Recent content by Rilvar

AER An Echo, Resounding provides a completely different approach to domain level play. It is written to work with all systems, so domains have their own stats and rules. With only a few conversions you could easily make this system relate to your game, by say setting the conversion between...

ACKS The ACKS is similar enough to BECMI that I’m going to only discuss differences. After reviewing ACKS I revise my complexity rating from low to high – which is not surprising since I found that for BECMI to be comprehensive enough it would need LOTS of rules. ACKS has lots of rules...

BECMI Dominions Although very few pages, the rules get quickly in depth into the numbers of domain management. It gives fairly detailed systems for determining population and wealth, based on location. I expands on some expenses, and has a fairly detailed and complex system for determining...

So after reviewing these suggestions, I finally got a chance to glance through them all. I am going to offer a rough review based on my intent for a strategic level game. To start, an outline for what I was looking for: As simple a system as possible to encompass strategic level play that is...

Thanks for all the responses! I have looked into Birthright, and was a little put off by the complexity of the rules (not extremely complex but obviously this is not the focus of our games). However considering these other alternatives I might give it another chance. BECMI Dominions is...

I'm looking for a gaming system that supports a level above RPG play: controlling cities/kingdoms/empires. My group has been heavily involved in D&D over the years, but we've seen very few systems that support running a city, being a baron, or a king. I'd like to hear what others have found...

Great work, and fast! Looking forward to reading the final chapters

Great thanks for the help!

Is there any story summary of the adventures (specifically 8-12 lol) that goes into more detail than the campaign guide? A lot of the main plot lines don't seem to resolve until the last adventures, and it would be very helpful to see them in depth for campaign planning.

Ah, great, thank you. On another line, is there any way that subscribers can access the 3.5 editions (which are all written and out) while we wait for the 4E conversions? Mainly all I'm interested in is reading the storyline so I can prepare, and while the Campaign Guide does give a summary...

Thanks, it makes more sense now, but one thing I'm still unclear on is what the Trillith are exactly. I got that they are formless creatures, a sort of manifested dream, but without adventures 9 and 10 I'm not sure how they would interact with the world beyond taking other bodies. Several...

I am using a homebrew, which at this point I'm fleshing out the world's ancient history (thus moving in the direction of profound realization themes). Ok so neither Trilla or Syana are linked to any of the primordial forces that are linked to the Heart? I believe that Coaltongue gained his...

Since it was brought up, I thought I'd add that RHOD was one of the best arc's I've ever run, and my players all agree. Its not as long as some of the other ones (and I still have yet to start WOTBS :) but if you need something to start out with I would highly recommend it.

SPOILERS: (As in this whole thread is basically nothing but spoilers, so no player should read past this, and that's enough for the spoiler warnings)... So I'm finally almost wrapping up my current campaign, an Age of Worms 4E conversion (and I can't say how much I look forward to not having to...

Clever, very interesting idea. I may have to steal this :) I'm starting to plan up for the start of this campaign, right now my idea was to have a sort of pre-adventure, possibly starting at level "0" that mostly focuses on story and background development. It seems WotBS starts off running...