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Post by Kit on Feb 12, 2010 17:01:53 GMT
Hullo, Corone, That is a damn fine idea. I'm now rather enthused about trying a convention scenario where you are all Daleks trying to do a mission. Putting something like the Cult of Skaro together for a convention game would be a lot of fun. That *is* a damn fine idea, mate!  And to be honest, when you write the scenario, I want a copy! <cheeky g> Same here. Though, everyone playing a Dalek might be a bit limiting. Perhaps it needs to add in some RoboMen, Ogrons, or Pig Slaves. |
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Post by Corone on Feb 12, 2010 18:35:53 GMT
Speaking of convention scenarios, any chance of us getting to see your Sally Sparrow adventure? Well, good news/bad news there. Dom was interested in doing it properly, so it may well see a proper release with nice glossy sheets etc. The bad news is that it means I can't just post it up. Mind you, I've had a pile of stuff for Who and Victoriana pile up so it'll be a while before I finish writing it up properly anyway. But it shall be done! Hullo, Corone, That is a damn fine idea. I'm now rather enthused about trying a convention scenario where you are all Daleks trying to do a mission. Putting something like the Cult of Skaro together for a convention game would be a lot of fun. That *is* a damn fine idea, mate! And to be honest, when you write the scenario, I want a copy! <cheeky g> Absolutely, I'll have to sort something out for next Dragonmeet at least. |
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Post by Corone on Feb 12, 2010 18:39:47 GMT
While I won't be caught dead letting a player play an adipose, I do want to comment here that I find it interesting that the game doesn't have a Small and a Giant Trait. You would have thought these would have been obvious traits for DW: AiTaS. So what do you give Small? A -2 bonus to Defense, and a -1 to Strength? But they are so cute! :-) Personally I'd steer away from stat modifications. I'd prefer to limit them. Say 'Your strength can be no more than 1" Having said that, perhaps these would be traits you could use to spend character points on attributes in a different way. So you buy Giant you get a strength point and the advantage of being tall. Problem is, small and tall both have advantages and disadvantages so not sure where they fit. Tricky one. |
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Post by skagra on Feb 12, 2010 23:06:09 GMT
Interesting. Does your daughter want to play a little Adipose?.. ...I wonder what adult Adipose look like There was an Adipose in the bar where Jack was drinking in End Of Time. It was small and cute, but I assume it was either an adult or had a very good fake ID. Psychic paper? ...I won't be caught dead letting a player play an adipose... You don't have any daughters, do you?  Personally I'd steer away from stat modifications. I'd prefer to limit them. That would be my inclination. It would let her save points for gadgets, which I think she'll need. Still, I going to try holding out for A&C and see what that book says about it. Besides, I'm assuming that the rules for creating aliens and monsters in the Aliens & Creatures box set will be for creating beasties and the like for your game, not to create player characters based on alien beasties and creatures... That's incorrect. This is from the product description: |
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Post by Craig Oxbrow on Feb 13, 2010 0:51:39 GMT
Interesting. Does your daughter want to play a little Adipose? [the plush Adipose are probably the most adorable DW merchandise item ever] I wonder what adult Adipose look like It isn't canon, but Russell The Davies wanted to have a fifteen-foot adult Adipose in a group-shot of monsters at the Shadow Proclamation in The Stolen earth, as illustrated by him in The Writers Tale. Which would get around the need for a "small" Trait. |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 13, 2010 15:35:34 GMT
Hullo, Kit, Hullo, Corone, That *is* a damn fine idea, mate! And to be honest, when you write the scenario, I want a copy! <cheeky g> Same here. Though, everyone playing a Dalek might be a bit limiting. Perhaps it needs to add in some RoboMen, Ogrons, or Pig Slaves. I'm not sure about this... after all, if I was going to sign up for a convention game where I knew that Daleks were player characters, I might be hesitant to go in if I might end up playing Robo-men, Ogrons, or Pig slaves (still hate the last ones, to be honest). Playing a Dalek for a one-off game would be just rad and cool! |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 13, 2010 15:40:22 GMT
Hullo, Corone, Speaking of convention scenarios, any chance of us getting to see your Sally Sparrow adventure? Well, good news/bad news there. Dom was interested in doing it properly, so it may well see a proper release with nice glossy sheets etc. The bad news is that it means I can't just post it up. Mind you, I've had a pile of stuff for Who and Victoriana pile up so it'll be a while before I finish writing it up properly anyway. But it shall be done! This is a damn shame, Corone, as I was so looking forward to seeing the scenario and possibly running it as a demo of the game at comic book shoppes and the like here in Ottawa. Tell Dom that we want it asap! JohnK wrote:That *is* a damn fine idea, mate! And to be honest, when you write the scenario, I want a copy! <cheeky g> Absolutely, I'll have to sort something out for next Dragonmeet at least.[/quote] Well, that's terrific...but I won't be at Dragonmeet, mate.  Hmm, I know...I'm volunteering to act as a playtester for the scenario when you've got something ready! <g> |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 13, 2010 15:47:09 GMT
