The chat discussions were actually me asking for opinions about including the appendices (I know all that stuff about ancient and medieval warfare, others might not, and knowing at least a little about it is essential to understanding why the Keoish navies won), checking some facts about that with Dethand (naval warfare is not my strong point), going over my ideas about the Toli being necromancers with Gary, and then tying it all together.
So anyone who was at the chats we discussed it all got a preview of those parts, plus some extra details about my design intent. :)