NOW LIVE! Today's the day you meet your new best friend. You don’t have to leave Wolfy behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' your companions level up with you!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 9545629" data-attributes="member: 5142">I'm glad to hear that. I've been recommending the game on ENWorld for about a year or so. I backed the Kickstarter for the box set but only got around to playing my first game early last year, as my partner and I were busy planning our move to Germany around that time. Incidentally, when I described the game to my German partner as something of a "beer and pretzels game," my partner then asked me, "So it's a German game?" Not quite, but I could see how my wording would have led them to that conclusion.That said, I was intrigued by the quick start rules, and Free League makes killer box sets. I was especially glad in this case that it didn't use Free League's usual Year Zero Engine, as I'm not a big fan of some major design decisions in Forbidden Lands. Not only I was impressed by the value of the box set, I was honestly surprised by how much I ended up enjoying the game for many of the same reasons listed. Much like [USER=86653]@overgeeked[/USER] says, even if I would choose to do some things a bit differently,* Dragonbane hits a lot of the right notes for when I want a more OSR-esque system without being old school D&D. Characters are little sturdier while also having a flatter power curve. Roll under makes things quick and easy. Combat is quick, tactical, and potentially deadly. There is stacking advantage and/or disadvantage. Thematic magic traditions. Conditions and pushing mechanics. Classless while still having class-like starting packages. Now I'm not a single game for all my needs sort of TTRPG hobbyist. I enjoy a wide variety of different styles of games and play styles (e.g., Stonetop, Fabula Ultima, Fate, Worlds Without Number, Fantasy AGE, Numenera, etc.), while also wanting to get around to different ones that I have not played too much or ever at all (e.g., Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, L5R, RuneQuest, etc.). Nevertheless, Dragonbane successfully scratches one of the many gaming itches that I have.* I will probably wait for the Expert and Magic books before making too many adjustments.</blockquote>

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