Decado Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I preordered Monte Cook's Ptolus campaign book and recently received 5 free copies of the Ptolus players guide. It looks to be a very interesting setting and I am looking forward to the campaign books release next month. Has anyone else ordered Ptolus? Decado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 My DM is salivating over its prospects. You're not the only one interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted July 6, 2006 Moderator Share Posted July 6, 2006 Have you more information on this, or is it purely onomatapoeic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 If there's really no substance to this thread, is it onanistic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Snack Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 One of my (Sunday night) players was thinking about ordering, but I don't think he has yet... Have you more information on this, or is it purely onomatapoeic?If you're making a sound like Ptolus, you should have a doctor check that out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decado Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 Here is a link to Monte's Ptolus website; http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?ptolus The site has been updated, 5 more weeks until Ptolusd is released. Decado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleskin Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 What you doing with your spares then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decado Posted July 7, 2006 Author Share Posted July 7, 2006 I have three going out to players, one for me and one extra. Decado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 looks interesting, espically the other web stuff that is out there, but that price is a big turn off for me. Your gettin alot of the thought of over 100 for a book is a bit for me to handle. RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishil Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I preordered Monte Cook's Ptolus campaign book and recently received 5 free copies of the Ptolus players guide. It looks to be a very interesting setting and I am looking forward to the campaign books release next month. Has anyone else ordered Ptolus? Decado I did. Even if I never used it, I know it would be a great read. Ishil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlavanish Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Monte Cook describes it in the new GameTrader magazine. If I recall correctly, it is 600+ pages of information and adventures, enough to take a party from level 1 to 20, and a whole lot more. Everything is cross referenced and indexed in multiple ways. I think there is an annotated index as well. Plus there is a CD included which gives you a searchable index and a bunch more information on Ptolus, including stuff that has been on his website, and the original published Ptolus adventures, the Banewarrens and some other one. All in all it looks to be an enormous and comprehensive source which has been developed over years and years. I imagine it may even be worth the money to a DM who likes a good city campaign. If anyone could make it worth the money I'd put my money on Monte. There's also a Ptolus line of miniatures in development. I guess they're banking on this pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decado Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 The price, although a lot by RPG standards, I think is worth it. You get a 672 page hardcover book and a CD with another 700 pages of info plus several extras. The two big attractions for me is I have always wanted to DM a city based campaign and I really like Monte's work. Can't wait until August! Decado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 like I said there is just something about that high of priced book that jus turns me off, even thou I buy WOTC's books on a monthly basis (then again I do get a good size discount on those as well), looks really cool thou, I love the fact that there is a wall sized map of the city that you can buy, I love fantasy maps (one reason why I loved the FR, Greyhawk maps in the recent Dungeons + the old basic D&D trail maps supplements (known world was my favorite setting back in my D&D heydays) I also like Monte's work as well. then again would love to have that one 100 dollar Dungeon book, but the price again is a bit out there for me. Espically with me being groupless right now when it comes to PnP gaming.... (worst part of it all) RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decado Posted July 10, 2006 Author Share Posted July 10, 2006 The wall map is really tempting me. If my roomate had not just moved out I would have preordered it by now. There are other companies doing Ptolus products as well, maps and such. Definately going to try and pick up some of those too. Decado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGKushner Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 It's not just a book. There's comics. E-maps and e-artbooks. And miniatures by Piazo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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