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08-09-2006, 03:36 PM
PGoodman13

Star Trek RPG Announcement 08/09/2006

     This announcement is appearing on my blog, trek-rpg.net, rpg.net, and Decipher's forums.
     The PDF version of the Star Trek RPG Player's Guide is being turned over to DriveThru RPG for posting at the end of the month. As soon as I have information on pricing and a more precise release date (it hadn't been quite nailed down as of my last conversation with Scott), I will post another update.
     This weekend, once I've finished my final tweaks to the manuscript, I will be sending out the Player's Guide Enterprise Update to the volunteer team for final vetting before turning it in for layout. No clue when it will be ready after that; again, as I get more information I'll relay it to you.
     I don't have any news on the Lord of the Rings RPG core book, and I don't expect anything resembling news on that front until after this weekend and the end of GenCon. I also don't know when I'll be starting work on the Star Trek RPG Narrator's Guide.
     Thank you for your kind support.
08-09-2006, 09:56 PM
Dan Stack

Out of curiosity, what happened to Decipher's products on drivethrurpg? I just checked and for both LotR and Trek it says "Titles in this category are coming soon! Please check back frequently or go here to subscribe to our general site newsletter to stay up to date with new title additions to DriveThruRPG.com"

Hmmm.... That was an odd experience.... I posted about Star Trek RPG for the first time in ages... ;)
08-09-2006, 10:18 PM
PGoodman13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Stack

Out of curiosity, what happened to Decipher's products on drivethrurpg? I just checked and for both LotR and Trek it says "Titles in this category are coming soon! Please check back frequently or go here to subscribe to our general site newsletter to stay up to date with new title additions to DriveThruRPG.com"

Scott Gaeta's looking into that; when I told him about it, he seemed a bit annoyed about it. More news as I get it.

Quote:

Hmmm.... That was an odd experience.... I posted about Star Trek RPG for the first time in ages... ;)

It happens to us all occasionally. :)
08-10-2006, 09:47 AM
7 of 11

Wiiiiii!!!! sign me up! It's Christmas in August I look forward to the end of the month!

:D
08-22-2006, 07:23 PM
iltharanos

I've been away from CODA Star trek for a while now, but have recently got back into the swing of things, and I am most definitely looking forward to those Enterprise updates! :D
09-29-2006, 08:37 AM
Ergi

Quote:

Originally Posted by PGoodman13

... at the end of the month.

Since Decipher can no longer anger me with their broken promises and missed release dates, I'm asking out of pure curiosity: Which month were you referring to?
09-29-2006, 09:03 AM
Ineti

^ Presumably August, when he posted. Given that this is Decipher we're talking about, though, the sky's the limit. :)
09-29-2006, 11:40 AM
PGoodman13

August. I still don't have any answers for anybody. I'm this close to giving up, too, so...we'll see. Right now my stubborn streak is winning out, but this could change at any time.
09-29-2006, 02:02 PM
Ineti

^ I'll have band-aids and a beverage of your choice standing by for when you finally stop banging your head against the wall. :)
09-29-2006, 03:53 PM
Liquidator Queeg

Let us face the cold, hard facts: Decipher is a dead RPG horse. Has been for *looks at calendar* going on three years.

Patrick, you should focus your creative and talented energies toward making great fan supplements instead! ;) At least we all appreciate your efforts.
09-29-2006, 07:21 PM
D.S.McBride

The only reason I have the SLIGHTEST confidence that this deal is going to be fulfilled is Patrick's relentlessness in pursuing Decipher's reps for solid answers and commitments. Otherwise, I'm in LQ's camp - they Just Don't Give A S*** (TM)about what happens with the RPGs, Trek or otherwise.

I've written this a million times before - and I'm promising that this will be the last iterance of this sentiment - but Decpher's flirtation with RPGs (which originally started out as a publically-declared, full-blown marital vow) is going down in the RPG industry's annals as a joke about broken promises and wasted potential. I still find it nearly impossible to fathom how Warren Holland and His Crew of Dunderheads could have screwed up so badly with the ex-LUG gang; I go back occasionally and read that post I quoted from George Vasilikos on RPG.net, and still shake my head in wonder as to how in the name of Christ they thought they were going to make this work with the uncompromisingly stupid decisions that management made time and again. I remember when the ex-LUG gang started bailing, one by one...how we speculated here as to what the causes/consequences were, and were going to be, and how our worst fears ended up being realized.

Add to that the Herculean efforts Don went to in trying to get hold of the lost works for release, and Patrick's taking up of the cross - what was it, something over a year ago? - and the niggardly response Decipher has continually to drop, scrap-like, in our direction.

Enough of the vitriol. What comes, comes...but one way or the other - and especially for the sake of those who have taken valuable time and effort out of their lives to work on this - I'm really looking forward to the point where we can cut out the heroic measures in attempting to recussitate the DecipherTrek RPG corpse. Maybe then, for the love of God, we can wipe the slate clean and start building for a future with the game line again...however long that might take to realize. :mad:
09-29-2006, 08:48 PM
The Tatterdemalion King

Anyone know what unpublished material is still lying around?
09-30-2006, 12:15 PM
black campbellq

For my part, they've put out the stuff they needed to to make my game fly. I would have liked the Peacekeepers/non-Starfleet book, but other than that, I'm satisfied. We're running a campaign 100 years out from TNG/DS9/VOY so it's getting to the point I just need the core rules and the Starships book. It's a disappointment that Decipher screwed the pooch, but there's been plenty of fan stuff here that's just as good and useful.
10-01-2006, 09:46 AM
IceGiant

This is the second time i've been screwd out of the Klingon Book after having it being promised. *sigh*
10-01-2006, 10:31 AM
PGoodman13

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceGiant

This is the second time i've been screwd out of the Klingon Book after having it being promised. *sigh*

Don't give up yet; I haven't. I'm desperately trying to get the thing out for you guys.

