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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread Torchbearer 2e - actual play of this AWESOME system! (+).I haven't followed every twist and turn of your game, here, so it is possible the grind has been just as harsh as ours was. Our game... -
AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread Torchbearer 2e - actual play of this AWESOME system! (+).I feel like your TB2e play, @pemerton , is rather less gritty and grubby and more freewheeling than ours was. We had some interesting...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Torchbearer 2e - actual play of this AWESOME system! (+) with
Love.
We played a session of Torchbearer 2e yesterday afternoon. In attendance were 3 players, and so we had 3 PCs: Telemere the Elven... -
AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with
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In my case, I read out to my players the brief account of the people of the Realm, which includes this: SEERS • Those who understand... -
AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm.This is another place where experience with Agon is useful. There can be a very definite tendency to try to find the 'right'...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
If the players can't see past the need to obtain and act on information, then when the time comes to resolve a myth, there's the risk of...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
I think something to watch out - again, I caveat that this is based on limited play experience! - is the risk of the gamism completely...
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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm.Yeah, I think you are definitely right about Agon 2e. The Island for each session kind of sets up parameters in a way similar to what...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
Upthread, before I'd actually played Mythic Bastionland, I made these posts about it: After having played it, I made these posts (on...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to VLessa's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
MB? Unfortunately not, no. But I'm hopeful my friends will try it eventually, so this thread and your other one about actual play will...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to VLessa's post in the thread Triangle Agency: impressions, and what da hell is it? with
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Heh, I think I'd change that to.. Classic emphasizes setting Neotrad emphasizes characters Story Now emphasizes situation Trad... -
AbdulAlhazred reacted to VLessa's post in the thread Triangle Agency: impressions, and what da hell is it? with Like.
Here, an example anomaly with one of the abilities it confers to the agent it's fused to: This anomaly manipulates space. "I know a...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to VLessa's post in the thread Triangle Agency: impressions, and what da hell is it? with Like.
I've read it all and it made me even more excited to play. Haha
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to VLessa's post in the thread Triangle Agency: impressions, and what da hell is it? with Like.
The teaser vid in the OP is a good intro for the vibes. I never played the game myself, but finished reading it these days. What made it...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Mythic Bastionland - initial impressions, and making a Realm with Like.
I've thought a bit more about this. The "Oddpocrypha" - that is, the examples of play with commentary - includes this, as part of the...