News for Geeks
by John Sickels on Sep 4, 2010 3:49 PM EDT
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As most of you know, I am more than just a baseball geek. I'm also a scifi and Star Trek geek, big time, although I've never worn any ears or attended a convention. I've learned that there is not a lot of cross-over between the two genres, but I also know that a few of you do share that interest. If you do, keep reading.
I have a new book coming out, a role playing sourcebook called Prime Directive: Federation. This is part of the Prime Directive role playing system, published by Amarillo Design Bureau, creator and publisher of the classic wargame Star Fleet Battles.
Prime Directive is a role-playing game (like Dungeons and Dragons for you non-geeks) set in the Star Fleet Universe, an off-shoot of the original series Star Trek. This particular book is written for P20M role-playing, although a GURPS version will be out later this year. I wrote the Prime Directive: Romulans book five years ago. The Federation book was more of a challenge, but it was a real treat for an old-series Trekker to do this.
If any of you have an interest, you can pick up a copy with the links above; I do get a royalty cut of the Romulan and Federation books, so it would help me out, in addition to being a fun read for any Trek fan or RPG player. You can also check out the other PD and Star Fleet Battles products.
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Interesting stuff John
I’m not familiar with these books/games but wanted to say good luck with the sales; ironically enough, I’ve been downloading the (free demo) Star Trek Online game today – at 44% complete as I write…I don’t have much free time as it is, but thought I’d give it a look. Have you – or any fellow visitors – checked out this game?
Also, I have been working my way through the Battlestar Galactica series – have 3 episodes left in the final season, and hope to finish watching this weekend. Great show, different than Star Trek, but quite good. Thanks John.
I was in the STO beta for a bit and played a bit after its launch
It was fun for a little while but as a power gamer there wasn’t enough to keep my interested once I hit max level. I played Klingon mostly, although I leveled up both a Federation and Klingon character, and they didn’t add any Klingon content until like, a week ago, so things have probably changed quite a bit from when I was playing.
It was decently fun and if they cleaned up some bugs it’d be a good game, but as its a video game, you’ll have to expect most of it to be combat-driven versus most of what Star Trek is really about.
I could also write essays about Cryptic’s horrible game design decisions, but I won’t get into that for now…
The first thing I think of is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEdDMQZaCU
but in all seriousness, I watched Star Trek the next generation a lot as a kid and spend a lot of my free time staring at spreadsheets, so I am one as well, just of a different sort.
Good luck with the endeavor John! Keep us updated on how it does.
http://milbprospects.blogspot.com/
Wish I could find that William Shatner opening on SNL...
Seriously, good luck with the book, John
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
HAS! Found it!
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/127096/Star_Trek_TOS_William_Shatner_SNL_Get_A_Life
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
Congratulations!
Congrats on bringing the book out! And if you persuade just one more sci-fi geek to be a hardcore baseball nerd, more power to you.
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Trek... and Honor Harrington
Interesting to see this John as I seemingly now have my son interested in both the original Trek and Next Generation (wasn’t too interested prior to this). He keeps kidding me, “Dad, you qualify as an away team member.”
Adding to that is that we are both huge fans of David Weber and his Honor Harrington series- great Sci Fi there too :)
"When in doubt...pick the power pitcher over finesse." paraphrased from Bill James last Baseball Abstract
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