tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8405695605131519514..comments2024-03-19T05:48:34.142-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Adventurer. Conqueror, King Now Available in PDFJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59451304661220958882012-02-16T16:29:02.240-05:002012-02-16T16:29:02.240-05:00Unless Anathemata is playing in a totally differen...Unless Anathemata is playing in a totally different West Marches style Louisville game... I am pretty sure this is the game we're running at http://louisvillednd.com (Who are you Anathemata?)<br /><br />We're already in the works to set up a Preview Night at the Louisville Game Shop. Feel free to check out our website for more details. We've been playing the heck out of ACKS and loving every minute of it. <br /><br />MikeMichael Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831057788356336446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30006559760958759682012-02-13T12:54:59.048-05:002012-02-13T12:54:59.048-05:00I am trying to suggest this as a rules-set to use ...I am trying to suggest this as a rules-set to use with my regular group to play in a game based on the Legacy Of Fire AP from Paizo. Yes, I realize that APs are not "old school" but given my schedule and GMing nature, I work much better when driving from a set of prepared materials. And there's a lot I liked on first look of these rules (so much so that I chose it over Labyrinth Lord, which was my original thinking for an OSR set). On paper, anyway, I like:<br /><br />- The flexibility of spell repertoires -- a sensible and coherent answer to the avoid the tedium of "OK, it's morning, pick your spell lists for the day".<br /><br />- A scout/ranger class that's not called a ranger.<br /><br />- Proficiencies instead of Feats and Skills - I imagine that it will take me some time to adapt to a completely skill-less system, but I'm hoping that the proficiency system will lead to better, lighter, more improvisational play and less complexity than having to manage the well built but heavy-weight Feat system built into new-school rules.<br /><br />- 0 HP means you're out of combat, and we don't know how bad until someone comes to check on you with a first aid kit. This sounds really elegant on paper, and I like how it manages to capture the idea of knockouts instead of kills, and the flavour of lasting wounds and variable healing time (a la Warhammer).<br /><br />I haven't got the game to the table, yet, but I'm hopeful that this will get our group re-invigorated after a couple abortive game attempts...Viktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867648528753994863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3782657896306095282012-02-07T14:11:20.926-05:002012-02-07T14:11:20.926-05:00I picked this up a few days ago, and the things I ...I picked this up a few days ago, and the things I like the most, in no particular order: (*) A reason for the existance of dungeons. (*) There is a Chaotic Order of Species, and from the looks of it, a single species from which all beatmen (orcs, gnolls, etc) are ultimately dirived. (*) Probably the best explanation ever to describe the Mage's limitations on spell casting (repertoire).TheHarshaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858153319804786258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71274513831681275622012-02-07T10:34:46.852-05:002012-02-07T10:34:46.852-05:00Antonio, if you want to share those typos at http:...Antonio, if you want to share those typos at http://autarch.co/forum/topic/typos we'll fix them for the next edition!Tavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589149850152191198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84492931959616969192012-02-05T13:25:07.972-05:002012-02-05T13:25:07.972-05:00@Alexander,
I had suspected as much. Still, it'...@Alexander,<br />I had suspected as much. Still, it's a pity not have at least a very simple system in the core book. Not everyone is interested in a whole book devoted just to mass combat (me included.)Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258180992723371727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57614797990429707432012-02-04T15:47:03.906-05:002012-02-04T15:47:03.906-05:00ACKS looks wonderful. Bought it and haven't m...ACKS looks wonderful. Bought it and haven't managed to go all the way through it yet. Really like the Secrets chapter, and it is clearly modeled on the Moldvay rules, but also does its own thing. I think, like the Moldvay rules and the 1st ed DMG, there is a lot of content there.<br /><br />One niggling point, which also seems wrong to me in Moldvay. A monster with a morale rating of -6 will not flee if a 12 is rolled.IBLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105341561948796501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83506096411040437982012-02-04T13:27:52.363-05:002012-02-04T13:27:52.363-05:00Antonio,
We opted not to go the route used by the...Antonio, <br />We opted not to go the route used by the War Machine in Companion set. Instead we wrote a separate campaign and battle supplement called Domains at War. It's already written and was available to backers of the game during Kickstarter. We'll be publishing it as a separate PDF shortly.<br /><br />Domains at War was simply too large to include in the rules - it's got rules for raising armies, campaigns, sacking cities, siege warfare, and an entire miniature battle game.<br />We simply couldn't include that in a core book that was already 300 pages.Restitutor Orbishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625086532637410710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50830038894681171712012-02-04T12:51:44.090-05:002012-02-04T12:51:44.090-05:00I've had my GenCon Beta softcover since mid 20...I've had my GenCon Beta softcover since mid 2011. it is a really nice system (and Tavis is an excellent DM - thought I'd throw that out there, having experienced it first hand).<br /><br />I just started to give a deeper look of ACKS on my blog after post a quick overview on thurday. There is alot of game in ACKS.Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24626320592154383352012-02-04T07:32:35.836-05:002012-02-04T07:32:35.836-05:00Overall nice, but I am really disappointed by the ...Overall nice, but I am really disappointed by the lack of a mass combat system. I mean, the Companion set's mass combat system takes a few pages only, something similar should have been done. The domain rules without such a system are almost meaningless. <br />And having a complete system in one book has huge appeal. I bought the pdf, but due to this fact I won't bother with the hardcover. I hope this will be corrected in a second edition (and btw, I spotted some typos scattered in the text.)Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258180992723371727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56392226672006284502012-02-04T00:41:58.031-05:002012-02-04T00:41:58.031-05:00Yes, you can order it in print from shop.gamesalut...Yes, you can order it in print from shop.gamesalute.com. It'll be in game stores in about 4 weeks. The $10 PDF gives you a $10 coupon to buy the hardcover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68705270422465992492012-02-03T22:43:47.847-05:002012-02-03T22:43:47.847-05:00Is this available in print somewhere too?Is this available in print somewhere too?John B. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351872533598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8713901235653972072012-02-03T12:58:18.653-05:002012-02-03T12:58:18.653-05:00We are in Louisville, and operate an ongoing wiki ...We are in Louisville, and operate an ongoing wiki and forum that classifies all of the information available about the world and the people playing in it. Just search 'Louisville D&D' if you're in the area!<br /><br />Tavis, thanks to you and your team for enabling us to have such a wonderful gaming experience!Anathematahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459426255827443025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81851157113367715112012-02-02T20:28:28.500-05:002012-02-02T20:28:28.500-05:00Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe, attorneys at law.Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe, attorneys at law.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57861593029519621282012-02-02T16:52:13.513-05:002012-02-02T16:52:13.513-05:00Yes, Conan was the inspiration for the title. Spec...Yes, Conan was the inspiration for the title. Specifically it was derived from the 1967-1973 series of anthologies published as "Conan the Adventurer", "Conan the Conqueror", and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51248763382642516942012-02-02T16:08:56.816-05:002012-02-02T16:08:56.816-05:00Sold, reading it now and enjoying it.
I can alway...Sold, reading it now and enjoying it.<br /><br />I can always use more stuff for my high level AD&D campaign.<br /><br />Also, I love the title. Adventurer, Conquerer, King tracks with Conan's career well enough that I wonder if the title was picked with everyone's favorite frowner in mind.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334071256551332865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88992093843468484712012-02-02T15:33:43.916-05:002012-02-02T15:33:43.916-05:00Very cool. Thanks for the answer.Very cool. Thanks for the answer.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318244888477546773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81806214040517195952012-02-02T13:38:42.378-05:002012-02-02T13:38:42.378-05:00I'm totally sold. More stuff for _My D&D_ ...I'm totally sold. More stuff for _My D&D_ Tool-box.Reverend Dakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589927717583694031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25066582544230286892012-02-02T12:35:36.403-05:002012-02-02T12:35:36.403-05:00the cover is cool. we definetely need a review.the cover is cool. we definetely need a review.LuciusLudicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254931646444086307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67977785469348617862012-02-02T12:27:20.907-05:002012-02-02T12:27:20.907-05:00I picked this up after reading James' post abo...I picked this up after reading James' post above, and I'm seriously impressed. The art and layout alone are really top-notch. Looking forward to a more detailed analysis at some point, James! (Assuming one is in the works :)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647384784283038694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78436868130090827922012-02-02T11:40:32.305-05:002012-02-02T11:40:32.305-05:00This looks really interesting. I'm currently ...This looks really interesting. I'm currently running "Barbarians of Lemuria" but I think I might mine this for cool ideas.Osskorreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408780872015323307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37288872206537633102012-02-02T10:38:30.139-05:002012-02-02T10:38:30.139-05:00S,L&F will be an ACKS Retroclone to be release...S,L&F will be an ACKS Retroclone to be released 10 years from now, which uses the core system, without the domain-building stuff. And people will say "legend has it, that the name came from one of the original creators, back when there was the internet!"<br /><br />Just a prediction.Nerzenjägerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682799127301890341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62030449126621264932012-02-02T10:14:36.496-05:002012-02-02T10:14:36.496-05:00I need to pick this up. I've got my own take o...I need to pick this up. I've got my own take on domain-level play coming out in a week or so, and it sounds like ACK did things up in a very different way. It seems like it'd be well worth the inspection.Sine Nominehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335794366582322514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31178778762830087102012-02-02T09:52:35.787-05:002012-02-02T09:52:35.787-05:00Where are y'all playing, @Anathema, and do you...Where are y'all playing, @Anathema, and do you have an open table or room for more players? I'd love to direct folks who want to try it out your way, hook you up with a game store looking to do the Preview Nights program, etc.Tavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589149850152191198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34680235363379637562012-02-02T09:49:38.878-05:002012-02-02T09:49:38.878-05:00S,L&F is clearly Stupid and Retro. @Rich's...S,L&F is clearly Stupid and Retro. @Rich's addition of the Pretentious subtitle set off by a colon - "Stabem, Lootem, and Flee: The Murder Hobo Years" - completes the trifecta and makes it the perfect RPG. Following the White Wolf model it will be metaplot-heavy, and instead of preserving your humanity you'll try to maintain balance: do you become so focused on stabbing that you forget to loot, or so accomplished at looting that you become too fat to flee? And yeah @Mark S,L&F is a retro-clone of the Lake Woebegone RPG.Tavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589149850152191198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74967243833389831102012-02-02T09:03:31.258-05:002012-02-02T09:03:31.258-05:00Another vote for a review here.Another vote for a review here.Iglesiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416128782481346800noreply@blogger.com