Checkmate Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 So you finish those 4,000 pages yet? It's been two days. Strike Force is a lot about nostalgia for me. I haven't found anyone who plays heroes for more than 3 sessions in decades (literally), let alone Champions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 In my game, we have multiple groups. Each Arc contains sixteen sessions. That's 12 issues, an annual and a giant sized special. Sometimes there will be 17-18 if we get stonewalled or so, but then we switch to a different group and handle something else in the world. By keeping it fresh and then going back to old characters, we maintain the world, and it's been 29 years. Players come and go. We use a staggered experience point system so that high powered characters don't get a ton of XP for beating up Foxbat-level villains. But the system works. And people are happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Among other things, I would like to see more on the Blood, the Paek-Tu martial arts school and the various NPCs and PCs that populated the campaign. I'd also like to see more details on other worlds the team has visited, like the globular cluster mentioned in the campaign chronicles. I think one of Bolo's NPCs was a lady astronaut from there. More on the Governor too, and his scheme to hold back the advancement of technology. What happened after he was defeated? Just publish the whole campaign in a multi-volume set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Among other things, I would like to see more on the Blood, the Paek-Tu martial arts school and the various NPCs and PCs that populated the campaign. I'd also like to see more details on other worlds the team has visited, like the globular cluster mentioned in the campaign chronicles. I think one of Bolo's NPCs was a lady astronaut from there. More on the Governor too, and his scheme to hold back the advancement of technology. What happened after he was defeated? Just publish the whole campaign in a multi-volume set. Heh, we would if we could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Fringer Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Well, I just purchased the one for third edition from a used book store. I have to admit, it is full of crunchy goodness for just about anybody's campaign. I'm hoping that while you do serve the current crop of gamers with an update, that you also find a way to offer the original gangster on pdf - say as a bonus for an online order? LF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_A Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Among other things, I would like to see more on the Blood, the Paek-Tu martial arts school and the various NPCs and PCs that populated the campaign. I'd also like to see more details on other worlds the team has visited, like the globular cluster mentioned in the campaign chronicles. I think one of Bolo's NPCs was a lady astronaut from there. More on the Governor too, and his scheme to hold back the advancement of technology. What happened after he was defeated? Just publish the whole campaign in a multi-volume set. Heh, we would if we could. Kickstarter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I guess it might depend on determining Aaron's intent? I assume a lot of the stuff in these archives consists of rough notes, not intended for publication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Denis Loubet is around on facebook at least, and he's still doing art. Would be great to have him do illustrations. And if you want to use the colorized versions I did of his art, feel free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Denis Loubet is around on facebook at least, and he's still doing art. Would be great to have him do illustrations. And if you want to use the colorized versions I did of his art, feel free! We are talking to Denis about artwork and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I think they would still need Loubet's say-so, first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I am curious what format are you going to choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I am curious what format are you going to choose. Format in what way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I think they would still need Loubet's say-so, first. You know how when you see a TV show and someone says "it goes without saying..." then says it anyway? And you yell at the TV "then why did you say it??" Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 "I wuz told on the interwebz I cud dood it." "Then why didn't you ask me?" "Cuz I allreddy be told it wuz okay?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Strike Force's killer app was that it detailed an awesome Champions campaign, and then showed how to run one just like it. And made it easy. It'd be hard to build on that but putting in updated specifics for 6th ed couldn't hurt. And of course if Mr. Allston had any more notes on his campaign background I'd love to see them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesask Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I just pulled my copy out of storage where it had been for about 20 years. A quick review reminded me why I liked it so much. It seemed so well put together compared to some of the other products that were out there and available at the time. It was what we aspired to for our own home games. There was very little that I did not steal from it...blue booking became especially popular with some of the more ambitious players. It permitted the addition of a whole other layer of complexity to the world we were creating. I would like the see the characters updated for the new edition and to see how they developed in the intervening years. the character builds were not that complex but the accompanying descriptions/write-up are what kept me coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odraude Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm pretty excited. I'm running a capes game in SW so I could always use more advice on running supers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 So... I have finished reading all 797 pages of Aaron's session-by-session history of Strike Force. That's 19 years of gaming run over 251 sessions. I am in awe. Now? On to his notes on setting history and the like. As far as I can tell, Aaron ran at least 260 sessions or so... but I don't have a write-up of those sessions. So we'll go with what we got... which as you can see is quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 This is like the Dead Sea Scrolls of supers gaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 So... I have finished reading all 797 pages of Aaron's session-by-session history of Strike Force. That's 19 years of gaming run over 251 sessions. I am in awe. Now? On to his notes on setting history and the like. As far as I can tell, Aaron ran at least 260 sessions or so... but I don't have a write-up of those sessions. So we'll go with what we got... which as you can see is quite a bit. I would pay money for you to slap all that on a scanner and email it to me. That could be the whole book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I would pay money for you to slap all that on a scanner and email it to me. That could be the whole book. Those 797 pages are in a LibreOffice file. Did I mention the 3400 page PDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Did Aaron leave any kind of guide or suggestion as to how he wanted to organize and present this material? Not that I think it would be better than what you would do, Michael, and this could be a different type of work than what he envisioned; but it sounds like some sort of roadmap would make this easier for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Did Aaron leave any kind of guide or suggestion as to how he wanted to organize and present this material? Not that I think it would be better than what you would do, Michael, and this could be a different type of work than what he envisioned; but it sounds like some sort of roadmap would make this easier for you. Actually, yes. I have files the show a circa 1998-99 attempt to create a Strike Force series of campaign guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 3400 pages???!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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