TrekRPG Next Generation Sourcebook

[D.S.McBride]

It's an empty experience without UberBabe Michelle Forbes on the cover. (long, pitiful sob and wiping sleeve across face) I - I just got something in my eye...

[Mac417]

Don't worry, D.S., she's getting a writeup in the book.

Okay, taking TTK's suggestions into account, I worked up two new drafts and I think this is as far as I'll take the cover design (must work on the actual content too)...

Pick your favorite, guys.

[The Tatterdemalion King]

There we go : )

You could do a third version with a blue shirt/sidebar...

[Tobian]

If I have to pick, the red one! though the background could use a little more contrast... just a smidge It would look really nice printed with foils

[Mac417]

And the final version:

[tonyg]

Nice. So the outside of the book is taken care off. Now we are jsut down to the inside.

[Tobian]

Yeah I like it!

[Lincoln_LM]

wow... there´s actually more debating about the cover than about the content

but anyhow, you did a great job. at first i liked the blue version better, but now that you´ve changed the contrast of the red one (or whatever you did, i´m not really into photoshop and this kinda stuff) it looks cool and matches the TNG-theme.

now, could you do the same with the blue one, just for the comparison ??



naa, just joking

anyhow, can´t wait to see the whole thing when it´s done !!

greetz
lincoln

[The Tatterdemalion King]

wow... there´s actually more debating about the cover than about the content \

We haven't seen enough of the content to debate it : P

[Mac417]

Well, here's a little preview of the content to be debated... a listing of the species profiles from the book:

Acamarian
Aldean
Allasomorph
Angelite
Angosian
Antedean
Ba'ku
Bandi
Boraalan
Chalnoth
Crystalline Entity
Delosian
Dreman
Edo
Exocomp
Farpoint Entity
Haliian
Iyaaran
J'naii
Kaelon
Kostolain
Kriosian
Mintakan
Mizarian
"Parasitic Lifeform"
Peliarian
Reman
Rutian
Satarran
Sheliak
So'na
Soong-Type Android
Talarian
Tamarian
Tanugan
Tarellian
Ullian
Velaran
Zalkonian

[The Tatterdemalion King]

What's the format of the book? How many words are each species profile?

[Mac417]

What's the format of the book? How many words are each species profile?

Here's a brief rundown of the book so far:

Chapter 1: Enterprise Crew

Profiles and game stats of the main characters with "progression charts" that depict how their characters have evolved between "Encounter at Farpoint" and Star Trek: Nemesis, plus standard profiles and game stats for recurring and featured Enterprise crewmembers in addition to the senior officers.

Chapters 2-9: Mission Logs

Brief breakdowns of each episode of the series, with related plot hooks, with each season getting its own chapter, plus a chapter to cover the four TNG movies.

Chapter 10: Aliens

Species profiles for any quantifiable races that debuted on TNG that haven't been already covered elsewhere in Decipher's publications. The species profiles will be done in the exact same format as those in the Player's Guide, Narrator's Guide, and Starfleet Operations Manual, so that should be an indicator as to their length.

Chapter 11: Supporting Cast

Game stats and bios for recurring or featured secondary characters from the series.

Chapter 12: Equipment

Stats for any weaponry, tools, and what-not that appeared in TNG that haven't already been shown in Decipher's publications.

Chapter 13: Starships

Stats for any ship classes that debuted in TNG that haven't been covered in Decipher's publications. plus a listing of all the ships that appeared or were mentioned in TNG.

Chapter 14: A Tour of the Enterprise-D

A breakdown of the layout of the Enterprise-D, told in a travelogue style that basically will show players where things are on a Galaxy-class ship, rather than just a dry deck-by-deck directory (which I'll probably include anyway ).

[The Tatterdemalion King]

Chapter 10: Aliens

Species profiles for any quantifiable races that debuted on TNG that haven't been already covered elsewhere in Decipher's publications. The species profiles will be done in the exact same format as those in the Player's Guide, Narrator's Guide, and Starfleet Operations Manual, so that should be an indicator as to their length.

Ah, okay. The reason I ask is that I'm about halfway through a set of Aliens/Worlds-length profiles for the Peliar Zel, Haliians and Algolians ('Species of Starfleet Part One: TNG'). Maybe for BtFF, maybe just for individual release. I don't know whether you care about mindshare competition or not : P

[Mac417]

Ah, okay. The reason I ask is that I'm about halfway through a set of Aliens/Worlds-length profiles for the Peliar Zel, Haliians and Algolians ('Species of Starfleet Part One: TNG'). Maybe for BtFF, maybe just for individual release. I don't know whether you care about mindshare competition or not : P

I figure one or more people have done writeups for a number of these races already somewhere, yeah.

I figure if I made an omission for every other iteration of game material covered elsewhere on the net, regardless of comparative quality, the book itself would either be pretty sparse or be full of "for the stats on this, go to http://www, etc., etc." references.

[The Tatterdemalion King]

I figure one or more people have done writeups for a number of these races already somewhere, yeah.

I figure if I made an omission for every other iteration of game material covered elsewhere on the net, regardless of comparative quality, the book itself would either be pretty sparse or be full of "for the stats on this, go to http://www, etc., etc." references.

Yeh. If you like someone else's writeup, though, you might as well ask to see if you can use it (with credits and stuff).