Worlds Beyond

[Dredj]

I just got the last copy of Worlds Beyond in the mail yesterday. I really wish that Chaosium had made this into a pdf, as there seem to be some really good ideas in there. Plus it's a great basis for any space opera that I would ever do. I'm wondering if any of the cool rules are going make it into any supplements for BRP 1st edition (if they haven't already in the core rule book).

Two things that really stand out for me are: Star Mapping and the World Building sections. The star mapping uses an X,Y,Z coordinate grid and helps determine how far apart planets are in 3D space, which helps the gamers to calculate the time it takes to get somewhere in space. The example in the book wasn't very good, but I think anyone can figure out what the authors were getting at.

The world building isn't too dissimilar from other rpgs I've read, but it's pretty comprehensive (I think it reminds me of Traveler: New Era). But I'm hoping to see them in some new rule books.

Also, the starship creation rules look really good, too.

[Jason Durall]

Unfortunately, I only became aware of Worlds Beyond after all of the writing was done on the BRP core book.

Even if it had been available during that writing, it wasn't a Chaosium book and the work inside wouldn't have been representative of the BRP system. And as I've noted elsewhere on this forum, a star map/worldbuilding system or a spaceship building system aren't really a part of what has been traditionally known as the BRP system.

I'd love it if the original authors either contributed to or authorized a new edition of that game.

[Chaot]

*slaps own forehead*

I meant to order this book months ago. Damn.



Anyone have a second copy they want to part with?

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Chaot

Anyone have a second copy they want to part with?

Sorry... just mailed my second copy away earlier today.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

Unfortunately, I only became aware of Worlds Beyond after all of the writing was done on the BRP core book.

Even if it had been available during that writing, it wasn't a Chaosium book and the work inside wouldn't have been representative of the BRP system. And as I've noted elsewhere on this forum, a star map/worldbuilding system or a spaceship building system aren't really a part of what has been traditionally known as the BRP system.

I'd love it if the original authors either contributed to or authorized a new edition of that game.

Any chance that Chaosium would contact the authors?

Seriously, I'm extremely pleased with this purchase and would love to see this go back into print (revised, of course). I was actually worried that I would have to create an entire universe if I chose to do a space opera using BRP. That X,Y,Z grid really blew my mind. It's so simple, but since I suck at math, I would never have thought of it. And it always pissed me off that all the systems I've encountered never came up with a good way to calculate interstellar travel times (or, if they did, they just wrote it so sloppily or dense that I couldn't understand or cared what they were saying).

I really hope that Chaosium does do some stuff with space opera that deals with characters planet hopping--with a good system of determining distance and travel time.

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Dredj

Any chance that Chaosium would contact the authors?

I believe the reason Chaosium had copies to sell in the first place was that they'd gotten in touch with someone involved, who had a case of them in storage.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I believe the reason Chaosium had copies to sell in the first place was that they'd gotten in touch with someone involved, who had a case of them in storage.

That goes a long way in making my day

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Dredj

That goes a long way in making my day

I have no idea if that'll mean anything.

I'm just saying that (if I recall correctly) someone put them in touch with Dustin, who learned that they had a pristine crate of copies of the game that could be sold through Chaosium's catalog.

I have no idea if any discussion turned to a new edition, or if anyone involved in the original is even interested in doing something like that.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I have no idea if that'll mean anything.

I'm just saying that (if I recall correctly) someone put them in touch with Dustin, who learned that they had a pristine crate of copies of the game that could be sold through Chaosium's catalog.

I have no idea if any discussion turned to a new edition, or if anyone involved in the original is even interested in doing something like that.

Oh. Oh well. Hopefully someone does a good space-faring BRP product in the near future.. Btw, do the people at Chaosium read this forum much? I hope I'm not being too forward?

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Dredj

Btw, do the people at Chaosium read this forum much?

Manic Eightball says "Signs point to no".