| From: | MC23 <mc23@**********.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: [SR3] Focusing Efforts |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Jul 1997 02:19:16 -0400 |
>Honestly, if it is going to be this, you could do one small book detailing
>the 2nd to 3rd changes and clarifications rather than another Big Book (I'm
>still plugging for EMerald Green for the color :). If all the changes are
>going to be is details that will be compatible with Grim2, VR2.0 '(which I
>admit is nice), and Cybertechnology, you're not changing a helluva lot.
All the big changes are going to be majorly debated and they are
going to be their own threads, such as variable staging. I'm asking for
is all the little stuff that might be looked over. And let's not forget
what Steve (who is a freelancer and not a FASA employee, IIRC) originally
had to tell us.
Steve Kenson wrote,
>It's been five years since Shadowrun's last edition in '92 and FASA felt it
>was time for Shadowrun to be updated to go for another ten years. The main
>rulebook is going to be cleaned up and the rules updated to reflect the many
>changes to Shadowrun in the past few years, including the new decking system
>from VR 2.0 and the new vehicle rules from the Rigger Black Book 2.0. The
>existing rules will also be cleaned up and, hopefully, made more clear so the
>game will be easier to run and play for new players and experienced
>SR-players alike.
and
>Only one caveat: this is a new edition, not a new game. The game rules will
>be cleaned up and clarified, broken rules will be fixed, but the game will
>remain Shadowrun.
This thread is for gathering all the corrections, oversights, and
additions to the system into one reference source. I don't care to see
issues such as which adepts get force points get passed over again
because the dice system was getting overhauled.
I also don't care that you don't think that a 3rd is necessary by
now simply because you have (or should I say will have) the books that
replace the invalid chapters, CHAPTERS mind you. The 3rd edition just to
keep the rules consistent is necessary whether or not you would buy it.
Now please be useful and don't ask to change it simply so you can "get
your money's worth".
Bruce H. Nagel also dared to write,
> This is what AD&D did with its 2nd Edition and it was a disappointment.
Another gripe, stop comparing anything to the 2nd edition AD&D
changeover. All you are listening to is the people that want to vocal
about it so they can bitch, moan, and complain. I worked at a game store
when it came out and for several years after. I just want to know how do
you define disappointment?
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