RE: [DL] Future books (PEG) (LONG)

["Roy Spence" <roy.ster@virgin.net>]

>     That's a project I've sort of been tinkering with for a
> long time that I
> call "Cowboys & Cultists" (though there aren't actually any
> cultists in it ;)
> ). The basic idea was to produce a hodge-podge book that
> would cover a lot of
> subjects that people want to know about, but which don't
> merit an entire book
> of their own. Each subject would get its own chapter. Some of
> the subjects I
> want to cover are horses, cowboys and cattle drives,
> railroads, mining,
> muckrakers, forts and soldiers, telegraphy, and perhaps espionage.
>     Unfortunately, the problem with this book is that it
> requires an awful
> lot of research to write each chapter, making it a
> time-intensive project.
> So, in light of all the other things I have to do, I haven't
> gotten very far
> with it -- I've only written the horses chapter ("Saddle
> Up!") so far. Until
> I have the chance to make some more progress, I don't have
> much to dangle in
> front of Shane to tempt him to publish it. ;)

This is the kind of book that can be hard to stir up enthusiasm for as it's
generally viewed as being too piecey to be of much good.  Yet, in other
games I've often found that it ends up invaluable for interesting snippets
of information that enhances the whole feel of your game.

Best of luck,

Roy