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It's not really misleading, is it? It explores some remote places, mostly islands.I hate misleading titles.
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It's not really misleading, is it? It explores some remote places, mostly islands.I hate misleading titles.
It's not really misleading, is it? It explores some remote places, mostly islands.
Well I found it amusing.I was trying to be funny. I botched my humor check.
Actually, it was funny. Seems I botched mine...I was trying to be funny. I botched my humor check.
That's one of my all-time favorites. Have fun with it.Gotta post this as so excited!
I just picked this up at a village bring and buy...
I mean its in amazing condition; the box is slightly depressed at the corners of the front and there are a few blemishes on it but considering its age and where its being sold I was pretty amazed. That's not the end of this though; I opened it up and it had the complete (and I reckon unused) contents PLUS EXTRA STUFF:
Price: 7 quid!?!?!?!
I couldn't believe it. Actually broke out in a cold sweat. Anyway, I got back to the car and looked at it again. It really is all there and in unused condition. I went back and donated £40 to the charity fund. I still think this was an amazing find and even if I've now spent the best part of £50 on it I am still over-the-moon with the find. Complete fluke that we went too - was only passing by visiting a friend and just popped in for a look.
Question is, should I have a punt on the lottery tonight with this kind of luck!
The sad thing about that is I can come up with a decent rationalisation for that the moment I saw the mechanic. When you rest, you can make running repairs to your armour, repairing dents, closing rents etc. Armour ablation rather than some weird 'too tired to stick your armour in the way of blows'.
That's one of my all-time favorites. Have fun with it.
Do pirated PDFs count as something good we got recently? 'Cause I got a mountain of WEG Star Wars material, mainly adventure modules.
Gotta post this as so excited!
I just picked this up at a village bring and buy...
I mean its in amazing condition; the box is slightly depressed at the corners of the front and there are a few blemishes on it but considering its age and where its being sold I was pretty amazed. That's not the end of this though; I opened it up and it had the complete (and I reckon unused) contents PLUS EXTRA STUFF:
Price: 7 quid!?!?!?!
I couldn't believe it. Actually broke out in a cold sweat. Anyway, I got back to the car and looked at it again. It really is all there and in unused condition. I went back and donated £40 to the charity fund. I still think this was an amazing find and even if I've now spent the best part of £50 on it I am still over-the-moon with the find. Complete fluke that we went too - was only passing by visiting a friend and just popped in for a look.
Question is, should I have a punt on the lottery tonight with this kind of luck!
Picked up these two books at Christmas...
Romance of the Perilous Land is a roleplaying game of magic and adventure set in the world of British folklore, from the stories of King Arthur to the wonderful regional tales told throughout this green and pleasant land. It is a world of romantic chivalry, but also of great danger, with ambitious kings, evil knights, and thieving brigands terrorising the land, while greedy giants, malevolent sorcerers, and water-dwelling knuckers lurk in the shadows. As valiant knights, mighty barbarians, subtle cunning folk, and more, the players are heroes, roaming the land to fight evil, right wrongs, and create their own legends.
Congratulations! Your acquisition of 1st edition* Ghostbusters has propelled you into the corps d'elite, the crème de la crème, the illuminati, the most elite rank of RPG aficionados. Your platinum membership card is en route.Gotta post this as so excited!
I just picked this up at a village bring and buy...
I mean its in amazing condition; the box is slightly depressed at the corners of the front and there are a few blemishes on it but considering its age and where its being sold I was pretty amazed. That's not the end of this though; I opened it up and it had the complete (and I reckon unused) contents PLUS EXTRA STUFF:
Price: 7 quid!?!?!?!
I couldn't believe it. Actually broke out in a cold sweat. Anyway, I got back to the car and looked at it again. It really is all there and in unused condition. I went back and donated £40 to the charity fund. I still think this was an amazing find and even if I've now spent the best part of £50 on it I am still over-the-moon with the find. Complete fluke that we went too - was only passing by visiting a friend and just popped in for a look.
Play the lottery, proposition Eiza González, go nuts!Question is, should I have a punt on the lottery tonight with this kind of luck!
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on this one assuming you have had some time to look it over by now.
Got my copy of Romance of the Perilous Land this weekend. I haven't had a chance to read it, but flipping through it and skimming a few sections it looks really well done. Obviously, as an Osprey book the artwork is excellent. I think that this is the kind of book that I would have loved when I first starting getting interested in roleplaying games. I hope it does well for Osprey. As a bonus, the entire text of the game is OGL.
Some reading of it scheduled for some time this week!
Got my copy of Romance of the Perilous Land this weekend. I haven't had a chance to read it, but flipping through it and skimming a few sections it looks really well done. Obviously, as an Osprey book the artwork is excellent. I think that this is the kind of book that I would have loved when I first starting getting interested in roleplaying games. I hope it does well for Osprey. As a bonus, the entire text of the game is OGL.
