I might actually have to add the PDFs to my order when I order the giants.  I'm becoming more and more partial to my ipad.

Nice work. 

Nice work, AK; it looks great! 

Hey, I just wanted to throw this out for anyone who might be able to help.

Alabaster Knight has told me that FGU would be able to provide the first edition rulebook as a downloadable pdf if he could get a reasonable quality scan of it.  This is the only V&V product that I don't own, simply 'cuz I haven't been able to find it (otherwise it would already be available as a pdf).

So if anyone can help out with this, it would be greatly appreciated!

poor dude on the left... he was only able to steal the bottom half of Wonder Woman's costume.

My Western is in the process of being written, however, my goal is to complete it this year, hopefully along with two other books.

As for the book itself, it's a modern day Western-themed adventure. It will resemble Signs of the Zodiac in scope - I plan to include the gang, lairs, adventures, allies, enemies, and opportunities for synergy with other products. 

Great idea, Ramble!

As for the scan of the 1E Rules, I'd be glad to help (provided it's a-okayed by FGU).  But right now I don't have any decent scanning software.  I just downloaded a reputable (free) version of one, but it still doesn't produce a very good quality scan, IMHO.  I used to have the full-blown Adobe Acrobat (which worked wonderfully), but have since got a new computer.

My western adventure features...

A cowboy leading a crusade against civilization...
His horse who believes it's unstoppable...
An angry farmer who has become a ticking time bomb...
A disgraced teacher who is learning how to rob trains...
A blind man seeking revenge without lifting a finger...
A lost rancher with powers from the great beyond...
A hooker who owns the Heart of Gold...
A hapless hobo turned horticultural horror...
And a farm girl who has a secret our government will kill for.

It's a book about how if we aren't careful, our outcasts can become outlaws.
And yes, it's a V&V book about Supers, and it's a Western.
I think you'll like it.
There, that's my teaser.

Ramble

Display Name wrote on Aug 17^th, 2012 at 4:15am:

No need, Ramble knows exactly how to pitch his projects and to whom.  He introduced himself in the introductions thread as Darren Tenor and so far I've drawn two of his books.

Looking forward to your western, whether I get to draw it or not. It sounds fun! But I'm also looking forward to the WWII stuff also...
Sidenote Opinion: The best aventure title for the war stuff was in the Marvel Super Heroes RPG: "All This and World War II". Tough to top that illiteration.

AlabasterKnight wrote on Aug 17^th, 2012 at 10:56am:


Thanks AK! Couldn't have done it without your skills!
For adventure titles, I look for pretty short titles or evocative titles that draw the audience in - I think they have more impact on the page and they don't over power the artwork.

The WWII titles I've settled on are:
HOMEFRONT
WORLD WAR II SUPER SOLDIERS
THE FRONT LINE

Ramble

WW2 books? Please tell me they can all be in one giant? If so, then I might actually buy one, and not just various pdfs!

Funny enough, I'm working on some Golden Age stuff myself, though for other game systems. Too bad this stuff isn't written yet, as I'm starting a Golden Age game tonight with John and Oni

Ramble,

That's cool. I'm actually using some villains that are in public domain, so I'm doing the stats using what little info is available. First session went well, barring minor mistakes on my part (been awhile since i've run the rules)

AK told me to come up with an "overview" of the plot from start to finish, and then start using the storytelling to fill in the details.

This has helped me pretty well.

I don't have a problem buying them in pdf format. But I haven't bought any giants because I don't buy all the releases, and all the giants tend to have something I'm not interested in. If all the WW2 books were in one Giant, I'd buy it in print. It also makes sense theme wise to keep them all in one.

Ramble wrote on Aug 18^th, 2012 at 6:21pm:


That's good news. So I gather Homefront covers playing back in the US, and Frontline is for playing on the battlefield (or behind enemy lines)? And Super Soldiers covers various nations Super Soldier programs?

I prefer the PDF files as a) no shipping (in Australia), b) you can buy just what you need and c) most of the Giants have stuff in them I already have and don't really want to buy the whole thing to get 1 module.

Kind of a shame you can't create your own "Giant Pack" to buy.  Flat cost for the Giant, 4 modules or add ons per pack and you just select what you want in it and that is what's posted.

i need hardcopy. im a tactile person, plus most of my net access is via my phone, which cant handle the mighty pdf technology of you cybermen from the future lol