Lou Goncey

Listen I will buy at least the pdf hen it comes out and maybe even the actual book, but I gotta ask this question:

You are making this as a supplement for Magic World, correct? But Magic World is dead according to Chaosium. I mean, you can order it directly from them, for now, I guess until the supply is gone...

What are your thoughts on that?

I went ahead and bought the damn thing. It is set in the Starguard miniatures universe, which I do not know. You are rebuying the quick start rules for the BGB, so buyer beware. It is basically a post Star Wars space opera universe, with a collection of weapons and eqipuipment included. Have to read more in-depth to rate it further...

This pdf just popped up on DrivethruRPG. The pdf is supposed to be used by BRP. But what BRP do they mean? The Big Gold Book is the obvious choice. What is the deal here?

Good choice. Also try a copy of GURPS Psionics 3e. Fourth edition does not have a Psionics tome. I think it is all combined into powers...

Unless you just want to use the SCANNERS name to run a psychic game. In that case ignore my constant rambling and probably consult either PSIONICS:THE NEXT STAGE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION by End Transmission Games or THE 13TH LETTER by some Irish company (I believe). They are both pretty great games on the subject.

To be honest the only powers available in the BGB are Mental Blast, Mental Control, Mental Shield and Telepathy. Mental Shield I kind of question because a person could give a shot of ephemerol to the scanner and temporarily dampen his powers. The GM also would have to come up with a way that both Mental Blast, Mind Control and Telepathy could also work on computers. Also we need some kind of Possesion ability that will allow a scanner to take over another person entirely — kind of like the sleeves used in ALTERED CARBON but without a stack if you have seen that show.

To do SCANNERS justice, you have to figure out how you would handle the drug EPHEMEROL. The drug created the scanner from birth. Without the drug, the world becomes very hard to live in due to the bombardment of other people’s thoughts. But the drug can also be used to dampen a Scanners power to nothing.

interseting problem. Will have to think on it...

I will be purchasing THE CLOCKWORK PALACE tomorrow.

Awesome news.

One forum for Glorantha.  Tag specific mechanics threads like this: [13 Age], [RQ6], or [HQ].

If it gets outta hand, you can break off to sub forums later.

"How Chaosium decides to handle things is largely beside the point."

Quoted a second time for emphasis.  

i swear to god I was never doing a kickstarter again.  Then I read the thing about dueling over attributes and different skill rolls...Damn You!

I am in...

Southern Reaches.  Downloaded everything you have made.  Will definitely let you know how it went...

No further problems.  Just me being a newb with a new laptop.  Carry on.

Just saying, this is all amazing work. Just starting a campaign of MW this Sunday.

I could not get the download for the map pack for Ark -- it says the file is no longer there?

Any help?

Just wondering if there has been a firm release date on the release date of RIVERS OF HEAVEN?