Dominique Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Previews for the Hero version of The Algernon Files 2.0 are up on the Blackwyrm Games site - http://www.blackwyrm.com/Extras.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Thanks, Dom! Beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Hmm. If Quantum Mechanic is 1100, I can't wait to see what Sepulchre and Praetorian look like. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews You'll shudder. But they're nothing compared to the Lord of Mirrors (our corss between Satan and Cthulhu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews These preview characters are very impressive. I was already inclined to pick up this book after buying the HERO version of The Fires of War (an excellent investment IMHO), but now you have a guaranteed sale. BTW I never read the M&M version of AF. If you don't mind my asking: there seem to be quite a few "mystic" characters in the lineup, which is great; but does this collection include any "cosmic" types? The various Champions products have given us a glut of the former, but IMO are rather lacking in the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellS Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Off the top of my head there's Praetorian, a PL 20 time-traveling conqueror. There are also several aliens on the earth: Bloodstar, Carnelian, Crucible, Nemsis, and the previewed Magog. I believe Onyx was also given her powers by an alien. There's really no big cosmic theats outside of Praetorian that I remember though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews YOu heard it here first, Dave's crossed both Satan and Cthullu and lived to tell the tale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominique Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Gent's if you haven't added this book to your Christmas list, you need to. It's worth every penny you pay. And if you like the previews wait until to you see The Prometheans, Krait, and Sepulchre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Off the top of my head there's Praetorian' date=' a PL 20 time-traveling conqueror. There are also several aliens on the earth: Bloodstar, Carnelian, Crucible, Nemsis, and the previewed Magog. I believe Onyx was also given her powers by an alien. There's really no big cosmic theats outside of Praetorian that I remember though.[/quote'] In addition, Iron Angel is an alien, and the Steele family members gain their abilities ( at least partially ) from an alien artifact. I would also argue that the Lord of Mirrors is at least as much cosmic as mystic. Yeah, he partially fills the devil role of mystic tempter. . . but his origin ( the War in Heaven ) is more Kirbyesque New Gods than traditional mystic origin. ( Basically, there used to be two godlike alien races spread across the universe, the Acanthii and the Rha-Zha-Keth. Being that the former were benign space gods, and the latter were lovecraftian horrors, qeue the kung fu fight. In the end, the Acanthii were wiped out, and those RZK that survived, were trapped in various extradimensional spaces or isolated solar systems ) There's also Ex Machinae, an as yet unstatted cosmic being that seems to be incarnate order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamerz123 Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews YOu heard it here first' date=' Dave's crossed both Satan and Cthullu and lived to tell the tale![/quote'] Or maybe Dave IS a cross between Satan and Cthulhu.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews We tried to evenly spread the origins/archetypes among mutants, aliens, psychic, mystic, skills/training, and technology. Among the heroes and the villains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Baked Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Gent's if you haven't added this book to your Christmas list' date=' you need to. It's worth every penny you pay. And if you like the previews wait until to you see The Prometheans, Krait, and Sepulchre![/quote'] I'm looking forward to seeing Sepulchre. A great villain in my book! He is one of the primary mystical villains in my campaign and I'm curious to see how my Hero conversion from Algernon Files 1 stacks up:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews His write-up is even scarier than his picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews His write-up is even scarier than his picture. Yeah, you might think "Hey, he looks like a creepy mystic version of Doc Ock." And then you read his writeup, and realize "Holy shit, its insane evil Dr Strange! Gahhhh, run away!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews I see your RPG Now link, and instructions on how to order a hard copy via pay pal. Would it be possible to get a link for the paypal order? Been greatly looking forward to this since picking up Fires of War. Glad to see it finally coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews That link is for the M&M version. The HERO System version won't be out for another couple of weeks still. When it's ready, I'll post instructions. Sign up for our mailing list to keep abreast of developments (http://www.blackwyrm.com/list.asp) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half Baked Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Are there any plans to release a Hero Designer pack of the characters? That would be something I'd be interested in buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Gorgeous stuff, Dave! Question: is the print product going to be in color? I wish Hero Games could produce books this nice-looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Are there any plans to release a Hero Designer pack of the characters? That would be something I'd be interested in buying. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews The print book will not be in color, since a color book going through the distribution channel discounting would retail for $117, according to our standard formula. We do not plan on releasing Hero Designer packs. It's not that we're stingy or anything, it's just that we write our characters by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews We do not plan on releasing Hero Designer packs. It's not that we're stingy or anything, it's just that we write our characters by hand. Ah, old school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews The print book will not be in color' date=' since a color book going through the distribution channel discounting would retail for $117, according to our standard formula.[/quote'] Any possibility of a book+PDF bundle, then? We do not plan on releasing Hero Designer packs. It's not that we're stingy or anything' date=' it's just that we write our characters by hand.[/quote'] Insanity! Wouldn't using HD save you a lot of time and proofreading effort? I'm just curious. BTW... any chance we'll see Future Armada products in hexes ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Any possibility of a book+PDF bundle' date=' then?[/quote'] A possibility. We haven't discussed that yet, but it's worth a look. Wouldn't using HD save you a lot of time and proofreading effort? I'm just curious. It might save time on proofreading, but not on initial entry. I'm very keyboard-centric, and having to switch between a keyboard and mouse contantly drags my typing speed down. BTW... any chance we'll see Future Armada products in hexes ever? I've been trying to encourage that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews I've been trying to encourage that... Just tell me who I have to kick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Algernon Files 2.0 previews Just tell me who I have to kick.The trouble is that now that so many ships and stations have been released, there's an object library of shapes, pieces, furnishings, etc. that make it so much easier to assemble a new ship without having to start completely from scratch. I just figure that in the future, the manufacturing plants all crank out their flooring pieces in 5-foot squares. That's a floor design you're seeing, not an actual square grid. There's nothing stopping any of us from laying a hex grid on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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