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Post by Thomas Wolmer on Jul 30, 2004 18:42:03 GMT
Don't worry about the license of the pictures, because I think I can upload them for information purposes, without earning money with them. I have told with Joe Dever and Timun Mas (the Spanish publishers of the books) and many people that think my web is correct while I don't gain money with LW things. Is this true? It is not the sole intention of the license to stop people from making money from the Project Aon editions; it is also there to protect Joe and the rest's abilities to publish the works commercially in the future. Joe or any of the others may at any point in time revoke the permission to let Project Aon publish their works, and this shall mean the Project Aon editions shall instantly disappear from public distribution. This is not possible to guarantee if parts of them are available from other places than the Project Aon website. As I said, I don't think that either Joe, Gary or Brian has anything against high quality versions of the maps being made available on your website, but you cannot just take the Project Aon versions from our website. That's is a breach of the license, and the license is not just a guideline, it is legally binding. However, if Jon Blake sends you his scans of the maps, that is not a breach of the license... |
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Post by Sol on Feb 2, 2005 18:31:16 GMT
So the question of the day:
You are given a map at the beginning of just about every Lone Wolf book. Should this be marked as a Backpack Item, a Special Item, a "zero-weight" Special Item, or simply not marked?
Does anyone have evidence, anecdotes, opinions on this important matter?
In short, how do YOU handle maps?
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Post by Thomas Wolmer on Feb 2, 2005 19:24:14 GMT
So the question of the day: You are given a map at the beginning of just about every Lone Wolf book. Should this be marked as a Backpack Item, a Special Item, a "zero-weight" Special Item, or simply not marked? Does anyone have evidence, anecdotes, opinions on this important matter? In short, how do YOU handle maps? I have always treated them as Special Items even though only the first two books (and the GS books) say that they are. I completely missed this fact until someone here mentioned it. And I think that I will continue to treat these maps as Special Items even though, strictly speaking, they should by default be understood to be Backpack Items if nothing else is stated. |
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Post by Sol on Feb 2, 2005 20:26:10 GMT
And I think that I will continue to treat these maps as Special Items even though, strictly speaking, they should by default be understood to be Backpack Items if nothing else is stated. Tom, That makes good sense to me! It is reasonable that Book 1 set the precedent! |
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Post by Black Cat on Feb 2, 2005 20:51:33 GMT
When they ask me to erase an item from my backpack, do I have to torn the map from my book? Seriously, I never count the maps they put at the beginning of each book as an item of any kind. A lot of these maps are mostly useless (book 1, 7, 11, 14, 19, etc).
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Post by Thomas Wolmer on Feb 2, 2005 21:10:31 GMT
When they ask me to erase an item from my backpack, do I have to torn the map from my book? Seriously, I never count the maps they put at the beginning of each book as an item of any kind. A lot of these maps are mostly useless (book 1, 7, 11, 14, 19, etc). I wouldn't say that the map is useless in the first book. Without a map, do you know that Holmgard is in the southeast? I can think of at least one place where you can choose to go east or west, and the western path is significantly worse than the eastern: Section 106. |
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Post by Nathan P. Mahney on Feb 3, 2005 4:23:28 GMT
My interpretation is that the maps, and any other things given to you in the Equipment section that you aren't specifically told to write down (for example, the Badge of Rank in Book 4), are Special Items that don't take up an item slot.
And yes, you do have to tear the map out of your book if you lose it in the game. Joe Dever clarified it in a Newsletter.
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Post by Sol on Feb 3, 2005 14:39:55 GMT
And yes, you do have to tear the map out of your book if you lose it in the game. Joe Dever clarified it in a Newsletter. Ha ha ha! Sweet! I am a bad offender when it comes to maps. I usually count them as a Special Item, hold onto them as long as possible, but I ditch these first every time when I find a Better Special Item. Then when the book says later on "you check your map..." bla bla bla I just say "Oh Well!" and assume that the GM's ruling is law and if he says I have it, who am I to argue? Still, I don't actually look at the map if I don't have it, but then again it is not so often needed. I just assume that if Lone Wolf has Tracking (and he often does) he just knows all this stuff anyway because he is just THAT cool. |
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Post by Zipp on Feb 3, 2005 19:25:09 GMT
Also, every time Lone Wolf dies, you have to burn your copy of the book and buy a new one. This too is clarified in a newsletter and is the actual reason behind the massive sales of the book.
