Battlestar Galactica?

[Lance Hawvermale]

Apparently MW's website is still under construction. I thought the quick-start rules were due out a few months ago. Have I missed an annoucement or media scoop on the status of the Battlestar RPG?

Thanks,

Lance

 

[vrykyl]

Apparently MW's website is still under construction. I thought the quick-start rules were due out a few months ago. Have I missed an annoucement or media scoop on the status of the Battlestar RPG?

Thanks,

Lance

Hi there!

A website update is coming soon, as we're going through a major staff change here at MWP. (One employee is leaving us and we have two additional people coming on-board.) I'm happy to report that soon our web presence will be fixed to let everyone know what's up with our product lines.

Here's the short answer: The Battlestar Galactica RPG Quickstart Guide will be going to Universal for final approval within the next week, and off to press shortly thereafter. The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game has been moved for a July release, and features a writing/design team that includes myself, Patrick Kapera, Sean Everette, Nathan Rockwood, James Davenport, and Floyd Wesel. The book is being edited by Alex Jurkat.

The game system is the newly-dubbed Cortex System, a slightly-refined version of what some of you have seen in the Serenity Role Playing Game, and will be featured in some upcoming (and yet-to-be-announced) projects from MWP. The core book will give you everything you need to get a BSG campaign started, be it playing the "Search for Earth" campaign model shown in the series, Caprican Resistance, or a ship trying to survive out on its own, you'll be able to play out gritty human drama while taking the fight to those frakkin' toasters or dogfighting cylon raiders in the cold blackness of space.

Keep your eyes and ears open. We have more coming soon. In the meantime, have a great weekend!

Jamie Chambers
Vice President
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.

 

[Taren Nighteyes]

Quick Question

What does the quick guide do that the book itself doesn't? I mean, I am definitely going to buy the book, so do I need/want the quick guide?

Thanks!

Taren Nighteyes

 

[Lance Hawvermale]

Thanks, Jamie!

 

[vrykyl]

What does the quick guide do that the book itself doesn't? I mean, I am definitely going to buy the book, so do I need/want the quick guide?

Thanks!

Taren Nighteyes

The short answer is: nothing.

The Quickstart Guide is meant more to introduce new players and even non-role players to the game. It has simpler rules, pre-gen characters, and a short adventure. But the online version will be 100% free, so there won't be a whole lot of reasons not to check it out!


Jamie Chambers
Vice President
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.

 

[Ranger REG]

How big is the QSG PDF?

 

[vrykyl]

How big is the QSG PDF?

It looks to be 32 pages. I can tell you for sure when it's done! We'll have it out soon, and it will be available up all of the OpenBookShelf sites (DriveThruRPG, RPGNow, etc.).

** Jamie

 

[Ranger REG]

Will it include Apollo's stats?

 

[theredrobedwizard]

I heartily look forward to this book at GenCon; assuming it's done by then. I love SovPress/MWP's works, but the delays... I know they're bad for all involved...

If it's not out by then, expect me to bring a copy of this thread to the SovPress/MWP booth at GenCon for you to sign.

I can only hope that it's a better received game than Serenity was with my gaming group.

That being said, yay! Quickstart guide!

-TRRW