Mars wrote:Another company bought the rest and still sells their stuff although I think they may have sold off Star Ace.

http://www.orphyte.com

bbarsh wrote:OK, I think I got this to work. The link will take you to the prelimiary cover - and I mean preliminary. The company logo is not the final version, just a drop in.
Also, don't bother going to the website for the PGS, I don't have it ready yet.

Let me know what you think.

http://freepdfhosting.com/aece87a46b.pdf

I like the cover. Even the bright yellow isnt bad. It stands out. The illustration and font for the title are cool. Reminds me of some horror game Ive played in the past like resident evil or silent hill.

I wasnt too sure about the title at first but after mulling it over Ive started to like The Thing in the Valley as a title.

Very cool.

bbarsh wrote:The module level range is 3-5 which means you can use it with he basic set or Expert set or Rules Cyc.
I am very undetermined regarding the BX thing. I need to settle on something...Always looking for a good idea out there....

Hmmm.  How about XB?

More-seriously, are you planning to straddle this "cross-over" levels range for most of the products, Bill?  If not, then I wouldn't worry too much about it, and just go with B or X or B-X, or perhaps something new like "TR" for transitional or "IN" for intermediate, or something like that.  (I don't actually like any of those suggestions, but hopefully they'll give you or someone else some better ideas).

Truthfully, I like BX better, but again, if you're not planning more of these cross-over level ranges, I'm not sure that the designation helps you much??

And, FWIW, I like the yellow, and the Thing.  I wouldn't mind seeing the yellow mellowed a little, but I like it as-is, too.

FormCritic wrote:I think the cover art is good but it gives up a major clue about the storyline...if I am right in my guess about the potrait behind the figure.  Dead giveaways on the cover art was one of my peeves with the old-school modules.

But it does remind of you of the old school stuff...

You are partly correct about the illustration but the impact on the adventure is secondary.

Like the logo not being central now..

RC standing for?  

RC standing for?

Probably "Rules Cyclopedia."

. wrote:Logo.
I like the swoosh. Dynamic and simple.
The frame and the dropshadow? I don't think work. Looks too much like it's trying to find a reason to alight with the text, and clashes with the main framed image for attention. The G seems a little odd without the S.
Did a sketch as soon as I saw the logo, and I'll PM you what your image brought to mind.

Great.
The frame and drop are just because I lack the proper software here at work to pull the logo separately. It will only be a P.

PM Sent

Thanks for the bump, ash. Been extremely busy with work and took a mini-vacation to NC last week. Babe Ruth Youth World Series Tournament was just this past weekend in western Michigan so I was gone again.

I will be back at work finishing up the loose ends over the next week or so and I should have it to printer by first week of August and on Lulu by same time.

I have also started layouts for next two modules. Prepubs will go out to a couple proofreaders in about three weeks. Volunteers??? I will post a thread as I get closer but one module is a re-write (cleaning) of a AD&D MDG tournament from 1979 and the other a more straight forward AD&D adventure (murder mystery). Titles are: The Lost Caravan and The Vampire's Curse. I reserve the right to change the second title - I really don't like it too much. Maybe a contest is in order....

By the way, thanks to everyone who has already commented. It is inspiring to get feedback - good and not so good