Hullo, Corone, While I won't be caught dead letting a player play an adipose, I do want to comment here that I find it interesting that the game doesn't have a Small and a Giant Trait. You would have thought these would have been obvious traits for DW: AiTaS. So what do you give Small? A -2 bonus to Defense, and a -1 to Strength? But they are so cute! :-) Cute is a relative thing...and my goddaughter wants to play one, but only for the "can you squish them between your fingers?" concept. And for the record, she has a plushie adipose toy or whatever they were called, 'cause I bought her one for her birthday one year. Personally I'd steer away from stat modifications. I'd prefer to limit them. Say 'Your strength can be no more than 1" Having said that, perhaps these would be traits you could use to spend character points on attributes in a different way. So you buy Giant you get a strength point and the advantage of being tall. Problem is, small and tall both have advantages and disadvantages so not sure where they fit. Tricky one. The thing is a Giant character would be easier to hit, whereas a Small character would be harder to hit. So that needs to be reflected in the Traits, which would be meant to simulate creatures and beings that fall outside the...normal size parameters. I wouldn't give an Ice Warrior Giant or even a toned-down Large Trait, for example, but Kroll needs a Giant Trait magnified how many times? Add to that the fact that in theory the Giant character should be somewhat harder to kill, whereas the Small character should be somewhat easier to kill, and there's the real rub, since the game system doesn't use Wounds, Hit Points, etc. (Hmm, how did the old UNIVERSE SF RPG handle this?) We've already talked about the Strength issue, and that would automatically increase damage inflicted, so that's already covered. Anyway, makes me wonder if these will be added in as new Traits when the Aliens and Creatures supplement comes out... |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 13, 2010 16:00:32 GMT
Hullo, Skagra, You don't have any daughters, do you? Not as far as I know. However, I do have my goddaughter. See my previous response to Corone about the plushie adipose that I bought her. That's incorrect. This is from the product description: As far as I'm concerned, this remains to be seen. In my experience with various game systems that handle this element, systems that give rules for creating beasties and creatures as well as converting them to player characters make for a poor mix. And think about this...that implies that these rules *will* allow you to play a Dalek in future. That said, of course, we'll just have to wait and see what happens and what comes out. I'm hoping the delay is because there will be additional Classic monster material in the box set now... <crossing fingers> |
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Post by da professor on Feb 20, 2010 10:32:34 GMT
In the meantime we'll just have to make up our own or ste..er...borrow from other sources. I would prefer the real deal, but needs must and all that.
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Post by drnate on Feb 20, 2010 20:32:46 GMT
The Aliens & Creatures boxed set is delayed. I hope this doesn't bode ill for the game. A game, especially a licensed one, needs sales to make money to justify the company paying for the license. When the time comes for a new contract, someone may decide it isn't worth the expenditure, if that party isn't making enough money from the deal. But, enough worry. I also would like to play a Dalek. Probably not for long, maybe 3-5 adventures. I'd like an opportunity to explore a Dalek who can't bring himself to behave the way Daleks are expected to behave, but also can't overcome some of his baser instincts. What's an alien to do? A cat person seems a bit generic for me, but I wouldn't mind an adventure or three playing as Thomas Kincade Brannigan, Hero of New Earth! And, sign me up for an Adipose PC, I'll be the drunk one that fell off the bar in The End of Time. |
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Post by Curufea on Feb 20, 2010 21:27:53 GMT
Hence my reasoning behind the creation of a Drupal website to store all these things Although it needs more work to make it nice to look at. matrix.curufea.com |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 21, 2010 16:14:50 GMT
Hullo, drnate, The Aliens & Creatures boxed set is delayed. I hope this doesn't bode ill for the game. A game, especially a licensed one, needs sales to make money to justify the company paying for the license. When the time comes for a new contract, someone may decide it isn't worth the expenditure, if that party isn't making enough money from the deal. The delay in the product is likely to do with the licensing agreement with the BBC, and the Beeb PTB requesting changes to material contained therein or some such. The only mistake made by Cubicle 7 was probably announcing the product for that date, since there was always the possibility that the early products in the line might be delayed for exactly these reasons. For now, I would think there's nothing to worry about, methinks. |
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Post by Dom on Feb 22, 2010 9:57:20 GMT
Sorry for the delay! It's nothing to worry about, beyond the timing. I'll let you know when the release date is a roughly confirmed - when we have a shipping timetable.
