| From: | Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Mechwarrior 3rd Edition and other Origins stuff |
| Date: | Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:39:29 EDT |
tmprice@***********.com writes:
> >Anyways, MW 3rd Ed. is done and is currently at the editing and art
> >department, and will hopefully be done and ready for sale at Gen Con.
> >Bryan Nystul was demoing this at Origins and they had the manuscript copy
> >ready for our viewing pleasure, though I was sadly too busy with the
> >tournament and demos for SR and CS that I didn't get the chance to check
it
> >out.
> >From what I heard at the "What's up with FASA" seminar, they've really
> >taken the game and seriously expanded it, making it an RPG set in the
> >future with Battlemechs as a backdrop, rather than what MW1 and 2 were,
> >which was a game for what mech pilots did between missions. To be honest,
> >it sounds like it could be a lot of fun. And yes, if you want, you CAN
> >play Mech Pilots. Although this time around, when you're in a mech, you
> >don't switch to the Mini's game. It actually will have full RP rules for
> >piloting mechs, and will porbably let you have more options than the
mini's
> >game allows for.
I'll say this much, I would hope it is seriously expanded.
> hmmm. I wonder how compatible it is with the SR rule system. A cross
> over campaign might be reasonable finally... Ok your Troll Rigger has
> problems fitting in the Locusts cramped cockpit, maybe a medium or
> heavy mech is a better idea... :):)
In all honesty, I *HOPE* it isn't very compatible at all...I was sick enough
years ago when half the "techies" in the game kept trying to get mechs in the
game then....
> >There is now some jewelry company making Shadowrun "S" symbol Pins,
> >Earrings, and Pendants. These run between $15 and $30, I think, depending
> >on what you want. These looked really cool, and it was a shame that they
> >were so expensive...
>
> any new SR t-shirts?
New jewelry and shirts would be nice, yes.
> >I think that was most of it. It was a fun weekend, and we had a great
> >tournout all weekend long with Demos and the SR Tournament. I even got to
> >play Shadowrun with Mike Mulvhill! Of course, for some reason, they
handed
> >me the Ork Combat Decker (we were using the SR3 sample characters). I was
> >a little disappointed that Jon Szeto (also playing) didn;t play the Rigger
> ><grin>
Mike's fun, ain't he Bull? ;-P
> So how was it? What kind of mission, any fun stories from the game?
> How was Mike as a GM? What DID Szeto play if not the rigger? Etc.
In all honesty, I kind of hoped he risked playing a magician....
-K
