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I'm still in! Whereas most of the Dungeon Battle Maps from their last Kickstarter seem to look a bit samey, these look really versatile.Another campaign getting into the final furlong: Town Battle Maps
Lots of stretch goals achieved, now...
Just got an email about a Kickstarter for new editions of Monsters! Monsters! and the Toughest Dungeon in the World solo adventure.
Monsters! Monsters rpg &"Toughest Dungeon in the World" solo
A new updated edition of the Monsters! Monsters! RPG. And a new edition of the "Toughest Dungeon in the World" a solitaire adventure.www.kickstarter.com
I think there is a clear evolution, and now they know the market better and have Kickstarter to help with the economies of scale they are starting to produce more ‘targeted’ books.I'm still in! Whereas most of the Dungeon Battle Maps from their last Kickstarter seem to look a bit samey, these look really versatile.
I rather enjoyed the marriage of art and layout in one of the last books by He Who Must Not be Named, called Frostbitten and Mutilated. It has the artist’s crazy loose style but the text was relatively easy to read with plenty of white space. However, it maintained its stylish cred.
Mothership is right at the border though. Looks really neat but feels claustrophobic (which is appropriate to the theme of the game, for sure, but still)...
Anyway, it can be done well. That Mork Bork book looks really gorgeous and readable too.
Victory Point CacheNew edition of Fading Suns is up
I've just looked and I'm not sure I like how it's been handled (the project not the KS). Do we really need at least 3 core books plus the usual array of tokens and chits?I think Fading Suns is a really cool setting (I think I own all the 1st/2nd edition books), but I just am meh at this kickstarter. I don't see any reason to make the core book more than a single book and the artwork, although in color, doesn't excite me. In fact, it doesn't even seem to fit the original setting vibe to me.
Outside of the SWADE updates the biggest one is probably the removal of the Confederate States of America from the plot and magic works in a more unified way than it did in the original (although this was mostly implemented in Noir).what looks like a major setting revamp
I really like the idea but found the mechanics a bit too crunchy for my taste. The setting as a rationalization of D&D play is cool.
Outside of the SWADE updates the biggest one is probably the removal of the Confederate States of America from the plot and magic works in a more unified way than it did in the original (although this was mostly implemented in Noir).
The dry-as-fuck Arcane Backgrounds in SWADE combined with the promise of "streamlined Arcane Backgrounds" in this edition aren't promising either, since that was the single biggest gripe about Reloaded in the first place.
Care to elaborate on this one? I do find core SW ABs pretty dry myself.
Basically in the original Deadlands (non-SW) each Arcane Background had essentially its own very flavourful custom system. They were quite crunchy.Both of these sound right up my alley.
Care to elaborate on this one? I do find core SW ABs pretty dry myself.
I've played a game over several years (started in 2014) where we've gone through Deadlands, Noir, Hell on Earth and now Lost Colony.I’m also interested in this, especially the through-line if Deadlands in different time periods. Sounds potentially very cool.
Anyone care to share experiences of opinions of the campaign worlds?
What is combat like? Is it really abstract or does it feel like the PCs are all actually fighting for their lives?Sigh I just finally got around to learning the system (I have the hardcopy) and now there's a new edition. GRRR
Definitely abstracted but still intense: the consequences can be dire (death spiral of conditions). That’s my impression just from reading, though, and playing Mouse Guard (which feels a little less brutal).What is combat like? Is it really abstract or does it feel like the PCs are all actually fighting for their lives?
So do I. I got the hardcovers, but ended up not really enjoying Savage Worlds all that much and not enjoying Deadlands all that much...I have the Deadlands: Reloaded core books gatheruing dust here
That's good enough for me. Backed.It's fine. Everything's fine.
Deadlands will be just fine. (I just got a mostly complete review copy.)
Oh great! Have they kept the Arcane Backgrounds distinctive then*? I'm glad as I wasn't a fan of the direction it was going in "After the Cackler".It's fine. Everything's fine.
Deadlands will be just fine. (I just got a mostly complete review copy.)
So do I. I got the hardcovers, but ended up not really enjoying Savage Worlds all that much and not enjoying Deadlands all that much...
I'm generally not that enamoured with weird western settings that are so infested with weird tech. IME it makes them feel like a theme park rather than the wild west. I did end up late-backing Dark Trails though, a DCC-based weird west game from which the one weird tech-based class is easily ignored or toned down.
So do I. I got the hardcovers, but ended up not really enjoying Savage Worlds all that much and not enjoying Deadlands all that much...
I'm generally not that enamoured with weird western settings that are so infested with weird tech. IME it makes them feel like a theme park rather than the wild west. I did end up late-backing Dark Trails though, a DCC-based weird west game from which the one weird tech-based class is easily ignored or toned down.
Oh great! Have they kept the Arcane Backgrounds distinctive then*? I'm glad as I wasn't a fan of the direction it was going in "After the Cackler".
I'll back as well.
*Obviously you might not be able to say
My players feel the same. They love the tone of Deadlands... but they're more into the fact it's a "western" in an alternate history with a dash of supernatural (or none at all) than actually dealing with the Cackler plot... and the Manitous or whatever. But I do like Deadlands. And I've certainly spent a lot of money on setting just for the crazy cool stuff in them. I just use what I want to make the game that I want. Anyone else do this with it?