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Gravy Train Robber posted:Despite the name it had nothing to do with seas and was about three musketeer action. There was basically no support for boats, no new world, nothing except for a short lived spinoff tcg. Well the 2E core doesn't have anything covering the New World and the other continents either. Edit: Corrected on boats Here's another pick-me-up from Wick at the very end of the book: John Wick posted:You’re Going to Do Fine Xelkelvos fucked around with this message at 01:33 on May 28, 2016 |
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May 28, 2016 01:39
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"Now go join your friends and help them tell stories" Jesus this should be in every RPG book.
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I've barely started reading it, but one thing I thought was a pleasant surprise was seeing Jennifer Mahr not only acknowledged as co-creator of 1st ed., but also she's the writer of the fluff that opens the book. You hear John Wick's John Wick Presents buys the full rights to a John Wick game, you start worrying about the guy's ego. Alien Rope Burn posted:There's still some Wickery in stuff like the Inismore section or people's opinions on Vodacce, but it's relatively subdued. Yo, did you know Vodaccians are a lot like spiders? Like, metaphorically? Edit: Finished reading through the major stuff. It's interesting just how many rules you can see as directly following on from the old system, despite being so different. Advancement through Story is intriguing. There's a picture of an Eisen woman with Farah Fawcett hair and Randy Savage biceps. HitTheTargets fucked around with this message at 07:12 on May 28, 2016 |
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Serf posted:Missed an opportunity to use the term "transmedia" in the title there Ettin I thought that was a little on the nose 
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Xelkelvos posted:Edit: There's also a passionate kiss between two men in the Advantages section, so I'm sure there's going to be some grognard huffery about that. Let me guess, it's John Wick and his clone?
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Posting this again from the previous thread: I've just backed Hoard, a casual set collection game that has you stealing treasure from a sleeping dragon, and each other. The mechanics look straightforward and fun and the art is beautiful, which is unsurprising since it was originally designed by two artists from Weta Digital. The game is finished and they're looking to confirm an initial print run of at least 2,000 copies - Cheeky Parrot Games already have a few games available and their most recent one was successfully funded through PledgeMe, so I'm fully confident in their ability to deliver this one. Plus I don't have to pay shipping since they're based in New Zealand!
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HitTheTargets posted:I've barely started reading it, but one thing I thought was a pleasant surprise was seeing Jennifer Mahr not only acknowledged as co-creator of 1st ed., but also she's the writer of the fluff that opens the book. Yea that was a classy thing to add, good on him. Wick's still Wick in a lot of ways but his recent few projects have really changed my opinion on the dude. Also buff rear end Eisen glam lady is the best art in any RPG
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What's Wick done lately, anyways? I sort of have a total gap in my knowledge of him between Houses of the Blooded and Seventh Sea 2e.
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May 28, 2016 23:56
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He did that really neat RPG where you play as magic items and poo poo. I didn't get in on that but it seemed to be a perfectly well handled KS as well with the people I know who got it having nothing but good things to say. I wanna say he did another thing too but I can't quite remember.
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He's done a bunch of small pamphlet rpgs. Off the top of my head there was; a revised edition of Cat, where you play cats defending their owners from monsters out of urban legends and folklore, one where you play group of children in an abandoned industrial town where the only adult is a creeping horror and one where you play as characters in a soap opera.
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Tatum Girlparts posted:He did that really neat RPG where you play as magic items and poo poo. I didn't get in on that but it seemed to be a perfectly well handled KS as well with the people I know who got it having nothing but good things to say. Wicked Fantasy was okay. I backed it and got it for the non-d20 goodies. Great fulfillment. I liked Wield pretty well, too. Very cheap, fulfilled very fast. Neat idea, too.
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Yeah, for all his idiosyncrasies, Wick is one of the most professional people in the industry. These latest bits about playing and DMing in 7th Sea gives me a small bit of hope that maybe he's rolling back the ego a little.
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:one where you play group of children in an abandoned industrial town where the only adult is a creeping horror This sounds pretty interesting - do you remember what it's called?
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Tatum Girlparts posted:He did that really neat RPG where you play as magic items and poo poo. I didn't get in on that but it seemed to be a perfectly well handled KS as well with the people I know who got it having nothing but good things to say. It's called Wield. It doesn't really do what it promises though. The whole game is supposed to be about how magic items and their mortal wielders vie for dominance but there aren't mechanics to cover those conflicts. There's also no character sheet PDF out there as a free download. You could handle that idea with a game like Monsters and Other Childish Things better.
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Slimnoid posted:Yeah, for all his idiosyncrasies, Wick is one of the most professional people in the industry. These latest bits about playing and DMing in 7th Sea gives me a small bit of hope that maybe he's rolling back the ego a little. Yea I was really happy to see him talking so much about story over mechanics and all that and generally seeming to want to actively encourage new gms. Even if the whole 'aw gee I'm rooting for you to just have fun' is a little sappy it's so much better than 'YOUR PLAYER PICKED A FLAW BE SURE TO PUNISH THEM FOR IT AT EVERY TURN" as he used to do.