Please do tell us about it when you've had a chance to read it. From what I can tell it should be right up my alley, but it's expensive enough that I don't want to buy it without hearing a bit more first.Got my copy of Romance of the Perilous Land this weekend. I haven't had a chance to read it, but flipping through it and skimming a few sections it looks really well done. Obviously, as an Osprey book the artwork is excellent. I think that this is the kind of book that I would have loved when I first starting getting interested in roleplaying games. I hope it does well for Osprey. As a bonus, the entire text of the game is OGL.
Please do tell us about it when you've had a chance to read it. From what I can tell it should be right up my alley, but it's expensive enough that I don't want to buy it without hearing a bit more first.
Just picked up Strange Tales of Songling from DriveThru...published by BedrockBrendan and edited by Baulderstone. I had the distinct pleasure of playtesting it a bit over a year ago (I see that our group is in the credits...very cool). Fun stuff! Flavorful setting, interesting play (wuxia mysteries) and dead simple mechanics - that's very much right up my alley.
The art and layout are startlingly nice after the rough PDF I remember from way back then. I see all the art is done by one person - Jackie Musto. She has a very nice thick-lined style that has just the right amount of cartoonishness. The maps are gorgeously rendered by Francesca Baerald. Did she do work for the digital versions of the Sorcery! titles? Some of her online samples are very reminiscent of those lovelies.
Wow, didn't realize this was being worked on by Brendan, it so up my alley. Reading it over and yeah I like the stripped down mechanics, beautiful cover and interior art, wonderful maps and the four flavourful adventures make this a really good deal. I'd go in for a hardcopy version in a heartbeat.
Oh, quick note on Songling: your bookmarks are a little fucked up. If you used that acrobat plug-in that detects headings by font, that would explain some of what I'm seeing. It's pretty easy to edit in acrobat but a little bit of a PITA.
Oh, quick note on Songling: your bookmarks are a little fucked up. If you used that acrobat plug-in that detects headings by font, that would explain some of what I'm seeing. It's pretty easy to edit in acrobat but a little bit of a PITA.
Saw that - I'll check it out later tonight.Just put in an updated file with more organized and simple bookmarks
FWIW, I'm waiting for the print version, unlike my policy for most games.Thanks for the kind words. I am getting the layout ready for the printer now (we just need to put the cover file together) and hopefully will be available in paper back in the next month or so provided the proof comes back okay.
Also, you mentioned something about a deadly wuxia game you're working on. I'm still waiting for that one, too.
I didn't really know a name, outside of what Brendan had said in a thread a few months ago...
How does it do this? Is it Way of the Tiger-like "detailed" combat - turn to page 86 to punch the dude in the jaw, turn to page 342 to kick him in the balls - or something else?Now, why did I say you were close?
Because it's actually got a nicely detailed combat system that makes combat depend about equally on dice, your statistics and the choices you make! And no, by "choices" I don't mean "do the same thing over and over". That would actually be suicidal.
And that is actually a goal many RPGs have missed!
Someone posted a character sheet for some russian D6 dice pool RPG, and it was beautiful - clear data entry sections, lots of space, simple reminder of the mechanics. Thus endeth my knowledge of the russian RPG scene....Now to come to what you actually asked:
Russian RPG pages are actually easy to find, but there are just a few "Made in Russia" RPGs. Most players there seem to be using a translated (or untranslated) game.
The only Russian titles I remember are "The Aquarius Age" (Era Vodoleya) and "The Twilight Crossroads" ("Perekrestki sumerek"). Not sure whether any of them has an English variant (probably not).
Nope, it's based on opposed d6+Skill rolls, with the margin of success determining wounds, from superficial to very critical (which combine in not-quite-cumulative ways). Wounds impose penalties, so it's very much a death spiral.How does it do this? Is it Way of the Tiger-like "detailed" combat - turn to page 86 to punch the dude in the jaw, turn to page 342 to kick him in the balls - or something else?
It might have easily been me! "The Twilight Crossroads" ("Perekrestki sumerek") is a d6 dicepool system, and I remember it was quite clear and concise.Someone posted a character sheet for some russian D6 dice pool RPG, and it was beautiful - clear data entry sections, lots of space, simple reminder of the mechanics. Thus endeth my knowledge of the russian RPG scene.
That is the dark wuxia game (just a note I don't believe that release date is set in stone). I love Osprey books and was very excited to work on a project for them.
FWIW, I'm waiting for the print version, unlike my policy for most games.
Though I might have to go for the POD, depending on the shipping on the print edition.
Also, you mentioned something about a deadly wuxia game you're working on. I'm still waiting for that one, too.
Assuming, of course, that it's not the same game, but the text of SToS says it clearly that it focuses on more down-to-earth protagonists that have all the reasons to be afraid of such ghosts.