Through a veil of blue mist...
Talislanta 4th ed
SKU: MOG 1001
MSRP: $39.95
Authors: John Harper, Stephan Michael Sechi, Adam Sonfield, et. al.
ISBN: 0-9672097-0-6
What's New in the 4th Edition?
Plenty. Though the basic mechanics of the game remain largely unchanged, the 4th Edition includes a number of rules fixes and revisions; most minor, though there were a couple of substantial changes as well. Here's a quick checklist:
The biggest change from previous editions is probably John Harper's new Magic system, which was rewritten from the bottom-up to make it better-suited to the Talislantan milieu. Though the new system still uses the Action Table, it is much more open-ended and offers several new features that weren't available before. John also re-engineered the mechanics to work as a solely skill-based system, without the need for the now antique level-based system of past editions. This allows players and Gamemasters more latitiude to customize characters and make them more unique than ever before.
On the technical end, you don't have to roll dice for damage anymore. In John's revised Combat system weapons and attacks have a set Damage Rating that can vary according to the Action Table die roll. So you only need two types of dice to play now, a d20 and a d10 (or just a d20, for you math-savvy types).
Talislanta's numerous archetypes received a much-needed going-over from Adam Sonfield. As a result, both Player-Characters and the Non-Player Characters are a lot more colorful than in the past and are much easier to role-play. We’ve also included over fifty new Sample NPCs for Gamamasters to use in their campaigns.
Last but not least was the reorganization of Talislanta's complex and sometimes overwhelming milieu into a more cohesive format. The new Traveler's Guide section handles this admirably, presenting each region of Talislanta along with its cultures, geography, character-types, creatures, flora and fauna in one easy-to-use source. It also marks the return of the wizard Tamerlin, absent from the scene since writing the Chronicles of Talislanta.
For the first time since the game's inception, Gamemasters and players finally have a single reference source that covers everything they need to know about Talislanta. And it only took ten years.
Available now.
Midnight Realm
SKU: MOG 1002
MSRP: $27.95
Authors: Stephan Michael Sechi, Mark Williams, Colin Chapman
ISBN: 0-9672097-1-4
"At a crossroads of the lower planes, past the ancient portal called the Threshold and its twin stone guardians, lies the Midnight Realm. It is a grim and foreboding place of otherworldly aspect, where rivers of molten iron flow across a desolate landscape of smoldering plains, virulent swamps, and forests of pale deadwood trees. By day, a black sun casts dark shadows over the Realm. By night, the sun sets, and the land is lit by the wan light of distant stars, moons, and suns."
Welcome to the dark side of the Talislanta milieu: An eerie twilight world inhabited by Tarteran demon hunters, Ebonite soul traders, merciless Brood reapers, and many other terrifying and mysterious denizens of the lower planes.
Midnight Realm is a dark fantasy setting that provides players and Game Masters with an exciting new world to explore. Designed for use with the Talislanta Role Playing Game, Midnight Realm can also be adapted for use with other RPGs, or simply used as a source of new ideas to add to your own world.
Available now.
Talislanta d20 Edition
SKU: MOG 1003
MSRP: $39.99
Authors: Scott Agnew, Stephan Michale Sechi, Mark Williams, et.al.
ISBN: 0-9736928-0-4
Talislanta meets the d20 system in this new edition of the critically acclaimed Talislanta Fantasy Roleplaying Game. Talislanta has long been one of the most diverse and interesting settings in the roleplaying industry. Now Morrigan Press makes this setting available to players of the most popular roleplaying game in the world. Full details on Talislanta are presented including:
A complete guide to the world of Talislanta
Over 40 new player character races!!
Five new core character classes
New prestige classes like the Jaka Beastmaster and Arimite Knifefighter
Pages and pages of new equipment and exotic including new conveyances like windships and ice schooners
A new, innovative and flexible magic system for the d20 system
All new monsters and creatures in d20 stat format
Much, much more
Coming in February 2005
The Chronciles of Talislanta (revised and annotated)
SKU: MOG 1004
MSRP: $19.99
Authors: Stephan Michael Sechi, Scott Agnew, John Harper, Mark Williams
ISBN: 0-9736928-1-2 3
This updated and annotated edition of the 1987 classic details the lands and peoples of the continent of Talislanta. The revised edition brings together all the changes made to the setting over 4 editions of the RPG. This revised edition of Tamerlin seminal work also includes new city guide information for Cymril, Aaman/Zandu and the Rogue City of Gao-Din along with information on the Unknown Lands.
Available March 2005.
Talislanta Menagerie
SKU: MOG 1008
MSRP: $29.99
Authors: Various
ISBN: tba
With its abundance of strange and often dangerous flora and fauna, Talislanta provides ample material for a naturalist’s life work. For the first time, The Talislanta Menagerie brings together all of the strange and exotic creatures of Talislanta into one book. Dual statted for both the d20 and Talislanta game systems, the Talislanta Menagerie is a much-anticipated, must-have book for fans of Talislanta.
Available May 2005.
Still to come:
The Northern Reaches Sourcebook
Codex Magicus
The Seven Kingdoms Sourcebook
Werewood & Silvanus
The Weight of Water - adventure
The Seekers of Shabaal - adventure
Rise of the Rasmirin - adventure
For more details on Talislanta:
www.talislanta.com
