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Originally Posted by maasenstodt
I've been thinking about picking up S&S because of the attractiveness of its unique tie to Chainmail along with the recommendations of James Raggi and James Maliszewski, but I have some niggling issues, most of which were brought up in the review (e.g., the use of percentiles for Thief skills, the disjointed artwork, etc.), that have dissuaded me from doing so.
I've considered C&C to be my go to version of D&D since that game's 2nd printing was released, but I've been wowed by Matt Finch's work on S&W, which has inspired me to set to work on a new West Marches style game. That gives me plenty to keep me busy for the time being, so I'll wait until that revised edition of S&S is made available before dropping my cash on a hard copy.
Keep up the good work, Jason!
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Well, there's not going to be a revised edition (the currently available one is technically the revised version). At some point in the distant future there may be a second edition, provided the game does well enough to merit one, or I have the cash to do a distribution-level printing.
And I still don't see the artwork as disjointed. Every gaming book showcases multiple and varied styles of artwork; I just don't see Elmore's art as being as "not-old-school" as some do.
That being said, if someone would be willing to point me towards free fantasy artwork I can use for commercial purposes that would give me good pics of elves, dwarves, halflings, dragons, wizards, and warriors, which they feel would be better suited to the game than Elmore's work...I'd be happy to have all the resources I can get!
The optional thief skills system Samsara discussed in his review is going to be in the first sourcebook, which is currently in development.