But I could use some Excedrin or something for the headache.
10-01-2006, 10:36 AM
Hugh Casey

I just want the Player's Guide (and maybe the Narrator's Guide)as a pdf file. After that, I don't really care anymore.

Of course, if anyone on the boards HAS a pdf copy of the PG, feel free to email me... ;)

(No, I am not seriously requesting the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. Don't sic the lawyers on me. Thank you. :rolleyes: )
10-01-2006, 11:14 AM
tonyg

Just because I really haven't said it enought, I'd like to once again thank Don, Doug Patrick, and anyone else I've missed, for all the effort, work, dedication, pain, and suffering they have gone through trying (and occasionally succeding) to get Trek stuff out for our benefit.

Thanks. If Decipher had one tenth the decication or determination of any of you, the CODA system would have gotten more support and been far more successful.I hope someday you are all rewarded in some way for all the efforts you havew made for pour behalf.

Hopeful it will cover the costs of the therapy sessions! :eek: :) ;)

THanks.
10-01-2006, 01:54 PM
Troy_Of_Borg

I gave up long time ago on Decipher.

I just wish someone would get the rights and to do the game justice.
10-01-2006, 02:04 PM
black campbellq

Quote:

Originally Posted by PGoodman13

But I could use some Excedrin or something for the headache.

Try some Drambuie. :D
10-01-2006, 03:20 PM
tonyg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy_Of_Borg

I gave up long time ago on Decipher.

I just wish someone would get the rights and to do the game justice.

Considering the length on most liscenses these days, I'm not so sure that it would help. IMO one of the reasons why FASA Trek was so successful was that FASA held the Star Trek RPG rights for nearly a decade.

I don't see that happening anymore. The studios don't realize or care what the effect of changing compnaies every few years has on RPGs. If they did , they would probably get thier own core RPG rules and then take those rules with them from prublisher to publisher.
10-01-2006, 05:21 PM
PGoodman13

Quote:

Originally Posted by black campbellq

Try some Drambuie. :D

It's a thought, but I've been on the wagon for years. It's tempting sometimes, though. :D
10-18-2006, 02:48 PM
D.S.McBride

Just wondering, Patrick - and not meaning to be a major pain about this - but has there been any word from Decipher/DriveThru as to whether the revised Player's Guide is on tap for public release as yet? I'm asking because this would be, for me, a serious indicator that they're prepared to continue dealing with the RPG-playing public as if we actually do exist.
10-18-2006, 05:42 PM
PGoodman13

It's okay, David; you're not a pain. Dealing with Decipher is, though, and I'm just about to take Ineti up on his offer of bandages and medicinal liquids (if Dr Pepper can be considered medicinal, anyway). I haven't quite given up, but it's probably going to happen fairly soon.

(Oh, and to answer your question, no, not a word.)
10-19-2006, 07:49 AM
D.S.McBride

Quote:

Originally posted by PGoodman13
...I'm just about to take Ineti up on his offer of bandages and medicinal liquids (if Dr Pepper can be considered medicinal, anyway).

The post-Classical Mayans and Czarist Russia both considered Dr. Pepper to be a holy substance and good for what ails ya. Sacrificial victims were given a chance to shotgun a can just prior to the disembowelment; the winner of the following belching contest were given a loud round of "You the man!" before slow, agonizing death arrived. I'm not going to tell you what the High Priest (also a noted party animal) did with what he found inside the stomach and entrails afterward...

Patrick, you've more than gone the distance with these people. If Decipher is determined to not show up to at least play the damned game, to Hell with them; for the Icon aficionados, we'll live with what we've got as far as translatable material goes - fan-published work will have to be organized to fill in the gap. For the Coda fans...well, pretty much the same applies. The big loser in this equation is Decipher: they pissed away a golden opportunity to expand their player/fan base with their blinkardly - and willfully - asinine decisions and lack of business sense. Your and Don's efforts on our behalves have proven you to be what Warren Holland, et al, could never aspire to. Again, our greatest thanks. :)
10-19-2006, 09:22 AM
Doug Burke

Quote:

Originally Posted by PGoodman13

I haven't quite given up, but it's probably going to happen fairly soon.

Somehow, I knew this would eventually happen. Luckily, you seem to be getting the hint a bit quicker than I did... At least Worlds and Mirror Universe got released, though...
10-19-2006, 10:25 PM
D.S.McBride

Doug, I owe you a raft of apologies - I meant to include your name alongside Don and Patrick's as being responsible for keeping the DecipherTrek dream alive as long as it has been (or was), and ignorantly left it out. I will never leave out the name of a member of the Big Three again. :o :)
10-20-2006, 10:23 AM
Doug Burke

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.S.McBride

Doug, I owe you a raft of apologies - I meant to include your name alongside Don and Patrick's as being responsible for keeping the DecipherTrek dream alive as long as it has been (or was), and ignorantly left it out. I will never leave out the name of a member of the Big Three again. :o :)

No worries, D.S. I'm not offended in the least... ;)