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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 14:25:32
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I guess that's why the saying goes - "Nothing in life is for free." I tend to think that is everything except rain and snow, which are quite free and cold!
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Keravin
Seeker
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Posted - 19 Oct 2005 : 14:27:17
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 01:13:18
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I just took the plunge and bought four of these downloads... I got the 3 deity books and Cloak & Dagger. I picked those because I'd like to have them handy at work, too, and because I can print out the section on the Seldarine from Demihuman Deities, read it while on my trip, and not have to take the actual book.
I'm not impressed by the quality... Particularly Powers & Pantheons. The search function in that one is really spotty: while looking at a specific page, the search feature told me it couldn't find a word on that page. I had to try several times before the search function found a word. (My other three downloads seemed to not have this problem).
I'm not sure I like the "personalizing", either. Before you download the book, you have to personalize it. This means that on the top of every page (and on the bottom, too, in one of my downloads) is what I assume to be a transaction number (which follows the words "paizo.com"), the purchaser's name, the purchaser's address, and the date of purchase.
On flip side, the side claims there's no digital rights management on the files. And I did just successfully copy them to my SanDisk, so I can transfer them to work tomorrow... So that much is good. And the files remain available on the website, even after downloading them. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 03:51:10
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm not sure I like the "personalizing", either. Before you download the book, you have to personalize it. This means that on the top of every page (and on the bottom, too, in one of my downloads) is what I assume to be a transaction number (which follows the words "paizo.com"), the purchaser's name, the purchaser's address, and the date of purchase.
DriveThruRPG.com does the same thing.
I did some free downloads from there, and they have my name "Watermarked" on the bottom of each page. |
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 05 Feb 2006 : 16:26:48
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I recently downloaded C&D (even if I own the book) to include it in my searchable references.
I'm very disappointed with it because some parts of the text (with pictures near) are not recognized as text, therefore not included in the search.
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Matthus
Senior Scribe
Germany
393 Posts |
Posted - 22 May 2007 : 15:50:03
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Anybody tried to download lately?
Is there any improvement in the quality? Thanks for informations
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 22 May 2007 : 16:04:57
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I recently download the old "Black Box" for the RAVENLOFT setting... though it seems the quality is still "fair" at best.
There are a few slightly "off-center" images, and some of the text looks squashed in places... but otherwise, it's not too bad.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 22 May 2007 : 17:23:51
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Originally posted by Matthus
Anybody tried to download lately?
Is there any improvement in the quality? Thanks for informations
I recently downloaded the Monstrous Manual... I wasn't impressed with the quality, and I was even more irked when I realized I had a PDF of it, already! The main difference is that the PDF I had wasn't a scan -- it was one of the books available in RTF format on the Core Rules CD ROM. I had simply converted it to PDF. |
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 May 2007 : 18:19:52
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| I very much doubt the files available now have changed. The first batches of books converted to PDF are good quality, the later ones (rushed, one surmises) are bad quality, with inaccurately OCRed text sitting behind bitmaps. Most of the Realms sourcebooks fall into the good category, though many still suffer from too-low-resolution maps. |
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Matthus
Senior Scribe
Germany
393 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2007 : 10:46:35
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Thanks for the "update" - its seems that I'll have to wait until there is a good quality with paizo - if they will update one day 
At least I already collected al lot of the must have stuff. The goodies nice to have must wait then.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 29 May 2007 : 15:36:28
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Originally posted by Matthus
Thanks for the "update" - its seems that I'll have to wait until there is a good quality with paizo - if they will update one day
At least I already collected al lot of the must have stuff. The goodies nice to have must wait then.
I thought that WOTC ended the PDF program, so I doubt they'll ever get replaced with better copies..... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2007 : 17:43:34
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Matthus
Thanks for the "update" - its seems that I'll have to wait until there is a good quality with paizo - if they will update one day
At least I already collected al lot of the must have stuff. The goodies nice to have must wait then.
I thought that WOTC ended the PDF program, so I doubt they'll ever get replaced with better copies.....
Well, some of the newer stuff is available as pdfs...
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?cPath=159_596 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2007 : 00:40:37
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And WotC hinted earlier in the year that they may eventually be adding more of the previously published 3e material to online PDF catalogues. Of course, this was before the DRAGON/DUNGEON cancellation. Though, with WotC moving more toward online material and subscriptions, it's a definite possibility.
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Warrax
Learned Scribe
Canada
128 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2007 : 15:56:39
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 19 Sep 2007 : 07:23:32
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Not seeing the date of the first post in this thread you just sent me on a hopeful search after Volos guide to Baldur's Gate, Warrax. Slightly disappointed when I saw that Sages post was two years old  . |
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Warrax
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 19 Sep 2007 : 21:54:12
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Yeah, sorry; they've got his guides to the North, Cormyr, Dalelands, Sword Coast and All Things Magical.
No Baldur's Gate... :( |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2007 : 00:29:06
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Originally posted by Jorkens
Not seeing the date of the first post in this thread you just sent me on a hopeful search after Volos guide to Baldur's Gate, Warrax. Slightly disappointed when I saw that Sages post was two years old .
Aye. The Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II has, unfortunately, not made the transition to PDF. You could try nobleknight.com for printed copies however. 
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 26 Sep 2007 : 01:57:02
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Originally posted by The Sage
They've been hinting at this for a while now, but it seems paizo.com has updated their D&D PDF downloads catalogue. There's an assortment of other TSR PDF downloads as well...
Here's the link:- http://paizo.com/store/downloads/wizardsOfTheCoast
-- Note: I'll make this a sticky for the time being, for easy reference.
I just found this post. Thanks, Sage! My copy of Chainmail is long gone, and I'd happily spend four bucks for a pdf of it.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 04:44:35
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| I'm removing the adhesive from this particular scroll. It's been a "sticky" long enough for most scribes to be aware of the updates now. |
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