Howdy,

Another revision might be to handle tonnage differently. Currently
tonnage is the sum of Distance, Strength, Dexterity and Toughness x
3000. Thus the following beings way the same (42K tons)

Distance: 1
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 1
Toughness: 6
Wounds: 10

Distance: 6
Strength: 1
Dexterity: 6
Toughness: 1
Wounds: 10

However, the first "suggests" a powerful, hulking creature, while the
latter might be a light, nimble being.

Perhaps tonnage should be based on Strength + Toughness + Wounds
times some factor (2K?).

So the 1st creature would be 22 * 2000 = 44K.

The 2nd would be 12*2000 = 24K.

Just a thought.

JZ

Megavehicles, as I have called them in the past are a possibility
for the future.

Yes you can post your enhancement to the group. I have no problem
with that.

-Ken

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, Casey Loufek
<anarchcassius@...> wrote:
>
> Because you tend to see a single super-vehicle by itself more often
> than it fighting alongside conventional military I agree they are
> best represented as a monster. I hope Ken won't mind me revealing
that he was considering such during playtesting of Revised. Revised
of course doesn't have Kingdoms... well it pretends to but it means
about as much as your monster's name.
>
> Ken, are we gonna see vehicle rules in this upcoming one? If not,
can I post the Vehicle Body enhancement I made based on the option
that was kicking around in playtesting?
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: grimwuld0 <jrz3@...>
> To: radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:39:18 AM
> Subject: [radioactivepress] Re: Giant Monster Rampage Print?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>             Howdy,
>
>
>
> I'm still playing 1st ed, though have read the 2nd ed.
>
>
>
> Any revised set should have a fully developed set of rules for sci-
fi
>
> "super" vehicles (e.g. Atragon, SY-3, flying saucers, Super X 1-3,
>
> etc.) These are sort of there in the revised set, but I don't
really
>
> find them satisfactory. They don't have enough options to reflect
>
> vehicles that take on big monsters virtually 1-1. Currently, when I
>
> create them, I treat them as Mech Monsters, which works OK, but it
>
> would be nice to have a Monster "Vehicle" "Kingdom". Nothing that
adds
>
> too much complexity/time to game time/play, but something to give a
>
> better feel for vehicles. E.g. maybe a different military strike
chart
>
> for them. I wouldn't want to see the added complexity of something
>
> like spcial vehicle turn radii.
>
>
>
> Anyway, that's my thoughts. Be nice to see something available as
>
> print on demand. That would give it more visibility. When you
Google
>
> on GMR or Giant Mosnter Rampage you really only find the 1st ed.
Much
>
> harder to find refs. to any of the 2nd ed. stuff.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> JZ
>
>
>
> --- In radioactivepress@ yahoogroups. com, "Ken"
<kaijurampage@ ...> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Hey Everyone,
>
> > I have been considering revamping Giant Monster Rampage for a
new
>
> > print on demand edition for the summer of 2008. In addition to
this I
>
> > am also considering revamping a few of my other games and have
them
>
> > all be intercompatable under the Toy Battle System. For example
you
>
> > would use the Giant Monster Rampage rulebook for monsters and
the Fire
>
> > at Will book for armies. These two rulebooks could be used
seperately
>
> > or together.
>
> >
>
> > My question to you guys is this something you would be
interested in?
>
> > I would also need a few dedicated playtesters to help me get the
games
>
> > in sync with each other.
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Howdy,

I'm still playing 1st ed, though have read the 2nd ed.

Any revised set should have a fully developed set of rules for sci-fi
"super" vehicles (e.g. Atragon, SY-3, flying saucers, Super X 1-3,
etc.) These are sort of there in the revised set, but I don't really
find them satisfactory. They don't have enough options to reflect
vehicles that take on big monsters virtually 1-1. Currently, when I
create them, I treat them as Mech Monsters, which works OK, but it
would be nice to have a Monster "Vehicle" "Kingdom". Nothing that adds
too much complexity/time to game time/play, but something to give a
better feel for vehicles. E.g. maybe a different military strike chart
for them. I wouldn't want to see the added complexity of something
like spcial vehicle turn radii.

Anyway, that's my thoughts. Be nice to see something available as
print on demand. That would give it more visibility. When you Google
on GMR or Giant Mosnter Rampage you really only find the 1st ed. Much
harder to find refs. to any of the 2nd ed. stuff.

