Конференция Библиотеки Battletech

**DeJaVu** » 26 сен 2009, 08:49

Honor. Greed. Betrayal.
It is the 31st century. Mankind has spread to the stars and spawned titanic stellar empires, each controlling hundreds of worlds across a thousand light years and beyond. Yet the sins of man have followed him from the cradle of humanity.
Political machinations of feudal lords plunge whole sectors into war; unscrupulous merchant starship captains smuggle weapons to their own faction’s enemies; greedy military commanders demand tribute from worlds they’re protecting; animalistic pirate kings harvest high technologies and human slaves in lightning raids; betrayals from oath-bound allies leave honorable soldiers growing cold on forgotten worlds; death at the tip of knife from a concubine turned assassin to avenge a world and love lost: it is a time of war.
What empire will you swear allegiance to: a warrior merchant of House Steiner; the honorbound samurai of House Kurita; the vat-bred warriors of the Clans; a mercenary that fights only for the highest bidder?
Choose your life in the universe: a MechWarrior piloting the thirty-foot-tall BattleMechs that turn the tide of any battle; a spy deep behind enemy lines discovering critical secrets; a merchant carrying critical supplies; a scientist unleashing the latest cutting edge technologies?
How will YOU become a legend?
A Time of War rulebook contains everything you need to start your adventure in the BattleTech universe!

“BattleTech has an amazing community,” said Randall N. Bills, Managing Developer. “Their attention to detail is phenomenal, enabling us to publish better books at every step. That dedication to helping create the highest quality books deserves attention.”
With that in mind we’re formalizing the process, releasing A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG in a “Beta Release” PDF (players will notice there’s no index yet, for example). We’ve started a thread on the www.classicbattletech.com forums at http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums ... 066.0.html. Until the 15th of October [end of day, PST] we’ll be watching the thread to see what problems the community discovers. At that point we’ll address those issues that need work and the book will ship to the printers. Keep in mind, though, that there’s a difference between “error/broken” and “don’t like it that way” when it comes to the rules; the prior is what well be addressing, not the latter.
To help thank players for all they’ve done over the years—and for the help in ensuring the highest quality RPG for BattleTech—we’d like to invite all players to submit adventure seeds for potential publication. Once you’ve bought and downloaded the PDF, take a look at pages 347-348. You’ll notice two adventure seeds there and then most of a blank page waiting to be filled with a few more dynamic adventure seeds. Anyone interested in getting an adventure seed published should generate a seed using the two in the PDF as a format guide and posting them to the thread we’ve started on the www.classicbattletech.com forums at http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums ... 067.0.html (when you post your seeds, please include your name as you wish it to potentially appear in the book if yours is accepted). Catalyst will review those adventure seeds they find most unique and fitting and will publish two or three in the book (tweaking and editing as appropriate to fit our publication style).
In order to ensure maximum exposure, Catalyst Game Labs is releasing the PDF at $10 for a limited time. Once a street date for the book is determined (i.e. it’s in our warehouse), Catalyst Game Labs will release the final version of the PDF, with the price returning to the standard price of $25. Anyone that previously purchased the PDF at $10 will automatically receive a free upgrade to the final PDF.

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BETA RELEASE: A Time of War: the BattleTech RPG (PDF)
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“BattleTech has an amazing community,” said Randall N. Bills, Managing Developer. “Their attention to detail is phenomenal, enabling us to publish better books at every step. That dedication to helping create the highest quality books deserves attention."

With that in mind we're formalizing the process, releasing A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG in a “Beta Release” PDF (players will notice there's no index yet, for example). We've started a thread on the www.classicbattletech.com forums at http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums ... 066.0.html. Until the 15h of October [end of day, PST] we'll be watching the thread to see what problems the community discovers. At that point we'll address those issues that need work and the book will ship to the printers. Keep in mind, though, that there's a difference between “error/broken” and “don't like it that way” when it comes to the rules; the prior is what well be addressing, not the latter.

To help thank players for all they've done over the years--and for the help in ensuring the highest quality RPG for BattleTech--we'd like to invite all players to submit adventure seeds for potential publication. Once you've bought and downloaded the PDF, take a look at pages 347-348. You'll notice two adventure seeds there and then most of a blank page waiting to be filled with a few more dynamic adventure seeds. Anyone interested in getting an adventure seed published should generate a seed using the two in the PDF as a format guide and posting them to the thread we've started on the www.classicbattletech.com forums at http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums ... 067.0.html (when you post your seeds, please include your name as you wish it to potentially appear in the book if yours is accepted). Catalyst will review those adventure seeds they find most unique and fitting and will publish two or three in the book (tweaking and editing as appropriate to fit our publication style).

