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 Sep 18 2005, 05:25 PM
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The back-up plan  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910  |
I apologize if this question has been asked but my searching through the forums has only given up this small kernel of hope.
Are there any recorded dates for the release of these books, even as vague as Spring of '06?
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Sep 18 2005, 05:32 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Well, seeing as last I heard, SR4 hadn't even made it to the retailer shelves yet, maybe a vague date for those future titles is for the best right now.
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Sep 18 2005, 08:07 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
Eventually ™
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Sep 18 2005, 08:39 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 18-February 05 From: Denmark Member No.: 7,096 |
I believe that the corebook should already be released.. i have heard talkings on irc about some ppl having it on pdf but im not sure, maybe its only a beta thingy...
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Sep 18 2005, 08:48 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
SR4 should have hit the US Retailer stores by now. They haven't (Sept 15th was the date given to my FLGS by their distributor).
The PDF is on sale now, check ShadowrunRPG.com for details. (It's not a beta thing). Currently my FLGS isn't expecting anything until October. |
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Sep 18 2005, 09:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 30-September 03 From: Kenmore, NY, USA Member No.: 5,663 |
So does anyone know anything about shape-shifters. I'm working on coverting my SR3 characters to SR4. Guess I'll stay to SR3 and keep updated in the SR4 world. I've really liked what I've seen so far.
Oh and you guys at FanPro or Wizkids; don't let it go to your head. Just because something was good doesn't mean it has to stay good. Keep working hard, and I'm sure you'll out do yourselves. |
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Sep 18 2005, 09:45 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
We know two things: first, that the alpha male in a pack of wolves will sometimes really be a wolf shapeshifter, and two, a shapeshifter is a good example of someone who would be Untrained in technological things. Those are the only two mentions of shifters in all of SR4 thus far.
~J |
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Sep 18 2005, 10:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
I think they should have named the magic book Augary, just to stick with the one-word-starts-with-A theme of Aresenal and Augmentation. Which are pretty cool titles.
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Sep 19 2005, 01:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
You know... I really like that idea (if for no other reason than I like the word 'augary')! |
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Sep 19 2005, 01:36 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
Do you mean augury? My dictionary says it means something like an omen. A bit obscure for us non-anglo people.
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Sep 19 2005, 02:05 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Imo Arcana would be nice - and less obscure for us non-native english speakers. :)
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Sep 19 2005, 02:18 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
But Arcana comes with a lot of D20 baggage. Modern Arcanca, Unearthed Arcana, etc. |
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Sep 19 2005, 02:51 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Get a better dictionary? ;) The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination. It is basically an synonym for divination. I don't like it though, nor Arcana for that matter. |
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Sep 19 2005, 02:57 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
The dictionary is fine. It says that augury means "järtecken" ;) That can just as easily be divination as omen. It is an old swedish word for a sign that tells of future events, mostly bad ones (the last part is the reason I thought it meant omen).
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Sep 19 2005, 03:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
How about Abracadabra - the Advanced Magic Sourcebook for Shadowrun? :silly:
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Sep 19 2005, 03:29 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
Release dates? Rumblings of seasons when these books will be released in either electronic or print format?
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Sep 19 2005, 03:31 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
Get a better language? :rotfl: P.S. Augury also refers to omens, as well as the reading of omens, thus divination. The problem is your translation dictionary is just a one or two word translation, and you didn't realize you should consider both meanings of järtecken. |
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Sep 19 2005, 03:42 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
I know, i know. But maybe this would sell some books to stupid d20-gamers who don't read the whole cover text? :D |
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Sep 19 2005, 03:43 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
At this stage in the game, I'd consider it too early to even speculate on release dates for any of these books. Technically, Street Magic was included in the 2005 FanPro catalog. And, technically, it's been bantered that they were going to aim to have it out in late 2005.
But, consider that last year at GenCon, Running Wild and Loose Alliances were both mentioned as aiming for a late 2004 release. I wouldn't bank on anything just yet. |
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Sep 19 2005, 03:50 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,718 Joined: 14-September 02 Member No.: 3,263 |
When does the 2005 year end? (no this isn't nessasarily a silly question) Because the only hints i've seen about Street Magic is early spring 2006.
Also since the retail channels tend to order books at least a few months ahead of release it would make sense that books that are likely to come out in the first few months of 2006 would start be ordered by the end of the 2005 calander year. EDIT: Didn't Running Wild get rescheduled from a SR3 product to an SR4 product? They have the cover, i assume they ate the development work on it for now. I doubt that will happen with Street Magic. |
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Sep 19 2005, 03:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 445 Joined: 18-August 05 Member No.: 7,567 |
Depends on if you're refering to fiscal year or callendar year, or even company year. I can't remember when fiscal years typicaly start and stop, I believe around march? I could be completely and utterly off with that mind you its been a long time since I took any accounting courses and even longer since I've talked to my mother who's a cpa on what a fiscal year actualy is. Callendar year it ends ofcourse december 31st. Now the company year is completely relative to the company. The last company i was with had a year starting in the middle of october due to when they started up and got everything going the way they wanted it and opened their new office. Some don't use a company year like that, some do. Hard to tell regarding Fanpro, and likely the only ones who realy know are fanpro themselves. |
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Sep 19 2005, 04:31 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
fiscal year, i beleive ends in march, as it's the closest cut off for (american) tax day (april 15th). However, fiscal quarters are counted, not named (in the 3rd fiscal quarter, fanpro released the Fourth Ediition of the cyberpunk Roleplaying game...) where as calendar quarters are named (spring 2006). Company time should be kept internal, and no external timing should be done on it.
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Sep 19 2005, 05:02 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Yep. |
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Sep 19 2005, 07:51 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
You forgot D20 Modern's attempt at the guns&tech&magic genre: Urban Arcana, which more or less is the D20 knockoff of Shadowrun. |
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Sep 19 2005, 08:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 7-March 03 Member No.: 4,218 |
A company's fiscal year is whatever they want it to be. Most use calendar year. A significant number use March 31st, June 30th or September 30th but a bunch use other end of months. I'm not aware of any that have end dates within a month.
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