Song of ICe & Fire RPG?

[Michelle Lyons]

I didn't think the GOO version was going to be D20 though..I thought it was going to be Tri-Stat?

There will be a Tri-Stat, a D20, and a diceless, apparently. Happy ASoFaI fun for everyone.

 

[haiiro]

There will be a Tri-Stat, a D20, and a diceless, apparently. Happy ASoFaI fun for everyone.

Tri-Stat and d20 I had heard -- but diceless? That would be very cool indeed.

 

[Theron]

I could see it working. GOO's "Heaven and Earth" is very nearly diceless (entirely so, if cards counts as "diceless" in your book).

 

[jscoble]

quasi-official non-word

I could see it working. GOO's "Heaven and Earth" is very nearly diceless (entirely so, if cards counts as "diceless" in your book).

There will be a d20 and a Tri-Stat (dX compatible kind of thing). As to diceless ... there has been no official annoucement of that. Which means "maybe."

As to being on time, well, we are doing our best, but the book is a beast. A monster, if you will. And approvals are slow while the even larger "albacore" of AFoC hangs around Martin's neck.... so please bear with, we think it will rock.

And Stannis isn't a Paladin in our world.

cheers,
JS

(ps d20 Mecha is back from the printer - yay!)

 

[Ketjak]

There will be a d20 and a Tri-Stat (dX compatible kind of thing). As to diceless ... there has been no official annoucement of that. Which means "maybe."

As to being on time, well, we are doing our best, but the book is a beast.

In other words: "We're running late. We don't know how late. To quote our mate: 'These things happen.' - Jeff Mackintosh"

A monster, if you will. And approvals are slow while the even larger "albacore" of AFoC hangs around Martin's neck.... so please bear with, we think it will rock.

Albatross, as in big weight around George's neck? Or did you mean high-grade tuna?

And Stannis isn't a Paladin in our world.

Stannis-as-paladin is plain silly. Glad to hear GoO is only unable to predict slips, not silly and unable to predict slippage.

cheers,
JS

(ps d20 Mecha is back from the printer - yay!)

I'll... look for it on the store shelves.

 

[jscoble]

In other words: "We're running late. We don't know how late. To quote our mate: 'These things happen.' - Jeff Mackintosh"

If you will...<nod>

But we haven't released an official date yet, so *techincally* we are not late.

Albatross, as in big weight around George's neck? Or did you mean high-grade tuna?

That's why it is in quotes (it's a line from Sopranos).

On d20 Mecha:

I'll... look for it on the store shelves.

Be roughly a month - from printer to warehouse, to distributor, to retailer.

cheers,
JS

 

[Ketjak]

If you will...<nod>

But we haven't released an official date yet, so *techincally* we are not late.

From http://www.guardiansorder.com/company/press/:

"The first product release, scheduled to debut in autumn 2003, will explore the characters, setting, and events of the first novel, A Game of Thrones."

So we'll see it by December 21, 2003? Lessee... a month after getting back from the printers, a month to print (based on D20 Mecha's time)... You've got six weeks to wrap it, matey. Arr.

That's why it is in quotes (it's a line from Sopranos).

Ah, that's cool. I took the feat Eschew Cable TV and am enjoying the reduction in propaganda.

On d20 Mecha:

Be roughly a month - from printer to warehouse, to distributor, to retailer.

cheers,
JS

Also from http://www.guardiansorder.com/company/press/:

"d20 Mecha, also releasing in spring 2003, "

A mere two seasons late. GoO's cash flow must be a nightmare, considering you can't predict when money will come into the "shop." This is GoO's area of expertise, and GoO can't estimate when a licensed revenue-generator will be delivered with any degree of accuracy?

Then again, with SoI&F GoO doesn't care what the folks who know their track record think about their release dates - they're hoping the potentially much larger market of new-to-GoO players who are fans of GRRM will just buy the book. How wrong am I?

This was rush-delivered, at least:

"Guardians Of Order, Inc. announced today [25 June 2003] that on 10 July 2003 it will offer its critically acclaimed core role-playing game system, Tri-Stat dX, as a free Portable Document Format (PDF) download on RPGNow."

Of course, this free PDF stands to generate license fees - and even two of them will match the profit generated by a single product, and four of them will cover an entire year's worth of releases!

(As an OT aside, the downsides of dX include a character generation system which takes about as long as Hero or GURPS with less of the balance - there's too much subjective evaluation of point costs. Worse, the fundamental mechanic of the system (floating dice on a campaign level) requires the GM to create examples of average feats of ability in his campaign for _every_ category of possible action, lest a player spend points on something in order to be above-average and discover later that it's sub-par. It tries to be both "White Wolfian" and HERO-like without the objectivity of either. Wow.) :roll:

 

[jscoble]

From http://www.guardiansorder.com/company/press/:

"The first product release, scheduled to debut in autumn 2003, will explore the characters, setting, and events of the first novel, A Game of Thrones."

Bloody hell. You caught me.

Then again, with SoI&F GoO doesn't care what the folks who know their track record think about their release dates -

No, we want the book to be the best it can be. We don't want to make Stannis a Paladin.

cheers,
JS

 

[Eosin the Red]

Here is to you chaps at GoO ! I have yet to buy your product but know I will be buying a aSoF&I from you. I prefer, and suspect others aslo prefer to get it late but get right. Than get it early and get it wrong.

As an aside - please, oh please let aFoC come out soon!!!!

 

[kommisar]

Hi-

I'm waiting for the GOO source book. Probably won't play it with Dnd. I think you could use tri-stat, mutants and masterminds, gurps or savage worlds and work up a good ad-hoc game today. Most of the characters are humans without special powers but big political connections. Should be pretty easy for a GM to improvise using the above mentioned rules sets.