Decipher Question

[Phoenix]

Does any one know if Decipher is going to have an article or notes on the game in the near future, and if so what medium (On-line, Magizine, Papers only found in gaming stores). If I remember LUG did a spread in both the ST:Magizine and Inquest.

Hope to find out more about the system soon.

Phoenix...

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[TomMarg]

According to what I saw on the decipher site, nothing is bieng done on it at all, since they gained the rights to do the game.

Looks like they would rather spearhead an rpg on the Lord of the Rings, to capitalize on the new movie coming out in december, rather than make a new trek game.

[Paul]

Originally posted by TomMarg
According to what I saw on the decipher site, nothing is bieng done on it at all, since they gained the rights to do the game.

Looks like they would rather spearhead an rpg on the Lord of the Rings, to capitalize on the new movie coming out in december, rather than make a new trek game.

Not necessarily.

Although I don't claim to know any specifics, the DecTrek game is still going ahead, AFAIK. A few of the game's writers lurk here on these boards. TrekRPGNet hosted discussion for the playtesters of the new system.

All we need are release dates...

[TomMarg]

I hope your right, it's been a couple of weeks since I've last checked the site. Still it would be nice to get SOME info on what is going on, perhaps one of these people you mentioned paul, could give us a little update.

[Steve Long]

"Nothing"?

Well, if you call (a) designing, writing, playtesting, editing, developing, and beginning layout on the Star Trek RPG Player's Guide, and (b) designing, writing, playtesting, editing, and developing the Star Trek Narrator's Guide "nothing," then I suppose you're right.

Otherwise, you're dead wrong.

As for "spearheading," I should note that the ST RPG is getting worked on first, and will be published months before, the LOTR RPG -- even though, IMO at least, the LOTR RPG will sell much better and make the company more money.

Steve Long

[Diamond_Spear]

What is the URL for the website?

Thanks,
The new person

[Joe Dizzy]

I'm just wondering about the release date... (yes sorry.. I can be the impatient type)

will we get a 2 week's notice like... 'it's out to the printers and should ship on tuesday" or a sudden... 'whoops I saw it in Woolworth yesterday it's out already... shabulba-shanana!!' post.

I just want to know if I should bother haressing my local gameshop already

[Liquidator Queeg]

Originally posted by TomMarg
According to what I saw on the decipher site, nothing is bieng done on it at all, since they gained the rights to do the game.

As Steve Long pointed out above, he and the rest of the Decipher RPG design team are indeed working on the new Star trek RPG.

As you may have noticed, Decipher has been pretty tight-lipped about a release date, and the website contains little in the way of information about the game. By all accounts, we should see the game before the end of the year, so the wait is almost over! The last blurb on the Decipher website I noticed is here:

http://www.decipher.com/newsflash/20...401storyC.html

I can see by your post count that you are a new member here at TrekRPGNet. Welcome to the boards! I suggest doing a quick search of the Star Trek Chat forum here on the boards--there are numerous threads there that provide details about what the new Trek game book format will be, and how some of the game mechanics work. Most (or at least some) of your questions and concerns may be addressed in those threads.

Cheers!

Steve

P.S. Don Mappin, webmaster of this site, and writer for LUG and DecTrek also posted this preview of the new Trek game on the main TrekRPGNet site:

http://www.trekrpg.net/trek/site/42501editorial.htm

The game has gone through design changes since this preview (it's from April or May, IIRC), but it provides lots of juicy info!

[mikes2001]

In the last 2 issues of Game trade Magazine there was a 2 part artical on the new RPG. Your local gamestore should have a copy of these.

On another note. I had the opertunity to talk with Christian Moore, the guy who heads up the development team for the new RPG, at a trade show last month. He answered a lot of my questions about the new RPG, and I am very excited about getting my hands on it when it comes out.

Later

Mike

[Don Mappin]

And I’ll be releasing another article “real soon now” that goes into more depth than anything else you’ve seen prior.

I’m not in a position to comment on Decipher’s “stealth marketing” tactics of the Star Trek RPG.

[TomMarg]

Steve Long: Thanks for the info, I meant no offence. It certainly 'appeared' that nothing was going on and the trek site looked as though it hadnt been updated for a while.


Steven Cook: Thanks for the welcome, I hope to be with this site for a long time and hopefully contribute to this great game that is star trek.

[Modem]

Actually guys, this months issue of ‘Games Unplugged’ (#11) commented that Dec-Trek as being released “Nov. 6”(Actually, they were at a Dec press conference), which means that gonna be a busy week (Dec-Trek: Nov. 6, X-Box: Nov. 8, My Birthda…, Hey; I now know what I want, and it doesn’t involve Washington state .)

[Greg Smith]

TomMarg is right in the sense that Decipher is pushing the LoTR RPG on their site more than Trek RPG. (One small page compared to non at all).

As Don says, there's definitely some stealth marketing going on.

[Calcoran]

He he he ... I like the sound of it ... "stealth marketing" ... I guess things went wrong when playtesting the cloaking device and they just forgot to disengage it .

[mikes2001]

Acording to Games Unpluged magazine the new Star Trek RPG will be released on November 6 2001.

Later

Mike