Tripp wrote:

> TSRInc@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > OK, Tripp Elliot suggested a really interesting prize for
> > the contest, I checked with Ted Stark, and Ted okayed it.
> >
> > Just so you know, they are going to be revising the BR box set
> > into a hardbound book, focusing less on the domain turn
> > mechanics and emphasizing role-playing more. I can't get
> > into it any more than that right now, but I am a BR fan and
> > so is Ted, and we both like what's planned for the revision.
> > Anyway, with that in mind ....
> >
> > The winner of the net-logo contest will get to name a character
> > appearing in the revised setting. We'll work out the details
> > later, but the name and short description the winner provides
> > will be listed as an NPC in the new book. We might have to edit
> > or shorten it to fit in the book, but that's what we'll be
> > shooting for (and if it just doesn't fit, we'll stick that
> > character in a different product, like something on the Shadow
> > World).
> >
> > Sound cool?
> >
> > Good gaming!
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>

I think the idea of the hardbound book with more focus on
roleplaying is a great idea. Maybe it should go side by side with the
boxed set. This way, if you want to play the more war-gaming/tactical
aspect of the game, you can use the stuff out of the box, and if you
really want to do more role playing in the setting, you use the book...

Paul L.

P.S. Birthright beats FR hands down for a medieval RPG setting IMHO.