Susano Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 3 minutes ago, AlHazred said: Hmmm... So Mircea is a Ventrue, Vladislas a Tzimisce, and Radu a Toreador? Ahh... I guess? I don't know Vampire:tM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 For those fans of theCircle, I have this teaser: Previous to 1945, the Sensei [the Master] was much more powerful. He possessed many personal defensive powers, and his Power Pool was much stronger 900 active points, but with a 90-active-point limit on any power in it. (This will need to be reworded, but what it means is he could have spells with up to 90 Active Points, and 900[!] Real Points of spells in his pool.) Sketchpad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 For those of wondering about my sequel to Aaron Allston's Strike Force, (Strike Force Organizations) , it goes like this: 1) I have completed work on Alien Research Laboratories, which is what Aaron renamed M.E.T.E. to. Everything has been updated to 6e, including the NPCs (some of which have more modern designs thanks to finding select files in Aaron's notes), the base, the computer, and several vehicles. I have completed work on the Blood. There are a lot more Blood characters than what appeared in Org Book 3. Several of them have character sheets while many of the original Blood NPCs have updated character sheets due to finding them in Aaron's notes. Also, Commodore has his base and vehicles included. I am currently working on the Circle. I found updated character sheets for almost everyone, as well as detailed backgrounds. Thus, the Circle will be more lore 'heavy' than the other sections. Current word count is around 60,000 words. Once I complete the Circle I will talk to Jason about adding additional groups or seeing about some smaller releases of (perhaps) PDF-only content. Steve, Sketchpad, Scott Ruggels and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Teriaca Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 (edited) When the project gets to 100,000 words will it explode? Or will that happen if it ever falls below 100,000 words, like Speed? (Sorry. just being an ass.) Edited February 4 by Stanley Teriaca Chris Goodwin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 3 minutes ago, Stanley Teriaca said: When the project gets to 100,000 words will it explode? Or will that happen if it ever falls below 100,000 words, like Speed? (Sorry. just being an ass.) Stanley Teriaca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 Okay, update -- The Circle is at ~18,000 words. All of the NPCs are complete, as is the description of the Garden. Next up are the scenarios with some updated NPC sheets. Then... well, then I talk to Jason. The Cult of the Beast comes up so much, I'd like to cobble together what I can and present that. Current word count is: 68,000. DShomshak and Scott Ruggels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Okay, so here is the latest Strike Force Organizations update. It's done. Okay, maybe not totally done, but ALR, Blood, and Circle are done. Total count is 72,982 words. I have taken the contents of the two Org books, added in what I could from Aaron's digital files, updated everything to 6e, and added new content and characters. I have sent an email to Jason outlining what i have done and what we may want to do next. I have asked about adding the Cult of the Beast, Carousel/the Reapers, and the Wanderers. I have also mentioned the Wanderers as a stand-alone product. I have also asked about releasing Aaron's suite of martial arts styles as a Surbrook Press PDF-only product. Sketchpad, Chris Goodwin, BigJackBrass and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Congratulations, and I would like to see the martial Arts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Just now, Scott Ruggels said: Congratulations, and I would like to see the martial Arts . I need to hear from Jason first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Susano said: I need to hear from Jason first. Understood. Susano 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketchpad Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Sounds like a fun project, Mike. I look forward to reading it when available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Teriaca Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Any hope for the organization Youshu works for (the super martial arts team introduced im Ninja Hero). I didn't even know they came from the Strike Force Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 (edited) 10 hours ago, Stanley Teriaca said: Any hope for the organization Youshu works for (the super martial arts team introduced im Ninja Hero). I didn't even know they came from the Strike Force Universe. I have asked Jason about them. Note that if I was able to present Yooso, what you'd get is not exactly what was in Ninja Hero 4e. Okay, for the record, I have emailed Jason and asked about the following groups: Carousel/Families/Reapers Cult of the Beast Wanderers Yooso and (unrelated to the core book) Martial Arts Styles Note that if all of the groups listed above (1-4) were included, the book would probably double in size to 140k words or so. Edited February 11 by Susano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Teriaca Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 I was more pondering about the group behind the group Yooso. Considering how much of an otaku you are, you might think about the masters behind Yooso also. (The ringleaders might form a Four Kings of Heaven style leadership format.) But it should be noted: if Yooso is not included it doesn't matter and won't affect anything. By the way, what is the name of that group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, Susano said: I have asked Jason about them. Note that if I was able to present Yooso, what you'd get is not exactly what was in Ninja Hero 4e. Okay, for the record, I have emailed Jason and asked about the following groups: Carousel/Families/Reapers Cult of the Beast Wanderers Yooso and (unrelated to the core book) Martial Arts Styles Note that if all of the groups listed above (1-4) were included, the book would probably double in size to 140k words or so. Might be best to leave them out of this product, but if it sells well enough, maybe consider a Volume 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 12 Author Report Share Posted February 12 7 hours ago, Stanley Teriaca said: I was more pondering about the group behind the group Yooso. Considering how much of an otaku you are, you might think about the masters behind Yooso also. (The ringleaders might form a Four Kings of Heaven style leadership format.) But it should be noted: if Yooso is not included it doesn't matter and won't affect anything. By the way, what is the name of that group? There may not be anyone behind Yooso. It might be a team all by itself, formed by sorcerers and the like in opposition to the Circle and Ichi-Ban. 6 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Might be best to leave them out of this product, but if it sells well enough, maybe consider a Volume 2. I will have to see what Jason says and if he thinks a 2nd volume is worthwhile. I have suggested the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) An update on Strike Force Organizations. I have emailed Jason and we are in discussion. I have asked him about either including Cult of the Beast, Carousel (et al), Wanderers, and Yooso, or creating a second book. I have been given the OK to create a stand-alone Aaron Allston's Martial Arts Styles as a Surbrook Press PDF product. Edited February 14 by Susano Steve, Chris Goodwin and Sketchpad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 An update on Strike Force Organizations. Cult of the Beast, Carousel (et al), Wanderers, and Yooso are go. That is all. Sketchpad and Scott Ruggels 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenX99 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 On 1/6/2024 at 11:37 PM, Scott Ruggels said: Aaron was a prolific creator. I think it was Allen Varney who said something like "all the rest of us delve deep into the mine to dredge up a handful of gems, and Aaron just dipped his bucket in the well and it came up full every time." Chris Goodwin, Scott Ruggels and BigJackBrass 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 Aaron Allston Martial Arts Styles is complete and will go up on DTRPG tonight and will be sent to Jason as well. BigJackBrass and RavenX99 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 I have started on the Wanderers, a group of cosmic (900+ point) supers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 The nice things about the Wanderers is Aaron wrote a very complete file on them -- origin, characters, villain, and scenario. I will need to organize it, do some editing, and get it formatted, but this will be fairly quick. Then comes the Cult of the Beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Teriaca Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 One thing I can say about this project, there is a point level for any campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenX99 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 I'm always a little curious... do you think Aaron wrote such detailed notes because he knew he might want to publish, or was Aaron just that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Teriaca Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 23 minutes ago, RavenX99 said: I'm always a little curious... do you think Aaron wrote such detailed notes because he knew he might want to publish, or was Aaron just that way? Both I believe. He is a fiction writer after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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