Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Promotions/Press
Star Marshal: The Hunt for Red Sparrow! Arrest or Eliminate criminals & Experience over 35+ unique events and over 90+ pages of unique game material!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="The Grinning Frog" data-source="post: 9772366" data-attributes="member: 7022294"><p>Hey everyone Frog overlord here,</p><p></p><p>We are back for another deep dive into the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><strong>Star Marshal campaign</strong></a> more specifically into how the game actually work (Which I can confirm it does from some recent playtesting although it is a punishing experience). We have just under two weeks to go with 3/5 stretch goals unlocked so go check it out now on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><strong>kickstarter</strong></a> whilst you can and become the Marshal you were always meant to be!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">What is a Star Marshal?</span></strong></a></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]419101[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]419102[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank">How does the game actually work?</a></span></strong></p><p></p><p>Most of our card games play of a standard playing deck (We do offer a bespoke custom deck also) and Star Marshal is no different. The cards are split into four sections and then merged together to form various decks:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Locations - </strong>These cards are drawn first & form the <em>location deck.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Opponents - </strong> Form the <em>Citizen deck.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NPCs - </strong>Mixed with the opponents to complete the <em>Citizen deck.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Interior room cards - </strong>There are 4 specific locations that can be explored these cards are split into 4 smaller decks forming the interior of the location.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Four joker cards - </strong>These are the end phase but we're playing that closer to the chest for now!</li> </ul><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><u>Locations & Interior room cards</u></a></p><p></p><p>These are relatively self explanatory simply being the places you can visit in game. Each turn you will draw one and choose from the range of options and draw from the citizen deck. (A mix of opponents and NPCs) In some cases you will have the option to <strong> <em>Explore </em></strong>when choosing this option you will enter the location and draw from the <em><strong>Interior room cards </strong></em>(<span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">purple title</span>) each of these cards acts as a separate room inside the location itself and each will have their own unique event that you'll have to encounter.</p><p></p><p>In this specific example, there are two additional rooms to explore but we don't want to reveal everything now!</p><p></p><p><strong>All cards are a work in progress and should not be treated as a final product as we haven't run any of this by our editor yet.</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]419103[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]419104[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]419105[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><u>Citizen Deck</u></a></p><p></p><p>This deck is quite simple its the combination of both NPCs and Opponents all mixed in. Being on a hostile planet you don't know who's around the next corner so with the citizen deck every card is a mystery and potentially your last. As mentioned in the location description these are drawn when visting said locations.</p><p></p><p>Each opponent will have their own special skills and stat blocks typically the higher the card value the more dangerous of an enemy you'r encountering but with the special skills we've made each opponent dangerous in their own right so don't get too cocky.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]419107[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]419109[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I hope you enjoyed our deep dive into the cards, over the next two weeks we continue to release different cards and share pages of the casebook which features over 15 events each one typically beng two page spreads!</p><p></p><p>As well if that sounds good then check out our <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description" target="_blank"><strong>kickstarter page</strong></a> where we release separate updates to this!</p><p></p><p>Until next time, we'll see you on the battlefield,</p><p></p><p>Ben (Junior Frog Executive)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Grinning Frog, post: 9772366, member: 7022294"] Hey everyone Frog overlord here, We are back for another deep dive into the[B] [/B][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][B]Star Marshal campaign[/B][/URL] more specifically into how the game actually work (Which I can confirm it does from some recent playtesting although it is a punishing experience). We have just under two weeks to go with 3/5 stretch goals unlocked so go check it out now on [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][B]kickstarter[/B][/URL] whilst you can and become the Marshal you were always meant to be! [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][B][SIZE=5]What is a Star Marshal?[/SIZE][/B][/URL] [B][ATTACH type="full" width="430px" alt="Story.jpg"]419101[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="246px" alt="Star Marshal Game Book - Updated_1.jpg"]419102[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description']How does the game actually work?[/URL][/SIZE][/B] Most of our card games play of a standard playing deck (We do offer a bespoke custom deck also) and Star Marshal is no different. The cards are split into four sections and then merged together to form various decks: [LIST] [*][B]Locations - [/B]These cards are drawn first & form the [I]location deck.[/I] [*][B]Opponents - [/B] Form the [I]Citizen deck.[/I] [*][B]NPCs - [/B]Mixed with the opponents to complete the [I]Citizen deck.[/I] [*][B]Interior room cards - [/B]There are 4 specific locations that can be explored these cards are split into 4 smaller decks forming the interior of the location. [*][B]Four joker cards - [/B]These are the end phase but we're playing that closer to the chest for now! [/LIST] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][U]Locations & Interior room cards[/U][/URL] These are relatively self explanatory simply being the places you can visit in game. Each turn you will draw one and choose from the range of options and draw from the citizen deck. (A mix of opponents and NPCs) In some cases you will have the option to [B] [I]Explore [/I][/B]when choosing this option you will enter the location and draw from the [I][B]Interior room cards [/B][/I]([COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]purple title[/COLOR]) each of these cards acts as a separate room inside the location itself and each will have their own unique event that you'll have to encounter. In this specific example, there are two additional rooms to explore but we don't want to reveal everything now! [B]All cards are a work in progress and should not be treated as a final product as we haven't run any of this by our editor yet.[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="239px" alt="Star Marshall Cards_23.jpg"]419103[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="241px" alt="Star Marshall Cards_91.jpg"]419104[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="241px" alt="Star Marshall Cards_93.jpg"]419105[/ATTACH] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][U]Citizen Deck[/U][/URL] This deck is quite simple its the combination of both NPCs and Opponents all mixed in. Being on a hostile planet you don't know who's around the next corner so with the citizen deck every card is a mystery and potentially your last. As mentioned in the location description these are drawn when visting said locations. Each opponent will have their own special skills and stat blocks typically the higher the card value the more dangerous of an enemy you'r encountering but with the special skills we've made each opponent dangerous in their own right so don't get too cocky. [ATTACH type="full" width="279px" alt="Star Marshall Cards_41.jpg"]419107[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="281px" alt="Star Marshall Cards_73.jpg"]419109[/ATTACH] I hope you enjoyed our deep dive into the cards, over the next two weeks we continue to release different cards and share pages of the casebook which features over 15 events each one typically beng two page spreads! As well if that sounds good then check out our [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegrinningfrog/star-marshal/description'][B]kickstarter page[/B][/URL] where we release separate updates to this! Until next time, we'll see you on the battlefield, Ben (Junior Frog Executive) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Promotions/Press
Star Marshal: The Hunt for Red Sparrow! Arrest or Eliminate criminals & Experience over 35+ unique events and over 90+ pages of unique game material!
Top