Thanks for your patience!
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Post by JohnK on Feb 22, 2010 15:31:05 GMT
Hullo, Dom, Hey, it's about time you joined the forums, Dom. Great to have one of the C7 folks here, especially one who can pass on to us the latest news and all! Sorry for the delay! It's nothing to worry about, beyond the timing. I'll let you know when the release date is a roughly confirmed - when we have a shipping timetable. Thanks for your patience! Dom Thank *you* for letting us know about this, and trust me when I say this, we're all waiting with held breath for the announcement of the release of Aliens and Creatures. Great to have you here, Dom. |
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Post by Dom on Feb 23, 2010 11:20:29 GMT
Thanks John! It's nice to be here |
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Post by JohnK on Feb 23, 2010 16:16:38 GMT
Hullo, Dom, Thanks John! It's nice to be here A pleasure for us, too. A bit more contact and "voice" from the folks at C7 here is a good thing. |
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Post by traveller61 on Feb 23, 2010 20:07:15 GMT
Hullo, Dom, Thanks John! It's nice to be here A pleasure for us, too. A bit more contact and "voice" from the folks at C7 here is a good thing. So say we all !!! Oops ... wrong series  ;D DW |
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Post by Bob the Rutan on Mar 11, 2010 12:11:50 GMT
Amazon US sent an emAil out to pre-orders today stating the delivery of "Aliens" would occur between 29 March and 6 April.
Hopefully, that's fact andnot guesswork.
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Post by Trevellian on Mar 27, 2010 0:21:52 GMT
Knowing Amazon's record on this sort of thing, it's almost certainly guesswork I'm afraid :-(
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Post by skagra on Mar 27, 2010 13:41:38 GMT
The news blurb on the home page changed form "coming March" to "delayed". I hope it's a short delay. |
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Post by kaemaril on Mar 27, 2010 14:28:30 GMT
The news blurb on the home page changed form "coming March" to "delayed". I hope it's a short delay. Rulebook ... delayed. First supplement ... delayed (and, worryingly, no updated release date?) I hope this isn't the beginning of a trend |
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Post by JohnK on Mar 27, 2010 15:58:53 GMT
Hullo, skagra, The news blurb on the home page changed form "coming March" to "delayed". I hope it's a short delay. Yeah, I saw this too in the news blurb, and am quite distressed about this. First the rulebook was delayed, now this supplement delayed for the second time. I hope this doesn't become a trend with the books, but I suspect it has a lot to do with the BBC license and all that. Or perhaps that it will now have some material from Classic Who, since the restrictions were lifted on that and the license now allows for Classic Who material. Hopefully one of the folks from Cubicle 7 will address this here, and tell us what's going on. |
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Post by kaemaril on Mar 27, 2010 17:18:18 GMT
Hullo, skagra, The news blurb on the home page changed form "coming March" to "delayed". I hope it's a short delay. Yeah, I saw this too in the news blurb, and am quite distressed about this. First the rulebook was delayed, now this supplement delayed for the second time. I hope this doesn't become a trend with the books, but I suspect it has a lot to do with the BBC license and all that. Or perhaps that it will now have some material from Classic Who, since the restrictions were lifted on that and the license now allows for Classic Who material. Hopefully one of the folks from Cubicle 7 will address this here, and tell us what's going on. Well, if you think having classic material might be what led to any delays, it's not looking good for Defending the Earth, currently scheduled for an April release ... Call me overly pessimistic if you will, but I predict a delay there, too. Hope I'm wrong, though. |
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Post by skagra on Mar 27, 2010 21:30:31 GMT
Although I'd love to have more source books right away, I can handle delays (patience is a virtue).
