Response to Woas about HARP

[Rasyr]

Oh man, I saw that infomercial on food network just the other day.

I watched some special about him on tv the other night, and when I wrote that post over on rpg.net, it just bubbled out (I was apparently channeling him to some extent...

Anyways, that deal's almost too tempting to pass up, but my current rash of unchecked gaming purcahses will have to stop until I get a paycheck or three over Winter break. A car repair will do that to a gaming addict's habbits.

hehe.. Understandable...

It just occurred to me that I could get some exercise and walk $30 of d20 stuff over to Goodman St (I'm a UVA student). Weird... meeting people who's posts I've read on EN World I think I've been subconsciously avoiding Alderman for fear of meeting Cthulu's Librarian for the first time and not having a piece of cool gaming news to share

From the Walking Mall, so south on Avon until you get to Spudnuts (Graves St.), take Graves St. all the way back until it dead-ends into Goodman St. ICE is the building to the left of the one directly across from the end of Graves. Visitors are always welcome!

No need to fear Cthulhu's Librarian. He is a good guy and easy to talk to. He even gave ICE a hand by delivering the books we donated to the Psi Phi Club (the UVA gaming club) a few months ago.

Although this is definately off topic, I noticed the brief mention of Monte Cook on the first or second page of the thread - dare I ask what happened to turn your opinion of him sour?

A number of things actually, none of which I plan on discussing in a public forum, sorry.

 

[Rasyr]

First:
Okay I already own Harp and MArtial Law, ANd so far I love it.

Second: Can I trade any d20 book or does it have to be official WOTC books?

3.0 or 3.5?

cause I got a lot of d20 crap lying around...

The trade-in deal is only for print copies of HARP, sorry.

However, if you do want a second copy of HARP, then the only requirements for the trade-in deal is that it carries the d20 logo, and that it be in good condition.

 

[Rasyr]

Just up today. On the ICE and HARP websites, anybody who places an order with ICE btween December 1, 2004 and December 19, 2004 is automatically entered into a drawing and the winner gets $100. Go to http://www.harphq.com/ and check it out!

 

[Rasyr]

So! Any more comments or questions?

 

[philreed]

The trade-in deal is only for print copies of HARP, sorry.

However, if you do want a second copy of HARP, then the only requirements for the trade-in deal is that it carries the d20 logo, and that it be in good condition.

So no HARP supplements are eligible for the trade-in deal?

 

[Rasyr]

So no HARP supplements are eligible for the trade-in deal?

Sorry, but no. The deal is for the HARP core rulebook only. However, I will go ahead an talk to my boss to see about the possibility of expanding the deal (would have to tailor the trade-in to each book if he goes for the idea).

 

[Rasyr]

Okay, Friday was a busy day and we did not get a chance to discuss opening up the offer to other products, but we have scheduled to discuss it on Monday morning.

In the meantime, any more comments or questions?

 

[Rasyr]

So no HARP supplements are eligible for the trade-in deal?

Okay, I asked and sorry, but no, the trade-in deal is not usable for other HARP products, only the core rulebook. THe trade-in deal is a way to attempt to get folks to try HARP out. Using it for supplements does not support that goal. Sorry.

Two other things -

1) You may have seen the other thread,, but I think it bears repeating - ICE currently has the pdf version of the HARP core rules on sale until January 3rd, 2005 for only $2 (USD). This offers you a chance to check out HARP with very little risk. You can find it here --> http://store.ironcrown.com/detail.jsp?itemId=96405&category=23190

Our webmistress is also supposed to put the sale on RPGNow as well, but she hasn't accomplished this yet. Hopefully she will have it done tomorrow.

2) ICE presents to you, a free 2 page PDF (featuring artwork by Jeff Laubenstein) giving you the stats for Santa Claus! You can either go to http:www.harphq.com and get it (as well as check out our other deals there), or you can download it directly from the following link: http://www.harphq.com/free_downloads/HARP-Santa.pdf

Enjoy!! And Happy Holidays!

 

[Nikosandros]

Conversion should be a relatively easy process as both systems use some of the same concepts at their core, although implemented in a different manner.

For example, spells lists from RM you could most likely use as they are, with a just a little reworking on the costs.

Arms Law can be used with HARP with only minor adjustments.

Is there any plan to publish something, maybe a PDF, with conversion and adaptation guidelines?

 

[Rasyr]

Is there any plan to publish something, maybe a PDF, with conversion and adaptation guidelines?

One of ICE's fans has already created one which can be found here -> http://www.harphq.com/vault.htm#systemconversions

That conversion looks pretty much complete, and I am not sure I could do much better for one.