Hey guys! Missed ya a little

Haven't been on very often. Most of my gaming has been done with boardgames as well as playing in a 3.0 campaign. At the time I stopped looking regularly at RPGsite, 4th edition was the big thing. It seems it is still being discussed.

Are there other new games that have come out I should check out? Or that will soon come out? Big, small, indie, not indie, whatever. As long as it's not stupidly ultra-focused (you play japanese schoolgirls trying to throw parties or some shit).

Preferably looking for what's new in fantasy, supers and science-fiction of all kinds.

Oh, and generic engines! Last significant one I was aware of was the new BRP and that doesn't interests me, but I could really use a new one.

And lastly, I don't mind hearing about new .pdfs but I'm really looking for stuff that's in print (or will soon be) and at the LGS.

Thanks in advance!

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261079Oh, and generic engines! Last significant one I was aware of was the new BRP and that doesn't interests me, but I could really use a new one.

Margaret Weis Productions has released the PDF version of the Cortex System Role Playing Game.

 http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=58488&filters=0_0_0&manufacturers_id=116

In print, but not in the LGS: In Harm's Way: Dragons!

Might interest you.

-clash

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261079Are there other new games that have come out I should check out? Or that will soon come out? Big, small, indie, not indie, whatever. As long as it's not stupidly ultra-focused (you play japanese schoolgirls trying to throw parties or some shit).

Preferably looking for what's new in fantasy, supers and science-fiction of all kinds.

Oh, and generic engines! Last significant one I was aware of was the new BRP and that doesn't interests me, but I could really use a new one.

4th Edition GURPS Thaumatology qualifies as a toolkit to create a whole new game.  

Stolze has a new REIGN supplement that was up for ransom recently.  If you haven't looked at "One Roll Engine," and "Token Effort," I recommend them.

Thanks for the responses, guys!

Not much that excites me here, or is available in print near me

But I am interested in learning why/how GURPS Thaumatology could be used as a toolkit to create entirely new games. Is it a sort of new effect-based system or something?

By browsing at various threads, I also found that Starsiege was released. That might be interesting!

Anything else? It's been a long time since I acquired a new RPG.

I'm looking to get Hellas. It'll hit the shelves of my FLGS...some year, I'm sure.

Seanchai

Oh, I'm liking the sound of Eclipse Phase, too.

Seanchai

FtA!GN! is now available (see my .sig for more info).

RPGPundit

Hellas is still on track? Fuckin' A!

I remember when I first heard about it, thinking this might be good material for the Fading Suns-inspired campaign I have had in mind for a long time. Plus, I like the OMNI system.

Eclipse Phase... now that one looks like one of the rare games I might play "as is". Awesome! Apparently, it's coming in 2009 so patience will be required.

Thanks Seanchai!

BTW, has anyone tried Desolation? I've always been intrigued by the ubiquity system. Is this gimmicky? Average? Best thing since sliced bread?

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261354Hellas is still on track? Fuckin' A!

Kind of. It's out - at least to the folks who got it at GenCON. The rest of the run has apparently been printed and is being shipped to the US as we speak, from what I understand.

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261354Eclipse Phase... now that one looks like one of the rare games I might play "as is". Awesome! Apparently, it's coming in 2009 so patience will be required.

Best of all, it's being put out by a company that already has products on the market, thus lowering it's chance of being vaporware. Plus the art is sweet.

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261354Thanks Seanchai!

Are you sure you didn't mean to thank Seanachai?

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261354BTW, has anyone tried Desolation? I've always been intrigued by the ubiquity system. Is this gimmicky? Average? Best thing since sliced bread?

I heard it was pretty average, so I skipped it. But that's just based on what I heard.

Seanchai

I'm reading the PDF of Hellas off and on as I have time.It's a HUGE book, and I can't wait for a print copy.

Beyond that there have been small things to look forward too but "not quite out.." like D&D's book of Martial Power, the Dragon Warriors new game and so on.

Recently got Cold City, Hot War, Resolute, EsoTerrorists, Colonial Gothic, Houses of the Blooded and Mortal Coil in PDF form.

Quote from: Consonant Dude;261354Hellas is still on track?

I picked up a copy at GenCon. It is a big, beautiful book! Lots of great art, ideas and, to me, it oozes cool.

Spione looks pretty good, but I'm told it's not an RPG.

In a Wicked Age has a lot of the indie world abuzz.

I'd like to play both.

Quote from: droog;261440Spione looks pretty good, but I'm told it's not an RPG.

Never been impressed with the author. I'd rather try Wilderness of Mirrors.

Quote from: droog;261440In a Wicked Age has a lot of the indie world abuzz.

Does it still?

I thought In a Wicked Age was the new Red Box Hack and that 3:16 was the new In a Wicked Age? Or in other words, that the new indie buzz was 3:16?

Actually, I haven't seen 3:16 but that's one indie game that intrigues me. Haven't had much luck with indie games since Cold City, so I'm weary of purchasing it. My ass is still sore from having bought Shock, which almost justifies by itself all the contempt Pundit has for the scene.  

Can you say anything about 3:16? Would help a great deal