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Author Topic: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?  (Read 4052 times)

Offline Mr. Peabody

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Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« on: November 12, 2014, 04:19:34 PM »
Took the 2nd Ed demo for a spin, introducing a buddy to the game, and noticed one or perhaps two small tweaks.

I liked the small but significant change to the cover rules!


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Offline Klener Zorn

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 06:20:49 PM »
huh theres a second ed demo ?

Offline The_Beast

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 07:53:38 PM »
News to me; apparently announced with the Kickstarter.

http://www.strange-aeons.ca/doc/SA2_Demo.pdf

That the one?

Doug

Offline LidlessEye

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 08:33:37 PM »
That's the one!  I'd meant to have it available before the Kickstarter launched, but it wound up being one of many things that was delayed in the madness.

2nd Edition doesn't mess too much with the core mechanics of the game, and is mainly about streamlining and improving balance.  The key differences you'll note in that demo are:
  • Stacking cover saves, as Peabody has noted
  • Reduced chance of Frenzy on the Insanity Table (now 1/6 instead of 1/3)

The keen-eyed will also note we now refer to Insanity tests in Psychology.  In 1st Ed, we specified when individual Resolve tests didn't require an Insanity roll on failure, which led to some confusion, particularly in instances where we failed to make the specification.  Rather than having to keep making this distinction, we instead introduced two separate classifications.

Offline Mr. Peabody

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2014, 12:47:22 AM »
The stacking cover just makes sense.
2nd Edition doesn't mess too much with the core mechanics of the game, and is mainly about streamlining and improving balance.

The best medicine sometimes comes in the smallest bottles...  ;)



Offline Mason

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2014, 01:51:28 AM »
Have not had a chance yet, but looking forwards to it.
 :D

I have a feeling that not having played for a while may be an advantage.

Offline Tsu

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2014, 08:31:43 AM »
Is there a typo or bug with the fishman movement in the demo?

Offline Mr. Peabody

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 05:21:14 PM »
Yeah, I noticed that too.
We played the Demo twice, once with the Fishman stats from the Demo and once with the old-school 1rst Ed. stats. Ol'fishy was more of a believable monster with the random movement.  ::)


Offline LidlessEye

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Re: Anyone played the new SA 2nd Ed Demo?
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 06:19:33 PM »
Oh bugger...

Of all the things to make a mistake on, the Demo Kit was definitely not near the top of my list.  Poor Fishy got saddled with a Zombie profile, though thankfully at least with his own claws, and sans Stupid.  I've corrected the profile and uploaded a new version of the PDF.  For those that just want to cross out and correct on an existing printed copy, it should read:

   M        Dex     Con      A      W     Res.
1D6+1     4+      6/7      2       1      3+

 

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