Ok, now that I've found the actual site for the game, can anyone give me a rundown on what the deal is with all the different versions of Night's Black Agents?  What is the Redacted Version?  What is the difference between that and the Limited Edition?

You know, game publishers could stand do to a better job actually directing potential customers to their products, jeepers.

Quote from: misterguignol;508821Heh, I got the Macbeth reference straight away!

I admit I didn't, though I did read it in translation, which perhaps explains a bit. I probably read it again, as I'm using Macbeth as main point of reference in tragedy - inspired RPG campaign. Probably should write a bit more there, hrm. And read more Shakespeare.

Quote from: Rincewind1;508824I admit I didn't, though I did read it in translation, which perhaps explains a bit. I probably read it again, as I'm using Macbeth as main point of reference in tragedy - inspired RPG campaign. Probably should write a bit more there, hrm. And read more Shakespeare.

Just keep in mind that if it's an allusion in the English language it's either from the Bible or Shakespeare.  90% of the time, at least!

Quote from: misterguignol;508825Just keep in mind that if it's an allusion in the English language it's either from the Bible or Shakespeare.  90% of the time, at least!

The other 9% times is Greek or Roman mythology .

And the 1% are just the fat cats.

The premise of the game certainly got my attention. I like a good spy thriller and it also sounds like it would be ideal for running a game based on the TV show Ultraviolet. I ran a mini-campaign for that show using Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes. It was okay, but I don't think I really nailed it. This might get me to revisit the idea.

Quote from: misterguignol;508823Ok, now that I've found the actual site for the game, can anyone give me a rundown on what the deal is with all the different versions of Night's Black Agents?  What is the Redacted Version?  What is the difference between that and the Limited Edition?

Redacted=special pre-release version. No art, minimal layout. Buy it if you want the game _now_.

Limited=shiny version of the regular game. Not available yet.
Regular=standard version of the regular game. Also not available yet.

Quote from: Mytholder;508977Redacted=special pre-release version. No art, minimal layout. Buy it if you want the game _now_.

Limited=shiny version of the regular game. Not available yet.
Regular=standard version of the regular game. Also not available yet.

Ah, thank you!

Quote from: IceBlinkLuck;508837The premise of the game certainly got my attention. I like a good spy thriller and it also sounds like it would be ideal for running a game based on the TV show Ultraviolet. I ran a mini-campaign for that show using Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes. It was okay, but I don't think I really nailed it. This might get me to revisit the idea.

"Ultraviolet" was the first thing I thought of as well. I tried running a Hunter game with a similar setup a few years back... it was a good time.

Ultraviolet was certainly an inspiration.

A Night's Black Agents campaign is constructed using a threat pyramid. There's an excerpt (and competition) here.

There is a huge section on vampire building. From Dying Earth onwards, we've always given options to make familiar foes unexpected and surprising. I had no idea there were so many types of blood sucking monster myths - Ken's gone to town. You can read an excerpt here.

I'm going to be running this for my game group next week, so I am a little nervous, but Ken's enthusiatic writing and GM tools certainly help.

Sorry about the edition confusion: the Redacted edition it what's on sale - get the minimal lay out version now as a PDF, your name in the credits, and the final version shipped to you when it's released. It also includes the first chapter of a four-part supporting adventure.