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VRG ideas?

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#1
rotipher
Jan 10, 2004 20:14:05 We've already seen "Walking Dead" as a VRG, and "Shadow Fey" is on the roster for later this year. I've also seen a post about a "Van Richten's Guide to the Mists" somewhere.

I was wondering if anybody had any word on other VRGs we might expect in the future, and/or ideas for future books. If so, please post them!

Here's two I already thought would be cool:

Van Richten's Guide to Imposters -- Dopplegangers, wolfweres, rakshasas, red widows, quevari, paka, Rokushiman ogre magi, and other kinds of living shapechangers that pass themselves off as humans. How to kill them when you see them, how to spot them when they're disguised as people, how to convince others they're not who/what they claim.

Van Richten's Guide to the Distorted -- Goblyns, Broken Ones, calibans, ermordenungs, G'hennan mongrelmen, and other sad products of supernatural and/or scientific experimentation on innocent people: how to fight them if they're evil, how to help them if they're not. Plus how to stop the sickos who create them in the first place.
#2
zombiegleemax
Jan 10, 2004 20:28:57 I'm getting a little sick of the VRG. I say end with the Mist (I also think it's on schedule somewhere).

I'd rather something new. The VRA was a good idea it was set aside it seems.

Also I think the Twins are battling way too much. Van Richten had decates of fighting. They seem to have fought too much monster for the carrier they would had.

I'd also like to see new in game narrators with different styles. S is a good exemple.
#3
zombiegleemax
Jan 11, 2004 11:20:17 There is a netbook called Blackburn's Treatice on the Hidden in the works. It deals with Calibans, planetouched, gensai, dhampirs, half-creatures and the like.... those that are born different from their parents race.

Check out the Fraternity of Shadows for details.

http://www.fraternityofshadows.com
#4
zombiegleemax
Jan 11, 2004 14:32:14 Maybe if the Van Richten Society aspect were played up, ie "Van Richten" becomes a sort of brand name (like Jane for military guides) and we get correspondent/freelance writers, perhaps with editor's notes and comments from the Twins. Yes, this sounds like the Van Richten's Arsenal but I'm suggesting giving the Twins even more of a background role in favor of folks like Jameld or Perseyus or even completely new folks.
#5
ylem
Jan 11, 2004 17:58:33 In Van Richten's Arsenal, page 7, "Gennifer" tells us what books she and her sister are planning to publish in the future. The first book she mentioned was the walking dead, the second was the shadow fey, the third was about "the scaly devils of the ocean's abyssal depths" and the fourth was about "the slithering abominations of Bleutspur". Obviously whoever wrote that passage knew what Van Richten Guides Arthaus was planning to publish at the time, so unless there has been a change of plans, the next two books in the series will be about monsters in Ravenloft's oceans, and mindflayers.
#6
The_Jester
Jan 11, 2004 20:25:32 Well the slithering horrors and aquatic monsters were hinted at by the Kargatane who did VRA and much of the early 3E books.
But there are new head developers and more non-freelance writers so VanRichten's Mist is coming up.
And the future is unknown...
#7
john_w._mangrum
Jan 11, 2004 20:41:50
Originally posted by The_Jester
But there are new head developers

No.

And for that matter, "much of the early 3E books" is only accurate if you drop the word "early."
#8
zombiegleemax
Jan 12, 2004 17:42:19 Aren't Heroes of Light and Champions of Dorkness the only two books with out Ex-Kargatane involvment?
#9
zombiegleemax
Jan 12, 2004 18:16:12
Originally posted by Drinnik Shoehorn
Champions of Dorkness

I'm assuming that typo was intentional
#10
zombiegleemax
Jan 12, 2004 18:28:15
Originally posted by Jackie Baldrick
I'm assuming that typo was intentional

[sarcasm]No, it was accidental[/sarcasm]

Seriously, it was a flawed, crap book.
#11
The_Jester
Jan 14, 2004 12:13:34 Developer for the Campaign Setting: Kelly Jester (no, really).
Developers for rest: Jackie and Nicky.

So one can assume some of the projects that were only aproved ideas then might have changed now.
Plus all the Kargatane seem to be quitting after a book or two or three so soon it will be an entirely different staff.
#12
john_w._mangrum
Jan 14, 2004 15:04:24
Originally posted by The_Jester
Developer for the Campaign Setting: Kelly Jester (no, really).
Developers for rest: Jackie and Nicky.

