| From: | BulletShower <nmatausc@****.CIP.FAK14.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE> |
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| Subject: | Why is everyone so happy with RBB2? |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:05:12 +1000 |
I´ve been off for couple weeks, so please pardon me for repeating any
comments that may have been made on this topic before.
Okay, okay.
We´ve been waiting for a real loooong time for the Rigger Black Book
2 to appear. Then, great FASA gave it to us.
Question: What does it have the old RBB does not?
Some more vehicles, some redesigned rules, and -- veeeeery important,
that -- rules for rigging. Gee. I needed them. Really, couldn´t stand
playing SR without 'em.
But we are all educated people, or so they tell us, and so we say,
well, it's a sourcebook, y'know, there's gotta be some stuff in it
that's not *that* interesting for everyone. And we accept it, as
always.
Another question: Are we really, I mean, *really* satisfied with the
design/construction rules FASA gives us? Can we design really every
(not necessarily) sensible vehicle we dream of? Without problems?
Like, six-wheeled autos with steam engines (just for fun), or a blip that =
works on
higher-powered variable-bypass jets? No? Or, is it possible to design
powered roller-skaters? Or ceramic-engine (aka Multifuel) hydrofoils?
Or amphibic vehicles powered by props and/or diesel engines? Or coal?
Or wood? Or is it possible to create muscle-powered urban vehicles?
The answer is no. Or, at least, a great many nos. Don´t get me wrong:
they have high-quality stuff there; the FASA sourcebooks belong to
the best I know. It´d be naive to believe FASA´s in the business to
*not* make money. But both RBB lack the quality I expect to find (and
have found) in (other) SR sourcebooks.
Same goes for the Virtual Realities books. The FASA guys never
presented us a good "construction kit" for programs, only different
classes of programs, or some mixed ones. *Not* well done, definitely
not.
These are the reasons why I use the decking/designing rules for
Cyberpunk2020 and (TATAH)
the *GURPS Vehicles* Book. In it, you´ll find
virtually everything for designing vehicles, not just cars, bikes and
maybe jet fighters. Really, this book is definitely worth buying. I´m tr=
uly
impressed.
Any comments?
:)
BulletShower
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