 Arsenal update, 'cuz I didn't see it posted here |
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 Jan 18 2008, 06:36 AM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98  |
From the shadowrunrpg livejournal feed:
-------------------------------------------- Ding dong, the witch is dead — Arsenal Update I’m sitting on the couch watching a brainless movie, and for the first time in weeks, I don’t feel guilty about relaxing. Why? On the other side of the room, Arsenal is being uploaded to our printer. This, as someone who has been working on this book for a few months — after it was in writing/editing/development for so long I can’t accurately remember when it started — provides a huge amount of relief. It’s a great book and I’m tremendously happy with how it turned out, but I’d be a liar if I said that I wasn’t sick of looking at it, for now. Now that it’s sent to the printer, we’ll get the proof copy back sometime in the next week or so, and after that it will print and ship to our warehouse, at which time we’ll announce a street date. We’re having a meeting tomorrow to talk about the PDF release date, and what other work I can fit into the next week, before I take a short vacation — the first vacation I’ve had since 2004 that won’t involve a game convention. Of course, we’ll be posting previews from Arsenal over the coming weeks … and on my TODO list for the next week are a few website updates and touchups. -------------------------------------------- Honestly, I can't remember *who* posts to that feed... but thanks, man. :) |
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Jan 18 2008, 07:16 AM
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Grand Master of Run-Fu Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,840 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 178 |
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Jan 18 2008, 08:50 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
The poster is always identified at the end of the post. It's typically Rob, myself, or more usually than not our layout artist and webman extraordinaire Adam. |
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Jan 18 2008, 09:00 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Spidey in a kilt? :eek: :D |
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Jan 18 2008, 09:49 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
All the better for exposure.
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Jan 18 2008, 01:34 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Endorsing certain "hot" bits of cyberware from augmentation?
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Jan 18 2008, 02:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 17-September 07 Member No.: 13,319 |
Does it include stats for a teleportal projection device? Those are popular recently. :)
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Jan 19 2008, 07:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
WooHoo! Finally the book that I've been waiting for since Augmentation came out.
I can't wait to get my hands on all the new toys. Well...read about it, since I doubt I'll be playing in a game where I can get my hands on the more expensive/high profile weapons. |
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Jan 21 2008, 08:28 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
THAT'S no fun. The occasional security guard with a laser rifle is always amusing!
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Jan 21 2008, 10:22 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
this valid?
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Jan 21 2008, 10:24 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Sounds good to me. :)
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Jan 22 2008, 12:24 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...mmmmmm...mixing explosives.... :grinbig:
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Jan 23 2008, 08:13 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I'm still hoping for powered armor, but that's just my personal bent :)
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Jan 23 2008, 10:48 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 2-August 06 Member No.: 9,006 |
Not quite out yet! We still have to wait a few more weeks :( So it is not "finally", anything can happen still..the Printer could get attacked by a horde of Zombies just as they are getting ready to send the books out..the trucks could be jacked by rabid shadowrun fans from Canada, or who knows what else. |
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Jan 23 2008, 01:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 284 Joined: 16-June 05 Member No.: 7,450 |
Wait...isn't that how corporate extraterritorlity happened? O.O;;
And even if that happened...they still have PDF's. Sweet, sweet pixels... |
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Jan 24 2008, 06:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 2-January 05 From: Quebec Member No.: 6,924 |
I'm holding you personally responsible. Then again, I'm one of those Canadians. So I'd just be getting it sooner than everyone else. |
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Jan 24 2008, 07:27 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 24-December 07 From: Canada Member No.: 14,813 |
You're not supposed to give us evil Canucks ideas...
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Jan 25 2008, 01:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 9-June 07 Member No.: 11,880 |
It's too late for them to stop us Canucks anyways. But if you Americans steal one more beer company, It will be war. We have sleepers everywhere. :smokin:
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Jan 25 2008, 01:29 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I call dibs on Shatner.
There's some really fun stuff in Arsenal. I suspect y'all will seriously enjoy it. |
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Jan 25 2008, 01:44 AM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
American beer companies :rotfl:
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Jan 25 2008, 04:25 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 24-December 07 From: Canada Member No.: 14,813 |
You call that stuff beer? :cyber:
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Jan 25 2008, 07:26 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Really fun is what I'm in this for. :cyber: |
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Jan 25 2008, 03:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 21-May 06 Member No.: 8,583 |
Synner, There are a few questions I would like you (and anyone else here who worked on it) to answer about Arsenal. (please answer yes, no, or RAFO)
1. Are there any completely new/never before covered firearms makers in this book with product for sale to the general public? Are there going to be more personal MetalStorm weapons than just the Yamaha Sakura Fubuki? 3. Are there any completely new categories of ammunition for pistols and personal longarms? 4. Are there any new models of aircar and are aircars a seperate category form other aircraft types? 5. Are there any completely new categories of Drones? 6. Will there be an in character histroy of Manatech as applies in this book? Will it mainly be confined to companies from the Big Ten and a few AAs, or will there be products/services from groups of all sizes? |
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Jan 25 2008, 05:54 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Running on memory here, since I'm away from my computer right now - and it's generally best to keep things vague when teasing anyway:
A couple...
Actually not sure... We'll be revisiting supermachineguns though.
Yup.
If by "aircars" you mean CP2020-style aerodynes, then no (in fact, I think you'll find we don't even have any "old" models). If you mean "personal transportation aerial vehicles", then yes (and I don't mean jetpacks).
Not sure what you mean by "new categories" since the existing categories are pretty far-reaching, ranging from micro-drones to full-blown drone vehicles. Of course, we will be including some jarhead bodies to the mix and those can potentially be rigged, so those might count.
No specific history or corps are highlighted - though most of the manatech devices identify the technologies provenance/producer. That and the mentions in Street Magic should be more than enough. I want to underscore, yet again, that some of this stuff fans are already familiar with - just not under the label "manatech." |
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Jan 25 2008, 05:57 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...I still want to know if the armoured long johns are coming back. :grinbig:
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