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<blockquote data-quote="imagineGod" data-source="post: 8014283" data-attributes="member: 32454"><p><em>Big announcement from Green Ronin on the Chronicle System:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The fury of battle. Court intrigue. Games of blood and status. That’s Sword Chronicle, a complete roleplaying game for the <a href="https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system" target="_blank">Chronicle System</a>. We’ve been working on it quietly, with no official announcements before now. </em></p><p></p><p><strong>Where’s the Hype?</strong></p><p></p><p>Well, <em>this</em> is the hype. <em>Sword Chronicle</em> was designed under the radar as a response to the COVID-19 situation, which <a href="https://greenronin.com/blog/category/green-ronin-news/ronin-report/" target="_blank">we’ve discussed here</a>. We took a hard look at what we could do in this emergency, and this not only fit the bill, it sent a message that we’re not going to just survive, but survive <em>aggressively</em>, by producing a core rulebook.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://greenronin.com/blog/2020/06/17/sword-chronicle-feudal-fantasy-roleplaying-returns/" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]122945[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>The Chronicle System Returns</strong></p><p></p><p>Originally designed for the <em>A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game</em>, the Chronicle System was devised to work on multiple scales and fields of conflict, from duels to battles to courtly intrigue. Green Ronin’s license to make the game has concluded, and we remain grateful for the opportunity to explore Westeros through the game. But we’ve always wanted to support other settings for the Chronicle System. We started that with setting-agnostic Chronicle System material <a href="https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system" target="_blank">available through our website</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/35143/Chronicle-System" target="_blank">DriveThruRPG</a>. <em>Sword Chronicle</em> is the next step: a core rulebook designed to bring the Chronicle System’s unique characteristics to classic fantasy gaming.</p><p></p><p><strong>What’s The Same, What’s Changed </strong></p><p></p><p><em>Sword Chronicle</em> uses the Chronicle System you’ve seen before, but adds new elements to support fantasy games, including the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rules for fantasy ancestries, including elves, dwarves, and ogres</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A revised version of the magic rules first presented in the Chronicle of Sorcery supplement, integrated into the core rules</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Revised and reorganized rules for intrigue: the art of victory in the social arena</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Shattered Era, an optional fantasy setting featuring 19 houses, the nonhumanoid kurgulan people, and the Breachlands, a region fit for empire builders and uprisings</li> </ul><p>Furthermore, while you don’t need to purchase <em>Chronicle of Sorcery</em> for magic rules if you get <em>Sword Chronicle</em>, all other published generic Chronicle System supplements remain compatible, including creature supplements such as <a href="https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system/products/desert-threats-chronicle-system-pdf" target="_blank">Desert Threats</a> and rules expansions such as <a href="https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system/products/out-of-strife-prosperity-pdf" target="_blank">Out of Strife, Prosperity</a>. Thus, <em>Sword Chronicle</em> comes with immediate support. You can play it with one book, but the options are there.</p><p></p><p><strong>Beyond the Sword Chronicle</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Sword Chronicle</em> is an expression of the “classic” Chronicle System, but there’s more to come. Don’t forget that T<a href="https://greenronin.com/blog/2019/08/02/green-ronin-to-publish-the-fifth-season-roleplaying-game/" target="_blank">he Fifth Season Roleplaying Game</a>, which will use a version of the system tailored to the world of N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy, is on the horizon. It’s a good time to be a Chronicle System fan. Stay in touch—we’ll tell you when.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imagineGod, post: 8014283, member: 32454"] [I]Big announcement from Green Ronin on the Chronicle System: The fury of battle. Court intrigue. Games of blood and status. That’s Sword Chronicle, a complete roleplaying game for the [URL='https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system']Chronicle System[/URL]. We’ve been working on it quietly, with no official announcements before now. [/I] [B]Where’s the Hype?[/B] Well, [I]this[/I] is the hype. [I]Sword Chronicle[/I] was designed under the radar as a response to the COVID-19 situation, which [URL='https://greenronin.com/blog/category/green-ronin-news/ronin-report/']we’ve discussed here[/URL]. We took a hard look at what we could do in this emergency, and this not only fit the bill, it sent a message that we’re not going to just survive, but survive [I]aggressively[/I], by producing a core rulebook. [URL='https://greenronin.com/blog/2020/06/17/sword-chronicle-feudal-fantasy-roleplaying-returns/'][ATTACH type="full" alt="GreenRonin_Chronicle_SwordChronicle_cover.jpg"]122945[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]The Chronicle System Returns[/B] Originally designed for the [I]A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game[/I], the Chronicle System was devised to work on multiple scales and fields of conflict, from duels to battles to courtly intrigue. Green Ronin’s license to make the game has concluded, and we remain grateful for the opportunity to explore Westeros through the game. But we’ve always wanted to support other settings for the Chronicle System. We started that with setting-agnostic Chronicle System material [URL='https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system']available through our website[/URL] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/35143/Chronicle-System']DriveThruRPG[/URL]. [I]Sword Chronicle[/I] is the next step: a core rulebook designed to bring the Chronicle System’s unique characteristics to classic fantasy gaming. [B]What’s The Same, What’s Changed [/B] [I]Sword Chronicle[/I] uses the Chronicle System you’ve seen before, but adds new elements to support fantasy games, including the following: [LIST] [*]Rules for fantasy ancestries, including elves, dwarves, and ogres [*]A revised version of the magic rules first presented in the Chronicle of Sorcery supplement, integrated into the core rules [*]Revised and reorganized rules for intrigue: the art of victory in the social arena [*]The Shattered Era, an optional fantasy setting featuring 19 houses, the nonhumanoid kurgulan people, and the Breachlands, a region fit for empire builders and uprisings [/LIST] Furthermore, while you don’t need to purchase [I]Chronicle of Sorcery[/I] for magic rules if you get [I]Sword Chronicle[/I], all other published generic Chronicle System supplements remain compatible, including creature supplements such as [URL='https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system/products/desert-threats-chronicle-system-pdf']Desert Threats[/URL] and rules expansions such as [URL='https://greenroninstore.com/collections/chronicle-system/products/out-of-strife-prosperity-pdf']Out of Strife, Prosperity[/URL]. Thus, [I]Sword Chronicle[/I] comes with immediate support. You can play it with one book, but the options are there. [B]Beyond the Sword Chronicle[/B] [I]Sword Chronicle[/I] is an expression of the “classic” Chronicle System, but there’s more to come. Don’t forget that T[URL='https://greenronin.com/blog/2019/08/02/green-ronin-to-publish-the-fifth-season-roleplaying-game/']he Fifth Season Roleplaying Game[/URL], which will use a version of the system tailored to the world of N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy, is on the horizon. It’s a good time to be a Chronicle System fan. Stay in touch—we’ll tell you when. [/QUOTE]
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