Amen to that, Thunderbolt!  One of the coolest things about Darren Tenor/Ramble's adventures and work is the way he ties so many things into the larger V&V universe. 

Majestic wrote on Oct 5^th, 2012 at 3:54pm:




Hey Majestic. I'm glad you like my work. I'm trying to bring things closer together, find those links in plot, character, and logic, because it just makes for better material to play with.

I hope that, as time goes on and I create more books, you'll look back on Mercenaries and Signs of the Zodiac, and go... "Holy crap... he was foreshadowing work that didn't get out until 2014!"

(And I do create new material, but to pretend that old material doesn't have an impact on the world is simply a disservice to past writers, IMHO.)

Ramble

Yes, he looks really, really cool.  Great work on him, Leon (and James)!!! 

dsumner wrote on Sep 30^th, 2012 at 10:25pm:


Oh... I found 'alternate' stats for Torpedoes in "From the Depths of Space", Part 2 - B. SPACESHIPS, under Battles in Space...

Torpedo = Battle Range 60" inches/turn, Damage: 4d20, Attack: HTH +5

* Torpedoes can track targets. They last for three turns after launch, travel 60" inches per turn on the battle board, have an Agility of 15 and turn up to 60^ degrees per action.  They have a structural rating of 10 and can take 20 hits before blowing up.

...Just thought you'd all like to know!  Though those could be considered 'space weapons' and not conventional Naval Torpedoes.

{Deep Rising}, Pantucci - "...They're not nuclear or anything but their bang will sure make your butt pucker..."

Have you ran this adventure, Thunderbolt?  Thoughts?

I would've liked to have seen several more maps:

1) player maps, player maps, player maps
2) staging maps (force field generator locations, prisoner locations, etc)
3) staging maps for other planets (docking areas, government buildings, prisons, etc)

The Capellan mother ship map duplicated some of the floor plans from level to level (which is fine), but the maps have areas that shouldn't be duplicated from one level to the next (like airlocks, for instance).

There's no consolidated timeline of events.  You just have to read the entire part 1 section and wing it.  Not every GM is a combat engineer.

There doesn't seem to be much in the way of suggestions for how the players can resolve part two.  The Capellans are no joke when you consider their capabilities as a race.

I like the notes on space travel, and I like the artwork.