As part of the upcoming launch of ACKS, we are soliciting Judges in the US and Canada who would be interested in running a Preview Night event of ACKS at their local game store.
If you are interested, please post here with your name, city and state/province, and general times that you could run a preview event or events.
As we move forward, this will solidify into a "Registered Judges" program that will become the pool for playtesting new material for ACKS.
“The Player's Companion extends the core rules by adding a series of new classes, the dwarven machinist and spelunker, the elven ranger, and some human classes - mystic (monk), shaman (druid), and priestess. I'll come out and say it though, the thing that got me fired up with the book-love was the extensive list of templates. (I think they claim there are 144 of them). An ACKS template is basically some pre-selected options that speeds up character generation and gives the character a bit of early flavor. ACKS supports the old school roll-and-go - it's got basic 3d6 in order for abilities and simple classes, like classic D&D. The templates take it the rest of the way, by adding a preconfigured set of starting equipment, starting money, and suggested proficiency selections.”
I'm in. Love the system. I won't even houserule thieves. :D
Ataraxzy: Where are you at?
Here's me as an example:
Tavis Allison
New York City, NY
Can run previews on weeknights and weekends
Conventions: Gary Con, Gen Con, North Texas RPG Con
I plan on continuing to run ACKS-on-boats in NYC. Maybe we could set something multi-table up at the Strat (Compleat or Brooklyn)?
Roger Burgess
Northern Virginia
Can run previews nights and weekends over G+; Or at my FLGS
Conventions: SynDCon; DC Gameday
Ataraxzy, thanks for responding! As part of being a Registered Judge, we'd like you to participate in a Player's Companion playtest.
Which of the following classes would you like to playtest: Barbarian, Dwarven Machinist, Dwarven Spelunker, Elven Enchanter, Elven Ranger, Mystic, Paladin, Priestess, Shaman, or Warlock?
Charlatan, can we get your details?
You can also email me at alex@autarch.co with the info.
Can I pick more than one?
In order:
Dwarven Machinist
Dwarven Spelunker
Warlock
Elven Enchanter
Elven Ranger
Mystic
Paladin
Priestess
Shaman
Barbarian
We're going to distribute the playtesting of the different classes across different judges. I'll get the Dwarven Machinist out to you shortly. Please email me at the address noted above so I know how to get a hold of you.
Michael Pfaff
Louisville, KY
Can run previews on weeknights and weekends
Conventions: Gen Con (possibly)
Playtest Class: Priestess
Email: michael.p.pfaff@gmail.com
Tshilaba Verite
Orlando, FL
Can run previews on weekends
Conventions: Anime Festival Orlando (think Megacon Light)
Playtest Class: Paladin
These are going out today!
Ataraxzy: Dwarven Machinist
Charlatan: Shaman
MichaelPfaff: Priestess
Veketshian: Paladin
Alex, don't be afraid to send me 1 or 2 more to try out. ;)
Bahahaha. When I see a PfichaelMaff signed up as a Registered Judge I'll know what you're up to...
Nick Morrell
San Antonio, Texas (and Austin)
Can run previews on weekends, some weeknights (depends on the week)
Conventions: ChimeraCon
Playtest: Elven Ranger or Barbarian
email: nicholaslongshanks at yah00 dot kom
//Bahahaha. When I see a PfichaelMaff signed up as a Registered Judge I'll know what you're up to...//
Damn! I was registering when I noticed this message. You got me. ;)
Longshanks, I sent you the Barbarian!
Hey Alex, a quick proofreading note: You say "e.g. the same progression as fighters" when you mean i.e. E.g. is an example, i.e. is "in other words," which is what you're actually trying to say.
Otherwise I really like the starting proficiencies and general way the barbarians handled (specifically the animal reflexes ability is cool). I also like the increased use of the mortal wounds table in game mechanics.
Thanks! If you have further feedback on the class, I've set up a new forum for discussion of the Player's Companion. You can find it here:
http://autarch.co/forum/forum/acks-player039s-companion
Fixed the e.g./i.e. error. I tend to make mistakes often when I write quickly, e.g., the one that just occurred.
South Florida, more specifically Fort Lauderdale.
Still waiting on my GameSalute PDF, though.
Anglefish, email me with your other details and I can provide a Player's Companion sample.
You can download from this website if you don't want to wait for the GameSalute PDF.
Cool and thank you. :)
Where do I find your email and the PDF download link on the site?
The download link is "Contributor Downloads on our front page. The URL is:
http://www.autarch.co/developers-only/
If you are having trouble accessing it, email me with your username.
My email is alex at autarch dot co. [Note "co" not "com".]
Just confirming you got my email from negelein at hotmail dot com
Actually, I didn't. Could you re-send?
Done: I also tried the link you gave for downloading an ACK PDF and I got a "Page Not Found," even though my name is logged in at the top.
I emailed you!
Nope. No luck.
Anglefish - "no luck"? I'm confused -- I have a reply from you...
There are two separate logins: one for this forum and one for the site. Anglefish may be logged in here and not on the site.
a question added to this. are there currently any printable posters to put up at a gamestore about the game system, ie.. a looking for a game or demo night info?
Travis Miller
New Salem, MA
Weekends, Week Day evenings
Conventions: Total Confusion, Gary Con, Jiffy Con
Travis Miller
New Salem, MA
Weekends, Week Day evenings
Conventions: Total Confusion, Gary Con, Jiffy Con
Travis, thanks for signing up as a registered judge. I assume you've already got Player's Companion?
Yep, sure do.
There are a few other cons here in the north east I may be able to make it to... It will depend on what I can work out with other time commitments. Connecticon, Carnage and Five Nations are possibilities.