Cancellation, on the other hand, is far more ominous. As long as the delays don't foreshadow possible cancellations and/or general poor health and struggling of the game, I am content to wait. Sort of. Mostly.
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Post by JohnK on Mar 27, 2010 22:21:23 GMT
Hullo, Kaemaril, Yeah, I saw this too in the news blurb, and am quite distressed about this. First the rulebook was delayed, now this supplement delayed for the second time. I hope this doesn't become a trend with the books, but I suspect it has a lot to do with the BBC license and all that. Or perhaps that it will now have some material from Classic Who, since the restrictions were lifted on that and the license now allows for Classic Who material. Hopefully one of the folks from Cubicle 7 will address this here, and tell us what's going on. Well, if you think having classic material might be what led to any delays, it's not looking good for Defending the Earth, currently scheduled for an April release ... Call me overly pessimistic if you will, but I predict a delay there, too. Hope I'm wrong, though. Given the two delays now on Aliens and Creatures, I don't expect the UNIT book any time in the April/May windows, and we may see that pushed back to June or even July. While I like to hope that the delay has been to add material from the Classic period to the book, I actually think it's the licensing with the BBC, with the replies and turnaround taking so much time. Of course, there are more ominous reasons that we could come up with. Still, I am a bit perturbed at the news, and slightly upset. abou this. Ah, well... |
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Post by kaemaril on Mar 27, 2010 23:59:25 GMT
Cancellation, on the other hand, is far more ominous. As long as the delays don't foreshadow possible cancellations and/or general poor health and struggling of the game, I am content to wait. Sort of. Mostly. Not much chance of that. Everything we've heard from C7 is that the game is doing very well for them, and with extra interest almost a certainty once the new season starts ... |
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Post by skagra on Mar 28, 2010 14:53:51 GMT
While I like to hope that the delay has been to add material from the Classic period to the book, I actually think it's the licensing with the BBC, with the replies and turnaround taking so much time. That would make sense, given the change in actor and branding. But I concede it's probably in the games best interest to have the images coincide with the current erra of the program. Still, I am a bit perturbed at the news, and slightly upset. about this. Ah, well... Yeah. I only got the game late February, and was so keen for A&C I was tempted to delay gaming until it arrived. My players were far too eager to delay, but I'd still prefer to have that source book before finalising any alien characters they make. (I'd also like the UNIT book before running a UNIT adventure, if possible). So yeah, I share your disappointment. |
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Post by JohnK on Mar 29, 2010 15:11:18 GMT
Hullo, skagra, While I like to hope that the delay has been to add material from the Classic period to the book, I actually think it's the licensing with the BBC, with the replies and turnaround taking so much time. That would make sense, given the change in actor and branding. But I concede it's probably in the games best interest to have the images coincide with the current erra of the program. While this is certainly true, it does create a bit of a hole in the game's market share at the moment, given that there hasn't been a product or any news on the game material since January. Of course, with the convention season just around the corner, it's possible that all these products will be coming out at conventions. (Sad for me, since I won't be at any of the conventions!) Add to this the fact that I don't do PayPal, and.... Still, I am a bit perturbed at the news, and slightly upset. about this. Ah, well... Yeah. I only got the game late February, and was so keen for A&C I was tempted to delay gaming until it arrived. My players were far too eager to delay, but I'd still prefer to have that source book before finalising any alien characters they make. (I'd also like the UNIT book before running a UNIT adventure, if possible). So yeah, I share your disappointment. hahaha I've been running a UNIT campaign since February, and I was hoping by now that the UNIT supplement, Defending the Earth, would be out by now. But that said, I was hoping to see the Aliens and Creatures supplement before I created any more really weird or radical creatures for the game, as...well, never mind, patience is a virtue and all that. |
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Post by bobmani on Mar 31, 2010 20:16:13 GMT
IMO the delay of Alien & Creatures is due to the new series starting on 3rd April 2010. Mid-season The Weeping Angels of Old (Blink) return and are suppose to be deadlier than before.
My reasoning is that 'the powers that be' don't want many spoilers on what these 'Angels' can now do.
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And to be honest, when you write the scenario, I want a copy! <cheeky g>
Hmm, I know...I'm volunteering to act as a playtester for the scenario when you've got something ready! <g>
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