In order to ensure maximum exposure, Catalyst Game Labs is releasing the PDF at $10 for a limited time. Once a street date for the book is determined (i.e. it's in our warehouse), Catalyst Game Labs will release the final version of the PDF, with the price returning to the standard price of $25. Anyone that previously purchased the PDF at $10 will automatically receive a free upgrade to the final PDF.

A TIME OF WAR

It is the 31st century. Mankind has spread to the stars and spawned titanic stellar empires, each controlling hundreds of worlds across a thousand light years and beyond. Yet the sins of man have followed him from the cradle of humanity.

Political machinations of feudal lords plunge whole sectors into war; unscrupulous merchant starship captains smuggle weapons to their own faction’s enemies; greedy military commanders demand tribute from worlds they’re protecting; animalistic pirate kings harvest high technologies and human slaves in lightning raids; betrayals from oath-bound allies leave honorable soldiers growing cold on forgotten worlds; death at the tip of knife from a concubine turned assassin to avenge a world and love lost: it is a time of war.

What empire will you swear allegiance to: a warrior merchant of House Steiner; the honorbound samurai of House Kurita; the vat-bred warriors of the Clans; a mercenary that fights only for the highest bidder?

Choose your life in the universe: a MechWarrior piloting the thirty-foot-tall BattleMechs that turn the tide of any battle; a spy deep behind enemy lines discovering critical secrets; a merchant carrying critical supplies; a scientist unleashing the latest cutting edge technologies?

How will YOU become a legend?

**Stan** » 26 сен 2009, 16:16

ИМХО, ключевой момент - Anyone that previously purchased the PDF at $10 will automatically receive a free upgrade to the final PDF.

Так что, если "поддерживать разработчиков", то делать это сейчас.

**DeJaVu** » 28 сен 2009, 22:19

В общем скоро ждите нормальную версию... а пока юзайте бету

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Комментируем здесь.
Из того, что сразу бросилось в глаза:
1. 402 страницы
2. Куча рассказов
3. Арт, как в ММ
4. Куча картинок с причиндалами.

**Siberian-troll** » 29 сен 2009, 05:32

И эти рассказы и текстовые примеры внутри связаны воедино. Чего раньше не было.

**KolbunD** » 29 сен 2009, 11:51

Учитывая, что рассказы по Джихаду, я плакать :cry:

, плакать от счасця и от горя :oops:

Интересно, будет ли новая система модулей лучше старых лайфпасов.
Лайфпасы мне всегда нравились чисто в плане возможных "поворотов сюжета" на жизненном пути :oops:

**Fenris** » 29 сен 2009, 12:35

Маленький Скорпион писал(а):Интересно, будет ли новая система модулей лучше старых лайфпасов.
Лайфпасы мне всегда нравились чисто в плане возможных "поворотов сюжета" на жизненном пути

она другая...по 1му впечатлению здесь нет случайностей, зато "откастомка" в рамках канона глубже...но в целом не могу сказать что вся новая система меня вдохновляет...и это я ещё боёвку не прочитал...

**Diamond** » 29 сен 2009, 13:11

Маленький Скорпион писал(а):Лайфпасы мне всегда нравились чисто в плане возможных "поворотов сюжета" на жизненном пути

Это пока ты не сгенерил десяток-другой персонажей.
После этого (когда все "возможные повороты" уже поняты) лайфпасы воспринимаются как трата времени на пути к тому, чего задумалось.

**Stan** » 29 сен 2009, 16:52

КАКАЯ Пилотка!!!

**Siberian-troll** » 29 сен 2009, 17:05

Тема сапог и ППК не раскрыта. Так что это гламурная манекенщица, а не пилотка.

**frost** » 29 сен 2009, 17:42

Stan
Siberian-troll
компадрес, вы таки про что?

**Stan** » 29 сен 2009, 17:54

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2349/11450981.jpg

У мехвориоресссы тоже не раскрыта тема хладжилета

Зато раскрыта тема другого, так сказать... 'Equipment' ;-)

**KolbunD** » 29 сен 2009, 18:02

Stan

[img=http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2349/11450981.jpg]

зачот, тех тоже ниче

Stan писал(а):У мехвориоресссы тоже не раскрыта тема хладжилета

Хладолифчик - последняя разработка учёных NAIS :cool:

**Siberian-troll** » 29 сен 2009, 19:50

Как я понимаю, мы все про пост М Скорпиона в ЖЖ, где он накопипастил картинки типичных персонажей "Времени Войны".
Мой выбор таки технарка, хоть и негра, но симпатичная.

**ShadowBlade** » 30 сен 2009, 05:37

Таки мехварка и технарка. У мехварки татухи прикольные 8-)

**Siberian-troll** » 30 сен 2009, 06:03

Кто-то эти татухи даже переводил, получалось что-то типа "заебу".
Пардон за мат.

УПД: Нашел, Stan переводил, 10 августа.
http://forums.btbooks.ru/viewtopic.php?t=1626