Got Urban Arcana! Summary & your questions answered!

[Felon]

dmcmanus - Eric Cagle (sp) said no to the Shadow Chasers on the WOTC Urban Arcana messageboard. He gave a small tip IIRC on how to balence Urban Arcana and Shadow Chasers from polyhedron.Mike

So in summary: settings were created for Shadows Chasers, but it's not part of the OGL, and WotC has no intention of supporting it themselves. Gee, wonder if that amounts to a problem....

 

[Dismas]

So in summary: settings were created for Shadows Chasers, but it's not part of the OGL, and WotC has no intention of supporting it themselves. Gee, wonder if that amounts to a problem....

No problem for me. . Shadow Chasers and Urban Arcana are pretty similar, for me one book will be able to cope with both. At is core the main difference is that SC is more Black and White (all creatures of the shadow bad) and UA is more grey (some creatures of the shadow bad)

I could never understand two magic type settings in the book. Shadow Chasers is just Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The settings were in the MRB to give peoples some idea's as the ways to go.

 

[Felon]

No problem for me. . Shadow Chasers and Urban Arcana are pretty similar, for me one book will be able to cope with both. At is core the main difference is that SC is more Black and White (all creatures of the shadow bad) and UA is more grey (some creatures of the shadow bad) I could never understand two magic type settings in the book. Shadow Chasers is just Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The settings were in the MRB to give peoples some idea's as the ways to go.

It's pretty lame to create a setting and then say you're not going to support it, that's all.

Shadow Chasers takes a more subtle, toned-down take on magic than UA (e.g. it offers the occultist advanced class in place of the fireball-tossing mage). As such, it would be cool to have an system of magic, maybe something that expands upon UA's incantations. I'll have a better idea when I see it.

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Occording to Charles Ryan on the UA boards the 'official' release date is May 9th.

Amazon.com insists that the release date is the second week in June. I went on and ordered the book just to save the $11.

 

[zdanboy]

Hello!!!

A quick question to Morrus: what kind of a advanced class is the Street Warrior?? A a fighting-one, or maybe a tracker?? Defensive or offensive abilities??

I am asking cause it fits my char perfectly (half-Korean Yakuza urban guerilla).....

 

[Vrylakos]

Amazon.com insists that the release date is the second week in June. I went on and ordered the book just to save the $11.

Well, GC, if you want to save 14.79, cancel your order and go here:

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=33657242&loc=106

I've bought a few hardcovers from them and never had a problem.
Vrylakos

 

[Vrylakos]

Amazon.com insists that the release date is the second week in June. I went on and ordered the book just to save the $11.

Well, GC, if you want to save 14.79, cancel your order and go here:

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=33657242&loc=106

I've bought a few hardcovers from them and never had a problem.
Vrylakos

 

[JPL]

Hello!!!

I am asking cause it fits my char perfectly (half-Korean Yakuza urban guerilla).....

They let Koreans in the Yakuza?

Is the other half Japanese?

 

[zdanboy]

They let Koreans in the Yakuza?

Yep........and yes my char's father is Japaneese.....

 

[EdwardForrester]

Morrius,
I just want to make sure about something in UA. All of the magic and non human classes are not "out in the open". As much as I hate using a non D20 reference the best way to describe what I am asking is this. The Shadow Creatures and magic are hidden from mudanes ala World of Darkness but some know they exist. And any mudanes mentally write off what they see as hollywood or pranks correct?

Thanks