Babylon 5 RPG preview!!!

[Krug]

It's ALMOST mine!
http://www.vita.clara.net/b5preview.pdf

 

[VorpalBunny]

Halla-freakin'-leuja!!!

It's about time we got a sneek peek...

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Interesting... I'm looking forward to seeng how they deal with teeps.

In some ways I'm actually disapinted that they seem to be focusing so much on the station. While THE STORY was very good to observe, I don't want to get trapped into game after game of playing bit parts in it... but hopefully the full book will cover organizations not tied to the station well enough to play with them. (One psi cop campaign, coming up!)

Kahuna Burger

 

[MojoGM]

I've been waiting for a good B5 game for a long time. Glad to see it is being done right this time.

They also seem to have a very aggressive release schedule for the game.

Any thoughts on what timeline/kind of campaign you all might run? During the Shadow War? Pre-History? After the fall of Centari Prime? Earthforce? Rangers? Traders? Scouts? IPX?

Can't wait to get my hands on that book...

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Any thoughts on what timeline/kind of campaign you all might run? During the Shadow War? Pre-History? After the fall of Centari Prime? Earthforce? Rangers? Traders? Scouts? IPX?

at least one earthforce and psicorps/cops team. Getting assignments, getting into trouble, dealing with baddies and the merely misguided of all sorts. Not sure on the timing, probably when they could deal with corruption within their organization without it being a forced overwhellming plot. (so before or after the big earth war arc).

To be honest, I think I'd stay away from the big plots from the show, just because I don't like herding and want the characters to be able to control their fates without saying "well, this happens now no matter what, cause you aren't The One."

Kahuna Burger

 

[Ysgarran]

The Designer's Note in the preview mentions a computer game. AFAIK, no computer game actually made it to market. There was one that was planned by Sierra Studios but got axed before it ever reached production. They refused to release the rights to anyone else.

There was an arcade game but I don't think that really counts...

Ysgarran.

 

[VorpalBunny]

Any thoughts on what timeline/kind of campaign you all might run? During the Shadow War? Pre-History? After the fall of Centari Prime? Earthforce? Rangers? Traders? Scouts? IPX?

I'm leaning toward running the archetypical "Ranger campaign", at least at first. It could allow a good mix of characters: I'm expecting some Earthforce characters and maybe an IPX or Psi Corps character (similiar to Crusade). It'll be set in 2260, and deal primarily with Centauri expansionism and their part in the Shadow War.

Of course, this may change when I get the book in by grubby little hands...

 

[MojoGM]

I do recall hearing about a computer game that was planned. You're right, it never was released. That's a shame, as from what little I did hear it seemed like a good game.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Sweet, I can not wait for this game to be out.

 

[Wraith Form]

Concerns

Does it bother anyone else that there are some major grammatical and spelling errors in this preview?--and that was only in 7 pages. For $45 I expect a professionally edited product.

Seeing huge, glaring errors always makes me uneasy about purchasing these kinds of books...but it certainly explains the "aggressive" Bab5 publishing schedule.