| From: | GRANITE <granite@**.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: sidebars and trainingwheels -Reply |
| Date: | Mon, 09 Sep 1996 22:15:55 -0700 |
> Not to be picky but most of those books are "Source
> books" not "rule books". The only real rule book is
> the original SR2 book. All the rest are expansions,
> additions and clarifications to the main book.
>
Well there goes another nit..hurry grab it..Oops, sorry..my sarcasm leaked
out there for a second..If a *source* book has even 1 rule in it I call it a
*rule* book as these books contain rules..As for the original I refer to that
one as the *core* rule book..as it contains the core system of rules the
gaming universe is built upon..and what are all these expansions,
clarifications and additions..but expansions, clarifications and additions to
the *rules*...
> But how do you as a GM know
> which of the comments are true and which are fake?
I read them all..not discounting anything until I find a conflict of some
sort..Then something has to go..I make a not of some sort and go on [this
keeps me consistant]..if a sidebar comment sounds as though the poster is
unsure..it goes on the I doubt it list..Until I run into something that
forces the issue..
> I generally look to see how much
> information is in the book before I buy.
Not a bad idea..I however, have this afliction..I am..well I'm a
collecter..there I said it..I cannot help the urge to buy everything until I
have the whole set..The biggest reason I stay away from Magic cards, I might
add..I would go broke trying to get all of the stupid things..So, anyway, I
end up with even the cruddiest if the supplements....
> If I had a decker in the
> group I would buy VR2.
I haven't read the whole thing yet..But so far I really like the things I
have seen in it..It seems a whole lot simpler..of course I haven't had to use
it yet either...
> I WISH they would come out
> with a new RBB to scrap the old system they had.
As others have said..It's a comin'...From what I recall It is supposed to be
out in late '97 and it is supposed to have new rules that are similar to
those for creating a 'Mech in BattleTech for SR vehicles...
> ......have
> more of a "rules" bent that a "story telling" bent such
> as Cybertech.
True..it is a bit dissapointing..but then in the story type you have to take
*more* of what is presented in story format as gospel than normal since there
is less in the GM section than there should be..FASA ARE YOU LISTENING????
You are creating work where there shouldn't have to be work..I for one do not
like it...
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