2 hours ago, themensch said:

Really?!? I kinda liked it. But diffren' strokes and whatnot. I haven't played them. What stuck out to you? Maybe this thread is the wrong place for this discussion, I'll admit.

I like Conan because it's really a very traditional game overall with some narrative mechanics attached that flow fairly well and don't really disrupt my immersion in the Hyborian world. I hate Star Trek Adventures because some narrative rule pops up every few seconds that completely ruins my immersion (this is especially a problem with the starships and crew).

2 minutes ago, HappyDaze said:

I like Conan because it's really a very traditional game overall with some narrative mechanics attached that flow fairly well and don't really disrupt my immersion in the Hyborian world. I hate Star Trek Adventures because some narrative rule pops up every few seconds that completely ruins my immersion (this is especially a problem with the starships and crew).

Ahh, I only have familiarity with the Conan version, which I thought was pretty keen.

1 minute ago, themensch said:

Ahh, I only have familiarity with the Conan version, which I thought was pretty keen.

"By Crom!" ejaculated Conan (The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, p. 105).

The language sure has shifted in the last 80 years, but perhaps that line is where they got the title for the book...

A couple reprints just passed RotS and are shipping now, I don't think stuck in customs is the issue.

24 minutes ago, Andrewjo said:

A couple reprints just passed RotS and are shipping now, I don't think stuck in customs is the issue.

By Crom!

18 hours ago, Andrewjo said:

A couple reprints just passed RotS and are shipping now, I don't think stuck in customs is the issue.

Despite their normal tradition of not doing convention releases, I honestly believe they're just delaying it for the Star Wars Celebration in April. I hope I'm wrong, but it's starting to seem like it's either that or the joke we've been tossing around about the boat sinking is literally true.

5 minutes ago, Smog said:

Despite their normal tradition of not doing convention releases, I honestly believe they're just delaying it for the Star Wars Celebration in April. I hope I'm wrong, but it's starting to seem like it's either that or the joke we've been tossing around about the boat sinking is literally true.

Hey, it could have gotten stuck in that giant trash island in the middle of the Pacific!

2 minutes ago, KRKappel said:

Hey, it could have gotten stuck in that giant trash island in the middle of the Pacific!

Ironic when plastoid can stop an entire boat but not a blaster.

Maybe those space whales (At the end of SW" Rebels series) took the boat into hyperspace with them?

Maybe the FFG base is trying to fend off an Imperial ground assault on their offices while they bug out.

Maybe FFG had to recruit the ship crew for an assault on the Death Star because it got loose from a copy of Dawn of Rebellion.

Maybe the boat left without a GPS and they're still looking for cell service to call the Aquatic AAA.

Maybe they were looking for a shortcut and decided to travel from Hong Kong by way of the Atlantic.

Just adding a few thoughts to the growing list of What if, maybes and conspiracy theories. lol

And for those wondering, I've noticed updates on the site happen by evening on Thursdays from US point of view, so checking everyday isn't really necessary.

Ooh! Maybe someone crossed the streams and the Terran Empire from the Mirror Universe "confiscated" the books AND the ship!

29 minutes ago, KRKappel said:

Hey, it could have gotten stuck in that giant trash island in the middle of the Pacific!

Why all the hate for Hawaii?

Maybe the boat’s crew is entirely Kitonaks?

Maybe LFL/Mouse is going to reboot the prequels and now this data is obsolete?

2 minutes ago, themensch said:

Maybe LFL/Mouse is going to reboot the prequels and now this data is obsolete?

Ah, so we're just going full tinfoil hat at this point.

1 minute ago, Smog said:

Ah, so we're just going full tinfoil hat at this point.

That said that about the Death Star too.

55 minutes ago, KRKappel said:

Hey, it could have gotten stuck in that giant trash island in the middle of the Pacific!

I heard that in reality,the trash is spread so far apart you couldn't really hit anything and that the portrayal is just dramatic.

Maybe we're all sharing in a random sleep study and somehow the scientists tapped into a group dream state and initiated a nightmare and in reality, there is a posted release date and it it tomorrow.

Look on the brighter side of things. We're all able to think what we want and complain. Well, until the stormtroopers show up.

So with a bunch of reprints pretty much jumping ahead of the queue out of nowhere, I wonder if maybe FFG has made for a new arrangement to print the Star Wars line locally (much as I believe they do with Genesys), with RotS being the last book in the contract for the overseas printer?

If PDFs were on the table, all of this wouldn't be such a problem.

3 hours ago, Donovan Morningfire said:

So with a bunch of reprints pretty much jumping ahead of the queue out of nowhere, I wonder if maybe FFG has made for a new arrangement to print the Star Wars line locally (much as I believe they do with Genesys), with RotS being the last book in the contract for the overseas printer?

How much would be added to the cost of a SW book for it to be printed in the US and thus not vulnerable to the vicissitudes of long distance shipping?

6 minutes ago, Scott McFarland said:

How much would be added to the cost of a SW book for it to be printed in the US and thus not vulnerable to the vicissitudes of long distance shipping?

In money: Probably like 5 dollars more per book before shipping

In memes: Memes would be reduced by 80%

In frustration for players: Players would be 90% less frustrated with FFG

9 minutes ago, Yaccarus said:

In money: Probably like 5 dollars more per book before shipping

In memes: Memes would be reduced by 80%

In frustration for players: Players would be 90% less frustrated with FFG

5 dollars? Ummm, am I the only person who thinks '**** yeah'? That's the price of a beer. And beer doesn't have stat blocks.

8 minutes ago, Scott McFarland said:

5 dollars? Ummm, am I the only person who thinks '**** yeah'? That's the price of a beer. And beer doesn't have stat blocks.

My guess is a ballpark of 10-15 dollars for printing and shipping per book produced.

Printing in China, that’s going to be cheaper with a large percent of the costs being shipping.

Printing in the US, that’s going to be more expensive with a large percent of costs being printing.

Just now, Yaccarus said:

My guess is a ballpark of 10-15 dollars for printing and shipping per book produced.

Printing in China, that’s going to be cheaper with a large percent of the costs being shipping.

Printing in the US, that’s going to be more expensive with a large percent of costs being printing.

I'll pay an extra 15 dollars to have a book with the Jedi Knight talent tree in it last November.

Star Wars CRBs are like 13 cents a page, career books 29 cents a page, appx. The Genesys books are like 15 and 19 cents a page.

I'd be willing to bet the overhead on the license for Star Wars and keeping it as low as possible is why they print in China.