[Shatterzone] Become a Zeenarch!

[pigames.net]

Zeenarchy: slang; comes from the term "xeno-archaeology," which means "the study of alien artifacts and cultures, or artifacts and cultures with unknown origins."

Explore the history of the Consortium and visit the Human Core Worlds. Go on an expedition to find alien artifacts and ancient civilizations. Space is big... life is hard... but the universe just got more interesting. Zeenarchs, a supplement for the Shatterzone RPG, is available in both PDF and Softcover formats (pre-order the softcover and download the PDF to read while you wait).

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Precis Intermedia brings back Shatterzone, the classic sci-fi roleplaying game that offers a wide range of adventure opportunities. Build your own alien characters; explore the heart of the Core Worlds to the mysterious and deadly shatterzone itself; encounter the power of Fleet, evil Armagons, radical fringers, and piratic shatrats.

Incorporating one of the first e-publishing RPG companies, Precis Intermedia is known for its diverse line-up of clear and concise games. Precis Intermedia's current game lines include the ENnie Award-winning Ancient Odysseys for fantasy gaming; ENnie Award-nominated Two-Fisted Tales for thrilling pulp action; Brutes, New World Disorder, Warcosm, and A Fistfull of Miniatures for miniatures gaming; HardNova 2, Coyote Trail, EarthAD 2, Mean Streets, and Ghostories for low-cost, ready-to-play entertainment; Active Exploits Diceless for universal diceless roleplaying with that familiar 'dice' feel; Story Engine for scene and adjective-based, collaborative roleplaying; and more. Visit the Precis Intermedia web site for more information.

 

[havard]

Cool!

I still have my original copy of Zeenarchs. Glad to see it return. This book should be handy for those wishing to run a game in the style of the Prometheus movie.

-Havard

 

[pigames.net]

Now to figure out what's next. I am working on the first novel, The River of God, but not sure when that will be done. As far as supplements go, any preference on the next book - is there any book you need, havard?

 

[havard]

Now to figure out what's next. I am working on the first novel, The River of God, but not sure when that will be done. As far as supplements go, any preference on the next book - is there any book you need, havard?

Wow, I feel honored that you would ask!
I will have to check though. I have many of the original WEG books. Some were falling apart though, so I have had to replace the core book(s) from the Precis reprints. I also got the Brain Burn reprint.

Is there a product list of the old books somewhere so that I could see what I am missing?

-Havard

 

[pigames.net]

I think this is a complete list, sans novels:
Shatterzone - West End Games - Wayne's World of Books - Info & Sources

 

[havard]

I think this is a complete list, sans novels:
Shatterzone - West End Games - Wayne's World of Books - Info & Sources

Excellent!

Things I am missing are:

The Fringers Guide
Tech Book: Ships
Through the Cracks

I'd probably be interested in them in that order.

Also, if there is any chance of you replacing/updating interior art, I might be persuaded to buy a new copy of Arsenal. Flipped through it yesterday and was underwhelmed. lol.

I recently got hold of the novels and am reading them now. Quite enjoyable



-Havard

 

[pigames.net]

I was considering replacing the art for Contact!, but haven't thought about any other books. I don't remember Arsenal needing different art. I guess I'll make that decision when I get to it. Thanks.

 

[havard]

OMG!

Sorry about this total fanboy moment, but my Shatterzone campaign kicked off about a month ago and what a blast! With me never having GMed SZ before (although I have GMed MasterBook) and two players being completely new to the system, I expected some problems along the way.

No such thing! The new players have gotten into the rules surprisingly smoothly and the sessions so far have been really intense. I found that giving out NPC Dodge/Toughness values so that the players could help me out with some of the calculations really helped. The Cards & Life Point mechanics are incredibly effective in making combat dynamic. I also like how the Maneuver skill becomes an abstract yet elegant way of handling what some other RPGs would handle through miniatures.

Thanks for keeping this Sci Fi classic available to fans.

-Havard

 

[pigames.net]

Very cool. Thanks!

 

[pigames.net]

And good news. I'm now taking pre-orders for the Shatterzone Classic Reprint Hardcover:
http://www.pigames.net/store/product_info.php?products_id=688