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| | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | OP  Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | JanuaryAtlas GamesPlanegea Standard Edition Planegea GM Screen Planegea: In the Lair of the Night Thing Cubicle 7Warhammer Age of Sigmar Soulbound Champions of Destruction Japanime GamesAbsolute Power RPG Book One: System Absolute Power RPG Book Two: Essentials Absolute Power RPG: Perfect Edition Absolute Power RPG: Gamemaster Screen Absolute Power RPG: Character Folio Mongoose Publishing230AD: Tools for Frontier Living Paizo PublishingPathfinder: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Battle Cards Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Alien Ruins Pathfinder Adventure Path: Gatewalkers Part 1 - The Seventh Arch Starfinder Flip-Mat: Basic Terrain Multi-Pack Pathfinder Lost Omens: Ancestry Guide Special Edition Zebeck the Clockwork City Collector's Edition (5E) Pathfinder: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Adventure Path | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | FebruaryCubicle 7WFRP: The Imperial Zoo Mongoose PublishingHigh Guard Update 2022 Paizo PublishingPathfinder RPG: Treasure Vault HC Starfinder Adventure Path: Drift Hackers Part 2 - Clockwork Demons Pathfinder Adventure Path: Gatewalkers Part 2 - They Watched the Stars Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse Special Edition Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Winter Forest | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | MarchAtomic Overmind PressTour de Lovecraft: The Destinations Catalyst Game LabsBattletech: Mercenaries Cubicle 7WFRP: Up in Arms Warhammer Age of Sigmar Champions of Destruction Goodman GamesMonsters & Magic of Lankhmar Mongoose PublishingAliens of Charted Space Volume 3 Paizo PublishingStarfinder Flip-Mat: Amusement Park Starfinder Deck of Endless NPCs Starfinder Adventure: Drift Crisis Case Files Pathfinder Adventure Path: Gatewalkers Part 3 - Dreamers of the Nameless Spires Pathfinder Lost Omens: Firebrands Campaign Builder: Cities and Towns (5E) Hardcover Campaign Builder: Cities and Towns Map Folio Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Noble Estate Wizards of the CoastD&D: Keys from the Golden Vault | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | I don't know about you guys but Age of Sigmar is just leaving me cold. It's the setting and visual design, they made Warhammer look like a rip-off of Warcraft... which is ironic because Warcraft looks like a rip-off of Warhammer!
You know what I mean? Warhammer's Old World setting was very distinctive, down to earth with a Nineties, grunge style. Age of Sigmar is colourful, more cartoonish super epic high fantasy. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | AprilCubicle 7WH40K: Imperium Maledictum Mongoose PublishingCentral Supply Catalogue Update 2023 2300AD: Project Bayern Paizo PublishingPathfinder Flip-Mat: Boardwalk Starfinder Adventure Path: Drift Hackers Part 3 - Into the Dataverse Pathfinder Adventure Path: Stolen Fate Part 1 - The Choosing Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Grand Bazaar Special Edition HC Kobold Guide to Dungeons | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | MayPaizo PublishingPathfinder Flip-Mat: The Enmity Cycle Starfinder: Ports of Call HC Starfinder Flip-Mat: Enormous Battlefield Pathfinder Adventure Path: Stolen Fate Part 2 - The Destiny War Pathfinder Lost Omens: Monsters of Myth Special Edition HC Pathfinder Adventure: The Enmity Cycle SC Tome of Beasts 3 Pocket Edition Renegade Game StudiosHunter: The Reckoning RPG - Premium Token Pack Steve Jackson GamesGregor's Guide to Gates | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | So I had to know... Gregor's Guide to Gates!? I looked it up: https://www.sjgames.com/gregorsguidetogates/Now, I'm not sure what this supplement details. It doesn't detail the world on either side of the gates, just the portals themselves. This one's round. This one's square...  I have no idea, it is a mystery. But if any of you ever read it and find out, let us know! | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 | So I had to know... Gregor's Guide to Gates!? I looked it up: https://www.sjgames.com/gregorsguidetogates/Now, I'm not sure what this supplement details. It doesn't detail the world on either side of the gates, just the portals themselves. This one's round. This one's square... I have no idea, it is a mystery. But if any of you ever read it and find out, let us know! I was curious myself, so I just read through it. It does indeed contain details of the world on the other side of the gates, although they are extremely brief. Of course, the entire book is extremely brief, and I just read it in eight minutes. Here's an example entry: "The Door of Flames Far below a towering mountain, near burning rivers of lava and fire, a twelve-foot-tall stone door is covered in a constantly burning flame. The door is unlocked and swings easily on its hinges, though anyone touching the door to open it suffers 3d8 points of fire damage. Stepping through the open door inflicts another 3d8 points of fire damage. When opened, the door leads to Inferno’s Heart, a circular demiplane inhabited by numerous fire creatures. Anyone can activate the Door of Flames and, once opened, it remains open for 24 hours before slamming shut. Once the portal opens to Inferno’s Heart, those who pass through the door find themselves standing on the bank of a river of fire. Fortunately, inhabitants native to Inferno’s Heart may not cross over into our world. Whatever magic constructed the gate centuries ago blocks those who dwell on that distant demiplane from using the gate to escape their world. Adventurers who use the gate suffer an additional 3d8 fire damage when they return to our world." Kinda feel like I could've come up with a better fiery gate to fiery place by myself. I am... bemused that there was a Kickstarter.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 78,769 Likes: 68 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 78,769 Likes: 68 | Don't think anyone here is likely to purchase.. 
