Post originally by Tiama'at at 2003-07-21 09:30:07
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Last time I checked this company was supposed to be making a similar product called - Hearts, Flowers and Swords - using Guardians of Order's Magnum Opus line. The book was supposed to be out by now and using the BESM (original) system. Any word on this?
Post originally by incandescens at 2003-07-21 11:10:43
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Indeed, <B>Hearts, Swords, and Flowers: The Art of Shoujo</b> is still on line, and will hopefully be out early next year. BESM system, yup, and under Magnum Opus, though more about tropes in shoujo (and manga/anime in general) and roleplay ideas and concepts and characters than actual rules or skills. Depends what the reader wants.
Post originally by Michael Hopcroft at 2003-07-27 00:08:02
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As the previous posters must have said, Hearts, Swordsd and Flowers is from another company, Electric Mulch. Seraphim Guard has nothing to do with that project.
Strangely enough, to this point Electric Mulch has had nothing to do with Seraphim Guard either. As publisher at SG, I have offered them free copies of the HeartQuest line on several occasions, an invitation they have dismissed out of hand. I've read the sample PDF of hearts, Swords and Flowers and it seemed much more of a book for fans oif "X/1999" than a book for fans of shows like "CardCaptor Sakura", "Sailor Moon" and "Marmalade Boy". The press releases and promotional material also emphasize the darker elements of the genre. HeartQuest emphasizes emotions, and the powerful effects they have on characters of all types in a shoujo game. Although you can tell an adventure story with this game, it will be a different adventure story than one told with other games, or even other anime games.
I suggest you stick with HeartQuest. By the time the second edition comes out, it will be fully compatible with both FUDGE and D20, have yet more campaign settings, and you'll get an even bigger, richer book. The current editions are not to be sneezed at either. HeartQuest Diceless I'm especially fond of. It was a personal pet project of mine once I discovered AE to do a diceless version of this game. I will continue to support both lines with new material over the next couple of years, as fast as it can be cranked out.
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Last time I checked this company was supposed to be making a similar product called - Hearts, Flowers and Swords - using Guardians of Order's Magnum Opus line. The book was supposed to be out by now and using the BESM (original) system. Any word on this?
Post originally by Michael Hopcroft at 2003-07-27 00:18:15
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As the publisher of HeartQuest Diceless and the owner of Seraphim Guard, I think this is a fair review. I wish the numbers were higher, but that's not why this particular reviewer got a copy. I chose him because he writes full, detailed reviews and doesn;t mince words. I'm glad he liked it as much as he did.
One thing I neglected to mention in bringing up this subject to previous reviewers is that this book is only available from http://www.rpgnow.com. You can also buy it through the Seraphim Guard website, but that's just a button that will take you to the RPGNow.com page. And the game is on special now, so now would be a good time to take a look. The AE core rules are zipped in with the PDF (with PIGames' permission) so you'll have everything you need to play right away.
I am currently working on the first supplement to Diceless, although a lot of the company's effort is going into the dice-based HeartQuest 2nd Edition right now. But the diceless line will not be abandoned.
I'm interested in hearing something from my audience. What do you want to see next for HeartQuest? Actual anime licenses are right out, but if there's a particular subject or subgenre you'd like to see covered in more depth, I'll gladly lend an ear. We're always interested in new writers with fresh ideas, new artists, and people with intiguing ideas they want to see as games. Sometimes it doesn't always work out, as my quality standards, especially for writing, are pretty high. But I still look forward to seeing a fresh proposal in my inbox.
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