The 2011 e23 Releases and Speculation Thread

[lachimba]

Originally Posted by jalapeno_dude

-GURPS Monster Hunters 1 (by Jason "PK" Levine; preview PDF corrected as of January 7th, still needs art; has 2011 release date; described as "Mix 2 c. Dungeon Fantasy, 2 c. Action, 2 c. Black Ops, 1 c. Voodoo, 1 c. Powers, and 2 tsp. Psionics into 1 qt. Horror:", and should also include "2-1/2 c. Thaumatology"; series includes "powers, magic, vampires, and violence", "chupacabras, rogue angels, and axes", "curses, hunting, undergrounds, and plagues", "hordes, werewolves, and energy gathering", and "hand-loaded thermate rounds, Adrenal-Muscular Trigger, and divinations."; will be compatible with Divine Favor, Gun Fu, Thaumatology, Psionic Powers, etc; first leaked here; description of project here; confirmed as multiple volumes here and here, more details here)

-GURPS Monster Hunters 2 (by Jason "PK" Levine; preview PDF corrected as of January 7th, still needs art; has 2011 release date; will include "database hacking", "maze-like tombs", and "mesmerizing taint"; RPK edits for final draft in progress as of October 27th; includes "Chapter 2: Being Awesome")

-GURPS Monster Hunters 3 (by Jason "PK" Levine; final draft reviewed as of January 7th, 2010; includes "puncture tube", "undroppable flaming sword", and "parasites"; vignettes involve "reggae zombie party", "hookers from hell", and "kamikaze fire-bears"; will provide uses for wildcard skills at higher relative levels, "stats and details for a bunch of monsters" and SEAL teams fighting mutated animals)

-GURPS Monster Hunters 4 (by Jason "PK" Levine; outline approved and writing started as of January 21st)

Pure speculation on what the actual book topics will be:

It might be similar to how Action and DF have been. Templates for the first book, exploits/adventures for the second, the third book for powerups or special abilities campaigns (though from the hint it would seem to have stats for monsters as wel) and maybe the 4th a specific set of rules for a class/type of game.

[jalapeno_dude]

Good, this thread is still mostly intact. ;)

What's happened in the last week? Tactical Shooting has had final content tweaks made. Art is being discussed for Horror and DF Monsters 1. The playtest for Social Engineering has been completed, and the final draft should be submitted in the next few weeks. Monster Hunters 3 has entered productions, and the first draft of Monster Hunters 4 is halfway complete. Speaking of Monster Hunters, we got three new hints from RPK on the fora: a coded hint about topics for volume 4, some crunchy info on skill defaults and rituals, and a writeup of the Occultism skill.

[Ewan]

With Tactical Shooting hopefully being released this month I was wondering if it would include character templates, and if so what ones.

[DouglasCole]

Originally Posted by Ewan

With Tactical Shooting hopefully being released this month I was wondering if it would include character templates, and if so what ones.

I seem to recall yes, there will be some templates AND styles. I'll leave it to Hans or Sean to leak more. :-)

[HANS]

Originally Posted by Ewan

With Tactical Shooting hopefully being released this month I was wondering if it would include character templates, and if so what ones.

There are style templates, but no character templates. I deemed that unnecessary, as the ones that would have been most logical (Agent, Cop, Commando, US Navy SEAL, etc) have already appeared in other books, such as Action, Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems, and SEALs in Vietnam. This book was a very tight fit, wordcount-wise, and thus I didn't think repeating such templates would be efficient.

Cheers

HANS

[Langy]

Originally Posted by HANS

There are style templates, but no character templates. I deemed that unnecessary, as the ones that would have been most logical (Agent, Cop, Commando, US Navy SEAL, etc) have already appeared in other books, such as Action, Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems, and SEALs in Vietnam. This book was a very tight fit, wordcount-wise, and thus I didn't think repeating such templates would be efficient.

In some parts, this is kinda sad - I'd like to have those templates in one place. In others, it just makes me want Tactical Shooting even more - I like the idea of style templates, and I really like the idea that the book so full of goodness it was a tight fit.

[Kale]

Originally Posted by Langy

In some parts, this is kinda sad - I'd like to have those templates in one place. In others, it just makes me want Tactical Shooting even more - I like the idea of style templates, and I really like the idea that the book so full of goodness it was a tight fit.

It seems it's hard to distill awesome.

[HANS]

Originally Posted by Kale

It seems it's hard to distill awesome.

In fact, I cut an awful lot of stuff (that was after I had already decided that there would be no space for character templates), which may or may not appear somewhere else. I'm already working on a follow-up proposal that grew out of a whim after having re-watched Red Dawn and Seraphim Falls . . .

Cheers

HANS

[Ewan]

character templates), which may or may not appear somewhere else. I'm already working on a follow-up proposal that grew out of a whim after having re-watched Red Dawn and Seraphim Falls . . .

:-)

[ronom]

Originally Posted by HANS

In fact, I cut an awful lot of stuff (that was after I had already decided that there would be no space for character templates), which may or may not appear somewhere else. I'm already working on a follow-up proposal that grew out of a whim after having re-watched Red Dawn and Seraphim Falls . . .

Cheers

HANS

Another article similiar to the "Movie Guns" would be awsome. As it is convrting 3E "Warriors" is good....