Stellar Reaches: Issue #7 now in layout...

[Flynn]

Good Morning, All,

This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I now have all the articles and a lot of art for Issue #7 of the Stellar Reaches fanzine, and we are now working on the layout. It should be released by the end of March, though I hope it will be sooner rather than later. I am now accepting submissions for Issue #8, with a deadline on that of May 31st, 2007. The public support these last few weeks has been tremendous, and I am very thankful to all contributors. I can't wait to see how this one looks.

I'll keep you posted as things move along,
Jason "Flynn" Kemp
Editor, Stellar Reaches fanzine

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Need any more art?

 

[ravells]

Don't forget that everyone who contributed to the starship challenge thread agreed that their offerings could be published in Stellar Reaches!

Ravs

 

[Flynn]

Andrew,

Art is always welcome, though I must admit I've had a lot of submissions this time around!

Ravs,

Can you post the link for me?

Thanks, All,
Flynn

 

[ravells]

Sorry Flynn,

It's here: http://www.travellerrpg.com/cgi-bin/Trav/CotI/Discuss/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=33;t=000158

Ravs

 

[Golan2072]

Flynn,
What would you prefer for me to submit to SR #8? I am considering one of the following:

1) A 1,250-dton Corporate Asteroid Mining Ship (with CT-style deckplans in my usual format) as well as stats and deckplans for the Belter Bins it uses. Stats would be HG - but a conversion into T20 won't be that difficult IIRC (both systems are essentially the same).

2) A "Ship's Locker"-type section detailing 6 new types of body armor (Chain, Plate, Breastplate, Weave, Sec[urity] and Heavy Vacc) with stats for CT, Striker/MT, T4 and T20 (you'll have to help me with the lattest as I don't have any version of T20). Chain, Plate and Breastplate are low-tech armor types (TLs 1 and 2, respectively, though they'd be common on TL3-4 worlds as well); Weave (TL9+) is created from bio-produced Spider-Silk and is as light as thick clothes and is quite easy to hide; Sec Armor is TL8+ "breastplate" armor using composite materials, a stepping stone between Cloth and Combat Armor; Heavy Vacc is a TL9+ heavy-duty vacc suit used for serious EVA mining and construction jobs.

3) An alternate Scientist Basic CharGen system for CT, adding science skills (descriptions included) and a certain rank system (LabTech => B.A. => M.A. => Ph.D. => Post-Doctorate => Professor ) as well as inserting a pre-enlistment option (College) into the system. I might be persuaded into writing an Expanded version for this for SR #8.

So, which do you think would be the most appropriate?