Post originally by Simon Rogers at 2004-04-06 03:11:10
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Thanks for the review. The author is understandably defensive about his work; I ask you to look with magnanimity on his over-zealous response.

I think you do make some good points worthy of addressing.

We will provide on our website more information about sandestins and more detailed descriptions of the creatures mentioned in the Primer.

We will address the issue of temporal paradox, already covered in the main rules. We will take a look at the spells you mention and check them for balance. The Dying Earth has a slightly different take on descriptions - the author deliberately leaves a lot to the imagination. Rather than providing the inside leg measurement of a deodand, we instead state what is known, and then offer scholarly conjectures as to its nature, so that the GM can decide which to use. This ambiguity is also reflected in some (a very few) spell descriptions.

I realise that this take on fantasy is not entirely appropriate for all d20 campaigns, and we will endeavour to resolve any vagueness in spell descriptions, or lack of balance in free material on our website.

As this is the only source of negative opinion of the Primer we have encountered, we would be grateful to anyone else who finds issues with any aspect of the book, so that the author can update his errata with corrections or clarification as appropriate.

Another, more positive view of the Primer can be found at
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10222.phtml

Simon Rogers
Pelgrane Press Ltd