Roll Playing in CW

CRX-Bountyhunter · 12-30-2019, 09:39 PM

I have a few of the old editions of Car War, and I always like the Roll playing aspect of the world.
I haven't had a chance to look closely but does 6th edition have a RP aspect to it?
Also is anyone RPing at all in the Car Wars setting?

Turhan's Bey Company · 12-30-2019, 09:51 PM

The short answer is no. The game is about driving cars fast and blowing them up. Some sort of campaign-oriented material has been mentioned as a future possibility if the game does well enough. But right now it's just a tactical combat game with cars and shooting.

Fred Skin · 12-30-2019, 09:58 PM

CW6 is only 'cars with guns.' They said the background is very light. Campaigns, continuing characters, etc aren't covered at all, as far as I know. So roleplay with have to be homebrewed for now. Think of it as the pocket box with minis, modern rules & presentation. Continuing characters didn't have rules until Truck Stop came out

43Supporter · 12-31-2019, 01:10 PM

The over-under on "homebrew RPG for 6th Edition" is "about 4 minutes".... ;)

beetle496 · 01-01-2020, 08:15 AM

Please also see recent 6e and CWC threads.

kbs666 · 01-01-2020, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 43Supporter

The over-under on "homebrew RPG for 6th Edition" is "about 4 minutes".... ;)

GURPS Autoduel still exists.

beetle496 · 01-01-2020, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kbs666

GURPS Autoduel still exists.

Yeah, but it has not been updated to 4e. Turns out I missed the 2nd Edition, but now that 6e is on the cusp, it no longer feels canonical without a 4e update.

baakyocalder · 01-01-2020, 09:09 AM

GURPS 4e doesn't have a vehicle design book, but really the difference between the two versions of GURPS Autoduel is more in the vehicle and character details than the setting. The chronology in the first edition goes up to 2036 and in the second edition, aka GURPS Classic: Autoduel the chronology goes up to 2045.

You should be able to get a lot of mileage out of the plot material in GURPS Autoduel, regardless of which edition of the book you have. Warehouse 23 links below if you want the digital version of either book:

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/...-first-edition

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/...assic-autoduel

baakyocalder · 01-01-2020, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by beetle496

Yeah, but it has not been updated to 4e. Turns out I missed the 2nd Edition, but now that 6e is on the cusp, it no longer feels canonical without a 4e update.

Several GURPS 3rd edition books were not updated. Either they were licensed settings, or they were heavy on the non-character mechanics, as Autoduel is. I have not seen any announcements taking the Autoduel books out of canon.

43Supporter · 01-01-2020, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kbs666

GURPS Autoduel still exists.

True -- but I was thinking in terms of "How long is it going to take some lunat^H^H^H^H^Hgenius to figure out how to make an RPG using only what's in the _CW6_ packaging".... :)

12-30-2019, 09:39 PM	#1
CRX-Bountyhunter Join Date: Dec 2019	Roll Playing in CW I have a few of the old editions of Car War, and I always like the Roll playing aspect of the world. I haven't had a chance to look closely but does 6th edition have a RP aspect to it? Also is anyone RPing at all in the Car Wars setting?

12-30-2019, 09:51 PM	#2
Turhan's Bey Company Aluminated Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East of the moon, west of the stars, close to buses and shopping	Re: Roll Playing in CW The short answer is no. The game is about driving cars fast and blowing them up. Some sort of campaign-oriented material has been mentioned as a future possibility if the game does well enough. But right now it's just a tactical combat game with cars and shooting. __________________ I've been making pointlessly shiny things, and I've got some gaming-related stuff as well as 3d printing designs. Buy my Warehouse 23 stuff, dammit!

12-30-2019, 09:58 PM	#3
Fred Skin Join Date: Jun 2005	Re: Roll Playing in CW CW6 is only 'cars with guns.' They said the background is very light. Campaigns, continuing characters, etc aren't covered at all, as far as I know. So roleplay with have to be homebrewed for now. Think of it as the pocket box with minis, modern rules & presentation. Continuing characters didn't have rules until Truck Stop came out

12-31-2019, 01:10 PM	#4
43Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Roll Playing in CW The over-under on "homebrew RPG for 6th Edition" is "about 4 minutes".... ;) __________________ "Dale who?" 79er The Jeremy Clarkson Debate Course: 1) I'm Right. 2) You're Wrong. 3) The End.

01-01-2020, 08:15 AM	#5
beetle496 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Frederick, MD	Car Wars Setting Please also see recent 6e and CWC threads. Last edited by beetle496; 01-01-2020 at 08:19 AM. Reason: added link to older edition thread

01-01-2020, 09:09 AM	#8
baakyocalder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sacramento metro, California	Re: Roll Playing in CW GURPS 4e doesn't have a vehicle design book, but really the difference between the two versions of GURPS Autoduel is more in the vehicle and character details than the setting. The chronology in the first edition goes up to 2036 and in the second edition, aka GURPS Classic: Autoduel the chronology goes up to 2045. You should be able to get a lot of mileage out of the plot material in GURPS Autoduel, regardless of which edition of the book you have. Warehouse 23 links below if you want the digital version of either book: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/...-first-edition http://www.warehouse23.com/products/...assic-autoduel __________________ Currently Running: Without Number family games which use a lot of GURPS material for details when the players start asking(online, sporadically) Waiting For: Schedule Sanity to Play Car Wars and my Fnordcon special alt Car Wars cards!