Prime Directive 2nd Ed
Just ran across this interesting tid-bit on the SJ Games MIB mailing list, and figured it needed a mention here. I know we're mostly talking LUG-Trek on these boards, but this is the "all things Trekish (and pizza)" section...
>July 3, 2001
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>GURPS To Power New Prime Directive RPG
>
>Steve Jackson Games and Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. announced an
>agreement today that allows ADB to use the GURPS roleplaying system in
>their new edition of Prime Directive, a roleplaying game set in the
>Star Fleet Universe of ADB's Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire,
>and other best-selling games.
>
>"This is the next step in our strategic plan to take the Star Fleet
>Universe where it always should have been," ADB President Steve Cole
>said. "Prime Directive, 2nd Edition is the linchpin of a comprehensive
>line of gaming products set in our universe."
>
>The Star Fleet Universe is the science-fiction world of the original
>Star Trek television series, up to but not including the first
>theatrical movie. Building from that foundation, many years' worth of
>original material has been added to the universe through the original
>Prime Directive roleplaying game, as well as Star Fleet Battles and
>Federation & Empire.
>
>The first release in the new Prime Directive, 2nd Edition line is
>scheduled for late in the year. Gary Plana, a veteran of the 1st
>edition of Prime Directive, is leading the 2nd Edition team. "We knew
>we needed to upgrade the system as part of a new edition," Cole said,
>"and GURPS was our first choice. It's the game that our staff and our
>fans were begging us to use."
>
>"As an old Trekkie, I'm very happy that the new Star Fleet Universe
>roleplaying game will be `powered by GURPS'," Steve Jackson said.
>"Steve (Cole) is one of the good guys of the industry, and it's great
>to be working with him."
>
>"Powered by GURPS" is a new label for roleplaying lines that use the
>GURPS game system but are more than just GURPS supplements. Prime
>Directive, 2nd Edition will be the first game published by a company
>other than SJ Games to carry the "Powered by GURPS" logo. "But not the
>last," Jackson said. The new Transhuman Space line, which kicks off
>from SJ Games in late 2001, will also be "Powered by GURPS."
>
>"It is a particularly happy occasion that we could reach this deal with
>Steve Jackson, an old personal friend," Cole said. "We've always wanted
>to do products together, and combining the best RPG system with the
>best sci-fi universe is, obviously, a natural."
>
>For more information, contact Scott Haring (scott@s...) or Steve
>Jackson (sj@i...) at (512) 447-7866, or Steve Cole
>(design@s...) at (806) 351-1950.
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