PnP News Bot
04-25-2011, 12:32 AM
Check out this new article from the Daily Illuminator that Steve Jackson Games posted:
April 25, 2011: A Transcript Of Yesterday's Episode Of Let's Deal! (http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=April&y=2011&d=25)
http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/v3img/pyr30.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-2630)http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg1.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2381)</p>
"Welcome to the show of easy prizes and hard choices! It's Let's Deal! I'm your host, Barnabas Marsh. Today's first contestant is Whit Wicker, a professional college student from Harvard, Michigan. Tell us about yourself, Whit!"</p>
"I'm not here to make friends; I'm here to win!"</p>
"All right; Let's Deal! Did you want Box #1, Box #2, or Box #3?"</p>
"I'll take Box #1."</p>
"It's a brand new issue of the award-winning magazine for roleplayers: Pyramid #3/30: Spaceships (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-2630)! [AUDIENCE OOHS!] Yes, this stylish PDF contains a mini-armada of brand new vessels using the GURPS Spaceships (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/spaceships/) system. It also features a cybernetic captain template, expanded information on the GURPS Technomancer (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/technomancer/) solar system, optional rules for handling fleet combat using the GURPS Mass Combat (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/masscombat/) system, an adventure containing a menagerie of menacing monsters, and more!"</p>
"Oh, wow. That is amazing."</p>
"It certainly is! So . . . let's deal. Did you want to keep Box #1, or give it up for what's in Box #2?"</p>
"Gosh, that issue of Pyramid (http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/) sounds incredible. The cybernetic options for ship captains sound especially appealing, and I love those alternate-history spacecraft designs. But I think I'll see what's in Box #2."</p>
http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg4.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2384) http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg6.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2386)</p>
"Very good, Whit! It's . . . a complete run of Fantasy Gamer (http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/) magazine! [AUDIENCE AAHS!] Yes, Fantasy Gamer, the fantasy-themed publication that spun off from Space Gamer (http://www.sjgames.com/spacegamer/) for six issues starting in 1983. This retro-chic publication includes treasures such as a slasher film-inspired boardgame (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2381), a gamer's guide to Victorian London (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2382), a solo adventure (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2383) for Call of Cthulhu, a battling-wizard game by Steve Jackson (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2385), and more!"</p>
"Wow . . . that sounds like hours of fun right there in each issue."</p>
"It is! So, you've seen what's in Box #2. Let's deal. Keep those incredible issues, or take Box #3?"</p>
"I love all that retro-gaming stuff, and PDFs are so convenient to read and enjoy . . . but I think I'm going to go for what's in Box #3."</p>
"No problem, Whit! Box #3 contains . . . bees!" [AUDIENCE EEKS!]</p>
"That's great! I've been wanting to get into beekeepiIEEEEEEEEeeee!!!! . . ."</p>
"And now, a word from our sponsor."</p>
Visit e23 (http://e23.sjgames.com/) for all your electronic-gaming needs. Don't get stung; shop at e23!</p>
--Steven Marsh (smarsh@sjgames.com)</p>
April 25, 2011: A Transcript Of Yesterday's Episode Of Let's Deal! (http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?m=April&y=2011&d=25)
http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/v3img/pyr30.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-2630)http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg1.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2381)</p>
"Welcome to the show of easy prizes and hard choices! It's Let's Deal! I'm your host, Barnabas Marsh. Today's first contestant is Whit Wicker, a professional college student from Harvard, Michigan. Tell us about yourself, Whit!"</p>
"I'm not here to make friends; I'm here to win!"</p>
"All right; Let's Deal! Did you want Box #1, Box #2, or Box #3?"</p>
"I'll take Box #1."</p>
"It's a brand new issue of the award-winning magazine for roleplayers: Pyramid #3/30: Spaceships (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-2630)! [AUDIENCE OOHS!] Yes, this stylish PDF contains a mini-armada of brand new vessels using the GURPS Spaceships (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/spaceships/) system. It also features a cybernetic captain template, expanded information on the GURPS Technomancer (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/technomancer/) solar system, optional rules for handling fleet combat using the GURPS Mass Combat (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/masscombat/) system, an adventure containing a menagerie of menacing monsters, and more!"</p>
"Oh, wow. That is amazing."</p>
"It certainly is! So . . . let's deal. Did you want to keep Box #1, or give it up for what's in Box #2?"</p>
"Gosh, that issue of Pyramid (http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/) sounds incredible. The cybernetic options for ship captains sound especially appealing, and I love those alternate-history spacecraft designs. But I think I'll see what's in Box #2."</p>
http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg4.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2384) http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/fgimg/fg6.jpg (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2386)</p>
"Very good, Whit! It's . . . a complete run of Fantasy Gamer (http://www.sjgames.com/fantasygamer/) magazine! [AUDIENCE AAHS!] Yes, Fantasy Gamer, the fantasy-themed publication that spun off from Space Gamer (http://www.sjgames.com/spacegamer/) for six issues starting in 1983. This retro-chic publication includes treasures such as a slasher film-inspired boardgame (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2381), a gamer's guide to Victorian London (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2382), a solo adventure (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2383) for Call of Cthulhu, a battling-wizard game by Steve Jackson (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-2385), and more!"</p>
"Wow . . . that sounds like hours of fun right there in each issue."</p>
"It is! So, you've seen what's in Box #2. Let's deal. Keep those incredible issues, or take Box #3?"</p>
"I love all that retro-gaming stuff, and PDFs are so convenient to read and enjoy . . . but I think I'm going to go for what's in Box #3."</p>
"No problem, Whit! Box #3 contains . . . bees!" [AUDIENCE EEKS!]</p>
"That's great! I've been wanting to get into beekeepiIEEEEEEEEeeee!!!! . . ."</p>
"And now, a word from our sponsor."</p>
Visit e23 (http://e23.sjgames.com/) for all your electronic-gaming needs. Don't get stung; shop at e23!</p>
--Steven Marsh (smarsh@sjgames.com)</p>