleteI saw that yesterday on my lunch break and nearly did a spit take. I had one ordered not three minutes later.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have any pity for those after market guys. Long live POD!
Forgive me if this is a ridiculous question, but how easy--in your opinion--would it be to drop the City of Greyhawk into a non-Greyhawk OSR game?
ReplyDeleteI took a look at my original copy. It shouldn't be hard. Most of the city is undetailed. Largely, the text covers a number of mini adventures, and a number of high points of the city, as well as a few of the local areas nearby. It's one of the products that was made to work with 1st and 2nd Eds. Really, it's pretty sand-boxy, and you could easily reskin it to fit your needs.
DeleteWhat it isn't is Waterdeep, where you can get the backstory for the ally cats behind every residence. It's also an inland city, on a river, not a big coastal port.