From:	Dr Ian McDonald [ian.mcdonald@iname.com]
Sent:	Tuesday, October 03, 2000 4:19 PM
To:	blue_planet@lists.ient.com
Subject:	[BLUE PLANET] - Chapter 1; Introduction

Hi,

I've recently got a copy of Blue Planet. I find Poseidon a really
interesting setting, but after reading the first couple of chapters, I
found the introductory fiction a little disappointing. I found a couple
of things badly explained, and a couple of factual errors. Are things
explained better (as opposed to simply in more detail) in the background
information chapters towards the end of the book? 

Thanks,

Ian

-- 
Ian McDonald

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From:	Poh Tun Kai [tun.kai.poh@hitech.com.my]
Sent:	Tuesday, October 03, 2000 4:42 AM
To:	blue_planet@lists.ient.com
Subject:	[BLUE PLANET] - Ken Hite Review!!!

The erudite Ken Hite of Out Of The Box, a column at
www.anotheruniverse.com/mania, has once again reviewed BP. Very positive.

Kai Poh
Malaysian Lagomorph

* * *

Meanwhile, Back Underwater

I've said it before, and I'll say it again; with the possible exception of
the Earth, there is no more realistic, detailed, downright interesting world
in all of SF roleplaying than the water-world of Poseidon, the titular Blue
Planet explored in Jeffrey Barber and Greg Benage's RPG of the same name.
Released to much critical (and at least some degree of fan) acclaim at
Origins of 1997, it's back now (along with the 1998 supplement Archipelago,
some new setting material, and a new game engine) as Blue Planet v2,
available in a Player's Guide (255 page hardback) and a Moderator's Guide
(254 page hardback). The bulk of the planetary info (as well as handy
"oceanography for gamers") shows up in the latter, complete with geopolitics
(or, rather, thalassopolitics) life-forms (sadly, no longer illustrated by
Blair Reynolds' spare line drawings; the art isn't quite up to v1
standards), the "xenosilicate" mystery (and its explanation), and the
beautiful, usable maps that remain the absolute best in gaming today. Any SF
gamer should own this book; it's that simple. Own the Player's Guide if you
actually want to play Blue Planet; it contains the character races
(including genemod orcas and dolphins, shades of David Brin), the newly
L5Rish dice-pool game engine, hardware and biotech details (pretty cool),
and so forth. Still smooth, still wet, still wonderful.


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