Author Topic: Upcoming Releases XVI: Jardine Grand Tour (Read 126895 times)

Sartris · « **Reply #60 on:** 02 June 2020, 11:25:54 »

my superpower is when i say wrong shit, the power of my wrongness summons people to correct me, lest i be believed

GreekFire · « **Reply #61 on:** 02 June 2020, 11:44:40 »

Quote from: Sartris on 02 June 2020, 11:25:54

my superpower is when i say wrong shit, the power of my wrongness summons people to correct me, lest i be believed

You're wrong.

Cubby · « **Reply #62 on:** 02 June 2020, 11:50:48 »

Quote from: Sartris on 02 June 2020, 11:25:54

my superpower is when i say wrong shit, the power of my wrongness summons people to correct me, lest i be believed

No, no. It ain't about you, particularly.

The problem is that, around these parts, supposition and possibility is often taken as ironclad truth. On top of which, things change fast. So citing a post that's even "just" six months old may be resurrecting a possibility others will latch onto, but that's long been overtaken by events. In those cases, my very professional communications policy is to kill it, tie rocks around it, and throw it in the river as quickly and definitively as possible.

Nothing personal towards you, though, Sartris! You're generally a calming influence around here.

I am Belch II · « **Reply #63 on:** 02 June 2020, 12:08:07 »

Always good to see new stuff.

Sartris · « **Reply #64 on:** 02 June 2020, 12:09:43 »

Quote from: Cubby on 02 June 2020, 11:50:48

You're generally a calming influence around here.

this is horrifying ;D

Quote from: GreekFire on 02 June 2020, 11:44:40

You're wrong.

oh thank god.

rebs · « **Reply #65 on:** 02 June 2020, 12:32:54 »

Someone has to do it, Sartris. That lets the rest of us roll with unbridled imagination.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #66 on:** 02 June 2020, 14:27:46 »

Quote from: HABeas2 on 02 June 2020, 11:08:32

*sigh* I really miss doing AFD and Halloween projects...

And we miss having them.

beachhead1985 · « **Reply #67 on:** 02 June 2020, 16:46:21 »

@ Satris

These are the ones I'm looking for.

-Bonfire of Worlds
-BattleTech: Front Lines: BattleCorps Anthology, Volume 6
-Gray Markets
-BattleTech: Slack Tide: A BattleTech Anthology
-a bonfire of worlds

I'm in no rush...so long as POD remains an option and these eventually get re-offered (re-enabled?) in that format.

Doom · « **Reply #68 on:** 02 June 2020, 16:47:25 »

I don't think Slack Tide has had a PoD version yet.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #69 on:** 02 June 2020, 16:51:04 »

beachhead, yeah its been reported to TPTB and I think I complained to Amazon.

I think of them as a definition of a vanity project . . . its independently published, aka they paid rather than a legit publisher, but Amazon does not seem to care- platform vs publisher I guess.

Cubby · « **Reply #70 on:** 02 June 2020, 17:12:00 »

Quote from: Doom on 02 June 2020, 16:47:25

I don't think Slack Tide has had a PoD version yet.

It hasn’t. Current plan is to pair it with another Anthology (Gray Markets, Onslaught, Honor Road) for a POD at some point in the future.

Sartris · « **Reply #71 on:** 02 June 2020, 18:04:34 »

ALL THE CLAN INVASION

Reldn · « **Reply #72 on:** 02 June 2020, 18:23:43 »

Quote from: Cubby on 02 June 2020, 06:43:02

Also, coming this Friday, June 5 in print and PDF - Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules and Tactical Operations: Advanced Units and Equipment.

Out of curiosity, will those of us who added these books to their pledge be receiving them upon release now? Or will they still be held until Wave 1 ships?

GRUD · « **Reply #73 on:** 02 June 2020, 18:54:38 »

Quote from: Bosefius on 02 June 2020, 00:19:07

We are excited to announce that the first part of the novel Forgotten Worlds, The Hunt for Jardine by Herbert Beas II has been released as a digital story.

https://books2read.com/BattleTechTheHuntforJardine?fbclid=IwAR0MGl2bxzRk3pc3LLWpAwPaLRjLfIrexSHo_T8aIVZXe0WwLudPbZ53_M8

"BURIED IN THE ASHES OF WAR… Freelance explorer and treasure hunter Dr. Brooklyn Stevens has made her career finding lost artifacts from Inner Sphere history, but during the waning days of the FedCom Civil War, a job offered by the academic organization known as Interstellar Expeditions affords her the chance to pursue the find of a lifetime: a missing planet, one lost in the ravages of the brutal Succession Wars.
But the world of Jardine did not only die in fire—it was erased from stellar maps entirely, and Brooke’s employer wants to know why.
She must hunt down the only known link to this forgotten world: a dangerous predator native to Jardine, whose initial discoverer was silenced under mysterious circumstances. Someone wants this planet to remain buried—and they will go to any lengths to ensure that Brooke’s quest to uncover the truth of Jardine’s disappearance ends in tragedy."

Is this any different than what you let Herb post on the site a few months back? ???
If so, in What way?

Does this mean you'll also be releasing/rereleasing Part 2 at some point?
If so, will IT be any different than has already been posted?

???

Wolf72 · « **Reply #74 on:** 02 June 2020, 19:23:34 »

Other than incorporating some errata and splitting the information, will the T.O.'s have anything new?

Sartris · « **Reply #75 on:** 02 June 2020, 19:35:06 »

Ray described the partition as a Solomon Chop™️ meaning the only real change will be the cosmetic after-effects of such an action - page numbers, table of contents, intro, and index (unless they’ve changed their minds on addition or removal of material)

If you’re happy with the current version and can deal with errata where the page numbers don’t line up you’ll probably be fine with the current version

Wolf72 · « **Reply #76 on:** 02 June 2020, 19:47:10 »

I'm cool with that!

