Behind the Claw Questions

[daryen]

In light of that, I wish the Floriani would have been included in Humaniti.

Oh well, more room for us to move on our own.

 

[JFZeigler]

Originally posted by daryen:
In light of that, I wish the Floriani would have been included in Humaniti.

Actually, they have been.

 

[daryen]

Cool!

I do hope it is released in June like the SJG site says. I already planned on buying it the moment I find it, and that was just because of the Darrians. I am anticipating it even more, now!

Even though I will likely have to completely revamp my website as a result.

 

[neil frier]

Originally posted by daryen:
Besides the Darrians, though, there were a couple of other meta-plots you set up that I am curious about.

The potentially biggest, by far, plot was the Droyne. You set forth a new super-Sport (Moudray), and set up some secret activity in 1118. Where were you going with that?

Another mess was the sublight colonists. Now, if the colonists and the Imperium were reasonable, they wouldn't be a problem to deal with. At the very least, Mithril, Dawnworld and Tavonni, while far from ideal, are all completely empty. Any one of them could easily hold all of the colonists.

But then, when have any group of Solomani been reasonable?

How big of a mess did you plan on creating with them?

There were other plots, but these two immediately popped into mind.

Its good to see interest in the subject of the super sport which i thought would have created more questions than it did. I did write a whole adventure to explain more about the super sport but it was cut from BtC. I would be great if GuRPS would print it or put out on the net. I also liked writing up the Naval forces of the area and like Martin i would be very happy to contiune my work on the book if i got the ok.

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[MJD]

Gah. Who let YOU in here?

 

[Tanuki]

Originally posted by MJD:
Gah. Who let YOU in here?

Uh... Did you mean to include a smiley with that?

 

[daryen]

Originally posted by NAF:
Its good to see interest in the subject of the super sport which i thought would have created more questions than it did. I did write a whole adventure to explain more about the super sport but it was cut from BtC. I would be great if GuRPS would print it or put out on the net. I also liked writing up the Naval forces of the area and like Martin i would be very happy to contiune my work on the book if i got the ok.

I have primarily focused on the Darrians, as that is where my main interest lay.

However, I have seen Moudray brought up at least once, if not more, in these boards. I think there are many people who, even if they didn't like the idea of a new super sport, would be very interested in seeing where you (both) planned on going with it.

So, Mr. Zeigler, can NAF and MJD explain what they had in mind? It would seem that SJG has moved its primary focus to the Rim, so it shouldn't hurt anything you have planned for the next couple of years.

BTW, I am not complaining about the focus on the Rim. That is fine. It's just that if you are going to let the SM lay fallow (which is not a bad idea) please let NAF and MJD explain their ideas.

Thanks.

 

[neil frier]

Originally posted by MJD:
Gah. Who let YOU in here?

SOMEONE HAS TO KEEP YOU UNDER CONTROL.

 

[neil frier]

Originally posted by daryen:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by NAF:
Its good to see interest in the subject of the super sport which i thought would have created more questions than it did. I did write a whole adventure to explain more about the super sport but it was cut from BtC. I would be great if GuRPS would print it or put out on the net. I also liked writing up the Naval forces of the area and like Martin i would be very happy to contiune my work on the book if i got the ok.

I have primarily focused on the Darrians, as that is where my main interest lay.

However, I have seen Moudray brought up at least once, if not more, in these boards. I think there are many people who, even if they didn't like the idea of a new super sport, would be very interested in seeing where you (both) planned on going with it.

So, Mr. Zeigler, can NAF and MJD explain what they had in mind? It would seem that SJG has moved its primary focus to the Rim, so it shouldn't hurt anything you have planned for the next couple of years.

BTW, I am not complaining about the focus on the Rim. That is fine. It's just that if you are going to let the SM lay fallow (which is not a bad idea) please let NAF and MJD explain their ideas.

Thanks. </font>[/QUOTE]I would love to talk to you about the plots but Mr Zeigler has to say yes.

 

[JFZeigler]

Originally posted by daryen:
So, Mr. Zeigler, can NAF and MJD explain what they had in mind? It would seem that SJG has moved its primary focus to the Rim, so it shouldn't hurt anything you have planned for the next couple of years.

I have no objection.

And yes, we are being careful about the Spinward Marches, for reasons I'm not at liberty to discuss. However, that doesn't mean we're abandoning the region entirely - the first in the new Traveller's Guide series of books is going to cover the Sword Worlds.

So who knows?