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | Kinda feel like I could've come up with a better fiery gate to fiery place by myself. I am... bemused that there was a Kickstarter.  Thanks for sharing that, Saph. It is hard to understand why there's a market for such basic descriptions but hey, if they made money out of it and the backers were satisfied, I guess no harm, no foul. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | JuneGoodman GamesDungeon Crawl Classics: Dying Earth Paizo PublishingPathfinder Flip-Mat: Darklands Dangers Multi-Pack Pathfinder Adventure Path: Stolen Fate Part 3 - Worst of All Possible Worlds Pathfinder Lost Omens: Highhelm Pathfinder Lost Omens: Highhelm Special Edition Renegade Game StudiosPower Rangers RPG: Standee Pack 1 Transformers RPG: The Time is Now Adventure HC Power Rangers RPG: Across the Stars Sourcebook HC | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | That Highhelm book's got me thinking. Has anyone here played in Pathfinder's fantasy setting? What's it like? How does it differentiate itself to Forgotten Realms, for example? Or maybe it doesn't. After all, Pathfinder was started as a way of maintaining a supported version of D&D 3rd Ed. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,986 Likes: 9 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,986 Likes: 9 | Pathfinder's fantasy setting (at least 1E, not sure if they changed in 2E), mostly the Inner Sea region of the planet Golarion but an extended number of other continents and even other planets, is fanTAStic. It is so rich and interesting from country to country and there is so much source material available. Plus, lots of it ties into game mechanics so it's really immersive. You can read a lot about it here: https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder_WikiThe various Adventure Paths look at different regions in detail. Curse of the Crimson Throne looks at the devil-worshipping land of Cheliax, Wrath of the Righteous looks at the Worldwound with a direct connection to the Abyss, Kingmaker, the lawless River Kingdoms. My campaign of the Eternal Winter starts in ancient and decrepit Taldor, goes to Baba Yaga's own created kingdom of Irrisen ruled by the winter witch queens sandwiched between the nordic barbarians of the Lands of the Linnorm Kings and the tribes of the Mammoth Lords, then to the continent of Iobaria, then another planet of years-long winters or summers, then to a twisted version of the Russia of Rasputin and the end of the Romanovs. I got deeply into Pathfinder specifically for the richness of the game world. It's so good that Savage Worlds even made a book that you can play in it with Savage Worlds rules.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | Nice! Thanks for the mini-review, Vryx. I'll have a closer look then.  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 | One recent adventure path that I really love (on the page at least, haven't played it) is Strength of Thousands -- wizarding school set in the Mwangi Expanse, Golarion's equivalent of Africa. I really like how they keep trying different things and changing the formula up with their APs.
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Vryx | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | I might try one of the Pathfinder CRPGs, might give a taste of the setting. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,986 Likes: 9 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,986 Likes: 9 | I'd recommend Kingmaker, I think, over Wrath of the Righteous. Though the kingdom management is kind of unforgiving.
Wrath of the Righteous is a very constrained story setting. Doesn't have the breadth. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | JulyChaosiumRivers of London: The Roleplaying Game Cubicle 7WFRP: Salzenmund: City of Salt and Silver Mongoose PublishingTraveller: Order of Prometheus Paizo PublishingPathfinder: Rage of Elements HC Pathfinder Rage of Elements Special Edition Starfinder Flip-Mat: Grav Trains Pathfinder Adventure Path: Sky King's Tomb Part 1 - Mantle of Gold Pathfinder Lost Omens: Absalom, City of Lost Omens Special Edition Pathfinder Rage of Elements Pocket Edition Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Urban Tavern Starfinder Adventure: Operation: Seaside Park Pathfinder Adventure: A Few Flowers More Renegade Game StudiosHunter: The Reckoning RPG - Lines Drawn in Blood Chronicle Book HC Hunter: The Reckoning RPG - Storyteller's Screen Kit Vampire: The Masquerade RPG: Player's Guide HC | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | Hmm, I wouldn't have thought there was enough distinctive about Rivers of London to make an RPG out of it. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,377 Likes: 8 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,377 Likes: 8 | You would be surprised at what =some= people will find to be a fun game <shudder>
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 Administrator | | OP Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 10,798 Likes: 2 | AugustCubicle 7Doctor Who: The Roleplaying Game Second Edition, Gamemaster’s Screen WFRP: The Winds of Magic Green Ronin PublishingFantasy AGE 2nd Edition Paizo PublishingPathfinder Harrow Deck Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Underground City Multi-Pack Pathfinder Adventure Path: Sky King's Tomb Part 2 - Cult of the Cave Worm Pathfinder Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall Special Edition Renegade Game StudiosWerewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition Core Rulebook Vampire the Masquerade RPG: Dice Bag Power Rangers RPG: The Phantom Gambit Adventure HC Wizards of the CoastD&D: The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 Wobbly Headed Administrator | | Wobbly Headed Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 13,193 Likes: 10 | Werewolf: The Apocalypse is on its 5th Edition? Congrats to the original authors. Does it still use the buckets of d10 system? I always thought that went too far. I love dice, don't get me wrong, but you can have too much of a good thing, especially on a crowded table. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 99 Likes: 1 | Werewolf: The Apocalypse is on its 5th Edition? Congrats to the original authors. Does it still use the buckets of d10 system? I always thought that went too far. I love dice, don't get me wrong, but you can have too much of a good thing, especially on a crowded table. It's gone in a pretty different direction with the system, but it's still d10-based. Unfortunately it's also pretty awful, like most of WoD 5E. (Unsurprisingly, the only actual good WoD 5E books so far have been the ones published under license by Onyx Path, but they're not contracted to do any more.) If one isn't overly attached to the Apocalypse setting, then Werewolf: The Forsaken 2E is much more cleanly designed and better written... and if one's looking for the Apocalypse setting specifically, well, Paradox have made such a royal mess of it that the 20th Anniversary Edition is still a better pick. | | |
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