You seem to have confused "now" with "two years ago."

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 rotipher Jan 10, 2004 20:14:05	We've already seen "Walking Dead" as a VRG, and "Shadow Fey" is on the roster for later this year. I've also seen a post about a "Van Richten's Guide to the Mists" somewhere. I was wondering if anybody had any word on other VRGs we might expect in the future, and/or ideas for future books. If so, please post them! Here's two I already thought would be cool: Van Richten's Guide to Imposters -- Dopplegangers, wolfweres, rakshasas, red widows, quevari, paka, Rokushiman ogre magi, and other kinds of living shapechangers that pass themselves off as humans. How to kill them when you see them, how to spot them when they're disguised as people, how to convince others they're not who/what they claim. Van Richten's Guide to the Distorted -- Goblyns, Broken Ones, calibans, ermordenungs, G'hennan mongrelmen, and other sad products of supernatural and/or scientific experimentation on innocent people: how to fight them if they're evil, how to help them if they're not. Plus how to stop the sickos who create them in the first place.
#2 zombiegleemax Jan 10, 2004 20:28:57	I'm getting a little sick of the VRG. I say end with the Mist (I also think it's on schedule somewhere). I'd rather something new. The VRA was a good idea it was set aside it seems. Also I think the Twins are battling way too much. Van Richten had decates of fighting. They seem to have fought too much monster for the carrier they would had. I'd also like to see new in game narrators with different styles. S is a good exemple.
#3 zombiegleemax Jan 11, 2004 11:20:17	There is a netbook called Blackburn's Treatice on the Hidden in the works. It deals with Calibans, planetouched, gensai, dhampirs, half-creatures and the like.... those that are born different from their parents race. Check out the Fraternity of Shadows for details. http://www.fraternityofshadows.com
#4 zombiegleemax Jan 11, 2004 14:32:14	Maybe if the Van Richten Society aspect were played up, ie "Van Richten" becomes a sort of brand name (like Jane for military guides) and we get correspondent/freelance writers, perhaps with editor's notes and comments from the Twins. Yes, this sounds like the Van Richten's Arsenal but I'm suggesting giving the Twins even more of a background role in favor of folks like Jameld or Perseyus or even completely new folks.
#5 ylem Jan 11, 2004 17:58:33	In Van Richten's Arsenal, page 7, "Gennifer" tells us what books she and her sister are planning to publish in the future. The first book she mentioned was the walking dead, the second was the shadow fey, the third was about "the scaly devils of the ocean's abyssal depths" and the fourth was about "the slithering abominations of Bleutspur". Obviously whoever wrote that passage knew what Van Richten Guides Arthaus was planning to publish at the time, so unless there has been a change of plans, the next two books in the series will be about monsters in Ravenloft's oceans, and mindflayers.
#6 The_Jester Jan 11, 2004 20:25:32	Well the slithering horrors and aquatic monsters were hinted at by the Kargatane who did VRA and much of the early 3E books. But there are new head developers and more non-freelance writers so VanRichten's Mist is coming up. And the future is unknown...
#7 john_w._mangrum Jan 11, 2004 20:41:50	Originally posted by The_Jester But there are new head developers No. And for that matter, "much of the early 3E books" is only accurate if you drop the word "early."
#8 zombiegleemax Jan 12, 2004 17:42:19	Aren't Heroes of Light and Champions of Dorkness the only two books with out Ex-Kargatane involvment?
#9 zombiegleemax Jan 12, 2004 18:16:12	Originally posted by Drinnik Shoehorn Champions of Dorkness I'm assuming that typo was intentional
#10 zombiegleemax Jan 12, 2004 18:28:15	Originally posted by Jackie Baldrick I'm assuming that typo was intentional [sarcasm]No, it was accidental[/sarcasm] Seriously, it was a flawed, crap book.
#11 The_Jester Jan 14, 2004 12:13:34	Developer for the Campaign Setting: Kelly Jester (no, really). Developers for rest: Jackie and Nicky. So one can assume some of the projects that were only aproved ideas then might have changed now. Plus all the Kargatane seem to be quitting after a book or two or three so soon it will be an entirely different staff.
#12 john_w._mangrum Jan 14, 2004 15:04:24	Originally posted by The_Jester Developer for the Campaign Setting: Kelly Jester (no, really). Developers for rest: Jackie and Nicky. You seem to have confused "now" with "two years ago."