Oh yes, and if you don't play this way you are technically cheating and going to rot in the Buddhist nine hells.
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Post by Sol on Feb 3, 2005 20:04:14 GMT
Also, every time Lone Wolf dies, you have to burn your copy of the book and buy a new one. This too is clarified in a newsletter and is the actual reason behind the massive sales of the book. Oh yes, and if you don't play this way you are technically cheating and going to rot in the Buddhist nine hells. Zipp, I don't have a copy of that newsletter. I want to be clear here - because before what I would do when I died was simply tear the map out. Later I started burning the book as well. But now, I am not so sure. Let's say I die in Book 8. Do I have to burn *just* Book 8, or do I burn my whole collection up to and including Book 8? Also (I hadn't thought of this before) to go by the strictest interpretation of the rules, should I also destroy my computer when dying if I am playing the Project Aon version, or is it OK just to uninstall my Internet Browser? Sol |
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Post by Zipp on Feb 3, 2005 23:52:09 GMT
Zipp, I don't have a copy of that newsletter. I want to be clear here - because before what I would do when I died was simply tear the map out. Later I started burning the book as well. But now, I am not so sure. Let's say I die in Book 8. Do I have to burn *just* Book 8, or do I burn my whole collection up to and including Book 8? Also (I hadn't thought of this before) to go by the strictest interpretation of the rules, should I also destroy my computer when dying if I am playing the Project Aon version, or is it OK just to uninstall my Internet Browser? Sol Oh, i'll forward you a copy then. And no, you don't have to burn the whole series, just book 8. Joe also suggests that, to keep track of where you are, you tear out pages as you go. This is a really good suggestion, because it tells you how much you missed in the book. Also, it feels really good after a combat. Gives a sort've finality to the whole thing. Me, when I'm done with a book, I stab it through the middle with my Katana. You're absolutely right about the internet bringing up issues. Since stabbing the computer wouldn't work out quite right, and since there is no book to burn, I would say we do nothing for now. Except for you Sol, seeing as you have now played the books nearly a thousand times, you are overdo and late for fate. You are required to reformat your hard drive. Gotta go to Akido, Zipp |
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Post by longhairyuppiescum on Feb 4, 2005 18:31:05 GMT
... Gotta go to Akido ... Pure curiosity: Who is Akido? Is it a rare female japanese lone wolf fan?  |
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Post by longhairyuppiescum on Feb 4, 2005 18:40:42 GMT
... It is reasonable that Book 1 set the precedent! I agree with this. Treating the maps as normal special items too. ( Normal SPECIAL ITEMS! - I love this!  ) But I only mark the first one given in book one. (Putting it in safekeeping asap!) |
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Post by Zipp on Feb 4, 2005 22:15:04 GMT
Pure curiosity: Who is Akido? Is it a rare female japanese lone wolf fan? I wish. No, Akido is a martial art, used both unarmed and with weapons. The idea is to capture your opponents intentions and use them to make himself hurt himself. Essentially, it's about using the momentum of their attack to throw themselves off balance, then you perform any number of combos on them, generally ending with them on the floor in a position where any movement will break several bones in their body. It also uses pressure points. Weapons training consists mainly of the bo and katana, although nunchukas and other weapons are taught to a lesser degree. Me and my girlfriend do it together. We throw each other all over the place. |
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Post by longhairyuppiescum on Feb 4, 2005 22:36:19 GMT
... No, Akido is a martial art, ... Aha! Typo! - Sounds like A ikido. Thats funny! A few days ago I was thinking how many of us LW fans will practicing Aikido? - There seems to be a relation. A few vague similarities seems really to exist. (Kai - Aikikai ) But thats even in the Kai - Jedi comparison... But funny - I practice Aikido too. |
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