What other settings would suit TROS

[Morfedel]

Hey, I found #3 at Barnes and Nobles. That still leaves #2 though....

[Poenz]

Actually, they do have all the books.  But Amazon being Amazon you have to do more than a little poking around to find them all.  

Also, in late breaking news, it looks like Tor is going to start publishing U.S. editions starting in 2004.

And now we're taking this too far off topic so I'm going to stop.  PM me if you have any more questions.

~PO

[Anthony I]

I'm working on using the TROS mechanics for a Cyberpunk game.  I think TROS captures the gritty feel well.  My biggest set back has been modern firearms and fire-fights, I was trying to think of ways to make fire-fights a little less lethal, then I remembered that fire-fights ARE extremely lethal. Problem solved.

[Jake Norwood]

Tony-

I'll have to gloat about this to Mike Pondsmith (the guy who wrote Cyberpunk--we became buddies back in Vegas in March). Heh heh.

Jake

[Anthony I]

Jake,

As a disclaimer, I've never tried the actual "Cyberpunk" system, but I know TROS will work perfectly for what I want.  Hopefully I'll have something to show you when you come out in August.  My TROS game starts next week, if your interested you are welcome to join in and play- no pressure running a game for the designer of said game.

Gloat away,

[buddha]

Hi all,

Having just recently picked up TROS, I'm loving it.  I think Ron Edwards already mentioned this, but Zenobia would make a perfect setting for TROS, although I suppose it would have to called The Riddle of Bronze!  I guess, along those lines, the Mattew Woodring Stover novels set during the Bronze age would be the same kind of fit...

Anyway, just figured I'd drop my 2 cents,

Buddha

[Bomilkar]

Hey buddha

Zenobia? That's a nice idea. I nearly forgot about the tons of pages that I downloaded from Balibinus' webpage. Maybe has to something with me getting FVLMINATA at the same time, which might also fit as a setting (though I have to confess that I like the FVLMINATA as it is, Tali and all that). As I'm studying Latin, I dig Roman settings and it has been very interesting for me to see how people try to bring pilum, scutum and gladius into TROS.

I don't think it should be Riddle of Bronze, BTW. Zenobia is set in the late Roman empire and the Romans did not only make their weapons of iron, they also often used the word "ferrum" instead of "melee weapons" - like in "Scipio's legions assaulted the enemy center with courage and iron".

The appropriate title might be "AENIGMA FERRI" (The Riddle Of Iron).

[buddha]

Wow!

"AENIGMA FERRI", huh?  Bomilkar, I love that!  Of course, now I'm gonna have to whip out my copy of Fulminata and poke through it!  Hmmm, I'm pretty sure I've seen some early firearms rules on the site...

Also, while I'm not a huge D&D3e fan, although I've got nothing against it, I think when Green Ronin's "Testament" comes out (I think that's what it's called)- their sourcebook for rpging in biblical times, it might be a fun source to mine for a TROS setting.

Okay, and call me crazy, but I really want to see the movie Equilibrium, and if it's good, do it as a TROS setting.  I know, I know; future setting, guns, guys running around with no Passions, but it looks fun!

Buddha