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Can anyone sell me on this?New Bundle of Holding also launched today for Adventures in Middle-Earth, in case you've been reading the buzz but haven't tried it out yet.
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Can anyone sell me on this?New Bundle of Holding also launched today for Adventures in Middle-Earth, in case you've been reading the buzz but haven't tried it out yet.
Yes. I played in a game that robertsconley ran of Adventures in Middle Earth. I'm in the camp of not loving 5E, but liking it just fine, but it did a really good job of capturing the flavor of Middle Earth in both its darkness and light, melancholy and wonder.How do you feel about 5e? Or Middle-Earth? If you hate either of them, it's probably not worth it. If you like them, it's a remarkably good adaptation.
New Bundle of Holding also launched today for Adventures in Middle-Earth, in case you've been reading the buzz but haven't tried it out yet.
I would second the motion.Going off on a tangent here... reviews like the one above are handy. Can I suggest a sticky thread or maybe a subforum to archive them?
Best description of Warhamster ever!
New Bundle of Holding also launched today for Adventures in Middle-Earth, in case you've been reading the buzz but haven't tried it out yet.
It's not improbable. Though I think The Runestaff cycle had a much bigger influence on 40k, while the whole 80s Britain zeigeist that drove 2000AD was also a big part of Warhammer.I’m partial to “D&D and CoC had a baby, and Terry Gilliam raised it.”
I also still want to read Michael Moorcock’s Von Bek cycle, which is allegedly a major inspiration.
It's not improbable. Though I think The Runestaff cycle had a much bigger influence on 40k, while the whole 80s Britain zeigeist that drove 2000AD was also a big part of Warhamster.
You can see that with things like the football hooligan Orks, yuppie Elves and the way there was this whole thing of the upper echelons of society being chaos worshipping hedonists while the working classes grovelled in the mud.
Religious orders of soldiers, often with animalistic iconography. An immortal emperor that rules all from his throne/life support system, science and magic being basically the same thing. The Imperium is the Dark Empire of Granbretan writ large. Even the symbol of Chaos is ripped off from Moorcock. GW are lucky he doesn't often assert his copyright. Only the satire that was part of the game in it's early days has long since been excised by people who didn't seem to get the joke.Funny, I see a lot more AD2000 in 40K — the intolerant theocratic space empire (Nemesis The Warlock), Hive Cities and their gang wars (Judge Dredd), and so on. But your points make sense.
As we've discussed elsewhere though, a lot of these came from the same types of people with the same influences, just working in different creative industries. Lots of cross-pollination.Funny, I see a lot more AD2000 in 40K — the intolerant theocratic space empire (Nemesis The Warlock), Hive Cities and their gang wars (Judge Dredd), and so on. But your points make sense.
Can anyone sell me on this?
Unless you're the Referee, I guess.I'm tempted by AiME but already have ToR and quite like it so I'm a bit undecided. The main temptation is that it would be a lot easier to get a 5e Middle Earth session going than ToR.
I was in the same boat, but I eventually decided to use Fate Core as a base, and run The One Ring supplements with that. It was an easy port, and IMO runs actuallty alot better than TOR. If I was a gif D&D 5E DM or player, then I would definately grab AiME, but as it stands, I'm going fine with Fate Core using TOP setting material and campaign books.I'm tempted by AiME but already have ToR and quite like it so I'm a bit undecided. The main temptation is that it would be a lot easier to get a 5e Middle Earth session going than ToR.
The various Who corebooks are more like Call of Cthulhu printings than full editions; iirc they add errata to the newer editions, but mostly it's entirely the same inside and the books really only differ in trade dress, internal photos used, and which characters / monsters they have pre-done stats for (Like the 12th Doctor edition having stats for Clara, Missy, 12, etc; it was pre-Bill). Whichever edition you can get is fine, all the supplements will be compatible, although they might cover similar ground.I've been looking at that Dr. Who Bundle, heard good things about this RPG, how different would playing the different Doctors be?
See, upgraded package. That was so easy.I am torn on AiME. Do I get the core bundle, or the upgraded package? I like more stuff, but I noticed my .pdf stuff tends to languish compared to my print stuff. And yet .pdf takes up so much less space! I'll never get to play with all my toys to my full satisfaction, so why gluttonously collect more?
Oh, that's right, it's for charity! Yay, absolution of responsibility!
Do you mean playing a campaign with multiple incarnations of the Doctor? No trouble at all, and the sourcebooks even walk you through the actual episodes where that happened ("The Three / Five / Two Doctors" and "The Day of the Doctor"). It sounds like fun to me; I call the Second Doctor!I've been looking at that Dr. Who Bundle, heard good things about this RPG, how different would playing the different Doctors be?
Do you mean playing a campaign with multiple incarnations of the Doctor? No trouble at all, and the sourcebooks even walk you through the actual episodes where that happened ("The Three / Five / Two Doctors" and "The Day of the Doctor"). It sounds like fun to me; I call the Second Doctor!
Indeed. Having said that, the game isn't actually predicated on the players running a Doctor / companion campaign. They could be a UNIT team, or Torchwood, or just a bunch of plucky nobodies who find a Vortex manipulator one day ...A game of all the Doctors sounds like fun and would fix the issue of ‘who gets to play the Doctor’?
Still on the fence about the Lord of the Rings bundle and now there's a humble bundle with a bunch of 5e goodies. Anyone know a bit about both able to stear my wallet?
I think outside of the Player and Loremaster books, they basically cover the same material as the equivalent books for The One Ring, although the titles aren't always the same. It would probably be worth checking the descriptions to see if there's any crossover with your existing collection.I was curious about the LotR bundle as well. I have a bunch of the The One Ring materials, curious to know if AiME offers much if you don't plan on running it in D&D.
5e or not lots of stuff to steal thereFor you 5e'ers out there.
5e Humble Bundle.
I've never heard of that game, really, other than seeing a book or two of it years ago and never looking through 'em.Just picked up the Lone Wolf Adventure Game. It looks really good so far; rules lite system and detailed setting that keeps the original gamebook vibe.
I'll get back to you in a few days. Still reading the corebook!I've never heard of that game, really, other than seeing a book or two of it years ago and never looking through 'em.
What's the deal?
I always take it as a kind favor when posts that mention a Bundle of Holding offer link to the offer: The Lone Wolf BundleJust picked up the Lone Wolf Adventure Game. It looks really good so far; rules lite system and detailed setting that keeps the original gamebook vibe.
Had a chance to read it now and I'm really impressed.I've never heard of that game, really, other than seeing a book or two of it years ago and never looking through 'em.
What's the deal?