Hey Austin. I've been reading through the books to answer some questions my play group has. So far, I've not found the answers anywhere so I'm checking if I didn't miss anything.
Is there a way to reduce the goal clock of NPC squads that's formally written into the rules? The freeform recommendation I've made to the GM is to just reduce goal clocks after a mission targeting them or knock out the goal entirely based on the severity of the mission.
There is no hard rule on how to reduce squad goal clocks aside from doing what matches the fiction. Those are both good suggestions, and you could also do a Long Term Project to similar effect, but you must remember that Beam Saber is a game about how The War grinds people down. Very rarely can you fully stop systemically supported evil deeds.
Hello, Beam Saber is part of the Bits And Mortar program that provides PDFs to people who bought games at their local gaming store. If you follow this page's instructions you should be able to get the PDF.
Hey! Not sure whether this is the best place to report a typo, but I wanted to let you know that I spotted one on page 32, where the description of Controlled Position says "exploit a dominate advantage" instead of "dominant."
Loving the book so far, including the intro fiction (a rarity for me!).
Currently hard copies are not available for sale as the pre-orders are closed, but they will eventually be available for sale through Indie Press Revolution and as a Print On Demand item on DriveThruRPG.
The plan remains the same: excess copies of offset printing will be sold through IPR and POD copies will be available through DTRPG. No second print run is currently planned.
If I buy this do I get the hardcopy? I need one as a present to someone. If this isn't it can I please please get a link to where I can get a hard copy? Thanks in advance!
This is just the PDF. Currently hard copies are not available for sale as the pre-orders are closed, but they will eventually be available for sale through Indie Press Revolution and as a Print On Demand item on DriveThruRPG.
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Hey Austin. I've been reading through the books to answer some questions my play group has. So far, I've not found the answers anywhere so I'm checking if I didn't miss anything.
Is there a way to reduce the goal clock of NPC squads that's formally written into the rules? The freeform recommendation I've made to the GM is to just reduce goal clocks after a mission targeting them or knock out the goal entirely based on the severity of the mission.
There is no hard rule on how to reduce squad goal clocks aside from doing what matches the fiction. Those are both good suggestions, and you could also do a Long Term Project to similar effect, but you must remember that Beam Saber is a game about how The War grinds people down. Very rarely can you fully stop systemically supported evil deeds.
Is there any way to get the electronic files, having purchased the book from my FLGS?
Hello, Beam Saber is part of the Bits And Mortar program that provides PDFs to people who bought games at their local gaming store. If you follow this page's instructions you should be able to get the PDF.
https://www.bits-and-mortar.com/how-get-pdfs
Outstanding. Looks like my FLGS is part of the program as well. Awesome. Thanks!
Hey! Not sure whether this is the best place to report a typo, but I wanted to let you know that I spotted one on page 32, where the description of Controlled Position says "exploit a dominate advantage" instead of "dominant."
Loving the book so far, including the intro fiction (a rarity for me!).
Thank you for letting me know. Glad you're enjoying the book!
Is there any way to get a physical copy of this these days?
Currently hard copies are not available for sale as the pre-orders are closed, but they will eventually be available for sale through Indie Press Revolution and as a Print On Demand item on DriveThruRPG.
Awesome, thanks! I'm looking forward to grabbing one!
Any update on PoD copies at this stage? Or…a second physical print run order? :) I would love to get a physical copy of this amazing game!
The plan remains the same: excess copies of offset printing will be sold through IPR and POD copies will be available through DTRPG. No second print run is currently planned.
Here's a KS update from today that discusses the current state of offset printing and POD printing for Beam Saber: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/austinramsaygames/beam-saber/posts/3856459
Thanks for the update Austin! I’ll keep feelers out and get one of the physical copies when I see the option available!
Thanks again.
Congrats on your People's Choice award! It's well-deserved. You're in great company this year with the winners in the other categories too.
Thanks!
If I buy this do I get the hardcopy? I need one as a present to someone. If this isn't it can I please please get a link to where I can get a hard copy? Thanks in advance!
This is just the PDF. Currently hard copies are not available for sale as the pre-orders are closed, but they will eventually be available for sale through Indie Press Revolution and as a Print On Demand item on DriveThruRPG.
Thank you very much. I'll keep an eye out. Do you have a timeline for that?
Not yet, but if you follow me on Itch or any other social media I'll certainly make a post when those items become available for purchase.
Okay. Thank you!