Vagabond TTRPG, opinions?

[mamba]

Just stumbled across Vagabond TTRPG

Vagabond // Pulp Fantasy RPG by Land of the Blind

Vagabond is a tabletop roleplaying game that blends old school practicality and modern TTRPG character expression. This new d20-based roll-over system is laser focused on practical play, character customization, and lowering mental load.

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Does anyone have some experience with it?

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Sadly not. But I found a really good review for it that has me intrigued in picking it up.

 

[jian]

Reading it now. It reminds me of D&D Story Mode in its magic system, but I’m not sure about the Perks, which I don’t think are what I’m looking for.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

So, I finally picked up the book and am giving it a skim-through. It's very interesting, so far.

I even have a build idea, already. There are two perks that seem to stack perfectly:

Harmonic Resonance ("You can use a Musical Instrument as a Trinket. When you do, you can Cast with a delivery of Aura or Cone if you otherwise couldn't, and you spend 1 less Mana on Aura and Cone delivery. This Casting still creates sound.")

Singer ("You can use your voice as a Musical Instrument. If you are capable of singing, you are considered to have a Musical Instrument Equipped.")

So with both (if I am reading this correctly): as long as you can sing, you can Cast.

I'm not sure just how beneficial that actually IS (beyond the obvious utility of Casting hands-free), but it sounds fun.

I just need to figure out which class this fits the best. Bards don't seem to be casters in this system, so the obvious option is out (though Singer would still be useful to one)...

 

[Haiku Elvis]

Would a gospel cleric be a thing?

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Would a gospel cleric be a thing?

They call them "luminaries" here and they don't get the Preform skill, which is a prerequisite for both perks. You'd have to run a human for the free training.

 

[Haiku Elvis]

They call them "luminaries" here and they don't get the Preform skill, which is a prerequisite for both perks. You'd have to run a human for the free training.

Shame I thought it would be a nice fit. Although Clerics generally (despite the fact I've played them a bit) can be a bit of a weirdly defined class.

 

[UnplayedRanger]

Funny story, my GM and me both happened to buy this separately cause of the current sale. Looks like we will be doing a new campaign.

Now that I’ve dug into the full book, I’m really looking forward to playing this.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Update: disregard my above posts. Apparently the Singer perk got removed from the game in a recent revision.

This is something I am NOT a fan of, by-the-way. A game getting drastic revisions like this, post-release doesn't sit right with me. If it was so against the game's vision that it needed to go, it should have been gone during beta testing. This has actually soured me on the entire game a bit.

And the idea of a Singer Bard was a rather unique one, too. Other games are typically very ridged on you needing a physical instrument to use your abilities, when being able to get creative with HOW you make your music (singing, tap dancing, hamboning, etc) feels perfectly on theme.

This is a real damper for me, not going to lie.

 

[GMMichael]

And the idea of a Singer Bard was a rather unique one, too. Other games are typically very ridged on you needing a physical instrument to use your abilities, when being able to get creative with HOW you make your music (singing, tap dancing, hamboning, etc) feels perfectly on theme.

That's too bad. Singer bards are great for simultaneously bolstering the party and mocking them at the same time.