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GrandpaPants posted:Do you mean released in the past year or had their campaign? Had their campaign.
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# ? Jun 3, 2024 21:57 |
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My Raging Heroes stuff finally showed up! It's incredibly overdue, but the quality is pretty amazing.
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# ? Dec 23, 2017 16:34 |
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happy new year nerds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/197523193/infinite-galaxies-core-rules quote:nfinite Galaxies is a science-fiction role playing game of epic adventure for 3-6 players. The game is based on the Apocalypse engine with some cool tweaks to better model stuff like star ship combat, robots, aliens and other hallmarks of Sci-Fi! Disclosure: I know the editor but it looks like a fun and light PBTA game. I'm backing it.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 00:57 |
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clockworkjoe posted:happy new year nerds To be honest, it seems a bit flavorless to me. As well, using the D&D stats and the DW Defy Danger is a bit of a PBtA design red flag.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 02:51 |
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BinaryDoubts posted:To be honest, it seems a bit flavorless to me. As well, using the D&D stats and the DW Defy Danger is a bit of a PBtA design red flag. !!! In a sci-fi game? Who cares about your STR and CON when you're off in space fighting aliens in power armor?
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 03:35 |
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NEW SYSTEMS posted:Scenes Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhh…
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 04:19 |
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It looks okay, but yeah, doesn't seem particularly inspired and the D&D stats are a little mystifying. I really enjoyed Uncharted Worlds for my PBTA space opera and this doesn't do much interesting that it doesn't.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 04:30 |
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I back Spirits of the Forest because it looks really nice and pretty, and it’s pretty cheap.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 04:36 |
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On a more positive note, I ended up backing Black Hole Council and Moveable Type 2e, since they both looked pretty enjoyable. Also Darkest Night 2e just arrived from China, after the loving debacle that was the miniatures has been resolved. I'm so glad I skipped those, goddamn.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 04:40 |
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I got my copy of Star Without Number Revised Edition today and it is a gorgeous book. The art is fantastic and the book itself is really well made.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 05:28 |
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Got my copy of Kitchen Rush. It is indeed pretty fun as advertised and quite challenging. Definitely a much better buy than Wok Star.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 05:38 |
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Modiphus's John Carter of Mars Kickstarter just went up. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/john-carter-of-mars-the-roleplaying-game
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 16:30 |
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The_Doctor posted:I back Spirits of the Forest because it looks really nice and pretty, and it’s pretty cheap. A gorgeous (third) re-implementation of a Michael Schacht set collection game? Yes PLEASE.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 21:49 |
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So Western Legends seems like a interesting sand box Western game that I’m tempted to back.
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 22:52 |
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malkav11 posted:Got my copy of Kitchen Rush. It is indeed pretty fun as advertised and quite challenging. Definitely a much better buy than Wok Star. I was amazed at how well it was packaged. One corner of my shipping box was ripped open and it had been punctured several times, but the game box is pristine and didn't even have the shrinkwrap ripped. Kudos to whoever shipped it. Hopefully I'll be able to try it tonight!
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# ? Jan 9, 2018 23:56 |
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Serf posted:I got my copy of Star Without Number Revised Edition today and it is a gorgeous book. The art is fantastic and the book itself is really well made. Yeah game's good and book's pretty and that aside I'm reading through the world and solar system type descriptions and it's a really good resource for any kind of sci-fi game at all Lightning Lord fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Jan 10, 2018 |
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Modiphus's John Carter of Mars Kickstarter just went up. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/john-carter-of-mars-the-roleplaying-game This looks really good but I'll probably wait to pick it up since their games can be hit or miss. I'm a bit indifferent on their system and Onyx Path has their own Mars game that they kickstarted recently, Cavaliers of Mars, so I'll wait to see which is better.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 01:55 |
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Are Onyx Path regressive abuse apologists? I have lost track.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:10 |
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No, probably not.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:15 |
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Subjunctive posted:Are Onyx Path regressive abuse apologists? I have lost track. Didn't they hire Zack S?
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:29 |
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Covok posted:Didn't they hire Zack S? Yes. Holden Shearer has made some grave-sounding accusations, but I don’t know how credible he or she is.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:31 |
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Covok posted:Didn't they hire Zack S? No. Not at all. They lost an employee due to Zak S harassment in fact. You should do like rudimentary fact checking before spreading poo poo like that.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:32 |
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MollyMetroid posted:No. Not at all. Ugh, I confused them with White Wolf. My bad.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:35 |
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Here's the breakdown as I grasp it. New White Wolf = 90s Edgelords who write about Full rear end Rape Stiffness, hire people who write thinly veiled takes on their trans enemies into the games as serial killers using transphobic stereotypes (but also a transwoman who unfortunately got caught in the crossfire), and think LARPing is the best thing ever and that the entire game system and setting should be oriented around it first. Stands behind its employees, which should be good, but isn't because the ones they stand behind are abusers, harassers, etcetera. Chose to republish a convicted pedophile's so-so, non-essential story collection (well, in fairness, he was only the editor) as their first official publication, putting fresh royalties in the dude's pockets. Old White Wolf = please come back, benign neglectful CPP subsidiary Onyx Path Publishing = Mostly okay, slightly sleazy in its pay practices but not significantly above industry standards, tends to fire abusers and rapists rather than doubling down and going 'well, if you were really mature...' at those who raise the issue but stands behind employees otherwise unless they break a contract. Did publish Beast, though.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:43 |
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Cavaliers of Mars is also Rose Bailey's project so it's far from regressive. It's also got nothing to do with White Wolf since it's an "original" property.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:53 |
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Subjunctive posted:Yes. Holden Shearer has made some grave-sounding accusations, but I don’t know how credible he or she is. Holden is male and the literal opposite of credible; he throws poo poo at Onyx Path because he got fired for not delivering on time, then complained about not getting paid for work that he was neither asked for nor contracted for, and continues to throw poo poo to cover for being best friends with sexual harasser John Morke.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 02:55 |
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The Broken World kickstarter (a somewhat stalled goon project, not to be confused with Broken Worlds by Abbadon which is a K6BD: RPG) recently posted a backer-only New Year update. I donated to the author privately back in 2015 and thus do not count as a backer; could anyone please share the update's contents?
