Merged Rulebook (Alpha Test)

[Khar]

Gorlak: I have CS5. These things used to have good backwards compatibility, so if you have other version it shouldn't be much of a problem.

As for BFG:R rules - glad you'd like to include them. Of course, they'll need to be clearly marked as belonging in BFG:R.

Heavy escorts are not a problem - without relevant position in the fleet list, their rules don't do anything as no old list has any 2 hit escort ship.

Nova cannons would require some sort of 'alternate rule' frame. Or just place both rules in the appendix at the end as it has been said, to make it easier for folks not accepting the revision. (When one day everyone will embrace BFG:R's light, we'll make a new version with rules in place )


also, found one more thing: beginning of the Ordnance Phase chapter, 2nd line - sucll instead of such.

[Neferhet]

@khar
corrected

[Gorlak]

Hello all!

Well after a rather long hiatus due mostly to work, I have started on putting this text into Indesign to bring it up to the presentation standard we all would like. The link to the first (very) work-in-progress segment is as follows:
130506_BFGR_Combined Rulebook_WIP DRAFT.pdf - superseded

This only takes us up to the Special Orders section (no one said this was an easy process!) and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it so far. It should give you an idea of the format and where we are taking the document. I am trying to be as faithful to the original document as possible, but naturally as some sections have substantially more text in them some formatting will have to change.

The last page includes a mock-up I did of a ship page for the later (much, much later most likely!) formatting of any fleet lists, as required.

Hope everyone is having a good long weekend!
Cheers,
H

[Gorlak]

Slight update, managed to squeeze in some time today.

130508_BFGR_Combined Rulebook_WIP DRAFT.pdf is now available to have a look at.

This takes up to the front page of the Shooting section. There are several pages that are too text heavy in my opinion and I will be adding in little pictures or quotes etc. to break that up a bit as I go along. Tweaks like that seem to go better when returning to it afresh. Thank you for the kind words! Looking forward to any feedback incoming.

[Markconz]

Looking good so far!

[Wizz]

Page 12:

For example, the lmperial Lunar class cruiser Agrippa would take a Leadership test
on 2D6 to ram another cruiser, on 3D6 to mm an escort or 1D6 to ram a battleship.

Should be ram

Beginning of next page, 13:

Damage from ramming is not deflected by a ship‟s shields

Should be ship's

Page 24, just after the green textblob:

were in its path they would oho be attacked.

Should be: "were in it's path, they would then be attacked." (I think)

[Neferhet]

thanks a lot
I'll correct those in the file.
Can't wait for the next update from Gorlak!!