Steve Jackson just re-aquired the rights to The Fantasy Trip

Nerzenjäger · July 17, 2018, 01:11:36 AM

I hope for thicker chits, that would be bitchin.

RPGPundit · July 20, 2018, 01:40:56 AM

Quote from: DavetheLost;1049249The good news is that Steve is making a great effort to preserve what made TFT such a great game to begin with and has kept its fans loyal all these years. He is taking the chance to fix a few problems, but it is not going to be a full scale rewrite resulting in a new game.

That's a rare thing these days, where one RPG company after another is fucking up reissues of classic games by fucking up the system or setting.

philreed · July 20, 2018, 05:15:51 AM

Quote from: Nerzenjäger;1049265I hope for thicker chits, that would be bitchin.

Diecut counters in Melee and Wizard, on 1.5mm stock. Significantly thicker than the original counters.

philreed · July 20, 2018, 05:17:47 AM

Quote from: DavetheLost;1049249The good news is that Steve is making a great effort to preserve what made TFT such a great game to begin with and has kept its fans loyal all these years. He is taking the chance to fix a few problems, but it is not going to be a full scale rewrite resulting in a new game.

When we discussed the project, the goal came down to: Make the box set with as few changes to the game as possible. The forums have been a powerful tool in determining what truly needed adjustment and updating.

Narmer · July 20, 2018, 10:42:32 AM

Quote from: philreed;1049741When we discussed the project, the goal came down to: Make the box set with as few changes to the game as possible. The forums have been a powerful tool in determining what truly needed adjustment and updating.

Nice!

thedungeondelver · July 21, 2018, 02:38:04 AM

The Car Wars and Ogre re-issues were look-alike but not rules-alike reissues of first printings. For example, according to the rules pamphlet in the package, Ogre features rules from 1st, 2nd and 4th edition, and the Car Wars reissue despite being in a box like the 2nd edition, includes rules and scenarios from all later editions. So I'm wondering if the "cleaned up" The Fantasy Trip will be like that. I mean, not that there were bunches of editions since the first one, but I think you follow my meaning.

philreed · July 21, 2018, 06:41:21 AM

Quote from: thedungeondelver;1049896So I'm wondering if the "cleaned up" The Fantasy Trip will be like that. I mean, not that there were bunches of editions since the first one, but I think you follow my meaning.

All of the artwork in the upcoming titles = new art.

The rules = the originals, with revisions/refinements/additions that Steve (after much playtest and discussions) feel are necessary to upgrade the game. Few titles out there get the beneiit of 30+ years of play between editons, so Steve is taking advantage of the opportunity to make adjustments based on years of actual play and his own experiences in game design.

At its core, the new game is the old game. The modifications are _not_ the purpose behind the project.

Larsdangly · July 23, 2018, 02:36:02 PM

FYI, the Kickstarter for this opened today (and was almost instantly funded). It looks really great; I highly encourage you all to go drop some cash:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-old-school-roleplaying?ref=user_menu

nope · July 23, 2018, 03:32:38 PM

I backed it at the 'embarrassingly high' level.

Toadmaster · July 23, 2018, 03:53:24 PM

Quote from: Larsdangly;1050170FYI, the Kickstarter for this opened today (and was almost instantly funded). It looks really great; I highly encourage you all to go drop some cash:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-old-school-roleplaying?ref=user_menu

Wow, no kidding. Only the middle of the first day and they are already past double the funding goal with 32 days to go.

philreed · July 23, 2018, 04:09:07 PM

I was about to post "it's live" . . . and instantly see that you guys don't need me.

Thanks for the support!

Nerzenjäger · July 23, 2018, 05:33:35 PM

Quote from: philreed;1050190I was about to post "it's live" . . . and instantly see that you guys don't need me.

Thanks for the support!

Aaaaand I'm going all-in...

Piestrio · July 23, 2018, 06:07:42 PM

And... backed.

Lurtch · July 23, 2018, 07:36:47 PM

Nice to see more promotional efforts happening with this compared to Dungeon Fantasy. I have a feeling TFT means the end of GURPS from any real support from SJ Games. TFT suits the modern market better I guess.

philreed · July 23, 2018, 07:53:21 PM

Quote from: Lurtch;1050212I have a feeling TFT means the end of GURPS from any real support from SJ Games. TFT suits the modern market better I guess.

We have no plans to end GURPS support at this time. We hired a line editor for TFT so that we could keep the two lines separate and give both the support they need.