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 09:06 |
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Foglet posted:The Broken World kickstarter (a somewhat stalled goon project, not to be confused with Broken Worlds by Abbadon which is a K6BD: RPG) recently posted a backer-only New Year update. Ah that's a pity, I remember the game going up and though the art was brilliant (and the 'post-apocalyptic dungeon world' pitch was amusing). Shame it's stalled out.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 09:41 |
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Foglet posted:The Broken World kickstarter (a somewhat stalled goon project, not to be confused with Broken Worlds by Abbadon which is a K6BD: RPG) recently posted a backer-only New Year update. It's supposed to be going to the printers this month.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:18 |
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Evil Mastermind posted:It's supposed to be going to the printers this month. Prepare to be disappointed, though. The opinions of dungeon world have changed a lot. I think most people would not welcome a game that is the themes of Apocalypse World using dungeon world's core moves.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:30 |
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Flavivirus posted:Ah that's a pity, I remember the game going up and though the art was brilliant (and the 'post-apocalyptic dungeon world' pitch was amusing). Shame it's stalled out. You’re not kidding. That art is really endearing.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:30 |
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Covok posted:Prepare to be disappointed, though. The opinions of dungeon world have changed a lot. I think most people would not welcome a game that is the themes of Apocalypse World using dungeon world's core moves. Oh, I'm sure it's not going to be worth the wait. We all know that the general understanding of "PbtA technology" has changed in the past few years.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:32 |
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Covok posted:Prepare to be disappointed, though. The opinions of dungeon world have changed a lot. I think most people would not welcome a game that is the themes of Apocalypse World using dungeon world's core moves. How has it changed, if I csn ask? Is it just more discerning tastes in thr PbtA community, or has the system itself shown flaws with age?
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:33 |
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The Bee posted:How has it changed, if I csn ask? Is it just more discerning tastes in thr PbtA community, or has the system itself shown flaws with age? I will still defend it, though, as the best way to get 3.Path people into more indie games. I've run dozens of demos at conventions and seeing people's reactions to things like "we made everyone's characters in ten minutes" and just being able to do cool stuff without having to consult a pile of books is great.
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# ? Jan 10, 2018 19:40 |
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:This looks really good but I'll probably wait to pick it up since their games can be hit or miss. I'm a bit indifferent on their system and Onyx Path has their own Mars game that they kickstarted recently, Cavaliers of Mars, so I'll wait to see which is better. That and Modiphius overpromise and underdeliver on their kickstarters (plus refusing refunds until threatened with legal action).
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# ? Jan 11, 2018 09:54 |
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PST posted:That and Modiphius overpromise and underdeliver on their kickstarters (plus refusing refunds until threatened with legal action). Infinity Kickstarter should've delivered Feb 2016. Backers got the corebook PDF in July 2017, physicals went out in October. Of the 18 sourcebooks promised, we've seen gently caress-all. I mean, they'll happen eventually. The Mutant Chronicles sourcebooks came out, though it took three years past the due date.
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# ? Jan 11, 2018 11:37 |
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Isn't that on Corvus Belli? I remember something about them needing to micro approve every line of fluff and being really slow about it.
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# ? Jan 11, 2018 13:40 |
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DigitalRaven posted:Infinity Kickstarter should've delivered Feb 2016. Backers got the corebook PDF in July 2017, physicals went out in October. Of the 18 sourcebooks promised, we've seen gently caress-all. I don't know if it was 7th Sea that set the tenor of that trend but Kickstarters need to stop promising an entire line of books for under $100 and within a year or two. As a consumer I'm fine with the value and 7th Sea delivered in that instance but it's unrealistic. moths posted:Isn't that on Corvus Belli? I remember something about them needing to micro approve every line of fluff and being really slow about it. Possibly but in their defense I think most of the staff speak Spanish as their first language.
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# ? Jan 11, 2018 15:50 |
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:I don't know if it was 7th Sea that set the tenor of that trend but Kickstarters need to stop promising an entire line of books for under $100 and within a year or two. As a consumer I'm fine with the value and 7th Sea delivered in that instance but it's unrealistic.
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# ? Jan 11, 2018 16:00 |
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moths posted:Isn't that on Corvus Belli? I remember something about them needing to micro approve every line of fluff and being really slow about it. Yeah, Corvis Belli is a tiny, tiny company that has a full plate just doing infinity. They are really protective of the IP, so having to OK everything definitely slowed it down a ton. I think it will lead to a much better game long term, but having to rewrite large sections of text based on facts about the universe never publicly revealed makes it hard on outside writers. But having to think about lots of minutia about the setting that wouldn't come up in the context of a war game is great for the setting.
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