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Message no. 1
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: [OT] Re:Game systems (Was: Re: Yet another crossoverpossibility
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:22:29 -0700
Lady Jestyr wrote:
>
> And, for what it's worth, people - the fact that LUG has just been bought
> out by WOTC means that the LUG games will be being converted to WOTC's new
> flagship mechanics system, the D20 system (a variant of which is used for
> 3E D&D, which is incidentally very impressive; I like it a lot). So if you

Decipher just purchased the license to create Star Trek RPGs. So as of
January 1st, 2001, WotC or LUG won't have access to the properties.

You can read about it on
http://www.decipher.com/newsflash/2000/08/081200newsreleaseA.html

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Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
Listowner: Aberrants_Worldwide, Fading_Suns_Games, TrinityRPG
"Atlantic City is Oz envisioned by used car salesmen and pimps."
http://www.teleport.com/~xenya | --Rick Glumsky, Celtic Filth
Message no. 2
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: [OT] Re:Game systems (Was: Re: Yet another crossover possibility
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:24:20 -0700
DemonPenta@***.com wrote:
>
> Actually, if you've noticed...Trek hasn't been much better. They are
> RAPIDLY approaching the year-late mark on the Andorian sourcebook, FWIW.

What are you talking about? The Andorian sourcebook has been out for
several months now.

--
Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
Listowner: Aberrants_Worldwide, Fading_Suns_Games, TrinityRPG
"Atlantic City is Oz envisioned by used car salesmen and pimps."
http://www.teleport.com/~xenya | --Rick Glumsky, Celtic Filth
Message no. 3
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: [OT] Re:Game systems (Was: Re: Yet another crossoverpossibility
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:25:40 -0700
Lady Jestyr wrote:
>
> d20 is a level-based system. As far as I'm aware, that is not a negotiable
> premise.

Actually, Ryan Dancey has said that as far as he's concerned, the three
core aspects of D20 do not include class and level.

> While they may not be called levels, in any particular implementation of
> d20, the basic intention is the same.

Likely, true.

But there won't be a D20 Trek at this point, unless Decipher wants to do
such a thing.

--
Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
Listowner: Aberrants_Worldwide, Fading_Suns_Games, TrinityRPG
"Atlantic City is Oz envisioned by used car salesmen and pimps."
http://www.teleport.com/~xenya | --Rick Glumsky, Celtic Filth
Message no. 4
From: Deirdre M. Brooks xenya@********.com
Subject: [OT] Re:Game systems (Was: Re: Yet another crossoverpossibility
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:19:19 -0700
Patrick Goodman wrote:
>
> From: Deirdre M. Brooks
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:22 PM
>
> >Decipher just purchased the license to create Star Trek RPGs.
> >So as of January 1st, 2001, WotC or LUG won't have access to
> >the properties.
>
> Well, shit. I guess this means that LUG's never going to release the
> Cardassian and Klingon books. That's too bad, as I was really looking
> forward to those and the Mirror Universe book. Oh, well....

I was especially looking forward to Final Frontiers and specifically my
own take on Khan Noonian Singh's history and the reactions that would
net. I am not happy with Trek hopping around like a damned Mexican
jumping bean.

--
Deird'Re M. Brooks | xenya@********.com | cam#9309026
Listowner: Aberrants_Worldwide, Fading_Suns_Games, TrinityRPG
"Atlantic City is Oz envisioned by used car salesmen and pimps."
http://www.teleport.com/~xenya | --Rick Glumsky, Celtic Filth

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