Welcome to your home for Spycraft Third Edition discussion!

[Crafty_Pat]

For those of you getting to the boards without reading the news, head on over to the front page and check it out! We just announced our schedule for the next year, including Spycraft Third Edition, Ten Thousand Bullets, and a slew of supplements for Fantasy Craft. Plus there's a stack of other company updates too - our departure from Mongoose, new online store coming, and more.

Now on to the discussions! Hm... I wonder what the first Spycraft Third thread will be... 

[Sletchman]

Just when I didn't think it was possible for you guys to be more awesome, you go ahead and do something like this.  I'm massively happy about everything in the state of the company announcement [and happened to check for new threads about a second after it was posted].

[Pheonyx]

I just have one thing to say...


HOLY FRAK!!!

That is all.

Ashes to ashes,
Pheonyx

[Wolverine]

Initial response... woah!

Secondary response... sweet!

Interesting to see you're breaking from Mongoose. What will that mean for this year's GenCon? (Ahh, just read that you're now with Studio 2. That's kewl.)

[Crafty_Pat]

Interesting to see you're breaking from Mongoose. What will that mean for this year's GenCon? (Ahh, just read that you're now with Studio 2. That's kewl.)

Yup. We'll be part of their booth block. We'll post more information as it becomes available.

[aegis]

Just great! Congrats for your independance and for 3rd edition!

Can't wait to see what streamlined gear and FC-like Reputation system will look like for the new edition. I bet it will be just sleek.

FYI, I've translated the news in French on the Scripto, so we're all watching you from accross the Atlantic as well. No pressure.

[Crafty_Pat]

Just great! Congrats for your independance and for 3rd edition!

Thanks!

Can't wait to see what streamlined gear and FC-like Reputation system will look like for the new edition. I bet it will be just sleek.

We hope so - and we'll do everything we can to make sure it is. 

FYI, I've translated the news in French on the Scripto, so we're all watching you from accross the Atlantic as well. No pressure.

Hehe. Thanks much Aegis. It's greatly appreciated.

On that, a word to everyone: please feel free to spread the word in your own languages, territories, social networks, game shops, groups, and anywhere else you think it may get some traction. As always, we thank you in advance for your continued support!

[Stratos]

Congrats!  Awesome news indeed!

(Glad I don't need to be as tight-lipped now too  )

[Doublebond]

I'm really interested in what the unit of physical currency will be. A re-skinned silver piece, or something with a new value to match the new prices of the times?

[Crafty_Pat]

I'm really interested in what the unit of physical currency will be. A re-skinned silver piece, or something with a new value to match the new prices of the times?

We'll be utilizing a variant of the silver standard - you may have heard of it. It's called the (gasp) dollar.

[Wolverine]

It's called the (gasp) dollar.

Will the French/German versions be using the Euro instead?

[Crafty_Pat]

It's called the (gasp) dollar.

Will the French/German versions be using the Euro instead?

I often debate the worthiness of conversion tables in modern games, given how quickly they're invalidated. No idea yet where we'll land in the final draft.

And yes, I noticed the tongue - but I'm serious. It's one of the many reasons some games avoid real world economics.

[aegis]

Huhu, well, Euro, Dollar, right now, there is not that much difference.

On the same topic, but more seriously about distances. Will you keep on using a feet system, or maybe shift for squares? 

[Doublebond]

Huhu, well, Euro, Dollar, right now, there is not that much difference.

On the same topic, but more seriously about distances. Will you keep on using a feet system, or maybe shift for squares? 

It's not that that much of a problem, is it? IIRC publications of FC in Europe use meters, right? It's probably better to keep using standard units of measurement as it facilitates narrative play as well as tactical.

[Crafty_Pat]

Huhu, well, Euro, Dollar, right now, there is not that much difference.

On the same topic, but more seriously about distances. Will you keep on using a feet system, or maybe shift for squares? 

A little of both. Note how Fantasy Craft handles it - most of the time it's squares for ease and clarity of language in combat, and feet otherwise.