Steve Long Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 As I work hard to finalize Champions Beyond, I thought y'all might enjoy a sneak peek: the awesome cover, by Sam Kennedy! It depicts StarGuard and some of the Champions battling the Hzeel in space near Earth. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Beautiful! And I see Doc Silverback getting in on the fun as well. With Steve Long's permission, I can now admit that I've seen the first draft of the book, and it is going to be awesome with awesome sauce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson-Hawk Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Absolutely gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Yes, special thanx to LL for pitching in and helping with a double-check on continuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Yes' date=' special thanx to LL for pitching in and helping with a double-check on continuity. [/quote'] Not that I caught everything, mind you. I prefer to wait to see if anyone has questions before I give specific responses, but I will say this book is the treatment of the "space" part of the Champions Universe that it's long needed and deserved. People familiar with Hero Game's official future era sci-fi settings will find much that's familiar here, but with many changes reflecting a "where they are now" approach to contemporizing it. But there's also a vast amount of new material. As one might expect, the upper limit of character power in CBY is staggering; but there's a great deal here appropriate to more Standard Superheroic-level space adventures. Although the book is definitely aimed at supers gaming, there's quite a bit of stuff usable in Heroic-level space-opera games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTaber Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Hi Steve: Can you post a PNG or JPG copy so I can use it as a desktop wallpaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! John -- I'll check with Fred on that. He'll probably have to strip away most/all of the text to make a good wallpaper though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Man i hope this comes out in the next week or so (at least in PDF). I've been waiting for this book for years. The cover looks great, and what LL says sounds like just what I was hoping for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Hermit -- our hope is to get the PDF out next week, though it really depends on how long it takes me to review, correct, and index. The final is just shy of 300 pages long, and for a setting book that means a lot of indexing (he said with a shudder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Man i hope this comes out in the next week or so (at least in PDF). I've been waiting for this book for years. The cover looks great' date=' and what LL says sounds like just what I was hoping for.[/quote'] I will mention one little tidbit in CBY that I know is of special interest to you: Roin'esh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Hermit -- our hope is to get the PDF out next week' date=' though it really depends on how long it takes me to review, correct, and index. The final is just shy of 300 pages long, and for a setting book that means a [i']lot[/i] of indexing (he said with a shudder). Thank you, Steve. Your bravely going where angels fear to index is deeply appreciated If I sound overeager, it's only because I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I will mention one little tidbit in CBY that I know is of special interest to you: Roin'esh. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Very Cool, that is almost exactly what I want to see. Defender needs his face grill back. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Looks awesome! Gorillas in Space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! Next week? But I can't wait that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I will mention one little tidbit in CBY that I know is of special interest to you: Roin'esh. Yay! What he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I knew Bob would pop in here sooner rather than later. There's good and bad news on one of your special interests, too. CBY names and briefly describes a number of "super" individuals and organizations from the Andromeda Galaxy -- from criminals to conquerors to cosmic beings -- but doesn't provide game stats for them. Although the book contains many full character write-ups, many others are referred to this way throughout it. Steve is right that he could almost fill up a "villain" book just from those. If CBY sells really, really well, he just might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! This might work really well for what I've got planned in my Loose Ends game on Hero Central. I'm thinking I won't be waiting for my b/d to get this book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I thought I would post little tidbits of what I think is cool from Champions Beyond to hopefully pique interest in the book. To start with, two words: Lunar Amazons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I'd like to point out that it's merely a movie reference gone expanded. Google Amazon Women on the Moon. I haven't seen the draft, but I'm pretty sure that was the intended nod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! So we finally have Amazons in the CU. Huzzah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I'd like to point out that it's merely a movie reference gone expanded. Google Amazon Women on the Moon. I haven't seen the draft' date=' but I'm pretty sure that was the intended nod.[/quote'] Of course. I never meant to imply that's an original concept. It's a classic bit of lunar cheese. That's what makes it cool. So we finally have Amazons in the CU. Huzzah! Well, you'll have to see if these are the kind of amazons you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I knew Bob would pop in here sooner rather than later. There's good and bad news on one of your special interests, too. CBY names and briefly describes a number of "super" individuals and organizations from the Andromeda Galaxy -- from criminals to conquerors to cosmic beings -- but doesn't provide game stats for them. Although the book contains many full character write-ups, many others are referred to this way throughout it. Steve is right that he could almost fill up a "villain" book just from those. If CBY sells really, really well, he just might. This is about what I'd expect. And I hope the book does sell enough to spark a special villain book -- once Cryptic has their Moon zone ready (alas, not a priority; from what I gather, probably late next year at best), that will probably spark extra interest. And hopefully such a book could include Blue Screamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! to start with, two words: Lunar amazons. sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Re: CHAMPIONS BEYOND Sneak Peek: The Cover! I thought I would post little tidbits of what I think is cool from Champions Beyond to hopefully pique interest in the book. To start with, two words: Lunar Amazons. You mean... Steve is giving us Amazon Women on the Moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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