Search results

For anyone in the know, who easy is it to convert existing Classes and PrCs that use magic to Black Company d20 rules? In particular, I am focussed on how easy or hard it will be to convert the Arcane Mechanik, Gun Mage, Battle Chaplain, Black Clad and Warcaster from the Iron Kingdoms to Black...

I think it says "Second Printing" in the credits page.

It doesn't in a way that is easy to adopt. In M&M, damage increases with level along with Toughness Save. So a 10th level superhero can have a max Damage of +10 and max Toughness Save of +10. In BR, like in D&D, damage is based on weapons and tends to range from +0 to +5. Toughness Saves are...

Yeah I agree with RangerWickett. Essentially, Hurts are great minor wounds that simply wear down an opponent. With a whale or dragon it still takes a long time to wear them down but overtime it is possible to score injuries. To that end, I made a house rule that the Toughness Save was 10 +...

As I have mentioned elsewhere, the one thing I really like about BR is that it comes across as an RPG designed to tell stories like those found in various fantasy novels, romantic fantasy or otherwise. I find most fantasy RPGs tend to feel like RPGs to designed to RPG in. I hope that makes sense...

The setting of Blue Rose matches your description of Valdemar. It is not flat and one-dimensional. There is recognition in the book of bigotry, corruption, greed, racial, demon worship and religious tension, inside of the borders of Aldis and especially without. The base PCs are Sovereign's...

I think the answer is 'no', it will be d20 like Black Company.

I don't think that is the case but may be the impression you get from the overall art style. Romantic Fantasy (and shoujo) tends to present men and women in a more androgynous (sp?) manner. This is probably to reinforce the idea of transcending one's sex. There are only a very few homosexual...

My experience is quite the reverse and my larger group doesn't even have many "romantic fantasy" or even "d20" fans. That is one thing that has impressed me with BR. It seems to appeal to an audience outside of its specific audience.

A lot of people say that Aldea seems 'chipper' especially on a first impression. However, there is a lot of darkness in BR that people miss at first, probably because of the idealised view of good and evil found in the setting. However, there is corruption, war, death, demons and plenty of evil...

My impression is that the vocal 'naysayers' create disproportionately more noise than their actual number. A lot of the noise has died down since people have actually started to read over the book and play with the contents. GR have proven themselves to be astute marketers and designers. I see...

I agree, to the same extent that you couldn't run a Star Wars campaign from the Darkside POV without turning the setting on its head. However, this has been done many times and to great success. BR takes a stand on what is good and evil. However, it does so to emulate the romantic fantasy...

Lets hope it bodes well for a seperate TRUE20 rulesbook and then many other products based on that system.

There is no way to prove it for sure. However, both the size of the D&D market compared to the rest of the RPG industry and Wizards having the largest and most richly funded marketing and design teams in the RPG industry suggest that the market for the rule set in D&D3.5e is much larger than the...

I think it because the market for D&D in its full form is much larger than the market for d20 streamlined as in BR. This is because much of D&D's fan-base likes: 1. Comprehensive rules. 2. D&D Traditions and Sacred Cows. 3. Tactical Elements. The crowd that likes a more streamlined version of...

At the moment there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the NPC stats that aren't heroes. Unless the BR Companion has rules for it, I would suggest: 1. Just making them 1st level NPCs. 2. Choosing whatever stats seem appropriate. 3. Developing a 0 level NPC. My suggestion is that they should...

What I would like to find is someone who liked Tribe 8 but disliked Blue Rose or vice versa. Tribe 8 has a real angry feminism vibe and in many ways is similar in BR in how it presents same sex marriages, strong female protaganists, anmistic magic and feminist terminology. Despite that, Tribe 8...

Compared to M&M I would say it would be easier. The simplicity gained in not having superpowers could be lost if you have many high level multi-role NPCs. However, if you have single Role NPCs then it becomes easier as you don't need to juggle overall power points. Abilities are easily...

Cheers for the detail. FWIW I agree that GR has made an uncompromising "romantic fantasy" break into the RPG market with BR. However, based on their track record of smart design and product decisions, I think they did this intentionally. By going in strong with a product you know may face a...

If you don't mind me asking, which terminology and cliches are you referring to? I think this is where we differ. After reading BR, the world of Aldea and the rule system appear to me to provide a framework that fits almost any romantic fantasy (and potentially any fantasy) story. The rules...