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dekrass · Novice Joined: 26 Apr 2013 Posts: 3

I'm just looking into Savage Worlds and wanted to try a sci-fi game.
Are the Sci-Fi Toolkit books compatible with the deluxe explorer's edition of the core rules?
Or should I wait for a sci-fi companion?
Any info is appreciated.

Virgobrown72 · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:40 am Post subject:

Mostly. You can use the vast majority of the info in it as is. Some things may need to be updated to Deluxe, but its a go for the majority of the info...
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farik · Seasoned Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 322

I've been using it for our groups sci-fi games. I expect there will be some changes for instance I noticed the confusion power in the toolkit is more expensive than the same power in deluxe.

I'm also hoping there will be different mecha rules since the ones in toolkit need some tweaking.

ValhallaGH · Legendary Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 4474

Welcome to the forum.

You don't actually need the sci-fi toolkit. It has a lot of optional gear, optional setting rules (vehicles, space ships, mechs, cybernetics, etc.), and some great aids for building your setting (planet and system generators, etc.), but a creative GM doesn't need it. Us lesser mortals, however, benefit from the tools, ideas, and inspirations in the toolkit.

You can use the Sci-Fi toolkit with Deluxe just fine.
There may be a few quirks in the powers (choose which version you want to use), and the sidebars about the various vehicles in Chases is irrelevant (the chase rules in Deluxe are significantly different from the ones in use when the toolkit was written).
Everything else should be fully compatible.

Good luck!
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dekrass · Novice Joined: 26 Apr 2013 Posts: 3

Thanks, everyone.
I'll be buying those now. Smile

PEGShane · Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 4:23 pm Post subject:

The SciFi *Companion* is also fairly close to coming out (within the year), and will revise *everything* in the Toolkits, so if you can wait, I'd wait.

Shane

farik · Seasoned Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 322

Virgobrown72 · Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:25 pm Post subject:

Virgobrown72 · Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:26 pm Post subject:

Pre orders? Surprised

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