Early Playtest Opportunities [N.E.W. RPG] [Edit - all slots filled]

[Morrus]

N.E.W. The Roleplaying Game is at a point where it can be playtested in its current form. It's nowhere near complete, entire sections may be missing or sketchy, but the core is there.

I will send a copy of the PDF as it currently is to 10 playtest groups. There are conditions:

1. You may talk about it, post about it, ask questions about it, even make up your own stuff for it (with the caveat that the rules may change over the coming months).
2. Please report back right here in the EN Publishing forum. I might not be able to answer every point, but I will read them all. More importantly, I'll only send further updates to active participants.
3. Please do not distribute the PDF or pass it to anyone other than your own gaming group. The last thing I want is for folks to see a proto-game and placeholder stuff and decide not to buy it in a year's time based on that impression!
4. Please only ask for a copy if you intend to use it; otherwise someone else misses out.

Remember, this is an early version, is far from finished, has simple layout, and no art.

The first 10 to drop me an email (morrus@hotmail.com) and request the playtest document, including their real name AND their EN World username, will get a copy of the PDF.

But please, please, don't ask for a copy if you just intend to grab it, glance at it, then hide it away in a folder on your hard drive! Thanks!

 

[Morrus]

2 gone, 8 slots left!

 

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Another gone. Just 7 slots left.

 

[Morrus]

There are only 5 slots left. I have sent out the document to the first five, and you should have it now.

 

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4 slots left!

 

[Morrus]

Here's a copy of the playtest email that six groups should have received by now.

Greetings all!

You're getting this email because you asked to be included in the N.E.W. RPG playtest. If you'd like to be removed from this list, just let me know.

I have attached the current version of the N.E.W. RPG.

If you received a version yesterday, please use this one instead. It was pointed out to me that it did not contain a starter adventure, so I've added a demo encounter at the end entitled "The Sulliman Brothers".

The data of the playtest document is shown on the cover page. Future documents will have their dates there, too, so you can be sure you're using the current version. The current version is marked January 4th 2014.

I must stress the early nature of this draft. There is so much that isn't there yet (much of the equipment is unexplained, only a handful of psionic powers are detailed, entire sections are missing, and some content is placeholder). What I'm mainly interested in at this stage is testing of the core system - much of the "modular" stuff (new abilities, powers, equipment, etc.) is easily added later in the development process.

Please use the EN Publishing forum for thoughts, questions, reports, or anything else. That way I'm sure to see it! You'll find that here:

http://www.enworld.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?12-EN-Publishing

You are free to discuss this publicly, and to share the document with your gaming group. Please do not share the document publicly, though.

Please also - and don't take this the wrong way - remember that this is a voluntary playtest process (and I am grateful for your participation) but the idea isn't to build up a mailing list of folks to just send free stuff to. Please be sure to use the forum to give feedback and the like. I'll be maintaining this mailing list to send updates only to active participants. I'm sure you understand!

Most importantly - enjoy! I really hope you like it so far!

- Russ

 

[Morrus]

Down to the last 3 slots.

 

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2 slots left! Get 'em while they're hot!

 

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One left!

 

[Morrus]

And we're done! All 10 slots are now filled. Thanks everyone! More slots may become available if any of the existing groups drop out.