ScrapYard Armory

At 1PM today the powers that be held an informal battle chat with the initial topic of the newly released source book, The Blake Documents.

For those of you who missed it, the transcript is here.  I apologize but there is a bit in the middle that I missed due to an odd feature of the chat applet I did not expect.  Additionally, I checked out a bit early.  The chat was winding down anyways and I needed to take care of some personal business.

The powers that be are not good about posting transcripts of special chats, so I hope this helps out those who could not make it.

Here are some of the highlights. ***POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING*** (First three bullets only…)

• In essence, certain sections of the Blake Documents contain a mix of truths, half-truths, and outright lies.
• The Wolverine – Word of Blake connection is up to interpretation.  It can honestly go either way.
• There will “very likely” be a non-prototype Raptor II in the future without the void-signature equipment.
• The next BattleBlog will be about GenCon and has been submitted.
• Upcoming products this year include Strategic Operations, Handbook: Periphery States, and some special E-Books.
• E-Books will be of two types; Small TROs with new units and equipment, and Turning Points – mini Track-based campaigns based on major battles from the Jihad.
• The first E-Book, a Turning Points taking place on Luthien, is already written and should be available in the next month or so (no promises from Herb on a specific date).
• The Core Rulebooks will not be completed until 2010.

Lots of good stuff in this chat.  I enjoyed the unscripted format as none of the powers that be knew how to use the moderation feature.  There were not many questions about The Blake Documents, so the chat ended up dissolving into a free for all as you might be able to tell from the highlights.

Looking forward to reading the battle blog when it comes out.