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The elements of Quirks are still in 2E as well as Villains being complete dicks, but there's at least a carrot to go with the stick now. I'm still not convinced of the system as a whole, but the setting is a lot better than before
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:He's done a bunch of small pamphlet rpgs. Off the top of my head there was; a revised edition of Cat, where you play cats defending their owners from monsters out of urban legends and folklore ...? Isn't this Call of Cathulhu?
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May 29, 2016 03:03
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No it predates that by a long time. Also it's like a 16 page book.
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cptn_dr posted:This sounds pretty interesting - do you remember what it's called? Found it, http://johnwickpresents.com/product/schauermarchen/
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Thanks!
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Well, after reviewing both Play Dirty books, I had to sit down and read 7th Sea's GM section... and... it's pretty good, overall. There's a lot of good advice and it stays relatively focused. It, unfortunately, still has some Play Dirty moments in there ("Death Scenes", "Punishment and Failure", "Bringer of Conflict", and "Order" are essentially cribbed from those books), but it has a thoughtfulness that's usually missing from his GM advice sections. It suffers a little from One True Waying as he tends to, but most of the advice is solid and useful, and it's one of the better introductions for new GMs. Overall I think it's really positive, and is certainly is far better crafted than either of the meandering, self-congratulatory Play Dirty books.
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clockworkjoe posted:It's called Wield. It doesn't really do what it promises though. The whole game is supposed to be about how magic items and their mortal wielders vie for dominance but there aren't mechanics to cover those conflicts. There's also no character sheet PDF out there as a free download. You could handle that idea with a game like Monsters and Other Childish Things better. Or play "Swords without Master."
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Kwyndig posted:No it predates that by a long time. Also it's like a 16 page book. Interesting. Thanks.
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Anyone had an opportunity to look at Anachrony? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438141406/anachrony
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Ropes4u posted:Anyone had an opportunity to look at Anachrony? I'm in a group buy for it. It's by the makers of Trickerion, which I hear was good. But I'm having a few second thoughts, mostly because I'm really cutting it close with my budget.
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Ropes4u posted:Anyone had an opportunity to look at Anachrony? If I wasn't buying a house I would have backed it. Trickerion was a well run kickstarter and produced a solid game (that could have used another round of playtesting to catch some obvious rough bits )
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Zanzibar Ham posted:I'm in a group buy for it. It's by the makers of Trickerion, which I hear was good. But I'm having a few second thoughts, mostly because I'm really cutting it close with my budget. Sort of in the same boat with a budget.. Mojo Jojo posted:If I wasn't buying a house I would have backed it. I'm concerned this game will have the same issues, but it looks so nice. Also considering Sol, which will probably not have a retail version, and This war of mine, which might be a better video game.
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Ropes4u posted:...and This war of mine, which might be a better video game. The whole draw is that it has a 1,000 scenario book, so if it's annoying to read, it sours the game.
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If anyone was considering Sol here is a great review by the creator of pax pamir https://culturebytesback.com/2016/05/24/review-of-sol/
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The Space Raiders KS just launched - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554542735/space-raiders-the-orcs-are-here This really tempts me, they've done a really good job with the Oldhammer style for 40k, even down to the Khorne Ork, Hybrid, Ambull and Zoat. I really hope they keep this up and do other ranges in the future as it may be a good way of getting affordable reinformcements for my Salamanders 
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Fenarisk posted:"Now go join your friends and help them tell stories" No matter what I can say about Wick's system design and occasional grognarding, his heart's in the right place and it's great to see that sentiment expressed so clearly. Xelkelvos posted:The elements of Quirks are still in 2E as well as Villains being complete dicks, but there's at least a carrot to go with the stick now. I'm still not convinced of the system as a whole, but the setting is a lot better than before You know, I'll take that, as 7th Sea Villains are absolutely meant to be almost cartoonishly evil at times. They're swashbuckling villains. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 21:58 on May 30, 2016 |
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Has anyone playtested the new 7th Sea yet? I'm curious how its rolling mechanic works out in play. At first glance it seemed fairly slow and complicated, but it looks like it's supposed to cram as much action into one roll (especially an opposed roll) as possible.
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Zark the Damned posted:The Space Raiders KS just launched - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554542735/space-raiders-the-orcs-are-here I appreciate nostalgia, but man, I've always disliked those early Ork sculpts. I think it was the armor that killed it for me - I kind of like his Grots and Goblins. That Ambull is awesome though.
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Harrow posted:Has anyone playtested the new 7th Sea yet? I'm curious how its rolling mechanic works out in play. At first glance it seemed fairly slow and complicated, but it looks like it's supposed to cram as much action into one roll (especially an opposed roll) as possible.
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The PDF of baby bestiary volume two is out and it is cute as hell 
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dwarf74 posted:I haven't. Goons were getting kinda goony about it during the kickstarter, though. I'm still pretty iffy on it myself and would consider seeing if could work with the ORE system after a bit of mechanical retooling
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I feel like 7th Sea would work really well with an adapted version of the FFG Star Wars rules.
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cptn_dr posted:I feel like 7th Sea would work really well with an adapted version of the FFG Star Wars rules. Are you kidding? The FFG Star Wars rules don't work for Star Wars, which is already very swash-buckly.
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cptn_dr posted:I feel like 7th Sea would work really well with an adapted version of the FFG Star Wars rules. It would work really well with d20 System I think. So well they already did it once!
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