Behind the Claw

msprange said:
Aiming for the end of this month - previews are imminent!

Hi Matthew,

Will it be mostly a reprint of "the Spinward Marches" published in 2008 or will there be...a lot..of new content ?

Thanks,
JNJ
 
There is a HUGE amount of new stuff :) Absolutely every word of the original has been checked, re-checked and, if necessary, revised. Deneb has been pretty much completely re-written, and there is a bulk hauler's worth of new material in the book. I mean, a lot. Just the new playable alien races alone would sink the QE2!
 
msprange said:
There is a HUGE amount of new stuff :) Absolutely every word of the original has been checked, re-checked and, if necessary, revised. Deneb has been pretty much completely re-written, and there is a bulk hauler's worth of new material in the book. I mean, a lot. Just the new playable alien races alone would sink the QE2!

Thanks for your quick and...tempting answer...I am in :-)

JNJ
 
msprange said:
Aiming for the end of this month - previews are imminent!

Behind the Claw, JTAS x 6 and Shadows of Sindal, all of them in June? "Per aspera ad astra!", really :D :lol: ...
 
Baldo said:
Behind the Claw, JTAS x 6 and Shadows of Sindal, all of them in June? "Per aspera ad astra!", really :D :lol: ...

Shadows of Sindal looks like it will lap into next monthly - a combination of staff illness and a bottleneck with art. However, the Drinaxian Companion will be following hot on its heels.

EwanS said:
That's excellent news and out of curiosity how many pages does it run to. Thanks

I have not got the exact page count to hand, but this is a 300+ page book!
 
Someone's claws need a clean. You know all that dirt that gets stuck in there? - overheard at Aslan HQ and taken way out of context. Or is it?
 
Tay said:
Is June still likely seeing as there is only a few days left?

We are just tying up the last of the artwork - it looks like it will slip into July slightly, but I don't think you will be disappointed with the results. This is a big, meaty book, and it looks stunning!
 
msprange said:
We are just tying up the last of the artwork - it looks like it will slip into July slightly, but I don't think you will be disappointed with the results. This is a big, meaty book, and it looks stunning!

Are we there yet? Are we? Are we? (sounds of impatient 8 year old child sitting in back of Type S Scout)...
 
Very close :)

A touch of staff illness has set us back a couple of days or so, but pretty much all the art is in and just needs putting in the book - will have some previews for you all very soon and, quickly after that... the actual book!
 
Excellent! I am not impatient or anything :wink:

Sorry to hear about illness, but good that you are nearly there! Looking forward to it very much. Going to be an expensive moment for me though...
 
msprange said:
There is a HUGE amount of new stuff :) Absolutely every word of the original has been checked, re-checked and, if necessary, revised. Deneb has been pretty much completely re-written, and there is a bulk hauler's worth of new material in the book. I mean, a lot. Just the new playable alien races alone would sink the QE2!
What playable aliens are in it?
 
heron61 said:
What playable aliens are in it?

Mind if I get back to you on that when we do the previews? It is a Big List!

I can tell you that Dolphins are one such playable race and they have an equipment list that includes, among other things, anti-grav Battle Dress with under-fin missiles :)
 
On a more serious note... how intelligent are uplifted dolphins in Traveller? Really smart animals or full citizens like Vargr?

Edit: ... and of course, I realize that the given answer is “you’ll find out once you buy the book!” :)
 
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