Aerial ships books?

[Desdichado]

I just heard from BigFreekinGoblinoid that Goodman Games is going to repackage, update and reissue their flying ships series as a single book. Yay! Now, I remember that someone else had done flying ships too at about the same time, but I can't remember who. Can anyone help me out?

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Did Bastion do a book called Airships?

Best,
tKL

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Found it. Here's a link to the reviews.

http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=currentprod&which=Airs

Best,
tKL

 

[Crothian]

Airships is a very good book, lots of options for different types and well writen.

 

[Desdichado]

Thanks! That's a glowing review, also. How does this compare (for those who have both) to the Goodman Games stuff on the same subject?

 

[BigFreekinGoblinoid]

Yes, this is/was a good book.

Here is a link to a free preview + enhancment .pdf

http://www.bastionpress.com/Products/airships.htm

 

[tetsujin28]

Wicked! How well does it work with d20Modern? It'd be great to be able to convert Space 1889!

 

[Psion]

Other than Airships (which I rather like ... hits all the right topics and does a good job), there is also one called Aether & Flux that is a bit more in the spelljammer vein.

 

[Ghostwind]

The Goodman books (written by Mike Mearls) had great potential but fell flat in execution and delivery. They were plagued with bad editing and layout with whole sections of text coming up missing. The whole series had a rushed feel to it. If care is taken to fix all of the mistakes and make the text more uniform and flow better, it should be a much better book (I hope).

Bastion's Airships is probably the best aerial book to date, especially with the ship construction rules and the versatility it offers. I will admit to liking the aerial combat rules in Fast Foward's Cloud Warriors (which I believe Skip Williams had a hand in crafting that section). I haven't found a book yet that has been able to put it all together in one fantastic blow-me-away package, though...

 

[Desdichado]

Well, since the Bastion Press reviews are all so good, and the Goodman Games revised book isn't out yet, I'll probably see if the Bastion Book is in stock on the way home from work today. Thanks for the tips!