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Robotech The Shadow Chronicles - Now Regular Size

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Friday, while I was out running D&D, Palladium Books was sending the deluxe hardcover version of Robotech The Shadow Chronicles RPG to the printers. They promise more data, new illustrations, more equipment, and more spaceships.

I’m fine with deluxe editions, as long as they come out first, at the same time, or a year or two later as the regular version. When they come out soon after the first book WITH extras, it just feels wrong. I’ll wait for them to announce deluxe versions of the rest of the Robotech books before ordering.

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Review - Battlestar Galactica RPG Corebook

Friday, April 18th, 2008

It’s Friday and that means Doctor Who is back! It also means I’ll be watching Battlestar Galactica right after that. I’m a fan of the show, and I enjoy it even though they made Boomer a female Cylon, they got rid of the Cylon Raider, took away the Centurions’ voice, and, most tragic of all, they got rid of (sniff) Muffit. The only saving graces are the story, special effects, they kept the Viper, and, most importantly of all, Edward James Olmos plays Adama. I expect him to say to Helo, “It’s too bad she won’t live! But then again, who does?” I still miss that mechanical daggit, though.

Margaret Weis Productions has published The Battlestar Galactica Roleplaying Game. This company seems bent on making role playing games from television shows. First Serenity, now Battlestar Galactica, and they’re going to do Supernatural. They did a good job on the Serenity book, and they did a good job on this one to. Since they’ve done so well on television based games, I hope they can get the license for a Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles RPG. (more…)

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Review - Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

I hate class/level systems, but I loved Palladium. Isn’t that ironic? Palladium was the second system I seriously played. Well, third if you consider the red/blue/teal/black box Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons two separate systems. Robotech was the first Palladium game I ever owned and played. I was excited when I heard that Palladium had landed the new Robotech License. So excited, I pre-ordered a copy. My copy arrived last Monday, and this is my review

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Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

I live in a constant state of chaos. It makes doing anything, like posting, in a regular fashion, difficult. I guess that’s why you shouldn’t expect regular updates over here.

Since I’m not a very stable guy, I guess that’s why I’m extremely forgiving of Palladium Books. Actually I’ve come to expect slipping release dates from them ever since they announced Robotech: Invid Invasion. I used to see a release date for that book, then bike down to Games & Things (back when Stanford Shopping Center didn’t suck), and feel disappointed to find out that they pushed out the release date. I must have done that for months. Anyways that experience must have taught me never to trust Palladium Books’ release dates.

Well, when they announced Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, I pre-ordered the book in the midst of a fanboy rampage. I must admit, I half expected the company to go south before shipping. I knew better than to trust the before Christmas release date (Palladium hit on the first roll? I don’t think so). Well, they finally billed my credit card, and their press release says it’s shipping on March 20th or sooner, so it must be shipping in a couple of months.

Like Palladium Books, don’t expect a timely review out of me. I’ve got a job to do, and a house to fix.

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