Will there be an Honor Harrington RPG and space combat game? God I hope so.

Sadly QLI seems to have dropped the project.

http://www.travellerrpg.com/cgi-bin/Trav/CotI/Discuss/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=55;t=000025;p=1#000001

Bummer.

But thanks for the info.

Is there a reason why you write in red?

Quote from: SettembriniIs there a reason why you write in red?

Yes, to mock the goderators at rpg.net.                                        

This I can sympathize with.

Aye, let's all do it together:

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This is fucking silly.  It's annoying to read and I sincerely doubt the mods there know or care.

Quote from: SettembriniThis I can sympathize with.

Settembrini, remember how you said you didn't want Nuthkinlanders to use their inside jokes here at the RPG Site? Well, I'd rather RPG.net crap didn't get brought here either. I'm not, and never have been, a RPG.net regular, so such stuff leaves me on the outside, which was the problem you had with the Nutkinland stuff.

Anyway.

I wonder why the Honor Harrington RPG isn't going forward? They're not overwhelming us with details there, are they?

There is a starship combat game for the setting. It's the Saganami Island Tactical Simulator. Go to Star Ranger's Starship Combat News for all your space combat news: http://www.star-ranger.com/SITS.htm

Perhaps because the space combat game already exists so there is an issue with publishing rights to games based on the setting?

QuoteI wonder why the Honor Harrington RPG isn't going forward? They're not overwhelming us with details there, are they?

Here's what I heard: The license was up for renewal.  Hunter realized that he had spent a pile of cash on the first licensing deal and got no product out the door.  So he opted not to throw good money after bad.

Quote from: jrientsHere's what I heard: The license was up for renewal.  Hunter realized that he had spent a pile of cash on the first licensing deal and got no product out the door.  So he opted not to throw good money after bad.

That's a sensible decision.

Anyway, it'd be nice to see a RPG for the Honorverse. For universal systems, this would necessitate just a sourcebook. I'm thinking of GURPS and d20. Matter of fact, d20 Modern, coupled with the d20 Future supplement, seems to already have most of what you'd need to play such a game mechanically, so a book detailing the setting would be just about all you need there. GURPS is pretty much the same way. The only thing either would really have to bear down on is space combat. There is no getting around that space combat is the essential element of the Honorverse. Lovingly detailed, page upon page of space combat. Any RPG based on the setting would have to address this right in the game. It would have to be detailed, but not so detailed that it becomes a case of just playing a game like SITS with some character flavor tossed in. Maybe just use SITS, but include a copy of just the rules with the RPG (I think the reason SITS is so expensive is because of the minis) and include counters for the ships, as well as rules tying the PCs into the ship combat.

QuoteSettembrini, remember how you said you didn't want Nuthkinlanders to use their inside jokes here at the RPG Site?

Well, I didn't star posting all in red, did I? But I see you don`t want me to encourage anybody. And that`s sensible.
Anger is a huge motivator, though and sometimes it`s good to fuel the fire to keep everybody moving. Elsewise we could all stop posting, as this is all just a pastime. As said earlier, I like the emperor naked. Being childish is part of the fun. If that took intarweb fun away from you: sorry.

Quote from: SettembriniBeing childish is part of the fun. If that took intarweb fun away from you: sorry.

Not to derail the thread, but I appreciate what you're saying. As I recall, you were irritated enough by the Nutkinland inside jokes and references to say something about it. I accepted it and have kept such stuff to a minimum. So that's why it's a bit galling to keep seeing RPG.net arguments popping up here.

QuoteI accepted it and have kept such stuff to a minimum.

I see. Double standard and all. You have a point there.
Take this as my "I hate them evil Mods" for this month.