Ultramodern Firearms Has Shipped!

[dpmcalister]

The review has been written and uploaded. It can be found at http://www.modus-operandi.co.uk/articles/article.asp?ArticleID=51

Good luck. I hope the Spycraft fans don't shun you. I do look forward to your review and hopefully pick it up for my d20 Modern game.

Hopefully the Spycraft fans will just see that I'm not biased

 

[Leopold]

The review has been written and uploaded. It can be found at http://www.modus-operandi.co.uk/articles/article.asp?ArticleID=51



Hopefully the Spycraft fans will just see that I'm not biased

here is a quote from your review:

It must be said that, in a small number of cases, the information appears to be contradictory to real life experiences. Perhaps this is to be expected as converting something a complex as weaponry into game statistics can be a very subjective experience. Regardless, barring these very small contradictions, the information provided contains everything you need to use the weapons in your games

ok what are you talking about here? What are these small things you saying in here...why did you just go and reverse your stance so quickly? I would like to know what these lil things are...

 

[dpmcalister]

ok what are you talking about here? What are these small things you saying in here...why did you just go and reverse your stance so quickly? I would like to know what these lil things are...

The information that I felt was contradictory was the same information I picked up on from the preview PDF (i.e., the details on the L85A1 (aka the SA80).

As for "just go and reverse your stance", it wasn't an immediate reversal. After posting my original comments, I went and had a look in my copy of the Modern Arms Guide (which is the only other recent gaming weapons book I own). I found similar errors in there, that got me thinking that I'd been a little harsh. After all, it's only a game and, while correct, and up-to-date, information is important, I think that errors such as these _will_ creep in to supplements such as this. As I said in my review (and you quoted in your post)

Perhaps this is to be expected as converting something a complex as weaponry into game statistics can be a very subjective experience.

Hopefully that explains things a little for you

 

[CharlesRyan]

Thanks for the great comments, Dave!

Dave, thanks for the nice posts here and the insightful comments in your review. Ultramodern Firearms should be hitting store shelves right about now; I hope your words will encourage others to check it out!