Best,
JZ

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kaijurampage@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> I have been considering revamping Giant Monster Rampage for a new
> print on demand edition for the summer of 2008. In addition to this I
> am also considering revamping a few of my other games and have them
> all be intercompatable under the Toy Battle System. For example you
> would use the Giant Monster Rampage rulebook for monsters and the Fire
> at Will book for armies. These two rulebooks could be used seperately
> or together.
>
> My question to you guys is this something you would be interested in?
> I would also need a few dedicated playtesters to help me get the games
> in sync with each other.
>

I just picked up AH, Shadows and Tooth & Claw. I find the balanace of
AH a little weird...

The Atomic Humans can pick almost any of the monster enhancements
while the monsters have a very limited pick from the super powers,
even though some like Eruption and Fuse are very appropriate. Easily
house ruled, but what really gets me is if Atomic Humans can take
enhancements why would they ever take Steal Power or the Heal super
power? Mimic Enhancement is almost completely superior to Steal Power
and the monster Heal enhancement is simply a better version of the
Heal power. Overall it looks pretty good though and I like the powers
introduced.

Shadows is pretty awesome and I like seeing powers from the old
edition revised, but I found Tooth & Claw a bit disappointing since it
didn't seem like it offered much beyond what the basic rules did,
merely another way of doing it.

Has anyone played Annihilation? How does it compare to GMR military?
Is it compatible?

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kaijurampage@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
> I have been considering revamping Giant Monster Rampage for a new
> print on demand edition for the summer of 2008. In addition to this I
> am also considering revamping a few of my other games and have them
> all be intercompatable under the Toy Battle System. For example you
> would use the Giant Monster Rampage rulebook for monsters and the Fire
> at Will book for armies. These two rulebooks could be used seperately
> or together.
>
> My question to you guys is this something you would be interested in?
> I would also need a few dedicated playtesters to help me get the games
> in sync with each other.
>

I've been away and this reply is a month late but I'll offer my
opinion. GMR was a very good game and filled a long empty niche, the
Revised edition is amazing and though some things took getting used to
it resolved any problems I had with GMR. I've seen an early draft of
Atomic Humans and plan to get the full one along with Shadows and
Tooth & Claw. Between the monster rules, the atomic human rules and
the military rules in GMR there's very little that can't be done well.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see more stuff, a book to give
the military some new options would be great, but I don't want to see
a fundamental change like between first and revised. And if there is
no fundamental change then there's not much need for a new edition.
There is some stuff that could be done, like making the Mind rules
from AH standard in GMR or atleast an option mentioned in the mainbook
and incorporating errata and such. It's just the Revised is pretty
solid rules-wise and I don't want to have to keep rebuying books and
converting monster stats. I probably won't buy a major rules overhaul
again since there is nothing wrong with revised but I'd pay for a
polished up mainbook with errata, particularly if there's a print version.

It's me, Casey. I don't know if anyone remembers me, but hopefully
somebody will.  I was around for the old edition and the new one up to
Evolution (I even playtested it) before I ran into a period of
busy-ness with other things. Godzilla: Unleashed rekindled my interest
in giant monsters but I can't actually play it since I don't own a Wii
yet and the PS2 version is essentially Save the Earth again. So I dug
out my GMR rules and started buying more miniature giant monsters on
Ebay. Which brings me to the part of this post that isn't me just
reintroducing myself. I know there were atleast 2 write-ups of the
Toho daikaiju for the 1st edition, has this been done with Revised or
do I get to be the first?

Ken,

Sent you an email on the 24th (parusj@...) and haven't heard
back.  Still interested.

John

I may just need a proofreader. I'll let you know.

Ken

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, Martin Gallo <martimer@...>
wrote:
>
> Ken,
>
> I am VERY interested in playtesting. Unfortunately I have very
little
> gaming time. I just wanted to let you know that there are some of
us
> out here (well, one at least) who wish to see more but cannot
really
> contribute much.
>
> Proofreading I can do. solitaire testing I can do, but getting a
game
> or five organized and played is probably not going to happen. It
> disgusts me, but it is the situation my life is in right now.
>
> Marty
>
> On Nov 24, 2007, at 3:36 PM, Ken wrote:
>
> > Hey Everyone,
> > I am still looking for a few playtesters to try out a new
edition of
> > GMR. Anyone interested please post here and I will contact you
as soon
> > as possible.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>

Ken,

I am VERY interested in playtesting. Unfortunately I have very little
gaming time. I just wanted to let you know that there are some of us
out here (well, one at least) who wish to see more but cannot really
contribute much.

