Back cover blurb

[ffutures]

Thought I'd take a break from the Serious Science to write the advertising section, small ads for Forgotten Futures and Diana WP, and the back cover blurb.

At the moment the back corer blurb is this:

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From the Creator of Forgotten Futures and Diana: Warrior Princess

Imagine a world of two dimensions and plane geometry, in which the very idea of height is considered insanity and the darkest heresy. Where the only thing that matters is the straightness of your sides and the regularity of your angles. Where the slightest deviation from the norm can lead to arrest, imprisonment, and even execution.

Welcome to Flatland.

THE ORIGINAL

FLATLAND

ROLE PLAYING GAME
BY MARCUS L ROWLAND

BASED ON FLATLAND BY EDWIN A. ABBOTT

THE ORIGINAL FLATLAND ROLE PLAYING GAME expands material originally published as part of the Forgotten Futures CD-ROM, completely rewritten with new adventures and adventure outlines, new colour illustrations, and new background material. It includes complete rules for the setting, three adventures and three adventure outlines, three pages of colour cut out character figures, and much more.

Whether your adventures take you to the criminal underground of The State and an encounter with legendary gang leader “Scarside” Al Gebra, across the border to Polygonia and an attempt to rescue Mad King Euclid, or into the highest reaches of politics and diplomacy with Higher Figures, there’s something here for you. Best of all, by buying this game you’re supporting charity.

ALL OF THE AUTHOR’S INCOME FROM THIS GAME WILL BE DONATED TO
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES (DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS)

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The illustrations on the back cover are the "Flatland" logo from the front cover picture of the original book, replacing the text in the title above, and two flatlanders, one to either side; a triangle with a sword, and "Scarside" Al Gebra as posted yesterday.

The font isn't particularly large; does this seem sufficient, or should I add more?

Comments

[lawbag.livejournal.com]

one of the key things I look for on the blurb on the back is for it to

tell me a little of what makes this game special over and above any other role-playing game that is out there,

whats makes a session of Flatland different from what I'm playing now,

just something to make me buzz with interest...

[silly-dan.livejournal.com]

Nitpick: how can a two-dimensional realm have an underground? (Not that I can come up with a better word, mind you.)

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Hinterland? Community?

[dsample.livejournal.com]

How about background?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've gone with "criminal classes"

[dsample.livejournal.com]

Also, phrases like "highest reaches" and "Higher Figures" are 3 dimensional metaphors.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Blast - though I think that Abbot does it too!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

How about

"or into the glamorous world of politics and diplomacy with the multi-faceted polygons of the aristocracy,"

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

If you start the layour as

THE
ORIGINAL

and fiddle with the font sizes as necessary then the title blurb will be a triangle.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It doesn't really work - the Flatland logo has to be quite big to be readable, on screen and on paper "The Original" and "Role playing game" are both a little narrower.