Pnick Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Do we have a release date yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggnogisgood Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Was there anything in the tweet about incorporating the errata, clarifying the things that have been confusing people, etc.? In not, I'll probably wait for a new edition, myself. Same here. BRP is a superb system, but let-down by the current typos and rule contradictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Unfortunately, I cannot release BRP Mecha yet. It would be a great promotion to have something hard sci-fi to go with BRP alongside the usual fantasy and historical. But playtest is only 25% complete, and some rules need further elaboration. Rosen, you made my day with this info. I did not see it until now, but NOW I am very excited about it. So tell us, when is "BRP Mecha" available? Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Same here. BRP is a superb system, but let-down by the current typos and rule contradictions. Hm, I must have missed these contradictions. Is there an example? Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggnogisgood Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Here's one from the combat chapter: p192. "Unless countered with a spectacular parry, a critical attack result always ignores armor,..." p193. Attack and defense matrix (Critical attack/Success parry or dodge) - "...Defenders armour value subtracted from damage..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ah, ok. I never use the Attack and defense matrix, so that's why I missed that one. Overall, I think BRP does not have that many errors and contradictions - I have seen much worse. In fact, I like the way they repeat the rules over and over again, so in many cases you do not need to cross-check throughout the hole rule book and search for that one rule ... Anyway. Maybe if Chaosium receives a complete errata, they will incorporate it into the next printing. Same for the GM screen. I bet they would offer it, if somebody would send one to them. For me, the reference tables at the end of the book are enough, and I also uploaded the most referenced tables in the downloads section. With these, everybody can make his own GM screen. I found it very hard to do a good one, because it's just too much to place on it and it differs a lot from setting to setting. I bet whatever GM screen they would put out, someone would still complain that it is "incomplete". Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narl Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I see here: http://www.chaosium.com/article.php?story_id=479 That the hardcover is 384 pages, while the softcover is 400. Wonder what is being left out? Maybe the reference stuff in the back? Quote 129/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric L. Webb Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I see here: http://www.chaosium.com/article.php?story_id=479 That the hardcover is 384 pages, while the softcover is 400. Wonder what is being left out? Maybe the reference stuff in the back? thats what i was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 p384 would be the back of the Character Sheet - which would make sense in a way. If they do that, I hope they put out a free PDF for the Reference section then. Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 They could also be tightening it up a bit. Thumbing thru it, I see areas that could yield some space (slight reduction in sub-heads, placing text onto a grid, a bit less space in the stat blocks, etc.). Anyone know what the body is in the BGB? It kindof looks like 9/11 (traditionally a Charlie Favorite), but other places look a bit different. Also, I wonder if errata is going to be in-text. Perhaps we need to invoke Jason! SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 errata would be wonderful ... As far as tightening up goes: I don't think they will do it. It's a huge amount of work to do that, all the page renumbering, etc. If they do, I would be very impressed - but on the other side I would like to see them putting that time into some other product (Monograph or setting). Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 errata would be wonderful ... As far as tightening up goes: I don't think they will do it. It's a huge amount of work to do that, all the page renumbering, etc. If they do, I would be very impressed - but on the other side I would like to see them putting that time into some other product (Monograph or setting). Not necessarily. Depending on how the files for the current soft back are structured it might be possible to save some space by adjusting sections of the whole. Mind, since page 384 in the current book is actually the Resistance table (the page numbering does actually go from the frontispiece in the hard copy, where as the PDF counts the cover), it could well be that the remainder of the reference tables are being excluded, perhaps for release as a separate PDF and / or maybe as a book of useful tables to include in a BRP GM's screen? Well, I can dream... Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnick Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does Chaosium actually have a presence on this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 @ Pnic: I do not think so. I have never seen Chaosium answering any questions on this forum, and I am not aware of any official one. But that does not mean they do not read this forum. Maybe not as a regular visitor, but occasionally I bet they do (I once got an answer from Dustin that implies at least he is aware of this website). Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Nick Nacario has IIRC posted here, I think as NickofChaosium, but not in any official capacity... and the last activity was in 2009. Cheers, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifletraxor Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Charlie is a member, he's only been by once. SGL. Quote Ef plest master, this mighty fine grub! 116/420. High Priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Not surprising. Charlie is much more comfortable with a layout board, mag-card output, and an xacto knife than he is with keyboard and mouse! SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Charlie pinged me yesterday to check my current address, and apparently a mysterious package is en route to me via USPS. If it's what I think it is, I'll post pictures. Unfortunately, it's scheduled to arrive tomorrow (Friday), which may mean that I don't see it until Sunday evening, as I'll be in Houston at Owlcon from Friday afternoon through late Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianniVacca Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Jason... WE WANTS DA PIKCHAAAAS!!!! Quote 「天朝大國」，https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/92874/celestial-empire 很有意思: http://celestialempire.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I was literally a half-hour outside Austin on Friday afternoon when my wife called to say I'd gotten a package from Chaosium. She opened it and described it to me. When I got home late Sunday, I was so tired I just didn't notice it sitting on the middle of my desk. I think I just assumed it was a softcover copy. I have it now in the office. Sam has oohed and aahed over it. I'll post some pictures tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I see here: http://www.chaosium.com/article.php?story_id=479 That the hardcover is 384 pages, while the softcover is 400. Wonder what is being left out? Maybe the reference stuff in the back? That looks like a mistake. The pagination of the hardcover matches the softcover exactly. 400 pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'll post some pictures tonight. So it's a week later. My apologies for the blurriness of the images. I was in a hurry and only had my cellphone camera handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Ooh, shiny! Well, that's another chunk from the next pay packet gone... Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanszurcher Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Very nice! My palms are all sweaty. -Hans Quote I don`t play monsters. I play men besieged by fate and out for revenge. ~Vincent Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kairos Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I'm now jealous of A) BRP hardcover and your apparently immaculate office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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