Jarulf Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I really, really want to play this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I like that - though I prefer the picture on the web site Is it my browsers or is that picture incredibly dark? Cheers, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarulf Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Very dark for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Is it my browsers or is that picture incredibly dark? Cheers, Nick Hi Nick, hi all, Looks like I have some work to do! The image on the Chronicles website was actually intended purely as a background placeholder image while we sorted out the cover - which is why it's dark. Now that things are moving at last I think I might have to start doing some updates! BTW, Dustin does have a follow-on module for Chronicles which I believe may be more or less ready to go. After that, subject to demand, there may be campaign packs, sourcebooks, a players guide, etc Cheers, Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Peterson Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Very intriguing. I might have to pick this up. The cover image, and the background description reminded me both of Barsoom and HPL's Dreamlands. Definitely pluses, in my book. (As a side-note: I'm halfway through A Princess of Mars, which is my introduction to Burroughs. Inspiring stuff). I'm very tempted to run a John Carter-esque campaign, with 'travelers' from the 1920s or 30s 'crossing over' to a science fantasy world. I wonder if CoFE would do the trick? I think everybody's right Can I throw "Zothique" into the mix too? And maybe a hint of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Hawkmoon, Lovecraft's Dreamlands, Tekumel, Byzantium, and Leigh Brackett? And, in a *very* bizarre way, the original Planet of the Apes movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarulf Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 CotFE does sound like a great setting. For a more Jogn Carter type of thing there's also Interplanetary and the original thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzunder Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Jeez! My POW is utterly overcome, I shall be buying this in a flash.. I adore this kind of fantasy (but with SF roots) stuff. I've wanted to get some of Sarah's work for a while (I didn't go for Starblazer so Mindjammer was a no no) so this is going to be my chance. An excellent choice for Chaosium, it riffs off so many similar games from the past and yet also introduces new elements and new ideas and settings. Done.. I am sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorax Transtellaris Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 So, any details with regard to the rules you're supposed to use for the game? I like my BRP as light as possible (CoC is about as crunchy as it gets for me) so too much "crunch and clunk" might still turn me off this game, though the setting sounds excellent. Quote RPGbericht (Dutch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 So, any details with regard to the rules you're supposed to use for the game? I like my BRP as light as possible (CoC is about as crunchy as it gets for me) so too much "crunch and clunk" might still turn me off this game, though the setting sounds excellent. Hi Vorax, I always assume everyone plays BRP their own way (I know I do), so there's no particular subset of rules you're 'supposed' to use. Instead, I've furnished things like stat blocks with all the extra bits you *might* need, with no expectation you'll actually use them. So, the stat blocks provide hit locations, strike ranks, fatigue points, *and* major wounds, for you to use or ignore as you see fit. I guess the main exception to the above is the BRP Sorcery rules: they form the heart of the powers used by Urth's temples, so the book will be more readily usable if you use them. Regarding complexity, though, IMHO you'll be fine using the 'Cthulhu subset' of the BRP rules Hope that helps! Cheers, Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Peterson Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I stumbled by Chaosium's site at lunch today and noticed some additions to the CoFE product listing. (At least, I don't remember seeing them before). Chaosium states that CoFE will be in stock on January 3rd. Also, there are a couple maps to view. The regional map looks quite a bit like the Iberian Peninsula. Is "Future Earth" Spain-Portugal the main focus of CoFE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I stopped by Chaosium last week and picked up a copy of CoFE. It's very nice looking, though I've not had time to digest it all. I'd describe it as sort of Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" mashed up with Moorcock's "Hawkmoon" stories. Looks very slick from what I've skimmed so far. Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 The regional map looks quite a bit like the Iberian Peninsula. Is "Future Earth" Spain-Portugal the main focus of CoFE? I was speaking with Sarah about the same thing a few days ago. It is indeed based on the geography of the Iberian Peninsula. However, the setting resembles modern Spain/Portugal about as much as modern California resembles paleolithic coastal dwelling communities. It's hundreds of thousands of years in the future, when our world isn't even a source of legend any more. Our world is nothing more than distant, ancestral memory. Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorax Transtellaris Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Well, according to Chaosium's site this is going to be available starting tomorrow... Quote RPGbericht (Dutch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narl Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I stopped by Chaosium last week and picked up a copy of CoFE. Can you actually stop by their office and buy stuff? Or was that by special arrangement? I'm in California for business a few times a year and would be cool to stop by. I hope to be ordering my copy of CoFE tomorrow. Quote 129/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Can you actually stop by their office and buy stuff? Or was that by special arrangement? I'm in California for business a few times a year and would be cool to stop by. I hope to be ordering my copy of CoFE tomorrow. Zomben has special privileges in that regard. SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famouswolf Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 This looks interesting, esp. to an old reader of the works of such writers as Vance and Shea, Smith and Brackett like myself. Is there a possibility that some tidbits could be revealed while we wait in anticipation, such as a table of contents and/or some artwork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbcreighton Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 see page for maps and more info: http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=5164 Quote I use fantasygrounds.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramone Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I wonder if Chaosium will release it as PDF download? I was wanting to get PDF version for iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famouswolf Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I saw the maps. They made me want to know more. Besides, you can't read the legends on the city map. Good teaser, however I want to be teased again...the table of contents would do. Speaking of which, they are apparently future Spain...and Cordova? I forget where Cordova is in modern times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famouswolf Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I went and looked at a map of Spain. Bingo. Nice naming. I want this, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrywith1e Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 From the thread title- why is this project 4? I have a copy reserved at my local comic/game shop. Best one in Minnesota. The Source. Can't wait! Quote Wave your geekflag high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentorange Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 There was a list of projects that Chaosium were working on in part of Dustin's blog on their site.This just happened to be Project 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrywith1e Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Just found out that my local shop won't be getting these for probably another three weeks. Anyone else seeing that kind of delay or is it on the shelves elsewhere? Quote Wave your geekflag high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famouswolf Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I asked two around here (Seattle) and both said around the 24th of this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Picked up my copy in Travelling Man in York (UK) today. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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