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Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2002-08-20 12:48 pm
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OK, I'm doing a little better now.

Chatting with [livejournal.com profile] eleri has gotten me calmed down a little. I have another project to work on, and may contact Hero Games to see what they are looking for in terms of free-lance work.

I just thought this book was going to make it.
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[identity profile] sinboy.livejournal.com 2002-08-20 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry to hear it didn't work out.

You interested in twiddling with my idea? The Chinese myths one? I like White Wolf's mage setting for it, but if you think it might be better suited to another game system, it might be interesting to give it a try. Perhaps we could get [livejournal.com profile] jemstone in on it.

[identity profile] johno.livejournal.com 2002-08-20 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I just thought this book was going to make it.

It will!

Maybe not with this publisher.
Maybe not in this exact form.

But it will.
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[identity profile] twfarlan.livejournal.com 2002-08-20 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, one thing Champions and HERO has never really addressed is the military. How would the mil address superhumans? How would they combat supervillains, a combination of special ops supers of their own or with special teams of normals armed with a combination of tech and tactics? What would it like, being a military super? Would they essentially be a whole different breed, analogous to Navy pilots in terms of standing, status, and attitude? Or would they be treated/treat others more like special ops like SEALs or Rangers?
Hero Games never did a military book for Champions or for that matter for any of their genres, and I haven't seen anything like that on DOJ's publishing schedule yet. I for one would like to see it, either as a supplement to an existing genre or as a cross-genre book, with details available for everything from fantasy armies through superhero worlds all the way to space-borne militaries.
Just some thoughts about how you could combine your previous expertise and your current one.

[identity profile] johno.livejournal.com 2002-08-20 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Posting on the CJ list about the writers workshop twigged me...

Have you considered writing fiction?

With your background you could do some pretty kick ass military or Space Opera.

[identity profile] todkaninchen.livejournal.com 2002-08-20 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Not Likely to ever happen...

GURPS: Stargate SG-1...

(Or any other system...)

Out of any show on TV, it's got "RPG" written all over it with black Magic Marker...

...and it's your genre.

OK, the USAF is a bit different from the Army. (That different Parade Rest thing kept getting me in trouble in AF JROTC)

...besides, the USAF is or was almost as internet happy posting manuals online as the Army.

Then again, who owns the rights?

A nice anti-terrorism RPG to roll with the "new" war...

Or you could do the Kevin Dockery thing and write a real-world type text of serious interest to Role Players...

...Maybe a gazeteer of current Military Forces, Anti-terrorist Forces, the skills and such and training in a format easy to use for gamers to adapt to different systems...

...put a nifty set of tables in the back to convert them into the different major game systems.


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