[OT] Amber: new novels

[PA]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743444922/qid=1016989086/002-3796111-3295257

To be published in September 2002: The Dawn of Amber Book1: Nine Princes of Chaos by John Gregory Betancourt.

 

[The Traveler]

I don't know if I like this idea or not.

On one hand, Zelazny is dead. On the other, he did leave a lot of dangling plot...

 

[PA]

On one hand, Zelazny is dead. On the other, he did leave a lot of dangling plot...

... and that's one of the things that makes it a great GAME setting. So many holes to fill!

 

[The Traveler]

Damned straight. I've run Amber or Amber-esque games in a bunch of different rules sets. Absolutely smashing setting.

 

[PA]

Damned straight. I've run Amber or Amber-esque games in a bunch of different rules sets.

Like? And which one did you prefer?

 

[The Traveler]

The World Jumping rules for GURPS worked out the best for simulating walking through Shadow, as did the Snatcher advantage.

Had to make up custom systems for all the others, so I'd say the GURPS sessions we did were the most painless.

 

[PA]

The World Jumping rules for GURPS worked out the best for simulating walking through Shadow, as did the Snatcher advantage.

Had to make up custom systems for all the others, so I'd say the GURPS sessions we did were the most painless.

I have read an AD&D and a D&D3e edition, but never a GURPS one. Ever tried Amber DRPG?

 

[The Traveler]

I did, but my players didn't like the lack of structure.

Plus, since Amber is fantasy, but had guns and tanks and stuff too, GURPS just worked the easiest without tweaks.