Proofreading I can do. solitaire testing I can do, but getting a game
or five organized and played is probably not going to happen. It
disgusts me, but it is the situation my life is in right now.

Marty

On Nov 24, 2007, at 3:36 PM, Ken wrote:

> Hey Everyone,
> I am still looking for a few playtesters to try out a new edition of
> GMR. Anyone interested please post here and I will contact you as soon
> as possible.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Hey Everyone,
I am still looking for a few playtesters to try out a new edition of
GMR. Anyone interested please post here and I will contact you as soon
as possible.

Thanks,
Ken

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken

To: radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:34 PM

Subject: [radioactivepress] Giant Monster Rampage Print?

Hey Everyone,
I have been considering revamping Giant Monster Rampage for a new
print on demand edition for the summer of 2008. In addition to this I
am also considering revamping a few of my other games and have them
all be intercompatable under the Toy Battle System. For example you
would use the Giant Monster Rampage rulebook for monsters and the Fire
at Will book for armies. These two rulebooks could be used seperately
or together.

My question to you guys is this something you would be interested in?
I would also need a few dedicated playtesters to help me get the games
in sync with each other.

Hey Everyone,
I have been considering revamping Giant Monster Rampage for a new
print on demand edition for the summer of 2008. In addition to this I
am also considering revamping a few of my other games and have them
all be intercompatable under the Toy Battle System. For example you
would use the Giant Monster Rampage rulebook for monsters and the Fire
at Will book for armies. These two rulebooks could be used seperately
or together.

My question to you guys is this something you would be interested in?
I would also need a few dedicated playtesters to help me get the games
in sync with each other.

Sorry for the long silence. I am still working extra hours at my day
job so I have little time to write. The good news is that Insecticide
is almost finished and I hope to have it released by the end of the
month, hopefully sooner. I am currently trying to see if aspects of
the Insecticide rules will mesh with GMR to add a new style of play by
combining the two. If you are interested in playtesting to see if
these rules will work well with GMR please email me at
kaijurampage@...

Thank you for your support and patience,
Ken

Just wanted to let everyone know I am still here. We had several
people quit where I work so I have been working a lot more picking up
the slack which hasn't left me much time to write. I am slowly working
on all of the titles I mentioned in past posts. Right now Insecticide
is closest to being finished and I hope to have it released by the end
of the summer.

Thanks for your patience,
Ken

Try this link

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=21816&

If it doesn't work you can go to the miniatures section and find it in
the top row of games. Also it is under the title Giant Monster
Rampage: Shadows. I don't think a search of GMR will bring it up. Hope
this helps.

Ken

> Am I missing something?  I went to RPGNow, typed in GMR, and GMR:
> Shadows did not come up on the search.  I looked around the  site
for
> awhile, saw all the other GMR games, but no Shadows.  Is GMR:Shadows
> avaliable?
>

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kaijurampage@...> wrote:
>
> The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled GMR:
> Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available at
> RPGNow!!!
>


Am I missing something?  I went to RPGNow, typed in GMR, and GMR:
Shadows did not come up on the search.  I looked around the  site for
awhile, saw all the other GMR games, but no Shadows.  Is GMR:Shadows
avaliable?

Thanks I appreciate it! I'll see if I can get something together for
Annihilation and GMR: Shadows.

Ken

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "hundvighong"
<hundvighong@...> wrote:
>
> --- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kaijurampage@>
wrote:
> >
> > The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled
GMR:
> > Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available
at
> > RPGNow!!!
> >
>
> I've sent a notice to the editor at theminiaturespage.com
notifying
> him, but if you've got something more elaborate to send him as a
news
> story, it would probably help.  More publicity never hurts,
especially
> when it's free.
>
> Rich
>

Sounds like fun. I'd like to hear how it goes.

