Old threads for background: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1850 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1915 ...
While the final design is a practical weapon, it is definitely more of an assassination weapon than a normal sidearm. The relatively low DV is offset by the...
Typos noted below ... "Chance" not "Change". Other parts of the design does not deviate from keeping reliability at maximum. ... IA: +1. ... This should be...
I noticed that the receiver mass was calculated wrong, which in turn affected downstream calculations. Therefore, I have copied and pasted the corrected...
... I initially did try to see what the maximum possible DV could be obtained for TL 12 with a solid RC 2/2. It came out to 30, which is still short of the 38...
Reference to the other TL 12 pistol design: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/corps-players/message/1938 This is a design for a TL 12 RC 1/1 "Snub-nosed"...
Does BTRC still exist? I got a bounce when I emailed them earlier at btrc@.... What I was looking for was that I vaguely remembered that in the 90s CORPS...
I'll let Greg speak for BTRC (which is still around, happily churning out EABA products...:-) ), but you can still get the background material for the original...
Try going to http://www.btrc.net/, you can probably contact Greg from there. CORPS is in its second edition, and is now a Multiversal system. It's no longer...
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Yep, as others have mentioned, the conspiracy background for CORPS is now on rent to PIG, which is for some reason is now Precis Intermedia Games instead of...
TL 12 revised Rifle Designs This is a revision of the earlier rifle design. Unlike the earlier rifle design, these designs is for sg 7 rounds (for the concept...
For those who might be interested in designing ships, one aspect to initially consider is the size. This would apply whether for use in commerce or military. ...
I have a copy of the original(?) CORPS book from 1991 and never really knew there was much more than that. I played (a long time ago) TimeLords (the original...
... The original TimeLords (1st and 2nd edition) predated CORPS, and has mechanics that are considerably more complex than CORPS, but which inspired CORPS. The...
Is it possible to get a copy of the original TimeLords system that the original e-mailer refers to; either pdf or print? Of all systems out there, which is...
Actually, I'd quite like a PDF of Time Lords too... so I can more readily interpret the combat/damage system Guns, Guns, Guns designs for... ... From: M R To:...
I'm not nearly as familiar with the original TimeLords mechanics, but I've generally felt that CORPS is one of the most realistic set of mechanics on the...
... i agree. one of the reasons, in fact, that it seems so realistic (in my opinion) is because it isn't so detailed and complex. that is, the level of ...
I'm out of the original TImeLords. I do have scans of the pages for the 2nd edition rules (140 or so image files), so if you -really- want it, email me ...
"Looks like it's time for some premeditated self-defense." *smirk* Sorry, just clicked. I still own copies of TimeLords (I assume 1st and 2nd editions) and the...
... I like it too...;) My wife's quote was the "camping is a cold wet miserable way to die" one. She has since personally appended "...and hiking is how you ...
... miserable ... is how you ... and the ... the ... pages of ... background. ... the ... deeper feel. ... across the ... with ... CORPS is ... painful, ... ...
Does anyone know how to get a hold of Phoenix Command books? I have several but I know I am missing a couple in the series. Great books. Matt ... Park yourself...
Ebay might have them, as might Amazon. Also try AbeBooks http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?tn=Phoenix+Command&sts=t&y=15&x=10 25. Phoenix...
For a way to boost agriculture technology, introducing the concept of Terra Preta for making a synthetic soil addition could be used. It basically uses...
... has ... with ... The charcoal could also be used to directly directly convert iron ore into steel. While limestone is used to get rid of some impurities,...
For those who might be interested in a historical oddity: http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/perkgun/index.html How to make it compatible to the rules is another...
Interesting stuff as usual. Neil, if you put your mind to it you could make an entire game supplement (multi-system) simply on all the odd technologies that...