 

[MJD]

I don't use smileys. As Neil can testify, I have nothing to smile about. Or with.

But for what it's worth, Neil and I have been friends (of an abusive and hard-to-live-with sort) for a long time now. Don't worry about the banter....

 

[Ganidirsii O'Flynn]

Inasmuch as Darrian Expansion plans go, has anyone thought of the Aslan Factor? The Darrians have had several clans of ihatei merc'ing for them for a couple hundred years (as of 1120). I'm not being sarcastic when I ask, has anyone thought that they may very well be running out of land grants? AND they have what, three High Pop worlds that may be straining abit for their environments... just a thought.

 

[Pierce_Inverarity]

Jon, while you're here... could you tell us whether SJG are planning on re-releasing Behind the Claw anytime soon (= in the next 12 months or so)? I ask because I'm hoping to avoid shelling out $30+ for a used copy on ebay.

 

[JFZeigler]

No plans to re-release it at this time. Even if we do, I'd really like to give it a second edition (clean up errata, move data into tables, add verbiage to fill out the space thus freed up). Which means some re-development work.

So if you want it anytime in the next year, you'd best pick up a used copy.

 

[Pierce_Inverarity]

Ah well. A second edition would be great, though. And if ebay's any gauge (or all the online shops that sell out of BTC as soon as they get a copy in), the demand's definitely there.

 

[daryen]

Originally posted by JFZeigler:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by daryen:
So, Mr. Zeigler, can NAF and MJD explain what they had in mind?

I have no objection.</font>[/QUOTE]Cool!

And thank you.

So, MJD and NAF, what *were* you planning with the Darrian spinward missions and the Droyne/Moudray thread?

Oh, and what is on Excalibur's moon?

 

[Borodin]

Hmm, I could be mistaken, but I think I saw it in my FLGS last week. You may be able to find a copy in a store near you as well, either on their used rack, or buried deep in the GURPS section. If there are any other stores nearby (within say 50 miles of you) you might try calling them to see if they have a copy buried in there somewhere. Just a thought.

 

[daryen]

Originally posted by Ganidiirsi O'Flynn:
Inasmuch as Darrian Expansion plans go, has anyone thought of the Aslan Factor? The Darrians have had several clans of ihatei merc'ing for them for a couple hundred years (as of 1120). I'm not being sarcastic when I ask, has anyone thought that they may very well be running out of land grants? AND they have what, three High Pop worlds that may be straining abit for their environments... just a thought.

I doubt that the Aslan are at that point. The primary grant, Roget, still has lots and lots of room left (only a pop of 7), and Cunnonic is also totally open (pop of 5). Plus Winston is just waiting for both humans or Aslan.

As for the hi-pop worlds, only Zamine has problems, and most of that is from its balkanization. Mire is built to be ecologically sound, and Entrope is a near-vacuum world, anyway.

That said, I do think the Aslan are an integral part of the expansionist movement in the Darrians. It is part of their nature, and I imagine they have advocated expansion for centuries.

 

[plop101]

I guess I'll slide in here and ask a question.

Attention: Ancients and/or Imperial Librarian.

I've been searching the books, looking up stuff for a canonical list of locations/localities on Regina, as a basis for creating an imtu list of locations for my own campaign. I'm a little confused about certain references to cities on Regina. The references I have available are:

1. DGP's Grand Survey listing of Regina, found at the TravellerCentral Web site, which identifies 5 major cities, Credo, Regni, Princeps, Kingsbury, and Corona.

2. "Grandfathers Worlds," from Challenge 27, page 36, where the city of Regni appears as a reference.

3. GT's Behind the Claw, which has a listing of Regina [page 81] which states that the capital of Regina is Atora.

What I want to know is this: which of these references are canonically correct?

As I thought about this, I decided one could argue that either are correct, neither are correct, or both could be correct. Rather than ponder which might be right, I've decided to call up the ancients for consultation. I have a coyn set available, if you guys need one for this. I'll be happy to dance, chirp, and fly around for an answer on this one.

Oh, almost forgot. I don't have a copy of the TNE Regency Sourcebook; can anyone who has this resource shed any light on the subject?

Thanks to all in advance.

 

[JFZeigler]

For what it's worth, we just published a writeup on the city of Atora in JTAS. The author was Hans Rancke-Madsen. He placed Atora fairly close to Credo, with the assumption that it's a much smaller city. Which isn't unreasonable - the capital of a place certainly doesn't have to be one of the biggest cities in the place.