Cubby · « **Reply #77 on:** 03 June 2020, 02:29:31 »

Quote from: Wolf72 on 02 June 2020, 19:23:34

Other than incorporating some errata and splitting the information, will the T.O.'s have anything new?

Vintage art on the covers, next installments of the new* spine art.

(* - also vintage)

VhenRa · « **Reply #78 on:** 03 June 2020, 05:52:35 »

Quote from: HABeas2 on 02 June 2020, 08:15:56

Hard to do either of those in-character, what with nobody having ever found them and all.... ;)

- Herb

Fairly sure Interstellar Expeditions and/or Republic found the virus-ridden planet.

The other two, now those as far as I am aware were never found. But Jardine, Gabriel and Mayadi...

mbear · « **Reply #79 on:** 03 June 2020, 07:03:31 »

Quote from: Sartris on 02 June 2020, 11:25:54

my superpower is when i say wrong shit, the power of my wrongness summons people to correct me, lest i be believed

"Who's Sartis? You've never heard of him? He's the guy we send into minefields before we go in ourselves. He's the guy we get to go check out the 'empty' building. He's the bullet-sponge we use to protect ourselves. And the amazing thing is he always survives."

mbear · « **Reply #80 on:** 03 June 2020, 07:09:04 »

Quote from: Deadborder on 02 June 2020, 00:56:21

Just finished TTS Jardine. Great work there, both from the flavour point of view and the optional rules for playing in a truly apocalyptic world. Plus I loved the added fluff about the "Hidden worlds conspiracy" at the start and the great adventure seeds. This may be my favourite TTS yet.

So TTS: Tangrez/Mayadi?

I'd buy it. Jardine was a treat!

Quote from: HABeas2 on 02 June 2020, 11:08:32

*sigh* I really miss doing AFD and Halloween projects...

- Herb

I miss those too.

Fat Guy · « **Reply #81 on:** 03 June 2020, 07:10:58 »

Quote from: HABeas2 on 01 June 2020, 19:50:20

Touring the Stars told you what anyone would know who went through the Jihad sourcebooks anyway. It doesn't really explain fully how the Forgotten Worlds serial went. Only so many words, y'know.

The Jihad sourcebooks told us it was basically turning into Mustafar.

Brooke escaping with a native however...I'd say that spoils the ending a wee bit. ;)

I'm still looking forward to reading the rest of it.

Any word on when we'll be seeing the next installment?

HABeas2 · « **Reply #82 on:** 03 June 2020, 08:58:21 »

Quote from: VhenRa on 03 June 2020, 05:52:35

Fairly sure Interstellar Expeditions and/or Republic found the virus-ridden planet.

Oh! Damn, how rusty must my brain be? You're right, Deadborder and VhenRa! Tangerz/Mayadi HAS been found, as it's the plague planet! It was found during the Jihad, even.

... Hmm. I wonder what kind of adventure seeds would be applicable on a world that's so toxic, simply landing there is basically a death sentence?

Gabriel, on the other hand, is now just another addition to a gas giant's ring system in the already-populated Odessa system.

Quote from: Fat Guy on 03 June 2020, 07:10:58

The Jihad sourcebooks told us it was basically turning into Mustafar.

Brooke escaping with a native however...I'd say that spoils the ending a wee bit. ;)

I'm still looking forward to reading the rest of it.

Any word on when we'll be seeing the next installment?

Well, yeah, a wee bit of spoilage, but what can ya do? I don't know the release schedule, but I'd wager it will probably be the kind of thing they do either biweekly or monthly? Don't quote me, though. I'm not an employee; I know barely any more than you do.

- Herb

beachhead1985 · « **Reply #83 on:** 03 June 2020, 10:20:51 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 02 June 2020, 16:51:04

beachhead, yeah its been reported to TPTB and I think I complained to Amazon.

So just keep checking back every few weeks to see if/when the POD comes back/activates?

Colt Ward · « **Reply #84 on:** 03 June 2020, 10:30:03 »

Quote from: beachhead1985 on 03 June 2020, 10:20:51

So just keep checking back every few weeks to see if/when the POD comes back/activates?

Cubby already said it was fixed I think.

roosterboy · « **Reply #85 on:** 03 June 2020, 10:38:10 »

Quote from: Fat Guy on 03 June 2020, 07:10:58

The Jihad sourcebooks told us it was basically turning into Mustafar.

Brooke escaping with a native however...I'd say that spoils the ending a wee bit. ;)

That's been known for more than a decade, though, if you read the Dark Age sources.

Sartris · « **Reply #86 on:** 03 June 2020, 10:42:20 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 03 June 2020, 10:30:03

Cubby already said it was fixed I think.

he did and it is

MarauderD · « **Reply #87 on:** 03 June 2020, 11:09:30 »

Quote from: roosterboy on 03 June 2020, 10:38:10

That's been known for more than a decade, though, if you read the Dark Age sources.

Roosterboy your avatar looks so angry and irritated, I think that is how I look when my kids ask me 1,000 questions before bed!

Fat Guy · « **Reply #88 on:** 03 June 2020, 16:06:15 »

If you're interested in Shrapnel but not a Kickstarter backer, it's available for preorder at Barnes & Noble in nook format for $5.99.

Release date is June 15th.

Cubby · « **Reply #89 on:** 03 June 2020, 16:35:44 »

Quote from: Fat Guy on 03 June 2020, 16:06:15

If you're interested in Shrapnel but not a Kickstarter backer, it's available for preorder at Barnes & Noble in nook format for $5.99.

Release date is June 15th.

It'll be available in all formats on that date; we just got the universal link today and we're working on POD for that date as well. We'll put out an announcement with those links as soon as we're able.