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Acceptance to Playtest S7S
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S7S BETA PLAYTEST GROUPS (headed by):

Michael Bloss: biomekanic@[edit]
Ian Borchardt: iborchar@[edit]
Paul Chapman: paul@[edit]
Rich DiTullio: rich.ditullio@[edit]
Christopher Fletcher: gwyddion0@[edit]
Jonathan: thuvasa3@[edit]
Keith Johnson: keithalanjohnson@[edit]
Darren Hennessey: gameraspinning@[edit]
Brett Ritter: swiftone@[edit]
Rich Rogers: orklord@[edit]
Lucian Smith: lpsmith@[here!]
Chris Tatro: chris@[edit]

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FIRST THING: 
Please join the S7S Yahoo Group (the GM must, at least) at:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/S7S/ 

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SECOND THING: 
There are two BIG files (s7s-beta.pdf and s7s-beta-handouts.pdf)
available at the secret s7s beta area:

http://www.evilhat.com/s7s/beta/

User: s7s
Pwd: [edited by lps -- ask me]

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REMEMBER: 
This is a blind playtest; you cannot ask me questions for the
duration of the playtest period. All you have to go on is the
manuscript. Make notes on what's confusing or unclear!

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THE PLAYTEST PERIOD: 
Runs from January 3, 2008 to February 29, 2008. 

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WHAT I DON'T NEED:
* I don't need you to go through and copy-edit, correcting
typos, grammar, and whatnot. We'll be hiring an editor to do
that sort of thing. (That being said, if you do notice something
egregious, let me know.)

* I don't necessarily want many "real-world science" comments
("gravity doesn't work that way!") because this is a cinematic
fantasy setting. It's aimed at replicating musketeer and pirate
MOVIES more than musketeer and pirate HISTORY, if you dig.

* Feel free to talk about the game wherever (especially on the
S7S Yahoo Group); however, let me know where/when you do so
offlist, so I can keep an eye out for *non-playtester*
questions. Actual Play reports are particularly helpful, if you 
wish to write up such.

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WHAT I DO NEED: 
At the end of your playtest sessions, I need answers to the
following questions...

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READING THE BOOK:
A. Was there anything you didn't like? (If so, what and why?)

B. Did you get bored at any point? (If so, where and why?)

C. Is there anything that doesn't seem to fit the swashbuckling
genre or a cinematic feel? (If so, what and why?)

D. Is there anything that is confusing or utterly unbelievable?
(If so, what and why?)

E. What did you like in terms of the text?

F. What did you like in terms of the (currently minimal)
illustrations?
 
G. What did you like in terms of the nano-fiction prose
elements?

H. What especially grabs your attention?

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PLAYING THE GAME:
A. What was Good, what was Bad, and what was Ugly (or
Confusing)?

B. Were there any rules that didn't get a lot of play?

C. Create a list of the following elements used *by PCs*:
   C1. Foibles.
   C2. Motivations.
   C3. Nationalities.
   C4. Professions.
   C5. Fortes.
   C6. Portmanteaus.
   C7. Techniques.

D. Were you playing a predominently Musketeer or Pirate game
(see Chapters 5 and 8)?

E. Which Islands were most important/central in your playtest
campaign?

F. Did you use any of the example NPCs (statted or just
mentioned) in your playtest campaign? How did that work out?

G. What kind of cool stuff did your GM or players come up with?

H. Was access to other S7S GMs/players on the Yahoo group
useful?

I. Any other observations or comments by GM or players.

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And that's it!

Buckle your swashes, folks!

CU

-- 
Chad Underkoffler [chadu@yahoo.com]
Atomic Sock Monkey Press [ http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com ]
Live Journal [ http://www.livejournal.com/users/chadu/ ]
"Pardon me while I have a strange interlude." -- Groucho Marx