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Hey folks, saw your questions/comments and wanted to answer (not trying to pick on trancejeremy - I'm just lazy :)) Correct. US Militaries will be out towards the end of this month, I believe, followed by World Militaries in November. There is a third book following in 2005. What's better...

Caparoon was mistaken. SG-1 is a standalone game that uses the Spycraft system, but doesn't require the Spycraft Espionage Handbook to play. Your cost breakdown is exactly why it's a standalone book ;) No worries.

Sorry, but I have to quash this rumor. 1940's has been kicked around for a while, but there is nothing definate - and it would certainly not be released end of this year or the beginning of the next. FWIW, coming from one of the 4 guys that would certainly be working on a book like this. Sorry...

If you want magic and non-skill-powered-psi-like abilities in Spycraft, I strongly suggest you look at Dark Inheritance's new version to be released this summer at Gencon Indy. This book will specifically address the use of standard d20 magic in a Spycraft context, and the titans - a playable...

Thanks, Guy. Education specifically covers the stuff that wouldn't be considered a Knowledge (chosen focus) category, such as whether or not you might have heard of a rival spy, know of recent world events or whether or not you can walk on water if you run fast enough. It is a representation...

That's fair. There were a lot of people out there who must've not liked SFA - with the death of that line, you don't have to worry about those books getting all the aforementioned goodies :) True...the core book really was a spy game, and it's fair to judge the game on that basis. But over the...

It's always a little disappointing to me to see that people say that Spycraft is 'just for espionage.' I think the game can do a number of high-adventure or cinematic gaming quite well, even if it doesn't involve spies - frex, many of the Shadowforce Archer classes, such as the Martial Artist...

You, my friend, should get Spycraft's Modern Arms Guide. Damage is much more in line with DnD melee weapon damage, rather than nullifying it entirely. Do you think 1 bullet does less damage/causes less trauma to a target than 4 feet of cold steel shoved through his gullet? Spycraft is all about...

No, because I don't actually know. I'm just stating my belief that the brand is strong enough and the system is sufficiently departed from SRD-based d20 that it doesn't need a d20 logo to sell well :cool:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but are your groups using Field Expenses? This is a certain amount of money ([2d4 + your level] x $100, IIRC without my books) you receive at the beginning of the serial or during the Gearing Up phase to finance miscellaneous expenses, such as living the high life...

Actually, I think SweeneyTodd is closer to the mark that they are 2 seperate licenses. UA's WP/VP system works a good bit differently than ours, as WotC made some significant but subtle changes to the published version. I also agree with comments that the Spycraft brand is plenty strong to...

My players in my Iron Kingdoms game have been begging for "more realistic" combats so I have started to convert Conan and some of its systems, specifically the combat and skill systems, over to IK. I've added a simple conversion chart for class Parry and Dodge bonuses, converted many IK weapons...

Uh, has it been added to the SRD? Nothing is OGC just because it is in a WotC book (quite the contrary). I would be surprised if WP/VP is open now, as Wizards has, in the past, been pretty protective of it.

Oh, about $22,000, give or take... ...uh... *runs*

Alternately, you could use Spycraft quite easily - the cinematic play fits the high action and slightly-campy feel of pulp material. The Shadowforce Archer campaign setting has rules for relics that also fit the Indiana Jones/Mummy flavor (as well as relic hunters and explorers - and Nazis! - in...

Musta proven popular. Now I feel less guilty about picking it up on Amazon at 1 AM yesterday morning :)

My advice to the new/aspiring RPG writers is heed the words of the wise folks found above (judge my own as you will). Just some comments to springboard off of some of Morgenstern's... I couldn't agree with this more. Of course, Morg found me in just this way, when I brought him 100 pages of...

Ack - double post. Sorry.

Thanks all for the nice comments. It makes me warm and fuzzy to see folks gushing about a project the entire design team is so proud of. Look out in 2004 and 2005 though - it's just getting better :)

One of the first members of the Spycraft community, Dave McAlister, also happens to be a rabid TS:SI fan, and has run a site on the game for years - http://www.modus-operandi.co.uk/. I don't think the basic (silver covered) Spycraft game would be all that hard for you to port your game directly...