From: PERRY@taurus.dnet.ge.com
Subject: RE: shatterzone questions
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:48:04 GMT

The Emperor queries:
 
> Hi guys!
> I'm a GM of Torg and very interested in this new game Shatterzone.
> Could anybody answer me a few questions about it, please?

>1. When is it planned to be issued?

Origins '93 (July 4th weekend, Texas), it will also be making an appearance at 
GenCon '93.

>2. Does it have a storyline ? If it has one, could you please tell me in short
>terms which or at least which kind.

Here's a quicky synopsis:  Space travel begins in the future.  The first wave of
coldsleepers go out.  Some come back with a new stardrive.  Scientists don't 
know how it works, but they can duplicate it.  **BOOM** A true space age.
Waves of colonists, corporations and the Fleet move out into space.  
  After a few years later, we begin to encounter other alien races, at first on
their native planets, then we find some that are running into our "system" from
somewhere else.
  We discover the ShatterZone.  A spatial border of energy and matter that
forms the boundary of the frontier.  The big bad guys (the Armagons) are on
the other side, somewhere.  We are on the inside, aching to get out.  All
sorts of chaos, corporate, military, and diplomatic in between.

How's that for quick?

>3. What's the game about ? (in which relative Time-Area is it located/is
>Hyperspace available/does mankind use cybergear and so on)

The mood is basic space opera and is the tech level.  As mentioned above, we
have FTL drives, but we don't know how they work, but we can duplicate them.
The pain is that they crap out in the ShatterZone.  The action takes place
through the Core (the central planets, including earth), the Near Colonies, 
and the Frontier.  Expect a good mix of corporate cyberpunk, high tech space
opera, and good ole fashion space marine barroom brawls.


>4. Last but not least, what do you think about the game/ storyline/ book ?

The first book, River of God, is out (November, Greg Farshtey).  The second
is coming soon, Sole Survivor by Shane Hensley.  The third (I forget the
name but it's by Ed Stark) just came in to editoral for first draft.  It is
due out about the same time as the game (July).

The Game is in July and will be a boxed set with a rulesbook, universe book and 
one other (i can't remember, but probably a gm/adventure book like in Torg).

In the fall, there will be several new supplements, including a Campaign Book
(written by yours truly), planet books, and tech books.  At the moment, 
everything looks cool.  Be sure to catch a demo game at either Origins or
GenCon.  I hope to be running one at GenCon.

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