tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post7838468075332488943..comments2024-03-17T22:08:39.591-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Unofficial Poll - Artwork Behind Your Text in RPG Purchases or "Plain Vanilla"?Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-45018449546368673782013-08-09T01:35:27.700-04:002013-08-09T01:35:27.700-04:00plain vanilla text but Sergio arogones style art i...plain vanilla text but Sergio arogones style art in the margins and along the footer is encouraged :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065186308962048402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-71345917058596479982013-08-08T03:08:25.316-04:002013-08-08T03:08:25.316-04:00Plain vanilla for me too!Plain vanilla for me too!Κωστήςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623330821762372324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-32431640871086458462013-08-08T02:55:46.885-04:002013-08-08T02:55:46.885-04:00Ok, so this is my opinion... Plain vanilla! :)Ok, so this is my opinion... Plain vanilla! :)Ifrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568876894350411986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-87524841011568148082013-08-07T20:38:56.026-04:002013-08-07T20:38:56.026-04:00I'm going to keep this open for comments until...I'm going to keep this open for comments until Friday night, at which point I'll tally up as best I can and award two random commenters a $5 RPGNow GC each.Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-21770319747598250342013-08-07T19:34:56.630-04:002013-08-07T19:34:56.630-04:00Plain vanilla. It's a tool for play, not a st...Plain vanilla. It's a tool for play, not a status symbol or focus of worship.velaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689908090884198784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-55591909950671987032013-08-07T16:37:04.869-04:002013-08-07T16:37:04.869-04:00oh gods, plain vanilla pleaseoh gods, plain vanilla pleasesirkerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527561024623753968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-736630327217398212013-08-07T16:04:26.127-04:002013-08-07T16:04:26.127-04:00Plane vanilla. The backing art/lines in the third ...Plane vanilla. The backing art/lines in the third edition D&D PHB made it almost unreadable. One of the major reasons I never bothered with that edition.mbeacomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674702605226704063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-4328057383664359422013-08-07T15:28:16.327-04:002013-08-07T15:28:16.327-04:00Gimme vanilla, with the rare exception of maybe a ...Gimme vanilla, with the rare exception of maybe a chapter splash page with light background art in a color print product...but only a COLOR, PRINT product.Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744296913982260679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-22792152555235168832013-08-07T15:03:17.527-04:002013-08-07T15:03:17.527-04:00Plain Vanilla with Black and White spot illos only...Plain Vanilla with Black and White spot illos only. When I put together Five by Five ver. 2, I put a watermark behind the text and went with all color illustrations because I thought that is what needed to be done to make it look "professional" and I hated it. I wonder how many other publishers independent or otherwise end up doing that crap just because they think they are "supposed" to.Jeff W. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172275785507310262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-10538848486767876412013-08-07T14:21:44.764-04:002013-08-07T14:21:44.764-04:00"...to me it just looks like amateurs trying ..."...to me it just looks like amateurs trying to look like they've done enough to be perceived as more professional than they are."<br /><br />Yep. And the poor writing quality on most tarted-up books usually confirms this.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-7157811915073407242013-08-07T14:09:02.465-04:002013-08-07T14:09:02.465-04:00I HATE elaborate watermarks and artwork behind the...I HATE elaborate watermarks and artwork behind the text. Just give me plain readable pages please.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-80750137767409402822013-08-07T14:02:30.861-04:002013-08-07T14:02:30.861-04:00Vanilla. There's a place for artwork...and it ...Vanilla. There's a place for artwork...and it isn't underneath the test I'm trying to read...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-53713821497533995832013-08-07T13:07:23.179-04:002013-08-07T13:07:23.179-04:00Plain vanilla.Plain vanilla.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-14989388889209965802013-08-07T12:33:00.733-04:002013-08-07T12:33:00.733-04:00Vanilla. I have ADHD as it is and I don't nee...Vanilla. I have ADHD as it is and I don't need any more obstacles to slogging through someone's cliched flavor text or mind-numbing rules minutiae.<br /><br />DCC rulebook basically did it right. DCC RPG FOREVER.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805117518528878482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-31118237307996058492013-08-07T12:16:28.386-04:002013-08-07T12:16:28.386-04:00As some in my circles are fond of saying: Read the...As some in my circles are fond of saying: Read the black, do the red. (Red being whatever gestures/actions might accompany the words.) Please give me vanilla.Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722958681098483324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-30899476722555659962013-08-07T11:20:33.302-04:002013-08-07T11:20:33.302-04:00Plain vanilla. After the sanity-rending mess of C...Plain vanilla. After the sanity-rending mess of Call of Cthulhu 6th edition, I won't even consider buying a book with watermarked art behind the text.Sean Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429301144221551751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-37464242536745452632013-08-07T10:43:04.236-04:002013-08-07T10:43:04.236-04:00I prefer plain vanilla for on-screen reading (tabl...I prefer plain vanilla for on-screen reading (tablet or desktop) and printing. Save the fancy backgrounds for professionally printed and bound volumes where the paperweight and/or glossiness is more amenable to it.<br /><br />But it's possible to do both if the designers really want to do so. The background images should be in a layer that can be turned off for printing--on the Mac, this only works if using Adobe Reader, not the built-in Preview app. Øone Games does this for many of their blueprints, and I've seen it in some Pathfinder PDFs, too. Does Raggi use layers? I think he has in the past.Matthew Schmeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348372645986806502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-74292344101149694032013-08-07T09:55:46.768-04:002013-08-07T09:55:46.768-04:00I prefer the text wrapping around the picture.I prefer the text wrapping around the picture.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659063465054826105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-6958402270290042312013-08-07T09:51:30.634-04:002013-08-07T09:51:30.634-04:00Any PDF ought to provide the "jazzed up"...Any PDF ought to provide the "jazzed up" version with a printer-friendly PDF. However, any PDF with background art should get vetted first, and preferably by more than the author or artist's family members. Pick a few people with good eyes and a few with bad eyesight if possible, make sure it works as intended (aesthetics, presumably) and not as an obstruction to enjoying the book. Too many graphic designers out there don't realize that their young, spry eyes are the exception to the rule in this hobby.<br /><br />TL;DR: plain vanilla if you can't do it right.Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-3312289030867576322013-08-07T08:46:43.809-04:002013-08-07T08:46:43.809-04:00Here here! I second the motion!Here here! I second the motion!matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998881232495777586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-21066798051941879042013-08-07T08:42:47.095-04:002013-08-07T08:42:47.095-04:00Whatever works when I print the .pdf... which most...Whatever works when I print the .pdf... which most of the time means plain vanilla.Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-14917128129357138942013-08-07T07:03:12.595-04:002013-08-07T07:03:12.595-04:00Plain Vanilla, images do not belong behind text.Plain Vanilla, images do not belong behind text.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689573676358567953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-90141884116117225722013-08-07T06:47:55.677-04:002013-08-07T06:47:55.677-04:00Plain vanillaPlain vanillaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-89764819231947233752013-08-07T04:57:25.204-04:002013-08-07T04:57:25.204-04:00Plain vanillaPlain vanillaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632754524535398795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-45742605075610073142013-08-07T04:52:04.790-04:002013-08-07T04:52:04.790-04:00Plain vanillaPlain vanillaTim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.com