Ken

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, Norbert Franz
<norbert.franz1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Lovely, I'll go check it out shortly. Thanks a lot, Ken.
>
> By the way, I have only six more days to go until my big
> summer convention here in Germany, where I'll demo
> GMR in a major way! - I'm going to do short monster-
> versus-versus one-on-one games, two-versus-three and
> three-versus-four battles, monsters vs. Ultraman battles,
> and a King of the Hill type scenario / battle royale.
>
> I'm hoping that players will show up for each of those.
> I'm taking GMR: Revised as my rulebook, but I'm not
> sure whether I am going to need GMR: Atomic Humans
> to run my stuff. Atomic Humans is almost a separate
> superheroes game.
>
> -- Norbert
>
>
> Ken wrote:
> >
> > The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled
GMR:
> > Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available at
> > RPGNow!!!
> >
> >
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> > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date:
15.5.2007 10:47
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>

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kaijurampage@...> wrote:
>
> The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled GMR:
> Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available at
> RPGNow!!!
>

I've sent a notice to the editor at theminiaturespage.com notifying
him, but if you've got something more elaborate to send him as a news
story, it would probably help.  More publicity never hurts, especially
when it's free.

Rich

Lovely, I'll go check it out shortly. Thanks a lot, Ken.

By the way, I have only six more days to go until my big
summer convention here in Germany, where I'll demo
GMR in a major way! - I'm going to do short monster-
versus-versus one-on-one games, two-versus-three and
three-versus-four battles, monsters vs. Ultraman battles,
and a King of the Hill type scenario / battle royale.

I'm hoping that players will show up for each of those.
I'm taking GMR: Revised as my rulebook, but I'm not
sure whether I am going to need GMR: Atomic Humans
to run my stuff. Atomic Humans is almost a separate
superheroes game.

-- Norbert


Ken wrote:
>
> The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled GMR:
> Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available at
> RPGNow!!!
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 15.5.2007 10:47
>

The third expansion for Giant Monster Rampage: Revised titled GMR:
Shadows (formerly titled GMR: Cthulhu Rising) is now available at
RPGNow!!!

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "twinmoon1" <twinmoon1@...>
wrote:
  are the rules ever going to come out in
> a way i can buy them at a game store? talk to you later.
>

Unfortunately my PDF games will not be available through brick and
mortar game stores. There is just to much cost involved in getting a
product into print and through a distribution channel then into a game
store.

Ken

Great idea T.M.!

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "twinmoon1" <twinmoon1@...>
wrote:
>
> does anybody use axis and allies minis in their games of gmr? i do but
> had to make some new rules for the planes. i havent picked up the new
> rules yet, i dont have acess to the internet that often. so i am
> making do with the old rules. are the rules ever going to come out in
> a way i can buy them at a game store? talk to you later.
>

does anybody use axis and allies minis in their games of gmr? i do but
had to make some new rules for the planes. i havent picked up the new
rules yet, i dont have acess to the internet that often. so i am
making do with the old rules. are the rules ever going to come out in
a way i can buy them at a game store? talk to you later.

Yes it is before the reduction. The 4 and 5 damage point values should
be used as if they were listed with the other damage values under the
different ranged combat enhancements.

Ken

--- In radioactivepress@yahoogroups.com, "Stef" <stormcrow1971@...>
wrote:
>
> Hey Ken, thanks again for the errata on Armor.
>
> I have a question about 4-5 damage single use enhancements. The point
> cost for the higher damage categories is -before- the single use
> modification, correct?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Peace.
> Stef
>

Hey Ken, thanks again for the errata on Armor.

I have a question about 4-5 damage single use enhancements. The point
cost for the higher damage categories is -before- the single use
modification, correct?

Thanks in advance.

Peace.
Stef

I just wanted to update everyone on what I am currently working on.

COMING SOON
The following games are currently being written and playtested. If
you would like to be a playtester for any game listed please email
me at kaijurampage@...

GMR: CTHULHU RISING Horror themed expansion for GMR: Revised

INSECTICIDE Game of mutant insect combat where players get to pick
and choose the parts of thier insects.

BLOODY WATERS Game of ship to ship combat set in the age of sail.

IN DEVELOPMENT
The following games are in the early stages of development.

CARTOON HIJINKS Gmae of cartoon combat

GMR: RED ALERT Military themed expansion for GMR: Revised

All games produced by Radioactive Press focus on being easy to learn
and fast and fun to play. As always we try to emphasize the use of
toys as miniatures in all of our games.

Thanks for playing our games!!!
Ken

Welcome to the all new Radioactive Press newsgroup. Here I will be
posting all news updates as well as adding various files for all games
to the file section.