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 Oct 28 2003, 03:27 AM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill.  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006  |
What is the current "game time" in SR? Is it 2064 or 2063?
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Oct 28 2003, 03:50 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
I think it's '63 - hence the SotA book being SotA: 2063 - although I could very well be wrong.
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Oct 28 2003, 04:32 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 18-October 03 Member No.: 5,737 |
If I am correct, it will be 2063 for another two months, or at least until the products that were originally scheduled to come out in the next to month come out.
I must say that Fanpro, despite the fact that I believe that Rob Boyle and Adam Jury are the only two full-time employees (I may well be wrong) is doing an excellent job of putting product out on time. Back when FASA was getting towards closing, they had a horrible reputation for getting products out on time. But I know that I got my last five books (Target Wastelands, Shadows of North America, Survival of the Fittest, Sprawl Survival Guide, and Dragons of the Six World) pretty damn near right on time, and that I saw Rigger Revised up at Great Escape Games right before I went TDY in mid september, and I must thank them for doing a great job of getting their product out on schedule. |
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Oct 28 2003, 04:47 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,921 |
Captain Chaos's latest posts in 2063 have been on April 30. That leaves at least two more books in 2063. My guesses? Mr. J's Little Black Book and Shadows of Europe. Then SOTA: 2064, and Shadows of Asia and Loose Alliances on the horizon. This is all speculation, you realize... |
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Oct 28 2003, 04:52 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
I'm not a full time employee; I'm not even a half time employee. I do some work [the website] under contract for FanPro, and some work -- writing [for Shadowrun] and layout [for the Dark Eye] and other random stuff [con flyers, etc] -- freelance. My day job is at Guardians Of Order. |
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Oct 28 2003, 04:57 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 18-October 03 Member No.: 5,737 |
Well, Adam, thanks you still.
Does that mean Rob does all the coordinating of freelancers, editors, and work with Fast Forward alone? Or are there other behind the scenes people who deserve a great big heaping shovel of thanks? |
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Oct 28 2003, 05:03 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Rob does all that work for the Shadowrun and now The Dark Eye lines, plus the day-to-day administration work. Randall Bills handles that end of stuff for Classic BattleTech.
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Oct 28 2003, 05:15 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 18-October 03 Member No.: 5,737 |
Wow. Thanks for the info.
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Oct 28 2003, 09:35 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Regarding the topic of the thread. IIRC SoE will be dated mid-2063 since the NEEC comes into being around that time (from DotSW) and that's one of the things that are shaking up the Old World.
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Oct 28 2003, 10:40 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
Beat me to it. I was gonna say BT seemed to have some full time employees, too. |
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Oct 28 2003, 03:01 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
The basic rule of thumb is to take the current year and add 60 to it. This gets a little fuzzy during the first quarter of a new year, but more or less that's it.
The Abstruse One |
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Oct 29 2003, 02:11 PM
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Not Cameron Diaz Group: Retired Admins Posts: 472 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Newark, Delaware Member No.: 188 |
Even Randall is more part-time than full-time. (Last I heard, that is.) Still, with freelancers pitching in where it's possible to do so (some things just can't be handled thusly), it helps some that I've noticed. |
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Oct 29 2003, 04:03 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
and so the year is......?
(I thought it was 2064.) |
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Oct 29 2003, 04:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 30-August 03 From: Upland, IN Member No.: 5,554 |
What is Loose Alliances going to be about?
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Oct 29 2003, 08:53 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Snow Fox - The latest in game info is Sprawl Survival Guide which is dated 30 April 2063.
Street Wyze - Loose Alliances is the project formerly announced under the working title Sixthworld.org. It should portray all sorts of non-corporate players and organizations which interact with runners in the Sixth World. |
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